Tuesday, February 15, 2011

Helpful Hints

Here are some more ideas you could use to help out around the house. We hope you enjoy...

 *Newspaper Weeds Away
Start putting in your plants, work the nutrients in your soil. Wet newspaper, put layers around the plants overlapping as you go cover with mulch and forget about weeds. Weeds will get through some gardening plastics they will not get through we newspaper!

 *Broken Glass
Use a wet cotton ball or Q-tip to pick up the small shards of glass you can't see easily.


 *No Mosquitoes
Place dyer sheets in your pocket. It will keep the mosquitoes away, and you'll smell extra good!! :)

 *Squirrel Away
To keep squirrels from eating your plants, sprinkle your plants with cayenne pepper. The cayenne pepper doesn't hurt the plants and the squirrels won't come near it.

 *Flexible Vacuum
To get something out of a heat register or under the fridge add an empty paper towel roll or empty gift wrap roll to your vacuum. It can be bent or flattened to get in narrow openings.

 *Reducing Static Cling
Pin a small safety pin to the seam of your slip and you will not have a clingy skirt or dress. Same thing works with with slacks that cling when wearing panty hose. Please pin in seam of slacks...ta da!!...static gone!

 *Measuring Cups
Before you pour sticky substances into a measuring cup,fill with hot water. Dump out the hot water, but don't dry cup. Next, add your ingredient, such as peanut butter, and watch how easily it comes right out.

 *Foggy Windshield?
Hate foggy windshields? Buy a chalkboard eraser and keep it in the glove box of your car when the windows fog, rub with the eraser! Works better than a cloth.

 *Re-opening envelopes
If you seal an envelope and then realize you forgot to include something inside, just place your sealed envelope in the freezer for an hour or two. Viola! It unseals easily.

 *Get Rid of Ants
Put small piles of cornmeal where you see ants. They eat it, take it "home", can't digest it so it kills them. It may take a week or so, especially if it rains, but it works and you don't have the worry about pets or small children being harm!

 *Info About Clothes Dryers
The heating until went out on a clients dryer! The handy man they hired told them that he wanted to show them something and he went over to the dryer and pulled out the lint filter. It was clean.(She always cleaned the lint from the filter after every load of clothes.) He told them he wanted to show them something; he took the filter over to the sink and ran hot water over it. The lint filter is made of mesh material...I am sure you know what your lint filter looks like. Well...the hot water just sat on top of the mesh! It didn't go through at all! He told us that dryer sheets cause a film over the mesh that's what burns out the heating unit. You can't see the film, but it's there. It's what what is in the dryer sheet to make your clothes soft and static free...that nice fragrance too. You know how they can feel waxy when you take them out of the box...Well this stuff builds up on your clothes and your lint screen. This is also what causes dryer units potentially burn your house down with it! The handy man said the best way to keep your dryer working for a very longtime (and to keep your electric bill lower) is to take that filter out and wash it with hot soapy water and an old toothbrush (or other brush) at least every 6 months. The handy man said that makes the llife of the dryer at least twice as long!

Always remember if you don't feel like cleaning Maid to Order will come and leave your house gleaning!!

call 727-385-MAID(6243)
or email joanne@maidtoordrfl.com
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Wednesday, February 2, 2011

Helpful Ideas for in the Kitchen

Here are some clever ideas worth knowing to help you out when cooking!

*Take your bananas apart when you get home from the store.
If you leave them connected at the stem, they ripen faster.

*Store your opened chunks of cheese in aluminum foil.
It will stay fresh much longer and not mold!

*Peppers with 3 bumps on the bottom are sweeter and better for eating.
Peppers with 4 bumps on the bottom are firmer and better for cooking.

*Add a teaspoon of water when frying ground beef.
It will help pull the grease away from the meat while cooking.

*To really make scrambled eggs or omelets rich add a couple of spoonfuls
of sour cream, cream cheese, or heavy cream in and then beat them up.

*For a cool brownie treat, make brownies as directed. Melt Andes mints in
double broiler and pour over warm brownies. Let set for a wonderful minty
frosting!

*Add garlic immediately to a recipe if you want a light taste of garlic and
at the end of the recipe if you want a stronger taste of garlic.

*Leftover snickers bars from Halloween make a delicious dessert. Simply
chop them up with the food chopper. Peel, core and slice a few apples. Place
them in a baking dish and sprinkle the chopped candy bars over the apples. Bake
and sprinkle the chopped candy bars over the apples. Bake at 350 for 15 minutes!!!
Serve alone or with vanilla ice cream. Yummm!!!!

*Reheat pizza by placing leftover pizza in a nonstick skillet on top of the stove,
set heat to med-low and heat till warm. This keeps the crust crispy! No soggy
micro-seen on the cooking channel.

*Easy Deviled Eggs
Put cooked egg yolks in a zip lock bag. Seal, mash till they are all broken up. Add
remainder of ingredients, reseal, keep mashing it up mixing thoroughly, cut the tip of
baggy, squeeze mixture into egg. Just throw bag away when done easy clean up!!

