Dirtiest Places in Your Home

Dirtiest Places in Your Home

Let’s talk about the dirtiest places in your home! It has been estimated that the total mass of all the bacteria in the world is more than the mass of every other living thing combined. Yep, it’s 5 x 1030 bacteria versus the rest of the planet....
The Zen of Clean: Catalina Foothills

The Zen of Clean: Catalina Foothills

There’s a lot of beautiful homes in the Catalina Foothills. There’s a great view to be seen out of some very large windows. But can you see the view better? Yes, if the window is clean.     Great View in Catalina Foothills, But How About the...
It’s Real— Ball Point Pen Day!

It’s Real— Ball Point Pen Day!

Ball Point Pen day isn’t a joke. It’s a real day—honoring the creation and creators of the ball point pen—celebrated each year in June. Certainly not a widely recognized celebration, it is important to remember just where we might be without our handy writing...
International Domestic Workers’ Day

International Domestic Workers’ Day

International Domestic Workers’ Day is designed to bring attention to all those who leave their own homes to perform work in the home of someone else. This is a day to appreciate these workers and think about the challenges they face. Here we have information...
Busy Parents, Here’s Why Your House Never Gets Clean

Busy Parents, Here’s Why Your House Never Gets Clean

It would be nice if you could declare your home totally and completely clean, if there was ever a moment where you could sit down and say, “I am caught up with all the household chores.” Kudos to you if you’ve had that moment, but most of us mere...
The Zen of Clean: Palo Verde Tucson

The Zen of Clean: Palo Verde Tucson

If you live in the Palo Verde neighborhood of Tucson, then you know how easy dust gets into the house. After all, hey, we’ve got dirt sidewalks, right? And the winter rains wash dirt and gravel right into the road where cars grind it to dust that ends up where?...
Cleaning Your House with a Newborn

Cleaning Your House with a Newborn

Did you just bring home your new bundle of joy?  Congratulations!  Relish in these precious moments with your newborn and try not to worry about everything else!  I know that is impossible.  Between all of the guests coming over to visit the baby and the dishes piling...

Academy of Clean: Part 1

We here at Maids by Trade are such nerds about clean that we’ve decided to start a Maids by Trade Bookclub! Yep, you read that right. We’re starting a series in which we blurb books we’ve read that are about cleaning, cleanliness, or that relate in...
Maid Service Tucson Simplifies Your Family Life

Maid Service Tucson Simplifies Your Family Life

There’s a maid service Tucson offers that can simplify your family life, by taking house cleaning off your busy to-do list. If you have kids in school, you know the challenges—that means the kids, whether they’re five or fifteen, will be spending more time...
How to Give Cleaning as a Gift (Without Insulting Someone)

How to Give Cleaning as a Gift (Without Insulting Someone)

According to Psychology Today, intangible gifts are “rare,” and we all know that people want things no one else has. If you consider yourself a gift-giver extraordinaire, then you’re probably always trying to find gifts that people will not only...