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Posted by cstone on September 8, 2010 at 11:09 am
Address the Mess with Clean House
For fans of reality TV,
Clean House on the Style Network is must see TV. The premise of the show is to help people who have let their homes become a big mess. Often the mess is the result of a build up of clutter and complete lack of any organization. Obviously keeping a cluttered home clean is almost impossible. The show provides insight into how living in a dirty, messy home impacts the lives of the residents, tearing couples apart or making children too embarrassed to invite friends home.
Each episode begins with a short montage introducing the family that is the subject of the mess makeover. The Clean House team is called in and while assessing the mess inject some humor into the situation. Niecy Nash, who recently appeared on Dancing With The Stars is the host. The rest of the cast are Mark Brunetz, the Design Guru, comedic actress Trish Suhr the “Yard Sale Diva,” and the handyman Matt Iseman. Invariably the first task to tackle with be clearing the clutter and so Niecy and team will convince the family to see their belongings at a yard sale so the money can be used for the makeover. If they can raise up to $1000 on the yard sale, the production budget will match that as well as supply all paint and labor.
Clean House is currently running their Search for The Messiest Home in the Country. From Oahu to St Louis, there are families who are prepared to give viewers a peek inside their messy homes for their five minutes of fame or just to start down the road to renovating their homes and rehabilitating their dysfunctional families. If you’re interested in watching Clean House you can view the show schedule on their website. While their you can also meet the Cast, meet the Families and my personal favorite, see the Gallery of Before & Afters.
Posted by cstone on March 12, 2010 at 09:32 am
Friday's Eco-Friendly Find
When you think green car you probably think hybrid. With all the celebrities taking to driving hybrids they are definitely the most well known of the ways to go green with your car choice, but, are there other options? If you need help wading through all the claims about this or that car being green or hybrids actually being bad for the environment then
Greencar.com is for you.
GreenCar.com is dedicated to providing everyday consumers as well as avid car enthusiasts with information about green vehicles, green fuel choices and technologies. Whether you want to know how a hydrogen fuel cell works or how to get the best fuel economy you will find the information you need. Using the most current research the website aims to help car buyers make the most informed purchases. Relevant videos covering the green car space, an alternative fueling station locator, and featured green products round out the offering.
Lead editor, Ron Cogan has over 30 years of experience as a writer in the automotive industry. His extensive experience in the industry offers a unique perspective and insights usually absent from other automotive publications.
Stop by Greencar.com to read about new concept cars, how hydrogen fuel cell vehicles and technology were demonstrated at the recent Olympic Games and what it will take for widespread adoption of PEVs (Plug-in Electric Vehicles).
Posted by cstone on November 30, 2009 at 23:36 pm
House Cleaning Help
Why is it that what seems like five minutes after you vacuumed, scrubbed, and dusted to the point of exhaustion – the house is a mess again. Sometimes it can be hard keeping up with the housework and precious weekends are spent catching up. Hiring a professional to help with the housework can be a great way to ease some of the load but finding help can seem like a daunting process.
There are several decisions to be made about what kind of help you need. One of these it to decide whether you’d prefer an individual cleaner or a cleaning company. Whether you decide hire an individual or a company it is probably advisable to be at home for the first visit or two to provide guidance as to how you like your cleaning to be done. You should also point out valuable or fragile items or even put them away in a safe place on cleaning days.
Hiring a housekeeper yourself can be particularly daunting. You will need to work on terms of employment—duties to perform, pay, schedule, and benefits—and put them in writing. For most this is too much to take on so hiring a service whether an individual contractor or cleaning company can be easier.
Prices for house cleaning services can vary a great deal. It is worth comparing several companies and options but this can be time consuming. Most companies will not provide estimates over the phone without first conducting a home inspection so arranging on-site visits for multiple companies can be time consuming. The Bidmycleaning online marketplace helps you do this in the most convenient, time saving way possible by providing multiple bids from several local cleaners. Bids are from individual cleaners and cleaning companies and provide all the information you need to help you choose the one that fits your needs.
Posted by cstone on September 24, 2009 at 14:24 pm
Quick Clean Ups
If we all just for one day looked at everything we consume and use and tried to find ways to clean up our act so to speak we would realize that there are many opportunities to be more green and eco-friendly.
