How to Have a Clean (enough) Home

Reading time:  Approximately 4 minutes Years ago, on the inside of the bathroom medicine cabinets, I hung a daily task checklist designed to keep our bathrooms clean. (We had four kids).  The checklist served only one purpose; to make me…

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Are You Disinfecting or Simply Cleaning?

Reading time:  Approximately 3 minutes Are you really disinfecting or simply cleaning?   The quest to answer that question began with an innocent comment in a family group text during the dreadful Covid-19 pandemic. Something was mentioned about keeping your…

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Do You Want to Conquer Your To Do List?

Does this sound familiar? Your head hits the pillow at night, your eyes pop open and your brain engages. The things on your to do list begin tap dancing in your head.  There are so many things that need your…

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WHAT TO DO WITH WET HAND AND DISH TOWELS

updated 06/25/2021 Reading time:  approximately 3 minutes Would you like to reduce or eliminate the use of paper towels in your home?   A quick online search reveals that in the United States alone, 13 billion pounds of paper towels…

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DIY FOAMING HAND SOAP

Do you avoid purchasing foaming hand soap because refill bottles of foaming hand soap are significantly more expensive than refills of regular liquid hand soap?   Ages ago, while cleaning up after a family picnic, my sister reached for my…

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HOW TO CONQUER LAUNDRY

Laundry! My struggles with laundry are legendary! True story: Many years ago, while attending a professional (keyword: professional) conference, the question was asked, “What is one thing with which you struggle?” Having four small children at home, I quickly raised…

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