Tips and Tricks to organizing your home
Cleaning out the refrigerator Are you avoiding this project? Are you growing a specimen worthy of an award-winning science project in the back? Rest assured it will take less than an hour to have a sparkling clean refrigerator again. Since my little one spilled a liquid-filled bowl of fruit all over mine, it was the [...]
Plants need a good dusting When you’re cleaning, don’t forget about your plants. Dust on the leaves can reduce the plant’s ability to photosynthesize at an optimum rate. How do you dust a plant? You can mist smaller plants with a spray bottle. Take larger plants outdoors on a nice day and gently spray them. [...]
Handmade gift idea Bake some delicious cookies and present them in a beautiful gift package created from a Pringles can. This is a great idea for a back-to-school gift for your child’s new teacher. Add a tag saying “Have a great year!” to the front. Find the recipe and package creation instructions at The Paper [...]
Stress levels escalate with clutter We have enough stress in our lives with jobs, kids, school, and bills. Your home should be a place where you feel relaxed. One look at this closet causes a sick feeling in my stomach. Why? Finding something in this pile seems impossible. Just the thought of cleaning it is [...]
Maintaining a home is work Whether you are a homeowner or live in an apartment, there are big projects that need to be done once or twice a year. When was the last time you hand-scrubbed your floors or changed the batteries in your smoke detectors? After learning that it had been years since I [...]
Toothpaste isn’t just for brushing The combination of a mild abrasive and an antibacterial agent makes toothpaste a potent stain-fighter. Use regular white paste, not gel or variations made for tartar control and whitening since these have additional abrasives. 1. Acrylic accessories (like plastic desk items): Squeeze toothpaste onto a cloth and work it into [...]
Germs What I learned from the video below has been grossing me out all week. You might be surprised to find out where germs are lurking. There is a huge “ick” factor in the information. I bought new toothbrushes and put them in drawers after seeing this video, and the toilet fact had me freaked [...]
Pantry cleaning It’s a DEFCOM 1 red alert in my house! Do you hear the sirens? A parental visit is on the horizon, and I have to get my house clean. Mom clean is not the same as my kid’s friend is coming over clean, you know. I guess that is what inspired the cleaning [...]
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 [...]
