Tips and Tricks to organizing your home
As pollen season comes to an end, it is the perfect time to clean those dirty windows. Thanks to a small child and a dog, I need to do this to my sliding glass door at least once a week. Wash the windows Fill a bucket full of warm water and add a few drops [...]
Clutter leads to more clutter. It can multiply at an alarming rate. Would you think twice about tossing more junk onto this desk? Absolutely not, because once an area is cluttered, you can easily rationalize it with the mentality of “It’s already messy, so what’s one more thing?” The pile of paper is transformed into [...]
Sometimes you have to laugh so you don’t cry. I stood in the doorway in disbelief at the mess before me. Half an hour earlier, I had left her happily playing “kitchen” in her room so that I could cook dinner. With my mouth hanging open in both shock and terror, I took it all [...]
Prevent clutter by working the following tasks into your daily routine until they become a habit. I’ve focused on the areas that will make the biggest “instant” improvement in five minutes or less. EARLY AM 1) Get a load of laundry started. If you have enough dirty clothes for a load, get them into the [...]
Did you know that regularly changing/cleaning your air filters saves you money?
After spending a couple of days reformatting my computer, I thought it was worth mentioning that computers do require some “spring cleaning” each year. You don’t have to go so far as reformatting, but there are a few things that even a non-technical user can do to keep a computer running well. Has your computer been [...]
The most exciting discovery I have found in recent months is easily the “Magic Eraser”. My three-year-old went crazy with her crayons while exploring the budding-artist in herself. Her artwork was everywhere in her room – on walls, furniture, and doors. I tried every product I could think of to get the crayon off with [...]
You see them every day, so you probably haven’t noticed all the marks on the doors and walls. If you have kids, they have probably put their dirty hands everywhere. I have three kids, and I am certain they are walking around the house dragging their hands on the wall. This month take the time [...]
