I have tried so many different detergents for my dishwasher. I’ve tried powders, solids, gels, earth friendly and premeasured pacs. Of all the varieties I’ve tried, I can safely say that no other compares to the Cascade Platinum Action Pacs, not even other Cascade varieties.
For awhile I …

We live in an old and dilapidated house and everything is leaking in our house, so rainy season gets very problematic with rain pouring in from everywhere. I had used M-seal the last season which was good but after a year or so it started leaking again and so …

Several months ago, I purchased the Euro Pro Convection Oven from a local Target. Following a healthier lifestyle, I like to bake year round. Unfortunately using a conventional stove in the summertime heats up the kitchen. The Euro Pro fit the bill. I can use it …

Talk about a smell I absolutely love! Bath and Body Works holiday scent of Winter Candy Apple is something I could smell all day and still not be sick of!
The candle comes in the largest size with 3-wicks in a glass casing and is approximately $20 CAN.
Whenever I …

I have always loved any cleaner that has bleach in it. I feel secure with bleach because I know that it is a great disinfectant. A lot of germs fly through my house, especially because my daughter brings them home from school. I am always looking for a cleaner …

Clorox Bath Wands are a bathroom cleaning tool I could live with or without. I loved this product when it was first released and even recommended it to my mom. My hope was the scrubby pad would pick up the hair in my bath tub that I …

I was very disappointed recently when my Bodum “Mousse” milk frother packed up on me after just a few months of use. I did entertain the idea of buying another one as it did a great job: for £20 it was a stylish kitchen accessory which became essential …

I love to eat stir-fry; it can be made so low in calories that it’s entirely suitable for lunchtime eating, or can be bulked out with noodles for a satisfying and tasty dinner.  I’ve learned that cheap woks are very often a false economy, so I laid out $60 …

Febreze Fabric Refresher is a life saver around my house. I have two dogs that stay indoors and even though we bathe them often that does not keep them from smelling like dogs. Unfortunately they think they are people and they stay on the furniture all the time. So …

I have many handy tools in my kitchen to help me make a good meal. When I choose a kitchen appliance, I normally like getting one that is easy to use, and one that would last really long. I was recently in the market for a blender, and after …

I have found the most awesome product for my household…the Williams Sonoma Double Handled Soup Bowls! If you love soup on a cold, blustery winter afternoon, you have to purchase the Williams Sonoma Double Handled Soup Bowls. Yes, these beautiful bowls have double handles on either side that make …

Finally, I have real poutlry shears. These are great. I make poultry a lot and I’ve recently been in the habit of buying whole birds or pieces on the bone and using recipes that call for them. It’s cheaper for me to buy poultry this way and I find …

I’ve seen several of the commercials for the Glade Sense and Spray air fresheners but never wanted to invest the money in them because I thought they were a little too expensive. The cost of the refills were never bad, but the actual device itself seemed to be a …

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 …

The iRobot Roomba 560 vacuum cleaner is convenient. It saves me so much trouble already. I don’t have to worry about vacuuming the house and make it one of my weekly tasks. Instead, this vacuum cleaner takes care of everything for me. This is actually a pretty smart …

I have used many different toilet cleaners and I have used this several times. It works very well. The main thing that I look for in household cleaners is for some that work well and this one really does. It cleans away stains and build up …

I’m not a camping person, but I do love nature walks in and around the wooded areas and Lakes of Nova Scotia. I find our summers and autumns tend to bring out a lot of mosquitos so i always wear and carry bug spray on my walks.
Recently, I bought …

Our five-year old refrigerator went under flood water during typhoon Ondoy/Ketsana. An electrician cleaned it and fixed it in running condition. But after a few months, it began to emit sounds, almost as if it was moaning. I have no choice but to replace it. I took shelter in …

For $130, I expected a lot more of out the KitchenAid Countertop Oven. Unfortunately, it really did not perform as advertised.
I wanted a toaster oven because it has the capacity to toast, bake, or even broil; since it’s just my husband and I, it seemed like a great idea …

When I moved into my condominium, I had one of those standard showerheads that comes out super fast and the water gets cold far before I’m done showering. My husband and I went to Bed Bath and Beyond in search of a showerhead that would both conserve water, …

An amazing earth friendly dish soap I like to use is Nature’s Place Ultra Concentrated Dish Liquid in Natural Lavender. It really helps get my dishes clean naturally without any harsh ingredients that could be harmful to the earth, and it doesn’t leave a soapy residue behind on my …

When I saw the commercials for the Snuggie Blanket, I really thought that this was one of the cheapest things I could imagine anyone purchasing and I would never pay any amount of money for this blanket. It is a blanket that has arms that you wrap around your …

I purchased the d.light LED Solar Rechargeable Lantern because I had an issue in my apartment that I assume many people face.
The light switch for the living room in my apartment is actually in the kitchen so whenever I came home at night I would have to stumble …

Yesterday, I just bought Toyosaki Mosquito Hitting Pan. There are so many mosquitoes here. And we got feed up with them. They bit us so often and sometimes, even we already sprayed the room, they were still there. They came inside when we open the door when we had …

