The secrets to an effective day in the workplace

We all need to admit that at the end of the day, after spending hours on a tedious advertising campaign… after a set of yet other instructions from your boss… after all the tight deadlines that you need to meet – going to the workplace remains one of men’s major responsibilities. Given this, ensuring that the nine hours you spend at the office become productive is a highly necessary. We have asked a few self-confessed workaholics about their secrets to a top notch career. Here are some of their answers:

1. Keep a clean work desk. Some confessed of being too picky about cleaners. The good thing about this is that most of our workaholics clearly understood the benefits of green cleaning products over commercial ones. The logic is pretty simple. You want your clean and clutter-free desk but you don’t want to put your health to risk.
2. Technically, keeping a work desk clean is different from keeping a work desk tidy. More than just keeping a clean desk, as instructed in No.1, ensuring that you have a clutter-free working table is necessary as well. Your view can bring in a variety of distractions – emotional, intellectual, mental, etc. For instance, seeing a desk full of scratch papers is enough to ruin your focus about a certain task since you would be sub-consciously obliged to get rid of all the scratch pads before finally proceeding to your work.
3. Every Fridays, take extra effort to conduct a thorough clean-up. By a thorough cleanup, we mean going as far as rust removal. Having a neat and newly disinfected desk to start your week helps set a focused and mindset. This means, you can finish all your tasks faster and in better quality.
4. Make labels. Folders, envelopes and other files should be organized and labeled. This will keep further paper clutters and the like.
5. Take extra precaution in your cleaning practices. It is highly encouraged that you use only natural cleaning products. These cleaners have not only been proven to be effective but also certified harmless and safe.

Keep these tips in mind and make your way to an effective workplace and a productive performance.

Nanny 101

Having a nanny can be both a good and a bad thing. Good, because finally, you’ll have someone to take good care of your little ones while you’re out working and bad, because a motherly or fatherly love is still different from a “nanny love.” But then again, we should be thankful because without our nannies, it would be difficult to make good providers of ourselves. So before you finally leave your kids behind, here are a few things to remind your nanny about.

1. First and foremost, use gentle natural cleaning products as often as possible to clean up stains, disinfectants and the like. Commercial cleaners contain chemicals which can be harmful to people, most especially to kids, and the environment. These chemicals can be acquired by the human system through inhalation or ingestion. To disinfect cleaning bottles, use only the organic cleaners as often as you can.
2. Limit phone calls. This may seem a little bit difficult to impose at first but then sometimes, to ensure that their 100% attention gets to your kids alone, you are left with no other choice but take the phone into the master’s bedroom.
3. Make sure that their playroom is clean and rust-free all the time. Take a few minutes to disinfect their playroom and even toys. Keep cribs and toys such as bikes or skating gears rust-free using organic rust removers.
4. Play with them. As a nanny, you need to get the kids to like and adore you. To do that, you need to play and talk to them. Treat them like you own. Being a nanny gives you a wonderful and fulfilling experience like you were parenting your own kids.
5. Keep all your cleaners at your reach. Kids can play around all the time and they can bump into a lot of things in over minutes. This only means, you can expect a lot of spills and the like. Keep your green cleaning products ready to the rescue.

Now, you’re sure to leave your kids in good hands even in your absence.

The Big Mommy Resolve: How to keep your kids’ room tidy all the time

One of Mom’s major problems is how to keep their kid’s rooms tidy and clutter-free. However, in as much as we want to refrain our little angels from running here and there in order to minimize clutter, seeing them happy and carefree gives a fulfilling motherhood experience as well. This only means that moms become the temporary clutter savior to their kids while they are young. So we came up with a few brilliant tips on how you can dazzle your clutter-savior responsibilities.

