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Schoolhouse Rock
Schoolhouse Rock Years ago when dinosaurs ruled the earth and phones had cords, long before I lived in Mesa, Arizona, my Saturday Mornings found me glued to the family TV screen in the little town of Roy, Utah. Irresistible to a 10-year-old boy were Grape Ape, Johnny...

Let me tell you a true story. I’ll provide the lyrics. You can decide on the musical ambiance.
You memorized and sang this slightly altered yet still demented nursery rhyme over and over before you turned 5 years old. Can you guess the original lyrics? Sing it with me… The three rodents with impaired vision The three rodents with impaired vision Observe how...
We outlasted Johnny Carson and The Tonight Show.
Yesterday was my wife, “M’s” birthday. I can’t tell you her age but in “dog years,’ she’d be 285 years old and John F. Kennedy was the President of the United States. Our marriage has outlasted Johnny Carson and The Tonight Show. Mr....
Spot the Lie
SPOT THE LIE… What makes for a fantastic house-cleaner? We thought of 11 characteristics. Not that every fantastic housecleaner needs all 11 of these to be fantastic. But likely, if they have all 11, you can’t miss. So what are they? Be careful, we fooled you. One of...
Songs We Clean To.
If Freddie Mercury were a house-cleaner… So you think you know the 80’s… What do you think of when you hear the name Freddie Mercury? If you know who I’m talking about, dull and ordinary he was not. Don’t know him? Try your friend Google. He was charaismatic,...
Why is Empathy so Important for House Cleaning?
Hi, I’m Bern Roberts, one of the owners here at Maids On the Spot. We are a residential and commercial cleaning company located in Mesa, Arizona, 85207. So, how do you love your cleaning company and how to get them to love you? Let me suggest three answers you may not...

Which of these 5 excuses is your excuse not to hire a housecleaning service?
Which of these 5 excuses is your excuse not to hire a housecleaning service? She doesn’t know how to clean. She doesn’t see the dirt you see. She doesn’t care about you or your house. She doesn’t speak your “cleaning” language. She doesn’t exist because you are your...
Find out why our friend Rick from Mercie J Auto Care says 2 + 2 = 6!

Why is my house so dusty?
Bern’s Cleaning tip #37. Does it seem like the dust in your home comes back the day after you thoroughly dusted? High dust eventually turns to low dust. We cannot escape the effects of ceiling fans, air-conditioning ventilation, and the laws of gravity. The...

How many clean sides does your mop head have?
Take a regular 12 x 12 terrycloth cleaning rag. Fold it in half. Then fold it again. How many clean sides does that rag have when you wipe any surface? If you said 4, you’re forgetting the reverse side of the rag. * clean sides. Now take the stick mop you own. How...
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