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| April 11, 2011
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How Do You Keep a Clean and Healthy Home?

I really do love this time of year. Like a bear who’s been on hibernation, I feel like I am emerging from a cave and into bright sunshine. Never mind that the rest of my family have the sniffles and sneezes and other allergy symptoms, never mind that it also makes me feel like I have to clean the soot and grime from the abode; I am just glad to see the sun everyday and not have to wear a coat!

I look outside and I get excited to see the budding leaves on the trees. The pollen dust that is starting to blanket everything yellow is welcome to me! But then I am not sensitive to their allergens like the rest of the family is. So it’s left up to me to keep a haven for them inside our home.

As much as I would love to throw open the windows and let the spring breeze and sunshine in, they remain close for the moment until the pollen dies down. I have started to do some spring cleaning but as always, I have been kind of scattered and all over the place. I was glad to find this article on the Filtrete website as it creates a method to my madness.  I’ve reposted some of the tips from Laura Dellutri on the Filtrete’s Clear Advantages program here for you: Read more

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| February 26, 2011
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Everything but the Kitchen Sink

I was going to post a photo of my kitchen faucet but I didn’t want to embarrass myself. My husband has been doing a lot of renovations and construction around the house but the kitchen sink just hasn’t made it very high on the list. The other day it started leaking on top whenever I use the sprinkle feature and I end up being the one to get sprinkled! That just has to end so I’ve told the hubby to make my sink a priority. We’ve been looking at replacement faucets and I think I’m leaning towards this one below. What do you think?

faucet

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| November 9, 2010
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Febreze Wooden Wick Candles

Scents stimulate our memories like no other. An aroma can transport us to another time and place. Fragrances create ambiance. A stench can repel the most ardent of our admirers. This oft ignored sense of smell can be a powerful thing.

That’s why I was glad when I received this box of candles from the Febreze Home Collection.

Febreze Home Collection

Nothing creates a mood better than a scent. Do you remember walking into to the house as a kid and the smell of something baking embraces you? How about the smell of the Christmas tree in December? Smells immediately create a mood and that’s exactly what these Febreze Wooden Wick Candles do. That’s why I just love scented candles. Even when your house may not be perfect, a good scent will make it the most homey place on earth.

My daughters are always excited to try new stuff so we lit one of the candles immediately. The information on the candles said that “The new Febreze Wooden Wick Candle brings the ambiance and sound of a crackling fire indoors.” Well my youngest daughter just had to hear the sound of crackling fire! She had her ear so close to the candle, I was afraid she would burn her hair! Well she didn’t and she said, “you can sort of hear it.” Well the sound doesn’t really matter much to me. What I wanted to see was how it smelled and of course it didn’t disappoint. Just like other Febreze products which we’ve used before, these Wooden Wick Candles brought about just enough perfume without being overpowering. It made the living room smell so good that you just want to sit there and be enveloped in all that goodness. But then candles always fascinated my daughters. They just sat there and stared at the flame like they were waiting for something to happen. They were mesmerized.

And again, NO they are not 5 year olds. They are teenagers! They actually asked if they could have a candle each for their rooms. I said NO. We all have to share. LOL!

I received the product package (Candles and Walmart Gift Card) in the photograph above from MyBlogSpark on behalf ofr P&G and Febreze for my candid review.

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