1. First and foremost, use green cleaning products as much as possible. This is the kids’ bedroom you’re cleaning. Bear in mind that most commercial cleaners contain chemicals which can be harmful to your kids’ health. They can cause a wide range of respiratory problems like asthma. Apart from that, these chemicals were also known to cause skin rashes and allergies. These chemicals are not only dangerous to your kids. The toxins can also be harmful to you and the environment. To ensure that you’ll only be using safe cleaning products, use only natural cleaners.
2. On removing stickers:

- If you want to as many stickers as you can, simply set your hair blower to a low heat setting. Apply a small amount of Ben Gay on the wall before using your blower.

- If you don’t have a Ben Gay with you, you can also use alcohol, peanut butter (yes, you read it right) or your nail polish remover.

1. On cleaning stuffed animals, you can put all stuffed toys inside a pillow case. Make sure you tie it tightly then wash it in your washing machine. Freshen the stuff animals with baking soda. First, put all toys inside a big container then shake with the baking powder.
2. To help kids stay uncluttered, a good technique is by putting away some of your switch toys. Switch off the “kept toys” with the “available toys” from time to time. Make sure you label all boxes and you sort toys and stuff according to labels.
3. Don’t worry too much about rust problems. All you will need is an effective rust remover and you’re done!

Keep these tips in mind all the time and reap the rewards of a clean and clutter-free home for your kids.

How to clean shower curtains

Now, there’s no more excuse for you to pass up a bathroom cleanup. Whether you’re heading for work or for heading for your Friday night shindig with the girls, these quick cleaning tips can sure force you to keep spare less than 15 minutes of your time – all for shower curtains.

How to clean your curtains:
1.Grab on all only the topnotch cleaning products. Grab a few cleaning tools like your scrub, protective gloves, rags and the like.
2.Hang a new shower curtain but use the old one as a liner so you can keep the new one looking fresh all the time. To do so, simply hang the new curtain using the same hooks BUT in front of the old ones, so that from your door, your new curtains will be first to see and from your shower, what you see are the old ones. This way, the old one gets all the scum and the water beating so the new one is protected clean all the time.
3.You can get rid of all mildew by spraying disinfectant after thoroughly washing your curtains. Just be very careful when using disinfectants as this can cause some health hazards when used the wrong way. To ensure your safety, you can use green cleaning products as an alternative. They have not only been certified effective but also proven safe.
4.To keep your shower curtains from wrinkling, wash your curtains inside your washing machine together with ½ cup of baking soda and detergent. When rinsing your curtains, add a cup of vinegar then hang the curtains right away.
5.For rust problems, all you will need is a tried-and-tested rust remover. Some rust products do not even need scrubbing or wiping. Simply spray the products and alas, the rust stains will be gone in a minute.

So what are you waiting for? Will you not trade a little appointment delay with a sparkling and clean bathroom for your ultimate relaxation?

Bike it like the World’s Fastest Cyclist and Still Ensure Your Safety

You’re one big cycling fan. And time and destiny agrees – you have been reaping a few cycling trophies under your belt. If you’re not too cautious; however, this success may be cut out in a snap. Before you even continue to pedal off again as hard as you can and lead the track, take note at few reminders for all bikers.

1. Are your brakes working properly? Always take your brakes into consideration. A variety of factors like rust, can put you in great danger in just a snap. Use effective rust removal techniques to help you get rid of rust problems and to ensure that you’re having a safe ride all the time.
2. Your bike is your investment so you might as well buy something hefty and yet of good quality. Before you finally make a deal, ask around for feedbacks from former customers. Do not rely mainly on what the sales person tells you. Conduct a thorough product research and browse online reviews. This will help ensure that the bike you’re getting is of good quality and value.
3. Clean your bike regularly. A regular cleanup will maintain a good performance while a regular rust stain removal will keep it looking brand-new all the time.
4. Store your bike in the right place. By the right place, we mean, the right temperature requirement. If you keep it in a room with excessive moisture, you keep your bike exposed to a variety of problems like rust and mold contamination.
5. Use only green cleaning products as often as you can. Some commercial cleaners contain toxins which can cause you several health hazards. As an athlete, you need to take good care of your health so you might as well make sure that you’re moving in risk-free home.

Now, you can pedal fast, head the tracks once again and still ensure your safety!