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Cleaning

How to Fold a Bath Towel

May 18, 2010

Back by popular demand, another homemaking vlog. This time: how to fold a bath towel, according to my dear Aunt Cass.

Take the Scotch-Brite Bathroom Challenge

April 27, 2010

Recently Scotch-Brite contacted me to see if I would be willing to give their bathroom cleaning tools a trial run. Well, seeing as I am Bathroom-Cleaning Challenged, I said, “Absolutely.”

I need all the help I can get!

The Spring Clean Along: Coming Clean

April 26, 2010

So far, we’ve discussed dejunking and organizing. The last part of Spring Cleaning is, of course, the obvious: CLEANING.

Traditionally, “Spring Cleaning,” is giving your home a good, deep scrubbing to get rid of accumulated dust, dirt, and grime. For many it can be the time to do seasonal tasks, such as washing the screens, vacuuming the refrigerator coils, and changing light bulbs.

The Spring Clean Along: Organizing All That Stuff

April 19, 2010

This here’s the month to get cleaning! Want to come along?
Last week we talked a little about dejunking. For many of us, it’s not the dirt and dust that gets us down, it’s the stuff. And I will hazard a guess that most of us have more stuff than we truly need. I know I [...]

The Spring Clean Along: Battling Clutter (& a Giveaway)

April 12, 2010

It would appear that many of us have cleaning on the brain these days. I find it interesting that our nature is to clean and organize once the weather has turned for the better and we should be outside enjoying it.
Why wasn’t I cleaning during the dreary rainy days of January?
For our grandmothers, it was [...]

Frugal Friday: Cleaning and Dejunking Can Save You Money

April 8, 2010

A home with 8 inhabitants is a clutter-magnet. Kid stuff, mom stuff, papa stuff – we’ve got it all. And need I mention all the things that I think I should keep? What if we go to the snow? I should keep all 20 sizes of children’s cold weather gear. What if someone wants to [...]

How to Clean a Carseat

April 6, 2010

It’s happened to you before. Your child gets carsick, has a blowout, or simply enjoys his ice cream cone a little too much. One of the casualties is the carseat. Nowhere in the parenting manual are there directions for how to clean puke out of the crevices or chocolate ice cream from the straps.
Never fear. [...]

Have You Met Alice?

April 5, 2010

No, I’m not talking out the housekeeper for the Brady Bunch, but I am thinking I need one of those.
This Alice is an online, one-stop shop for household goods, like pantry staples, cleaning supplies, toiletries, even some over-the-counter medicines. It’s a grocery and drug store – without the cart. It even supplies the coupons for [...]

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