I wanted a new gas grill for mother’s day the year before last. I had seen one very reasonably priced for 149 dollars at my local Aldi’s store so my husband bought it for me as a mother’s day present. It wasn’t a surprise since I had admired …

Remember the days that you would have to scrub and mop the carpets to get a carpet shampoo to work well? Those days are long gone. The Bissell Carpet Cleaner is a self-cleaning foam that easily sprays out of the can. Having pets in our home, …

The toilet paper roll holder wouldn’t stay attached to the wall. I got fed up with it and finally decided it was time to get something that would work. I found a toilet paper holder that sits on the floor at Walmart and decided that was the best way …

My home is one of the healthiest homes on the planet. I say this because I take huge pride in making sure that my family is well taken care of. I like for them to eat healthy and I love for them to be able to have healthy water. …

My friend was wise enough to give me an Oxo Good Grips Peeler along with Oxo Good Grips Grater. I think the two products go hand in hand. To be exact the Oxo Good Grips Peeler she gave me is Oxo Good Grips i-Series Swivel Peeler. Honestly, I …

The white grouted area between the tiles and the bath had some black mildew (algae) on it which I was unable to scrub off or even remove with household bleach. I found Dettol Mould and Mildew Remover in the supermarket and decided to give it a try.
It …

I adore candles and am always on the look out for unusual or striking ways to display them, this beautiful Tiger Lily Tealight Candle Holder fits the bill perfectly and looks wonderful on my coffee table filled with small twinkling tealights. 
The candle holder stands 14″ tall and holds four …

When I moved in to this house 4 months ago, it was unfurnished. However, considering that it still took time for our personal effects to arrive and that the rent of the house was already running, I got air beds for the whole family to sleep on. The house …

Elmer’s Carpenter’s Wood Glue is a Godsend in our home. I live with my daughter and 3 grandkids. My grandkids make a career out of breaking things in our House. I am the one that’s always elected to repair the items.
About Elmer’s Carpenter’s Wood Glue:
Easy Squeeze nozzel.
It sets fast …

For a long time I used febreeze to freshen my linins and sofa, then one day I disvered All’s fabric refresher and fell in love.
When you use febreeze your furniture smells like your trying to cover up a smell, the all kinda makes it smell like you just washed …

I love scents and my room could sometimes develop weird smells as time passes. My aunt brought us some household stuff, including a box of scented deodorizers. I was drawn to the lavender scent of this air freshener called Wanjia. Maybe I was growing sick of …

I have found that cleaning with cleaning wipes is just what I needed. It is great for people like me who don’t have a lot of time to waste on cleaning and bringing out every cleaning product in the cabinet. I have recently been trying different wipes and decided …

In the new and big super market, which is opened near my house, I bought some bath towels for my children. These towels are called as Tory bath towels. These towels are good and impressive in quality. As we all know children like the colourful and …

I have been using the DeLough Portable Heater for the past six years. It is a very durable portable heater. However it does have some drawbacks to it. This is the kind of portable heater that works of radiator type technology and looks like radiator but it is portable. …

I was ranting to my mother about the mildew in our shower curtain when she recommended Mr. Muscle Mold and Mildew Killer. I was skeptical at first because I was so used to cleaning the comfort room and bath in our house the conventional …

This wasing machine is ideal for a family with 3 or 4 members because you can’t put inside a lot of dishes and the plastic devides can be contorted so the numeber of plastic separators indicates the nubber of dishes you will be able to put inside.
This dishwasher has …

The Godinger Stratford Covered Cake Plate is an attractive, two-piece set that measures approximately twelve inches by twelve inches. Very seldom do I ever make cakes from scratch and I instead opt for the more convenient yet still satisfying box mix cakes. The cakes that I make from box …

Ever since I have moved into the place I am living at I have had problems with ants. They come every summer and they will come at the littlest things. I try to keep my house very clean but they still come. They are hard to get rid of …

I was in the store to purchase a travel cooler and I found the Igloo Max Xfit. I believe it’s a wonderful product. It’s sold at Wal-Mart at a price of 25 dollars. The price is a lot cheaper than most other brands. Before I …

This fabric softener smells really good. It made my house smell good and my clothes smell good as well. My clothes even smelled really good after putting them in the dryer.
I didn’t see much of a difference with the clothes being soft, I think you have to use …

I am a huge fan of the NordicWare brand and over recent years have been replacing a lot of my cookware with their products, my most recent acquisition being a set of these Cactus Kabob Skewers for the barbecue.
They’re an excellent twist on a traditional barbecue skewer, each …

Are you looking for the easiest way to make toast in the morning? You should try Princess Classic Roller Toaster.
As far as I know, this is the easiest stuff that can help you make your toast in the morning.
I always need to make breakfast for my children …

Ain’t nothin’ like the real thing baby….
And that sure goes for dry erase paint. When I first saw this idea I thought it looked great. I could put a dry erase board right on the doors of my new desk, and it was in the ballpark of fifteen dollars. …

I ordered this frame, and a couple of smaller frames from Tesco Direct online. They were a really good price - and finding larger size frames can be difficult, particularly at an affordable price. So I was really pleased to find these ….
However I was not so pleased with …