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Medicine cabinet necessities for parents

All right, folks. In my nearly 6 years of parenting, with experience with 3 kids, here’s my list of absolute must-haves in the medicine cabinet.

Bactine: The spray stuff that disinfects without hurting. I use it at least once a week for scraped knees.
Sting-eeze: It’s a goop you put on bee stings or fire ant bites [...]

How to clean your pizza stone

So, you have a gorgeous pizza stone (or other ceramic unfinished bakeware) and now that you’re using it religiously you come across that difficult question of how to clean it.
In my house I use the pizza stone all the time. Sunday nights are pizza nights, so every Sunday the pizza stones finds its way into [...]

Closet make-over

What to do when you have a wasted space in your closet filled with clutter? Wait – scratch that. It isn’t filled with clutter, it’s filled with highly important and useful items – if only you could find them. Now, if we all had thousands of dollars to pay a closet design specialist to do [...]

Fall homekeeping

Happy Labor day!
This a great time to do a quick home makeover for fall. Mine is pretty simple.

Replace the summer flowers in the door bucket with fall colors.
A new table cloth on the dining room table – mine is a rust color, and I use a few gourds, candles, and pinecones for a centerpiece.
Different throw [...]

Back to school!

In most parts of the country kids are going back to school this month or in the next few weeks. And you know what that means – more germs!
The best way to keep your kids (and yourself) healthy this fall is with frequent hand-washing – remember to scrub for a good 20 seconds, long enough [...]

Cleaning spree on the fly

Ever find that you need to do a quick face-lift on your home? Maybe guests are coming over, hubbs is coming home after a business trip, or you just have the ‘nesting’ sense that the time is right. Here are a few quick tips to give your home a fresh run-through when time is short.

Turn [...]

Clean refrigerator coils keep their cool!

Did you know that your refrigerator has to work harder when the coils are dirty? And did you know that the coils collect dust like nobody’s business?
The good news is, your refrigerator coils are easy to clean. Unplug the fridge and then find the coils. In most fridges they’re behind the kickplate under the [...]

Housecleaning tips!

Are you looking for some guidance in cleaning your home? Well, it’s not 100% green, but CNN just published a great interactive guide to housekeeping, including focus spots and frequency of cleaning different areas. We like what they have to say about antibacterials, but when it comes to disinfectant wipes, keep in mind that there [...]

Laminate countertops don’t have to be your downfall!

I’m not so fond of mine. Especially the white ones that get dingy over time. They’re porous so they soak up every spill and each spill leaves its signature. Here are a few tips to keep your laminate countertops looking their best.
1. Clean up spills on the spot (on the spot, get it? sorry, that [...]

Help! Need carpet cleaning help!

By any chance would you know of a good (and all-natural) way to get purple Hello Kitty lip gloss out of cream colored carpet? There are globs of it. And smears. And it’s purple for goodness sake!
Yes, I’m aware that the best medicine is prevention. But now that my 3 year old son experimented with [...]