How To Keep Your House In Order

Clean Kitchen

I am one who struggles to keep my house together. I love it when everything has a place and it stays that way but the reality is to keep it looking good it takes planning. I believe that your house should rise up to meet you when you walk through the door, thanks Nate Berkus. [...]

Why I Make The Choices I Do- Does It Really Matter?

What Would Your Children Chose?

Today is the perfect day to share with you why I live my life the way I do. I decided when I had children that I wanted to give the healthiest environment that I possibly couldĀ  so that they could thrive. I cook almost every meal, from scratch. We eat very few prepackaged foods because [...]

5 Steps To Completely De-Clutter & Clean A Bedroom

Laundry

I had been ignoring the disaster growing in the boy’s rooms. We have been so busy lately with school and work that things have fallen into a mess. So this week I decided it was time to dive in. I refuse to spend all day buried in the closets but I if I am going [...]

A New Way To Clean

How I Clean About 4 years ago I completely changed how I clean my house. After my son was born I wanted all of the toxic cleaners out of my house. So I started trying out every “non-toxic” cleaning product out there. I even tried out homemade concoctions. FINALLY, about a year ago I stumbled [...]

You’re Invited! Spring Cleaning For Charity Linky Party

<a href=”http://threeboys-home.blogspot.com/2011/03/your-invited-spring-cleaning-for.html” target=”_blank”><img src=”http://i1132.photobucket.com/albums/m575/threeboyshome/SpringCleaningButton.jpg” border=”0″ alt=”three boys” /></a> You are cordially invited to Three Boys Spring Cleaning For Charity Linky Party! A place where you can link up your favorite spring cleaning post. But the most important part, that I want all of you to do, is include how many bags/ items you were able [...]

Spring Cleaning For Charity: Clean Your House And Give Back

Hey everyone, I am so, so, so excited about what I have going on for you. I will give you a hint today but come back tomorrow for the details. Did I mention I have called upon my favorite designer to create a gorgeous invitation for you? Spring is knocking on our door and you [...]

"Greenify" Your Home: Cleaning Products

4 years ago I read Gorgeously Green by Sophie Uliano. To say that this book changed the way I think would be an understatement. She opened my eyes to a better way of living and I never looked back. When I first learned about the dangers of most household cleaning products, I knew I needed [...]

Weekend Cleaning Project: The Kitchen Floors

I have a confession to make, I really don’t like cleaning but I LOVE what it looks like when I am finished. So sometimes I pretend that I am some seriously gorgeous super model doing a photo-shoot for green cleaning products. Very editorial, all bent and broken postures. Ok, don’t laugh! Anyway I thought for [...]

My Cleaning Secrets Revealed!

Remember my kitchen makeover from last month? I had several people email me asking what I use to keep my kitchen counters and appliances so clean. I have been using the same products now since June and I LOVE them. Take a look at what they did for this disaster of a kitchen after my [...]

New Years Confession: What’s Under Your Stove?

So earlier this week I am happily catching up on all of my favorite blogs and this title grabs me. House of Grace posted “I Cleaned Under My Stove” seems simple enough, gotta go check out mine, right? So I did… um, words fail me. Honestly I can’t believe I am admitting this and showing all [...]

How To Get Vaseline Out Of Hair

Dawn works to get Vaseline out of hair Earlier this week, my dear son Joseph, decided it would be fun to smear his head with an entire jar of Aquaphor, also know as petroleum jelly or Vaseline. Oh goodness did we have a time trying to get it out. After googling this problem, I tried [...]

How To Keep Your Shower Curtain and Tub Mat Mold Free

Mold on the shower curtain and tub mat. Happens to everyone eventually. Here are a few methods I use that help with this problem. 1) Start with a fabric shower curtain liner. They are a bit more expensive but I think well worth the money. First of all they are made out of fabric instead [...]

How to Have A Naturally Clean Kitchen

So you have finished making a nice chicken dinner for your family and its time to clean up. Do you grab your favorite bottle of Clorox Clean-up and a sponge? Then proceed to “sterilize” the entire kitchen? Really, there is no need. This is what I do and why. I hope you will find it [...]

How To Remove Ball Point Pen From Vinyl

Our little Wheeley Bug Mouse had an encounter with a creative 3 year old last week. When I saw the damage I thought to myself this is NEVER going to come off. Ball point pen on vinyl? Ball Point Pen on Vinyl Mouse A Closer Look  I always start with the least toxic solution possible [...]

How To Turn Your Front Door Handle Gold… For Free!

tarnished brass door handle As I was taking the pictures for my Front Door Reveal last week, I noticed that the brass door handle was looking a little ruff. Our house was built in 1967 and this is the original door and handle. I was hoping that I wouldn’t have to replace it but wanted [...]

How To Clean Your Refrigerator

I admit it, my fridge was not looking good. Kind of embarrassing really. But on my Fall Cleaning List in big letters is ‘Clean Your Refrigerator.’ So I did it. Messy Refrigerator! Did you hear the scary movie music when you looked at this picture? I did every time I opened it!! Materials: sink with [...]

How To Clean Children’s Toys: Efficiently

I have to admit that I am not a ‘germaphobe.’ In fact I think that exposure to everyday germs is good for our children’s immune systems. However, every once in a while, these toys need a good bath and since we have about a bzillion toys in our house this task can be a bit [...]

How To Shine Your Dishes

Has anyone noticed a film on your dishes lately? It could be related to the switch companies are making to lower phosphates in their dishwasher detergents. Yes, this is better for our waterways but I have definitely noticed a difference. In fact my drinking glasses were so bad a few weeks ago that I had to do [...]

How To Clean Your Stroller

Our family is always on the go. And since they are all still little we use our strollers A LOT. In fact we have two. A double stroller that lives in the car for quick trips into stores and a triples stroller for walks to the park that stays in the garage. Let me tell [...]