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

Oh man, thank you! That’s so nice of you — I’m thankful for you too, hope you had a great holiday! Read more

It might not be mission-critical equipment for your home Read more

It might not be mission-critical equipment for your home

You’re not crazy! (Well, you might be. But not for this reason.) That totally was me on Howard Stern this morning. Read more

Hmm. Plasticine in the couch is tricky — WD-40 may be the answer, depending on what the couch is made of/what it’s cleaning code is. Read more

Oh man, you guys! You’re really nice — I haven’t heard the clip yet, but I’m so glad to know that you liked it or were at least horrified in a so-gross-it’s-great way. I really want them to send the sheets out for testing, I’m so curious* about what the results would be. Read more

Unless you have a particular problem with roaches, you’ll be fine. It’s a good thing to remember if you ever spot one though — move the coffee stash. Read more

Oh right! Here’s a fun fact that I couldn’t manage to wedge into all this fun: Roaches loooooooove coffee. Love it. It attracts them, in fact. Read more

I CAN’T HEAR YOU THROUGH ALL THE SCRATCHING Read more

The only thing that can save November 1 from being the worst day of the year is all the discounted Hallowe’en candy. Read more

Ahhhhh haaaaaaaa!!! I mean, I did say that I really admire the evil nature of cats! Read more

This is my favorite thing in the world. Thank you for this great gift, Kelly!!!! Read more

That illo is amazing and is also making me itch, which is, I think, a great testament to Tara’s skill. Read more

Tom Ley!!! AHHHHHHH!!!! Oh man, I love you so much for so many reasons, but the fact that you were all, “I’ll do the Butt Ley post,” is now at the top of the list of reasons why I love you. Just the best. Read more

Oh! This was so nice to see!!! Will you keep us posted on how it goes?!? Read more

You know? I bet he has an air circulation+persistent dampness issue, and that’s why the S. marcescens keeps blooming so quickly. Three things to try: 1. Get DampRid (which we talked about here and here); 2. get a small wall plug-in fan to aid air circulation; 3. get a squeegee for the shower and use it daily to dry Read more

Either — whichever seems easiest, really. That orange stuff is Serratia marcescens, which is a bacterial growth. So spritzing with vinegar will kill it, as will laundering it. Read more