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April 27, 2016

Beyond Killing the Monster – Tips for Maintaining Laundry (One Laundry Basket & Specific Loads)

Considering I didn’t even know how to do my own laundry when I went to college and my husband had to teach me everything he knew about laundry when we got married, it is sometimes hilarious to me that I talk so much about laundry on the blog and have so much advice on the […]

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January 7, 2015

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 […]

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April 7, 2014

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 […]

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February 25, 2014

Quarter Jars – Rewarding Good Behavior

I have regular kids. What I mean by that is not that they aren’t my absolute favorite kids in the whole universe, but that they have normal kid tendencies. They need to be reminded to do their routines and chores. They can sometimes fight with each other or disobey. They leave messes out and don’t […]

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December 15, 2013

Sunday Dinner Jobs – Making Memories That Matter

A year ago I had a vision. A vision of Sunday afternoons with just a bit of structure and purpose. It is like we got home from church and just vegged until the day was over. We like low-key Sundays and try to keep the Sabbath holy, but I felt like we were missing the […]

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September 19, 2013

Maintain Clean Kid Rooms: 4 Basic Strategies

This post seemed like a no-brainer follow-up to so many readers cleaning out their kids rooms these past few weeks in our declutter challenge. Now that you have a clean slate, it only makes sense to start good maintenance habits with your children now. First things first, kids need a clear definition of what is a […]

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April 14, 2013

How To Clean Used Baby Things

My mothers of multiples club does a consignment sale twice a year to raise money for our activities and community outreach. I always load up on awesome used stuff for great prices, not to mention I get to sell all the stuff we’ve outgrown. This year I bought lots of clothes for my kids and […]

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July 5, 2012

Chore Sticks: A Child-Friendly Approach To Chores

I should stop being surprised at the excuses my children come up with for NOT doing work. – My legs are tired. – I’m feeling sweaty. – I just did chores last week. – I’d rather play Barbies. – My sister isn’t doing her chores. – If the world ended tomorrow, would cleaning my room be the last […]

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April 4, 2012

The What-Not Basket

Just when I have the house all nice and neat, it seems as though there are little elves un-doing all my good work. These elves come in tall and short forms. The truth is, it takes a lot less effort to make a mess than it takes to clean one up.An organized home doesn’t have every little […]

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