Cleaning supplies is something that has always been important to me. I am in charge of most of the cleaning around my house and like to see my house really shine. I also like my house to smell clean and fresh, especially because I smoke. Cigarette smoke can really …

I purchased a couple of these seven inch glass bowls from the Dollar Tree because I find clear, transparent glassware to be very attractive. It’s just a personal preference of mine as I like to see my food or snacks from the outside of the bowl as well as …

I am a smoker and on top of all the other household smells, like kitchen trash, the house can smell less than desirable. I decided to try Febreze Fabric Refresher for the carpet and drapes. I picked up a 16.9 oz. bottle at Walmart for $3.47. I thought that …

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 …

My children all adore tortillas but I was becoming a little bored of using them only to create wraps and homemade tortilla chips. I’d bought ready made tortilla shells in the past but found transporting and storing them was difficult as they’re so delicate.  It took quite a lot …

Arm & Hammer Essentials Mountain Rain Detergent is 2x concentrated and cleans 32 loads of laundry. I have tried several of the concentrated laundry detergents with mixed results. One of the major differences with Arm & Hammer that surprised me is the way the Mountain Rain scent lingers long …

We have two of these air conditioners, one in each room of the apartment we rent during the summer. Tooday it is really difficult to rent an apartment without air conditioning so we decided to install it 3 years ago. We are really pleased with this product because it …

This weed whacker has been helping us keep our yard nice for over three years. It is a powerful and convenient tool that does the job of trimming weeds quickly and efficiently. My husband had also bought a rototiller attachment for it, and we’ve been using this weed whacker …

When it was decided that my family had been using too much of the cooking gas to boil water for tea, both in the mornings and throughout the rest of the day, my mother decided to buy a Vacuum Flask because she felt that it would conserve the cooking …

I’m not a keen chef, but i do demand a lot from my cooker. For years i’ve been searching for the perfect cooker that keeps a continuous temperature, that cooks evenly and more importantly is easy to keep clean. Well iv’e finally found it! the Hotpoint Ceramic hob cooker, …

I got a free sample of this product and was pretty skeptical but since it was free I thought I’d give it a try.
I was surprised that the spongy material would actually take the fingerprints and food stains off my walls but it really did!
The product gets a bit …

I know from experience that it can be really difficult to find a carpet cleaning product that actually does what it says. I purchased this Eco Touch Carpet and upholstery cleaner for my car and it has worked a lot better than I initially expected. I purchased …

I treated myself to lots of Yankee Candle goodies just before Christmas, including this Spiced Orange Housewarmer Jar Candle.  I took a risk and ordered this without ever smelling it first, the various websites I visited while researching my purchase made it sound so appealing so I paid my …

I bought this grid brush at World Market for the simple reason that I lost my other brush for cleaning the surface of my cast iron grill. My grill top really holds onto heat, burns things a lot, charred meat sticks to it all the time and quite frankly …

I love cooking but I always try to find shorter ways of cooking so that I don’t have to spend hours in the kitchen. Therefore I like to have in the kitchen cook wares that are fast, efficient, durable and low maintenance.
To be honest I really can’t imagine my …

I bought Woolite Oxy Deep Spot & Stain Carpet Cleaner to get a few spots off one of my couches. My dog had jumped up on this particular love seat while her paws were muddy, and I was mortified! This is a beautiful couch with a felt-type, velvety fabric. …

We have had a pool in the back yard for a couple years. The pool is they kind that you put up each summer and then take down each fall. We have had good luck overall with our pool, and when we purchased it, it came with everything …

This product is very good. I use it all of the time to wash clothes. I love the smell and it does not make me itch like some other detergents. It gets my clothes clean within one wash. I don’t us a lot of the detergent per …

When I got the new house, there were some wood floors in it. I had never really dealt with cleaning wood floors though and I was concerned that I would use the wrong thing. I went shopping to find out what I could about different wood floor cleaners. I …

I don’t have my favourite brand in dishwashing products so I am always ready to try something new. About 2 months ago there was this Dixan dishwashing gel on discount so I took two of them but different fragrances. One was orange and the other one was green apple …

I noticed the two units of two Union 16” Wall Mount Fans in our dirty kitchen. I think these very silent wall fans need some recognition this time around. We’ve bought these pair of fans when we renovated our dirty kitchen. We thought it would be better …

Okay, okay - I know that measuring out a capful of liquid detergent, or a cupful of powder laundry soap is not that big of a job. But, these are great. The are pre-measured little nuggets that you just throw into the washer and you done. …

Have you ever seen what baby formula can do to a carpet? If not, it leaves stains that turn a greenish black color. We bought our house from my husband’s uncle. When we moved in, his wife explained to us that all of the horrific stains on …

I love the Berber carpets that I have in my bedroom and my children’s rooms. It is soft and the padding extra thick so walking on it is very comfortable. However, with three kids and pets, the carpets get dirty fast. I usually try to have my carpets professionally …

I’ve used Clorox Disinfecting Wipes before, but always the lemon scent, but recently I purchased a combo pack that included Clorox Disinfecting Wipes - Fresh Scent. I was eager to try it because sometimes even using a product with a lemon scent, it’s overpowering.
What I’ve discovered about this …

