Fun story! Last Friday night I got a text from a friend, shortly after I’d gotten home from happy hour and while I…

An occupational hazard that goes along with my job is that people I know in my real life often ask me things they…

Drying racks! Are actually not the most exciting topic in the world, but they are incredibly handy items to have as…

More often than is normal, I find myself watching car detailing videos on YouTube. Part of that is job-related, but…

It’s summer and things smell! Squalor has been on a smell kick lately—chock full of lots and lots of different odor…

Sales can be tricky. Which is not exactly news but somehow the sales, they still trick us! Which is a pitfall with…

Welcome to the world of dishwasher inserts! The other day I got an email asking, “If an item says that it can be…

Summer party season is in full swing, and this week especially, you may find yourself hosting a big ol’ summer…

It is good to work out! It is also gross. The gym, or the yoga studio, or that weird basement where you go to ride…

I’m one of those weird people (full stop) who loves polishing silver. I dunno! To me, it’s just a very easy and…

There’s a tricky thing about packing cleaning products for camping: You need the stuff! Like, you still gotta wash a…

I recently had to replace my phone case, which was lost by someone who was not me. Not my phone, mind you, just the…

HELLO SUMMER!!! I hope everyone had a fantastic Memorial Day weekend filled with fun in the sun … mostly because if…

I am very vain about my feet. There, I said it. (Foot fetishists love me, and now I’ve also said that!) But my feet,…

There’s a running joke among my friends about “those fancy sandals you always wear” the “you” being me and the…

This week’s Ask a Clean Person/Style Girlfriend crossover event was all about colorful sneakers—which ones to buy,…

Wedding season approaches! For a lot of people, late spring and summer means a lot of traveling for weddings — and…

In this week’s Squalor, I covered how — and (theoretically, at least) how often — to wash makeup brushes and…

The dirty secret of grills is that they don’t require a whole lot to keep them clean! Mostly as long as you brush…

A few years ago, I read an article about people ingesting metal grill brush bristles that has stayed with me in the…