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Summer is here! With the kids home from school, keeping your home cool during the summer could put a dent in your wallet. However, there are a few things that you can do in order to keep your home cool this summer in a smart way. Windows: Windows allow a lot of natural light in which is great, but they also allow a lot of heat to come in. Possible air leaks could be fixed by sealing and caulking around windows and doors. To combat heat transfer through the glass, you can apply UV protect …

Toy, Toys, Toys! There is so much to say about toys and keeping them clean. There are pet toys, baby toys, children toys and everything in between. And they all share with each other. There are outside toys, inside toys, stored toys, etc. Toys are easily forgotten during the routine housecleaning, so let’s talk about it here. Review the following ideas to properly care for and store toys. 1.  I’m sure you realize that children and pets should not share their toys, but enforcing tha …

Body Powder and some powder based makeups are nasty culprits when it comes to dust. No matter how careful you may be, powder residue is unavoidable. It loves to filter through the air and land on shelves, floors, walls, clothing and anything in the surrounding and extended areas. Review the following ideas to help eliminate the effects of powder residue. 1.Close the door to the room where you are using body powder and makeup. This will keep the dust from filtering into the remaining room …

What would we do without our vacuum cleaners? Since we were children the vacuum cleaner was the central focus of our parent’s routine housecleaning. Actually, in many ways that is still true today. Whether our floors are carpeted, wood, vinyl or tile the vacuum cleaner may play an important part in our cleaning routine. Review the following suggestions to get the most out of your vacuum cleaner and to help provide a cleaner home. 1. Before vacuuming or dusting, turn your furnace fan on to …

Who would have thought your beautiful lamp shades would be dust devils? I didn’t, until one day I removed one of my lampshades to change a light bulb and dust exploded in every direction. As it turns out, all my lampshades needed cleaning. Review the following for ideas to keep your lamp shades as free of dust as possible and help promote better indoor air quality for your home. If you have not cleaned your lampshades for a while, it may be a good idea to begin by cleaning al …