The Ask Anna Blog

Clean Your House Before You Move In {FREE Printable}

I recently posted a list of things to clean when you move out of a house but then I had a reader email me and tell me they were moving and she wanted to know what she should clean before moving INTO their new home. So today I’m sharing a moving IN cleaning checklist, so your new home will sparkle on move in day! Clean from top to bottom of the house, but the most important things to clean are the kitchen and bathrooms, so start there. I almost died when I saw the nastiness that the previous owners of… Read More

Superhero Birthday Party

I have a 16 year old. Crazy. Our daughter, that we are in the process of adopting, turned 16 this last weekend and we celebrated with a superhero birthday party, complete with a murder mystery, super villains and lots of fun. The theme of the murder mystery was a super hero convention where a super villain showed up, only to be found dead on the rooftop. Here are some pictures of some of the shady suspects. Wonder Woman and Superman Cat Woman, Intrigue, and the Masked Bandit Rex Ruthless and Cat Woman The Winged Defender and Crowned… Read More

Laundry tips to make doing laundry easier

I don’t know about you but laundry is NOT my favorite thing to do. However since I started blogging a couple years ago, I have discovered some great tips for making doing the laundry quicker and easier. There are actually a lot of great tips right here on Ask Anna so today I’m doing a laundry tips round-up to make it easy for you to find all the tips with just one click! #1 Let’s start with the basics of establishing a good laundry routine. Click HERE for full post After reading this post I started doing my laundry this… Read More

Cinderella Pumpkin Carriage

This is going to be short and sweet but I had to share the Cinderella pumpkin carriage I made for my daughter because it’s just too cute! We went on a field trip to the pumpkin patch last week and my daughter was insistent upon getting a Cinderella pumpkin! We literally hiked way out to the middle of the pumpkin field until she found the perfect pumpkin. After she found her “perfect Cinderella pumpkin” she told everyone that she was going to go home and turn it into a Cinderella pumpkin carriage… yes, everyone. While she was taking a nap… Read More

Fall Cleaning ~ How to Wash Windows without Chemicals

In our new house we have a beautiful view of the mountains, however this is what we were seeing from the inside looking out. Lots and lots of water spots, and probably YEARS of uncleaned windows. (Kind of kills the view doesn’t it?) It’s pretty bad, and it was really starting to bug me. But since we are in the middle of Fall Cleaning, I thought this would be the perfect time to show you how to wash windows without chemicals! I used to wash my outside windows with a bucket of soapy water and a squeegee, but since the… Read More

How to Clean to Prevent Cat Allergies

We have two cats and I love them both, however I am allergic. We never had cats when I was a kid so I didn’t know I was allergic until we had already adopted our cats. I can’t justify getting rid of them since they are a part of the family, but I do have to work harder to keep certain things clean around the house, so I don’t end up sneezing all day. So today I’m sharing my tips for how I clean our home to prevent cat allergies. #1 Floor Care If you have carpet in your house it’s… Read More