5 simple ways to keep the kitchen cleaner.

cleaning sponge

Besides the bathrooms, the kitchen is one of the messiest rooms in our home. Cleaning it can often be a big pain but there are a few simple tips that can help get the job done faster!

Never fill the sink with dirty dishes: If you have a dishwasher, I envy you! If like my family, everyone always tosses they’re . . . → Read More: 5 simple ways to keep the kitchen cleaner

Neat design tool

I’ve become a bit obsessed by a nifty little tool I found today. Lately I’ve been thinking about redoing my blog design because it’s kind of blah looking to me. Boring, dingy, old. I stare it for several hours everyday and I need a change! Nope, I am no designer, but I do like to use Paint.net to play around with stuff. Sometimes the best . . . → Read More: Neat design tool

Fire Prevention Week Safety Tips

October 4-10 is fire prevention week. We all could use a refresher on some safety tips. I’ll be sharing this info with my children as well. There are fun games and printables that you family can explore together to help your child learn ways to stay safe!

Sparky the Fire Dog® needs . . . → Read More: Fire Prevention Week Safety Tips

Top 200 BBC Books

I thought this was an interesting list. According to BBC’s Big Read these titles are the top 200 books in the UK. Just for fun I’m going to keep track of what I’ve read on the list. I can see I have a lot of reading to do. I have many more books on my shelves that aren’t listed here. I think this . . . → Read More: Top 200 BBC Books

A little Grocery Tip

At our local grocery store, Tuesday is a day to look forward to! On Tuesdays around 11am they stock the shelf back by the doughnuts with discounted baked products. Now these aren’t from the store bakery, these are name brand goodies! Yesterday I bought Pepperidge Farms bread for $1.09 a loaf! I got a loaf each of 9 grain, dark Whole Wheat, Oatmeal & Rye! . . . → Read More: A little Grocery Tip