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 …

I have a new best friend in my home to assist in keeping the floors clean. The Swiffer Sweep ‘N Vac is a new tool to clean your hardwood, linoleum, tile or vinyl floors. It is two tools in one! It vacuums small items on your floor such …

Doing the laundry when it’s raining can truly be a pain in the neck especially if you don’t have a clothes dryer. Obviously, anyone wants the natural heat to dry up the clothes to keep its crisp, clean scent. But in a tropical country like the Philippines where it’s …

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, …

I hate cleaning the shower. Scrubbing walls has never been a thrill for me. I tried the spray shower cleaners, but I didn’t like having to stand in the shower to get every area - I have shower doors and couldn’t spray them effectively without getting in …

I like to keep my shower and tub as clean as I possibly can. I know that white can stain easily and I dread looking at a dingy tub or tile. I have used a few cleaners that work well, but I am always looking for a quality product …

When it comes to washing of my clothes and my family I want to used the soap that has good fragrance and has active ingredients that easily remove stains. I am very particular with white and colored clothes and I don’t want it to mixed it together. I see …

I absolutely love my Senseo Single Serve Gourmet Coffee Machine. I have owned one of these single service coffee makers for the last five years. I have one for our house, I have one for when we go on vacation and now I want to get one for …

I have always had problems draining my pasta, because I was taught to do it the old fashioned way. I have never used a strainer or colander and usually will just place the lid over the pot and drain manually using oven mitts. I noticed that this method often had …

O got this on a special offer with 2 heater units instead of 1 and 1 refill (they could give 2 refills though, would make more sense from the consumers point of view).
I bought it because lately the number of mosquitoes seems to have grown in my area …

I bought this Pollenex shower head a couple of years ago. I wanted it so that I could hold it while taking showers, I find it to be easier than standing there underneath of the water. Especially when you are trying to rinse your hair out. When I hooked …

I’m always looking for ways to keep my household smelling clean and fresh. I’ve tried a variety of odor removers and fragrances but I really like Renuzit Super Odor Neutralizer. Although it comes in other scents, I’m partial to the Orchard Garden scent.
Don’t expect this product to completely …

I bought a Nelson automatic waterer at Midwest Horse Fair a couple of years ago for about $400. It was expensive, but it was worth every penny. The worst part of the whole waterer is installing everything. I live in rural central Wisconsin where the …

Cascade 2 in 1 ActionPacs do a great job of cleaning my dishes. I started buying Cascade ActionPacs one year ago during the holiday season. It was a whim that I chose Cascade - I did so based upon the product’s spicy, cinnamon smell. That is not usually how …

I purchased a set of this cookware about six weeks ago. The set I purchased was quite pricey, but I had read many reviews about how great the quality was so I wanted to give them a try.
I am so happy I did and only regret that it …

I’m a big fan of buying bargain brands and truly believe that with many products, store brought are just as good at a greatly reduced price. However in the case of paper towels I will always spend the extra money for Bounty because they are far superior to …

I have hand soaps all over the place, literally in almost every room of the house. If it’s not a hand soap then it’s a bottle of hand sanitizer. I’m a little obsessive compulsive about keeping my hands clean, especially considering all the things I have to handle while …

So, the holidays are upon me and the kitchen can be where I find myself running into the most chaos. Everyone is trying to get first dibs on the freshly made food and have a go at the gravy for either their mashed potatoes or turkey. What I’ve noticed …

A few years back, I saw an ad for something called the Make & Shake Ice Cube Tray from East Hampton Industries. This was in a catalog that carried a lot of unique home items. Some were cheap rip offs and others worked quite nicely. I …

I don’t really believe in New Year’s resolutions, but I had in my mind an unspoken desire to start off the new year by getting really organized. Top of the list is my closet. I figured I’d go easy on myself and start with new closet hangers rather than …

Samsung’s new 3.8 cubic foot high efficiency washer is pretty cool. Its said to reduce about ninety two percent of your energy cost too which helps to ease the $1400 cost it typically goes for in local stores these days. You can even get it in those shiny …

There are four of us in my home, two under the age of 12, and those two seem to live in the fridge for some reason known only to themselves. Since they’ve been born i’ve gone through three fridges, this being my fourth, so far the Haier fridge i …

I have used this adhesive for years and it works very well. I have been very satisfied with this product and I believe it’s the best adhesive that you can purchase. This product is sold in a 3.7 ounce tube and I usually pay about 10 dollars …

I really don’t know what prompted me to get this stupid broom vacuum. Yes I called it stupid right in the first sentence, and it really deserves that word too because it was useless. Dirt Devil is usually pretty good as far as a company or brand name goes. …

