9 Cleaning Tips from Hotel Housekeepers
To celebrate International Housekeepers Week (this year it takes place September 8th - 14th), we decided to check in with...
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19 funny tweets that sum up our love-hate relationship with cleaning the house
Cleaning the house (or, reading about not cleaning the house) has never been so funny. Check out these relatable tweets.
Your Cleaning Checklist
If your kitchen is so greasy that it glistens or if your kids have taken to drawing in the dust,...
5 things to look for on a housekeeping resume
If you’re thinking about hiring an independent housekeeper, you’ll likely find yourself sorting through a number of qualified applicants for...
Care.com 2021 Care Provider Safety Survey Sweepstakes Official Rules
1. ELIGIBILITY NO PURCHASE NECESSARY TO ENTER OR WIN. The Care.com 2021 Care Provider Safety Survey Sweepstakes (the “Sweepstakes”) is only open to legal residents...
8 Additional Services Housekeepers Can Perform
Hiring a housekeeper can change your life! They keep your house clean when you don’t have the time and leave...
21 Time-Saving Spring Cleaning Hacks
If the thought of ridding your home of clutter or scrubbing the deep, dark corners you might have ignored the...
Natural Disinfectant Options for Cleaning
Two words are about to solve a few of your top problems as a parent — natural disinfectant. You spent...
7 benefits of green cleaning
As lives become busier, overscheduled and more stressful, it’s easy to gravitate toward the latest products that promise to make annoying...
6 tips to maintain housekeeping job satisfaction and success
Now that you’ve been hired as a housekeeper, you’ll want to pay extra-close attention the first few times you clean...
2021 Care.com Reviews Survey Sweepstakes Official Rules
1. ELIGIBILITY NO PURCHASE NECESSARY TO ENTER OR WIN. The 2021 Care.com Reviews Survey Sweepstakes (the “Sweepstakes”) is only open...
8 expert cleaning tips for keeping COVID out of your home
According to experts, here are the key places to focus while cleaning and disinfecting during the pandemic.
16 ideas for using vinegar to clean
The more people learn about what’s in traditional cleaning products — and the potential health effects they may cause down...
Care.com Care Rewards 2021 Survey Sweepstakes Official Rules
1. ELIGIBILITY NO PURCHASE NECESSARY TO ENTER OR WIN. The Care.com Care Rewards 2021 Survey Sweepstakes (the “Sweepstakes”) is only open to legal...
Green cleaning: 7 natural solutions that really work
Taking care of our environment is a process that starts at home. Everything from aerosol cans to harmful cleaning chemicals...
9 ways to make better — and safer — hiring decisions
Care.com strives to give you powerful tools that can help you to make the best hiring decision possible. Whether you’re...
10 Family Home Buying Regrets — and How to Avoid Them
What would you do if you regretted your home purchase? Thats how 47 percent of home-owning parents feel, according to...
Organize with color: 10 ways to declutter and beautify at home
This simple trick goes a long way toward helping everyone in the household quickly find stuff — no labels required...
6 Things Housekeepers Should Never Do
If there is one thing we’re all territorial about, it’s our homes! Housekeepers should understand this fact better than most....
Should You Charge More for the First Cleaning?
When it comes to getting a first professional cleaning, a house’s level of cleanliness and number of rooms count. Many...
20 Natural Cleaners to Replace Your Family’s Household Cleaners
The non-natural cleaners you use to clean your house may get things clean, but they might not be making your...
6 Cleaning Nightmares and Solutions
Forget monsters in the closet. Your monsters are in the kitchen, the bathroom, the playroom — all over your house....
8 Ways to Have Fun Cleaning
While everyone wants a sparkling house, getting there can be…well, a chore. For working and stay-at-home moms alike, jam-packed schedules...
Oops! Clever Ways to Clean Bad Stains and Messes
Penicillin, car seats, DVDs. We have much to be grateful for when it comes to modern day parenting. But perhaps...
Creating a Mold-Free Home
We’ve all heard stories about the dangers of toxic mold (mold that may cause illness). But how to avoid those...
Creating a Toxin-Free Home
Most of us, unless we have severe allergies or sensitivities to chemicals, may not be aware of all the chemicals...
How to Make Homemade Air Freshener
Having kids means having germs and smells in your home. Before you reach for the air freshener at the grocery...
Is Low-VOC Paint Safer?
Smell that? Paint is a versatile and affordable decorating option, but it has a downside — its chemical scent. But...
Housekeeping Quiz
If you’re like most people, you work full time, pick the kids up from school, drive them to their after-school...
How Often Do You Need a Housekeeper?
There never seems to be enough time to get everything done and it’s often the household chores that slip behind....
How to Find a Green Cleaning Service
Many cleaning services are jumping on the “green” bandwagon, and so should you! Hiring an environmentally friendly cleaning company to...
Why I Caved and Hired a Housekeeper
With three kids under the age of 5, I often feel like there’s no end to housework.I do loads and...
8 Things Your Housekeeper Won’t Tell You
You have a wonderful relationship with your housekeeper. After all, you’re opening up your home to her, letting her clean...
15 Toddler Boy Room Ideas
In a blink of an eye, your tiny baby has become a toddler, and his bedroom needs are completely different....
9 Space Saving Kids’ Bunk Bed Ideas
If space is tight in your home, your children may need to share a room. But in many houses (especially...
How to Organize Your Home (and Keep It That Way)
You’re late for baseball practice — again! — because your kid can’t find his cleats. Though you’re tempted to scold...
Ways to Refresh Your Carpet in a Hurry
When I talk on the phone, I walk around my house and tidy up. Today, I noticed that the carpet...
How to Clean Decorative Emojis Pillows
While cleaning out my parent’s guest room today, I found a bunch of decorative pillows in the closet. Some are...
How to Clean Stainless Steel Sinks
Over the past few months, I’ve been using FlyLady’s system for keeping your house clean and decluttered (www.flylady.net). Some...
How to Get Rid of Bed Bugs
I used to think my home would be immune to a bed bug infestation since I’m a clean freak, but...