Posts Tagged ‘cleaning’

Spring cleaning is a state of mind.  In reality every holiday brings with it cleanup.  Entertaining guests means work.  Getting rid of dirt means more than just cleaning the house.  It is cleaning everywhere, especially the kitchen, bath, and laundry room,  three greasy, grimy, dirty places. Want your house to shine?  Silly question on my part.; however, my answer is [...]

I know I hate all housework. When I was working, we paid someone come in to help. However, hubby helped out while I did a fair share and the kids kids pulled their weight. It’s empty nest for us now and retirement has made us count every penny. The cleaning lady became me mostly. I [...]

While hubby was taking care of last minute details for our outside CHRISTMAS display, I decided it was time to start my fall cleaning, room by room, before winter officially gets here.  I have a ritual that involves cleaning my china closet, curio cabinets, and nicknack’s, polishing the floors, washing the rugs (actually hubby does [...]

Years ago my newly married daughter took a job as a nanny to help out. Since she didn’t earn much and had just bought a new car, she decided to supplement her income with a part-time evening job with an industrial cleaning supply company that contracted with the local banks. One time she was called [...]

I know how I hate to read most brochures and instruction books, but the Clorox What To Expect Guide to a Healthy Home Growth Chart is different from most. It’s down to earth common sense and practical knowledge written down not a technical journal but something for every reader in everyday language. You can download [...]

My trip south only postponed the inevitable. Spring has sprung so it’s time once again for a thorough house cleaning. I timed this trip just right though. Hubby left at home got bored so he painted the den then laid a new area rug down. The rest of the job falls to me. I approach [...]

I was born soon after America entered into WWII. My early years were lived in a world of tension. People used black out shades on their windows and painted the top of their cars’ headlights out so they would not be targets for the enemy possibly lurking offshore in submarines in the Atlantic. Meat, sugar, [...]