After I have bought so many water bottles, this is the last one for me. What I mean is that I don’t think there’s a better water bottle out there.
How did I get hooked on water bottles? For starters, my body does not retain water very well. …

The wind blew, and the scent from my carnations and snapdragons filled the air. A few months ago, I planted several species of Burpee flower seeds in my pool yard so it would look gorgeous in spring. I planted hollyhocks, rock roses, dwarf delphinium, tall snapdragons, and …

We have 7 trees in our back yard and two in the front yard. During the summer, we enjoy the shade the give us. During the fall, we have a headache dealing with the leaves.
I purchased my Black & Decker Leaf Hog electric leaf blower and vacuum simply because …

For anyone not familiar with stuff made by Miele, you should first know that everything this company makes is top notch and high end. This isn’t the stuff you can just pick up at a Walmart; it is high quality. Vacuums come in two types of models, …

The Tempo Widepath is a bagged upright with a removable tube/wand for attachments, stairs, etc. I have had a great deal of experience with vacuum cleaners. I have a dog that sheds like none other and I am constantly burning up vacuums. About a year ago my …

Bleach has always been a huge part of cleaning my home. The smell of bleach means cleanliness to a lot of folks, like my husband. The best thin about bleach is that I not only use it for household cleaning, but also for laundry. This gives me a dual …

I have an allergy to dishwashing liquid, seriously. Dish washing liquid usually makes my hands red, itchy and just painful no matter how little time I spend with my hands in the water. I’ve tried everything, foaming dish liquid so my hands weren’t ever in the soapy water, and …

It took me a long time before I decided to actually buy the Swiffer , Dry Sweeping Cloths, X-Large. My mother was telling me about these for a long time now. The thing that made me not want to get them was because I had be so used to …

PAM cooking spray which is based on canola oil is a very convenient cooking aid. It is very easy to just spray into the pan and will give an evenly spread oil layer. This is especially useful when there is only little quantity to fry. This avoids any wastage …

It was more than two years ago that my dad gave me a small folding knife for my birthday. It was a Benchmade automatic (yes, that means switchblade)knife, and I was delighted to receive it. It is small, just under three inches of blade. With titanum sides, it is …

We all need lightbulbs, and I’m sure that somewhere in our houses we all have at least one that needs replacing. But do we really look at what we put in there? You should - and this review is for the Lumiere 60 Watt Bayonet Cap Lightbulb.
First of all, …

I hate chemical bug sprays, which is why I use a natural bug spray instead. The natural one my boyfriend and I use when we are outside working in the yard, which is a very woods like area with tons of mosquitoes, is the Quantum Buzz Away Extreme Insect …

I use the Orek XL Element vacuum cleaner at one of my cleaning jobs. I do now own an Orek and after using one at work will never purchase an Orek XL Vacuum cleaner. The Orek XL is a lightweight vacuum but it is not lightweight to use.
I do …

Although almost twenty dollars might seem like a lot of money to spend on a tote bag, this tote bag is pretty snazzy. It’s smartly designed in my eyes. I like that inside the tote bag, there are two small compartments that can hold books, containers, phones and stuff …

I use different laundry detergents all the time, since I normally buy whatever is on sale at the time. I’ve noticed a big difference in how effectively they clean and deodorize, and it’s usually based upon the price of the product. Obviously the more expensive products seem to work …

Rachel Ray, one of my favorite celebrity chefs, is known for being able to whip up meals in a short period of time. I also love how she animatedly talks about cooking. Unlike other chefs who are too serious and boring, Rachel Ray really seems to enjoy her work. …

I actually came upon this by accident and I ended up ordering it. I was browsing DudeIWantThat.com and found that this was listed. This concept is actually really interesting and quite practical as well. The idea is to have a maximum, but not blinding brightness at the same time …

As always, I was searching to find out which brand of laundry detergent did the best job for my clothes. I had already found several that did an awesome job and yet others that really weren’t worth the money savings. Cheer was next on the list because it was …

We bought a Jack Lalaanne’s Power juicer elite two months ago at the Canadian Tire here in Toronto… We are so lazy eating fruits, so its much better to squeeze it and turned in to juice rather than cut, slice and eat it…
It looks elegant and performance wise …

We just recently moved in to a new house, and we were shopping for housewares and when I saw this product, I thought it was really important and would serve as a big part in our kitchen since it is a 3 in 1 oven, it is a convection …

My husband’s favorite ways of spending his free time are to read, watch TV or to challenge me to do sports activities with him. It was clear to me that he’d rather do these things than fix some things around the house (which I understand). I …

I bought the Dyson Animal vacuum cleaner last year to replace my previous vacuum cleaner which sadly stopped working. I bought it from Currys online because at the time, that was the cheapest place to buy it at a cost of £210.00 including delivery.
When it arrived, it was very …

Everything about this coffee maker is a blast. AS a person who drinks at least three cups of coffee before I even walk out the door in the morning, needed something like this. I wanted something that would allow me to not only get enough coffee for myself …

