House Cleaning Tips

Christmas is one of my favorite times of the year. I love the lights, the smells and especially the holiday music. One of my favorite Christmas songs is Perry Como’s “There’s No Place like Home for the Holidays”. Christmas is also a time when family and friends are gathered around the kitchen counters eating and chatting happily together. I love these days, the festivities, and the crowd of loving people around me. For many of us, the holidays also mean we’ll be sharing our home with guests . I enjoy my guests and I like making them feel special when they’re here. Here are some quick and fun ideas that will make your guests feel at home.  Make Welcome Baskets for Your Guests One way to make your holiday guest(s) feel special is to make a welcome basket. These are fun to create and so helpful to guests.  Here are a few tips for putting your welcome basket together. Bedroom Guest Baskets For the bedroom where your guests will be staying, have a nice basket that holds towels...

First let me say you may not be able to reverse the damage done to the disk, but the method below might help the disc be readable again. If this does work, I would suggest, if possible, you consider making a copy of the disc. If the CD or DVD contains software, contact the company and they may send you a new disk or send you a link where you can download the program. Cleaning the CD or DVD Prior to taking the steps to reduce the scratch, make sure the surface of the DVD is clean. Don’t clean the surface of your DVDs or CDs by wiping them on your clothing. Our clothing can be rough or the disk can rub against a button or a heavy seem on jeans which can cause more scratches on the surface of the disk. You also should not use a paper towel or anything similar as these are too abrasive. Start by using a bulb air duster (not a can of air, the blast of air is too strong) and carefully blow the surface. I use the bulb duster I bought for my camera. If you don’t have one of these then blo...