h2g2 The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy: Earth Edition

It's deffinitely important to keep a clean house. My mom has always harped about "Cleanliness is next to Godliness". From her I've learned the difference between 'area vaccuuming' and 'in-depth vaccuuming'...

As long as the house looks in order, it doesn't stink and you manage to keep bugs out, I think you're doing an ok job. One thing that I really hope you will mention in the guide entry is that if you keep your house too sterile when you have young children, their immune systems won't develope properly and they will be more prone to allergies in the future. Oh course, that's not the only cause of allergies and this doesn't mean you can totally let the place go to h**l... Just don't be disinfecting every inch, every day... Let them go play in the mud outside as well...

As for getting wax out, I always like the paper towel and iron trick. Place a layer of paper towel over the wax spot and lightly 'iron' it until the towel absorbs the now melted wax. It may take a few layers of paper towel, but it usualy works. At least of other fabrics and carpet. Not sure about hard surfaces.

Pure Euclyptus oil is great at getting ink stains out.

Um... I think that's about it for now...