Keeping it Clean

Add This Home & Garden Resource to Your Daily Routine

May 14, 2011
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I have a new role as the Channel Leader for Tree.com’s Home and Garden Channel.  While the site is new and working out some final kinks, I would love it if you’d add it to your reader.  We’ll talk about laundry, kids and chores, organizing, gardening, design, cleaning, DIY and various “how to” topics.  The goal is for you to walk away with some helpful advice that you’ll actually use.  Let’s face it, we’re all [...]

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Glue Gun the Rubber Ducky

February 28, 2011
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Bath toys can get gross.  I’ll never forget the first time I saw flakes of black mold floating around in La Jolla Girl’s tub.  It took me a while to figure out where the mold was coming from.  She had received a giant bag of rubber ducks as a party favor. They all had squirt holes on the bottom. Despite drying them off well, after a while, when you squirted water out, mold came out [...]

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Free House Cleaning List and Checklists for Your Home

February 17, 2011
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I landed on Stain Removal 101 via a Google search for pomegranate stain removal.  I was writing a post about pomegranate cupcakes. Since then, I’ve been following the site along with it’s sister site, Household Management 101.  Both are full of information.  The author, Taylor, and I are about to embark on another project together, so stay tuned! She authored this amazing, FREE e-book that I want to share.  You just need to become a [...]

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How to Rescue Your Laptop from Wine or Water Spills

January 4, 2011
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If you are unfortunate enough to spill on your laptop keyboard, there may be a solution.  Our first marital laptop was lost to a major wine spill.  I wasn’t around so I have no idea what La Jolla Dad did to clean it.  When we lived in a hotel, my laptop lived on a bedside table usually next to a glass of water.  And, I’m a little bit clumsy in general. The laptop I’m using [...]

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How to Keep Your Ugg Boots Clean

October 28, 2010
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Ugg boots are the ultimate winter accessory. I have several pairs of ugg boots and every winter I struggle with how to keep them clean.  I took this information from the Whooga Ugg website: Ugg Boot Stain Removal: How do you clean ugg boots? Authentic merino leather is like a sponge, it will soak up just about anything. Unfortunately this means just about anything will stain your ugg boots. If you’re reading this page you’re [...]

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Useful Laundry Gadgets From The Container Store

May 4, 2010

As you know, I spent a few days last week living and learning about laundry. While we were at the impressive Bosch showroom, the general manager of The Container Store in Scottsdale, Jackie, told us about several laundry products that make the job easier.  These three are now on my list to buy. Gal Pals:   These little sponges remove deodorant streaks from clothing without cleaners or chemicals.  There’s nothing worse than seeing white on a [...]

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