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How to Get Play Doh Out of Your Carpet
Step 1: Pitch a gigantic fit. Make it a good one. Lots of sighing, eye rolling and feet stomping, please. Step 2: Dramatically declare all things play doh banned from your home because your heathen...
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Quick Tip: The Dish Soap
Perhaps I’m a simple girl. And by simple, I mean not very bright….definitely not someone who lives a life of quiet contentment. Because if there’s anything that I struggle with it’s quiet contentment....
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Simplify
The Simple Winter Mantle I’ve caught a bug. A simplifying bug. After Christmas, I put away all of my fancy decorations and started pulling out my regular stuff. I put out my lanterns and urns and...
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Laundry Room Redo: I Heart Electrolux!
A couple of months ago, an email popped up in my inbox that made me squeal. Loudly. My kids thought I’d lost it. I’ve calmed down a bit and I’m now a part of the Electrolux Test Drive Program. The...
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Why I’m a Little Less Reluctant: Housekeeping, Hospitality and a Giveaway.
For me, housekeeping and hospitality go hand-in-hand. Why? Because if my house looks like this… Actual, un-retouched photo I don’t want to entertain. And if I don’t have plans to entertain, I’m not as...
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Of Orphan Socks and Mt. Washmore
Some days I think that the laundry in our house self-generates. Just when I think I have it under control, there are 5 more loads, no one has clean underwear and my hubby is out of dark socks. Again....
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On Upstairs Friends
I am really good at making the public areas of my house presentable. I can clear the clutter from the family room, wipe down the kitchen counters, tidy up the powder room and it looks like I’m a great...
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The Lure and Myth of the Big House
As I was digging through a packed closet in search of my gardening tools this weekend, I found myself wishing we had more space. The closet was cluttered and jammed full of things that probably didn’t...
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It’s Steamy: Black & Decker Steam Mop Giveaway!
This giveaway is now closed. Winner announced here. I’m so excited to share this steaming-hot giveaway with you today! I’ve told you before how cleaning the hard floor surfaces in my house is my most...
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Make Your Own Dishwasher Soap and Keeping My Fingers Crossed
Oh girls. Please keep your fingers crossed with me today. My ding-dong dumb’puter caught a ding-dong dumb virus and I’m waiting on a prognosis. Apparently, I caught the same bug that infected...
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How to Organize a Pantry The Good Enough Way
Last week, I decided it was finally time to organize my pantry. And by “organize”, I mean dig into the back corners of the closet and remove bag-fulls of expired food including a can of sweetened...
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