Cleaning

We get a ton of deliveries. But this was a special one. Today I squealed like a little girl watching 'NSYNC for the first time when my new vacuum arrived. New vacuum? Seriously. What happened to my life? I...

This will date me, but I found a Justin Timberlake doll, tap shoes, letters from a pen pal, and lots of pictures. I moved out of my parents house over 18 years ago to go to college and I...

It's a new year and so many resolutions to lose weight, pay off credit card debt and declutter or organize our homes. But now that you've settled down in a place, what about your stuff that's at your parent's...

I'm going to admit something - my garbage disposal smells, and it smells really bad. We are a busy family of four and I am always cooking, cleaning, and doing dishes.  It literally never ends. And I have tried to...

As a stay-at-home mom of a toddler and a baby, sometimes I find refuge in a little retail therapy. In fact,  I would consider myself a shameless consumer. I fall prey to all the cute things, all the inexpensive...

There’s nothing more stressful to me than a messy home. Piles of laundry, a sink full of dishes, dog hair on every and all surfaces…and to top it off your baby is screaming and you’re exhausted. If clutter and...

It's a new year and the minimalist movies and blogs are all everyone is talking about. Then Lent comes and the 40 days / 40 trash bags meme and groups pop up. Everyone says take baby steps and do...

Well, it’s been a few months of this whole “full-time job” gig, and I have finally found a routine. This involved a lot of trial and error, and my husband has had to step up and really take on new...

I have been blessed with 3 children, all extraordinary and crazy-making in their own special ways.  My first born daughter is 7, and I'm pretty sure she's smarter than I am.  I wouldn't call her a genius; she doesn't...

I've lived through damage and clean up after a wildfire. My mom was once on a business trip when a rogue fire started. An off-duty fireman did what he could to salvage her home until the fire department could...