My daughter is an animal lover and my son has had his fill of dissections, so when the time came in our homeschool curriculum to perform the frog dissection, I knew they would both drag their feet.
Then, last week I discovered the Smithsonian Synthetic Frog Dissection Kit. I purchased …

I adore Yankee Candle wax tarts and have several burners, but my favourite at the moment is this beautiful white ceramic one with punched-out heart design around the neck.
It stands just under six inches tall and has a classical hourglass shape, although pinched in more towards the top where …

For the past couple of years, it seems that I have been in charge of the major cleaning around my house. It does not bother me to do most of the cleaning, because I like to make sure that things get clean the way that I like them to. …

I am a die-hard fan of Shower Power, so I was a little hesitant to try a bottle of Scrub Free Bathroom Cleaner that was left in my condominium by a previous tenant. But I am also a fan of saving money, so I am not about to …

Recently I purchased the Swiffer Wet Jet at the insistence of my mother. I couldn’t be happier that I had made this purchase.
The Swiffer Wet Jet lives up to it’s reputation in all ways. It is an excellent cleaning system for all types of floors …

I like to try to keep my bathroom as clean as possible, especially the toilet. I know it is easy for a toilet to become stained and begin looking like a gas station restroom. I also like to shop for bargains and try to find inexpensive agents to keep …

I have been battling the soap scum in my bathroom for entirely too long. I hate having to scrub and scrub and still not getting any real results for all of my effort. I have tried many soap scum removers as well as mildew removers that were cheap and …

Lysol Disinfectant Spray is a wonderful household cleaning tool. I use this spray in both my bathroom and kitchen (sometimes other rooms as well). Sometimes I spray it near the back porch where our two cats’ have a litter box. The spray covers the scent fairly …

Scotch brite is a sponge wipe used to clean up the utensils. I have been using it since a very long time and I am very much satisfied and happy with its use. All the oily and greasy utensils get cleaned just within a few seconds …

I have heard so much about Miele and how it seems to be at the top end of brands of home appliances. Unfortunately, this is one of the few remaining if not the only brand which is still being made in Germany. The rest are manufactured somewhere else and …

This ten dollar container doesn’t contain hot liquid, and that’s a very bad thing! Neither the top lid nor the bottom compartment lid fit secure enough where the contents are going to be contained one-hundred percent of the time. If I fill this soup container with soup or chili …

One of the things I found so convenient in this house is that it is equipped with 2 solar panel heaters on the roof. It is not very nice seeing these on the roof but it does a great deal for me. Botswana has lots of sun all year …

Even as a baby I liked white noise. It was an old trick my mom used to get me to go to sleep because I was pretty colicky as a baby and the first thing she’d do would be to run a fan in whatever room I was in, …

If you have read any of my other reviews you’re probably thinking to yourself, “She only chooses the more expensive of products.”
That is not my goal, I choose which product that I personally like best.
I am now comparing the Dollar General brand bathroom cleaner to Scrubbing Bubbles.
They both do …

In support of our attempt to be more ethical we have started using Bio d washing up liquid rather than harsher high street brands. My husband was a little reluctant, he felt that a milder, less chemical filled liquid would mean lots of heavy duty scrubbing but I …

Tide with Downy built in is just another one of the products that I do not mind spending full price on. I realize that it is more expensive, but well worth every penny. I have four children so I buy the large jug of Tide (200 fl oz). I …

These plastic spoons work just as well as the plastic forks sold at Walgreens under the Walgreens brand, and they cost the exact same amount, ninety-nine cents, for twenty-four. In fact, I would go as far to say that these spoons are better than the plastic forks, but that …

It is very important for me that my clothes smells nice and that it is soft so I always buy tons of the fabric conditioner. Usually I take the one which is on discount but only among those that I really like and Coccolino is one of them.
I bought …

I am always trying to find new and different ways to scent the house. One of the rooms that I like to keep scented is my bathroom. I was shopping around at my local dollar store when I saw something quite intriguing. They had a package of Scented bath …

I have had a Mantis tiller for over ten years now and it is still going strong. This small tiller is a must have for the anyone with a small home garden. It is great for turning under mulch and loosening hardpan dirt. It does take some muscle …

The Century Novelty Valentine Heart Garland cost me one dollar and sixty cents. It’s a twelve foot long red garland that consists of red hearts. The red hearts reflect light well because they’re metallic in design. Since they’re metallic, when light hits the surface of the hearts, some may …

I purchased a bottle of this cleaner and I wasn’t very satisfied with the results that I received. I found out that it doesn’t clean very well and I was very disappointed with the purchase. It’s sold in a 16 oz bottle and I paid 10 dollars …

About the Product:
This food slicer is 75-watt electrically powered. It is white in color and is made by Rival ( which also made fryers, slow cookers, roaster ovens and a few other kitchen appliance ). It is approximately 5 lbs in weight and measures 4 inches by 12 …

I’m pretty much a Tide client and have been my entire life, but I was given some of this product to try out, and I was very surprised that Purex Complete 3-in-1 Laundry Sheets worked so well.
It’s a very simple process, and that’s important to me. I love …

Having children and owning pets bring much joy to family life, however one of the not so joyous aspects of kids and pets is the mess they can leave behind. Since I have a 2-year old daughter and 2 dogs, I was determined to find a cleaning product …

