One of our family’s least favorite chores is cleaning out the rain gutters. But it has to be done. Leaves and dirt collect in the rain gutters no matter how much I wish they wouldn’t. If we don’t clean them out, they don’t work, and that ends up affecting our home’s foundation which is already an issue in our hard-soiled area of Texas. Also, …
Cleaning
Pressure Washing My Patio
A few weeks ago, I rented a power washer. Or a pressure washer. I'd wanted to rent one for years, hoping it would be a magical experience. Any time I scrubbed or sprayed something outside that couldn't be easily rinsed away, I thought thoughts like: If I had a power washer, this would be easy and I bet I'd be done by now. We had family coming …
One Pet Adoption Concern that Doesn’t Need to Be a Concern
Have I ever officially introduced you to Scruffy? No? Well then, meet Scruffy. As a Swiffer ambassador, I've been asked to share my pet adoption story. OK, fine. I guuueeesss I don't mind talking about my baby dog. Four years ago, on my daughter's 8th birthday, we met Scruffy. We'd been looking everywhere for the right dog …
Spring Cleaning/Decluttering – Dust Covered Clutter? Or Clutter Covered Dust?
I decided to use a recent burst of spring cleaning energy to tackle a problem area in my master bedroom. Sometimes “spring cleaning energy” is best used on a decluttering project I’ve been avoiding. I’d had the great (<-sarcasm) idea to put a table in the corner, next to my side of the bed. My super-logical reasoning was something about needing …
Spring Cleaning Tips Using Great Products from P&G and Walgreens!
Thanks to Proctor & Gamble and Walgreens for sponsoring this post! Spring weather (when it actually arrives) gives me the itch to clean things I’ve successfully ignored over the winter months. Suddenly, messes that were small annoyances become crazy obvious and scream out to be CLEANED! Walgreens and P&G are partnering to offer …
Decluttering or Tidying or Cleaning the Kitchen (Or Whatever YOU Want to Call It)
Some words are kinda sorta interchangeable. Or not. Depending on the person using them. If you want to get super technical, I suppose you could define decluttering, tidying, and cleaning like this: Decluttering - removing clutter from a space Tidying - moving things back into place and improving the general appearance of an …
Free Cleaning Concentrates from Grove Collaborative!
This post has affiliate links! If you're not already a customer of Grove Collaborative, this is a great time to check them out! They are offering a bundle of their own cleaning concentrates (a $30 value) free with a $20 purchase for new customers. What are cleaning concentrates? They're concentrated cleaners that you put in a spray bottle …
Do You Have Too Much Clutter to Spring Clean??
I know the feeling of being too overwhelmed by clutter to even think about Spring Cleaning. So how do you get started anyway? Instead of going to bed until the return of winter? Give yourself permission to just declutter. Use that spring cleaning energy to get clutter out of your house. Even if you don't get to the deep cleaning you really …
Spring Cleaning Helpful Haves
I might have called this post: Spring Cleaning Must Haves. But that isn’t true. I’ve learned that the very best cleaning supplies to use are the things I already have. Whatever that stuff may be. Because getting started is the hardest part of spring cleaning. Getting dressed, finding my purse, and heading to the store is a sure way to …
