We live in an old house with a small wallpapered office off of the kitchen. I'm pretty sure the wallpaper was put on the walls decades ago! Some of it was peeling....So I tugged on one of the corners and easily pulled away a small strip. However, the wallpaper did not come away cleanly. It was a mess. I figured that I'd already started so I should probably remove all of the … [Read more...]
DIY Customized Car Air Freshener
Have you ever made something WRONG and ended up with something better than you expected? Even if the end product is not even close to what was planned. That happened to me and I ended up with an awesome homemade car air freshener. But this customized car air freshener was originally supposed to be tee shirts! I got a quote to have one adult tee and two kids tees made. Maybe … [Read more...]
The horrible housewife: kids pantry redo
I bet you are wondering where I am at with my fall decluttering and cleaning project. Well, here is the next installment of The Horrible Housewife! I've been stuck decluttering the kitchen for way too long now! I'm going to have to break up the kitchen into parts. It didn't make sense to just declutter in this room since every cupboard was … [Read more...]
No Sew DIY Reusable Cleaning Wipes
After organizing and cleaning out our linen closet, I ended up with a few towels that weren't fit for donation. But I hate to add to the growing mountain of waste in our landfills. So I decided to use pieces of old cloth to make DIY reusable cleaning wipes. Wipes have grown in popularity because of their convenience -- and they really are convenient! I cut … [Read more...]
The horrible housewife: Supplies and basic duties
Yes, I am going into this fall organization and fall cleaning project as a "horrible housewife." But I did want to clear up a few things ;) I do have a clutter problem and I hate to organize. However, I don't actually hate "cleaning" and I am not such a horrible housewife that my house is filled with germs. This is my baseline--the starting point from which I want to … [Read more...]