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How to clean and disinfect your hair brush and combs

It’s important to regularly clean and sterilise your brush and combs to keep away little nasties (especially in kids hair brushes, such as nits) and clean away buildup from hair products,  dandruff, dirt and skin particles that may build up over time. Here is how I clean our hair brushes and combs: Remove all hair from…

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How to keep floors cleaner longer

The floors are the basis of making our homes look tidy.  By regularly cleaning your floors your house will feel clean and fresh.  How often you clean your floors will vary between each household.  If you have a crawling baby, you will need to clean regularly to pick up all dirt, grime and germs before their…

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50 alternative uses for baby wipes

Those many years ago when I was pregnant with my twins I was so grateful to receive practical gifts at my baby shower, such a nappies, lotions, Tupperware (maybe that’s when the obsession began) and baby wipes.  It wasn’t long after the twins were born I learnt that they reacted to a particular brand of…

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Mission for Health, my videos!!!

You may remember a few months ago I travelled down to Sydney to meet the team at Dettol and spent a day in a beautiful home at Bondi to film a few video’s for the Dettol’s Mission for Health website.  I remember this day so clearly, I was so nervous, this was a BIG DEAL,…

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Easy tip for cleaning the whiteboard

I was recently browsing pinterest (as I do) and I came across the tip below.  Does your whiteboard look like the picture to the right? Mine does at times but my main struggle is actually getting the marker off.   I have used all known methods such as metho and white board cleaner to get it off, but it…

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{Cleaning} Clean rubber bath toys

Cleaning Bath Toys We all love them, rubber duckies are so very cute and such a fun play toy for the kids in the bath.  However, they and all other rubber bath toys get the horrible black build up inside.   How to clean rubber bath toys: Squeeze out any water sitting inside toy. Fill…

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{Cleaning} My Cleaning kit

Over the years I have tried many different cleaning products.  However, recently I have converted over to the simple vinegar and bicarb remedy.  Together it is really effective, non toxic and low in price.  I still however use surface wipes for the loo.  Now all my cleaning supplies can fit into one bucket, making it easy…

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{Spring Cleaning} Ceiling Fans

From the archives Before these chilli nights end and start to warm up, we need to remove all the dust built up on the blades over the winter season. This is beneficial to prevent skin allergies and hay-fever, dust build up can also cause squeaky fan noises (how annoying are they through the night). How…

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{Spring Cleaning} Motivation

The words Spring Cleaning can be daunting.  I don’t agree with the term ‘spring cleaning’ as I believe your house needs to have a really good clean at least 2 times a year, and if you have time seasonally is perfect.  Understandable, looking after kids and working makes it hard to find the time.  Over the next…

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