Here are 7 quick ways to send a little less to the landfill:
- Junk Mail: There are 100 billion mail items sent every year in the US. If you think about all the resources that go into making that happen it is mind-boggling. Think of the trees, the water, the power, the mail processing facilities, the cars the mail carriers drive. Just cutting down the amount of junk mail you received will make a huge difference! There are services available to help you do that eg. http://www.41pounds.org/
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Posted by cstone on April 29, 2009 at 17:23 pm
Bidmycleaning.com is a Most Promising Startup
We are very excited to join the lineup of Business Week’s Most Promising Startups! The piece written by John Tozzi describes Bidmycleaning.com as a Web site designed to connect clients with cleaners in a transaction as smooth as buying books on Amazon (AMZN). He really captured our value proposition which is that we offer a new simple way to find and schedule cleaning services all online in just minutes.
After launching in Houston and San Diego offering house cleaning service bids we quickly grew to our marketplace to list bids from cleaning service providers in over 20 featured locations and introduced our Bidmycleaning’s Choice program to offer service nationwide. By entering your zip code and selecting whether you want maid service, window or carpet cleaning, you can immediately see bids from several vetted cleaning companies in your neighborhood in any of our featured locations. If you are outside one of those then you will see a bid for the service from our Bidmycleaning’s Choice program. If you select this bid then we will attempt to find you a trusted local cleaner that meets our rigorous screening criteria and who will clean your home at the bid price we quoted you. This way we do all the legwork for you and all you have to do it accept the price, schedule your service and wait for the cleaner to arrive. Payments are all handled securely online and you are only billed once the cleaning has been completed. We offer a 100% satisfaction guarantee.
It is becoming more common for people to seek green or eco-friendly cleaning services and so we include a search filter which allows you to only view bids from cleaning providers who are able to provide an organic service using green products or who exlusively use green products.
Here are the Top 10 reasons why you will love Bidmycleaning.com.
Posted by cstone on November 4, 2008 at 14:50 pm
Tees For Change designs eco-friendly tees that inspire positivity. How could you resist a t-shirt that promotes uplifting messages such as LAUGH OFTEN, TODAY MATTERS, CHOOSE HAPPINESS and PRACTICE KINDNESS. Do they practice what they preach? As a matter of fact they do. They’ve partnered with Trees for the Future to plant a tree for every tee you buy and their tees are organic cotton and bamboo. A bamboo tee doesn’t sound like it would be too comfortable or stylish but these tees are super soft and come in many styles and colors for women, men and babies.
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Posted by cstone on October 7, 2008 at 01:20 am
We have expanded our east coast presence down to Florida and are now serving Jacksonville. We have a line up of quality professional cleaners ready to serve Jacksonville with a range of cleaning services including housekeeping or maid service, window cleaning and carpet cleaning. We offer instant bids and immediate online scheduling. The line up of cleaners participating in our marketplace is supplemented by our BidMyCleaning’s Choice Program – this progam provides instant bids on three different categories of provider; Independent, Organic and Bonded. If you like the bid price we offer, then go ahead and schedule your service on your preferred date and time. We commit to matching you with a BidMyCleaning’s Choice provider who meets all our quality guidelines and will work according to our detailed checklists … and we guarantee your satisfaction.
Our marketplace for house cleaning services is perfect for homeowners, renters, property managers, realtors and office managers. We do standard cleaning, deep cleaning and annual or spring cleaning and for property managers and realtors we enable them to list multiple service locations for turnover or move in and move out cleanings.
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Posted by cstone on August 1, 2008 at 11:11 am
With summer in high gear you’re probably feeling a little thermostat guilt for running your the AC in your house a little too much. It’s expensive and definitely not eco-friendly! Well there is great news from from MIT this morning. Scientists there have discovered a way to mimic the mechanism by which plants store energy to store solar energy. Something which until now had been impossible. The new technology uses free, abundant and non-toxic natural materials to harness solar energy. In just one hour enough sunlight strikes the earth’s surface to meet the energy needs of the entire world for one year.
Sunlight has the greatest potential to free us from the dependence on the current line-up of destructive fuels and clean up our environment.
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