Decorating for the holidays, for most people, is very special. In some families, decorations are saved and handed down year after year bringing with them happy memories of holidays past. For most,...
Holidays are some of the best times of the year, and November and December are both months when holidays are particularly important. Thanksgiving quickly followed by Christmas, Hanukkah, and Kwanza...
Acquainting young children with their community, both people wise and activity-wise, goes a long way in helping youngsters with positive social interactions and the appreciation of materials and...
Fresh air and young children go together. Most children actually prefer to be outside, and as a favorite child’s poem goes, “Rain, rain go away, come again another day as little Suzy wants to...
So often today, children of all ages are spending large quantities of time with eyes and minds glued to TV, game system, or an electronic device. While in an of itself, these pastimes have benefits,...
One of the most popular and well-loved traditions in America is the celebrating of Thanksgiving. This is one holiday where religion and cultural diversity is seldom an issue. Being thankful is...
It hasn’t been that many years since there was no TV, video games, or tablets to entertain young children. Homes were a place where a variety of activities were available for children to play,...
An office is, in some ways, a home away from home as usually many hours each week are spent there. Offices can employ many or a few people yet each office will need to be kept clean and orderly. Sick...
Most everyone wants a clean home. This does not necessarily mean a home where everything is in its place at all times. Perfect order would mean a home not to be enjoyed, just to be lived in. A clean...
Fall is upon us and whether you live in the northern part of our great United States where Fall will soon be in blazing evidence or in the southern part where Fall comes is less obvious ways, it is...
Once you have completed the planning for the rooms, hallways, and closets, you can begin to think about the finishing touches, those special touches that make a house a home. Pages and pages could be...
All the major rooms in the house have been looked at in our Building the Home of Your Dreams series, so it is time to tie things together with closets, hallways, laundry room and, if appropriate a...
These are the rooms folks use mainly in the daylight hours. Almost all homes have a living room, but a dining room and family room can be options. So, depending on the makeup of the people who will...
The bedroom; next to the kitchen, is the most important room in the home. Most folks spend one-third of their life sleeping. For this reason, having not only a comfortable bed is important, but the...
Probably the least desirable cleaning job in the home, the bathroom is, next to the kitchen, the most important room to keep clean. As water is a big part of bathroom use, there is the ongoing threat...
Hiring a professional cleaning company is a step many people are taking. For centuries people have been having others clean their home, often castle, but usually this privilege was for the well-to-do...
One of a homemaker’s most dreaded events is the news that unexpected company is coming tomorrow and the home is a mess as well as in need of some definite cleaning. What’s to be done? Here...
In Part 2 of this series, we discovered how many cleaning tasks could be carried out using white vinegar. In this part, we look at baking soda, another common household cleaning agent inexpensive to...
For many years, long before the modern chemical cleaning products were made available, folks used vinegar to accomplish many of their cleaning tasks. Now, in our present world situation with...
We are all familiar with the lovely, yellow fruit used to make the delicious drink lemonade as well as numerous other uses in adding a tasty zest to foods from desserts to sauces to salad dressings....
Choosing a carpet for your home or office is much the same as choosing the right flooring discussed in part 1 of this series. In addition to the traffic pattern, traffic use, room size, age and...
Once you have determined what you are looking for when it comes to choosing the floor for your home it is time to look at the floor styles available and the qualities of each. Here are some of the...
The modern age of information and the internet has made a huge impact on the variation and availability of different cleaning tools. There are all sorts of new gadgets, innovations, and inventions...
It can be a nerve-wracking experience when new people enter your home. This is especially true in professional situations as well. When it comes to hiring services and professionals to handle tasks...
Ever wonder what in the world they are putting into your common household cleaning products? No problem the most popular ones from our research tell us that it is simply, Phthalates,...
Sometimes it’s not always a chore to clean the house. Cleaning can be relaxing and cathartic at times. However, there are a couple of cleaning tasks that are universally dreaded. One of those...
There is one aspect of cleaning that garners a mix of fear and seriousness from almost everyone is familiar with it. The dreaded mold is always on the minds of any homeowner or professional cleaners....
Hiring a commercial cleaner is an important budget and overall productivity decision to be made for most businesses. This process of hiring a commercial doesn’t have to complicated or difficult...
Cleaning is an inevitable part of the daily routine for most folks. Even with hired help, there are still little messes and cleaning tasks that need to be done more immediately and more often than...
Windows and Glass in your home poses a special challenge for the typical cleaning routine. Many people end up paying for a service to have their windows cleaned when they have a multi-story home or a...