*When you buy a container of cake frosting from the store, whip it with your mixer
for a few minutes. You can double it in size. You get to frost more cake/cupcakes
with the same amount. You also eat less sugar and calories per serving.

Be sure to check out our blog next week, we will have more helpful hints to help you around your house.

If you don't feel like cleaning, just give Maid to Order a call! We'll leave your house spotless!!
(727)384-MAID(6243)
joanne@maidtoorderfl.com

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Monday, January 24, 2011

7 Things You Should Know Before Hiring A Cleaning Company

No matter if you need your home or office cleaned, you should know a few things before hiring a cleaning company. So we made up a quick list to help you pick the right company for you.


1) Make sure they are licensed and bonded

2) Check with Better Business for complaints

3) Check Refrences

4) Check what services are included and whats going to cost you extra!

5) Thoroughly vetted

6) How long will it take (roughly)

7) Are they friendly!

          
We all know cleaning can be a chore, so before this can happen
      
 give Maid To Order a call we will do the cleaning for you!

727-384-MAID(6243)

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Monday, January 17, 2011

Love Thy Neighbor Inc.

                                                 We need YOUR help!!
Maid to Order
is proud to announce the start of their organization Love thy Neighbor Inc.

Please visit our website lovethyneighborinc.com we offer support services to local medical patients who can not afford routine maintenance of their household. Support services such as air conditioning, pest control,carpet cleaning are provided thru a network system of community companies to help ease the monetary and physical burden of maintaining a household during their illness. They then contact us and we can set up any of these needed services for them. It is that simple!

Febuary 18,2011 Dancers 4 Cancer and Love thy Neighbor will be at the Coliseum we will be having a slient auction. So please join us in the fight angainst cancer!!

To help you save money and time with any of your purchases!!
Just go online to: www.myshoppinggenie.com/cancer and install the FREE Application!

www.mpbtoday.com/lovethyneighbor Pay $10 a year  and buy $200 worth of groceries online and when you find two other people to do the same, you will recieve your $200 back and $100 Wall-Mart gift card!!

Just remember you can always count on Maid to Order to keep your house sparkinlg clean!
727-384-MAID(6243)
joanne@maidtoorderfl.com



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Monday, January 3, 2011

Cleaning for a Reason Champions Program

Dear Friend,
 
     We are excited to introduce to you the Cleaning for a Reason foundation,with whom we are proudly partnered. Our collective purpose is to help eliminate stress for women undergoing breast cancer treatment by giving them free house cleanings. yes, we give away what we do for a living! To date, more than 4,000 homes across the United States have been cleaned by professional maid services partnered with the Cleaning for a Reason foundation. Together we have donated over 1 MILLION DOLLARS in cleanings.

  Recently Cleaning For A Reason launched a new program called,Champions. This program is for individuals who desire to help our great cause by contributing a minimum of $10.00 per month or more. Your contribution enables the women in our city, who are living with breast cancer,receive help from the Cleaning For A Reason partners.

WILL YOU BE A CHAMPION? If your answer is YES, please contact Maid to Order Fl @
 727-384-MAID(6243) 

And remember if you don't feel like cleaning just call Maid to Order we'll leave your house gleaning !!!! :)
727-384-MAID (6243)

Monday, December 20, 2010

Happy Holidays!

In all the Christmas rush, and all the Hetic chaos, you can always rely on us to make your home one less thing you have to worry about by calling us to do the dirty work wihle you spend quailty time with your loved ones!
Make a New Year resolution that will last all year long! Hire us to clean your house all year around!

                                     Happy Holidays from a of us here at Maid to Order Fl Inc.

We will be returning woth a new blog on post holiday clean up on January 3,2011

A little reminder if your holidays get too messy, you can always hire us! Joanne Braccio-Maid to Order Fl Inc.

Monday, December 6, 2010

Why have your house cleaned weekly by a professional house cleaner

Professional house cleaning companies offer their clients services that are customized to fit in their budgets. The cleaning professionals that deal with your home usually remain unchanged on every cleaning assignment. As they are aware of your needs and the type of work that needs to be carried out, they are able to do it effectively and in a relatively shorter period of time.

Weekly cleaning services are beneficial because they reduce the concentration of bacteria and microorganisms in your home, especially in damp areas such as bathrooms, toilets, kitchen and gardens and lawns. Regular weekly visits are preferred by many households who are very particular about keeping their homes clean and tidy on a regular basis.

Weekly cleaning services offered by professional cleaning companies revolve around the needs of their clients. After all, it is your home and the cleaning is done to satisfy the needs of your family. That is why house cleaning services ensure that they make their visits at a time that is convenient for you. Timings offered are extremely flexible and do not impinge on your other routine activities. They ensure that you are not inconvenienced in any manner during the cleaning process.

Professional house cleaning services will make sure that you or your family, especially the children do not suffer from the after effects of chemicals and detergents used during the weekly cleaning process. Companies nowadays offer their client the option of using green chemicals for the weekly cleaning works to mitigate the effects of harsh chemicals.

It is immensely beneficial to use a professional weekly cleaning service to ensure that your house remains free of germs, bacteria and dust. It promotes good health among all your family members.



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