There's something so satisfying about a rapid fire clean-up round. If someone is coming over in less than 20 minutes, I've got a formula for speed cleaning that helps me feel like my space is welcoming, yet I'm not going to be hustling at the last minute. (Generally, I'm only focusing on the first floor […]
This post is not sponsored and all opinions are my own. Until recently, I’ve just used my Swiffer WetJet to clean up spills. Old faithful, that Swiffer. But I always felt like it was doing the most basic surface cleaning, not actually deep cleaning my floors (is it just me?). When I really thought about […]
Last week I mentioned how I desperately need some borrowed height in the kitchen, AKA a step-stool. We've made it this far without needing and using one because we don't store our day-to-day items out of reach! For those far and few in-between moments where we actually do need to reach up high, I usually […]
For the laundry room, I purchased this vintage linen cabinet from Chairish, which smelled a bit old and musty. I hoped to put my fresh sheets and bedding in there, but I couldn't in good conscious store them there while it smelled so dirty. So I rolled up my sleeves and got to work! Lucky […]
Whenever Chris is doing anything in the kitchen, he's got a kitchen towel tossed over his shoulder. It's a little trick of the trade he's been doing ever since I can remember and it's purely practical. Chris is all about doing things effectively and efficiently, even down to wiping up messes. When he's cooking he […]
When we started crafting Summer School, I knew I didn't want to be the only teacher in the classroom. We're covering a lot of ground this month, and I wanted to invite guest experts into this space to school us on what they do best. Enter: Monica Leed! Monica is the CEO and owner of […]
Yesterday we talked extensively about purging and cleaning and organizing. But we all know ACTION is what really gets things done. So each week we're giving a little homework assignment on Tuesdays (do you feel like you're in summer school yet?) to work on that week. Honestly you can make these as simple or challenging […]
Today kicks off our CLJ Summer School where we're focusing on How to Fall in Love with Your home in 30 days! (see the full calendar right here!) This first week we'll be talking about purging, cleaning and organizing because loving your home starts with being intentional with what you allow and keep in your […]
This post is sponsored by Samsung We moved out of our Idaho house last week and after everything was packed in the truck and it drove away, and it was just us--the house felt so different. A lot less like us, to be honest. We scheduled cleaners to come and deep clean the entire house […]
A week from now we have appointments lined up to show our house (eeeeek). At one point that felt so far away but now it's basically here and I have so many emotions. