In my home, I clean my floors several times a day. There a 4 kids here, and 2 of them are babies, so they are always crawling around on the floor so it needs to stay clean. The older kids are often tracking in dirt and grass from …

No matter what time of the year it is, I always love to prepare comfort foods. My particular favorites are casseroles, stews and soups. I wanted a pot set that would be heavy like a dutch oven and would be oven safe.
The Le Cresuset Heritage stoneware 7 piece set …

There are many reasons why I have to have air freshener in my home all of the time. The main reason is because my husband and I both smoke, and cigarettes can really make the house stink. The second reason is because of my garbage can, they may sometimes …

There are a lot of different clog cleansers out there, but the one that has worked the best for me thus far is Drano Max Gel.
Drano Max Gel is very easy to use, as are most of its competitors. Being that I have to watch every penny, and …

I bought a large pack of these air duster cans from the local Costco some months back, and I can definitely say that they do not disappoint. They prove a reliable dusting solution in a variety of situations when you feel that taking a wet cloth or antiquated dusting …

I have just gotten my Pampered Chef 10″ Saute Pan replaced: after almost 9 years of faithful service, the protective coating wore off, so I thought it was time to use the lifetime warranty the pan comes with.
The pan is very well designed: thick bottom and thinner sides …

I enjoy lighting candles to spice up any room in my house. But depending on the candle, sometimes I don’t really get my money’s worth. I am glad that with the Sugar Plum scented candle from the Langley Home collection and it can be purchased at Wal-Mart for six …

The Brother LS-2125i, available at any Walmart for about $80, would seem to be a cheap and easily broken machine. Quite the contrary! I purchased it for use in my dorm room, and found that it had quite the bang for the buck.
It comes with three presser feet - …

As someone that travels a lot I’m always looking for travel friendly items. This is certainly one of them. I enjoy using this thing. The main reason why I decided to purchase it was to carry it with me when traveling and it’s wonderful. …

I ordered these from the Allsop Garden website about a year ago. They shipped in a reasonable amount of time, a couple of weeks as I remember, and I had no trouble with assembling them and setting them up in my garden.
These have a lot of color and presense …

Two years back I was searching for a perfect washing machine to solve all my washing issues. One of my close pals advised me to buy the Senator DX washing machine by IFB , on her experience and appraisal I bought that. The very day I bought it, I …

Upon finishing high school, I took a part-time job selling Cutco Knives. The pay was really good and they offered a great training program for you to learn about the product in order to help you excel in your sales presentations. I also liked the idea that …

We found this chair on sale for under $30, so we decided to purchase it to use for camping, the beach, or the back yard. We already had similar chairs, but this one had an additional feature - a canopy that attached to the chair and offered shade. …

I received the Black & Decker Pivot Driver as a Christmas present some time ago. I’m not sure why I got yet another tool for a present considering I’m not exactly a handy man (my wife does a good chunk of the repair work herself). But, given the fact …

I never really thought about kettles, until recently I had to buy a new one. I had what I considered to be a normal kettle, it had an element, it boiled water, and then I could make a cup of tea. I could usually go and do …

I happened to use this adhesive mini-stick last week and it was great. I bought it in one of the department stores here in Japan, as mini-stick glues are quiet popular in this country. But then the stick was originally made in Thailand. Anyway, it is a handy and …

If you are in the market for a new waffle maker, or perhaps your first waffle make, I recommend that you take a serious look at the Krups F654 Waffle Maker. I look forward to getting up on Sunday and fixing a couple waffles in this maker because it …

When I became too lazy to use my Moulinex Genius food processor, I decided to buy this Kalorik hand mixer. I paid just € 10 for this which was a good price considering its multiple functions.
This is not a heavy machine at all and just a wee heavier than …

When I have guest showing up to my house and I do not have a lot of time to clean, I take out my container of Seventh Generation Disinfecting Lemongrass and Thyme Wipes and wipe down all my hard surfaces and floors as quickly as possible with them. The …

I liked the graphic yet organic look of these wall plaques in the store. I wasn’t sure exactly how I would use them, but I thought they might be able to help up the style quotient of my horribly outdated beige and brown bathroom. Actually when I first …

The Instyler Curling Iron is known for using a rotating brush to straighten or curl hair. The fist set of bristles separate the hair for even heat to the hair and the second set of bristles puts a shine and finishing touch to the result of your hair …

I like to use fabric softener a lot. I have used many different varieties and Downy is one of my favorites. I think that my favorite Downy Fabric Softener is the Anti-Bacterial version. I buy this at Target because it seems to be the only place that I …

When it comes to dish-washing I like to use the liquids over any other. I feel that they are gentle on the hands and are effective in cleaning just as good as the other harsher mediums. But then not all dish washing liquids are great.
I have extremely …

I have to admit that I am the type of person that when I see the commercial for something there is a good chance that I will want to try it. This was definitely the case with the Mr. Clean Magic Eraser Product. I saw how it …

