Our New Outdoor Living Room

Outdoor living room - Ask Anna

This post brought to you by TIKI Brand®. All opinions are 100% mine. For the last 3 summers that we’ve been in our house, I have longed for an outdoor living room.  I’m not sure WHY it has taken me this long to make it happen, but I finally have the outdoor living room I’ve Continue Reading…

How to be a Good Hostess

How to be a good hostess - Ask Anna

I love having people over.  Hospitality is one of my spiritual gifts so I thrive when I am planning a party, a get together, or just having a few friends over for the evening.  I’ve always loved having people over but years ago the “getting ready to have people over” part used to give me Continue Reading…

How to Enjoy being a Homemaker

How to enjoy being a homemaker

  This is a very important topic to discuss. I think as women we need to nurture ourselves, in all that we do, and that includes our homemaking. 
  
I know for a lot of women, taking care of the home and getting dinner on the table, are treated as tasks that just need to Continue Reading…

Let Neighborhood Kids know when it’s time to Play!

Let's play sign -- Ask Anna-2

I shared this a few weeks ago at Tatertots & Jello but now that the days are longer, and the kids are knocking on our doors, I wanted to share this simple solution for letting the neighborhood kids know when it’s time to play, and when it’s not. I love that even though my daughter Continue Reading…

Budget-friendly Home Made Cleaners

Budget-friendly home made cleaners - Ask Anna

I was recently asked, by Hometalk, to put together a list of the best budget-friendly, home made cleaners on their site so, today I’m sharing that board with you, as well as some of the fabulous recipes!  Click on the pictures to take you to the original posts to get the full recipes!   GooGone Continue Reading…

#SocialPower, the power of Social Media

#SocialPower, the power of Social Media - Ask Anna

This post brought to you by Social Power. All opinions are 100% mine. There is a new site called Social Power that I think is awesome!  Have you ever thought of a social issue, that you would like to see resolved, but you weren’t sure how to make it happen? That’s what Social Power does! Continue Reading…

How to Clean A Sink {Like the Pros}

Clean-the-sink

Many of us all dream of a beautifully cleaned, organized, and decorated kitchen. I work hard to keep up on my house but honestly, the kitchen is the hardest room for me because it gets so much use. Don’t you agree? I’ve learned over the years and especially hearing this from my Mom that I Continue Reading…

Get Motivated to Get Organizing

Get motivated to get organized - Ask Anna

Source I had a reader email me and ask me “how do I get in the mood to get organizing?”  Personally I love organizing once I’m “in the mood” but I understand that sometimes it can be hard to get motivated.  For me, not getting organized, comes out in the form of procrastination, so how Continue Reading…

Green Cleaning with Corn Starch, Baking Powder & Cream of Tarter

Green Cleaning with corn starch - Ask Anna

Did you know that corn starch, baking powder and cream of tarter can be used for green cleaning? If we’re being honest we could probably admit that we wouldn’t normally think to grab those baking items when we are cleaning our homes.  But you’ll be amazed at what they can clean! Grease spotsUpholsteryTo remove grease Continue Reading…