Housekeeping Archives

How to Wash a Pillow the Simple Way

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I recently read an article in All You Magazine (prime bathroom literature, my friends) which claimed that after two years, 1/10 of the weight of your pillow is made up of dust mites and their waste…as in itty bitty little dust mite poo. That’s kinda gross. I have had the same pillow for, hmmm, let’s round down to 10 years, so if every two years…

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10 Tips For Clean Floors Without Cleaning (much)

10 Tips for Clean Floors Without Cleaning (Much)

In a house of nine people and a shaggy dog the size of a Harley, floors can get pretty dirty.  I can think of about 18,274 things I would rather be doing than sweeping or mopping.  (Vacuuming I don’t mind, since it involves chasing down a laughing six-year-old boy who double dog dares me to vacuum up his toes, so that qualifies as family bonding.)…

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Homemade Orange Vinegar Cleaner

Orange Vinegar Cleaner

Give your vinegar cleaning solution a whole new twist with a little citrus boost.  Try your hand at making orange vinegar cleaner. Cleaning with orange vinegar adds the power of orange oil to your cleanser. It also alters the smell so instead of getting a hearty whiff of vinegar when you clean, you get a citrus/vinegar combination. Some people love this. Others think it’s ….

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Cleaning With Vinegar

Cleaning with Vinegar

If you haven’t discovered the amazing cleaning power of vinegar, you haven’t lived.  Okay, you may have lived just a little bit, but chances are you are spending too much money on cleansers. Cleaning with vinegar is cheap, simple, non-toxic, and, uh, aromatic. There is little that cannot be tackled by this powerhouse in the cleansing world, from stains and build-up to daily clean-up.  Tuck…

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