So, since we’ve lived here in Milton, we’ve only had overnight guests once, and they were guys who couldn’t care less about where they slept or the condition of the house.Because of the lack of guests, the room intended to be the “guest room” quickly degenerated into this: This is the room in which we… Continue Reading
Category Archives: Cleaning
This is why my husband vacuums
He does such a good job of it! If I’m vacuuming, I just move the vacuum around furniture in swirly ways. I’ll move chairs, but not much else. In open areas, I’ll do short little zigzaggy lines because I don’t want to walk backward and forward all the time. If he’s vacuuming, he moves every… Continue Reading
Light Up Your Abode
The days are getting longer, and your SAD (Seasonal Affective Disorder) or winter blues should be lifting now. But you can lift your spirits even faster with a few simple jobs around the house. Clean your windows to let the sun shine in unobstructed. When the man and I cleaned all of our windows, we… Continue Reading
The periodic table of cleaning
There are some cleaning tasks we always seem to keep up with, no matter how busy we get. Things like swishing the toilet or dusting a relatively clear flat surface only take a second, and because we notice they need to be done, we do them. When was the last time you thought about cleaning… Continue Reading
On doing dishes
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
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
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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