I have decided that keeping myself sane might not be a good thing. After all, there tend to be many insane people in the world. Just look at all the crazy people in Washington. They passed a stimulus package that is supposed to help create jobs and make everything all right again. What they don’t [...]
Entries Tagged as 'Cleaning Tips'
Message for the President
February 14th, 2009 · 2 Comments · Cleaning Tips, My Opinion
Tags: America·bonuses·Business·economy·mortgages·Obama·research·stimulus package
Washing windows
June 9th, 2008 · 1 Comment · Cleaning Tips
You don’t need a lot of expensive things to wash those dirty windows. A good squeegee, a sponge, bucket, water, some dish soap or a cup of white vinegar. Use the dish soap if the windows are really dirty, but don’t use a lot. Just a few drops in a gallon of water. Start at [...]
Tags: vinegar·window washing
Streaky windows
May 3rd, 2008 · 1 Comment · Cleaning Tips
I always have a problem with streaky windows. Those darn windows never look as good as on the commercials. No one would be able to walk into my windows! I have ugly streaks everywhere. So when I found an article on how to get streak free windows, I was paying attention!
The article suggested using a [...]
Tags: cleaning windows·streaking
Things not to do with stains
December 31st, 2007 · No Comments · Cleaning Tips
Don’t put salt on a red wine stain as the color will set permanently. Same for coffee, tea and cola stains.
Don’t rub soap on fresh stains, especially red wine, coffee, or tea as this will also set stains.
Don’t use very hot water on fresh stains since it will also set the stain.
Don’t drench the [...]
Tags: clothing·coffee·red wine·stains·tea
cleaning uses for salt
December 26th, 2007 · No Comments · Cleaning Tips
Salt can be used for many things around the house besides flavoring foods.
Use salt as a veggie wash. It will help remove dirt from greens such as spinach, kale and arugula by swirling them around in a bowl of salt water.
If you rub the insides of your windows with a sponge dipped in salt [...]
Tags: grease·salt·water marks