Saturday, March 22, 2014

The fastest, easiest, best way to clean stainless steel !

How's that for a title?

I was one of the first people I know to run out and buy stainless steel - they're the only appliances I've bought for many many years - AND for many many years I struggled to keep them clean !

Fingerprints are stainless steel's worst enemy and so I've tried every product out there - paid a small fortune over the years for things that didn't really work to my satisfaction - until I opened the medicine cabinet one day and pulled out my baby oil.

That's right - a simple bottle of baby oil ( I now get a bottle from the Dollar Store for this purpose alone ( I stick with Johnson's for my body lol ).

It's effortless - and instant - the only thing is you have to make sure you buff dry or it'll all have been for nothing.

After installing the range hood it looked like this


and 5 minutes later it looked like this


The stove - ( as you know we are looking for a new stove - this one's seen better days - but at least it looks clean now )


The fridge looks like a mirror ! ( I may start using it to put my make up on )


You HAVE to try it - it's a miracle cleaner AND the Green thing to do ( and the added bonus is all my appliances now feel as soft as a baby's bum )

Much love,


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Thursday, March 20, 2014

The deal of a life time.....................No really !!!

And so this is the way it happens -

After spending a small fortune on curtains.......................

I found these on Craig's List -


Not one set


Not even 2 or 3


BUT 6 SETS !!!!!!!!!!!
OF BEAUTIFUL LOUVRE SHUTTERS - THAT CAN OPEN ON THE BOTTOM OR THE TOP OR BOTH


And with a little - very little - manipulation - they will fit the south facing downstairs windows !!!

How much did this deal of the century cost, you may be wondering?

40 beauitful dollars -

Never have I been so thrilled to hand over 40 dollars in my life lol

Less then 10% of what I spent on the curtains I ordered.................oh well - sometimes that's just
the way things work out :)

John is busy lifting the green linoleum from the office....................don't the floors look lovely underneath?


and those floors aren't half as bad as the Master bedroom floor was - believe me !

let's see now - 4 more rooms of this crap to go through -

why is it that instead of being thrilled each time something gets done - I only concentrate on what still needs to be done?
another disorder of sorts I imagine - I'm loaded with them - and this reno is bringing every single last one of them out in full force.

Have a wonderful day all and if you don't see me before Monday have a wonderful weekend too:)

Much love,