February Giveaway Day
Pay no attention to the fact that it’s not even February right now. I masterfully turned off the house remodeling project part of my brain this past month. And let me tell you… it’s been amazing. Martin and I were balancing along a delicate line that neighbored burnout at the airport. Cleaning out the hangar is a task far greater than we ever imagined. And it’s still so full of
- stuff to recycle – like 100s of used spark plugs
- stuff to fix
- stuff to sort or organize – like the 5 good spark plugs mixed in with those 100 not so good ones
- stuff to find the proper owners of – like 100+ logbooks from students who learned to fly at the airport years ago
Sometimes it’s hard to remember all the progress you’ve made on a project because all your eyes can see are the projects you haven’t done yet.
**giveaway is now closed. thank you. congrats to our winner: Nic**
Yikes. I don’t want to even think about all that right now. I’m just going to focus on the approach of spring in Germany right now, which comes months before it does at the airport!
Eventually, I know I’m going to have to roll up my sleeves and clear that hangar some more. Hopefully I can spread a little of that DIY inspiration your way when we get back to Montana. Let’s start with this.
Steam Machine from Home Right
This handy tool uses steam (no chemicals) to do some deep cleaning of tile, grills, linoleum, and other tough-to-clean spots. Years ago, my dad and I rented a steamer to remove wallpaper, and it was such a breeze. We just added water and went for it. It looks like this blue guy could knock out some serious wallpaper-covered rooms, too.
Ships to Canada or the United States
**giveaway is now closed. thank you. congrats to our winner: Nic**
Contest details:
- Leave a comment to enter. Tell us what you hate cleaning the most.
- One entry per household please.
- Giveaway closes on Friday 3/08/2013 at midnight MST (aka midnight in Montana)
- Winners will be announced here and emailed.
- Feel free to tweet, facebook, or share this giveaway to show our support to these small shops and the people behind them. Good luck!
OOOOOOOOOOO…..great giveaway! I hate cleaning the toilets. Hate. it.
I hate cleaning the kitchen floor tile- it’s a main traffic area so it’s always looking messy!!
I suddenly realize there are so many things I hate to clean, never thought of it that way and suppose it’s not fair to just say….the house, hate cleaning the house….have narrowed it down to the bath tub….it’s old and never looks good anyway so it’s a drag to clean it every week and still have it look terrible.
I hate, HATE cleaning out/defrosting the freezers! Yuck.
Oooops, I meant to leave a comment not a reply to Leah…sorry!
I have a tough time with the bath tub and around the base of the toilets. Older bodies don’t bend and stretch as well as they once did! This steamer looks like it would be a big help!
I hate cleaning the bath tub and surrounding tile!
I don’t like cleaning floors!
I hate cleaning the tub. this steamer could help cut through the greasy gray dirt my husband leaves on it from work.
I’m constantly battling cat & dog fur, but what I most hate to clean is the tile around the toilets. YUCK.
I hate cleaning the toilets…. With a passion. I almost refuse to do it, but alas, it won’t get done so I have to. haha
I hate cleaning bathrooms, especially since it’s all “white” grout!
While I don’t mind cleaning too much, I dread the bathtub, grout in tile, and window blinds!
I hate cleaning the grout around the bathtub. I don’t use any chemical cleaners so it’s a lot of “elbow grease” baking powder and lemon juice!
I hate cleaning the grout of our bathroom floor. It takes a while when you only use non-toxic cleaners.
I also REALLY cleaning the marble steps on the front of our house. They are historic and lovely, but they get grimy if you look at them wrong!
I despise laundry because we share a unit with our floor.
I hate laundry…it always seems to take forever.
I hate scrubbing the shower/tub. This guy could do wonders there, I think… :)
I wasn’t sure what I disliked about cleaning the most but then it occured to me that whenever I clean the house, I often don’t finish the floors all the way, so I think I hate cleaning floors. Either that, or I’m just so tired of cleaning by the time I get to the floors…
Cleaning–the bane of my existence. Anything would help!
I really dislike cleaning of any kind…but I LOVE organizing! :)
I really dislike cleaning grout and toilets.
Kerri
Blinds, definitely blinds. But then, I rarely clean them anyway….
I hate cleaning our kitchen floor. This would definitely come in handy!
I DETEST cleaning the bathrooms. Doubly so because all of our tile, despite being lovely and probably very expensive, is SUPER finicky- tiny little tiles in the shower with lots of grout, half-honed stone on the floor with tons of crevices to trap dirt (or worse!) and remnants of my cleaning solution. And don’t even get me started on cleaning the base of the toilet…*shudder*
I hate cleaning the floors. We have white ceramic tile floors and they always look dirty no matter how often we clean them.
I’m hate cleaning our floors — mainly because they never stay clean for more than a minute. Our dogs are constantly tracking in stuff and shedding.
I despise cleaning the bathroom!
I hate cleaning grout lines in bathrooms
I hate cleaning the oven. In fact, I’fe been putting it off for quite some time…
I really don’t like cleaning the beautiful old Oriental rug my Mom gave us…which is why it’s all rolled up under the couch. (2 dogs and 3 cats makes it…icky pretty quickly!)
It’s the whole bathroom I hate cleaning! My water is full of sulphur and everything gets discolored so easily. Maybe this machine would help? Thanks so much for the giveaway. Enjoy your time in Germany.
I hate doing dishes, but since my son has come along and is VERY allergic to dust mites, I POSITIVELY hate washing walls. *sigh*
I just don’t like dragging the vacuum around!
The bathroom!!!
Oh, it has to be my bathroom – its old and is in major need of some remodeling!
The bathroom. Specifically the outside of the toilet. Yuck.
the house ;)
the stairs are my particular nemesis. i hate hauling the vacuum up and down and trying not to drop it or fall. UGH.
I hate cleaning out the mouse traps that we had to special order because we were blessed with smart mice. Well I love most critters, I hate mice, and constantly fear the disease they might spread around the house. One of my dogs found a trapped and deceased mouse and was nice enough to try to clean it up for me by eating it. Well, he ended up making more of a mess the next day, by being sick from eating a mouse. Lovely story right? Dang mice!
Katie,
First, thanks so much for this sentence: Sometimes it’s hard to remember all the progress you’ve made on a project because all your eyes can see are the projects you haven’t done yet.
SO true. I often get frustrated when cleaning feeling like I have just made more of a mess, but knowing I’ve recycled or donated a bunch of stuff, so clearly something was happening!
As for things I hate to clean, the first would be my desk! The papers, oh my! After that, I think I’d have to say the toilets. And we actually just bought a house, so its totally possible my least favorite might be something else soon! :)
Hi Katie! The thing I hate to clean the most would have to be mini blinds…So, not fun :( Thanks for the chance to win!
Hi Katie! So hard to choose- so I guess I hate cleaning the bathroom the most! But I’m not too big of a fan of cleaning in general:)
I hate cleaning the car, particularly the floor mats.
I really hate cleaning the car, particularly the floor mats.
hands down, the batheroom!
would love to have this clean machine!
Definitely that space behind the toilet… Air the corners in the bathroom… They are both so nasty!
I hate cleaning the floors. I do not like to vacuum or mop or sweep at all! But I like having clean floors…
I hate cleaning the bathtub. Ours is from the 50s and never looks completely clean no matter how much I scrub.
I hate cleaning my room. I’ve never liked it and it hasn’t gotten any easier once I married.
The carpets are a big chore so I procrastinate they don’t get any better – just worse:( This cleaning machine looks like it would help!
I really dislike cleaning base boards but it makes SUCH a difference when the dust is washed off them. dusting in general is something i despise but collects so easily.