I really liked using my kitchen shears. They worked really well on just about anything that I needed to use them for. However, we ended up gluing the blades together with super glue. Go figure!? Anyway it was time for a new pair of kitchen …

Frigidaire 30″ Freestanding Gas Range WhiteWhen we bought a new home, we wanted to make sure that we had good appliances. We also didn’t want to spend a lot of money to get them. That was easy enough to do. We found a nice Frigidaire 30″ Freestanding Gas Range …

I finally broke down and bought a George Foreman grill recently. I had heard both good and bad about them from friends and family so I was tentatively excited at my first use of my new toy.
I decided to spend a little extra and get one of …

The Tefal induction hob is my first-ever foray into induction cooking. Before this, I prepared meals using an electric stove top. My move to induction cooking was two fold: I wanted to save up on electricity and induction cookers were what I mostly saw available at the appliance stores in …

The Fairy Freckles Studios Vintage Style Christmas Decorative Wall Clock cost me quite a bit of money as it was retailing for thirty dollars when I purchased it, but I don’t regret spending that amount of money on this wall clock one bit. The reason is simple: it’s one …

I am fond of eating rice in my meals. For me, this is my source for carbohydrates. I have learned to cook rice in different styles but for me, the easiest and fastest type of rice to prepare is the steamed rice.
When I went to a foreing country where …

I came across this bath sponge at Walgreens. Wow, jumbo is right. This sponge is huge. Way bigger than it needs to be. It’s almost to big for me to hold. I like the way they interwove two different colors of nylon mesh, though. That’s a more interesting look …

Since oil prices are getting to be a pain, I started to look for alternative means of heating my small house in the winter. Not usually using a lot of money on electricity, and not having the time or money to switch to natural gas, the logical step seemed …

Having four children, plus a partner who really could be tidier, I spend a lot of my time cleaning so am always on the lookout for things to make my chores quicker or more pleasurable. I bought this All Purpose Cleaner from Flash initially because it was pink (shallow, …

As I am always looking for a better way to clean my bathroom with less effort, I decided to try a product I had seen in TV commericals many times. It is called “Kaboom Foamtastic” and is claims to contain “OxyClean.” I have used Oxyclean products before …

I found myself getting headaches often, as I did my children’s laundry. I know that kids are messy, but the stains were driving me crazy. I like for my clothes to look vibrant and clean after a wash cycle, without stains. I knew that there was no way I …

My mother, like many mothers out there I am sure, once told me “Honey don’t spend your days cleaning! Enjoy life!”
While I know there are many that find cleaning a joy, I am not one of those people, and of course this is one area in which I …

I’m used to putting my fabric softener in the dryer with my cloths so when I seen this whole bounce dryer ball I was a bit skeptical about how it worked. I wasn’t sure if it was suppose to go in with the laundry or just go in after …

Ok I admit I really like ice cream, I am 55 and I have always liked ice cream since I was a kid. My mother didn’t like sweet food so when I was younger I always thought that I would like sweet food less when I grew older but …

I watch infomercials like it’s going out of style and it was like a gift from the gods when they opened up an As Seen on TV store in one of the malls near me. I was in heaven, literally, but my pocketbook probably wouldn’t agree. I don’t even …

I use the Ultimate Cloth (ultimateclothcanada.com) and absolutely love it! I have tried many different cleaning cloths and this one is the real deal. You wet it with water, wring it out and wipe and everything dries without any streaks! Who knew you could REALLY clean …

This is a better fryer compared to my old one which was a Philips. It has a sleek design and comes in 3 major pieces (excluding lid and basket) —“ the heating rod, the stainless case and the frying pot. Having a fryer in my kitchen has helped me …

I saw the Swivel Sweeper advertised on a early morning info-mercia,and I knew I had to have it. It looked perfect for my household. I bought one at my local Walgreens the next morning. The price was a little high, but I had to have it. It works …

I am trying my very best to lose a couple of pounds and get me back on track with my activities, both at work and for personal reasons. I was set out to buy a mechanical weighing scale when my mom and I have sent the Camry brand available …

Normally most of the housewives spend their lot of time in kitchen for cleaning and because of which they may not be able to give enough time for their family or for their kids. This happened even in my case before but since I started using the Scotch …

In my spare time, I like to sew and when it comes to sewing I need the good stuff. The Brother CS6000i Computerized Sewing Machine is one of my favorite little items to sew with. It makes things a lot easier than using a needle and thread. I hate …

I bought this mixer for my mother because I had broken her electric hand mixer that was around five years old. She doesn’t use hand mixers often so when I went out looking for a replacement I looking for a fairly cheap electric hand mixer. I opted for the …

When we were remodeling our kitchen last year I wanted to replace the countertop toaster oven that had been there for the last ten years. We saw this one that I liked at my favorite store Lowe’s and they were offering a rebate which I always like. So I …

I love to clean. I am definitely a neat freak. I am cleaning something in my home daily. My friends and family make fun of me because I clean so much! When I find a cleaning product …

The FoodSaver Vac 2840 is an great kitchen accessory. For anyone that does a lot of cooking for the family, I highly recommend this appliance. It is a must have in the kitchen! Instead of tossing left over food into bowls in the refrigerator, you simply pour …

