Did your mom teach you how to clean house? I’l bet if she did, it was probably the old weekly marathon event. Remember that? Every Saturday morning!Wasn’t that awful? But that’s what Mom knew. The ritual began with picking up, sorting laundry, throwing laundry in, scrubbing (and I mean really scrubbing) the bathrooms, dusting and…
This is the time of year when we start thinking about getting our homes ready for the holidays. So I thought I would pop up with an occasional random project to help you start getting ready.
Since the kitchen is the heart of the home, and very central to the holidays, I figured we should start there.
What’s the worst cabinet in most people’s kitchen? From my experience its the plastic ware. (People still call it Tupperware, though most of what’s in there isn’t Tupperware.)
Your mission is to organize your plastic containers…
Want to keep your house cleaning under control? Do a nightly mini clean. Doing these simple tasks every day will cut your major cleaning down to hardly anything.
Print this checklist out to follow until this becomes habit.
It really only takes a few minutes, especially when you do it every day.
Here are the daily tasks – Tonight and every night hereafter – No matter how tired you are, don’t leave a sink full of dishes and overflowing garbage to great you first thing in the morning. How depressing is that? Not the way we want to start our day. Try to do the…
Here’s a list of the products you will need to keep your home spotless. Where a name brand is not listed, I have no real preference. Where I list a specific product it is because it works the best. If you’re not sure about a new product, many sites like Amazon and have product…
If you’ve followed me for any length of time, you know that I try to find the easiest way to do anything. Gardening is no exception. Life is busy. Even with stay-at-home orders, we still have a ton to do. We don’t have time to putz around. When it comes to gardening and yard work,…
Master Homemakers have a set of habits that keep life running smoothly, even if you work.
Raised beds are probably one of the best inventions ever. Years ago I built a large raised bed in front of the house for a constant show of flowers from crocus in the spring to tiger lilies going into the fall. For many of us dreaming of having our own vegetable gardens, raised beds are…
I’m assuming you have a plan and a budget. That kinda goes without saying. 1st, apply for permits. Luci makes a great point – Get a Dumpster! Structural – Have an engineer check for any structural issues with what you want to do. Do any structural work. Have the electrical plumbing, and HVAC looked at…
We never really think about it… until the power goes out If you plan on riding out the storm at home and have not been asked to evacuate, make sure you are prepared to lose power and be stuck at home for several days. There are things you can have on hand that will…