The Ask Anna Blog

An All-natural Way to get Rid of that “Boy Bathroom Smell”

I have received this question a couple of times so I thought it was time I wrote a post about it. Question: Our front bathroom is pretty much used by our 2 boys. My problem is that I cannot get rid of the “boy bathroom smell.” I scrubbed the bathroom last week, and have made a point to wipe things down and have them do it as well. I even replaced the toilet seats. It makes me want to go in there with a pressure washer full of bleach! Any suggestions on how to get rid of the smell?? I always… Read More

How to Clean the Blender the Fast and Easy Way

Hello Ask Anna readers! My name is Kim and I am mama to a sweet little girl named Jayna and wife to my college sweetheart! I started my dream job a few days before Jayna was born and it has been quite the ride so far! From 36 hours of labor (totally worth it), to helping her learn to walk (who knew it took so much effort?), I have found motherhood to be the most fulfilling thing I’ve ever experienced. I recently started blogging about our adventures over at A Real-Life Housewife. I also share useful household tips and tricks as… Read More

Publishers Clearing House Party

Did you even know that Publisher’s Clearing House still existed? I didn’t until recently! My best friend is a PCH addict though and I recently found out that she still fills out the forms and mails them in! So when it came time to plan her 30th birthday party, her husband and I decided to go for a Publishers Clearing House Party! We thought it would be fun to have everyone come in their best “surprised” look. I emailed Tracie, of For Your Invitation, and she created these great invitations for us. We also had her design an extra large… Read More

How to Clean Carpet

I don’t know about you but I can’t afford to have my carpets cleaned more than once a year. So how do I keep my white carpet white? With a magic wand! No, not really; It’s actually just an awesome cleaning product, but a magic wand would be nice! People told me I was crazy when we had new carpet installed a little over a year ago, and I chose white! At that time my daughter was about 18 months old and everyone thought I was nuts. The thing about carpet is that it’s easy to keep clean, you just… Read More

Chocolate Toffee Cake

Do I need to even say anything else? The picture and the title pretty much say it all. 🙂 A few weeks ago we celebrated my best friends 30th birthday with a huge Publisher’s Clearing House themed party. Since I’ve never really liked cake, until I started making them this year, I knew I had to make something fabulous for my chocoholic best friend {no store bought cake!}. I found these Toffee Crunch Cupcakes on Pinterest and have been wanting an excuse to make them, but just haven’t had one yet. So when it came time to make… Read More

14 Day Cleaning Challenge

It’s never too late to get started with our 14 Day Cleaning Challenge! Here are links to each of the tasks: Day 1: Holiday Un-decorating and De-cluttering (Christmas Organization) Day 2: Getting Rid of Dust Day 3: Refrigerator Organization and Freezer Help Day 4: How to {fake} a Clean Bathroom (Quick Cleaning Tips) Day 5: Organizing Your Closet Day 6: Organizing Kitchen Cabinets Day 7: How to Organize Emails and Computer Desktop Day 8: Organizing the Laundry Room Day 9: Organize the Linen Closet Day 10: How to Clean your Oven Day 11: How to Organize Cords & Chargers Day 12: Organizing with Binders – Manuals… Read More