Spring Cleaning Challenge Week 1

Welcome to week 1 of our Spring Cleaning Challenge! Before we can get to actually cleaning, we need to begin with some clutter control. If you’re an ADD Mom, you know you have clutter somewhere – probably in more than one place! For now, let’s work on visible clutter – countertops, tables, and floors. As […]

Spring Cleaning Challenge

Spring officially arrived yesterday, Anybody feel it? I know I didn’t. It was below 20 degrees here yesterday; it was hard to feel anything. Now that warmer weather is (supposed to be) arriving soon, it’s a good time to start clearing out the winter dust and clutter and get ready to open our (sparkling clean) […]

Speed Cleaning Tips

Even though I am “officially” back to 2 good arms (YAY!), I still hate to clean the house. And yet it must be done. Here are a few random ideas that work for me: Disinfectant wipes. Keep them in the kitchen to wipe down the countertops and stove. In the bathroom for the sink (first) […]

Home Ec 101

Yesterday in my post about one armed housecleaning, I mentioned that I have found a great new blog. It’s called Home Ec 101 and it’s got just about everything you need to learn about cleaning, cooking, fixing things and washing them. Here’s what part of what Heather, the owner, says about her site: Home-Ec 101 […]

One Armed House Cleaning

Ever since I broke my arm, I’ve had to learn to do lots of things with just my right arm. Lucky for me I’m right handed. Still, you’d be surprised how many things really need 2 arms to do. There are so many things around the house that really require the use of both arms. […]

What Are We Teaching Our Children?

Both of my daughters have issues with keeping the house (or apartment in their case) clean on a regular basis. And who can blame them? They are my daughters after all. I was thinking about this the other day and started wondering, “what are we teaching our children when it comes to things that we […]