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13 October - What I'm Thankful for Today

Valerie J. Routhieaux @just4him (323168) • Green Bay, Wisconsin 13 Oct 23

I know this is right on top of the Health Report, but my back is hurting, so I need to get off the computer and give it a rest. Today has been a good day, with much to be thankful for. I'm thankful for the sleep I got last...

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Wiping Down Our Floors Today

Kharla Jolly @kobesbuddy (78833) • East Tawas, Michigan 14 May 23

We have been living in this rental house for two months. There's only throw rugs and an area rug, in our living room. I don't mind this at all. Today's mission is to wipe down all the floors in this home. I have a Swiffer Mop...

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A little happier...

Teresa Trotter @teresatrotter (4073) • Jacksonville, Florida 16 Apr 21

Breathing a little bit of a sigh of relief. I was not allowed to go in, but I peaked and saw the floors cleaned up...and the color looks a whole lot better. I still prefer the ones I have now...but I can live with the other...

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Meet Roberta, my labour-saving friend

Judy Evans @JudyEv (382104) • Rockingham, Australia 18 Jun 20

Several readers have asked questions about Roberta, my robovacuum, that I’ve been raving about lately so I thought I’d write about my experiences. Please note that I haven’t had it long and I can only give my view on this one...

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Late chores.

marguicha @marguicha (230350) • Chile 24 Apr 20

I have to clean the whole house today. Tomorrow Tania comes for lunch. She has not started to have work with presencial patients yet and I really hope that she will follow my advise. To begin with, I will vacuum the floors which...

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Why does it feel so good?

Jules @Julie555 (4156) • Russian Federation 22 Sep 19

I don`t know if You feel the same what I do feel after finishing cleaning my house. Trust me I am not that type of person who freaks out at the sight of the dust or tiny stain on my kitchen tiles. I can happily live with that....

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All Done for the Day

CarolDM @CarolDM (203396) • Nashville, Tennessee 28 Dec 18

Managed to get the laundry done, vacuumed the rugs, and cleaned the floors. I love hardwoods but you have to stay on top of them to stay clean. When it is raining, I don't mind the housework at all. All done for now. Football...

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Well summer temperatures have arrived

Heather Echola @GardenGerty (169477) • United States 14 May 18

In the summer Princess goes outside in the early morning. When it gets hot, she comes inside and lays on the cool floors. My image is of Princess laying on the rugs in the bathroom. The floor underneath the rugs is ceramic...

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Construction in my house (with a cat)

Denise @petatonicsca (7070) • Japan 24 Jul 17

My house is old for Japan and the floors have gotten kind of moldy underneath, so I have some workers in here who are replacing them. I was a little nervous about my cat getting under the floor while they are doing construction,...

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Would you rather use the elevator or the stairs?

The Invisible Man @TheInvisibleMan (17594) 20 May 17

The convenience would lead me to choose the elevator obviously, but most of the time I prefer the stairs (with the exception of buildings with endless floors, of course ) because I like to always be doing some kind of...

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Would you like to stay on high rise apartment?

dpk262006 @dpk262006 (58679) • Delhi, India 18 Apr 17

Due to limited availability of land and ever increasing population in developing countries constructing residential houses is becoming a big issue. As the land is limited and it cannot be expanded further, instead of horizontal...

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It is better to have light floors.

marguicha @marguicha (230350) • Chile 30 Jun 16

Tonight, as I was taking my laptop from the dining room where I use it during the day to my room, I saw with one eye a black (or was it brown?) mass moving. My eyes focused on the light floating floor, my left leg went up and my...

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Got Something Done

IvySaysHi @IvySaysHi (4603) • United States 17 May 16

I woke up today to cloudy skies. It really sucks because I would have loved to ask someone to take my son and I to the park for him to enjoy. Sadly, that was a no go. It wasn't raining earlier, but I had no doubt that it would. I...

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Wood Floors

Farbuoloxusy @farbuoloxusy (1164) • United States 6 Apr 16

We put wood floors in the newest parts of our house not to long ago. Man are they tough! I use to vacuum every day since we living in the desert so I just figured I would mop every day on the wood floors. I feel like mopping once...

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Wiping Your Feet When Entering a Public Place

koopharper @koopharper (7599) • Canada 6 Jan 16

Especially with the current weather we're having, I find myself on the job working with a mop. There are always a few people who come in from the outdoors and apologize for messing up my work. These people almost always stamp the...

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Trricks of the trade

Always smiling @allknowing (153530) • India 31 Aug 15

We have help for several domestic chores and swabbing is one of them. To ensure that every inch of space is swabbed it is first swabbed with plain water. The second time floor disinfectant is sprinkled and then swabbed. That way I...

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Floors are done

poppoppop111 @poppoppop111 (5731) • Canada 13 Mar 13

After a week my floors are finally done. We got the dining room, the two living rooms and the halway done. Looks so much better then the shaggy carpet that was here when we bought the house.

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ceramic tile floors

blackrusty @blackrusty (3519) • Mexico 16 Feb 13

so i have a dog who i use to put paper down to to let her go to the bathroom as she is a puppy in training now my ex never cleaned it up just throw now more paper no my tile floors are stained i am going to move soon and i want...

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I have a hole in my floor

winterose @winterose (39887) • Canada 27 Sep 12

Three days ago I get a call from the city saying they are coming to inspect my apartment. I always get nervous for things like this. They left a phone number but when I tried it is was a fax number. I contacted the city but...

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holes in floors

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Beware of the Bagel

NailTech @NailTech (6874) • United States 18 Aug 12

Did you know.... Injuries sustained while improperly cutting bagels are so common that medical professionals have an acronym they use. They call them BRIs, wich is short for Bagel-Related Injuries. So, now hat are your...

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