Something You Should Know about Cleaning

April 18, 2014

Interview with Neil Wertheimer Editor and Chief at Reader’s Digest Books, which has put out a new book call Extraordinary Uses for Ordinary Things: 2,317 Ways to Save Money and Time

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Mike Carruthers:
I bet you never knew this about meat tenderizer…

Neil Wertheimer:
It's good at removing bloodstains because, well, meat tenderizer breaks down proteins - so, it actually gets out perspiration stains really well.

January 17, 2014

Interview with Peter Walsh, author of the book Lighten Up: Love What You Have, Have What You Need, Be Happier with Less

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Mike Carruthers:
Stuff, clutter, junk whatever you call it, we tend to keep a lot of it around. Why?

Peter Walsh:
Overwhelmingly I see it as being something that keeps people out of the present. It's a lot of stuff from the past for example you know, "this is all my mothers' stuff, I couldn't possibly let it go."
 

September 4, 2013

Interview with Dr. Charles Gerba aka “Dr. Germ” Spokesperson for Service Experts.com

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Mike Carruthers:
When you wash your clothes they make look clean but they may not be as clean as you think they are.

Dr. Charles Gerba:
Because only 5% of us use hot water anymore our clothes are a lot “germier” than our grandparents were who had to use hot water and dish detergents all of the time.
 

May 8, 2013

Interview with Dorothy Breininger, author of the book Stuff Your Face or Face Your Stuff: The Organized Approach to Lose Weight by Decluttering Your Life

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Mike Carruthers:
When people talk to a professional organizer about the clutter in their life what do they talk about?

Dorothy Breininger:
They tell me about their overwhelm or their paperwork or how the husband can’t fit the car in the garage. So time management, overwhelm, too much paper and not enough room in the garage.