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Automatic House Cleaning

Cleaning 101: How to Clean a Microwave

April 1, 2010

If you’re new here, you may want to subscribe to my RSS feed. Be sure to leave your comments and suggestions! I read them all! Thanks for visiting! How dirty is your microwave? Does it have the remnants of last night’s (or last week’s!) lasagna splattered all over the door and turntable? Does it smell [...]

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The 2010 Dishwasher Hunt is On!

February 8, 2010

I mentioned in an earlier post, MUCH earlier, that I was on the hunt for a dishwasher and I compared the cost of “time” to the cost of the dishwasher itself. Sometimes, when you have to make up for a machine’s inefficiency and you lose time doing so, it just makes simple sense to replace [...]

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Some Conveniences Are Just Too Expensive

January 26, 2010

Wow! I just did the “math” on what it really costs to use that new Bounce Dryer Bar. To be fair, I have never used it and never purchased it so this isn’t a review on it’s efficacy. I have no idea if it really works, so don’t take this as a “review” per se [...]

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Easy Way to Sell Used Books Online

May 7, 2008

In an effort to declutter our home and get ready for a move, I’ve been trying to find places willing to either buy used items or accept them as donations. One thing that has really accumulated in our home that I have tried desperately to get rid of over the years are old books. We [...]

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Stop trying stain removers: This is the only one you need!

February 27, 2008

Ok, AutomaticMoms…..here’s the deal: Anyone with kids, pets, husbands (ha ha) knows how important it is to have a decent stain remover in the house. I have tried literally EVERY stain remover made in the past five years trying to find one that works consistently on as many different types of stains as possible. If [...]

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