'C' is for 'Clean'!

With the help of the Professionals in Infection Control and Epidemiology (or APIC), forgo the trip to the nurse during recess by reading these friendly few tips for battling bacterial bullies!Your student isn’t the only one with homework this fall!  Pull out your notebooks and sharpen your # 2’s because there will be plenty of notes [...]

By |2014-06-18T17:55:37-05:00June 18th, 2014|Cleaning Tips, Health, Kids and Cleaning|

"I'll Do It Later!"6 Ways to Get Kids to Do Chores Now

The reason kids don't like doing chores is the same reason adults don't like doing chores: household tasks are generally boring. Let’s face it; the satisfaction of getting the dishes done is not a very big reward in this day and age of video games and instant gratification. Getting kids to do chores is one [...]

By |2014-06-18T16:31:50-05:00June 18th, 2014|Kids and Cleaning|

A clean room is a happy room: The benefits of a clean room!

As the tried but true saying goes, "Cleanliness is next to godliness", and by keeping the rooms in your home in tip-top-shape, you lead a happy and healthy life.You brush your teeth, you comb your hair, and you clean your room.  Well, you’re supposed to, anyway.  As the tried but true saying goes, "Cleanliness is next [...]

By |2014-06-18T16:25:41-05:00June 18th, 2014|Cleaning Tips, Health, Kids and Cleaning|

Fall Cleaning Checklist

As leaves start to fly, revisit your spring cleaning list and add a few seasonal extras to prepare your house for the winter. As leaves start to fly, revisit your spring cleaning list and add a few seasonal extras to prepare your house for the winter. Inside Your House Wash all windows. Use glass cleaner, or [...]

By |2014-06-18T16:08:06-05:00June 18th, 2014|Cleaning Tips, Kids and Cleaning|

Tomorrow’s Cleaning: Hygiene is best served by paper towels

A recently published study suggests that paper towels, though more costly and a constant clean-up hassle, are more effective at reducing bacteria and germs not only on your own hands but also lowering the risk of cross contamination.When I took my 4-year-old to see Puss in Boots this weekend, just as the movie itself was starting, she [...]

Why You Should Care if Your Cleaner is HCT Certified

“Certified” is code for “expensive” or “my weekly cleaning price will go up now, right?” Well, we can’t guarantee that other companies who send their technicians to the Institute for Service Excellence to be certified won’t do just that, but it’s not in our plans at Castle Keepers. “Certified” is code for “expensive” or “my [...]

Worst Christmas Gift Contender #8

When we started thinking about how to convince folks to buy “cleaning” as a gift for someone, we found this…Worst Gift Contenders…including a selection of cleaning products.When we started thinking about how to convince folks to buy “cleaning” as a gift for someone, we found this…Worst Gift Contenders…including a selection of cleaning products. What does [...]

By |2014-06-18T15:10:32-05:00June 18th, 2014|Community, Kids and Cleaning|

Twelve Days of Christmas Cleaning: Turning Everyday Crap Into Something Gift Wrapped (a satire)

Instead of getting crap you don't want for Christmas, get rid of the crap you already have, but don't want. Clean out your home and bestow some clever treasures upon your gift recipients this year...Let's face it. We all know regifting is tacky, from the totally obvious (scented candles are the perfect way to say, [...]

By |2014-06-18T14:45:22-05:00June 18th, 2014|Cleaning Tips, Community, Kids and Cleaning|

Twelve Days of Christmas Cleaning: Turning Everyday Crap Into Something Gift Wrapped (a satire)

Instead of getting crap you don't want for Christmas, get rid of the crap you already have, but don't want. Clean out your home and bestow some clever treasures upon your gift recipients this year...Let's face it. We all know regifting is tacky, from the totally obvious (scented candles are the perfect way to say, [...]

By |2014-06-18T14:45:22-05:00June 18th, 2014|Cleaning Tips, Community, Kids and Cleaning|

Twelve Days of Christmas Cleaning: Turning Everyday Crap Into Something Gift Wrapped (a satire)

Instead of getting crap you don't want for Christmas, get rid of the crap you already have, but don't want. Clean out your home and bestow some clever treasures upon your gift recipients this year...Let's face it. We all know regifting is tacky, from the totally obvious (scented candles are the perfect way to say, [...]

By |2014-06-18T14:45:22-05:00June 18th, 2014|Cleaning Tips, Community, Kids and Cleaning|
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