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 Deep Cleaning Tips for Baby & Toddler Toys
Here on the Maid to Shine we’re committed to giving you professional cleaning advice, helping you save time, and create a healthy, clean environment for your family. You might have noticed we’ve been on a “cleaning for baby” streak, and here is another post in that series. Cleaning your baby and toddler toys is one […]
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 […]
Help Your Kids Clean Their Rooms
What should you do when you’re ready for your kids to begin cleaning their rooms? How do you teach them? What should you teach them? And is it even worth the fuss and bother? A child cleaning their room might not seem like a really big deal (at first), but there are endless perks. Below […]
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 […]
Living a Mess Free Life
Do you need tips for living a mess free life style? How do you transform your messy home (and life style) from chaotic, messy, and disorganised to completely mess free? Here’s a few ideas to help you get started. These tips can not only change the look of your home, but they are intended to […]
Natural Cleaning Tips for Baby Gear, Pt 2
We’ve started delving into the multi-faceted world of cleaning baby gear. We began exploring this topic by asking ourselves “what we should use to clean our baby’s gear?” It’s important to clean baby gear safely: and that includes cleaning in a way that effectively sanitizes and disinfects these items without using harsh, harmful chemicals. Natural […]
Natural Ways to Clean Baby Gear, Pt 1
There’s no doubt that babies are sweet and precious, and now you’ve come home with your sweet new bundle of joy. Babies deserve to be loved and protected in every way possible, and one of the ways on the simplest ways we can protect them is to regularly clean their baby toys, furniture, strollers, car […]
Your Weekly Wood Dusting Routine, Pt 2
Last week, we looked into tools that help us dust our gorgeous, hardwood floors. This week, we’ll look at a few simple techniques that can help us sustain the natural lustre of those floors. These methods don’t have to be a burden or tedious. They’re easy tips to remember and implement them into our routines. […]