DYMO Handheld Label Maker
O.K. You’ve decided that 2008 is the year that you are finally going to get organized. The DYMO LabelManager 220P is the perfect tool to help you really do it. The just-introduced DYMO LabelManager 220P is a portable label maker with a typewriter style keyboard and a great option for all your labeling needs. You can operate this compact label maker with your thumbs - just like your favorite PDA. Now you can create custom labels for everything, from files to food storage to sewing supplies to safety warnings. Don’t just sort things only to have them get jumbled together again. Label everything so you can find it when you need it. This is truly the answer to an Obsessive-Compulsive’s dreams, and anyone else that needs to get organized.
Pledge Multi-Surface Duster Plus Cleaner
So you want to get a head start on your Spring cleaning in 2008? Well, Pledge has just made it a whole lot easier. The Pledge Multi-Surface Duster Plus is a convenient and effective way to pick up dust! This Multi-Surface Duster, unlike normal dry dusters, has a special Multi-Surface Spray built right into the handle. You can use the sprayer alone to apply Multi-Surface Spray onto a surface, or bend the handle of the duster to spray directly onto the duster’s dust-grabbing and trapping fibers. Removes dust, smudges and smears and leaves your surface with a clean shine! It even picks up allergens found in dust from dust mites, pollen, and pet dander. It’s great on wood, glass, plastic, stainless steel, porcelain, and even electronic equipment. When it says ‘multi-surface’, it really means ‘multi–surface’.
MyPackMate AirTight Storage Bags
I know you’ve seen those wonderful storage bags on TV that you vacuum all the air out of and wind up with more storage space. I always loved the idea of airtight storage, but I couldn’t see lugging a vacuum around everytime I wanted to pack something. I have found the solution for you! The My Pack Mate Rollbag gives you FOUR TIMES the storage space and you don’t need a vacuum to take the air out.
It works in three easy steps: Seal, Roll, Pack or Store. Each PackMate bag comes with a patented double filament, one way valve. Simply place the item you want to store (or pack for that trip) into a bag, zip it up, and roll all the air out. You hear a “WHOOSH” but no air goes back in. The bag is now airtight and waterproof. PLUS, it’s reuseable time and time again. Available in Small, Medium, Large and Jumbo, the MyPackMate comes in five, nine, and twelve-piece sets. And MyPackMate sets are available at a 40-70% discount directly from the company.
These will be fantastic for packing away your winter clothes, and storing blankets when you do spring cleaning after winter finally leaves. Then one or two of these bags will be ideal to bring home wet swimsuits and towels on those family trips to the beach. Handy!
Spring Cleaning
Well, Easter is over and most of the children are home for Spring Break. There is no more procrastinating! Spring cleaning time is here. Time to get all the cobwebs whisked away, and all the other ‘gunk’ accumulated during the winter, bundled up and out the door. Why not have some youngsters help you while they are lounging around the house, complaining about being bored?
Spring Cleaning is easier than ever with some of the new items on the market. Many of the dreaded chores of the past can now be whisked away by tools and cleaning supplies developed by companies who understand what we need.
For instance:
- Enviro-Magic Mildew Stain Away Spray, $11 for 16 ounces, www.amazonpp.com. Use in the bathroom; it leaves no stains or rings.
- Simple Clean Dirt-collecting microfiber cloth, $5 for one, www.safehomeproducts.com — the no-chemical alternative to dusting.
- Earth Friendly Products’ Orange Plus Concentrate cleaner, $7 for 16 ounces, www.ecos.com. It can be used on kitchen surfaces, floors, furniture, wood work, and it can even clean your oven.
Get the tools and supplies you need, go ahead and get started, because soon it will be too hot to clean!
Modern Spring Cleaning
The days are long gone when women put an apron on to protect their dresses while they did spring cleaning. Yes, women really did wear high heels around the house if they wanted to be the perfect housewife. I’m old enough to remember those days. (Actually, women wore high heels daily, because if they ever put on a pair of flat-heeled shoes, the muscles in their legs would be screaming in pain the next day. But I digress. . .)
It’s spring cleaning time again, but now we do it the modern way. Now we have a host of modern supplies to help us whip right through all those necessary chores. Here are three of my favorites, and they’re available at all your local stores:
Now there’s no more excuse to delay!
MyPackMate AirTight Storage Bags
I know you’ve seen those wonderful storage bags on TV that you vacuum all the air out of and wind up with more storage space. I always loved the idea of airtight storage, but I couldn’t see lugging a vacuum around everytime I wanted to pack something. I have found the solution for you! The My Pack Mate Rollbag gives you FOUR TIMES the storage space and you don’t need a vacuum to take the air out.
It works in three easy steps: Seal, Roll, Pack or Store. Each PackMate bag comes with a patented double filament, one way valve. Simply place the item you want to store (or pack for that trip) into a bag, zip it up, and roll all the air out. You hear a “WHOOSH” but no air goes back in. The bag is now airtight and waterproof. PLUS, it’s reuseable time and time again. Available in Small, Medium, Large and Jumbo, the MyPackMate comes in five, nine, and twelve-piece sets. And MyPackMate sets are available at a 40-70% discount directly from the company.
These will be fantastic for packing away your winter clothes, and storing blankets when you do spring cleaning after winter finally leaves. Then one or two of these bags will be ideal to bring home wet swimsuits and towels on those family trips to the beach. Handy!