When my daughter comes home for Christmas break, I love to put extraordinary products in place of ordinary ones. I bought a container of Mrs. Meyer’s Liquid Hand Soap in Iowa Pine scent for her visit home this year.
All of the Mrs. Meyer’s products are self-reported …

I am a coffee lover. I am always frequent to coffee shops for a cup of steamy latte or sometimes for a glass of fancy frappe. Whenever I drink coffee, I always look for the bitter taste of espresso, be it hot or cold drink.
My passion for espresso-based drinks …

I don’t use Washing Up Liquid all that much as I have had a Dishwasher for many years, but we always have Washing up Liquid in the house as I do wash the odd thing, and also my husband uses this to wash his hands after doing work on …

I bought MIU Silicone Pot Holders for around $12 online. Here is my review.
MIU Silicone Pot Holders are in black color. They measure around 7 x 7 x 0.2 inches so that means it was easy for anyone regardless of hand size to wear them without feeling …

If my Scooba Floor washing robot had not been a gift I probably would not have spent the $350 on it and stuck with my Swiffer. It was a gift though and I have tried it a couple of times now and I like it. The scooba …

Hard water spots don’t stand a chance with a product called LemiShine. I was buying groceries today, and needed some dishwasher soap. I decided it might be a good idea to get some shine boosters too.
That’s when I saw this bottle of LemiShine sitting on …

Clogged drains is something that I think most people hat to deal with. They are usually stubborn and messy. I can’t stand cleaning clogs out. The recent one that I had was in my tub. I didn’t know exactly what caused the clog but I did know it was …

Like many people, my initial thoughts when I first moved in to my flat were focussed on what changes I was going to make. Whilst I was happy the main items (kitchen and bathroom) I was not keen on the existing wallpaper in my living room and bedroom …

I received a sample of this in the mail the other day. When I put it in the washer machine it made the whole house smell really good. It was easy to use, smelled really good and doesn’t take too much of it to work either. It made my …

Move over big George, there’s a new champ in town. The Black & Decker GR100 Family Size Griddle is quite possible the best kitchen accessory since the stand mixer. When they say family size, they mean it. You can grill an entire meal at once.
Definitely comes in handy …

I really try to keep my house as clean as possible, so I like to vacuum my floors once a day to keep up with the days wear. And my last vacuum’s motor actually burned out after six months use. I’ve never had that happen before ever in a vacuum …

I will admit that I am a coffee addict. I drink at least three cups of coffee each day, and most of the time they are from Starbucks. My problem is that the coffee that I make at home does not compare to what I can purchase …

I found the perfect solution to the ongoing candle issue in my house-I am the only one that likes them. However, everyone likes a nice scent in the house, so Febreze Flameless Luminaires are ideal. I first saw these candle-like scented blocks at a friend’s house, and I went …

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 …

This is a clever little contraption! What’s clever about it, in part, is that it has a little ice compartment that helps to keep my salad tasting as if it just came out of the refrigerator even after it’s been several hours. Cold salad is much more pleasant to …

In my house there are always a lot of different hands dish washing detergents because I always buy them on discounts and we also wash the dishes by hands a lot. We have a dish washer but somehow we rarely eat all together so usually everyone just washes his/her …

The Hoover Floormate is a vacuum that washes and dries hard floors. I purchased this vacuum over 6 months ago and it’s still working very good. I paid 140 dollars for this vacuum and although I believe it was somewhat expensive I am glad that I decided …

I hate having a dirty home. I love to kill germs, because I feel that it will keep me and my children healthy. I also do not like using a million different cleaners to get the job done. I found that I really enjoy using Clorox products, especially bleach …

We heat primarily with a wood stove, but I bought a small Rinnai, the RCE-606TRA II Vent-Free Space Heater, to put in my basement as backup heat to give us the option of leaving home during the winter months without having the pipes freeze. Rinnai is well known …

needed a stronger all purpose cleaning spray and when I found Vim Power Cream Degreaser on sale for just $2 at my local discount store, I just knew this was the cleaner for me. I have bought other Vim cleaning products over the years and have always been …

After my Fraternity tasked my pledge class with coming up with an original party idea for our blow-out pledge party, I was nervous that we would not be able to come up with something fun that had not been done before. After looking at foam machines, bubble machines, …

It’s flu season and my family needs to have clean air. I know that alot of times my family comes by and they like to smoke in my home. So the one thing I went out and did as soon as it got cold was got a honewell Air …

Revell Color paints are nice to use and in my opinion, surpass the Testor’s Paint bottle brand. Probably the best reason is because of the way the paint applies itself, the huge variety of available colors in finer hobby stores and the easy to use numbering system on …

Using aluminum foil around the kitchen has been something that I have practiced for years. It has so many practical uses that I can’t help but love it. I use aluminum foil to store foods, cook foods, and line my pans. I love using foil because it always makes …

Sunbeam 6131 Hot Shot Water Dispenser is a cool product. I am one of those people who hates having to heat up an entire pan of water in order to get some really hot water. I am not opposed to running water through a coffee maker in order to …