Yearly Clean, by Sonia Nunez, Motherhood Incorporated

By: Sonia Nunez  Ah yes, spring cleaning. To some who love to clean, it can be their second Christmas. To everyone else, it’s a dreaded chore. Spring cleaning is something that doesn’t necessarily need to be done in the springtime, or even just the spring. However, there are certain cleaning chores that should be addressed at least [more...]

Date: 2008-12-30 22:11:02

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Spring cleaning takes a modern twist

When the Lunar New Year approaches, there’s loads to do (especially when you don’t have a maid):1. Spring clean the house For the tenth time, I question the rationale behind spring-cleaning the apartment/house a week before CNY. Why do we only take down those curtains, remove ‘em sofa covers [more...]

Date: 2009-01-18 07:13:53

Cleaning Windows: “Spring cleaning” software doesn’t always help

Berlin  - Unwanted files can cripple even speedy computers. Optimisation software promises to help, but in some cases it actually causes harm. It’s often more effective to take out the data trash on your own. “Many applications configure themselves to automatically start up when the operating system boots to look for updates,” explains Peter Knaak, [more...]

Date: 2008-12-21 03:57:26

Spring cleaning?

Maybe if I were SuperWoman, I would be starting my spring cleaning, but, I'm not! ... to make some more of our regular cleaners for everyday use. I have a nice big basket that I lined ... !)Heather's Carpet Fresh2 cups baking soda1 cup corn starch6 drops essential oil - I like lemongrass [more...]

Date: 2009-01-09 19:00:00

Nice (and Clean!)

"Where'd you go?" Bailey asked, stopping by my office after lunch. "I ran an errand," I offered vaguely, immediately asking how her weekend went ... . "I don't get spring cleaning," she said. "But fall cleaning - because you spend all winter inside ... pondering for a moment. "I had a coupon. So I bought a rug scrubber," I said sheepishly. "I love mine [more...]

Date: 2008-10-14 00:02:00

Spring Cleaning!!!

Yes. Its nearing Chinese New Year and I have planned to complete my spring cleaning this week! ... , will start to clean the windows, walls and finally floors.. Not forgetting the toilet!! Its moldy cos [more...]

Date: 2009-01-06 21:38:50

Early Spring Cleaning

Well, it’s January in California, and to all you people in the Midwest and East Coast, that usually means lots of cursing or dreaming of our weather ... s to mid 80’s all this week.  Since we only have two seasons (fire and rain), spring cleaning can happen ... the ultimate goal is to reduce the clutter in the house [more...]

Date: 2009-01-13 05:45:34

Kent Avenue Power Plant Destructoporn: Massive Shrinkage

2008_12_Powerplant%20Desctructoporn.jpg Remember the old Kent Avenue BMT Power House that Con Ed said it was just doing some "spring cleaning" ... , complaints of toxic clouds of asbestos wafting into residential neighborhoods and the like, the spring cleaning is so complete that the building is nearly gone. A tipster sent this pic showing what [more...]

Date: 2008-12-11 18:51:27

Window Cleaning

Window Cleaning Posted on December 28th, 2008 How do you clean your windows? Come spring, we will once again embark on this cleaning job. No, I don’t hire a professional window cleaner since all our windows tilt. With the help of my husband, it can be done. If the windows were not very heavy, then I can even do it alone. Having said [more...]

Date: 2008-12-29 03:14:42

The heart of the matter: women and cardiovascular disease

When it comes down to it, what is more important to women: spring cleaning or a healthy heart? Surprisingly enough, according to a new Leger Marketing survey, on a yearly basis, more women are likely to participate in spring cleaning than have their cholesterol levels checked. The LIPitor [more...]

Date: 2009-01-16 10:29:22

Cleaning Windows: 'Spring cleaning' software doesn't always help

Berlin - Unwanted files can cripple even speedy computers. Optimisation software promises to help, but in some cases it actually causes harm. It's often more effective to take out the data trash on your own. Many applications configure themselves to... [more...]

Date: 2008-12-21 03:18:26

Polarbear's Spring Cleaning Sale!

Hello everyone, I need to do some spring cleaning so this will be a evergrowing list of items. I'm going to first start out with games ... $5 Doom II: Windows 95 & D!Zone $5 Duke Nukem 3D & Total Meltdown $8 Hexen II $5 Serious [more...]

