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Common Housekeeping Conundrums: Lint in Clothes Dryers

November 4, 2013 By Shannon This post may contain affiliate links and this site uses cookies. Click here for details.

Lint in Clothes Dryers

Lint can be very pesky as it accumulates in and around clothing dryers. Removing lint is a critical part of dryer maintenance. According to the U.S. Fire Administration, clothes dryers are responsible for approximately 2,900 fires in residential buildings in the U.S. each year. This risk is minimized when dryers are maintained properly. … [Read more...] about Common Housekeeping Conundrums: Lint in Clothes Dryers

Filed Under: Keeping the Home Tagged With: cleaning tips, frugal living, green living

Cleaning Schedule Architecture: Building One that Works for You

October 7, 2013 By Shannon This post may contain affiliate links and this site uses cookies. Click here for details.

Rotating Daily Cleaning Scedule

Having a clean house is refreshing and pleasant. Unfortunately, getting to a clean house can sometimes be taxing and unpleasant. Cleaning schedules can streamline housecleaning and help you keep up with various tasks. I absolutely love lists and schedules, so soon after I got married I began looking for a suitable cleaning schedule. … [Read more...] about Cleaning Schedule Architecture: Building One that Works for You

Filed Under: Keeping the Home Tagged With: cleaning tips, organized living

21 Cleaning Jobs for Toothbrushes

September 16, 2013 By Shannon This post may contain affiliate links and this site uses cookies. Click here for details.

21 Cleaning Jobs for Toothbrushes

If you replace toothbrushes at the recommended interval, each member of your household will go through 3-4 toothbrushes each year. Given that each toothbrush costs money and each ends up contributing to the trash your household produces, why not make sure you get your money’s worth and reduce your need for other cleaning equipment by reusing … [Read more...] about 21 Cleaning Jobs for Toothbrushes

Filed Under: Keeping the Home, Promoting Healthful Living Tagged With: cleaning tips

Common Housekeeping Conundrums: Power Cord Management

August 19, 2013 By Shannon This post may contain affiliate links and this site uses cookies. Click here for details.

Power Cord Management

Do the electrical cords behind your desk or entertainment center look like a bowl of spaghetti? No matter how neatly I lay the cords when I first plug them in, after a few months they become tangled. The cords on floor lamps are also a challenge. They look quite unattractive and can get out in walkways and become a stumbling … [Read more...] about Common Housekeeping Conundrums: Power Cord Management

Filed Under: Keeping the Home Tagged With: cleaning tips, organized living

The Lowdown on Microfiber Cloths

July 15, 2013 By Shannon This post may contain affiliate links and this site uses cookies. Click here for details.

The Lowdown on Microfiber Cloths

Microfiber cloths have bourgeoned in popularity in recent years. I’ve heard them described in a number of ways: amazing, awful, soft, rough, environmentally friendly, bad for the environment, etc. With descriptors that are this conflicting, it’s hard to determine if these cloths are something you should be using. While I’ve had several … [Read more...] about The Lowdown on Microfiber Cloths

Filed Under: Keeping the Home, Promoting Healthful Living Tagged With: cleaning tips, green living

Common Housekeeping Conundrums: Rust in Bathtubs and Sinks

June 17, 2013 By Shannon This post may contain affiliate links and this site uses cookies. Click here for details.

Rust in Bathtubs and Sinks

My husband and I purchased our house last year. A new bathtub was installed by the previous owner right before we made the purchase. Unfortunately, during the short time the house stood vacant before we moved in, a spot of rust developed in the tub where some water had pooled around the drain. Why did pooled water cause rust to form? … [Read more...] about Common Housekeeping Conundrums: Rust in Bathtubs and Sinks

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Germ Hot Spots in the Home

April 3, 2013 By Shannon This post may contain affiliate links and this site uses cookies. Click here for details.

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Which surface in your home has the highest concentration of germs? A toilet seat? A trashcan? What researchers found from swabs of common household surfaces may surprise you. The 10 germiest places in the home In 2011, researchers at NSF International conducted a study to identify the top 10 germ-laden surfaces in the home. Here’s what … [Read more...] about Germ Hot Spots in the Home

Filed Under: Keeping the Home, Promoting Healthful Living Tagged With: cleaning tips, health and safety

Making Unpleasant Housecleaning Tasks More Enjoyable

February 18, 2013 By Shannon This post may contain affiliate links and this site uses cookies. Click here for details.

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There are women who claim they love all aspects of keeping their homes. I’m not sure if I should admire them or suspect them to be liars. Either way, I’m simply not a fan of all housecleaning tasks. Most tasks are things I don’t mind and a few I actually enjoy. Sweeping and mopping, though, are tasks I just don’t like. I never feel like I can … [Read more...] about Making Unpleasant Housecleaning Tasks More Enjoyable

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