Meet Scruffy. She's fit into our family perfectly since we adopted her from a local shelter in April. Really. She loves us, we love her, and my 8yo finally has the roommate she's always wanted. But Scruffy is the reason why I immediately agreed to try out Spot Shot carpet stain remover. Scruffy's done well with house-training, but … [Read more...]
Cleaning
Tips, tricks, my own hard-learned lessons about cleaning.
Making Shower Cleaning as EASY as Possible
Just letting you know up front that I'm going to use Amazon affiliate links to the tools that have made shower cleaning so much easier for me. In case you didn't know yet, my cleaning tips aren't based upon a love of cleaning. Really, though, they're not based upon a hate of cleaning either. My cleaning tips are from the perspective … [Read more...]
Setting Aside a Weekend for a Twenty Minute “Project”
I look forward to the end of Daylight Savings Time each fall because dark happens earlier. Not that I don't love daylight. But when darkness falls before 6 p.m. on Sunday nights, I don't have to worry about the state of my playroom when our church's home group meets here. Our playroom is really an enclosed back patio. A sunroom. A … [Read more...]
How to Remove Sticky Residue (And Convince Your Family You’re Crazy)
This is a two-in-one post. First, I'll share the method my mother taught me for removing gum from hair and sticker residue from glass. Spread a little peanut butter on it. For example, these glasses I was thrilled to find at the Dollar Tree recently: They're HUGE. My one complaint about the glass glasses I've been using for over a … [Read more...]
Pros and Cons of Having a Housekeeper
Yesterday, I shared my opinion on hiring house cleaners. Today, I'm sharing an AWESOME email I got from one of you recently. The minute I got this email, I asked if I could share it as a guest post. I knew all of these things to be true, but it means so much more coming from someone who is living it. Who speaks from experience. I'm not … [Read more...]
(Clears Throat) My Thoughts . . . on Hiring Someone to Clean Your Home
Ahem. In a moment I'm going to climb up on a soapbox. But first, I'll explain what brought about this post. I had lunch with my best friend recently. She casually brought up the subject of hiring a house cleaner. And asked if I think I'll ever be able to justify having one. My passionate response surprised her a little. I know that … [Read more...]
Removing Soap Scum From My Shower Without Chemicals (In Four Short Weeks)
It's Earth Day. We're not doing anything to celebrate, but I thought it was a good day to write this post that has come to mind at least once a day for the past few weeks. It comes to mind while I'm in the shower. I could have titled it: Why I Keep a Giftcard in My Shower. Because keeping one in there (a used-up one) reminds me to do a … [Read more...]
How to Use Reusable Cloths to Clean the Bathroom Without Being Gross
I put an Amazon affiliate link in this post. I couldn't help myself. I'm all for green cleaning. Really. Is it bad to admit, though, that my cheapness is more of a motivator than my sense of activism and earthiness? Oh. It is bad to admit? OK. Then I'm not admitting anything. I was just asking hypothetically. One of the biggest … [Read more...]
How to Dust Kitchen Kitsch – Easy Spring Cleaning Tasks
Kitsch. Oh how I love that word. Along with tchotchke. (Which my spell-check says isn't a word but Wikipedia says is.) I first heard and said "kitsch" in an audition monologue I used to do in college. In case you're not familiar with these lovely words, they basically mean . . . stuff. Baubles. Display items. Dustables. I don't have … [Read more...]
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