Homemaking is not a Holding Pattern

Boxes Phew! Moving is an all-consuming, full-time project: Collecting boxes, packing boxes, dismantling furniture, removing wall hangings, ... : Cleaning, unpacking and getting rid of boxes, putting furniture back together, hanging pictures ... sales, cleaning… And that was only the moving out part. Saturday was the big move [more...]

Date: 2008-06-30 17:47:39

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Pledge Furniture Polish review and giveaway

My Mom was never a terrific cleaner. She also worked days and went to school nights ... cleaning in my late teens to earn some money and I learned that not all cleaning products are created equal. One family I cleaned for felt that their furniture didn’t look as clean as they liked. Coming [more...]

Date: 2008-12-24 04:49:12

All I can say is Wow!

At Weight Watchers yesterday morning I bought one of the pedometers. I really like it because I can program it to my weight and length of stride ... room with the vacuum as there are needles everywhere. I wanted to do a good cleaning so I moved every piece of furniture I could so I could clean underneath it. Every now and then I stretched [more...]

Date: 2009-01-02 05:28:00

Diagnosing Osteoarthritis and Treatment Options

Diagnosing Osteoarthritis and Treatment Options POSTED BY Gilbert Lowe on Jan 18 under Health and Fitness: Arthritis As people age, ... like all of your spare time is spent cleaning stains out of the carpet or furniture, not to mention ... Improvement: Cleaning Tips and Tools Look around at the other vehicles, when driving down the road [more...]

Date: 2009-01-19 04:36:07

A New Year…A New Weigh

Hey guys! Happy 2009! Long time no real post, I know. Hopefully today will be a start of many daily weight loss induced posts :) ... for the New Year…a new beginning. Along with the cleaning I moved some furniture so that I can use ... of cleaning to make up for any exercise planned. I am back…good eating [more...]

Date: 2009-01-06 02:31:09

Clearing Up Cigarette Smoke from Your Home

We all know cigarette is addictive, but for non-smokers, the smell is just unbearable ... cleaning. Smoke of ciggies is so much trouble that it might even require you to do an unplanned general house cleaning. You need your vacuum for this. Clean up furniture, especially the couch where [more...]

Date: 2008-11-27 14:16:22

Cleaning help scored!

All RIGHT! I decided to use some of the buckolas I’ve been stashing in savings each month to hire some cleaning help ... , steam-cleaning, bathroom-scrubbing, kitchen scrubbing, mirror-polishing, window-washing, furniture ... cleaning morph into biweekly. Next thing I knew, I was only cleaning once a month. If you let [more...]

Date: 2008-12-19 16:49:20

Easy Upholstery Cleaning Tips To Live By

by Chris Channing The upholstery one owns usually isn’t the target of a cleaning regimen- but sometimes even furniture gets dirty enough that a real ... in question. Before any cleaning is done, the first step is to maintain a logical composure and assess ... with some form of wet cleaning solution if it becomes a problem. For vacuum use, a brush [more...]

Date: 2009-01-20 08:08:01

I may have missed my calling...

I love what I do but I started doing it when I was 17 years old and by accident of association ... . So I spent the day at the farm, cleaning. I dusted everything, cleaned the carpets, moved furniture, washed [more...]

Date: 2008-12-22 02:54:00

Contractor with 50 Years of Reconstruction Experience

After a loss occurs to an existing structure, selecting just “any contractor” can create more damage than it remedies ... :  717-939-9090 Fax:      717-939-9097 Water Damage Repair Basement Flood Clean Up & Restoration Data Recovery for Damaged Computers Furniture & Upholstery Restoration Structural Cleaning Fire [more...]

Date: 2008-10-10 13:48:07

Pledge Provides Dust & Allergen Formula That Cleans Your Home Thoroughly

I used to be a big Swiffer Duster fan. It was an easy way to clean around the house and seemed to clean pretty well ... furniture. Once I thought about it more, I realized I was needing to dust more often with Swiffer Dusters then with the product I previously used, which was Pledge Furniture Polish. Originally [more...]

Date: 2008-12-18 15:00:49

Easy Upholstery Cleaning Tips To Live By

by Chris Channing The upholstery one owns usually isn’t the target of a cleaning regimen- but sometimes even furniture gets dirty enough that a real solution must be found to clean it. From your average dust to annoying stains or spills ... can cause damage or mold if it is left too long on upholstery. Be careful not to administer too much [more...]

Date: 2009-01-20 08:07:23

{Weekend Round Up #11}

We had an extended weekend because hubby was off from work for 4 days. So I took advantage of his long vacation and started our “nesting” project. We cleaned our apartment thoroughly and re-arranged some of the furniture to make room for lil ... cleaning day! We got up pretty late but we still managed to finish a lot of things. At around 7pm, hubby [more...]

Date: 2008-12-16 07:29:52

What To Do When In Doubt Of Cleaning Upholstery Correctly

by Chris Channing The upholstery one owns usually isn’t the target of a cleaning regimen- but sometimes even furniture gets dirty enough that a real solution must be found to clean it. From your average dust to annoying stains or spills ... to either stain the upholstery further or even cause mold. In most cases, this is best circumvented [more...]

Date: 2009-01-20 15:25:07

How To Clean Upholstery Without Causing Damage

by Chris Channing The upholstery one owns usually isn’t the target of a cleaning regimen- but sometimes even furniture gets dirty enough that a real solution must be found to clean it. From your average dust to annoying stains or spills ... should and shouldn’t do in trying to clean upholstery. The first thing to do is calm down, and make [more...]

Date: 2009-01-20 03:23:41

Uhma Spa

No vacation should be complete without some pampering, so when I decided to hit up South Beach, I immediately booked an appointment ( ... .  Practically everything in the spa and store are 100% natural and organic.  The walls and furniture ... the cleaning products are biodegradable.   Each treatment room is equipped with a special ambient lighting [more...]

Date: 2009-01-19 17:45:06

Pledge Review And Giveaway

scjpledge One of my all time favorite furniture polishers is Pledge ... myself. Shine, restore, and refresh your wood furniture! Pledge® Natural Beauty is ideal for quickly cleaning your wood furniture and wood surfaces. Its Anti-Dust™ formula keeps surfaces looking less [more...]

Date: 2008-12-18 13:22:37

Promises to be a year of thinning ahead

I had a minor epiphany today. It seems to me that when one’s body thins, the desire to thin all aspects of one’s life prevails ... on to rearranging the furniture slightly, cleaning the floors and dust balls, and purging some books ... m looking out the window at a gray winter day. It’s so “me”. The curtains only took about an hour to sew [more...]

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

Jail

Today's Bizarro is brought to you by Necessary Evils Shower Gel. Long ago I had to bail a guy I was sort of related to out of jail ... to get to the bulletproof window to talk to the rude, unhelpful woman to start the bail process was almost life-threatening ... . I learned that the city jail does not waste money on decor, furniture, or competent cleaning [more...]

Date: 2008-06-06 16:43:36

I got the bug!

Okay, not 'a' bug, but I got into this cleaning frenzy yesterday. I dusted, vacuumed, moved furniture, and spot cleaned the carpet. Craig did 1099's and more end of year crap bookkeeping.I told [more...]

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

Fake CNN malware attack spins Gaza angle

On a personal note, this happened to me last week. It wasn't a phishing CNN, but since I am constantly googling news on the events in Gaza, ... making took me somewhere crazy. For instance, a friend was trying to walk me through cleaning ... to Pledge furniture polish. It became abundantly clear something was VERY wrong.So [more...]

Date: 2009-01-08 21:40:00

Dresser makeover

Over Labor Day weekend I got to work on my nursery by doing a dresser makeover. I started out with a dresser I picked up for free off Craiglist ... -o knifedecorative paperMod Podge (I used Matte-finish)new hardware1. After cleaning your piece of furniture ... she is now:This is a really easy project. First, you need a piece of furniture, whether it [more...]

Date: 2008-09-07 19:27:00

Popliteal nerve.

Our house looks so different. The loveseat was delivered with a clean matching white slipcover this afternoon (Sharman, you angel) ... , when he saw me trying to do a headstand as I dismounted. "Breaking in the furniture," I answered ... was our 'cleaning' of the kids' playroom. Jason actually offered to do it, and for some reason I thought [more...]

Date: 2009-01-04 04:25:18

Make Your Own Home Furniture Polish

For people who hate the smell or are dissatisfied with the performance of their cleaning aids for polishing their furniture, ... IKEA Uses RPG to Promote Bedroom Furniture Home Depot Closes 15 Stores Handmade Townsend Split Table ... More Green to Kitchen Remodeling A $500 Makeover for your Guest Room [more...]

Date: 2008-12-30 21:44:19

Easy Upholstery Cleaning Tips To Live By

by Chris Channing The upholstery one owns usually isn’t the target of a cleaning regimen- but sometimes even furniture gets dirty enough that a real ... . This is what usually leads to a mistake in cleaning the upholstery, since there are specific things an owner ... a note of the damage and research the best way to circumvent it. If necessary, an [more...]

Date: 2009-01-20 03:23:06

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

THEY WORK FOR US?

Honestly, my contempt for the political class grows by the day when I read this sort of thing.. "Details of MPs’ claims for plasma televisions, furniture and cleaning bills will be kept secret after Harriet Harman bowed to backbenchers’ pressure to stop expenses claims being published. MPs [more...]

Date: 2009-01-16 10:56:19

6 Tips To Detox Your Home

Woman Cleaning Her House Anything outside your home is neither safe nor clean. Well, same for the inside. The Environmental Protection Agency ( ... as we can for our families. Toxins Within Our Homes Living Room - furniture, curtains, carpet and the cleaning products ... and pillows are home to a million dust mites. Bathroom - air fresheners, [more...]

Date: 2008-08-26 16:50:16

Get Organized for Success in 2009!

Personally, I do not make New Years resolutions. There’s nothing wrong with making resolutions. They make people feel warm and fuzzy ... 3: Getting everything out of the office that does not belong in the officeWeek 4: Rearrange the furniture, have a cleaning crew come through, creating a marketing plan for 2008, etc.While “organize [more...]

Date: 2009-01-01 19:35:31

Printable First Apartment Essentials Checklist

Note for Email Subscribers: My Tuesday article: 50 Ways to Save $1000 a Year was not emailed to you due to a system error ... are grouped under these headings for best organization: Basic Furniture, Bedroom, Bathroom, Kitchen, Laundry, Cleaning, Closet & Storage, Personal, and Odds & Ends. first_apartment_checklist.gif Download [more...]

Date: 2008-09-05 03:26:41

SC Johnson Pledge

Pledge has been the dusting product of choice from as far back as I can remember! ... Beauty is ideal for quickly cleaning your wood furniture and wood surfaces. Its Anti-Dust™ formula ... like pet dander found in dust from your wood furniture in a flash. Plus, it protects against water damage [more...]

Date: 2009-01-07 01:59:05

International removals ‘booming’ say relocation specialists Robinsons

International removals are continuing to boom despite a decline in the housing market here in the UK, ... through the schools •             Cleaning outdoor furniture ready for removal, as any items ... house in the UK. We simply pack people’s furniture and belongings in shipping container [more...]

Date: 2009-01-20 18:00:14

Upholstery cleaning

Well friends I’m facing a problems with upholstery cleaning in los angeles tht the dust settles on upholstered furniture like on hard surface i need some wen who can do me some favour for cleaning the dust from upholstered furniture. plz let me knw where to go?? Thanks [more...]

Date: 2009-01-16 16:42:04

International removals 'booming' say relocation specialists Robinsons

International removals are continuing to boom despite a decline in the housing market here in the UK, according to relocation specialists Robinsons ... by arranging an online chat through the schools • Cleaning outdoor furniture ready for removal, as any items ... point of view it isn't much different to moving house in the UK. We simply pack people's fu [more...]

Date: 2009-01-20 06:19:31

Weekend Roundup - Cleaning The Carpet Edition

Every year we get our carpets and living room furniture steam cleaned. It’s amazing how much dirt can accumulate! ... to get the house all clean for the holidays. Here are some articles I enjoyed reading this past week [more...]

Date: 2008-11-24 11:02:23

book: When Duct Tape Just Isn’t Enough

Popular Mechanics When Duct Tape Just Isn’t Enough: Quick Fixes for Everyday Disasters by C. J. Petersen, published by Hearst (November 1, 2007) ... a good couple of hundred of them. This book covers minor fixes in the areas of tools, cleaning, structural, electrical, plumbing, appliances, furniture and garden. One feature that I really [more...]

Date: 2009-01-16 22:33:42

Turning Forty

Times Square30x20 oil on canvascommissionGreetings and Happy New Year!I've been focused lately on household matters ... and such that need to be made. That and deep cleaning. I've been rearranging, selling furniture ... an upholstered glider with oil paint on it?? That paint gets everywhere!)Deep cleaning was on the agenda today [more...]

Date: 2009-01-02 18:03:00

Moving Quotes: Getting Competitive Estimates for Relocating with Kids

Families will often spend several years living in a single home and accumulating personal items over this time span. Items that people will accumulate include, but are not restricted to, furniture, toys, books ... to be a cleaning effort to determine what of these items needs to be kept for the actual move. Parents [more...]

Date: 2009-01-05 13:43:55

Miami foreclosure homes turning into squatters paradise

Desperate times call for desperate measures. The foreclosure crisis has affected families and communities throughout the United States hard … some ... the group provides them with “secondhand furniture, cleaning supplies and yard upkeep As mentioned earlier [more...]

Date: 2008-12-02 21:22:18

Pledge

Since DS#2 was born, we’ve been having lots and lots of visitors who want to welcome the newest addition to our family ... cleaning your wood furniture and wood surfaces. Its Anti-Dust™ formula keeps surfaces looking less ... . This means I’ve been having to clean the house…a lot. However, with the lack of time, cleaning [more...]

Date: 2008-12-21 17:00:00

Phil-In

I was amused during John Key’s first Address-in-Reply as Prime Minister to hear him call the new leader of the opposition ’so transitional that he ... of our country, but maybe the truth hurts sometimes. I was in the process of cleaning the Salient office ... some of the furniture around and there was dust, fuzz, food scraps and lots of small coinage [more...]

Date: 2009-01-08 22:14:43

Got Mom-goo and kid-poo? Chuck to the rescue!

I wrote a post a while back, on the gag-inducing topic of my kids getting sick, and my willingness to sacrifice my own cleanliness to protect the carpet and sofa. Because, you know, it’s easier to wash my chest, face, and shirt, than to clean the furniture. Hubby calls me “ [more...]

Date: 2009-01-19 03:46:14

Spring Cleaning

It’s been a day of spring cleaning and re-arranging the furniture ... for quite some time. I’ve had a lot of furniture crammed into a small space, and ordered ... the furniture around so the dining table is now right near the door as you enter. I’ve moved [more...]

Date: 2009-01-04 10:25:14

house stuff

Well, we've gotten the living room painted.  We chose a golden tan, and it is just perfect to go with the existing living room furniture ... , while cleaning up, that the kitchen sink drain leaks!  So it's bucket city until we get the bath redone ... filty rug in the living room, which is from the 60s! [more...]

Date: 2009-01-01 07:00:11

Clean Up Your Messy House!

Susie Homemaker (My Mom) is Coming To-Do-List: * Steam clean the couches * Mop floors * Dust and lemon oil shelves and furniture * Rake ... To This: 1clean4.jpg Tags: cleaning, cooking, homemaking, oprah, susie-homemaker Share This [more...]

Date: 2008-11-14 13:00:00

New Year, New Start & Yaro Interviewed Me :)

Well Happy New Year to you all, hopefully by now you are fully settled into 2009 ... Christmas and officially moved in on the 2nd Jan. Since then I have been busy cleaning, decorating, shopping, assembling furniture and all that stuff that goes with making a house a home so that’ [more...]

Date: 2009-01-07 13:22:24

Positive Results!

Positive Results! by Lia Halsall on December 27, 2008 Yesterday was my weekly weigh in and I’m happy to report that there’s been a drop in my ... runners for my current needs. Well anyway, today’s the beginning of spring cleaning my house. It’s long ... -arranging our furniture. Today I’m hoping to achieve the following rooms: ★ Guest Room ★ Healing [more...]

Date: 2008-12-30 19:21:28

Hard working Robot analyzes past failures and corrects its behavior patterns!

Toyota Motor Corp. and a research body of the University of Tokyo have jointly developed a prototype for what many busy career people ... such as furniture and cleaning equipment, its developers said. The robot is equipped with two arms, five [more...]

Date: 2008-10-27 09:41:14

Who's greedy A Republican reader comments disparagingly about Mike Huckabee's newfound role as the scourge of greedheads ... takeout, free dry cleaning, furniture, china, bass boats or trips galore, The Huckster always [more...]

Date: 2008-09-26 14:38:13

Easy Upholstery Cleaning Tips To Live By

The upholstery one owns usually isn't the target of a cleaning regimen- but sometimes even furniture gets dirty enough that a real solution must be found to clean it. From your average dust [more...]

Date: 2009-01-20 08:11:00

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