Having only one man in the house and a few girls, keeping the carpets from becoming thrashed wasn’t too hard, but I still needed regular carpet cleanings. I have cleaned my carpets with professionals and doing it myself at home with a machine. While I prefer to have my company come out and clean mine, … Continue reading
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The Lazy Guide to Fall Cleaning
It’s supposedly fall, but I’m still turning on the AC at night so I think someone forgot to send a memo to Mother Nature. With fall comes fall cleaning? Finally cleaning up all of that summer dirt that we let build up? Both? Let’s do both. Summers here in Texas are very dry, thus we … Continue reading
Clean Your Dryer Vent in Three Steps
Okay, I really want to title this post How to Clean Your Dryer Vent and Not Die but that makes cleaning the vent scary and it’s not, I promise. Unless you’re afraid of lint, but you should do it anyways. It’s important to clean out your dryer vent every six months or so to keep … Continue reading
Vacuuming Tips for Oriental Rugs
I have this fabulous Oriental rug and it’s so soft and pretty. And to tell you the truth, there are no stories that go with this rug because we’ve only had it for 8 months. Except the one time when Husband accidentally flung gravy onto it. :) I think we have a eating-food-in-the-wrong-room problem. Does … Continue reading
What Exactly IS the Proper Way to Vacuum?
Many of you may be saying to yourself, “I didn’t realize there was a WRONG way to vacuum.” Surprisingly, there are several vacuuming faux pas, which I will get into a little later. Regular vacuuming is the single best way to keep your carpets conditioned to last a long time. Although we may not feel … Continue reading