I am a busy wife and professional in the customer service industry and my husband is a business professor. This being the case both my husband and I have some expensive clothing that I must carefully take care of. When it comes to taking care of my …

When I make a lovely tasteful relaxing cup of herbal tea using loose leaf blends I like to use the Kati Tea Brewing System, which is a lovely ceramic tumbler mug without a handle that comes with a stainless steel infuses and lid. I love to make herbal teas …

There are times in the life of all of us when we have a period of pondering in the smallest room in the house and—¦well—¦.the effects can be rather off-putting to others who wish to take advantage of the same facilities some time later because the atmospheric pollution we …

On lovely warm nights, my boyfriend and I enjoy spending time grilling and eating outside on our lovely outdoor table, but we hate eating with the mosquitoes. One of the ways I keep the mosquitoes away from the eating area outside is with the use of four Quantum Buzz …

We like to have a family movie night once a week and I used to buy popcorn, the problem being not only the fat content of store-bought popcorn but also the cost involved as it’s so expensive at the moment. I decided to invest in this NordicWare Microwave Popcorn …

As a special touch for a luncheon I was about to prepare, I thought it might be fun to create edible centerpieces for each of the tables. Since I wasn’t sure how to begin, I bought the Centerpiece Gourmet by Veggy Art. When you purchase the Centerpiece …

Cinnamon Sugar & Home is a candle that is a part of the Febreze Candle product line. The candle gives off a very rich cinnamon aroma. Give the candle about fifteen minutes, and the room the candle is burning in will be filled with a soothing and sweet cinnamon …

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 …

I love to cook and bake and of course being someone who does this a lot, I sometimes remain with leftovers or just find myself needing something small to store a small quantity of ingredients in.
When I was in the USA on vacation a few years back, I went …

As a wife, I never get myself complete without doing household chores. Even if I am on a hectic schedule I can still balance my activities outside and inside the house. I always want my kitchen to be clean so I bought a cleanser which will combat the oil …

The Century Novelty Paper New Year Cups come eight to a pack for two dollars and nineteen cents. I purchased these cups along with the Century Novelty Sparkling New Year Luncheon Napkins and the Century Novelty Sparkling New Year Paper Plates because they all featured the same colors and …

I use this brush mainly for brushing my couches and it works perfectly. I don’t believe you can find many that are much better than this. I purchased it from K-Mart a few months ago. At the time of purchase I paid 10 dollars for it. …

The Keystone Illuminated Holiday Star is a Christmas decoration that’s designed for both indoor and outdoor use. The star cost me twenty-four dollars and ninety-nine cents when I bought it a couple of years back, but today, I see that it’s selling for as low as nineteen dollars and …

For some reason, my brother always insists that the kitchen towels and the bathroom tissues we use should be the thickest and best kind. We found this Sanicare Bathroom Tissue that has 3-ply and we have been loyal to this tissue since we discovered this. Unfortunately for my brother, …

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 …

My kitchen sponge was beginning to become really raggedy and tattered. I needed a new sponge and went searching for one in my local dollar store. I found a two pack of sponges. They were the Brillo Basics No Scratch Scrub Sponges. The sponge was a little thinner than …

We are very into buying and trying new air freshners in our house.
Right before Cristmas I found Glade Air Infusions. The scent I chose was glistening snow which comes in a 9oz can. The can states the scent lasts up to 1 hour! It’s true the scent does last …

I have mostly Kenmore appliances in my house those of you who have read my previous reviews know this. One thing that I really enjoy is my Kenmore built in microwave oven. This microwave oven is mounted directly over the stove so it saves counterspace. This particular model the …

Bending and stooping can be a challenge, when you have mobility issues, so performing some household chores, like sweeping and gathering up the dirt afterwards, can be hard to do physically. Most standard brooms require you to bend, but when you have serious back issues, sweeping can become …

I bought Method All Purpose Spray Cleaner for $50 online, composed of 8 bottles weighing 28 oz each. While I used a lot of cleaners before, this one is one of the bests.
This product was made to help clean various kinds of surfaces can be cleaned using it. …

Our basement has been flooded a bunch of times already due to super typhoons and when that happens, not only after water has receded, cleaned the walls of water lines, and cleared out any destroyed items by the flood water, the basement was left with a dank smell. I’ve …

I had no intention of buying a Fireplace on the Internet as it seemed such a risk (not being able to see it, try it etc) but saw this at a excellent price and decided to be brave.
It looks pretty good. Well it’s obviously an MDF mantel when you …

My favorite house wares item is the Pampered Chef Egg Slicer. This little gadget is such a handy tool to have around. I never really realized how often I used it until I bought it and had it in my drawer! This egg slicer is a small little gadget …

My daughter recently started school. I paid a lot of money for her school uniform and I was upset that after the first day Emma came back with a large orange paint stain on the white collar of her jumper. I tried a number of stain removers but nothing …

I have only ever had one shower curtain rod at a time but have always used two shower curtains. One for the inside of the tub and the other for decorative purposes. I have always put the two shower curtains on just the one rod. I decided it was …

