I recently went to a beach party with a “white” theme.  All the guests were invited to participate in the festivities by wearing white.  Wearing white immediately sent me into a panic – as I knew I’d be balancing food and drink, and interacting with lots and lot of people.  This was a recipe for clothing disaster!
If you always seem to spill something, you probably already know about the Tide to Go Mini pen.  It great for quickly removing stains when you’re away from home, and it’s compact size make it perfect for traveling.  Pack it away in your …read more

Earth Day is coming up on April 22nd, and what better way to honor this event than with a redo of your cleaning products? There are some great products on the market today that not only clean your home but are friendly to the environment also.

The average American home has 63 hazardous chemicals. This year, in honor of Earth Day, Seventh Generation invites Blisstree readers to take a walk on the green side of life and consider using natural ingredient based cleaners.
Seventh Generation will be giving two lucky Blisstree winners an “under the sink makeover” to get a clean …read more

Whenever I’m in a hurry to clean, I end up doing just the basics and calling it a “lick and slick.” (My grandmother used to use this phrase a lot.) Basically, it’s when you make your house clean enough. I used to love cleaning and really enjoy spending the time to put things in order. But as I’ve gotten older (and married) it seems we are so busy and I never have time to clean the way I really want to do.

One way I do a “lick and slick” cleaning on the bathroom is by using …read more

Have you seen the generic, knock-off Magic Erasures on the shelves right next to the Mr. Clean ones?
We’ve been moving so I’ve used about 16 Magic Erasures to clean 4 years of grime off the old house and other people’s grime off the new one.
The Mr. Clean Magic Erasure is a housewife’s wet dream. Really. They cost around $2.80 for two. A little too much for me to throw away the nasty ones until they’ve crumbled into a fine dust (they disintegrate as you use them.)
 The generic knock offs – and I’ve seen several brands in several different stores – cost …read more