How do you keep your home clean? Domestic service is a part of everyday life, but how can we as submissives, enhance it and make it a part of who we are and how we serve? Essays here will help with the basics to the more advanced tasks.
Natural Cleaners
Ammonia - cuts grease and strips wax; also a great window cleaner. DO NOT MIX WITH BLEACH.
Bleach - great for whitening, removing mold and mildew, and most general cleaning. Best used diluted with water. DO NOT MIX BLEACH WITH AMMONIA, VINEGAR, OR TOILET BOWL CLEANER.
Baking Soda - Baking soda is a great all-purpose, non-toxic [...]
by Freya
I remember when I was a little girl my mother writing in her binder every morning from the weather that day, to chores that needed focused on and most of all updating a meal plan for the week on Sundays. She would start off with a cup of coffee sitting at the table and [...]
by Freya
Let’s talk about the kitchen for a while. If the kitchen is clean, the rest of the house stays clean, too. In other words, As the kitchen goes, so goes the rest of the house. Consider this: broken windows in a city. If a broken window is left unrepaired, the neighborhood goes down the [...]
by CuisineNet
Using the napkin at formal occasions, as with much else associated with etiquette, should be a delicate affair. It is meant only to be dabbed at the lips and should not get dirty in the process. It might seem that the napkin is provided precisely so that it can help the diner clean up [...]
by CuisineNet
An Introduction
The rules that specify how knife, fork, and spoon must be used have evolved along with the forms of the utensils themselves. In general, these rules are explicitly intended to prevent the utensils from appearing threatening. Margaret Visser, in her book The Rituals of Dinner, points out that etiquette and the ritual it [...]
A thorough house cleaning is a time consuming task that is necessary to create a healthy home environment that is less allergenic. How do you tackle such a gigantic task? It is simple. Tackle one room at a time and don’t plan to get it all done in one day.
Quite often the chemicals from commercial [...]
No matter how big your house is, you’ve probably desired more space at one time or another. We all accumulate clutter and sometimes there just doesn’t seem to be anywhere to put it. But before you call the contractor for bids, consider this: maybe it’s not a shortage of space but a lack of organization [...]
by CuisineNet
Artichoke
The artichoke is actually the leaf-enclosed flower bud of a plant that is in the thistle family. It is usually served steamed with a dipping sauce. To eat it, pull a leaf off, dip it, scrape the flesh from the base of the leaf with your top teeth, and discard the leaf on the [...]
by Better Homes and Gardens
Victorians loved the mystery of sending secret messages in bouquets. Definitions can vary by source, so it’s best to learn your flowers’ meanings by researching in books such as The Language of Flowers before you deliver an arrangement of blooms.
Allium Unity; patience
Apple blossoms Good fortune
Camellia Admiration; excellence
Camellia (pink) Longing
Camellia (white) Adoration; [...]
by Jason Flintstone
With of the biggest challenges couples and families face is CLUTTER, both dealing with it and avoiding it. But, according to experts, there’s really no need to stress over “mess”, especially if you learn how to clean up your act, BEFORE it gets out of control
1. Front and Center: Deal with items such [...]
Domestic Servitude
