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Clean Off That Desk

No joke, January 11 was Clean Off Your Desk day. No, this isn’t a formal thing. It’s one of those informal things, kind of Clean Out Your Fridge Day, which…

Yeah. We've been there, too.

Counting Down To “Happy Everything”

Less than a week before “happy everything” is upon us. Got a house to get holiday or guest ready? Call us! It’s getting busy in our offices, but we still have some appointments.

Preparing For Thanksgiving

A week and change to Thanksgiving! No doubt you’re going to spend this weekend prepping for the big feast. It’s what our crews are doing. We’re also doing a few…

Pope Week And Peak Pope Traffic in DC!

You know we close very rarely. But as you’ve no doubt heard, the Papal visit promises to make for some interesting traffic. To quote Dr. Gridlock, this is on a scale of…

Car Free Day! September 22, 2015

You know we’re green at Maid To Clean, and that we love our bikes only a bit less than we love our pets. We live for a good day to…

Working Around Kids – Awake Or Asleep

Ah summer…. school’s nearly out for the kids, and college grads are making the trek back home for the summer break. On the one hand, you have that warm happy…

Parenthood In 19 One-Liners

You’ve probably seen this one, the twitter meme on parenthood reduced to 19 universally applicable one-liners. Whether or not you’re a parent, you’ve either seen these one-liners in real life.…

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Getting Ready And Cleaning For Porch Season

Now that we’re past Cherry Blossom peak and well into porch season—random tornado watches and cold spells notwithstanding—we’re getting questions about the great wide outdoors. And the short answer is,…

open windows overlooking tiled roof

Let The Fresh Air In…

Finally! At long last, winter may actually be over. Yes, we’ll have a few chilly mornings, but for the most part, we see spring—or as we like to call it,…