The Gift of Clean!

May is one of my favorite months of the year.  Not only do I celebrate Mother's Day, but also my birthday!  Yes, it has been a great week at my house!  And my "great week" was made even better by a special "gift" I received through MyBlogSpark...a clean house!!

I was asked a couple months ago if I would get my carpets cleaned by Stanley Steemer and share my experience with all my readers.  Hmmm....let's think about this.  All I have to do is schedule and appointment and then sit back and let someone else clean my house??  Yep...this wasn't a tough choice for me at all!!


I was "wow"ed from the very start.  Scheduling an appointment is as easy as going to the website and choosing exactly what you want.  No annoying phone call with a "Press 1 for English" menu or salesperson trying to upsell you.  Just choose exactly what you want, and schedule your appointment right from your computer.

Speaking of scheduling...also easy breezy!!  They have 3 hour time windows on the website to choose from, and you just pick the one that is most convenient.  Convenient?  Yes, YES, YES!!!  I could have had a crew to my house within three hours. On a weekend.  That's convenient!!

When "my" cleaning crew arrived, they looked over the areas that needed to be cleaned and promptly set to work.  They moved furniture, pretreated tough spots, and deodorized.

Three kids and two dogs do a number on carpet, and so the crew had their work cut out for them.  My dog didn't make their job any easier when he peed on their work mat.  Doh!

Anyways, the cleaning process was simple and quick.  They set to work in my dining room and family room, and in about 2 hours, the carpets were fresh, clean, and protected!  You could really see a difference in the clean vs. dirty carpet.   One of the perks was that they took all the nasty, dirty water and filth with them.  No clean up for me.  No smelly water or hairballs in my drain. No stinky odors lingering around.

Don't have carpets that need to be cleaned??  There's something for everyone.  Stanley Steemer also cleans hardwood floors, tile, grout, air ducts, furniture, cars, and even boats!  And another perk?  Decreased allergens means less sneezing, less watery eyes, and less miserable allergy symptoms.

My Mother's Day and Birthday were made a little better with a clean, fresh smelling home.  And the good news is YOU don't have to wait until your birthday or next Mother's Day to have a clean home.  I'm giving away a $100 gift certificate for Stanley Steemer to one lucky reader!  No strings attached...just comment and you could win!  Any comment will do...tell me about your cleaning hassles, your favorite cleaning secret, or just wish me Happy Birthday! :)  One comment per reader each day, but you can comment as many days as you want.  I'm choosing a winner on May 25, so that's 10 possible entries per person.  Ready, set....GO!!

Time for the disclosures....the cleaning service at my home was paid for by Stanley Steemer. They are also providing the gift certificate for a lucky reader.  My opinions are provided by me.  I am NOT providing the opinions of one of my readers...cmon guys, I'm not doing ALL the work here!!