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    Starting to Clean Out My Stuff Again After Letting My Pulled Muscles Heal

    Last year, I pulled muscles while cleaning things out of my house. After deciding to continue cleaning, I quickly realized these pulled muscles were not ordinary pulled muscles. Yes, they were pulled muscles, but I pulled them really badly. So…

    By essieofwho February 9, 2026
  • Blog,  Cleaning,  Heath/Safety,  Home,  Lifestyle,  Personal & Comentary

    Cleaning with Physical Health Problems (And Why It is Dragging Out the Process)

    It has been over a month since I wrote a post about anything home repair and cleaning related. All throughout the month of October, I went back and forth if I should write about what is going on in my…

    By essieofwho October 28, 2025
  • Activities,  Blog,  Cleaning,  Exercise and Fitness,  Fall,  Holidays,  Home,  Home Repairs,  Kitchen,  Lifestyle,  Personal & Comentary

    12 Things I’m Planning on Doing This Fall- 2024

    The official start of fall was this past Sunday. Even though it seems it started in the end of July, I usually start trying to focus on fall themed activities after the fall equinox happens. Where I live, it is…

    By essieofwho September 24, 2024
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    5 Movies I Own on DVD and VHS (And Will Get Rid of On VHS)

    I’m currently in the process of going through my VHS tapes and deciding what to keep or get rid of. Yes. It is true. I’m doing this in 2024. Yet, I finally decided it is time to get my DVD…

    By essieofwho June 18, 2024
  • Blog,  Cleaning,  Home,  Lifestyle,  Organization,  Social Media

    Offline Life and Bogging: A Talk About Why I Took So Much Time Off Blogging

    I don’t know if anyone has noticed, but I haven’t been doing a good job keeping up with publishing posts on my blogs. There are reasons for this, but right now it is due to things going on in my…

    By essieofwho June 10, 2024
  • Blog,  Cleaning,  Cooking,  Home,  Home Decor,  Home Repairs,  Kitchen,  Lifestyle,  Personal & Comentary

    Things I Recently Purchased for My House and Why- January 2024

    For many years, I have wanted to make improvements in my house. Despite the fact most of the improvements are not something I can do myself (I don’t have the time, energy, know how, I need more people than just…

    By essieofwho January 25, 2024
  • Automotive,  Blog,  Cleaning,  Home,  Lifestyle

    5 Cleaning Supplies I Used on My Vehicle’s Interior

    Last month, I started my spring cleaning for the year. One of the most important places to clean is my vehicle. My vehicle is new to me and, even though the engine is in great shape, the interior is not.…

    By essieofwho April 18, 2023
  • Blog,  Cleaning,  Home,  Organization

    20 Days of Spring Cleaning 2023- Day 8

    Day 8 of 2023’s 20 Days of Spring Cleaning has already come and gone, as well as the start of spring, but I didn’t post all the posts yet! This happened for a few reasons. One of them is because…

    By essieofwho March 21, 2023
  • Blog,  Cleaning,  Home,  Organization

    20 Days of Spring Cleaning 2023- Day 7

    Even though it’s seven days into my 20 Days of Spring Cleaning, I didn’t feel like I got much done. My allergies really set me back and my work life has become busier than I anticipated it. Instead of focusing…

    By essieofwho March 16, 2023
  • Blog,  Cleaning,  Home,  Home Decor,  Organization

    20 Days of Spring Cleaning 2023- Days 5 and 6

    On the first full week of March 2023, I didn’t do as much cleaning. I struggled from an allergic reaction from a beauty product I used the week before. This resulted in little to no progress made for the first…

    By essieofwho March 14, 2023
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