My husband and I have had a variety of robotic vacuums since moving into our home three years ago. Initially, we had a Roomba, and it worked fine. At least, it did prior to attempting to suck up a solid heap of dog shit, and while my husband dutifully tried to clean every last morsel … More Are Eufy robot vacuums worth the money?
Today’s post will wrap up our cleaning series. I could have gone longer with them, but I do not want to bore anyone, let alone irritate my readers with redundancy, so I figure four is more than enough. A number of these hacks from tasteofhome.com are ones I haven’t yet seen, and I hope the … More Check out these cleaning hacks that actually work (part four)
To continue our conversation about cleaning hacks and how to be as efficient as possible, I thought we could begin this post by perhaps offering my own opinions on the topic. More specifically, I thought it might be somewhat fun to share with you what my favourite cleaning task is and which one I despise … More Check out these cleaning hacks that actually work (part two)
I’m trying to distance myself from cleaners that contain a lot of harsh chemicals and additives. Having Lyme disease, my body is far more sensitive to toxins than it used to be, so while I’ve never really had to pay much attention to the ingredients in most things, let alone cleaning products, I am now … More Method Glass Cleaner Spray vs Windex: which reigns supreme?
Having Lyme disease, I have to be careful when it comes to cleaning products. I have a bit of a heightened sensitivity to certain ingredients in common cleaners that has developed after being diagnosed with Lyme; I never used to have any sort of issue with any product in the past. As annoying as it … More Looking for an all-purpose cleaner? Look no further
I can’t exactly say I anticipated writing a post about Windex and the different formats it comes in, but here we are. As I’ve mentioned a few times here on my blog, sometimes it can be quite challenging to come up with ideas I haven’t yet written about, so when one hits me with inspiration, … More Windex wipes versus spray: which one reigns supreme?
I’ve been procrastinating a few jobs that are all relative to me for the past little while. I suppose I should recognize that the delay in completing these jobs is a result, in part, of procrastination; the other reason is my schedule has been a wee bit busy as of late thanks to appointments and … More Decluttering: a physical and mental relief
I don’t need to remind anyone who owns pets that the idea of having clean floors for an extended period of time is a distant, borderline unattainable one. When I say pets, I’m mainly referring to dogs, because I certainly feel as though dogs are a bit harder on flooring than cats are, especially in … More Mop and vacuum simultaneously with this genius tool
When Blaine and I first moved into our home, there were a variety of cleaning products we needed and didn’t yet own. A vacuum cleaner was one thing we needed sooner than later, and after we purchased one, I realized I could benefit from a smaller handheld vacuum to do spot clean-ups. I ended up … More Need a handheld vacuum? Read this
Today’s post is a continuation of yesterday’s, discussing some incredibly helpful cleaning hacks. I doubt I speak for myself when I say the concept of hacks is a fickle one – sometimes, you come across a hack that seriously changes your life, and other times, you come across hacks that offer arguably the stupidest information … More Your home doesn’t stand a chance against these cleaning hacks
Cleaning is something that has relevance to just about all of us, with the odd exception. If you are someone that, for whatever reason, does not partake in cleaning tasks on a daily basis, please know you are the exception I speak of, and furthermore, congratulations. You have certainly done something right in your life. … More Move over, Mr. Clean
I’ve definitely discussed apple cider vinegar here on my blog before, but I don’t believe I really went into detail regarding the many different ways it can be used to achieve a variety of outcomes. Years ago, I drank a tablespoon of apple cider vinegar a day for a few months. This stuff offers a … More How do you use apple cider vinegar?
I am not someone who supports the idea of technological advancements costing actual living people jobs. I think it’s rather shitty, as do a lot of people, and with the way things are going, I imagine we will see even more jobs lost to automation in the near future. The one and only exception I … More Struggling to keep your floors clean? Read this
We meet again, my friends. Here we are, three days later, still conversing about baking soda. I could honestly compose 20 separate posts detailing baking soda and the creative and ingenious ways it can be used for a vast array of purposes, but I don’t want to bore anyone. I feel as though the brain … More The baking soda chronicles (part three)
There isn’t a chance in hell that I would successfully encapsulate all things baking soda in one single post. The stuff is far too incredible in regard to its nature and all of the ways in which it can be used to contain its subject matter in one minuscule blog post; instead, I thought I … More The baking soda chronicles (part two)
I firmly believe there are far too many people in this world who are entirely unaware of the tremendous potential and capabilities of baking soda. I imagine the majority of us use baking soda primarily for baking, with using it for cleaning purposes coming in hot as the secondary use for it. Buckle up, folks, … More Let’s hear it for baking soda
I didn’t think I would ever get to a point in my life in which I’m writing blog posts about dish soap, but here we are. I’ve mentioned how much of a struggle it can be to come up with ideas for blog posts every day, so when I was wracking my brains, trying to … More Is Dawn Ultra Platinum Powerwash Dish Spray worth buying?
I’ll be honest in admitting that prior to living in my own house, I kind of underestimated vinegar in terms of its cleaning abilities. I was fully aware that vinegar is essentially a powerhouse in terms of what it can do for a variety of things while living with my mom and dad, but because … More Let’s hear it for vinegar
In lieu of yesterday’s post, one might think I’m on a bit of a cleaning kick as of late. For anyone thinking this, you’re absolutely right. Now that Blaine and I are living in our own space, I’m having to do a significant amount more cleaning than I did when I was still living with … More Swiffer Wet Jet: hit or miss?
I’ll apologize in advance for stating this well-known fact to any of my readers by now, but it is relevant to the subject matter of this post; Blaine and I have been living in our home for almost two weeks now, and it has been interesting, to say the least. I’m not going to be … More Are Roomba vacuums worth the money?
As promised in yesterday’s post, allow me to share with all of you the remaining cleaning hacks originally from lifehack.org. “26. Use some Coca Cola to clean oil stains off your garage floors. (Yeah, this works! 27. Clean your ear buds with a Q-tip and a small amount of rubbing alcohol.28. Your coffee grinder can be smell … More … and here are some more cleaning hacks you have to try for yourself
Cleaning is something just about all of us do on a regular or semi-regular basis, though despite its popularity and, to a point, necessity, cleaning is something most of us don’t particularly enjoy. Personally, I really don’t mind cleaning as it is a form of physical work that tends to be rewarding, and I almost … More Take a look at these cleaning hacks that will, in fact, make all the difference
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