Welcome to Week #2 of the Spring Cleaning Challenge. I call this week “The Dirty Jobs” because we will be deep cleaning our commonly used places that can get pretty grimy as we often are just cleaning the surface. When’s the last time you really scrubbed behind the toilet or on top of your fridge […]
Will heaven smell like Lilac?
I wish the smell of this lilac came through the video! (And sorry for the dog chewing noises in the background – you can even hear her go out her doggie door if you listen carefully. Ha!) There are three spring scents available for the Mrs. Meyer’s set: Peony, Mint and Lilac. I’m going to be honest, I’ve tried the mint and […]
Tour My {new} Pantry
This is the 3rd pantry I’ve shown on the blog over the years, because we’re in the third house since I started writing this blog more than 7 years ago. I hope this is my pantry for a very very long time. We really love it here. It looks so much like my last one, […]
An Angry Lady Cleans My Microwave
What I told my kids at dinner tonight: I’m going to tell you a story about one of the weirdest things I’ve ever done. A long long time ago, earlier today, I went to take pictures of how I clean the microwave for a blog post. The problem was, the microwave wasn’t dirty. And this […]
Why I Sold My Steam Mop …
While I was decluttering this year, I had to face the facts: it had been months since I used my steam mop. This is kind of shocking to admit. I mean, my arrival into using a steam mop was so weird. About 12 years ago when I had baby twins, I had seen lots of […]
My Honest Review of Rover.com
I’m pretty obsessed with our golden doodle Cookie. And truthfully, she is pretty obsessed with me too. Literally, she follows me around the house all day. It doesn’t matter how comfortable she is, if I get up and leave the room for just a minute, she follows me. If I’m moving around in one room, […]
Why I just deleted a ton of apps off my phone …
It started after Adam, Elizabeth, and Jane passed away suddenly and we were making the initial long drive to Las Vegas to be there to support family. I already suffer a pretty horrific case of depression, but the anxiety and grief I felt then was at a whole new level. Mentally I couldn’t even wrap […]
Cleaning Top to Bottom – {SCC Week #1}
Welcome to Week #1 of the Spring Cleaning Challenge. While you were decluttering, you probably had times where you wanted to put aside the decluttering assignments and just CLEAN. I get it. The wait has been worth it, because cleaning without the clutter is so satisfying. {Of course, if you didn’t participate in the declutter […]