Coffee is the liquid antidote to an early morning. My morning cup of Cinnamon Pastry coffee (I know, you want one) would not be possible without my Keurig coffeemaker. My husband and I received our Keurig as a gift three years ago, and we've loved it ever since.
A Keurig, Tassimo, or...
Well, I'll admit it, I love my cats.
I never liked cats before I had my own; in fact I remember being horrified when I used to babysit kids with cats. After calming the kids down from their night-time fears, my own would set in. Any sound, glow or creek...
Here's a recent exchange we had on our Facebook page:
Maura: I was wondering if you can tell me how to clean grease build up on my gas stove top. I have tried degreasers but still with no success. I even ran it in the dishwasher in the high heat wash...
I love to cook, but getting burnt food from pots and pans can be a tricky task. Tamara asks:
What’s the best way to clean super dirty pots and pans with burnt on food on the bottom?
Melissa Says:
There are a few different approaches to this task—it really depends on what kind...
One of the most common questions I get asked is how to clean a shower properly.
This is definitely one of the jobs that seems harder than it is. If you have the right tools, products, and technique, and do it regularly, you will be in good shape. If your shower...
Costume jewelry, so pretty and usually cheaper than the real thing. I love it! What I don’t love is when it turns funky colors or starts feeling gritty, kind of like sand.
Let’s back up a bit. Costume jewelry can be gold or silver plated (a thin layer of the...
"How do I clean my kids' toys?" might be one of the questions I'm asked most often. Time and again, my friends (who used to ask me if their butts looked good in their tightest clubbing outfit) are now asking me how to clean toys. Oh, friends, how the...
Letting your glass stovetop stay dirty can lead to scratching, pitting—tiny chips, craters, or dents in the glass—and cracking, which means you will need to replace the stovetop ($$$). I bet you can think of lots of things you'd rather spend your money on. Cleaning it doesn't have to be a royal pain—just try this quick and...
Cleaning expert, Melissa Maker, walks you through the products and tools you'll need as well as the simple steps to cleaning a toilet quickly and effectively in 3 minutes.
Tools you'll need
Rubber Gloves
Use separate ones for the bathroom (these ones are while, choose another colour for the kitchen).
Cleaning Toothbrush
Use an...
It's true, I love a good DIY cleaning recipe. It's also true that not everyone likes the smell of vinegar—which happens to be at the center of many of these recipes! Vinegar is a staple in the DIY cleaning world because it has so many amazing cleaning properties. That...
Bathrooms are such a hot topic with our community.
I don't know many people that love cleaning bathrooms, and I'd have to say I don't really like the job myself (although it's vacuuming I dislike doing the most). So, because of this, I have devised a strategy that helps me...
In the military, a neatly-made bed is a reflection of a soldier's discipline and attention to even the smallest details - they have beds which are made so crisply, one can bounce a quarter on them. Now I've never been in the military, but I do understand the value...
You finally got the diamond you've been waiting for, and now that you finger (neck, ears, wrist) is bling-tastic, keep it that way by cleaning your ring (and other jewelry for that matter) with a very simple and easy technique using products you already have at home.
There are a...
Cleaning those crusty oven racks is one of those cleaning jobs that rarely, if ever, gets done. It also gets the kitchen and bathroom working together in concert—we don’t see that too often, now do we? Let me explain; Your oven racks are a pain point when it comes to...
If you live in a house, you have greasy fingerprints on the wall.
You can't avoid them. And heck, you can't really figure out how to clean them off...until now!
Greasy fingerprints happen everywhere. For example, I use coconut oil as a post-shower moisturizer. I also have allergies and sneeze about...
I started a cleaning service company here in my home town of Toronto back in 2006, it’s called Clean My Space - who would have thought!? Over the years, I’ve learned a lot about this industry and I wanted to answer a question that I get asked a lot: How...
