With longer days and windy weather, I have the strangest urge to clean! Last week I cleaned the abyss above my kitchen cabinets. I’ve always been careful not to clutter the area above the cabinets, but in my small kitchen I need to use all the space available. I finally went through the cookbooks and [...]
The dishwasher is an invaluable cleaning aid for me and I use it daily. I did a little dishwasher soap experiment this summer. I had been buying dishwasher soap/rinse tablets for a few years. They are fairly expensive at about $.25 a tablet. I bought a box of powdered dishwasher soap on June 13, 2010. [...]
I’m trying a little experiment this fall. I’m going to throw out, sell, give away or place in my house one bag of stuff every day. It can be anything from yard debris to old toys. This will be in addition to normal garbage I collect from around the house. I live for decluttering and [...]
As you know, I love the Crockpot. I recently mentioned one of my favorite Crockpot recipe sites and I’ve been keeping up with the author Stephanie’s cleaning, organizing and simplifying blog, Totally Together Journal. Over the past month, I’ve worked at doing the 7 daily chores she recommends and added a couple of my own. [...]
We have wood laminate flooring. When we installed it we really thought it would be super easy to keep clean, but it’s actually kind of a pain. Anything that gets onto the floor is really visible. I sweep the floor daily, but between 3 dogs and 2 kids, the floor can look dingy. One day [...]
With our new schedule, I’m really only home on Friday and the weekend. I have to take advantage and clean my house! I plan on tackling: laundry- clothing and sheets menu planning a small grocery shopping trip bathroom cleaning dusting sweeping organizing/de-cluttering I’ve been looking at cleaning checklists and systems for keeping my [...]