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Bathroom Spring Cleaning Checklist

March 1, 2013
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Using a bathroom spring cleaning checklist can make an otherwise miserable, yucky chore just a little less miserable. Ideally you have a daily cleaning routine that keeps the bathrooms tidy, or at the very least you’re doing weekly bathroom cleanings, right? No? Don’t worry, I fall behind, too. Even though the bathroom is the smallest [...]

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Cleaning Your Closet: A Printable Routine

February 22, 2013

Not long ago, I asked readers on my Facebook page to tell me what household cleaning chores overwhelmed them the most. Many of the answers involved tasks already I’ve already covered on blog entries and with printable cleaning checklists; things like cleaning bedrooms, bathrooms and the kitchen. But Jackie asked if I had a printable [...]

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What’s MY Day Really like? (Reader Questions)

February 13, 2013

Although I routinely answer questions on my Facebook page, sometimes a question requires a more in-depth answer. Today’s Reader Question, from Karlie, is certainly one that deserves more than a quickly dashed paragraph. Like many of us, Karlie is feeling overwhelmed with the knowledge that housework is never completely finished. As a new wife, she [...]

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A Printable Cleaning Checklist For Kids Rooms

February 8, 2013

If you’ve used my printable cleaning checklists around the house, you know they are a great help breaking tough cleaning tasks into manageable steps. Guess who else can benefit from step-by-step cleaning instructions? Kids! Learning to clean a bedroom, like other chores kids can do, is an important life skill but one that doesn’t come naturally. [...]

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Weekly Cleaning Routine: The Living or Family Room

January 4, 2013

Judging from the number of emails I’ve received in the last week, and my traffic logs, many of us have made it our New Year’s Resolution to get the house clean and organized. Imagine my surprise to discover that, while I’ve posted a number of printable cleaning checklists, I’d somehow forgotten to post a weekly [...]

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How To Clean When You Don’t Have The Time

September 25, 2012

Let’s face it: few of us, if given the choice, would spend our entire days cleaning. Yes, sparkling surfaces and grime-free carpets can do wonders to improve a person’s outlook, but who has the time or energy to do it all every day? I sure don’t! But in the midst of my husband’s illness, I [...]

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Cleaning Routine: The Pantry

July 30, 2012

A well-stocked pantry can be a sanity-saver. With my husband’s recent surgery, it was a blessing to get home from the hospital late at night and still have everything needed to put together a quick meal for my family. Also, those of us who live in areas with severe weather know how essential a pantry [...]

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How To Keep Up With The Laundry

July 12, 2012

I have a secret Super Power: I am the only person in my house who knows how to do laundry. Oh, I wish this weren’t true, but no amount of written instructions, coaxing, bribing or threats has taught my family how to launder their own clothes. Here’s how I keep up, without going insane. (And [...]

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Four Free Printable Cleaning Checklists!

June 29, 2012

When I first posted my cleaning routines as blog entries, many of you said you love printable cleaning checklists. Apparently, several of you were printing them to post on your refrigerator or to put in your household notebook. But since you like things to be pretty — and easy enough for everyone in the family [...]

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