Everything Homemaking
I vacuum a lot - because of the big hairy dog, the big hairy cat and the two young grandchildren who are crumb factories. Daily I drag out my medium-sized vacuum with the super long cord to vacuum up all the hair, crumbs and other miscellaneous floor clutter. But sometimes I just need to do a little clean up and the regular vacuum is a bit too much trouble. Thanks to my daughter-in-law, I … [Read more...]
My granddaughter had her first potty training accident today…at my house…while she was taking a pretend nap in my bed. I didn’t know it until she got up and said, “I peed in the bed.” I confess. I freaked out a little. Not at her – just at the idea that there was toddler pee in my bed. So I ripped off all the bedding before the pee could soak through to the mattress. The … [Read more...]
I kind of like vacuuming. There’s something satisfying about seeing the floor transformed. And once it’s done, the whole house looks better. It’s good I like vacuuming since I have to do it about six days a week. Before you decide that my vacuuming habit borders on obsessive, keep in mind that these two live with me: And my two young grandkids visit frequently. And that’s … [Read more...]
Like it or not, dining room chairs occasionally need a deep cleaning. The difficulty of the task depends on how your chairs are made and how hard they’re used. My chairs have just about every negative that makes them difficult to clean: Upholstery Carved detail Multiple textures (wood, metal, fabric) One has a Booster Seat … [Read more...]
I’ve always been pretty diligent about getting my weekly chores and other cleaning tasks done. Not perfect but pretty good. Lately, however, I have a LOT going on and haven’t been able to get my cleaning chores done on a regular basis. I’ve been doing a lot of thinking about this to try to figure out what to do. Here are a few options I came up with: Hire a maid. That would be … [Read more...]
I’ve been reading some discussion around the internet lately about how often you should change the sheets on your bed. There are lots of different opinions, but here’s the right answer: as often as you need to Not what you were expecting? There’s no magic number as far as how often the bedding should be changed on your bed. It depends on a lot of things, like: 1. How … [Read more...]
I’ve never been big on spring cleaning. When spring came around, I just kept doing what I had been doing all along – cleaning a little every day. For me, the arrival of spring wasn’t some magical date that meant I needed to clean anything and everything in my house. It just meant the weather was getting warmer, the plants were turning green and winter would soon be behind us. And not … [Read more...]
