It's a big day around here. I don't know if you've noticed, but I've never actually shown my kids. I know most bloggers do, and it's not that I'm against it, but this blog has been about me and my issues and not really about them. But . . . since Teaching Kids to Clean is the theme around here this summer, I've enlisted them to make some … [Read more...]
Week Two Progress Report for our Summer of Clean
Thanks to Discount Cleaning Products for sponsoring June's posts in this series! Summer flies by. I'm in shock/awe/horror that two weeks are already gone. So how did our second week of the Summer of Clean go? (Did you get your copy of my new e-book, Teaching Kids to Clean?) As recently as last night, I honestly thought I was going … [Read more...]
Non-Toxic Homemade Heavy Duty Shower Cleaner
OK. I rarely claim that my lightbulb moments are life-changing, but I believe this one is. I have discovered a non-toxic, homemade HEAVY DUTY shower cleaner. Seriously. Are you ready? It has only two ingredients and one cleaning tool. The tool? A heavy-duty scrubbing sponge. The "ingredients"? Dish soap. Elbow … [Read more...]
Teaching Kids to Clean Bathrooms
Bathrooms are my personal least favorite space to clean. They are, however, one of the most important to keep clean. The good thing about bathrooms is that cleaning is fairly straightforward. There aren’t as many decisions to be made or judgment calls as with laundry. The bad thing about bathrooms is that . . . they’re disgusting. Or … [Read more...]
Week One Progress Report for Our Summer of Clean
Thanks to Discount Cleaning Products for sponsoring this series! I'm sitting down to write about our first week of the 2012 Summer of Clean, and just above the laptop screen I see . . . clothes. They're sorted, they're ready to be put in drawers or in storage. But they're not. Not in drawers or in storage. (pause) OK. I'm … [Read more...]
Making Laundry Day Fun . . . ?
I've been busily returning emails and Facebook messages for my early morning blogging time. Now the kids are up, and it's time to go be Mama. I thought I'd share these ideas from my new e-book as today's post. If you have other ideas for making laundry fun, please tell us about them in the comments! And don't forget - tomorrow is Weekly … [Read more...]
Jumping Right In (Wherever That May Be)
I dream of one day being the perfect example of a reformed slob who never again experiences the how-exactly-did-that-space-get-so-messy-AGAIN phenomenon that's so common in my life. I've realized that may never happen. I now know what causes these messes, how to prevent them, and that it's not the end of the world when they happen. But I … [Read more...]
Obvious Progress
See those (obviously) winter coats and jackets hanging from my ever-so-cute hooks right inside the door? Yeah . . . I didn't. At least I didn't see them until about a week ago. Even though temps have been hitting 90 for about a month now. So yesterday, as we did our first Summer Laundry Day and attempted to remove everything winter or … [Read more...]
How to Participate in the Summer of Clean!
Monday is officially the first day of our Summer of Clean!!! Around here, we'll be doing Laundry Day combined with a few small projects to help things run more smoothly over the rest of the summer. How can you participate in the Summer of Clean? 1. Get your free copy of my new e-book, Teaching Kids to Clean. I'm sorry. This deal has expired … [Read more...]