The kitchen section of World Market always puts me in a buying mood, especially in summer. I guess these really were an impulse purchase although it occurs to me I haven’t had a complete set of measuring spoons in a while. I think what attracted me were the fun …

I purchased this mainly to use in my garden. It works very well to rake away small leaves and debris. I love it and I prefer using it over most others because of the size. It allows me to easily get between the plants without much …

When my mom and dad married 25 years ago, they were able to have their own appliances when they move in together. I was a witness on the durability of a Standard Gas Stove. It was with us for years and it was more than 10 years that we …

The Dirt Devil Featherlite HEPA Bagless Upright Vacuum just didn’t live up to my expectation, and I know it’s a cheaper vacuum but I had really hope for a better job then I got from this one. I had been having problems with my old …

WHen the “Ada Purejoy Laundry Detergent” was finished, I had to open a bag of “Ada Super-Clean Fragrant Laundry Powder” to finish another load of laundry. However, unlike the previous powdered laundry detergent; I somehow felt that even though it was from the same brand, it might be of …

Here’s a tip for all those of you who have just moved out of your parents’ house and into your first place of your own. You may be at university or college and feeling the lack of the things you took for granted before. Things like having your clothes …

These swabs are wonderful. They have so many different uses. They work well hygiene needs and they also work well around the house when I need to clean or remove something from a tight area. I purchased these from Wal-Mart. They are sold in a …

I was visiting my sister in the states and was surprised to discover that she didn’t have a built in vacuum cleaner. I was helping out with her housework, and I asked her where her vacuum was, and she pointed to the closet. Surprised, I pulled out a very …

For Christmas, my husband picked out a few family presents; one of these was the Orville Redenbacher Stirring Popper by Presto. My family loves to watch movies and eat popcorn, so we thought this would be a wonderful addition to our kitchen appliances. We were right! …

It can sometimes be disappointing when records don’t work the way they are intended. I had some vinyl records that were somewhat dirty and I wanted to restore them so I decided to purchase this RCA cleaning kit. After using it I can say that it works …

I am not used to buy expensive stuff for my house because I never had money considering the fact that I had to put my daughters through school and we had a loan for the house, then for 2 cars. So I was always buying thing that were good …

About once a month, the local grocery stores seem to get in a battle with each other and hold competing meat sales. On those weekends, you can be sure we will be at all of them buying the best cuts of meat at the best prices and it’s not …

I have had this Mellerware Steam Iron for a couple of years now and it has served me well, but I somebody gave me it to me when she upgraded her iron so I do not know how much it cost. This is a very basic steam iron …

I came across this product in my local drugstore. Considering the fact that it was on sale and at a low price, I decided to give it a try. I was so glad that I did because it worked so well. As a polisher, this product did a great …

I chose to purchase the iRobot 560 vacuuming robot over a month ago and I love the vacuum because it certainly makes cleaning a lot easier. This is a very expensive vacuum but in my opinion it’s well worth the price. I love the concept of …

When I first moved into my house a few years ago, I bought the cheapest appliances since money was a bit hard to come by. As time has gone by, however, I have come to replac most items since they have either broken down or become too worn for …

I was constantly trying to remove those awful labels from jars that I could later use for canning. I finally learned to soak them to soften the label. Then I would put on dish washing gloves. Under the hottest running water I could stand, I would …

Clorox Automatic Toilet Bowl Cleaner is meant to be used in the toilet tank to help keep the toilet bowl cleaner. It is inserted (or dropped) into the tank’s water holding chamber behind the toilet seat. Having traditional white toilet fixtures really highlights when it is dirty.
So …

I think the idea behind the Cuisine Elegance Microwave Hot Plate is brilliant, but in execution, I found that it just doesn’t work very well. In fact it doesn’t work at all. Out of the packet, you have what looks like a square piece of granite encased …

During the summer, with all the windows closed and the doors leading to the outside quickly opened and closed as to not let too much heat inside the cool house, the air can get a little stale. What’s nice about the spring and autumn months is usually, the windows …

You probably have seen all of those Mr. Clean Magic Eraser commercials where there is this big spot, that looks impossible to get out, is magically wiped away. So, does it really do that? Well, the commercial hooked me and I did buy some just to find …

Instead of having bars of soap sitting at the sinks, I have found that it is much easier to have a bottle of liquid soap for myself and any guests that might be visiting. It is just nice not to have the bar of soap sliding all over the …

I purchased the swiffer wetjet with the intention that it would be similar to a mop but without the same hassle as a mop. After using the the swiffer wetjet many times I found out that it was not working as I had expected. I don’t believe …

At first when I thought about reviewing this heater, I couldn’t muster up any interest. I wondered what could there be to say. Couldn’t be much.
Well, an unexpected cold spell came along after the threat of tropical storms originating off the coast of West Aftrica. Most …

I needed to create a display board for the fair I will be selling my greeting cards at next Saturday. I have limited table space and wanted to come up with a good way to utilize the floor space for display so as to not take up table space. …