How salt and vinegar can help improve the air quality at home
Have you ever stepped into a room and noticed an unpleasant odor clinging to the air? Or maybe the atmosphere in your home feels a little stale and not as refreshing as you’d like. We ...
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The reason doors in public bathrooms don’t touch the ground
If you’ve ever been in a public bathroom with a curious child who’s waiting for her mom to come out of a stall, you’ll know the gap between the door and the floor is a ...
8 subtle signs that a person does not clean their home
Sometimes, we might visit someone’s place and wonder about their cleaning routine. Of course, everyone is different, and hence, we cannot expect the same level of cleanliness from everyone. However, there are certain things you ...
Confused home owner comes back from week out of town to find his house clean – then he discovers what has happened
A lot of times, when we leave our homes to go on vacation, the thought of being burgled when we are out of time will pop into our brains. Most people try to put that ...
Homeless people getting paid to pick up trash in new six-month trial program
Little Rock, Arkansas pays eight homeless residents per day to pick up trash, clear weeds and take on other cleanup roles. They are paid $9.25 per hour in cash and receive a meal. Posted by ...
Granny’s pool-cleaning hack is so genius and simple, it goes viral!
She wrote, “Hey everyone, I had to post this. Everyone knows my pool is green by this time of the year. However, Whitney spotted this idea on Facebook and I figured why not try it, ...
Little known housewife’s hack to cleaning mattresses – all you need is 1 ingredient from the kitchen
When you consider it, it’s absurd not to apply maximum effort into the maintenance of your mattress. After all, if you sleep eight hours a night, it’s likely you’re spending around one third of your ...
This homemade over cleaner is better than name brand ones – and you already have the ingredients to make it
Usually when it comes to cleaning the oven, everyone knows it’s a good idea to open the nearby windows. The chemicals involved in getting the hard-baked scum from your oven can be pungent to say ...
Homemade over cleaning hack goes viral – you’ll never clean your oven the same way again
Homemade oven cleaner So here goes; the “recipe” for a great over cleaner, free of strong chemicals and – as per Reader’s Digest – every bit as potent as the stuff you’ll find in the ...
Is the glass on your cooktop stove dirty? With 2 basic ingredients, it can be as good as new
1. The scraping method If your cooktop has a thick layer of junk and dried-up grease on it, it’s unlikely that a cleaning product like a spray will work at this point. You need to ...