The Furniture Creations Happy Valentines Day Sign is a cute little Valentine’s Day decoration that can be hung from a hook via its metal loop. I recall paying around eight dollars for this Valentine’s Day decoration. I think that was a fair price to pay for a sign that’s …

For very long, I used to live in homes that used to have no central heating, electric storage heating or gas central heating. However, now gas central heating is such a necessity for me that I won’t even look at any homes that don’t have it.
For me, however, sometimes …

Bunn 10 Cup Home Brewer GRX —” I love my BUNN coffee maker. I have tried several other brands and they have all been pretty cheap. They leaked and died within 6 months of purchase and took several minutes to brew a 10 cup pot of coffee. However after …

I remember washing dishes before Dawn Dishwashing Detergent was introduced to the market. The detergent came in large bottles or jugs, and you’d pour a large puddle into your dishpan to get started. Adding hot water provided a nice sudsy place to get dishes clean, but the suds would …

According to the product package the bulbs are guaranteed to operate a minimum of 1,500 hours. Not to be surprised but they didn’t last a week. They were used as the box suggests as regular use. My regular use equaled about two hundred hours.
I bought a pack of …

I picked up Cooks Coffee Maker model #22005 for my Mother recently at a local JC Penny’s. I had really hoped to talk her into another model since we’ve already used this one before, but she was used to it and did not want to change. The …

Although we are all now being encouraged to move over to the more modern CFL type of energy saving lightbulbs, some people still prefer to use the old-fashioned incandescent type for as long as they remain on the market. At the end of 2009, the 100 watt type were …

Several months ago, I bought a Wolfgang Puck Panini Maker on a whim from Home Shopping Network. I thought it would be good for making toasted grilled cheese sandwiches. I was quite surprised, the paninis were delicious, but that was just the beginning. It has become …

I like to cook pancakes during the weekends and cooking them on a griddle is much easier than in a pan on the stove. You can fit more on a griddle. I chose the Presto Cool Touch Electric Tilt and Drain Griddle for this specific purpose. I would also …

This is a brand new Liquid Soap that is out in the Avon books. The scent is in Liquid Soap and Shower Gel, and I have bought and tried both of them. It is the perfect light scent that I tend to go for, and hope that this scent …

With all of the holiday rush going on right now, I was looking for something to help make my time spent cleaning more effective. What I was wanting was something that I could use for all the surfaces in my house, something that I could just toss into the …

My washing machine is high efficiency, so I can’t just cheap out and use any old fabric softener I want. Having said that, I’m still particular about the scent and just how much I use. In general I am not a fan of Downy’s April Fresh fabric softener, for …

I used to have the Spray ‘n Wash stain stick and it was this longer thinner round stick and the actually stain remover part would fall out of it, or it would turn to total mush when you’re rubbing it over a stain and you end up wasting a …

The Swiffer Wet Jet makes my floor cleaning so easy. It is actually even a little bit fun! It beats dragging out a mop and bucket any day. It is so convenient. Just push the button to spray some of the cleaner and then run over it with the …

As a general rule of thumb, I do not do a whole lot of complex cooking. I generally opt for quick, easy meals that require little to no prep work before cooking. I am definitely not one to do a lot of, from scratch, cooking. Even so, I still …

When you have kids, there is usually lots of mess that comes with it. My daughter has learned to draw on the walls. It’s just pencil ( for now) but it is pretty hard to get off! It just smudges and looks dirty,and I don’t want to use harsh …

I live alone in a large four bedroom home. I normally make use of the kitchen, den, bedroom and bathroom. The other rooms are pretty much vacant for now. I needed a portable room space heater to keep me warm and to conserve energy, while keeping the …

When I was visiting my grandmother for a long time and my oil scent from Body Shop run out, I resorted to using air freshener in spray form. In the province, there is not Body Shop outlets here so I have to utilize what are available in the supermarket. …

In my house you will find my dish washing liquids. First of all because I always buy them when they are on discounts and I always buy a lot of them and secondly because we have an apartment that we rent during the summer and usually the guests leave …

I also use modicare floor cleaners to clean my floor and it is really nice. The modicare floor cleaner not only cleans my floor, it also fights with germs and keeps the floor of my house very shiny and attractive with no stains on it. As I …

love keeping my place especially my bathroom clean and shinning. But no matter how much I kept scrubbing my toilet bowl —“ it would remain clean only for a day or two and then start looking dirty all over again. To solve this problem I decided to use Magnetic …

A few months ago, after running out of detergent at home, I decided to buy Skip powder detergent to give it a try. I have seen the TV commercials of this brand many times, but I still hadn’t decided to try it.
The first good thing that I noticed is …

I love to use bleach around the home, as it is multi-purpose and a great way to disinfect. My husband also loves the smell of bleach, for some odd reason, so we try to keep it around the house. As I always love to find bargains, I will try …

For the last year I’ve been cooking on a small gas cooker. It’s got the usual four burners, but the oven is smaller than normal and this was causing real problems for me.
According to the instructions, the oven has a temperature range from 50 to 300 degrees centigrade. Sadly, …

I used this Vim liquid dish wash once, as a trial and after that I regularly use this product to clean all my utensils. I have many reasons for liking and using this product, which I will write about. First of all this liquid is very soft …