Category Archives: Cleaning

Learn some great secrets for cleaning in and around your home. Most of these tips and tricks are very easy to use and can save you lots of time and money!

How to Deep Clean Your Microwave

It's the day after Thanksgiving and all through the kitchen, the relatives find reheatable leftovers to munch on. But they might also be making a mess in the microwave while they're at it. Do you know how to reverse the damage? This article posted on thesnug.com "Deep Clean Your Microwave in 3 Easy Steps" might be…
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What Can You Dispose of Down the Garbage Disposal?

After such a large holiday feast, there's lots of cleaning to do--leftovers to pack up and put away, trash to clean up, and plenty of dishes to do. Your garbage disposal (if you have one) will come in very handy today. But you can't just put anything down the garbage disposer. Overloading the garbage disposal,…
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Quick Cleanup for Holiday Hosting

Maybe most of the year your house is a mess, but you certainly don't want it to be that way when the relatives arrive for the holidays. But Thanksgiving is just a few days away, so how can you clean the mess up quickly and efficiently? Use this guide posted on bhg.com called "Holiday Cleaning Checklist:…
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Avoid Holiday Feast Fiascos

Thanksgiving is this week!--does that stress you out? If it does, that's not surprising; there are so many details that go into preparing a holiday meal, and there are plenty of things that could go wrong. The last thing you need is to be taken by surprise by being out of an important ingredient, or…
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The Dishwasher Cleaning Guide

Believe it or not, dishwashers actually need to be cleaned periodically. You would think that as they clean dishes, they themselves get clean, but they actually don't; the food particles they clean off the dishes can get stuck and cause bad odors or even mold without proper cleaning, which results in less efficient dishwashing. But…
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Cold and Flu Prevention: Cleaning

Cold and flu season is here and germs are spreading rapidly. But thankfully, coming down with a bug is not always unavoidable. There are certain steps--besides drinking lots of orange juice and doing other things to bolster your immune system--that you can take to stop viruses in their tracks, even after someone's already brought it into your…
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Neutralize Odors Naturally

Eliminating household odors can be a struggle, even with expensive cleaners and chemicals. If you're struggling with odors in your home, you should check out this article posted on bobvila.com called "Clear the Air: 10 Natural Ways to Cure Household Odors", which details 10 natural solutions to your bad smell situations. The natural remedies they describe…
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Use Aluminum Foil to Make Kitchen Cleaning Easy

Cleaning cooked-on food off of a stove can be a task that ranges from difficult to impossible. When the food is greasy, sticky, or burnt, the cleaning prospects look even grimmer. Some messes leave permanent stains, and especially if you're renting your living space, you can't afford to leave the space looking anything but pristine. So…
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What Are the Dirtiest Places in Your House?

Maybe you try to keep most of the rooms in your house clean, but do you know what most needs cleaning in each room? Did you know that besides the habitual vacuuming, dusting, mopping, and scrubbing, there are certain bacteria-magnets you should be attending to in your cleaning routine? It might surprise you to find out…
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Replace Your Moldy Caulking

If the caulking in your shower has acquired a lot of mold, it may be time to replace it. The process is actually pretty simple, and doesn't require a lot of tools or special skills. To remove the old caulk and clean the moldy areas, you will need: a utility knife a utility scraper all-purpose cleaner…
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Can A Used Dryer Sheet Clean Your Shower?

For tough soap stains in your shower, a used dryer sheet might be just the tool you've been looking for. The same ingredients in dryer sheets that soften your laundry can also soften soap scum, even if the dryer sheet has already softened a load of laundry. All you need, is a dryer sheet (new or…
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Tips to Rid Your Kitchen of Fruit Flies

You go to bed with your kitchen clean, but one morning you wake up to a colony of fruit flies, buzzing around all your cooking spaces. Where do they all come from? Fruit flies can be a nuisance, so today we're going to address how to prevent them from entering and how to get rid of…
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All Natural All-Purpose and Glass Cleaner

If you prefer natural cleaners to chemicals, check out these two recipes for cleaning sprays: glass and all-purpose! For the glass cleaner, all you need to combine is 1 1/3 cups rubbing alcohol, 1 1/4 cups water, and 3 teaspoons white vinegar for a great spray! The all-purpose spray is a bit more complicated. First, you'll need to…
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Tips to Clean A Dirty Iron

If you have a dirty iron that needs cleaning, we have 3 tips from the DIY Network on how to clean it! First, clean off the bottom by turning your iron to its lowest heat setting with no steam. Then, use dryer sheets to scrub the gunk off of it. For the steam chamber, pour…
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Homemade Wool Dryer Balls

Have sensitive skin to regular dryer sheets or just want reusable ones? Try this DIY project: wool dryer balls! All you need for this DIY project are: some balls of wool yarn, a pair of tights you can cut up, and whatever essential oils you want to scent them with. To make them, wrap yarn…
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