Happy Thanksgiving! Did a Relative Spill a Glass of Red Wine? Remove the Stain with these Simple Steps!
Happy Thanksgiving, everybody! We hope everyone is enjoying their holiday this week. Was Thanksgiving dinner at your house this year? It’s quite a privilege but it can also bring a lot of stress to a holiday that should be all about de-stressing. Especially stressful is the occasional accident that may somehow damage your favorite couch or throw…
Read MoreFall Cleanup Checklist — Get Ready for Winter!
Autumn is here! The leaves are looking beautiful and one-by-one they’re dropping to the ground. Halloween has come and gone and Thanksgiving is on the horizon — after that, it’s winter! “Spring cleaning” is a big deal and, in this writer’s opinion, TONS of fun — but when winter comes you’ll be spending a LOT…
Read MoreOne less chore for you to do: Leave the leaves alone!
Hey, folks! So, for a lot of people out there, if you grew up with a lawn… then you were told that you have to rake the leaves to keep the grass healthy over winter. You were told that if you don’t rake the leaves then the grass would “suffocate.” Well over here at World…
Read MoreThe Art of Zen De-cluttering, our Top Three Recommendations
Have you heard of Marie Kondo? According to thespruce.com, “Marie Kondo’s The Life-changing Magic of Tidying Up: the Japanese Art of Decluttering and Organizing is not just a best-selling book. It has become a cultural phenomenon, provoking people who would not normally pare down their possessions to throw away bags full of excess stuff. The…
Read MoreDust Bunnies to Dust Busters: a Brief History of Vacuum Cleaners
Have you ever been pushing your vacuum cleaner around the house and stopped for a second to wonder, “Where in the heck did this thing come from?!” Well, we decided to do the research for you, and we’ve got the answers you’re looking for! It all started with carpet sweepers. Have you ever used one?…
Read More“Help! I moved into a new place and it REEKS of cigarettes!”
It happens all the time — people move into a new place and only realize as they’re settling in that their new home smells very, very, v e r y strongly of cigarettes. What can be done to mitigate this odor? 1. Open up some windows! This won’t solve the problem on its own but…
Read MoreHow to clean out your fridge, freezer while maximizing their efficiency
It’s that time of year when you’re reeeeally dependent upon your refrigerator and freezer to keep things ice-cold. Cold drinks, cold ice, cold leftovers (so they don’t spoil!), frozen popsicles, the whole nine yards! It’s not a bad time of year to stick your head inside and take a look around inside, see what you…
Read MoreFive Classic Quotes on Cleaning
Howdy, folks! We’ve got some great quotes and a bit of background on each of our “authors” of today’s cleaning quotables. Something fun and enlightening for this Friday morning! Cleaning your house while your kids are still growing is like shoveling the walk before it stops snowing. —Phyllis Diller Phyllis Ada Driver, better known as…
Read More“Help! It’s summertime and my kids are making everything so STICKY!”
Well, folks, it’s that time of year… It gets hot as a dickens outside, you break out the popsicles for your little one… and BAM!, just like that, everything is so STICKY! We’ve got some tips for you on a) how to prevent that stickiness and b) how to clean up after said stickiness. 1)…
Read MoreWanna read about how cute animals clean themselves? Of COURSE you do!
Well, it’s official: summertime is HERE. Summer is a great time to relax and kick back and just *enjoy* yourself. With that in mind we’ve decided to take a break this week from writing about various ways to keep one’s home clean and tidy and instead… Well, we all know how humans clean themselves. Showers,…
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