5/4/12
Baby Ducks are Hatching!
3/6/12
Magnolia's are so magnificent this time of year!
I go for a power walk early in the mornings on a trail behind my house.
As I come around to the street side I have the pleasure of seeing and photographing flowers and animals in the quiet moments just after sunrise. I will send out pictures and photos of interest as I get them.
Happy Spring from Sunrise Cleaning Service!!
2/24/12
Squeaky Clean Santa Cruz | Santa Cruz Good Times
Squeaky Clean Santa Cruz | Santa Cruz Good Times
When the phone rang at Sunrise Cleaning Service on Market Street, owner Tracy Taylor thought it was just another prospective client. But the longtime Santa Cruz resident was in for a surprise: the woman on the other end of the phone worked for the cable network A&E, and she wanted to enlist Taylor’s help for an upcoming episode of the popular television series “Hoarders.”
“She said she had a house to clean,” recalls Taylor. “Then she told me it was for a show on A&E and I said, ‘Oh, we’ll certainly do that!”
Read more...2/23/12
The Museum of Clean
It highlights more than 3,000 treasures of the past and reveals the progress of cleaning up ourselves and the planet over the centuries. You will find here the tools, machines, appliances, art, posters, and dramatic presentations that add up to a look, feel, hear, and “try-it-out” trip!!
Don Aslett, America’s #1 Cleaning Expert, after more than 58 years in the profession of clean, created this as his lifetime legacy. The museum is located in a beautiful southern Idaho city, Pocatello, and housed in a spacious 80,000-square-foot green building.
2/16/12
Local Cleaning Service, Sunrise Cleaning To Appear on A&E’s Hoarders
episode of Hoarders on A&E.
February 10, 2012, CA: Sunrise Cleaning Services’ Tracy Taylor and several of her employees will appear in an upcoming episode of A&E’s popular and Prime Time Emmy Nominated series, HOARDERS. Taylor and her employees worked during the show in the upcoming episode. They helped purge and clean the residence of a California woman as they documented her struggle to overcome her battle with hoarding.
According to the Mayo Clinic, Hoarding is defined as “The excessive collection of items, along with the inability to discard them. Hoarding often creates such cramped living conditions that homes may be filled to capacity, with only narrow pathways winding through stacks of clutter. Some people also collect animals, keeping dozens or hundreds of pets often in unsanitary conditions. People who hoard often don't see it as a problem, making treatment challenging. But intensive treatment can help people who hoard understand their compulsions and live safer, more enjoyable lives.”
Sunrise Cleaning is no stranger to helping clean homes of people afflicted with this debilitating disorder. “We are happy to be a part of making a difference in people’s lives. Hoarding can be a challenge, and we are pleased to be part of the solution,” said Taylor.
According to the OCD Foundation severe clutter poses several health risks including:
- Developing health problems from mold or pests that live in the clutter.
- Injury or even death when fire fighters can’t enter or control a rapidly spreading fire.
- Being hurt and even killed when items fall on them.
- Living for months and even years without vital services like plumbing, electricity, and heating.
children and pets.
“Working on this project was exciting—bringing in our cleaning expertise and environmentally friendly cleaning products gave us the opportunity to make a difference in someone’s life.”
About Sunrise Cleaning Service
Sunrise Cleaning Service offers Residential, Office and Commercial, Rental and New Construction cleaning services in Santa Cruz, California. Sunrise is focused on saving the environment, educating the public about the dangers of household chemicals, and dedicated to providing its clients and the public with the tools to eliminate toxins from their homes. Sunrise offers dedicated professionals with an attitude of excellence who pride themselves on a job well done. Sunrise gives you
the lifestyle you want—and the time to do the things that are important to you, while saving you time, money and effort.
The episode of Hoarders will air this season on A&E. A HOARDERS airs on Monday nights 9PM PST/EST.
For more information on Sunrise Cleaning Service and the services offered please visit www.sunriseclean.com.
For more information on the series, please go to www.aetv.com/HOARDERS
2/1/12
Sunrise Cleaning featured on Hoarders TV show!
Sunrise Cleaning was chosen to be on A&Es hit show Hoarders. Each 60-minute episode of Hoarders, which has been nominated for a 2011 Emmy® for Outstanding Reality Program, is a fascinating look inside the lives of two different people whose inability to part with their belongings is so out of control that they are on the verge of a personal crisis.
Watch for the show date and trailer coming soon!
1/11/12
Essential Oils and Cleaning Products
"It often requires several hundred or even thousands of pounds of raw plant material to produce a single pound of essential oil. For example, it can take 2 – 3 tons of melissa plant material to produce one pound of melissa essential oil. Its extremely low yield explains why it sells for $9,000 to $15,000 per kilo.
Likewise, it takes 5,000 pounds of rose petals to produce approximately one pint of rose oil. It is not difficult to understand why this quality of essential oil is expensive.
The vast majority of oils are produced for the perfume industry, which is only interested in their aromatic qualities, rather than the plants therapeutic benefits.
High pressure, high temperatures, and the use of chemical solvents are used in the distillation process for the perfume industry to produce greater quantities of oil in a shorter time. Some of those solvents are: hexane, di-methylene chloride, and acetone.
To most people, these oils carry a pleasant aroma, but they lack true therapeutic properties. Many of the important chemical constituents necessary to produce therapeutic results are either flashed off with the high heat or are not released from the plant material.
In addition to poor distillation processing an essential oil can be further ruined by being adulterated and diluted down with any number of other substances. While this may be terrific for company profits, it’s horrible for consumer use because those chemicals are absorbed through the skin and through inhalation.
The temperature and pressure levels during steam distillation can enhance or destroy the beneficial healing properties of the essential oil. The operator of the distiller must have a full understanding of the value of essential oils in order to produce quality essential oils. If the pressure or temperature is too high, it may change the molecular structure of the fragrance molecule, altering the chemical constituents. For example, the distilling process for lavender should not exceed three pounds of pressure, and the temperature should not exceed 245° F.
We are indeed fortunate to have superior essential oils from Young Living!"
Sincerely, Emma Schubert
Sunriseclean.com
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