July 1, 2015 9:34 pm•Cleaning Tips, Tricks, and Tools
If you are like us, every once in a while you need a cleaning meme or a few cleaning jokes to tell it like it is. We’ve collected a few of our favorites for you. Stay tuned! We find new favorite jokes about cleaning all the time! Clean Serenity
October 20, 2020 10:17 pm•Cleaning Tips, Tricks, and Tools
So you just moved into a swanky pad, and dang…that new carpet is looking fine. In order to keep things bright and fresh, we’ve gathered some carpet cleaning tips and tricks to tell you how not to ruin this blossoming relationship. Getting to Know Each Other First
January 12, 2022 1:08 pm•Cleaning Tips, Tricks, and Tools
There’s no two ways about it: Moving is stressful. For all the rewards that come from setting up a new home and decorating to your heart’s content, getting all your furniture and belongings into a new house, whether it’s across the street or across the country, is
June 3, 2015 9:43 pm•Cleaning Tips, Tricks, and Tools
Quick, hide the magazine stash! Guests are coming over, and your house is looking less than its best. We know things can get crazy sometimes, and daily tidying can fall by the wayside. Meanwhile, occasionally you need to blast through some cleaning in a hurry. Here
October 20, 2020 5:05 pm•Cleaning Tips, Tricks, and Tools
We know that hiring the best maid service can feel like a luxury, especially when you know someone who cleans houses on his or her own for a fraction of the cost. However, any money saved at the forefront could cost you much more than pain, stress, and heartache; they
March 16, 2017 6:30 pm•Cleaning Tips, Tricks, and Tools
You can’t beat the convenience of plastic food storage containers, except when you go to dig them out of the drawer or cabinet only to find that you have twice as many containers as lids, or vice versa, and none of what you have fits each other. It might not be
January 12, 2022 3:33 pm•Cleaning Tips, Tricks, and Tools
Before we burst into refrigerator organization, make sure you read about how to clean a refrigerator properly. After all, what good is an organized fridge if it’s full of expired items on sticky shelves? Once you’ve tossed the expired items (check your salad dressings
October 19, 2020 7:43 pm•Cleaning Tips, Tricks, and Tools
Teen bedrooms. In a word: Yeesh. A recent New York Times article explored the forsaken habitat of the human adolescent, and described, in anecdotal detail, the frustrations of both the parents and the teenager in the endless battle of who should clean what. It’s kind
January 27, 2021 12:39 pm•Cleaning Tips, Tricks, and Tools
Even though there are numerous studies that link clutter to negative impacts on mental and physical health, most of us have a hard time parting with our stuff. As it turns out, however, the benefits of decluttering your home can have a much greater impact than you
March 20, 2015 4:43 pm•Cleaning Tips, Tricks, and Tools
It seems to be the dynamic of every relationship: One person does most of the cleaning, the other…doesn’t. Sometimes it’s because they don’t do it well (and have been told as much). Sometimes it’s because they don’t want to. Sometimes it’s because they just don’t see
September 16, 2019 10:59 am•Cleaning Tips, Tricks, and Tools
The interwebs are full of spring-cleaning tips and websites touting the best spring-cleaning checklist. We at The Maids don’t believe an ultimate list exists; in fact, we believe the best spring cleaning tips we could share are ultimately ones everyone should use all
February 13, 2017 5:59 pm•Cleaning Tips, Tricks, and Tools
If you have five minutes, you have the ability to take back your home from the clutter that threatens to take it over. Just five minutes a day—or whenever you can spare it—will help you feel better about the space you live in, giving you more room to breathe and
December 4, 2020 1:47 pm•Cleaning Tips, Tricks, and Tools
There’s an epidemic sweeping our nation’s households. More pervasive than mold and more time-consuming than binge-watching Scandal episodes, this epidemic is negatively impacting our productivity, budgets, time and health. It’s the “Epidemic of Clutter.”
January 12, 2022 2:49 pm•Cleaning Tips, Tricks, and Tools
We’ve written a lot about kitchen cleaning in the years this blog has been published, so we thought we’d take a moment to consolidate our favorite and most popular posts and present them in one handy place. If you find yourself snowed in or cabin-fevered, use these
March 16, 2020 12:07 pm•Cleaning Tips, Tricks, and Tools, Cleaning with Kids
We get it. Cleaning is a chore. If it were always awesome and fun and easy, we wouldn’t get so many chances to do what we do. That being said, cleaning isn’t really an optional thing; after all, dishes must get done, laundry must get washed (and dried, folded and put
January 14, 2015 3:43 pm•Cleaning Tips, Tricks, and Tools
The flu virus is an unwelcome houseguest that would love nothing more than to take up residence and make your life—and the lives of everyone in your home—absolutely miserable. Kick the flu to the curb with these helpful tips. And if you need a visually stimulating
December 3, 2014 6:40 pm•Cleaning Tips, Tricks, and Tools
Dropped socks, forgotten books, unmade beds–it’s easy to pick up messes in the bedroom, but when was the last time you really cleaned it? For a room that sees you more asleep than awake, it’s easy for bedroom grime and dust to sneak up on you. Take a couple of
October 20, 2020 5:29 pm•Cleaning Tips, Tricks, and Tools
They call it the heart of the home for a reason. Today’s kitchens are bustling with activity, which makes them one of the happiest—and the dirtiest—places to be. We’re all about keeping hearts healthy, so whip your kitchen into shape at least twice a year with these
December 4, 2020 2:34 pm•Cleaning Tips, Tricks, and Tools
With the news exploding with stories about Enterovirus-D68 and Ebola, it’s no wonder folks are in a panic about killing germs. The truth is, even if an illness didn’t make the daily headlines, it’s a perfect reminder to take stock of your daily hygiene and home
September 22, 2021 3:23 pm•Cleaning Tips, Tricks, and Tools
We spend a lot of time in our homes and cars and we enjoy them more when they’re clean and decluttered. But busy schedules can make it tough for many of us to keep up with the housework, much less keeping a car clean. Professional car detailers may know how to
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