cleaning supplies

Keep Your Home Looking Clean All Summer with Libman-Giveaway

July 28, 2017 by Kathryn 131 Comments

Of all the things that I love about summer, one of my favourites is having company visit. From relatives coming from out of town to my boys’ neighbourhood friends just coming to play for a few hours, a full house is a summer house in my mind!

But more people mean more cleaning, and when we have visitors, the last thing I want to be doing is cleaning. That’s why I love my Libman cleaning supplies. The company offers an array of versatile and effective cleaning products including mops, brooms, buckets and more to help make a clean house easy.

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Get Your House Spic and Span with Cleaning Products from Libman-Giveaway

July 2, 2015 by Kathryn 178 Comments

In one month, I will be moving out of my childhood home forever, and I have to say that I feel terribly unprepared. Even though I’ve cleared out a lot of garbage, packed up a lot of treasures and sorted through a lot of clutter, there’s still so much to be done! And once all my belongings are cleared out, there’s the house to clean as well. Luckily, I recently received some handy new cleaning products from Libman that should help to make tidying up a little easier!

The Libman Company has been providing reliable and effective cleaning tools in the United States for over a century and the company’s products are now available at Home Depot Canada too. I received the Wonder Mop, Tornado Mop and Precision Angle Broom with Dustpan to review and with the entire house to clean, I couldn’t wait to put them to the test!

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Get Your Kids Cleaning with Age-Appropriate Chores and Gentle, Effective Cleaning Supplies from Seventh Generation

November 4, 2014 by Kathryn 30 Comments

If there’s one thing that I’ve struggled with as a parent, it’s setting reasonable chores for my boys. I’m not a fan of cleaning so it’s taken me years just to be able to set a reasonable schedule for myself, never mind monitoring anybody else! But at the same time, I know my boys are old enough to be helping out. I’m just not sure how to get started.

But Seventh Generation, a company whose eco-friendly cleaning products I’ve loved for years now, has created a handy guide for me and any other parent that’s wondered what chores are appropriate for their kids. Check it out and see what cleaning jobs your children can tackle!

Ages 2-3

Assist in making their bed
Pick up toys when playtime is over
Bring dirty clothes to laundry hamper
Neatly pile books and/or magazines

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