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How to Clean Garbage Disposal

I’ve got a special guest today, please welcome Shari. I stumbled across this post of hers, on how to clean garbage disposal, and I told her she just had to share it with all of you! Take it away Shari… One of my daily tasks when cleaning my kitchen is cleaning my garbage disposal as well. I can’t stand the idea of food sitting in there over a period of time or residue that creates odor. I used to buy citrus cleaning tablets that you would drop in and grind away. They worked fine but cost about $8.00 for 20. I… Read More

How to Remove Nail Polish

I shared this great tip for how to remove nail polish over at Somewhat Simple last month but it was too good to not share with you too! I saw this great tidbit in a Real Simple Magazine and I just had to try it out! You may have noticed from all the pictures of my hands that rarely do I paint my finger nails. What’s even worse is that I love having my toe nails painted but then once they are painted I hate taking the polish off. It’s such a pain in the tush that I just… Read More

How to Clean Wood Floors without Chemicals

I get asked, all the time, what I recommend for how to clean wood floors. My answer is always the same so I figured it was time I wrote an actual post on it! Let me start by saying that I have tried a lot of different products, always in search for a product that wouldn’t leave my floor with a nasty residue, one that was easy to use, a product that wasn’t harmful for my floors or my family, etc. After trying just about every product on the market I was pleasantly surprised when Jennifer, from Blissfully… Read More

8 Tips for Cleaning with Kids

Hi All! I am Laura, a teacher and a mom of three. I wanted to offer some fun ideas of how to get your kids a little more excited about cleaning and picking up. I have to start by admitting that I am not the best housekeeper in the world. Cleaning isn’t always my forte, but playing with kids and having fun, that I can do! Here are a few things that we do at our house to make clean up time less of a shouting match and more of a play time. We use all of these things to… Read More

How to Organize Paint Cans

I’m excited about this post because I’ve been wanting to organize my paint cans for a long time now! Years ago, when we built our first house, my painter told me that it’s very important to store paint in the house. When you store it outside in the extreme temperatures the paint gets damaged and won’t last as long. Since then it has always been a struggle for me to find enough cupboard space to store all my paint cans, and I have a lot, well, you know because I have a serious sickness and I like to paint! I… Read More

Spare Bathroom Organization Ideas, Part 1

You all know by now that my home is well organized and a reflection of me. But I have a secret; there is one room in my house that is completely untouched. It’s our spare bathroom. It’s only used by my daughter because our guests use the master bathroom that’s right off the laundry room {I know it’s a weird set up but it’s an old house, what can I say?} We’ve been in our house for almost 2 years and I still haven’t done anything with it! Can you believe it? So when Apartment Guide emailed me and asked… Read More

How to Clean a Washing Machine {top loader}

Today I’m giving you two quick ways for how to clean a washing machine. I have written 2 posts about cleaning your washing machine, and they are both listed below. Step 1 To clean the barrel of your washing machine click HERE for the full tutorial. Step 2 To detail the inside pieces of your machine click HERE for the full tutorial. You will be amazed at what you find inside your machine! I still get a lot of emails with readers asking me how to clean front-loading washing machines. There is a great step-by-step post for how to do… Read More

Fridge & Freezer Organization

Today we are going to be cleaning our: freezers and refrigerators. Before starting this task, now is a good time to defrost your freezer. Once it’s defrosted wipe it out and then let’s organize it! I love to use baskets {mine are from the Dollar Tree} in the freezer to keep similar items together, and to save space. For example all of the frozen fruits are stored in one basket, while the frozen veggies are stored in another basket. I also use them to store items for my daughter, like her chicken nuggets. Here’s a look at… Read More