Today . . . was Bathroom Cleaning Day. Because it's Tuesday. Not that I've cleaned a bathroom on a Tuesday (or on any other day when we weren't expecting company) in many Tuesdays. But I'm getting back on track, right? And a track is a designated path . . . right? While a car can do doughnuts in the parking lot, a train only goes where …
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The Story of the Pretty New Toilet Seat
Once upon a time, there were two little boys. Their mother loved them very much. When the first little boy was not yet two years old, the second little boy arrived. Everyone was happy, and their mother could not believe how lucky she was to be their mommy. But the mother was frugal. Others in the village might have even called her cheap. …
Why Can’t Bathrooms Stay Clean?
I cleaned bathrooms Tuesday morning. Really, I did. I didn't do a major scrub-down, but I resisted the urge to assume that since I did a big-clean last week, and a once-over on Saturday, they should still be clean. Bathrooms don't stay clean. I know. It makes me mad, too. Have you read my 28 Days e-book? In case you haven't, here's …
Project Home Recovery: Day Two – Bathrooms
It's day two of Project Home Recovery. In case you missed yesterday's post, this isn't a noble, I'm-cleaning-my-house-for-all -the-right-reasons series. People will be coming to my house in less than five days, and my house was a disaster after the last few crazy weeks. I have no choice but to get it into shape. Here is my Day Two …
Summer of Clean Final Bathroom Report
Here's the short version of my final report on how we did cleaning bathrooms this summer: The bathrooms were thoroughly cleaned several times this summer. If I hadn't been purposeful about continuing to train my kids to clean them on a designated Bathroom Cleaning Day, they likely wouldn't have been cleaned at all this summer. The long …
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 …
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 …
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 …
Bathroom Project Link-Up
Did you make some changes in your own bathroom this week? I'm enjoying my newly organized-for-the-real-us bathroom. One of the things I didn't mention in Tuesday's post was that I cleared out a cabinet shelf to store towels. Yes . . . we automatically know to look in the linen closet in other end of the house. But we don't necessarily …