On a trip to town the other day I popped in to Harris Scarfe to check out their Manchester Sale. It was at the Manchester sale that I saw the All Natural Organic Cotton 250 Thread Count Sheet Set. The Single Bed sheets were on special for $49.95 AUS. …

My mom has a couple of dozen Corelle dinnerware sets in various designs and I grew up using them so I know the brand to be dependable and sturdy. Now that I have my own family, Corelle is also my brand of choice when it comes to everyday plates. …

I am always trying new products to do house cleaning. This stuff really comes in handy for cleaning several things throughout the house. I first tried this about a month ago and I have to say that it cleans very well. It gets the …

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 …

I saw these advertised on television a couple of weeks ago and decided that I’d look into them. This is a new product from Kleenex which is evidently designed to replace the hand towel in the bathroom and elsewhere. Kleenex is pushing the message that your hands are only …

I purchased this mailbox over a year ago and I really love it. I purchased it from Lowe’s and I paid 80 dollars for it at the time. The price is very expensive compared to others but I’m glad I decided to buy it.
When I first received …

I purchased this OxiClean stain remover with the main intent of using it to remove stains from some of my laundry. At about $7 for a relatively small container of the product, I’m not very satisfied with how well it worked, at least in terms of removing stains.
I read …

I love baking cakes, brownies, muffins, you name it and I like to make ice cream as well. I have had a spatula that has served me for years but recently it finally grew too old and it fell apart. This left me looking for a new spatula and …

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 …

Every morning in my house, we have to have a fresh batch of coffee made for not only me but my husband as well. We can’t start off our day without it. Our old coffee pot ended up going bananas on us so we had to buy a new …

The Ronson JetLite is a very affordable, yet very reliable butane, blue jet flame lighter that is ideal for almost any cause that requires a lighter. Personally, I own three of these lighters. I always keep one in my car, one around the house, and another one that I …

I bought a Craftsman Power Pressure Washer a couple of months ago when I noticed that there were a lot of things outside that could really use a power cleaning. It is really easy to use. It starts right up, you don’t have to prime or use a choke …

I realized that I am not saving money by buying cheap Strainer. They do rust after sometime so I have to just dispose them and buy another one. I did that a number of times only to realize one day that I am just wasting money buying those cheap …

I am always on the hunt for a new air freshener, as I love to scent my home with a relaxing scent for family and friends to enter. I found Pure Air Natural Air Freshner in Country Bouquet scent on sale at my local discount store for just $2 …

I use this floor cleaner for years and years it is called Spic and Span. I like the cleanlinest that is provided by this product.
I use it throughout my house, I like to pour a little cit into a warm bucket of water and dilute it a bit, …

I always admire masterpieces of arts such as paintings, photography, collages, mosaics, and all other handicrafts. One of which I am attracted to is cross-stitching. I’m not really interested to cross-stitching because at first I thought it is a boredom hobby, stressful and difficult to make until I had …

Cutlery is something that every home needs, but it can be surprisingly expensive and replacing it can blow a fairly large hole in your budget. This is even more the case if you want to have a spare set as well as the utensils you use on most occasions, …

I found the most wonderful product last week at Crate & Barrel. I had been looking for a small blender of some sort, because my hand mixer broke recently, and I don’t always like to use my huge food processor for smaller tasks. I find that taking out the …

One thing I never forget to buy when shopping for groceries is Zonrox Bleach. Zonrox Bleach is an all around cleaner that can be used on almost anything. You can use it on clothes, on washing dishes, kitchen utensils and on almost anything in the house that needs …

I need to understand a few things when it comes to blenders and juicers and the one thing that I need to know is how do you know if you have a dud or not? I had to learn this on my own because no one would teach me …

I love this latest product from Lysol. Because I am such a clean freak (I admit it!), Lysol is the just about the only brand I will use. I love all of their disinfecting products, but the harsh fumes from most cleaning products are enough to make me pass …

One of the first things you will notice about a townhouse is the lack of a true lawn. Combining the front and back yard lawns together, it’s still not bigger than the average front lawn of a single family house.
With such a small area of yard to maintain, …

Most insects are carrier of diseases and I think all will agree that they must be terminated. Sometimes I have insects at home that I need to use a pesticide to eradicate them.
It is not easy for me to find the …

Talk about a smell I absolutely love! Bath and Body Works holiday scent of Winter Candy Apple is something I could smell all day and still not be sick of!
The candle comes in the largest size with 3-wicks in a glass casing and is approximately $20 CAN.
Whenever I …

I was looking for something to line my cabinets with to place my dishes on so that I didn’t place them directly into the cabinet. I purchased this shelf liner and it works perfectly. It was easy to install and it has certainly helped out …