Have you ever noticed that something as the simple whiff of a brand new binder can completely transport you years back? A few weeks ago on our way home from a European adventure, we stayed in an Amsterdam airport hotel. The hotel was cheap but so well designed. It was truly the first airport hotel that made it seem ... Read More »
Life is changing once again in our house! It seems like just yesterday that we were staging our house to sell it in preparation for selling. My husband had given his notice in to work and was gearing up for a year and a half of grad school, and we had no idea what our life would look like when ... Read More »
As you know, in December I started my new job as custodian of our church, which means that I spend about 15 hours a week vacuuming, sweeping, mopping, disinfecting, and scrubbing toilets. I am, therefore, no stranger to rolling up my sleeves and getting dirty. However, while I don’t scrubbing the floors and cleaning the kitchens, tackling the bathroom has ... Read More »
I picked up this kid’s Ikea POANG chair on the side of the road on the way home from school the other day – normally, I wouldn’t pay attention to upholstered furniture up for grabs outside, but I love the Ikea stuff because you can take it apart completely and wash or buy/make new covers. Once I removed all of ... Read More »
Last week as we sat out on the back patio of our new (rental) home waiting for the temperature to drop just a degree or two, we saw a little family of skunks casually walk out of a pile of brush in the back of our yard and through a small hole in the fence. I knew exactly what that meant: ... Read More »
The first apartment that we lived in had mice. We took out the garbage on a regular basis, we kept the green bin clean, we cleaned the stove top daily, we washed the dishes every night, we kept food in airtight containers, but still, the mice came. I chalk it up mostly to the fact that the house was incredibly ... Read More »
Today’s challenge is the Coat Closet! Now, I’m hoping for your sake that yours is not in as bad shape as mine was – it was a little lot embarrassing. We had so many fabric & plastic bags stuffed in there that it was kind of a shove everything inside as far as possible and then quickly shut the door ... Read More »
I love Pampered Chef products, but unfortunately I don’t have the kind of money to buy them often, so any time I see them at garage sales, I grab them! I’ve never had stoneware before, so I was pretty excited to find this one at our local thrift shop for just a dollar. I checked the bottom, and it said ... Read More »
I’ve had a love-hate relationship with my dishwasher for the last year. I LOVE that I don’t have to wash my dishes myself. I HATE that it sometimes looks like a 5 year old washed my dishes. I’m constantly finding film and grit on the dishes that I pull out of the washer. Come on, dishwasher, pull it together. I’ve ... Read More »
MR – My favourite Pinterest find of this week was the soap dispensing brush to store in the shower. There was a pin that didn’t end up linking to anywhere, but in the description was an idea for keeping your shower/bath clean on a regular basis. Fill one of these soap-dispensing brushes (mine was a dollar store one) with half ... Read More »
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