Cleaning Painted Walls

The first step before washing your walls is to dust your walls and ceiling.  Start where the walls meet the ceiling and work your way down with a vacuum using the brush attachment, dust mop, static duster, feather duster, or even a Swiffer with a dust rag on it. When you get to the floor, [...]

  •  January 14, 2012
  •  Posted by Nikki
 
DIY Project: Compost Sifter

I am lazy. Quite a bit ago, I helped my pal Lisa Ann over at This Urban homestead  by telling her how we made our compost sifters. This is where the lazy part comes in:  I could go ahead and build a new one, writing down step by step how I did it and insert [...]

  •  January 13, 2012
  •  Posted by Nikki
Jan 122012
 
Have I mentioned?

…that I Fly? Yep.  Marla Cilley, the FlyLady is helping me tweak my homekeeping routine so that I no longer need to spring clean or be embarrassed that the kids left thier socks all over the house.  We won’t mention the ceiling fan blades.. From her about page: Step through the door and follow FlyLady [...]

  •  January 12, 2012
  •  Posted by Nikki
Jan 102012
 
Planning my garden

Yes, I realize that it is January and I still have a good 4-6 weeks before I can even start seeds indoors, let alone tackle my frozen soil. I am Mom, hear me roar.  By the time seed starting and soil turning/prepping comes around I will also be swamped in baseball practices/games as well as color guard [...]

  •  January 10, 2012
  •  Posted by Nikki
Jan 092012
 
Homekeeping Zone 2

Kitchen Remove Curtains to wash and clean window Air room if possible Clean Light fixture Wipe Fingerprints and splatters off of walls and woodwork Clean Wall decorations Full Fridge Cleaning Clean Oven Clean Toaster and clean/straighten Oven countertop  Clean/straighten cabinet under window Clean trash and recycling cans Clean area around trash/recycling Clean Microwave Clean Hood [...]

  •  January 9, 2012
  •  Posted by Nikki
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