Posts Tagged by housekeeping
Easy Car Upholstery Stain Remover
| July 19, 2012 | Posted by Amee under How To . . . |
I desperately want a new camera. The one I now have is a $60 point and shoot which does okay, but I want a camera with more abilities. My hubby asked me to go and have our truck detailed before we go on vacation. I got a few estimates and the average was around $150. I told my hubby he could hire me and put a portion of that money… more
The Best Bathroom Homemade Cleaner Scum Remover
| July 15, 2012 | Posted by Amee under How To . . . |
With my family having been sick, my hubby on multiple business trips, and the three little ones under foot, the cleanliness of my house got away from me. My bathrooms were in dire need of a good cleaning, and I repeatedly saw pins on Pinterest and crunchy friends talk about how to use Dawn blue dish soap and vinegar as cleaners. I am shocked and excited at how well it… more
10 Steps to Organize Your Child’s Clothes, Shoes, and Outerwear
| May 28, 2012 | Posted by Amee under How To . . . |
When I became pregnant with my son I read every book out there on how to get your baby to sleep, what to feed your baby, what items were the “must haves” for your new baby and nursery. All those books had great information, but none of them ever gave any advice on how to organize your children’s clothing. If you are a mom like me, then you understand the… more
An Easy Baby Poop Stain Remover
| May 17, 2012 | Posted by Amee under Birth and Baby, Cloth Diapering |
I am a mommy to three beautiful children my oldest being five and youngest five months. I have changed lots of diapers in my life time and it is one area I really dislike. I wish a baby came out potty trained and ready to wear undies and wipe their own bottoms, but that is not reality. The pee is not so much an issue as is the poop. I… more
Stripping Cloth Diapers, Easy As 123
| May 11, 2012 | Posted by Amee under Cloth Diapering, General |
I recently became a cloth diaper user, but the thought of stripping my cloth diapers terrified me. I pictured myself hanging over my bathtub scrubbing my diapers clean, as sweat beads trickled off my brow. This past week I hit my seventh month mark in use with some of my cloth diapers and five months with the rest of my stash. My diapers smelled clean, but my daughter Ayla’s diapers… more
Clean Your Dirty Toilet with Homemade Toilet Bowl Cleaner
| May 2, 2012 | Posted by Amee under How To . . . |
I love a sparkling clean toilet, but I admit my toilets can go a long time without being cleaned. I detest cleaning my four toilets in my house and with little children, a big tall man, and well the occasional mishap things can get pretty gross. I was amazed at how those simple household products saved my pee stained mattress and I thought what else could simple household products clean. … more
Washing Tips for Stuffed Animals
| April 23, 2012 | Posted by Amee under General |
If you have children you are bound to have bins full of stuffed animals. My children have quite a few, but they love and play with them. They of course have their favorites and usually those stuffed animals get dragged all over the house picking up the dirt and grime. I have washed a couple hundred stuffed animals because of my kids being sick and when I also sold on… more
Spring Cleaning Challenge – Pantry Organizing
| April 3, 2012 | Posted by Amee under How To . . . |
It is the last few days of spring cleaning here on Inspired-Housewife, and I joined iDreamofClean and 9 other bloggers in the Spring Cleaning Challenge for a chance to win some incredible prizes! You can still join the fun too. Click the above link for more details soon, because contest ends April 5th. My pantry is always a source for contention between my husband and I. We love to cook in this… more
How to Get Pee Stains Out of a Mattress!
| March 30, 2012 | Posted by Amee under How To . . . |
It is spring cleaning week here on Inspired-Housewife and I joined iDreamofClean and 9 other bloggers in the Spring Cleaning Challenge for a chance to win some incredible prizes! You can join the fun too. Click the above link for more details soon, because contest ends April 5th. If you have children, then you likely dealt with nighttime pee pee accidents. I recently discovered a great way on how to get pee stains… more
Spring Cleaning Challenge – Organizing the Clutter of Kids’ Closets
| March 28, 2012 | Posted by Amee under How To . . . |
It is spring cleaning week here on Inspired-Housewife and I joined iDreamofClean and 9 other bloggers in the Spring Cleaning Challenge for a chance to win some incredible prizes! You can join the fun too. Click the above link for more details soon, because contest ends April 5th. On Monday I blogged about how I came up with an inexpensive cubicle idea to store my shoes and added in a bin to… more
Spring Cleaning Challenge – Inexpensive Bathroom Organization Tips
| March 27, 2012 | Posted by Amee under How To . . . |
Yesterday, I talked about tackling the shoe and paper clutter in your life. Well, today I am spring cleaning and organizing my master bathroom. I detest my master bathroom because of its layout, and there is no storage. Every inch of my bathroom is builder-grade quality, and I am certain the person who designed it did not have little girls with hair ribbons, a wife who has makeup, or even… more
Spring Cleaning Challenge – Shoe and Paper Clutter Be Gone
| March 26, 2012 | Posted by Amee under How To . . . |
It is that time of year when I get antsy and want to get rid of clutter and reorganize my life. I came across the blog idreamofclean.net via Pinterest, and I’m joining iDreamofClean and 9 other bloggers in the Spring Cleaning Challenge for a chance to win some incredible prizes! My home is in desperate need of some spring cleaning, and so here are a few of the areas I plan to tackle this next week!… more
Cloth Diaper Organization At Its Best
| February 16, 2012 | Posted by Amee under Birth and Baby, Cloth Diapering |
I am an organized person or at least I make attempts at it, but recently my cloth diaper stash started to invade my bedroom. It bugged me to have piles of clean diapers all over my bedroom floor or have them still hang from the indoor clothes line. At first, I put the diapers in wicker baskets on the shelves of my changing table, but as my collection of cloth diapers grew this area became overflowed. I… more
10 Things As a Mother I Love to Hate
| January 12, 2012 | Posted by Amee under Family |
As a mother, I love to play with my children, and give them ample opportunities to use their creativity. While I also like to give them their own time to play, these activities can annoy me to no end. Here is my Mommy list of ten things I love to hate! 1) Glitter: It sparkles, its pretty and makes craft time fun. Unfortunately, this pixie dust makes the rest of… more
Happy Holiday Cleanup
| December 27, 2011 | Posted by Amee under Autism, Family |
I love the holidays. Anyone who knows me also knows I love this time of year. I was chomping at the bit to decorate in the middle of November, and in the end my house did turn out extremely cute. Yesterday, however, I was beyond ready to eliminate the holiday clutter and get my house back. After Christmas our tree looked like it had been through war. It was stripped… more
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