Mosquitoes have been always been one of our problems since my husband and I moved into our new house. We have a garden full of plants and we think this might be the reason why we can’t seem to get rid of those pesky insects. On the other hand, …

I am taking more interest in my health, and as a result I’ve joined a gym and have also decided to eat a bit more healthier than I normally do. It is for this reason that I decided to get myself a juicer, in order to make fruit and …

Maintaining an insect-free house is very difficult, especially in a house as old as ours. There are a lot of cockroaches, ants and a variety of other crawling insects around the house especially on the cabinets under the sink. And this really bothers me because I have a daughter …

After eight years of living in a dinky mobile home that didn’t have anything fancy in the way of appliances, I was ecstatic to finally get into our new condo which came equipped with its very own dishwasher. Or rather, I should say that my
KIDS were ecstatic, because this …

We recently bought a La Germania gas range. It was my mother’s wish to have one and ever since she’s been asking me if we could get one and since I was able to have money, we bought one. La Germania is one of the cheapest appliance brand here …

Pitambari powder, for cleaning up brass and other metal items like silver, copper, etc. metals looks dull when they lose their shine and needs to be cleaned up properly to retain back the shine and glow. It’s not advisable to use just any cleaning agent on brass and copper …

I bought these trash bags because they were the cheapest. Most of the time Shoppers value is pretty good or at least decent but not these trash bags. These are the worst trash bags I have ever used.
We only use them in our bathroom now and empty it …

I’m not a coffee person and I have never really been a coffee person. I mean I can drink a cup every once in a while but don’t think that I just run around drinking coffee all day long. That’s for people who are addicted to it. That’s why …

I purchased a pack of these pens about a month ago and they are perfect. They last a long time and they are fairly cheap. I purchased them from Fred’s Dollar Store in Columbus. I only paid 1 dollar for them. They are a …

I was suffering from a spring infestation of ants in my kitchen, so I decided to buy Ant-B-Gon ant traps. They came in a package of three cylindrical metal traps, and I put two in my cupboards and one on the floor of my living room.
The reason I purchased …

With the summer season nearly in full swing now, I get mosquitoes and all sorts of insects flying and creeping into every nook and corner of my house. For this annoyance, I use Doom insect spray. Doom is in an aerosl spray can and is available in different scents. …

My mom bought us a Kitchen Aid Bar Blender, not the professional type, but the home bar blender. It cost a little over $100 and is much heavier weight that a regular kitchen blender. I will have to admit it does a pretty good job at crushing and blending …

I had got some gifts on the occasion of the inauguration of my newly built house. And the Nirali cookware set is one of those gifts, which I had got from one of my relatives. I have heard many people saying that the Nirali is a very …

I have used different products to was the dishes in my life. Some of them stink badly some of them dry your hand skin, some of them wash well and some of them don’t.
I saw so many commercials about Pur by Henkel but I thought that it would be …

Bleach has always been a favorite amongst my household. I always used it when cleaning as a child and teenager and have grown to love using bleach in my own home. My husband is also a large bleach fanatic and will lose his mind if we don’t have any …

This is an older made product and I have to say it actually lives up to my expectations. Sometimes we should remember the older products because they were made with quality in mind. I will be looking for
The polish is advertised as lemon scented. I like that it …

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 …

As a keen baker I like to make my own cakes and biscuits rather than buy them from the store, that way I know exactly what has gone into them and equally importantly they taste better than mass produced goodies.  At Christmastime however things get a little trickier as …

During the summer, I have a house full of day care kids. The kids always enjoy being outside, and we have a variety of back yard equipment and toys to keep them entertained. Along with our swing set, I wanted to get the kids a sand box …

Living in Florida, bugs are always a problem, no matter how clean you keep your home. Cockroaches are especially common in this state, due to the amount of water and the fact that cockroaches love the heat. When we had lived in Indiana we never had problems with these …

Tea is convenient if I want a warm beverage without the strong “headiness” that coffee brings. I’m not good at following rules though and find the ascetic procedures of preparing tea too much, especially since I’m used to the spontaneous throw-it-all style of preparing coffee. My parents …

Sculpey is my new best friend. I was browsing around in Michael’s arts and craft’s store the other day when I found an aisle with all sorts of clays. I had taken ceramics back in high school and absolutely loved it, but was unable to keep it as a …

After moving into a new house I needed to buy a lot of furniture. But the biggest problem I noticed was there was no refrigerator. Yea, I was pissed, surprised and amazed. So the first thing I did was go the Sears and ask them what new affordable refrigerator …

Most of the Melaleuca cleaning products are well worth the money. The products are concentrated, so they will last a long time. My favorite cleaning product is Clear Power. Meant as a glass cleaner, it does a great job cleaning windows and mirrors without streaking, but …

I have the Dyson Blade and it is an awesome fan. The concept is very nice as it is bladeless. Now, I didn’t know that this was possible for a heater as well. I guess the heater is actually easier to make because a heater doesn’t need blades like …