We, as with most people have a multitude of electronic products around the house that you don’t want to sp[ray a cleaner on to get the dust off of it. A problem that every woman and (man) if you clean your house should know is a constant struggle. …

I have personally been watching the progress of this house hold consumer product for several years now because I was skeptical at first when I heard about it. It is as the description says, it is a robotic vacuum. I bought it at Canadian Tire about 2 months ago …

I’m severely unhappy with this microwave. You’d think that a brand name —˜American Home’ ensured quality but trust me though this appliance is a disgrace! My dad bought it last year to try new cooking. It looks quite nice actually, white and very modern in design. It’s also quite …

There are four of us living here, myself, my husband and our two teenage boys, and we have limited closet and drawer space. My husband and I took the smaller bedroom and barely have room for a tiny bedside dresser with three small drawers that we can only fit …

Ziploc sandwich bags have been around for several years now but are an awesome product. These handy little bags are super convenient for storing food in the refrigerator and for bringing some foods with you in a lunchbox or for a picnic.
The Ziploc brand of sandwich bag is one …

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 …

Silver, Copper and Brass are beautiful metals to look at when they are new but when put into use they oxidize pretty fast and can look tarnished very easily. Items made using these metals require a lot of maintenance. Not only are these metals hard to clean …

An electric kettle is one of those things that I can’t do without, so when my last one spoilt, I had to get a replacement as soon as possible. My old kettle’s lid became dislodged, and as a result steam would escape from the kettle and it would never …

Tide to go is great when you accidentally mess up your clothes with food. I carry one of these around with me in my purse for when those unexpected spills happen. I used it last week to get out some barbeque sauce. The way the thing is designed is …

I love this product because it is a very good smelling all purpose cleaner. I am a cleaning buff and I always look for a product that is easy to use and smells great. Fantastik All Purpose Cleaner Orange Action can be used on many surfaces such as microwaves …

I wanted to remove some stains and build up from my dishwasher so I decided to purchase Glisten. This product works very well and I was amazed at how well it cleaned my dishwasher. This cleaner is sold in a box and it’s priced around 5 dollars. …

When I first pondered the idea of sewing as a hobby I had absolutely no idea where to store all the materials and equipment that would soon clutter my house. There were sewing machines in just about every corner and fabric and other materials scattered across the floor. I …

Our kettle was getting old. It still worked, but the limescale was growing limescale, and the thought of drinking water from there was just getting too disgusting. Rather than using limescale remover (in other words putting chemicals in our kettle, which is equally disgusting in my opinion!) …

While visiting with a friend of mine who loves to cook and bake, I witnessed her using a peculiar looking tool. I asked her what it was and she told me that it was a spatula, though it was unlike any spatula that I had ever seen before. However, …

Any mother who has children and or deals with any sort of allergy, knows that it’s important to get a great humidifier. Yes, I have gone through a hand ful of humidifiers, from the broke to the most expensive. The Hoover Air Purifier -WH101100 is an $80 air humidifier …

Recently I tried out Safeway Assorted Spoons, Forks & Knives. To be up front about it, this wasn’t my first choice. I had ordered something else that wasn’t in stock and so ended up receiving these. According to the box packaging, these spoons, forks, and knives …

The Hunter 82500 Infiniti Bath Ventilator Fan is an amazing two in one package for lighting and ventilating and it works fairly well. I won’t give it a ten rating, but then again, I don’t know of any other outfit that provides such a reasonably priced combination …

Even the modicare floor cleaners are very effective. Actually I used to use the other branded floor cleaner, which was working good for me. But once my husband brought the Modicare floor cleaner to try it once. I started using this one. This floor cleaner …

I bought this cookie cutter recently, this year is the first time my four year old has been interested in Easter so I decided to put a little buffet tea out on Easter Sunday with lots of egg and bunny related goodies. I’d seen Easter egg cookie cutters before …

I bought Rubbermaid Sponge Mop by Rubbermaid for $20 a few months ago to help clean the bathroom and our living room. I got tired of our old mop that is hard to clean and is not as reliable as thought.
So when I bought Rubber Sponge Mop, …

This product is only sold at Costco. It is a huge bottle, about 135 oz. of liquid dish soap in a white bottle with a yellow top. The bottle gets to be heavy so often times I need to use both hands to pour it out until it becomes …

I received a gift certificate last Christmas and decided to use it on an item that I would probably never buy myself but would come in handy. I made the right choice when I decided to buy an automatic rice cooker. I love brown rice but hate having to watch …

For at least a decade I’ve been making do with one corkscrew. It’s the old fashioned kind, all metal with the little arms that lift up when I turn the handle. It’s never been the most effective tool for opening a bottle of wine and often the cork breaks …

Recently, while browsing the air freshening products in the cleaning aisle of my supermarket, I noticed the Air Wick Aerosol spray cans. I had seen this product advertised before on television commercials, and after seeing them in the store I was interested to try them out and …

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 …

I recently purchased two Airmax pillows after one-too-many bad nights sleep and stiff neck in the morning. I had already tried different pillows of all different price ranges, but nothing had really made the grade.
I saw an infomercial on the Airmax Pillow and decided to give them a …