Spring Cleaning 101

It may still be snowing out, but now is the time to sit down and write out your spring cleaning check list. What kind of schedule will you have? Do you want to do it in one week? One month? Make your schedule now. Also a list of supplies you may need, and any organizational [...]

Make your own cleaners

Making your own cleaners is the best way to clean on a dime – if you have a few simple “ingredients” in your home, you can make everything you need to keep everything sparkling and fresh, and it won’t break the bank!  Here are a few recipes that you will want to make sure and [...]

Lasagna Gardening

Written by Amy Grisak
Lasagna gardening sounds delicious just from the name, but it’s a great term for what others call “sheet composting” or composting in layers. In the end, it’s a fantastic method to create highly productive soil without much effort.
The name is from the book Lasagna Gardening by Patricia Lanza. The beauty of this [...]

Are you using too much detergent?

In the laundry room, Americans are prone to overkill. They pour too much detergent into their washing machines.
Generations of consumers have washed clothes with the idea that more soap means cleaner laundry. But the sudsy habits are creating messy problems from dingy clothing to worn machines.
Making matters worse, the latest generation of detergents are [...]

If your house is a mess, so is your life

You need to be on a schedule and to get organized if you want your life to get easier. If you are constantly playing ‘catch-up’ in your home you will feel overwhelmed. It is easy to get yourself together. No matter how far you have let it go, you can start now and yes, the [...]

Get Organized

Buy some really big baskets with covers for the kids toy room. Put a big basket in each of their bedrooms for toys too. If you don’t have a toy room make a bedroom the play area or pick the corner or the family room. Buy closet organizers. You can pick up inexpensive plastic shelving [...]

Darla's Schedule

Every Day

Make the bed as soon as you wake up.
Wash up—do your make-up, throw on some jeans and a tee.
Wipe down the bathroom counter when you leave the bathroom in the morning. Wipe mirrors, my kids always spit toothpaste onto them, I keep Windex wipes under the sink.
Do a load of laundry, every [...]