Last year I shared my list of Spring Cleaning Must Haves. But because some things change, I’m going to share my current list of favorite cleaners. First – Where to Shop These online shops are where I usually buy cleaning supplies. Of course, I’ve been known to splurge on cleaners and cleaning tools while I […]
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DIY Foaming Hand Wash Recipe
I prefer foaming hand wash for any soap dispensers in my home that might be used by my kids, though if I’m being honest, I like to use it too. I’ve watched my children put soap on their hands many times. It goes something like this: They pump a dollop of soap onto their hands and […]
How To Clean The Kitchen {or How Not To Be Gross}
If you eat, you need to clean your kitchen every day. True story. You may have caught on that I’m blogging the basics right now. Last week I explained How To Clean A Bathroom. Earlier this week I explained the Super Tidy. Right now I am going to blow your mind with teaching you about cleaning your […]
My Favorite Baby Things
{Edited to add affiliate links – This post was originally written 3 years before I was even an affiliate anywhere. These really really are my favorites.} My little Cougar turned 1 last month. I wanted to remember what my favorite baby things were before I forget the details of this stage altogether. I do not […]
How To Maintain & Condition Butcher Block Counters (in 5 minutes or less)
Butcher block counters are awesome. I especially love mine on my island where I do all of my chopping and prepping. When I selected this kind of counter material, I didn’t just think it would look pretty, I wanted it for its functionality! Admittedly, the first few knife marks were hard to see, but after […]
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 […]
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 […]
How I Clean My Stainless Steel Appliances
I was wishy-washy about putting stainless steel in our kitchen, because I’m actually a fan of white appliances. Gasp! It is true. I had to be convinced to go stainless steel. One thing that made me super nervous were the greasy fingerprints, which I noticed on all the display models at the store. (Maybe I […]
How I Clean My Kitchen Sink {A Video!}
Hello there! This weekend I decided to try something fun for you: I made a video of me cleaning my kitchen sink while I hold our five-week old baby. Now that I’ve broken through the terror of figuring out how to take this video, add text, and publish it on my website: I can’t wait […]
The Freezer Incident
I remember when I was pregnant with my twins, my first babies, Matt and I talked about our impending parenthood. I remember it vividly. We talked about how our kids were going to be kids and ruin things in our home. We braced ourselves to expect scratched DVDs and broken glasses, and we agreed that we couldn’t […]