Have the winter months been rough on the amount of grime and garbage built up inside and outside your vehicle? Is your trunk full of cast-off's and unknown treasures? Before summer arrives, it's time to clean out your carbage. It's especially important to do if you're planning to get your car detailed inside and/or outside. Time to Clean the Carbage Wrappers Empty cups and mugs Coins, pens, and paperclips that slipped through fingers and ended up on the floor. The supply of drive … [Read more...]
10 Things You Didn’t Think to Spring Clean
Ready to get some spring cleaning done and freshen up the house? Spring cleaning is a time to clean rooms or household fixtures that get missed in daily and weekly cleaning. Some things like dusting ceiling fans or washing throw rugs pop into mind when thinking about spring cleaning. But, when is the last time you: Wiped and sanitized all computer mouses, touch pads, remote controls, and screens (phones, ipods, monitors) The things we touch countless times a day carry germs. Email and … [Read more...]
Sanitizing Groceries Coming into Your Home
Fill Your Clutter Box!
With everyone ordered to stay at home unless critically necessary to go out or report to essential work, many families are using their extra time to tackle projects around the house and yard. Now is a great time to fill your clutter box, as well as extra boxes and bags for donating later. Save them for the next time our crew arrives, and we'll take all the excess clutter off your hands! … [Read more...]
Spring Declutter Challenge
This is a challenge you can do by yourself, or include each family member. Here is the declutter challenge in five easy steps. Find a box, laundry basket, or bag (one for each person participating) Set a timer for 15 minutes (you can adjust to the amount of time you'd like to do the challenge, but 15 minutes works great. Go around home adding items you no longer use or love, adding them to the basket until the timer goes off. Take the donations immediately out to your vehicle. … [Read more...]
All the “Kids at Home” Activities in ONE PLACE
It's fantastic to see so many places offering unique services for free (or a small fee) to educate and entertain kids while they are home for a while. However, there are so many that we thought we'd compile all the ones we've seen into one place. We will continue to add to this list, so check back often. Also, feel free to email us or message our page on Facebook with any you find to add to this list. Cincinnati Zoo is going live on Facebook every day at 3pm with a different activity that … [Read more...]
Homemade Sanitizing Wipes and Hand Wipes
You can make your own homemade sanitizing wipes and hand wipes with a few simple ingredients. Depending on what you want to use the hand wipes for, you can tailor them for your own needs. If you're looking to make a cleaning wipe you can add things like a little Lysol spray cleaner or hydrogen peroxide to a pack of baby wipes. Wipe down door handles, light switches, and surfaces. Hydrogen peroxide or rubbing alcohol with a couple drops of antibacterial hand soap will make a hand … [Read more...]
Homemade Hand Sanitizer
I made some homemade hand sanitizer, and I'm happy to share the recipe with you. Don't throw out your empty bottles! Make more than one and keep one in the car, one in your purse, on your desk, etc. Try it yourself: 1 c. aloe vera 1 tsp. rubbing alcohol 2 tsp. glycerin 6 drops tea tree oil 4 drops lavender essential oil Mix together and add to squeeze bottle. No need to use water when sanitizing hands with this solution. … [Read more...]
20 Easily Overlooked Items to Remember to Clean
Everyone has cleaning and germ sanitation on their minds. Cleaning is never a bad thing, so go ahead and embrace it. Here is a list of a few items you may want to disinfect while you're at it: Your credit or debit cards Your set of house/car keys Your steering wheel Vehicle door handles inside and out TV remote control Computer mouse and keyboard Your phone and mobile devices Coat zipper Coins Eyeglasses Handles and door knobs Scissors & staplers … [Read more...]
TidyTightwads Policy with COVID-19
With the recent coronavirus disease (COVID-19) we want to let our clients know we’re making some changes to our operations so that we do our part to keep our clients and staff as safe and healthy as possible. We ask that you remain as flexible as possible during this time and work with us to make accommodations around frequently changing schedules and closures. Communication is key. Please call us with any concerns, questions, options, so we can plan ahead whenever possible. It is our … [Read more...]