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Keeping the Castle

Archive for April 2006

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April 28th, 2006

Uses for Bounce Dryer Sheets

You have possibly received these in your email box several times over the years, like I have, but in case you haven’t here are 21 uses for Bounce fabric softener sheets besides fabric softening.

1. All this time you’ve just been putting Bounce in the dryer! It
will chase ants away when you lay […]

By Christina -- 10 comments

April 27th, 2006

Testing Microwave Ovens

 
I told my 8 yr old son a couple of days ago that we didn’t have a microwave when I was his age - he assumed that meant that we didn’t have popcorn  OR leftovers “way back when” either.  *Sigh*  That makes me feel a little old, and makes me sure that I need to […]

By Christina -- 2 comments

April 25th, 2006

Women prefer housekeeping to love

I guess I am not the typical wife / “keeper of the castle:”
From IBNLive :
The Independent Daily reported that “though women are making advancing economically at a frentic pace, one thing that gives them the ultimate sense of empowerment is to go around the house with a vaccum cleaner - followed by some vigourous cleaning […]

By Christina -- 5 comments

April 24th, 2006

Storing your seasonal clothes

‘Tis the season to store your sweaters and wools and other winter clothes to get them out of the way and protect them from bugs and other damage while they aren’t being worn regularly. Carolyn Forte from Good Housekeeping offers these tips to store your clothes without the use of stinky mothballs (via […]

By Christina -- 1 comment

April 21st, 2006

Housekeeping Motivation - Brini Maxwell

I have always had an extremely hard time getting motivated to clean - to me it is such unrewarding work because while it looks sooooo great when done, it is soon destroyed by an 8 yr old boy who is a dirt and tiny pebble magnet, an 11 yr old girl who can’t put ANYTHING […]

By Christina -- 0 comments

April 19th, 2006

Keeping the Castle, my style

I am Christina Jones, and am going to *try* to fill Maricar’s shoes at Keeping the Castle while Maricar is off on maternity leave - her son finally entered the world last weekend, and so she is bonding with him for a little while rather than focusing on keeping her castle for now.  Everyone is […]

By Christina -- 0 comments

April 5th, 2006

A Washing Machine that Irons Too

 
LG Electronics has a new Steam Direct Drive Washing Machine that claims to “bring dry cleaning to your home” and “remove creases from your garments, eliminating the need for ironing.” The machine applies steam after the cleaning cycle to remove creases and wrinkles. Although the company’s Don Kwack admits that the treatment may not work […]

By Maricar -- 1 comment

April 5th, 2006

Waiting for Baby

I thought the baby would come a few days ago. I’ve prepared as much as I could. Stocked up on groceries. Washed the baby’s clothes. Kept up with the rest of the family’s laundry. And I have packs of disposable plates and flatware ready to use. Well, we’re still waiting. And the cycle starts again.
I’ve […]

By Maricar -- 1 comment

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