I have limited storage space in my home so I decided to hang up such things as my cleaning brushes, dusters and other small items such as my bags and purses, belts and scarves and the like. I do not like the idea of putting holes in my walls …

Baking your own muffin is very rewarding, if you produce the quality you want, that is. Silicone Muffin Pan ensures you end up getting exactly what you want. The price could be as cheap as P66 or as expensive as over P500 depending on your requirement. Some are …

This Easy set pool can be found at any walmart, target, or pool supply store. I was amazed at how uickly you can set this pool up. It really does only take you thirty to fourty five minutes. It comes with a filter pump, cover, ground cloth, …

When I saw a newspaper advertisement to exchange old gas stove to the new one from Sunflame, I decided to do the same. In fact, I was willing to change my gas stove the wish of which only sharpened by this advertisement.
So, I exchanged the old by a new …

I bought this hand-held vacuum from Oreck in the hope that it would cope with the overwhelming amount of white hair that my puppy regularly sheds, but I am afraid that it has been a total disappointment. As I occasionally catch the Oreck presentations on QVC I was …

The Original Space Bag promises an easy, space-friendly storage solution for your clothing, bedding, and pretty much any other item that you want to store in a plastic bag. The Space Bag concept is simple: load up your clothes (or whatever), seal the bag, and use your vacuum cleaner’s …

I received the Stainless Steel Kitchen Aid Toaster Oven as a Wedding gift. Probably not a kitchen item I would have went out and bought myself, but after using it for just about everything, I’m thrilled that I got it. I love it so much and it’s so much …

I had been making my own laundry soap for a while but something wasn’t right about the way it cleaned leading me to alter the recipe numerous times. One day I ran out of my homemade soap and didn’t feel like making another batch since I was running short …

When I split with my ex, he wanted to keep the crock-pot. That was fine with me because I had been wanting to get a new one anyway. That is what prompted me to go to Walmart in search for a better crock-pot than I had before. After looking …

The EZ Cracker is not an easy egg cracker after all. The concept of the EZ Cracker is that you can put a raw or boiled egg into the EZ Cracker and it will instantly separate the white from the shell. With a squeeze of a handle, the content …

I like these taper candles for the simple fact that they do what they say they’re gonna do. I can set them to go on at the same time every evening and they’ll automatically shut off after 8 hours. In the five months I have owned them, they’ve never …

A few months ago my mother bought a flashlight from Publishers Clearing House. It was a “buy one, get one free’ deal. She couldn’t get it to work so she called me over to look at it. Well, it was the worst flashlight I have ever seen! In fact, …

I got these around the holidays the Christmas before last. My idea was to supplement my holiday lighting with solar, save some money and give my older home’s out dated electrical system a break.
I liked that the solar collector could be placed in a spot where it received …

I know I’m not the only one who loathes stuck on food. Sometimes when I cook, stuck on food is inevitable. I like to keep my pots and pans as clean as possible. What has always helped me with this problem is Brill-O. Recently I found another scrubber. I …

I have been trying to figure out what I should use to clean my laptop screen and panel. I asked around, but was horrified to learn what people actually use to clean their screens. I saw the Monster ScreenClean the last time I was shopping in Best Buy. It …

Oxo never fails to satisfy me witth its handy and good quality products. One to them is the Oxo Good Grips White Curve Toilet Brush & Canister. I’ve bought countless different kinds of Toilet Brush and Canister all throughout the twenty five years of my married life but …

I bought the Black and Decker ProBlend blender about six months ago and it is the worst blender I have ever owned. It is already broken and performed poorly even before it broke.
The first thing I noticed about it is how incredibly loud this blender was. I have never …

I love to bake and it is essential that I have all the necessary gadgets to aid me in my kitchen activities. The tools should keep up with me and it is important that they are reliable so as not to delay any baking that I will do. The …

If u are not happy with your cleaned or washed dresses and if u think that the clothes need to be cleaned much more then I have a very good and easy tip for it. Actually we must soak all our clothes before we wash them or before …

When my kids were younger and I was starting to potty train them, I was really hoping it wouldn’t be a huge issue. My youngest child had picked up on right away, of course, but he was “competing” with an older sibling and wanted to do what his older …

I like writing articles in the evening. This helps my brain to absorb ideas because everyone from the family is sleeping, no sounds coming from the neighborhood; my pets are sleeping and no television or radio on. It is just me, my brain, my pad and pen and my …

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 moved into a new flat about eight months ago and my generous landlords (a local housing association) gave me a house warming gift of a large amount of Osram Energy Saving Lightbulbs. There were two different sizes in the lot I got; about 4.5 inches from the …

Bathroom tissue is an every day necessity to most I am assuming. I like to use certain brands but do not always have access to them. The one that I ended up purchasing lately is the Magic Soft Bathroom tissue. Through I had never seen it before; it was …

I like to try to keep my home smelling nice as often as possible. I like buying different air fresheners and seeing what they have to offer. I was quite shocked when I ran into an air freshener that was intriguing.
The Air Wick 100% Natural Propellant Rain Garden Air …