I purchased Ultra Purex Laundry Detergent recently because it was on sale and I was trying to keep my grocery bill down. I have tried many different laundry products, and because my family is allergic to some cleaning products, I have to be careful which product I choose …

I bought Genuine Joe Microfiber Cleaning Cloths for $12 online, with 4 pieces measuring 16 x 16. Here is my review.
These microfiber cloths are the first I bought. While I own a lot of them now, I still find them very useful, handy and effective. They just do …

Glade Hawaiian Breeze air freshener has attracted me by its tropical, summer look: a bright yellow cap and a picture of ocean, tropical flowers and fruit. I tried the air freshener at the store by spraying just a little bit, and the smell seemed nice as well - warm, …

Because I am addicted to massage, I always want to have a zen-like quality in everything–my room, the ambiance when sleeping and aroma in my bedroom. My room is air-conditioned and I used to have Glade as my partner in keeping the air fresh and breathable inside my room. But …

It seems like with the economy being the way it is, all my friends are having ‘house parties’. Whether it be candles, jewlery, purses, toys, kitchen items, you name it I am getting an invitation for it. Recently, the Partylite parties are the most popular. At the party I …

The Novi Tech paper shredder is a small paper shredder intended for use by a home user, not an office. I found this product at Target and I paid about $30 for it. I’ve been using it for a long time, and the motor has not died, …

My son wanted a refrigerator in his own room, and since his room is not so spacious, I decided to get him a personal refrigerator to save space. I went to a lot of appliance stores and saw different brands and models of personal refrigerators. The Panasonic Personal Refrigerator …

I purchased this kit over a year ago and I have to say that I really love it. When it comes to mopping it can be a very difficult task but this has made it so much easier. I purchased it from Amazon.com and I paid 40 …

The Corelle Livingware Twenty-Eight Ounce Super Soup and Cereal Bowl cost me around seven dollars. I like this porcelain bowl because even if I don’t need all the space that it offers, it’s tall sides prevent soup, pasta, salad, cereal or chili from spilling over. When I have a …

It seems that my living room furniture attracts a lot of dust. I have a bookshelf, computer desk, computer, and coffee table that are definite dust magnets. I have never been the type to use a duster and usually will just wipe these items off with a towel. Though …

I love candles. I simply can not get enough of candles. However, when I burn my candles lately they cause my allergies and asthma to flare up a lot so I had to switch to using soy candles. One of the soy candles I picked up and have just …

With all the choices of Lysol Disinfectant sprays to choose from, I always choose this one. I love the fresh linen sent because it reminds me of my childhood. When I was a child I used to love the smell of laundry when my mom did it. It …

I have never been the one to walk all the way outside to the dumpster to get rid of dirty diapers. I much rather find ways to kill the odor until it is time for me to take the garbage out. The dumpster is not very close to my …

I was looking for some type of floor to add to my garage so I decided to purchase these tiles that are manufactured by Gladiator. These things are amazing and I’m glad I purchased them. They were easy to install and they far exceeded my …

I am not a big fan of cooking and still a newbie in this household chore. As a result, I have been serving really tough meat to my family, until my mother suggested I use a pressure cooker. It turns out we have a new pressure cooker which our …

Pril is a utensil cleanser concentrate manufactured by Henkel India Ltd. In India dishes are done more often manually and very few people use dishwashers. I have used Pril liquid for doing dishes and found it so satisfactory that I have been loyal to it since a number of …

This product is fantastic I just love it! Our water here is very hard and is often very heavy in iron turning our sinks, showers, toilets and clothing dark from rust and iron deposits, the Whink product is simply wonderful for helping to get the dark dingy …

The Shark Steam Pocket Mop Deluxe comes with all the attachments and covers you could wish for to clean both hardwood and stone floors. I bought this having purchased a home with stone flooring throughout hoping to find a quick and healthy way of keeping a lot of …

Before we got a real fridge to put in the car, this was a thermo-cooler which we bought to make our drinks cool while travelling, during picnics or even at night when we would need something cold to drink in the room. It comes with a …

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 …

Continuing my quest for ‘green’ cleaners that work, I purchased a bottle of Seventh Generation Shower Cleaner. I’d used their detergent and was pleased with it so I thought I’d try their shower cleaner. I’m a stickler about my shower and have a lot of grooves in …

My kids love to go for picnic. On every fortnight we go for outings where we also take our kids. I take the food and also carry enough drinking water for every one. I never change the drinking water when we go outside and I always …

After having dirty carpet for about a year and being too lazy to rent one, my carpet looked horrible and I was ashamed to even have company because of it, so I decided this year I was gone get me a carpet cleaner of my own. The time …

As a sole home owner I have to do all the shopping myself, and since I am relatively new to this whole setup I have decided to stick with household products I know will work, as they have been tried and tested and they have worked well before.
As for …

When my husband bought home this Super Turbo Oven he was so excited. He was able to buy this for only PHP500 because his officemate was migrating to another place and were selling out all goods they could not possibly bring with them at very low price so they …