Laundry happens. And then happens again. And again and again, for the rest of forever. And maybe it is the ever-presence of it that makes it feel so monstrous to some. Laundry is the most common complaint I hear from frustrated homemakers. So I’m here today to tell you once and for all how to […]
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Have a Housekeeper? Here’s how you maintain between visits.
In the past few years, I’ve had a housekeeper off and on again. I’m tempted to write a list of my reasoning for hiring someone to help clean my house, but I’m not going to and I don’t think you should have to explain yourself either. We do not need to be martyrs! We all […]
How To Clean The Bathroom
I delayed writing this “how to” because I hoped my broken foot would be healed and I would be able to add some good pictures and videos. Turns out my broken foot is taking longer to heal than hoped, so I won’t be able to do that. BUT, I’ve cleaned many bathrooms several thousands of […]
Brighten & Organize My Laundry Room
I was on a mission to brighten and organize my laundry room. And I had just ONE nap time to do it! I put my toddler down for his nap and went right to work! Some may wonder why anyone would want to waste time cleaning and organizing a laundry room. You know, it is […]
Keep The Car Clean!
Have you ever heard that “we teach the things we really need to learn”? I’m doing a life class with a group of friends. Brene Brown (famous, amazing author) is our teacher. I wish Brene was sitting in with us, that would be awesome, but since that isn’t an option, we watch her videos and […]
My Favorite Ways to Clean … because everything gets dirty eventually.
Cleaning comes up quite a bit here, so I want to share my favorite cleaning tips I’ve given over the last few years. As always, I try to save you time and energy by doing things in the best and most efficient way I know how! Have you ever wanted to try the Shaklee products […]
Make Time Matter! {Productivity How To}
Whether you work at home or in an office, we all work. Sometimes we have to fit our work in between this and that, but sometimes we can carve out a bit of time. What do you do when you’ve got 2 hours to get stuff done. If you’re like many people, you spin your […]
Tips To Make Laundry Easy
Laundry is super easy, right? Right?! Okay, maybe not. BUT, there are a few ways to make it bearable and almost-easy. First, I’m just going to say, unless you just want to hire out your laundry, there is no method of getting the laundry clean and put away without going through the steps of cleaning […]
Keeping Track of Cleaning & Laundry {FREE Printables!!}
A frequently asked question I get is how do I keep track of regularly scheduled cleaning and laundry. Truth be told, I have a single printable for the week that helps me track my entire week. It is the kind of schedule you’d expect from a professional organizer who also enjoys writing about organizing. Ha! […]
Fresh Start Habits
A few days ago while I was at my desk, my five-year old was nearby at the kitchen sink. She asked if she could do the dishes. While I was writing, she put away all the dirty dishes back into drawers and cabinets … still dirty. Luckily there were not that many dishes to unload! […]