February 8, 2017 3:24 pm•About The Maids, Event and Seasonal Cleaning
Schools are cracking down on sugar and allergy threats, and it’s forcing some folks to get a little creative for Valentine’s Day–and that’s pretty awesome. From cars to cards, here are eight of our favorites. Light it up. Because everyone loves glow
February 1, 2017 2:25 pm•About The Maids
As we said in our Lessons in Pink blog back in October, it isn’t just scientists or nurses or oncologists that make a difference to cancer patients; we all can. Sometimes, however, it’s hard to know what to do, how to help, and where to focus, especially when you also
January 26, 2017 4:43 pm•About The Maids, Cleaning Tips, Tricks, and Tools
I’ll open with the obvious: No one likes to clean bathrooms. (Well, no one except for these people, who make it their job). Aside from the kitchen, bathrooms are one of the most difficult rooms to keep clean, and also one of the most important. It’s not that the task
January 18, 2017 2:03 pm•About The Maids, Home Organization and Decoration
It’s so easy to be lazy in living rooms. After all, everything about them—from their couches to their foot rests to their televisions—says, “Come. Sit down. Lounge.” Unfortunately, for many of us, these rooms also say, “Ack. Mess.”, which makes the sitting down and
January 11, 2017 1:54 pm•Cleaning Tips, Tricks, and Tools
When we remodeled this kitchen five years ago, I seem to remember ordering a huge slab of beautiful granite to go right on to of our center island. It had lovely golden flecks. There was a gorgeous vein of white that accented one side. It really tied the whole kitchen
January 6, 2017 4:04 pm•Cleaning Tips, Tricks, and Tools
This is the year you are going to do it. You are going to use these tricks to get tidy and stay that way. (Repeating the above is helpful). (So is reading what we have below). Straight to the source. If you want your house to stay cleaner, longer, you have to tackle
December 28, 2016 10:38 am•Cleaning Tips, Tricks, and Tools
A memorable, if oddly appropriate, quote from The House Bunny is one of my favorite do-good sentences of all time: “Kindness is just love with its work boots on.” There’s never been a better time to teach, learn, and explore exactly what those words mean, and, if you
December 22, 2016 8:13 am•Cleaning Tips, Tricks, and Tools
Every holiday season my plan starts out with the same vision. Smiling, happy holiday card printed the week after Thanksgiving. Freshly baked goodies for all of my lovely friends and neighbors. Gorgeous meals. Perfectly shaped tree with all of my favorite ornaments,
December 14, 2016 4:03 pm•Cleaning Tips, Tricks, and Tools
Think you don’t have the time or talent to create handmade gifts your friends and family would be proud to display? These five gifts come together faster than the checkout line at your local department store, and they are not only more personal, they come with
December 12, 2016 4:48 pm•Cleaning Tips, Tricks, and Tools
It seems like everyone is talking about essential oils these days. And while you may have heard of their use when it comes to skin care or nutrition, did you know that they can also been used for cleaning? Essential oils, like lavender and tea tree oil, are the
December 12, 2016 4:30 pm•Cleaning Tips, Tricks, and Tools
As anyone with an animal can attest, pets are often one of the happiest—and messiest—additions to any family. Aside from the satisfaction of giving a homeless animal a place to live, having pets also gives us plenty of reasons to open our hearts, our doors, and…our
December 7, 2016 3:22 pm•Cleaning Tips, Tricks, and Tools
With so many dinners, houseguests, shopping lists, and packages, the holidays can feel so…full. It’s lovely, and I’m sure none of us would change it; however, it’s worth noting that some of our neighbors will spend the holidays hungry or homeless or lonely. Some will
November 30, 2016 12:07 pm•Cleaning Tips, Tricks, and Tools
The first frost has come and gone in many areas, leaving in its sparkling wake the next phase of gardening: the withering. As the plant leaves fade from green to brown, gardeners head out with their shearers and pruners to trim down, mulch, rake, and haul off what
November 23, 2016 4:40 pm•Cleaning Tips, Tricks, and Tools
Thanksgiving is officially right around the corner, and the emotions are starting to pile up. Here’s a quick and fun list of what to expect should Thanksgiving send you on an emotional roller coaster (before, during, and after you’ve finished the biggest meal of your
July 25, 2019 4:28 pm•Cleaning Tips, Tricks, and Tools
Ah, the washing machine. Arguably one of the great inventions of our era, this device has freed up hours of time and energy. But even now, some questions remain. Namely, is washing clothes in hot water always the way to go? Or is all that heat doing your favorite
November 16, 2016 4:21 pm•Event and Seasonal Cleaning
Friendsgiving is a product of pop culture, far-flung family, and a retreated economy. Like Thanksgiving, its dressier counterpart, this meal is a way to celebrate “the family you make along the way” in lieu of or in addition to the more traditional feast. It’s a meal
June 25, 2019 2:31 pm•House Cleaning by the Experts
As Ned Stark would say, winter is coming. The nights are getting longer and those fuzzy blankets are starting to make a reappearance. You know what that means: It’s nearly time to fire up your fireplace! Before you stack the logs and strike a match, there are tips,
November 9, 2016 4:25 pm•Home Organization and Decoration
In today’s busy and cluttered lives, it’s easy to lose focus on what matters—even if you hire a cleaning service to handle the dirty details. That’s why we focused on five gratitude projects that are not only fun to do, but that also include loved ones, inexpensive
November 3, 2016 3:41 pm•Cleaning Tips, Tricks, and Tools
Several parts of North America have had an unseasonably warm fall season, and you won’t hear the folks who own vacation homes complaining. The temps will eventually drop, however, which means the annual ritual of winterizing a seasonal property. It’s not complicated,
October 26, 2016 12:53 pm•About The Maids, News and Press Releases
October’s pink campaign has achieved its awareness goal; the color has become synonymous with breast cancer and breast health. Most of us, however, don’t need a color to remind us the disease exists because it has affected us so personally, whether we are survivors
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