Tell me if this sounds familiar. You want to be able to have a consistently clean house so you start to research cleaning schedules. It works well for a couple of weeks...and then life happens. You don't vacuum on Tuesday because you had to take a child to the doctor and you sat in the waiting room for 45 minutes, the exam room for 30, and then with the doctor another 10. By the time you got a prescription filled and back home, you just didn't have time. Or you didn't to the laundry on Monday … [Read more...]
You Don’t Need a Bigger House- Make a Small Space Work
I really struggle with something: the size of my home. It feels so small most days. It has a bit of an awkward layout with very little storage space. I would love to have an office space. With another baby on the way, we are soon going to need some extra space. I find myself often looking at larger houses, wondering if moving would be the best option. Recently I have decided that I don't need a bigger house, I need to learn how to make a small space work. I'm sure some day we will continue … [Read more...]
DIY Thrifty Kitchen Renovation
I have shared that we are doing some home renovations right now as we are casually looking for a bigger home for our growing family. We might stay here, we might not. We're not sure at the moment. Either way, we are doing some much needed updates. If you follow me on Facebook, you will know that a large portion of those has been a thrifty kitchen renovation. Whether it helps the house sell or just makes it nicer for us to live in, it's good to get them done, especially the outdated, dark … [Read more...]
Pantry Organization: Making Your Space Work
Until we moved into this house, I never had a pantry. We always used cabinets or shelves to store our food. One of the reasons I liked this house when we looked at it was because of the pantry cabinet. In the six years we have lived here I have been arranging and rearranging the pantry to work best for us. It's also possible I have a thing for pantry organization. I see these pictures on Pinterest of these gorgeous, organized pantries and get kind of jealous. (I really love this one, this one, … [Read more...]
Upcycling a Ceiling Fan with Spray Paint
Back the summer of 2010 I lost my job. It's a long story that we won't get in to but I had about 6 weeks of nothing to do as I was waiting for school to start up again so I could have a job in the field I preferred. That meant a lot of time at home with no money. That meant a lot of time staring at a house that was sadly in need of updating (still does, really). It was then that I fell in love with spray paint. It's just such a cheap way to update old items. The very first spray painting … [Read more...]
Frugal Cleaning with e-cloth
(I received a complimentary e-cloth to review for you! All opinions are my own.) About a month and a half ago I was approached by e-cloth to review one of their cleaning cloths, the Kitchen Cloth (and I get to offer one to one of you wonderful readers!). I was seriously excited! The e-cloth claims that you can clean with just water. This is because of a special combination of polyester and polyamide. The fibers are supposedly so strong and close together they can pick up more dirt and grime … [Read more...]