August 2009

  • Essential oils and spray bottles: It really is that easy to clean green

    By lafeeverte on 8/31/09 9:23pm
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    When you buy cleaning products, no matter what kind they are, you spend anywhere from $3 to $10 bucks per product. If you clean daily or weekly, which is preferable, you can expect to spend several hundred dollars on cleaning products annually. The more environmentally friendly products, which also happen to be the best smelling, almost always cost more because of the high quality natural ingredients. Guess what? There is a way to get the great smell, the clean surface, and the dead germs all while actually enjoying the process of cleaning, by spending alot less money. Consider purchasing these few items today and enjoy cleaning your home with non-toxic, all natural products that not only do the job and smell exquisite; they do it all for a fraction of the cost of store bought products and last a whole lot longer.

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  • Cleaners, Meet the Fly Lady!

    By sarajean on 8/31/09 8:14am
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    For those of you who are still stuck on cleaning for hours a day, who can’t get passed the details or who constantly give your own homes the white glove treatment, I have two words for you: Fly Lady!

    Yes, you can actually fly around your house—no sweat!—and control your clutter in just 15 minutes a day! Who needs Clean Sweep when you’ve got the Fly Lady at your fingertips?

    The Fly Lady is the self-help guru of the uber-cleaned, the cleanliness challenged, and the simply overwhelmed home manager. She will help you keep your home clean and managed without going insane—or spending a ridiculous amount of time on it.

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  • Make a Monthly List

    By sarajean on 8/30/09 9:19pm
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    Like many women—and some men—I am a compulsive, maniacal list-maker. I make lists for Christmas gifts, weekly and daily to-do lists, wish lists, lists of books to read, movies to see and music to check out… if it can be listed, I have probably listed it somewhere or another.

    Making a list for your cleaning chores each month can be a great way to get the job done. Once you have something crossed off, refuse to do it again unless you have the time to do so or something insane happens—a post softball celebration stupor in which everyone forgets to remove their cleats, perhaps?

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  • Garage Sale Day: The Perfect Excuse to Get Rid of Your Junk

    By sarajean on 8/7/09 3:09am
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    This Saturday, August 8, marks an activity that most of us have participated in at some point or another in our lives. Whether you’ve gone to a garage (or yard) sale, held one yourself, or even visited a rummage sale or flea market, you know the joys of either finding that one perfect, piece of someone else’s junk that is the treasure you are seeking—or getting rid of the crap that’s collecting dust in your attic.

    Since it is Garage Sale Day, why not hold—or at least plan—your own? It’s a perfect excuse to finally get rid of all the clutter in your home while still making a profit. It may not be enough for a Vegas vacation, but it’ll probably cover upcoming school supplies costs, at least.

    Here are some tips for holding your own garage (or yard) sale:

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