Renew your car insurance, sort out your tax returns, and go to the dentist. These are tasks that none of us relish, but they fall under the ‘necessary’ category – and doing the spring cleaning is no different, especially in those must-tackle spots. You know you’ll feel better when it’s over, yet it’s still tempting…
The following post is from Emily of Live Renewed: Baby Steps for Going Green in the Bathroom It’s the smallest room in the house, the bathroom, but making even small changes to your routine in this room can have a big impact on your journey toward going green. There are so many different opportunities to…
Last week, I introduced The Trash Challenge. Funny enough, although I started off explaining that we are still filling 4-6 bags a week, we only ended up with 2 bags. I was very careful not to change any of our habits during the week, and I think that the switch back to cloth diapers as…
The following post is from Amanda of OhAmanda.com: I used to teach Bible stories in our church's preschool class. When I walked in, we'd all sing, "It's clean up time, it's clean up time, let's put the toys away..." And what do you know? Those little preschoolers and toddlers would hop right up, put their…
The following post is from Becky of Clean Mama: Regardless of if you keep cleaning supplies in a tote-able bucket or under every each and every sink, there are few supplies that every cleaning bucket needs. These are simple, easy to find supplies that will help you clean every corner of your home. I keep…
The following post is from Emily of Live Renewed: It's spring time, and spring makes me think about spring cleaning. Some people like to spring clean by doing a general clean-up all around the house, or decluttering certain areas of the house. But when I think of spring cleaning, I think of deep cleaning -…
The following post is from Andrea of AndreaDekker.com: I love lemons! I love baking with lemons, decorating with lemons, using lemon-scented soaps and candles... and cleaning with lemons. Lemons are a frugal way to naturally clean and disinfect so many areas of your home -- plus your whole house will smell lovely after you're finished cleaning!…
The following post is from Becky of Clean Mama: Typically what goes up must come down, but the law of gravity doesn't always work when it comes to picking up and decluttering. I've found that putting a couple organizing tricks in to play can help make it run a little more smoothly. One of my favorites…
Can I be honest? As much as we use baking soda around our house for cleaning, the thought of using it outside -- to clean up grease stains in the garage or on the deck, clean the grill and patio furniture, etc. -- never occurred to me! However, this month's Switch & Save Challenge is…
The following post is from Becky of Clean Mama: Last month I talked about how knowing your homekeeping style can help change your approach and attitude toward those pesky homekeeping tasks that never go away. I defined three specific 'types' of homekeeping styles - today I'm going to give you some helpful tips to move…