Our furry friends bring joy to our lives. They’re our friends and an important part of our families, but with the presence of these furry friends comes a challenge. How do we keep our homes clean of the fluff, fur, and dander that our pets bring in? What about muddy paw prints and dirt that […]
Occupy Your Mind While Cleaning
One of the reasons we all seem to dread cleaning is that we think of it as drudgery. We dread it. It isn’t fun. Perhaps the biggest challenge isn’t doing it just to get it over with, but finding a way to make cleaning an enjoyable experience. We can do this by finding ways to […]
How to Avoid Apathetic Cleaning Habits
One of the most diabolical enemies to a clean home is apathy. If we simply don’t care about cleaning it won’t get done or if it’s done, it’s done in a hurry and without care. A great mindset for cleaning—whether you’re cleaning your own home or cleaning professionally as a residential cleaning tech—is simply caring. […]
What Belongs on a Cleaning To-Do List?
What are things that we should put on our cleaning to-do list? A thorough, cleaning to-do list should include enough to cover the basic cleaning of your home. Here are a few of the general things it’s good to include on your cleaning to-do list. A Basic Cleaning to Do List *A Top to Bottom […]
What Can I Do About Hard Water Stains?
Hard water stains are garish and unsightly. They’re an eyesore in an otherwise clean and lovely bathroom. When you move into a new place (with or without hardwater), you’ll want to know how to prevent hardwater stains or you’ll want to get hardwater stains up. Hardwater is an obnoxious thorn in the flesh for our […]
Hire a Professional Cleaning Service for Your Winter Cleaning
Have those winter blues set in? Or maybe you find that you have less motivation to get things done as the winter months come around? The good news? There are many maid services out there (such as Maid to Shine!) who would be delighted to help you knock out your winter deep clean. Here’s a […]
5 Helpful Habits for Preventing Build Up
We talk a lot creating good cleaning habits, what we out to do to clean up, deep clean, etc. We know how to clean But what sort of habits can we form to prevent build up from happening in our homes? We hope these tips will help you create great habits to supplement your home […]
A To-Do List for Wiping Down Baby Furniture
When bringing a new baby home, there are millions of things on our mind. And when it’s our first baby, all the things we are learning for the first time might be overwhelming. We’re learning how to take care of a baby, nurture them, bathe them, feed them, etc. Keeping the baby furniture in the […]
All About Cleaning Rugs
Our rugs see a lot of traffic daily. Every member of our household and every visitor walk all over ours rugs with a great deal of frequency. With this amount of foot treading on our area rugs, it’s important that we know how to properly care for, clean, and maintain them. The proper care for […]
Teaching Kids that Cleaning Matters
Cleaning is such an important task. It’s important to our health. It’s important to maintaining our home. So how do we get our kids to understand just how important it is, especially if they aren’t predisposed to cleaning? Help! I want my kids to clean and know it’s important, but how do I get through […]