School or Zoom School is just about out—these tips will make those unstructured summer days a little more fun and less chaotic. Set Up a Launch Pad Are you always standing by the door while someone runs back upstairs because they forgot something? Don’t waste time searching. Create a space where you can keep all…
Organizing & Cleaning
Are Your Kids Always Losing Their Goggles?
With this tip, you’ll still have them next week – and the week after! In the beginning of the summer, you optimistically buy a pair of goggles for each child. A week into the swim season, you’re down by two pairs and the kids are fighting over the last one. Does this sound familiar? The…
Three Cleaning Tools I’m Using More Than Ever
With no cleaning help these days, these are the things that are putting in overtime hours. Stick Vacuum In the past, I mostly used my Dyson cordless stick vacuum for my carpeted stairs and occasionally for small messes, while my Miele canister vacuum got regular duty. Nowadays, my Dyson has become my best friend. I…
How to Organize Your Kids’ Puzzles
I dig educational toys! And puzzles are one of my favorites because they are known to be great for brain development in children. Storing them, though, is a challenge. Board puzzles don’t come with boxes. Once you unwrap the new puzzle, you’ve got to have a place for it, otherwise the pieces quickly disappear. Board…
Forget That File Cabinet. This is the Easiest Way to Organize Your Papers
You know how all your important papers are just laying scrambled in your top drawer? Or smushed in a cabinet? It’s haunting to approach the piles of important documents when you’re looking for something specific. Like, you know they’re supposed to be saved but those piles of papers are just getting to you. Well then,…
These Iron On Dots Are Keeping My Son’s Room Neat
And for a second I thought it was a lost battle…. I like when shirts are ironed and then folded. Not hung. I find it looks neater in the closet. That is, until I walk into my boys room and find all the shirts jumbled up and restuffed into the shelf in an attempt to…
Yes, There’s an Easier Way to Get the House Clean!
We can’t come to clean your house for you, but we have some product suggestions to help make the job a little bit easier. I don’t know about you, but since we’ve been home 24/7, it seems that all I’m doing is cleaning. Under normal circumstances, I’m spoiled with plenty of cleaning help. Now, not…
Your End-of-the-Day Kitchen Cleaning Checklist
Kids growing up? Are they old enough now to help you with kitchen cleanup? It may be time to share the responsibility! One of the easiest jobs I’ve given over to my children is cleaning up the kitchen after dinner. It may sound like a difficult and overwhelming job to give over to a child,…
It’s a Good Time to Banish Laundry Confusion Once and for All
With lots of time at home now, this could be when you (or your teenagers) get this project done! “She took all my sockssss!” “Anyone have my shell?” “He’s wearing my shirt!” Sound familiar? Differentiating between each child’s clothing is hard. All black shells look the same. Ditto with socks. And that matching tee they…
Help Me BCP! How Do I Prevent Underarm Stains on White Shirts?
Say goodbye to yellow stains on those white shirts. It’s as simple as changing your deodorant/antiperspirant. It’s one of those age-old laundry problems. Unless you treat those stains vigorously every time you wash the shirt, those yellow stains will kill every white shirt worn on a regular basis. Contrary to what many people think, it’s…
