These are my top ten tools for spring cleaning. I don't know about you, but I need all the help I can to get the job done! If I could afford it, I would hire someone to clean my house every week. I really hate cleaning. I used to do a much better job keeping my house … [Read more...]
How to Deep Clean a Keurig
If you own a Keurig coffee brewer, you need to know how to deep clean a Keurig! It will add to your coffee maker's life and even help your morning cup taste a little better! A few years ago I got a Keurig 2.0 for my husband. Back then, I was not a coffee drinker, and he didn't … [Read more...]
Laundry Tips to Make Your Life Easier
16 laundry tips to help you clean difficult to wash items, update your laundry room, or tackle tough stains Laundry is a never-ending chore. Some chores give you the satisfaction of not needing to be immediately repeated, like cleaning the sinks or wiping down the mirrors. At … [Read more...]
13 Genius Cleaning Tips
Over the three years that I've been blogging (wait- it's almost FOUR now!) some of my most popular posts have been cleaning tips and tricks. I think it's because dirt is the great equalizer. No matter what your background, personality, or likes and dislikes we all have to deal … [Read more...]
Three Years Later…
805 posts. 2.5 million page views. 4,266 comments. 200,926 spam comments. 8,222 pins on 100 boards. And it all started with this post on Day 1 of my 365 day journey: the sock bun If you read that post (it will literally take you 20 … [Read more...]
DIY Dishwasher Tablets
Making my own detergent has been something on my "pinned to try" list for ages. I've done DIY dryer sheets (one of my most popular posts) and DIY wrinkle release spray, but never laundry detergent or dishwasher detergent. I'm not really sure why, either, because both of those … [Read more...]
Vol. 2, Day 18: Ten Steps to Deep Clean Your Bedroom
Many weeks ago, during a fit of Spring cleaning "pinspiration" I found this post titled "29 Steps to a Deep-Cleaned Bedroom." 29 steps?!? That just makes me want to cry. But I pinned it anyway because there were some good tips in there. So today I created my own ten steps to … [Read more...]
Tile Floor Cleaner: heavy duty cleaning solution
Get those grimy floors clean with this heavy duty tile floor cleaner! It is perfect for getting rid of the "boy bathroom" smell! I really hate to clean my floors. It's my least favorite household chore. With three boys, two dogs and a cat, however, it's a necessary evil. … [Read more...]
Day 314: Cleaning Your Dishwasher
Have you ever really looked inside your dishwasher? It's gross. We use this appliance day in and day out, expecting to insert dirty dishes and later take out clean ones, but it rarely gets any attention. Until it starts leaving gunk all over our "clean" glasses. … [Read more...]
Day 208: Getting Gum/Sticky Candy out of Carpet
It seems fitting that I'm already being tested on one of my goals for this year-to become more "on top" of my house in the area of cleaning. (Lest you think I live in a pig sty, I do keep the house picked up and in relative order, mostly because I have people in my home all week … [Read more...]