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Whitening Whites: Laundry Tips

  Question: How do I get my whites whiter ? Some of my shirts are a dingy / grey color. HELP please!     Answer: Whitening whites is easier than you might think!  All you need is a good detergent and some baking soda!    Before I give you the tip for whitening you whites let me tell you about the awesome all-natural detergent I use.  When I was pregnant with my daughter everyone told me that I had to use Dreft Laundry Detergent to wash her clothes because it didn’t contain any harsh chemicals.  I agreed that it was… Read More

Eye Opening Information About House Cleaning Products

A good friend of mine emailed this to me the other day and I was shocked when I read it.  Maybe I’m the only one that didn’t know about this, but I doubt it.   She emails: “I was thinking about a good blogging topic for you when I was watching the Today show a few months ago.  They were talking about how you have to read the label on disinfecting cleaners to see how long it actually needs to sit there to disinfect.  I was just picking up some cleaning products this week and looked at the back and was… Read More

How to Clean Baseboards

Here’s a really quick and easy tip for how to clean baseboards.  Personally I hate getting down on my hands and knees to clean the baseboard so I came up with a lazy way to clean them–lazy but still they are getting cleaned!  So here’s what you do:   Next time you are mopping your floors take your mop and wipe it along the baseboards too!  I know, so simple right!?     Bathrooms especially need this done often because all the dust from tissues, toilet paper, you brushing your hair, etc. really adds up on your baseboards.  I’m telling… Read More

Organizing Under the Bathroom Sink

This post is my Day 14 of the Organizing Challenge at A Bowl Full of Lemons. Before Under your bathroom sink… probably not an area that gets a lot of attention, but probably an area that needs some!  I know mine definitely needed some love.  Actually this mess has been driving me nuts for some time so I was thankful when I saw today’s challenge!  This afternoon Malea and I treked to Big Lots and bought some great baskets to match the green ones that I already had, matching is important to me because I think it makes a space… Read More

How to Fold Fitted Sheets

Question:  “I am extremely organized in terms of folding sheets and towels, but for the life of me I CANNOT fold a fitted sheet. It ends up balled between my flat sheet and my pillow cases. Drives me crazy. How do you fold a fitted sheet?”     Answer:  Ahhh, the infamous fitted sheet.  I know it seems like it should be so simple but it took me years before I really figured out how to fold fitted sheets!  This post has a lot of pictures but it’s step by step directions in how to fold fitted sheets so that… Read More

Teaching Kids to be Organized (Start when they’re young!)

It is important to teach our children organization from the time they are very young because if we don’t teach them who will? From the time Malea leaned to walk (10 1/2 months) we started doing clean up time with her. I looked up a cute little clean up song on youtube.com and tried to make it fun for her. Now that she’s 2, sometimes I will hear her singing the song to herself, in the other room, while she’s picking up her toys. Kids need order, they thrive on it, and if their toys are organized and easily accessible… Read More