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All About OxiClean

My mom is a diehard OxiClean fan. I thought about her while watching the Discovery Channel’s documentary series “PitchMen,” which features OxiClean’s former spokesman Billy Mays. Mays, who was born William Darrell Mays, Jr. in 1958, died last year after serving as the face of OxiClean and Orange Glo for years. Mays’ hyper personality helped sell a ton of OxiClean, and while his impassioned sales pitch may have generated a lot of attention to the cleaning product, its ability to erase stains on its own is what keeps it a bestseller. From organic stains, such as ketchup, ink and mud … Continue reading →

Home Blog Month in Review: August

Did you have a good month? We seem to have packed an entire summer’s worth of activities in this past month. Now, it seems, it is back to school and time to get ready for autumn. Still, it is nice to look back toward warm sands and wearing shorts even as we will soon be crunching leaves and taking out the sweaters. August 1st Getting Out Grass Stains With summer in full swing, chances are that your family has been playing outdoors quite a bit. And with all of that outdoor play comes the grass stains, especially if you are … Continue reading →

Getting Out Ketchup Stains

Good evening master stain fighters! Let’s talk about getting out those hard to handle ketchup stains. With summer comes a lot of hot dogs and hamburgers and fries, and as a result, ketchup stains! Okay, in my house, the ketchup stains usually come from my Thanksgiving Meatloaf, but I am sure you can relate anyway. By the way, have you seen that commercial that features the talking stain? In it, a man goes to a job interview and cannot be heard over the rattle of the stain that is on his shirt. I think it is the funniest commercial, while … Continue reading →

Alternative Cleaners

Did you know you can clean laminate floors with baby shampoo? In addition, vinegar does an excellent job of removing stubborn stains from a number of appliances including windows, irons and washing machines. Look around your home and you will find a variety of items that can easily be cleaned with pantry staples rather than expensive commercial cleaners. Glass is a prime example of a material that can be cleaned with everyday household items. Add a half-cup of vinegar to one gallon of water and you can disinfect an entire wall of windows. For a deeper clean, add a half-cup … Continue reading →

Helpful Household Tips 2

Are you ready for more tips? I’ve been dusting off my magazine archive to pick out the best household tips I’ve seen in print as well as some of my own that have worked well for me over the years. Isn’t it amazing how little helpful hints can make a big difference in a task? If you missed the first collection of tips, you can click here: Helpful Household Tips. Saving Cut Flowers When your bouquet of flowers it looking pretty sad, you can still make use of whatever remaining blooms are left. Snip off any flowers that still look … Continue reading →

Helpful Household Tips

Often, I come across many useful and fun household tips that are too short to use in a dedicated blog posting. These may be things that help you save time, save money or make things nicer in your home. Because the tips are too good to let go to waste, I’ve assembled them here in one place, so I could share them with you. Please let me know which tips are your favorite ones, and please also add your own helpful household tips below by leaving a comment. Many of the following tips were inspired by the print version of … Continue reading →

Home Week in Review: August 11th Through August 17th

This week, there have been a lot of simple and not so simple solutions, from getting out stains to putting in a new front walk. August 11th Home Week in Review: August 4th Through August 10th From summer adventures to falling hail in August, it has certainly been a busy week for us at home. Did you miss anything? Catch up on all of this past week’s Home Blog articles right here! August 12th Putting in A New Front Walk This weekend we took on the project of repairing our front walk. It was made up of 18-inch square flagstone … Continue reading →