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The recipe I have used for 15 years is below: ~1 bar of either Fels Naptha, Kirks coconut soap, or Zote soap (most of these can be found in the laundry section of stores) ~1/2 bar of a cheap soap like Ivory or I get white DOVE or a lavender soap at the Dollar Tree ~1 1/2 cup Borax or regular...

There are some great hints here! Many years ago when I was a stay at home mom to 3 children, I would base my shopping on the flyers from the grocery stores. There were 3 stores within 1 mile of each other and if it meant going to each one to save $$, I did it. Back then we had no Walmart where I...

Tomorrow I will assess my gift closet. I know there are things in there for next year but also some things that will be donated to the local thrift store. We went to a mall Saturday that I haven't been to in about 5 years. Yankee Candles had Balsam & Cedar jar candles for 50% off. I also found...

Dishwasher tabs are made with a special formula to break up food and grease and soaking oven racks works better and is less messy than oven spray.

I tried something new the other day when mopping the floors for a local business. Spiders have been trying to come inside now that temps are dropping so I added 2 drops of peppermint oil to the mop water (still had lemon oil in it). It smelled lovely and spiders do not like it. Neither do mice...

Swiffer dusters aren't feather dusters. They use static electricity to hold dust.

Prior to dusting, decluttering should have been done first so as not to distract from the job of cleaning. As I wrote above, deep clean dusting is a good beginning. I use the same bucket of water later for mopping the floor. On approaching a room, start high and work around in a circle...

I'm so happy to share these hints and get a liitle excitement going for cleaning if that is possible. For dusting, we use the Swiffer dusters. The extendable handles you can buy reach high for getting inside curtain fixtures and ceiling corners. I used a handmade duster but the Swiffers work the...

Since I have been working for a professional house cleaner, I have discovered some handy hints. Here are a few that maybe you can all use. 1) When mopping the floor (and my favorite cleaner is Simply Green) add from 3-6 drops of essential oil to your bucket. For clients' homes I usually use...

This weekend I began the HHP even though the calendar hasn't caught up yet. I have a huge walkin closet but not enough clothes to fill it so I have my papercrafting set up in there too. There is a window for light also. So, I decluttered, put shrink plastic to weatherize the window, deep cleaned...

This tutorial should be perfect! The front porch already has hooks and plastic clips as the past owner used them for hanging plants.

Has anyone seen a diy version of making a REALLY large spider web for the porch with a big spider? I was at Michaels yesterday and after browsing for inspiration, I have decided to make this for the front porch. Last year I did a hanging ghost with a plastic pumpkin head and a large sheet. We...

I missed Rudy Day . :( But...... I had a good reason. It was my grandfather's 100th birthday! :D