JolieKerr
Jolie Kerr
JolieKerr
Jolie Kerr is a cleaning expert, advice columnist and the host of the podcast Ask a Clean Person

I don’t know but it’s the reason I got worried that it wasn’t Camilla. But ... it is Camilla, right? Read more

Yes of course! I just followed you — apologies, I thought I got everyone yesterday. Read more

By the time I realized what a terrible mistake I’d made, I was too deep into setting the post up to stop. I was really not at all joking about the three hours—I started at 8a and finally scheduled the post at 11a. Totally bananas (slugs). Read more

I loved that comment, and I’ll send a nice gift. Read more

I followed you for ITD. We try to follow as many people as we can, but in my case I’m a freelancer and can’t justify the time it takes to find and approve commenters (I usually do huge batches of following on Thursday mornings when I go through the PTQ responses, but of course I always miss people — I do my best, I Read more

I don’t know how to diagnose this problem. And I’m scared to look into it, but I will, because I’m a lover. Snap a photo and email it to me. [DIES] Read more

Hello friend, tell me the rest of your secrets. Read more

Yeah, but seriously: The stuff STINKS because it is full of bad stuff (technical term). So generally speaking, I don’t love it for the use in kitchens because, you know, it’s where your food is. Read more

It’s an airborne bacteria, so some places (and times of years, and sands of time, and wisps o’ the wind) are just more prone to its appearance than others. Read more

Oh but be careful with bleach in the tank — it can be corrosive to the metal parts holding things in place. Read more

Nah, stick with the pumice stone on porcelain — steel wool can leave behind gray staining, so you’d just be swapping one color stain for another. Read more

It’s possible and yes, a pumice stick is the way to go in the case of rust build-up. (I’ve written so much about pumice sticks that it absolutely THRILLS me to see mention of them popping up here. It’s like someone has listened to me along the way!) Read more

What’s your question? I’ll file it away in the event Kpoene’ joins us again — which I really hope she will! We need her to be a regular columnist, don’t you think?? Read more

I also wore an heirloom veil! Email me — I’ll get you the name of our veil lady. Read more

Awww man, don’t be mad at me. You’re harshing my mellow! Read more