Date: 2009-01-12 22:00:47

My Shoe Collection #38

Louis Vuitton Blue Leather Trainers (Fall Winter 2000)I was doing some spring cleaning for my room and as usual, there were loads of rubbish and excessive things that I miraculously managed to accumulate over the past years. So spring cleaning [more...]

Date: 2009-01-17 14:27:00

Windows & Doors...

Ohhh~ It's a busy busy day for me today, woke up at ard 1pm, which is EARLY since it's a Saturday, to do my laundry and had to wake Dillie up to go lunch and do spring cleaning ... for cleaning those nooks & corners of the house and those uneven surfaces, I am so going to use it again [more...]

Date: 2009-01-17 16:39:00

Tech predictions for 2009 - Feature

Tech predictions for 2009 - Feature Washington - World economies may be on shaky footing, but consumer technology is moving steadily forward ... computer games with other parents » Cleaning Windows: 'Spring cleaning' software doesn't always [more...]

Date: 2008-12-22 02:12:05

Do I Have To Do It All?

Do I Have To Do It All? January 19th, 2009 admin Posted in General | No Comments » I was talking to a friend this week who called to discuss ... me of those Spring Cleaning lists that suggest things like “Take a toothpick and clean out between ... and clearly not “with it.” Yeah, right. The day I crawl around on the floor with a toothpick [more...]

Date: 2009-01-19 16:15:22

Housecleaning the green way

Spring is the traditional time for a thorough spring clean ... , then rinse well with warm water. Many drain cleaners contain sulphuric acid, which literally eats away at anything organic blocking the drain. This means the tiniest drop of these cleaners on your skin [more...]

Date: 2008-07-06 00:04:57

Food- it's not just for eating

Pumpkins I know Spring cleaning is meant to be done in Spring but the nasty, ... walk off on its own, six packets of pistachio nuts (green ice cream here we come) and all sorts [more...]

Date: 2009-01-18 21:40:27

Detoxification and Weight Loss

by P. Valentine Have you heard about this natural healthy way to lose weight fast? I know of some one who has devised just such a plan ... do I do it”? Well your body needs a major spring cleaning and that begins with your bowel which in 80 ... ; parasite ridden but also may be so encrusted as to prevent regular movement of waste products! The first [more...]

Date: 2009-01-19 19:12:10

What I Am Reading - January 19, 2009

Add a Twitter Ribbon Ad to Your Website to Boost Followers YouTube begins adding download links on select videos Who Finds Me Most Interesting On ... Switching to Linux That “Linux Is Just like Windows” 2 Great Apps For Cleaning Your Twitter Contact List ... Guide to Celebrating Inauguration Day Twitter and FriendFeed spring cleaning comes early RSSFWD [more...]

Date: 2009-01-19 15:28:04

Things You Find in Your House While Cleaning–Part I

I found these odd drawings while cleaning up the house–we’re doing a vigorous spring cleaning, early. I have a vague memory of my mom drawing them–her vision of me, I guess, as some kind [more...]

Date: 2009-01-04 19:34:28

Spring Cleaning Journal #4

I grew up in an era of radio and cassettes. There were no MTV or Astro back then, and our major source of music was basically the radio ... for the family, as they brought in popular series such as Full House, ALF, Small Wonder, Out of this World ... made its presence. While it was definitely better and longer lasting, it was expensive too. Prices [more...]

Date: 2009-01-17 01:21:00

Powell's Finest Moment

What is remarkable to me about Colin Powell's endorsement of Barack Obama on Meet the Press was its sincerity and the form of its reasoning ... fresh air into the nation's living rooms the way flinging the windows open in March for spring cleaning does. The transcript is here. Powell brings a great deal of credibility to this discussion [more...]

Date: 2008-10-20 04:51:52

Reviving a slow XP machine

Lately, my trusty XP desktop has been grinding to a virtual halt ... made the decision, I got brave enough to do some radical / drastic spring-cleaning - sure, what did ... piece of freeware, which will wipe your Windows machine clean of all sorts of stuff that simply doesn't [more...]

Date: 2008-12-31 09:23:19

LAFF Movie Review: Loot

Photo courtesy of Loot It has been said about some documentaries that they would seem unbelievable were they not actually true ... in Arizona which even the most devout pack rat would say needed some spring cleaning. Darrel ... , complications with the search. Serious complications. Darrel is almost blind so he's not sure how [more...]

Date: 2008-06-28 01:40:57

Detoxification and Weight Loss

by P. Valentine Want to hear about the Best Weight Loss Program ? ... what to I have to do and how do I do it”? Well your body needs a major spring cleaning and that begins with your bowel ... & parasite ridden but also may be so encrusted as to prevent regular movement of waste products [more...]

