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 Make A Safe Home Bug Repellent

Tee Tree Oil With fall comes SPIDERS! The weather starts to cool off and they move into the house. I don’t really have a problem with spiders but I don’t want to see their webs all over my house! I am also not a fan of pesticides, especially with the little ones crawling all over [...]

How To Organize A Toddler/ Preschooler’s Playroom: Reader’s Ideas!!

Last week I wrote a post on how to organize a toddlers playroom. There was such a great response and a reader even sent in her ideas!! She did such a nice job that I had to share.  playroom for an ‘organized’ 3 year old girl  Check out this GREAT playroom sent in by Ashley. [...]

How To Store Your Laundry Detergent

The one thing that brightens my mood is walking into an organized space. Our basement is not finished so when I do laundry, down to a sad basement I go. But at least when I get to the washing machine I don’t have a mess to look at. I used to store my detergent in [...]

How To Store Your Dish Towels

I am a huge advocate of using cloth dish towels as much as possible. Paper towels are wasteful, expensive, and terrible for our environment. Paper is however VERY convenient. We do have a roll of paper towels in our kitchen but we go through about 1 roll every 2 months, maybe less. How does this [...]

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 Organize A Toddler/ Preschooler’s Playroom

As the boys get older their toys are changing and therefore how the playroom is organized needs to change. When they are little, large bins around the perimeter of the room seem to make everyone happy. The little one’s can grab what they want at eye level, the toys are still pretty big so nothing [...]

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 [...]

Clean Your Pantry

Check another one off of my fall cleaning list! What does your pantry look like?? Disorganized Pantry Materials: Large mason jars (case of 6 is about $12.00) Rag or 2 All purpose cleaning spray Instructions: Take everything out Ummmmm…..       Wipe down each shelf with an all purpose cleaning spray. Pick frequently used items [...]

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 [...]