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How to Clean a Retainer

To celebrate February, the month of love, I'm bringing back my Love to Clean Series. Each week I will share something I love to clean, now that I've figured out an easier way to clean it! First up is how to clean retainers, you know, those awful things you have to wear for the rest of your life after having braces! I was not one of the lucky few that was born with perfect teeth. I had braces for a couple years in high school and then I was given a retainer. I wore my retainer for years but … [Read more...]

The 10 Most Popular Posts of 2013

Happy New Year friends!!! I can't believe another year has come and gone, and what an eventful year 2013 was! (If you want to read about our family's year click here). Keeping with tradition I thought I'd run through the top 10 most popular posts of 2013 on Ask Anna! #10 ~ The Best Homemade Laundry Detergent, and WHY it's the Best I had so much fun writing this post and I really became a believer of homemade detergents after doing all the research for it. If you haven't tried this recipe, it's … [Read more...]

New House Renovations: Progress Update

I know I haven't posted many cleaning or organizing projects lately so today I wanted to give you a glimpse of why, and what I've been up to instead. In the midst of preparing for hosting the holidays in our new home, we are also tackling a ton of house renovations. In October I showed you all the demo we had done between our kitchen/living room but now I want to show you how it's coming together. Just for fun the first picture I show you will be the "before" and then I'll put the "after" right … [Read more...]

Clean Your House Before You Move In {FREE Printable}

I recently posted a list of things to clean when you move out of a house but then I had a reader email me and tell me they were moving and she wanted to know what she should clean before moving INTO their new home. So today I'm sharing a moving IN cleaning checklist, so your new home will sparkle on move in day! Clean from top to bottom of the house, but the most important things to clean are the kitchen and bathrooms, so start there. I almost died when I saw the nastiness that the previous … [Read more...]

The BEST way to Clean Stainless Steel Appliances

I love hand prints and fingerprints! I love seeing my little ones' hands and fingers at different stages of their growth. I love seeing how tiny they once were. We do lots of art projects with our hands, giving me ample opportunity to soak up the memories and keep them forever. BUT, what I don't love is the fingerprints and hand prints I keep finding on various hard surfaces in our home. I have wiped down walls, doors, windows, etc. And honestly, I didn't have a problem with cleaning them … [Read more...]

Budget-friendly Home Made Cleaners

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 Do you love GooGone as much as I do? It will pretty much get anything sticky off a surface! Here is a great recipe I found for how to make your own, using just vegetable oil and a couple essential … [Read more...]

How to Kill Poison Ivy with Everyday Household Items

This is a simple recipe for how to kill poison ivy with everyday household items. It's quick, easy and effective. Every once in awhile one of my readers will email me a great tip. I love it because it's so fun learning new tips and trick for taking care of my home! I'm not sure if you're aware of my hatred of ivy, I think it's pretty, but not when it has taken over an entire backyard! You may have seen my post from last year of my backyard progress, if you did then you understand why I … [Read more...]

How to Bake a Perfect Cake (Baking Level Cakes)

A few years ago a friend of mine taught me this great trick for baking level cakes, and if gives you a perfect cake every time! I really hate it when you bake a cake and end up having to cut so much of it off to make it level, so I was super excited to learn this simple solution! How to bake a perfect cake - here's what you need: An old hand towel Safety pins or paperclips Scissors Water Wilton baking pans (these are optional but they are my favorite pans to bake … [Read more...]