The Ask Anna Blog

How to Make a Recipe Binder

Hi Everyone! I’m so happy to be here today to show you all how to make a recipe binder that is both super functional and pretty! First, a quick bit about me: I blog over at Tidy Lady, and run an Etsy Shop called Tidy Lady Printables, where I offer a wide variety of beautiful printables for work, home, school and life! I have a love of pretty parties, decor and organization and love to create beautiful things to hopefully help other women make their lives a little easier. When I’m not designing for my shop you can usually… Read More

Spring Cleaning the Dining Room & Free Checklist

It’s day #4 of the Spring Cleaning Challenge and today we are going to tackle spring cleaning the dining room! When you think about spring cleaning I’m sure you normally don’t think of the dining room but there is quite a bit to be done in there. Let’s start by getting out our checklist. For a printable version click HERE. Dusting 1. I always say dust first, from top to bottom, so you don’t get dust on things that have already been cleaned. Start by wiping down the crown molding with a damp EnviroCloth, which is my all-time favorite microfiber… Read More

Camping Themed Party for my Sister

My middle sister, Andrea, is getting ready to have her first child in a few weeks so last weekend my younger sister and I threw her a baby shower in my backyard. Andrea, and her husband Matt (yes we both married Matt’s), love to camp, hike, basically anything that’s really outdoorsy. So when it came time to decide on a theme for the baby shower, my younger sister, Alisha, thought a camping themed party would be perfect! My sister came up with all of the decorations and games, and I was in charge of the cake. Since we were going… Read More

5 All Natural Spring Cleaning Tips

Since the weather has been nicer and the sun has been pouring in our windows, I’ve been motivated to do a little spring cleaning. Over the last year I have been working on eliminating toxic-smelling cleaners that I’ve used in the past, and replacing them with all-natural, healthier versions. In the past, spring cleaning has meant coming home to the lingering smell of cleaners, but not this year! Today I’m going to share 5 all natural spring cleaning tips, that will eliminate unwanted odors in your home. #1 Dusting To wipe up dust and show the natural shine of wood furniture,… Read More

How to Organize Bathroom Drawers

Today I’m going to show you another sneak peek of our guest bathroom makeover, but this time I’m exposing my drawers. Since this is my daughter’s bathroom I don’t spend a lot of time getting in and out of the drawers in here but when I was taking things out to stain the cabinets, and put on the new hardware, I realized how unbelievably unorganized the drawers were! I guess it makes sense since she’s only 5, I haven’t taken the time to organize them since we moved in, and they obviously couldn’t organize themselves… so… they remained unorganized. But… Read More

5 tips to Organize While You Spring Clean

It’s always important to organize when you clean, but organizing while you Spring Clean is even more important because it’s a more detailed cleaning of your entire house! Today I’m going to share 5 tips for how to organize while you Spring Clean, which will help you maintain a cleaner, more organized home all year long. #1 Start from Scratch When you’re cleaning an area in your home it’s always best if you remove everything from the area first, instead of trying to clean around it. For example when I spring cleaned in our master bedroom closet, I took everything… Read More