After the holidays, when the tree and decorations come down, it feels right to give the house a good scrub! I’m so excited to share my new Ultimate Clean House Planner with you. It’s a 12-page printable with my favorite DIY cleaner recipes, the best cleaning hacks, a deep clean calendar and home maintenance checklist.… Read More The Ultimate Clean House Planner
Summer is over an school is back in session. That means that late summer sleep schedules and lazy, unplanned days have come to crashing halt. It also means that my unorganized summer ways have left my house in a dirty, unorganized mess! I’m kind of looking forward to some structure, and I’m going to kick… Read More 1 week schedule to a clean and organized house
I’ve found five powerful ways to get my tile shower clean and keep it clean longer — months longer! I’m sharing a secret ingredient you’re missing in your all natural vinegar and water cleaner, as well as a DIY shower spray recipe that is magic. I can’t believe I’m posting pictures of my filthy shower on the… Read More 5 best ways to clean a shower (and keep it clean)
I am a stay-at-home-mom and also work from home. Marcello does all his office work here as well. For awhile our house looked like a daycare blew up, but because we eat, sleep, play and work all in this one space, we had to simplify and get organized! On top of spending loads of time at home,… Read More How I organize my house with kids
My cleaning and menu-planning motivation has hit a brick wall the past couple of months. I mean, the rut is deep. I’m still not motivated, but I’m ejecting myself out of the rut. In the form of dancing. And coffee. But this is happening. I am doing this. I will clean my house. The key for… Read More Clean house schedule and playlist
Sometimes I have an idea around the house, and it works well, but I immediately decide I will not blog about it. It either seems difficult or I think people won’t care or I just plain don’t have the energy. This is one of those ideas. I didn’t want to blog about Brillo Pads, but… Read More The power of the Brillo Pad
In non-citrus news, I won a blog award yesterday! It was a complete surprise to find a lovely letter in my inbox saying that I was part of Mom.me’s Top 50 Favorite Design and DIY Mom Bloggers. What a huge honor to be recognized among these talented mamas! And now we return to your regularly… Read More How to make your own citrus cleaner
I’m a moderate minimalist. I don’t want our home to be sparse and bare, rather selective and edited. Living simply doesn’t exactly come easy to me, but I’m learning, and it’s making my family’s life easier. Some positives I’m seeing from living a more minimal life: Less mess to clean up. Saves money not shopping for unneeded… Read More How I simplified and organized my house, room by room
Cleaning is not an outlet when I am angry. I don’t clean when I’m stressed. I usually end up cleaning everything all at once like a maniac when I’ve invited someone to come over. But I’ve gotta get this house under control. I’m grabbing spring cleaning by the horns and taking it down. Well that’s a… Read More Pretty printable daily cleaning list
