We are at my mom’s house this weekend. I have enjoyed myself tremendously. Family can be very nice to visit. I wish we lived closer. Today, my mom and dad’s friends came over and eat with us. He is a mechanic and we got to talking. He told me about a great little secret in […]
It’s Thursday again. I want to start by saying welcome to Thrifty Mommy. We are so glad to have you here. I would love to introduce you to a new series we are doing at Thrifty Mommy, the Thursday Cleaning Challenge. I want to challenge you today to clean out your fridge. I don’t mean […]
It always seems like I find someone every day who is talking about saving the environment. Granted, I want to be a good steward of hte things I am gifted, but I also want to use disposable diapers and I enjoy a good Styrofoam cup that doesn’t sweat all over my car or coffee table. […]
Thanks to Flylady, I am reminded of the 5 minute room rescue. This is where you set your timer for 5 minutes and do a quick clean up. Don’t get the duster out. Just put things away and tidy up. Part of Thrifty Mommy’s original plan was to save you time […]
I love Karen’s post on Spring cleaning! She is so great. So I thought I would give you my quick and dirty cleaning tricks for when you find your MIL is coming in 5 minutes. YIKES!! So here are my quick ways to make your house look like you have just spent hours cleaning.
Make some […]
April is Spring Cleaning Month! Spring cleaning can be a daunting task, so here are tips to get you started and to help you not feel so overwhelmed.
1) Go to each room and make a list of the jobs that need to be done.
2) Take one job at a time. If you look around, […]
OK, so I am curious as to how you feel about having a clean house? Do you know how to get one with no stress? Here are a few tips as to how to clean with a goal in mind.
Take one room at a time.
Go in a line. That way you […]
So I promised a closer look at baking soda. It seems to be a huge resource for a lot of things. And you don’t get much cheaper than $1 for a powerful cleaning agent. So here is my list of the top uses for baking soda. Some will seem familiar as we have talked about […]
OK, so I used lemons in a recipe yesterday. I had to squeeze fresh lemon juice in a recipe. So what to do with the outer peel? I used 4 lemons and put 1 lemon down the garbage disposal. It smells so good! I froze the other ones so I […]
I hate to clean. I am willing to admit that. But finding the time to clean is getting harder and harder now that I have 2 kids. I just want to play with them all the time. But the house needs to be cleaned and the floors need to be vacuumed. […]
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