CLEANING – Mama The Explorer

MTE FEATURE: ELECTROLUX ULTRAFLEX CYCLONIC BAGLESS VACUUM CLEANER

March 10, 2020 No Comments

Today, it’s my husband’s turn to give a review of our vacuum cleaner (and expect him to guest more often to review other cool finds). But first, disclaimer: this unit was sent to us by Electrolux Philippines for review. Details here: MODEL: Electrolux UltraFlex Cyclonic Bagless Vacuum Cleaner ZVE4110FL PRICE: Around PHP 18,000, but watch out because they also go on sale from time to time (during the ashfall, someone alerted me that they went half off! woah!) WHERE TO […]

CLEANING, HOME DESIGN, PRACTICAL LIFE, PRODUCTS, REVIEWS, UNCATEGORIZED

OUR LAUNDRY MAKEOVER (AND WHY WE LOVE OUR WASHER AND DRYER)

February 19, 2020 1 Comment

Late last year, we finally bid goodbye to our washing machine of 10 years (it was my husband’s even way before I got married to him) for a couple of reasons: * It’s already an old model, and had been fixed a couple of times. * We have been using a washing machine more because my son has grown, explores a lot more, hence, changes clothes a lot more often. * I wanted these two features for a washing machine: […]

CLEANING, HOME, PARENTING, PRACTICAL LIFE

HANDWASHING STATION IN THE BATHROOM

May 25, 2018 No Comments

Sharing with you our handwashing station in our son’s bathroom. See, all the bathrooms in our house are small – plus, the walls are marble so we cannot really drill and easily put shelves or whatever. They are the hardest to decorate for me to accommodate my child’s needs, so while we still figure things out, I’m happy we’re making little progress – in this case, how to help our child successfully wash his hands with no or minimal assistance. […]

CLEANING, FINDS, PARENTING, PRACTICAL LIFE, TIPS

CLOTH DIAPER STAINS 101

December 13, 2017 3 Comments

I get a lot of questions about cloth diapers. In our family, this is what works for us: P wears cloth diapers whenever we are at home or just going around the city. However, whenever we are out traveling, we switch to disposable diapers. Diaper space (especially for air travel) is always a challenge, plus the time factor in washing clothes. Speaking of washing, in a gist, a breastfed baby’s stool is usually very easy to clean because it’s mushy/soft, […]

CLEANING, HOME, PARENTING, PRACTICAL LIFE

PRACTICAL LIFE: GARDEN RAKING

October 13, 2017 No Comments

We had a visitor the other night. My 3-year-old godson slept over our home without his parents for the very first time. And I thought it was a great opportunity for my 11-month-old and him to bond together. When he arrived from school that afternoon, we talked about what he wanted to do. I offered him choices. Did he want to visit a nearby gym play area? Or did he want to stay home? Did he want to eat already, […]

CLEANING, FINDS, HOME, PARENTING, PRODUCTS, REVIEWS

THE UV EXPERIMENT: MY PRODUCT FIND FOR KEEPING THINGS CLEAN AND SANITIZED

October 10, 2017 4 Comments

If you’ve been watching my stories, you’ve probably seen me share this cool product I discovered. But you know, stories only last for 24 hours, and when I shared it, we haven’t done the experiment yet. Now that we have though, I can vouch for this product even more. See, this brand was talked about in a mommy group I’m part of in Facebook. Many moms swore by this; and they were saying that they noticed how one’s sickness doesn’t […]

CLEANING, FINDS, PARENTING, PREGNANCY, PRODUCTS

MTE FINDS: LAUNDRY DETERGENTS FOR YOUR BABY

October 8, 2016 2 Comments

When I about five or six months pregnant, I went to a bazaar where I met someone selling laundry detergent that’s supposed to be environmental-friendly (no dust particles after washing and drying + it’s locally produced), uses mild surfactants, and more importantly, has no scent. No scent for me is very, very important because prior to using this brand, we were using a popular laundry brand that’s available in every market, and every once in a while, I would ask […]