I have an invisible dog that lives in my kitchen. His name is Fido and he lives in my dishwasher. Or at least that's what it smells like. Seriously, my dishwasher smells like a wet dog. At first I didn't find the wet smell concerning, I mean my dishwasher is a big box that gets filled with hot water on a semi-daily basis, of course it smells wet. Then one day I realized the … [Read more...]
How to Make Your Kids Clothes Last Longer…
Confession time -- I am horrible at doing the laundry. Both my mom and my mother-in-law are going to shudder when they read this, but I don't sort things by like colours. I don't sort things at all. I just dump dirty laundry bins into the basket by the armful, toss it in the machine and wash it. Everything goes in on the same setting, heavy, cold water, second rinse, extended … [Read more...]
Getting a #CleanSleep with the Dyson V6 Mattress Vacuum
How often do you vacuum your mattresses? For me the answer to that question was, "Wait, what? I'm supposed to vacuum the mattress??" But apparently I'm in good company -- Dyson recently surveyed Canadians and found 61% of us neglect to vacuum our mattresses. Seriously, vacuuming beds was something I've never even thought about until I got an email from Dyson talking about … [Read more...]
Housework Can Kill…
"Housework can kill you if done right." ~ Erma Bombeck … [Read more...]
How to Kill Fruit Flies with Science! Quick & Simple Two Ingredient Fruit Fly Trap
I rounded the corner into the dining room this morning to find three dozen or so fruit flies perched on my daughters sippy cup, which was left not-quite-empty sitting on the table over night. On the one hand I'm thinking I should have taken a picture before they dispersed, on the other hand, um... Ewww. Gross. So this morning I laid out fruit fly traps everywhere, and … [Read more...]
The One Where My Kid Begs Me to Let Her Clean the Floors, a.k.a. The Grandma Effect
My girls stayed overnight at my mom's place Friday night, giving hubby and I a chance to sneak out for date night. We ate out, tried out a new local brewery that opened recently, and then went home and played board games until almost 2am. Wild. Night. Out. The next day I pried myself out of bed at ten something in the morning. My timing was impeccable. Pretty much the moment … [Read more...]
Introducing the New Swiffer BISSELL SteamBoost Steam Mop
My darling three year old daughter is still potty training. Success ratio of dry days vs. three outfit days is going up. Still far too much of my time lately has been spent mopping up puddles of pee and feeling thankful that the majority of my house is not carpeted. Add in the fact that my six year old has been having far too many "Oh gosh, I just spilt the entire full cup of … [Read more...]
That Time My Kids Decided to Test My Sanity… or When Rubbermaid All Access Organizers Saved the Day
A little while back my darling daughter decided to destroy her bedroom. Rocket got into her bedroom closet and unpacked every single thing I had stored in there. The closet was neatly organized, baby clothes she had outgrown off to the right of the door and clothes she didn't quite fit into yet off to the left. Box after box of carefully folded, sorted, kids clothing. Packed … [Read more...]
Spring Cleaning? I dread it a little less with P&G
I hate cleaning. I mean I really really hate cleaning. I make a lousy housekeeper. I don't so much mind the tidy, move, organize aspects. It's the getting scrubby with cleaning products parts I detest. Which means I put it off, often for far too long. And when I finally do get down to the dirty task at hand, I need to apply extra elbow grease, and the right kind of product, to … [Read more...]
Green Works Tangerine Dish Soap & Cleaning Wipes
Just two quick mini reviews for you, and a reminder about a cool contest.... I've been using Green Works dish soap for a few months now, and I like it. It works well. It cuts grease, makes sudsy bubbles, and gets my my dishes clean. Plus I love that it's eco-friendly. However I am not crazy about the scent. It doesn't smell awful, I'm just not in love with it. So I was … [Read more...]
Spring Cleaning with Green Works
Back in October I ran a cool giveaway for Green Works were you could win an eco-friendly professional home cleaning. The idea was that a professional cleaner would come in and use Green Works products to clean your house, and then leave the cleaners behind for you to continue using. The reality was I was too timid to set up a professional house cleaning for myself. I felt like … [Read more...]
Turning No into Yes with Procter & Gamble
I think I'm probably in the same boat as most mom's here. I find myself saying "No!" to my kids about a hundred times a day. Now some are the absolutely necessary keep my kids from hurting themselves safety Nos. No, you can't put that up your nose. No you can't yank on the power cords. No, you can't dance when we're crossing the street. No, you can't hit your sister. However … [Read more...]
BISSELL PROHeat 2x Upright Deep Cleaner, a Review
I sent the BISSELL PROHeat 2x Upright Deep Cleaner over to my parent's place (Merry Christmas Mom!), where my sister gave it a trial run. This is what she had to say about her experiences with the machine: I was planning on cleaning the carpet in the basement, but then our dog proceeded to poop on the carpet in the living room, step into it, and walk around the room … [Read more...]
Cool Contest Alert – Share Your Dirty Little Secrets with BISSELL for a chance at a Las Vegas Trip!
BISSELL Canada has launched a brand new Facebook page, and to help celebrate they are holding a rather cool contest, with some awesome prizes. The grand prize winner will receive a trip for two to Las Vegas, and a BISSELL PROHeat 2x Upright Deep Cleaner, along with one year's worth of cleaning formula ($5000 value). As well each of the weekly runner ups will win a … [Read more...]
Bissell’s Big Green Deep Cleaning Machine, Rental Review
I have the crummiest timing. I picked a really lousy time to rent a carpet cleaning machine. The entire family had been sick all week, so it kept getting put off until I finally absolutely had to rent Bissell's Big Green Deep Cleaning machine so I could produce a review, and get the awesome accompanying $100 RONA gift card giveaway posted. Once I made it out to the store I … [Read more...]