Date: 2009-01-19 18:36:14

Do I Have To Do It All?

I was talking to a friend this week who called to discuss some recent articles on Around the Yard ... again.” Naturally that wasn’t sitting very well! It reminds me of those Spring Cleaning lists ... . The day I crawl around on the floor with a toothpick is the day dust bunnies start selling on eBay [more...]

Date: 2009-01-19 16:15:22

Trade a little?

This is not a contest or anything. We are suffering from overjerseyfication (Sports Cards Uncensored) and we must take steps.We need to do some Binder Spring Cleaning. And Favorite Player Binder Beautification.Thus ... stripey jersey.Luis Gonzalez 2002 Upper Deck Sweet Spot Swatch.Troy Glaus 2002 Donruss swatch numbered [more...]

Date: 2009-01-10 03:48:00

DeCluttering and Delurking

Today is DeLurking Day, so all of you readers out there, please say hello (a lurker is someone who reads but doesn't comment) ... a cleaning schedule as much as I can.4) Have less clutter everywhere in the house.Those ... to help organize and declutter your home.You could also try Spring Cleaning Grand Plan Challenge [more...]

Date: 2009-01-12 16:01:00

If I Just Breathe

We are having a beautiful spring like day today in Wyoming.  It is 50 degrees and I haven’t seen the sun shine this bright in the long time.  The windows are open in my apartment, and so far the day has been spent having morning coffee with a friend, doing a little spring cleaning, and laundry. I promise to update more often. Even [more...]

Date: 2009-01-19 22:21:09

Spring Cleaning & Shopping Season!

Can you believe that it's just mere days to the Lunar New Year? If you haven't been shopping for your new clothes and shoes, then you better hurry up now. There are only two weekends to do so.. ( this and next ! )I have been shopping on and off before X'mas and after. Bought some stuff already..plus I am not doing much visitations. [more...]

Date: 2009-01-17 06:05:57

my favourite companions...

It's another 1 more week to CNY, which means peharps more than 1 week of not meeting him.. Oh well! ... with him...   Anyway, weekends were GREAT + FUN! =D It's all the company that counts. Though we din do anything much actually, but just the plain routine.   Sat was spring cleaning my room, and I took 3 hours [more...]

Date: 2009-01-19 15:29:24

Spring Cleaning

Yesterday, I spent half the time cleaning out my room, half the time romancing the mementoes I kept over time. When I started, I unearthed many items that laid forgotten, untouched, in some cases [more...]

Date: 2008-12-31 14:30:00

Exponent II Classic: Fear of Fasting

Edward Hopper’s Early Sunday Morning by Anna Tueller Somerville, Massachusetts Originally Published in Exponent II, Vol. 12, No. 4 ( ... more pristine; my voice more melodious. I depended on that monthly spring-cleaning and trusted that if I would do my twenty-four hour vigil, my windows would be cleaned, that the light would shine [more...]

Date: 2008-12-29 20:58:13

Week 1 of (not)School

Concluded that I’d never have the time I used to have to blog anymore. Not the hour to two hour break I used to have anyways ... (Fri)Lab spring cleaning day today. Sandip, my mentor and I are in charge of the clean area. I didn’ ... protocols for me, and even went down to the lab to verify how I counted my cells. Not forgetting [more...]

Date: 2009-01-19 17:29:49

Owchie

I have been injured by a cat. It isn't what you might think.. ... .lazy with an excuse!! I have done some spring cleaning …either a few seasons too late or a few ... so she could gamble her birthday money and it was really hot inside. I opened the door and windows to try [more...]

Date: 2009-01-19 05:50:30

Adding Shine to Mondays!

Its Monday, and I almost always wear black on Mondays. I can’t help it - I reach almost intuitively for the black stuff in the morning ... . I do try to make up for an all black ensemble though. Today, I decided that a touch of (intense) shine on the lips will do very nicely :) Over the weekends, my mum made spring cleaning [more...]

Date: 2009-01-19 10:16:41

January 18

We spent all day spring cleaning the house (vacuuming up dog hair, steam cleaning a few old random pee spots, etc). Naturally, I still see Maggie's spirit running through the house, taking naps [more...]

