Tag Archives: cleaning
Celebrating Small Victories
{Image: Camdiluv} After taking my shower this morning, I was getting ready for the day and I looked at the floor next to my shower and I couldn’t take it any longer. I’ve noticed it for a couple of days … Continue reading
Filed under Cleaning, Life, Ponderings
5 Ways to Get Motivated to Clean or Organize
{Image: Rubbermaid} If you’re naturally clean, you don’t need to read this. If your motivation to clean leaves the building on a regular basis (like mine did, the other day), here’s a few things that might get you moving: File … Continue reading
Filed under Cleaning, Organizing
Take a Breath. Life Happens.
It’s hard to believe that January is already coming to a close. I never believed it as a kid, but time really does fly. Today I wanted to take a moment to stop and reflect and see how far this … Continue reading
Filed under Balance, Cleaning, Ponderings
10 Quick Ways to Spruce Up Your Home Today in 10 Minutes or Less
Everybody loves a quick fix. I know I do. So today’s post is quick and easy. Here is a list of things you can do in ten minutes or less that will improve your home. These things frequently get forgotten … Continue reading
Filed under Cleaning, Home, Home Improvement, Organizing, Sorting
Homemade Laundry Detergent and Softener
Just what does this girl do with all her new-found time? She cleans up good, that’s what. And, in the process, participates in a Pinterest Challenge thrown out by Sherry at Young House Love and her cohorts. Like a kid … Continue reading
Filed under Cleaning, DIY, Home Improvement, Laundry, Products
Moving Soon
I can’t believe we’re posting this just after a year of living in our current rental, but the townhouse in Nashville we have so lovingly updated will no longer be the place we call home as of October. This means … Continue reading
Filed under Moving
Finding Time to Organize, Part 1
I’d like to say that every day of my 365 days of organization is a successful venture and that I never waste a moment, but that simply would not be true. Instead, I have a lot of self-defeating habits and … Continue reading
Filed under Organizing, Ponderings
Vacuum a Mattress
We vacuumed our bed today. I’ve read that a mattress gains weight over the years, just from dead skin cells we shed, along with mites and dust. That ‘s INSANE. So we stopped the insanity. We vacuumed. Yep, we used … Continue reading
Spring Things
Last week was pretty miserable in Nashville, but today is another reminder that Spring is here. I haven’t seen any Pussy Willows around here, but this picture just makes me think of my childhood in Massachusetts. My grandfather had a … Continue reading
Filed under Balance, Ponderings
I Washed the Dishes (Because the Cards Told Me To)
So, we tested out the household chores “lottery” for the first time today. And I did what was in the cards … So far? So good.
Filed under Cleaning
