Happy Slob Gazette "Housecleaning with a Sense of Humor!" Issue #23 July 27, 2006 --------------------- --GET YOUR COPY NOW -- The Happy Slob's Guide to Housecleaning is a MUST HAVE for all Cleaningly Challenged Types! Last week at the super LOW PRICE of only $12.95. Get Your COPY TODAY! The Happy Slob's Guide to Housecleaning Book Janet, who recently purchased the guide, wrote this: "Hello, Thank you for writing “The Happy Slob’s Guide to Housecleaning” and inviting us to purchase it! I did and I think you are marvelous and so funny! Thank you." ---------------------- Contents: - A Note from Christina (The Original Happy Slob) - On Our Blogs - New On Our Website: - 3-Steps is All It Takes - Looking For...Your Best Decluttering & Organizing Tips - Readers Questions - Happy Slob Helpers - - Cleaning Recipes of the Week - Testimonials ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ A NOTE FROM CHRISTINA Contact Christina at christina@happyslob.com with ideas, tips, lovely remarks or anything else you'd like to share! ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Hi everyone, How are all of my best Happy Slobbo pals doing today? Hope this Thursday is a great one for you. And - I hope that you're putting all of the Happy Slob Cleaning Techniques to work for you! Are you doing at least a daily cleaning burst? If so - I'm SO proud of you! Changing our habits is incredibly hard, but once you see the benefits of doing at least one daily cleaning burst, then you'll be ready to 'graduate' to focus rooms, and more. All of your best efforts equal some really great results. So, don't get downhearted when you feel you 'should' be doing more. Just keep working, set some reasonable goals, and be proud when you accomplish them! Hugs to you all, Christina ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ON OUR BLOGS ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ I LOVE blogging! :) Yes, you could go so far as to say that I'm officially a blogaholic...so please visit some of my blogs and find something wonderful to read and try! Click HERE for The Happy Slob's Guide to Housecleaning Blog Click HERE for The Happy Slob's Greatest Bargains Blog Click HERE for Kitchen Crafts 'n' More Blog Click HERE for the Coffee Creations Blog Click HERE for the Bath Stuff Blog Just posted a simple 2-ingredient Hand Sanitizer Gel recipe here - people LOVE It! ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ >>> NEW ON OUR WEBSITE <<< ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Clean Your Cloth OR Plastic Shower Curtain I JUST posted this article on Easy Shower Curtain Cleaning that you guys will LOVE! :) It is so easy and you can save that nasty old shower curtain from getting tossed - it'll gleam as if it's brand new. A New Use for Baking Soda Kelli wrote in with what she thought was the BEST use for baking soda that I didn't have listed. Find it at Baking Soda Uses Database To find Kelli's new suggestion, look at #4 under Bath & Beauty (but trust me, it's a CLEANING tip too.) Cleaning for Cash! Once you've learned some great cleaning techniques, you can clean homes or offices and make a lot of money! :) Or, just a little extra money to supplement another income. Cleaning Business Ideas ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 3 STEPS IS ALL IT TAKES! Housecleaning in only 3 steps ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Remember, easy, stress-free cleaning starts with the Happy Slob's 3-Step Solution: 1. 2 fast cleaning bursts every day - budget the time you can spend - anywhere from 5-20 minutes or more. Set it on the timer. Tidy up as much as you can - focusing your attention on IMPACT areas (those areas that are seen the most and used the most in your home. Kitchens, bathrooms, and living areas are often impact areas.) 2. 1 Focus Room every day - A minimum of 10 minutes in one specific room or area. I like to add storage areas to my focus room list so that those nasty areas also get cleaned! (This is when I do some de-cluttering - just one small section in the focus room.) 3. One weekly Clean-for-All - You and the family get down to cleaning business once a week. This is where you get some of those other cleaning tasks done. But don't worry if you can't get everything done. Over time, and with the accumulation of your good efforts you WILL! These basic guidelines will help you keep your home cleaner and tidier than ever before. It's simple, it's not intimidating and it works! ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ STOCKING YOUR CLEANING KIT Essentials for Happy Slob Housecleaning ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Earth-Friendly Swiffer Refills Alternative The CONVENIENCE of Swiffer sweepers is undeniable, but if you'd prefer a reusable option, try these Simplee Clean Microfiber Refills instead. They work great, and you won't need to just toss them in the trash! ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ READERS QUESTIONS If you guys have some answers to these questions, please send them in to me at christina @ happyslob.com. :) Either myself or one of our readers will surely be able to help... ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ DEALING WITH NEVER-ENDING DUST Tazz writes: Welcome Back I am so glad you had such a wonderful time. You have been missed. I cant seem to work the Blog or anything else for that matter grrr. But I would like to add my biggest challenge. DUST!!!!! I live in Portland,Oregon, and it rains alot so one would think dust would be the least of my problems. Well it aint, in fact it is driving me up a wall. I am starting to wonder if I am living in the fast lane of metorite showers. I heard that is where most of the dust comes from. It seems that when they burn up in the Earths atmoshere they leave their calling cards in the form of these nice little particles. SCRATCHED PORCELAIN SINK Casey asks: "Christina, Very random question but I thought I would see if anyone else has had this problem. My husband's titanium wedding band is leaving thin silver marks on our white porcelain sinks. I cannot get the marks out and have called Kohler, Porcher, etc. I am so sad about this because the sinks are only a year old. I have tried Magic Erasers, baking soda, and a comet paste. I have posted this question on a couple of other blogs, but have not had any luck. Do you have any ideas or have you heard about this happening to anyone else? Thanks for your help! ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Happy Slob Helpers - ANSWERS to Questions CLEANING & HOUSEHOLD TIPS Send yours to christina@happyslob.com ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ When my computer DIED last month, I lost a lot of the great replies readers had sent in! If you have some cleaning tips to share, please send them on in to me. :) ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ CLEANING RECIPES OF THE WEEK I'd LOVE to hear from you if you have a natural cleaning recipe to share! Send it to me at christina @ happyslob.com ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Over 30 Cleaning Recipes to Try! We have over 30 natural cleaning recipes posted on the Happy Slob site! Drop by at:Natural Cleaning Recipes and give one a try today! ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ LOOKING FOR... YOUR Best Decluttering & Organizing Tips Send in uses to christina @ happyslob.com ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Hi all, I need your help! It's spring cleaning time, and of course with that comes decluttering all the junk we've managed to accumulate over the long, cold winter. So, what are YOUR favorite decluttering and organizing tips? If you have one you'd like to share, please send it in to me so I can share it with everyone else! ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ TESTIMONIALS & THANKS Don't keep those sentiments to yourself - send them to me at christina @ happyslob.com ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ One Recent Review of "The Happy Slob's Guide to Housecleaning": Christina's book is one that I've been looking for a long time. She explains how and why the average lazy person, "slob" if you like, can make their home cleaner (and that means happier too), and keep it that way, while also having a life! I have been involved with cleaning products on-and-off as a user, reseller and demonstrator for years. Christina's advice rings true and I was pleased to learn several tips and short-cuts which were new to me. I highly recommend this book for anyone that wants to beat the dust bunnies and save money and time while while they do it.