Date: 2009-01-19 02:04:00

Dust Buffalo

Dust Buffalo Joelle said at some point on June 30, 2008 I did some overhauling to my office area this weekend ... to Target to buy a carpet steamer. I figured a good vacuuming and a little foaming carpet cleaner should do the trick. It did! Wow… aside from the usual traffic wear, it looks like new carpet! I’ [more...]

Date: 2008-06-30 17:41:03

A House Frau's Simple Joys in Life

When the mid-day sun comes out in full force...and the laundry dries really nicely and quicklyespecially the thick mattress protector that has been ... cleaners are here and the nice smell of fresh minty disinfectant/cleaner fills the air. My sofa and mattress spring cleaning plans are falling very nicely in place. Happiness! (despite the nasty eye [more...]

Date: 2009-01-14 06:11:00

Washing Walls

Washing Walls 2 December 2008 – 2:53 am If you’ve ever got into spring cleaning or needed to paint, ... if you have the right equipment. If it is a light cleaning, you can use liquid laundry detergent and water ... and again with a rinse. A flat headed mop or a wall mop from a janitorial supply company is a good [more...]

Date: 2008-12-02 01:53:27

A Toast To Another Good Year

Today is the eighth day of 2009 already. Another 2 more weeks the Chinese all over the world will be ushering in Chinese New Year of Ox.Most Chinese homes have started their normal yearly house spring cleaning again. I went through ... , had it once when I was invited to a friend's house in Kuching where the friend got it on the way back [more...]

Date: 2009-01-08 00:40:00

Works For Me: Cure for The Winter Blues

Okay. Christmas has arrived and left. We've packed away all the decorations, returned all the gifts that didn't work, and now what? ... post about this, but alas, I can't find it.)1. I start my Spring Cleaning now. Moving furniture for tree decorations and boxing things up is a great opportunity to start cleaning. It just makes [more...]

Date: 2009-01-07 23:47:00

Spring cleaning

Today took my 12cm army for dusting off. The dust they collected over time really adds up and dusting them off is a bitch!. Luckily i’ve stopped buying them and if i do buy , i only get one or two instead of completing the whole set but haven’t bought a new figurine since… many donkey months back [more...]

Date: 2009-01-18 14:40:24

Celebrity Sexy White Teeth? My Non-Celebrity, Unsexy, Yellow Teeth Wish

The five hours that I spent cleaning my mom's bedroom and bathroom two weeks ago inspired me to do a little pre-spring cleaning in my home when I got ... were starting to get a little overcrowded. Some products needed to be transferred to the hair product ... that are a little more budget-friendly. One such teeth whitening product is called Celebrity Sexy [more...]

Date: 2009-01-19 19:26:43

Top 6 Clean Green Cleaning Tips - Cleaning Your House The Natural Way

Six Tips from The Chicago Tribune for cleaning your home the green, natural way: Baking soda, borax, white vinegar and lemons. That’s all you need to start “green cleaning” this spring, a cheap, healthy and environmentally ... that do not contain chlorine or phosphates. Products include Bioshield Dishwasher Concentrate, Earth Friendly [more...]

Date: 2009-01-10 08:34:02

How To Speed Up Your Mac Without Spending Any Cash

This is the common basic mentality: in order for your computer to perform better, ... be true, it is not always the case. A computer, be it a Mac or Windows PC can always be maintained ... on from there. Think, if you need to speed up your computer, what would be your first step?   Spring Cleaning [more...]

Date: 2008-12-31 19:01:34

Spring Cleaning!

Friday:Right after dinner, we went shopping for CNY stuff at tHe Spring! Wow... the place is really RED with lotsa sakura. Pretty.Tasted some FREE butter & almond cookies and bak poh.Parksonwas offering 5x bonus link points le... time to shop shop shop...Hubby went to the car maintenance section... getting some new cloth to wax his car [more...]

Date: 2009-01-18 15:55:00

Bloom where you are planted

Thank god boss released us earlier instead of 11.30 or else i've to teleport home. Though we are living under one roof, i could hardly see my dad and youngest sis. I managed to talk to my mum when i was bathing and she was spring cleaning. I talked to my sis while she was doing [more...]

Date: 2009-01-17 09:53:00

I'm still cleaning

I've been very good for the last few weeks now... I'm all hyped up and doing my Spring cleaning I've organized my pantry , my wardrobe and as I mentioned on my last post I cleaned up my home office ... This week's task for me is cleaning my bamboo blinds .. I usually dust it with vacuum cleaner using the vacuum brush [more...]

Date: 2008-10-24 10:16:01

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