A Few Cleaning Tips

I love to find or learn new tips that help make life simpler, so I thought I’d share a few. These tips and tricks will help make cleaning easier: Lint or Pet Hair on Furnishings Company is coming. There is pet hair on your sofa, but you cannot find the lint brush. Grab some tape and wrap it around your hand, sticky side out. Brush away hair quickly and throw the tape away. Masking tape or duct tape work great, but Scotch tape will do in a pinch. Repel Dust After dusting, wipe surfaces with a fabric softener sheet to … Continue reading

Have You Ever Noticed…

Call it the anti-blog. Ordinarily, you expect Families.com blogs to provide answers, advice, a new perspective or new information on topics ranging from travel to Tourette’s Syndrome. This blog does the opposite. It includes more questions than answers. In fact, it is merely a collection of random observations I have on various household products and cleaning methods (perhaps, you’ll find that you share some of them). Each fits under the heading of: “Have you ever noticed…” Have you ever noticed… that manufacturers of spray cleaners never make the plastic tube affixed to the nozzle long enough to reach the last … Continue reading