Yesterday was the guy’s birthday. After dinner, he started bustling around in the kitchen. Me: Don’t clean up! I’ll do it. Him: No, I have to. I can’t get out of practice, because then tomorrow will be weird. Hehe!!! I’m so lucky. (I still did clean up most of it, though I stopped when my… Continue Reading
Category Archives: Cleaning
How to get your man to wash dishes
Someone commented on this picture a while ago (picture taken in SC) that I needed to write instructions for how to get men to wash dishes. Well I can’t give instructions, but I can say that it is NICE… and research in other countries (Australia and Japan were the ones I read about) shows that… Continue Reading
Settling in
We’ve been settling in to our new house here in sunny Florida, after *insert long story* finally getting all of our things from South Carolina. We’re mostly unpacked, and we have been using our new pots for some yummy home-cooked dinners. The first night we were here, we went to Wal-Mart and got cereal, which… Continue Reading
How to Clean Nasty Drip Pans
My fiance tried to scrub my drip pans (those metal thingies under the stove burners on an electric stove) clean a while ago, but he gave up. The stuff was just too baked-on. Girls like to “think smarter, not harder.” Have you ever seen the shirt that says, “Of course I don’t look busy. I… Continue Reading
Out, damn’d spot! out, I say! Easy Blood Removal
Bug bites, thorns, skinned knees… it’s easy to get blood on your clothes. And it’s easy to get it out too. I don’t know what is in this magical product, but Carbona has a blood/protein remover that works wonders and completely removes blood from fabrics. All you do is apply a bit of the solution,… Continue Reading
DIY: Replace Windshield Wiper Blades
If you can’t remember the last time you switched your windshield wiper blades for new ones, it’s probably time to do it. Check the rubber strips on your blades. If they look cracked or uneven, they need to be replaced. Of course, if you’ve been getting streaky effects on your windshield, you don’t even need… Continue Reading
Why I cannot wait to own a Washer/Dryer
I currently live in an apartment. It’s a very nice apartment, with an open floor plan and a large kitchen, BUT it did not come with a washer and dryer in-unit. It has connections, but a year ago, I thought, “Hey, I’ll only be here for a year and I don’t want to move a… Continue Reading
15 minute marathon
When my apartment is OUT OF CONTROL messy, I like to do a 15 minute marathon. Let me explain. Flylady has a whole list of things to do to save your house, 15 minutes at a time. I choose to do mine differently. Basically, I set the timer for 15 minutes and go to town… Continue Reading
Hi! I'm Emily. I'm a Navy wife and stay at home mom of two beautiful children. I cook simple, delicious, grain-free recipes, do crafts, decorate my home on a budget, and keep a happy household. I tandem breastfeed, babywear, cloth diaper, practice elimination communication, homebirth, and co-sleep, but I'm not a hippie.
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