Last night my daughter started picking up the toys in the living room. On. Her. Own. There was no fighting, no whining, and no, “I’m too tired….” I’m sorry, but this is HUGE. While little brother is generally willing to help clean up, my Peanut usually finds some excuse not to. But, ever so slowly that […]
Tackling the Basement
It must be the cooler air (or I’m coming down with something…), but I’ve been in a cleaning mood again. This week I’ve been tackling the stuff that has accumulated in our basement, especially under the stairwell. (Remember? It was on my to-do list for spring cleaning once upon a time…) I really wanted to […]
Organizing the Pantry
Did you finish all your spring cleaning? I’m going to admit it, I didn’t finish everything on my spring cleaning list over the spring. The weather was just too nice to stay inside, and the basement didn’t get finished, and a few other items were left incomplete. But, somehow, with the first real bit of […]
Help! Send the Cleaning Fairies!
Dishes spilling over the edge of the kitchen sink. More dishes littering the countertops. Mountains of laundry blocking the door to the laundry room and falling out of the clothes hamper in the bedroom. And then there’s all the toys making it impossible to walk a straight line through the living room. This is the […]
#Spring Cleaning Ten Things Tuesday
Has the temperature changed where you’re at? Here it has dropped 20 degrees in the past few days, making it closer to what I expect for spring temperatures. It’s good weather for airing out the house and continuing with the spring cleaning my little girl and I started last week. I have a long list […]