Simply making your house your home
When your coffee maker becomes sluggish and water stops running through it, you don’t need to replace it, you just need to clean it. Commercial cleaners will clean your coffee maker, but why not use something you already have at home? Vinegar. Here’s what you do: You may also enjoy… Read more“Cleaning Your Coffee Maker”
Your entrance is the first thing people see as they enter your home. It doesn’t need to be fancy, but there should be a place to hang their coat and put their shoes. Make your own all-purpose cleaner and glass cleaner to complete the cleaning tasks below. Things to do… Read more“Entrance Cleaning”
The kitchen is the heart of the home. It’s where you cook, visit and entertain so it’s important to keep it clean and organized. You only need four household items to keep your kitchen clean – dish soap, vinegar, baking soda and bleach. The dish soap is an all-purpose cleaner… Read more“Kitchen Cleaning and Organizing”
The bathroom is a busy room and it doesn’t take long for toothpaste spatters and soap scum to build up on the sink. And we all know what can happen to the toilet! Daily maintenance is something the whole family should help with. Rinse out the sink. Wipe down the… Read more“Bathroom Cleaning”
Organizing a home can be overwhelming. Without the right plan in place, you might give up before you start. Begin with creating a storage area where you can put things you need to keep but don’t use often. Then start small, like a bathroom drawer or a linen closet. Empty… Read more“3 M’s of Homemaking”
A major part of Christmas is the decorations. I have been collecting my decorations for several years, and almost every item has a story or a special meaning. That is why I take care when storing my Christmas decorations at the end of season. Here are my tips for keeping… Read more“Storing Christmas Decorations”
Did you know? Half a dryer sheet keeps the static away just as well as a full dryer sheet. This may seem like a small thing, but a penny saved is a penny earned! You may also enjoy these posts: Fresh as a daisy laundry tips Folding flat and fitted… Read more“Dryer Sheets”
Silver, a precious metal admired for its lustre and reflectivity, tarnishes easily. Acid from your hands, sulfur from food, sunlight and where you store your silver can contribute to tarnishing. It’s inevitable. But it does not penetrate beyond the surface so it is not harmful to the silver. Polish your… Read more“Silver Polish”
Assemble a cleaning kit with all your basic cleaning supplies and carry it with you from room to room as you work. This kit should include a caddy equipped with an all-purpose cleaner, a glass cleaner, a toilet cleaner, two lint-free cloths (a wet one to wipe and one to… Read more“Cleaning Supply Kit”
A few inexpensive household items keep the cost of cleaning supplies to a minimum. I clean my house with cleaning supplies made from vinegar, dish soap or bleach. Here’s the how to: Vinegar Dish soap Bleach Purchase spray bottles for your solutions or re-use clean, empty spray bottles. Label bottles… Read more“Cleaning Supplies – Making Your Own”