It is very important to me to keep my home smelling fresh. It is for this reason that I have experimented with many different air fresheners. I saw this particular one at my local dollar store and was caught by the fact it claimed use only air to spray …

Woolite Oxy Deep is a wonderful spot and stain carpet cleaner. I keep a bottle on my kitchen counter top so that when there are sudden accidents in the house, I can grab the bottle of Woolite Oxy Deep and quickly sponge up stains. I�ve used it …

I just want to talk about how much of a waste of money this Swiffer Wet Jet is. First of all the only reason I bought it was because I felt as if buying a Mop over and over again was a waste of money. I went through mops …

I originally had an older model Waterwise distiller that lasted about 8 years. I was devastated when the motor no longer worked…I hate to change when I know I have a good thing. Their product is excellent and their customer service is outstanding when needed (which was …

I don’t buy many as-seen-on-tv products but I just had to order the Mini Multi Wonder Chopper when I saw the television advertisement. I paid $29.99 for this chopper and it is one of the best kitchen accessories I have ever bought.
The Mini Multi Wonder Chopper is designed …

Glade Clean Linen is one of my favorite aerosol air fresheners on the market, I feel that if your home is stinky, it is dirty. When I have completed my daily house cleaning, I give my house a walk thru with a can of Glade aerosol air freshener, and …

I bought a bottle of Sun laundry detergent for a really cheap price of US dollars 2.50 for a fifty load bottle. I did not expect to be thrilled with the performance of this laundry detergent because it was so cheap, but I loved the fragrance, Lavender Vanilla and …

I have several children and pets and I am very hard on vacuums. I have gone through somewhere around 4 or 5 per floor in my home in 20 years. Usually vacuums stop sucking at the level I need to pick up the dirt and pet …

The simple top-load Roper washing machine is a good value and seems to be a long-lasting washer capable of handling most household fabrics. This washer is available at Lowe’s for about $400, which is a good price for what you’re getting compared to some of the more well-known brands. …

LemiShine is awesome! My husband and I recently moved to San Angelo, TX where hard water is a serious problem, especially when it comes to dishes. Our dishes were entirely covered in a thick, white, stinky film after every wash. It was so bad, that rather …

I first moved into my apartment around five years ago, and I was very lucky to find a dishwasher installed by the previous owner, who was kind enough to leave it for us. I had used this regularly over the previous five years, and considering that it was second …

Living in a town where garbage collection occurs bi-weekly, I have had to deal with issues of finding a garbage bag that will handle a fair amount of debris and products that help cover up a certain kind of stench that happens in regards to trash.
When I saw an …

I absolutely love using bleach around my house. I use it for my cleaning, dish washing on occasion, and my white laundry. Bleach has always been a trusted cleaning agent for me and will probably always be one. I recently purchased a bottle of DG Home Bleach from Dollar …

A couple of years ago, I was living in a townhouse that had a 30-year-old furnace and absolutely no insulation. After receiving a heating bill for $400, I opted for Alliant Energy’s Budget plan.
Now that I’m in a house, I’m still trying to decide whether it’s worth it.
When I …

I love this swing ! My husband and I put it up in our front yard. It is nice and relaxing to just sit and swing with my husband. I love the canopy that is over it - gives alot of shade. It is perfect for a lazy afternoon …

I’ve always loved crushed ice, especially shaved ice. However, the machines available for purchase and regular household use, just don’t last very long. They are made for use just once or twice a day, not several times a day.
I needed something stronger and went in search of a …

I like the Yankee Candle Candle range. Although they are quite expensive, I think that in some way they are worth the money as the scents are always so nice and they tend to last a good length of time as well, so perhaps it is worth spending that …

I often bake cookies for the kids, they eat shop bought cookies too but definitely prefer my home baked ones and I find the process of making them is very therapeutic when I’m having a rough day. I have literally dozens of sets of cookie cutters, my most recent …

This is the most latest one out in the newest Comfort range. 3 of the scents launched at the 1 time, and then this one appeared a couple of months ago. I use quite a lot of Comfort fabric softeners. The range is pretty good in my view.
This comes …

This is my least favourite scent in the Linen and Rooms Spray range. It just isn’t me and that could probably be because I don’t really like the smell of Lavender.
I didn’t really buy this as such. It came in a pack of 5 items for £5. I bought …

I recently purchased several items for my outdoor patio area. The weather is starting to warm up, and we are in the process of decorating our backyard in preparation for summer time. We love to entertain and often have guests over, and we usually end up congregating in …

I bought my mum this for her Christmas and I liked it so much that I got myself one as well. The good thing is I got mine in the sale so I didn’t have to pay all that much for it.
I’ve had 1 of these from the Yankee …

I love coffeeshop coffee. Forget the lattes and espressos — just give me some really good Fair Trade coffee, perfectly brewed, with an inch of cream on top. For some reason I had never been able to brew the perfect cup at home. It just never …

I always want my surroundings to be clean and well disciplined. It may be about any thing, the cleanliness is very important for me. So when I talk about the cleanliness I also want to talk about a floor cleaner, which I use. I am going …

Living in Australia, we’re no strangers to spiders, insects and other creatures. I don’t mind if they’re outside, but I just can’t stand when they’re in my house. Because of this, I always have a can of Mortein Fast Knockdown Multi Insect Killer handy in case any …