Answers to your cleaning, organizing questions & more!
I know we are all busy and don’t have a lot of time to clean up the house, which is why I love the 5 minute clean-up game. I’ll explain later why I call it a game. Take my living room for example. It’s easy for things to get piled up on the coffee table throughout the day, and by the end of the day I’m tired and don’t feel like cleaning it up. Take a look at this picture, it might not seem like a big mess, but there are lots of little things that need to be done… Read More
I LOVE the smell of banana bread baking in the oven! Don’t you? It’s so intoxicating. The aroma fills the whole house and it’s just plain torture waiting for it to finish baking. It’s so worth the wait though. Moist, walnut-studded bread with the pure sweetness of ripe bananas. I could eat a slice for breakfast, lunch and dinner. I might even sneak a piece for a late-night snack too. This loaf of gluten free banana bread is also egg and dairy free, making it vegan. If you are scared by a recipe that says it is “vegan” there is… Read More
Have you ever gone to the bathroom at someone elses house and run out of toilet paper? I’ve had this happen and I’ve searched desperately through their cabinets, looking for more toilet paper, all while not being able to move off the toilet! I’ve had to learn, the hard way, to make sure there’s always enough TP on the roll before sitting down, because some people don’t store their TP in the bathroom! Today I’m going to show you how I have our guest/my girl’s bathroom cabinets organized, so that even as a guest you can find what you are… Read More
I recently had a reader email me and ask me for ways she could use hydrogen peroxide to clean. I haven’t ever really used hydrogen peroxide to clean, but it got me thinking about how it’s non-toxic, anti-bacterial, anti-fungal, anti-mold and anti-mildew, and then I though, “why don’t I use it to clean more!?” So today I’m going to give you a few green cleaning tips using hydrogen peroxide. Laundry Hydrogen peroxide can be used to pre-treat tough stains, and it’s a natural alternative to bleach. To get rid of a tough stain, such as grass, blood, coffee or wine… Read More
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 been dreaming of! I guess all I needed was a little motivation, and when I received my TIKI Brand Fire Sculptures, it was just what I needed to visualize my perfect space! Two summers ago I bought two outdoor chairs, at the end of the… Read More
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 a little anxiety. I was on the constant search for how to be a good hostess and not let it stress me out. Then a few years ago I got some great tips from a friend of mine that made the planning part easier, and… Read More