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Archive for the ‘cleaning’ Category

April 16th, 2008

Quick ways to clean

I love Karen’s post on Spring cleaning! She is so great. So I thought I would give you my quick and dirty cleaning tricks for when you find your MIL is coming in 5 minutes. YIKES!! So here are my quick ways to make your house look like you have just spent hours cleaning.

Make some […]

By kellys -- 5 comments

April 15th, 2008

10 Tips for Spring Cleaning Success

April is Spring Cleaning Month!  Spring cleaning can be a daunting task, so here are tips to get you started and to help you not feel so overwhelmed.
1)  Go to each room and make a list of the jobs that need to be done.   
2)  Take one job at a time.  If you look around, […]

By Karen -- 3 comments

April 4th, 2008

Cleaning curiousity killed the cat

OK, so I am curious as to how you feel about having a clean house? Do you know how to get one with no stress? Here are a few tips as to how to clean with a goal in mind.

Take one room at a time.
Go in a line. That way you […]

By kellys -- 8 comments

March 27th, 2008

60+ Frugal ways to use baking soda

So I promised a closer look at baking soda. It seems to be a huge resource for a lot of things. And you don’t get much cheaper than $1 for a powerful cleaning agent. So here is my list of the top uses for baking soda. Some will seem familiar as we have talked about […]

By kellys -- 4 comments

March 25th, 2008

Free garbage disposal cleaner/deodorizer

OK, so I used lemons in a recipe yesterday. I had to squeeze fresh lemon juice in a recipe. So what to do with the outer peel? I used 4 lemons and put 1 lemon down the garbage disposal. It smells so good! I froze the other ones so I […]

By kellys -- 6 comments

March 21st, 2008

Top 20 ways to save time while cleaning your home

I hate to clean. I am willing to admit that. But finding the time to clean is getting harder and harder now that I have 2 kids. I just want to play with them all the time. But the house needs to be cleaned and the floors need to be vacuumed. […]

By kellys -- 8 comments

March 17th, 2008

Top 10 ways to keep that car clean

I will have to disclose at the outset that my car can stay pretty messy. But these are the tricks I use to keep it manageable. If I did all of them at once, I would have a beautiful car all the time. So here are my top 10 ways to keep […]

By kellys -- 9 comments

March 15th, 2008

Top 10 junky hotspots to organize

I have been working on my house for a week now. I have to admit I am not the best in the world with maintaining a clean home, but with 2 little ones, I have to get better.  So this week I worked on my hotspots.  You know … the areas that manage to […]

By kellys -- 7 comments

February 20th, 2008

Keeping your home healthy

Recently, we were sent a tip for a great hotline if you have questions about your home and how to keep germs from getting everywhere. Dr Kelly Reynolds (I just love her name <wink>), has partnered with Clorox to create a hotline for anyone who has question s on germs, how to tackle them, […]

By kellys -- 0 comments

February 15th, 2008

Swiffer replacement wipes

I love the Mommy Saver forums.  Recently, I found a great post on ideas to replace swiffer wet pads for cheap.  I also thought of a few other ways so here is the compiled list for replacing your swiffer wet pads for cheaper than $10.
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By kellys -- 3 comments

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