A full week of temps reaching into the 70s makes me think spring is sprung. And while full-fledge spring cleaning isnāt in the cards āsoftā spring cleaning is. āSoftā Spring Cleaning You know how restaurants have a soft grand opening before their big grand opening? I decided Iām doing a soft spring cleaning. Of course […]
Merry week after Christmas to you.Ā How are you spending this week?Ā As is my normal practice, Iām all over after-Christmas clean up. Iām always anxious to clean my house and put Christmas dĆ©cor away, but this year it seems really fitting because our temps are in the 70s and spring cannot be far away. […]
As is the case in life, things have changed around here.Ā We no longer have any cleaning assistance.Ā Our long-time cleaners have retired and now we are working on a new housecleaning routine. Having the house clean for the weekend when we were likely to entertain was always my goal. But. More change. We do […]
We are so excited to entertain our first guests of the season. By which I mean fall/winter, of course. Here are a few of the things we did prepping for houseguests. Dear sister and brother in law are arriving for a few days on their road trip stop. We havenāt seen them in three years, […]
My secret to window washing made easy is that I donāt do it.Ā Thatās not really fair, I know.Ā Hub does a better job and he complains about my streaks, so itās his duty.Ā Heās good and Iām here to share his tricks on making it easy. For many years while we were both working, […]
Did I read that correctly?Ā Sheās cleaning her baseboards with a tennis ball?Ā Yep, I saw this hack and decided to give it a go.Ā And guess what?Ā It worked well enough that Iām sharing it here with you. This hack not only works for those pesky baseboards, but it works great for other hard-to-reach […]
Spring kind of came and went. And deep spring-cleaning never happened in our house.Ā Nor did it the year before.Ā So, being motivated (and excited!) by dear SIL and BILās visit next month, I dug in and did some fall deep cleaning. āTidyā is really my middle name.Ā I hate clutter.Ā And the biggest problem […]
Did you know that garden tools are meant to last a lifetime? That they are not disposable? No, neither did I! I lose them in the yard, forget about them, and then find them again after it rains. And theyāre rusty and ugly. So, ummmm, sometimes, I just buy new ones. I know. I fondly […]
Our small town of Anthem, Arizona hosts an annual Veteranās Day parade which is quite impressive. Additionally, on November 11th at 11:00 a.m., there is ceremony at our Veteranās Memorial. We attend the ceremony each year and in my opinion, one of the biggest draws is our November weather. Itās easy to be patriotic with […]
Laundry stripping has become popular on social media, mainly, I believe, because it is so satisfying to see the leaching out of color, oils, and, dare I say it? Grime, on otherwise clean clothes. Manufacturers of washing machines donāt really recommend the practice, but how many times have you stepped out of the shower and […]