There’s nothing like the warm honey glow of a beautiful and well cared-for wood floor. Cleaning, however, can be tricky. What kind of cleanser do you use? Can you use a mop? Here are some helpful tips for keeping your wood floor looking shiny and new.
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How to Clean the Dog Bed
At first, a dog bed seems like a great idea. However, it won’t take long before we realize that we need to keep it clean, and that’s when things get tricky. Luckily, there are some handy techniques you can use to keep your dog’s bed fresh and odor-free.
Age appropriate chores for kids
As any parent of dish-making, laundry-creating teenagers will tell you, it’s never too early to start your child doing household chores. The sooner you teach kids to take on some housecleaning, the better off you (and everyone) will be. Sure, there’s a temptation to say, “Oh, they’ll mess it up and then I’ll have to do it myself anyway.” However, by finding age-appropriate chores for your kids to do, they can actually learn to keep your house fabulously clean. Here are some great tips.
Tips for Cleaning Backpacks and Lunch Boxes
Yep, it’s that time of year. School is in session, and your child has all of their pens and binders neatly tucked away in their brand-new backpack. Flash-forward to three months later. Let’s just say your child’s backpack and lunch box are far from pristine. Perhaps the words “health code violation” are lingering somewhere in your imagination. Here are some great tips for cleaning your child’s backpack and lunch box.
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Don’t Forget to Clean These Household Items
You tuck your glass cleaner bottle, bathroom cleaner and furniture polish back under the sink in your kitchen. You hang up your lambswool duster and wheel the vacuum cleaner back into the closet. Your housecleaning is done! Or, is it? There are a few items in every household that can easily be overlooked on any cleaning to-do list. Checkout some of those items to see if you have them all covered.
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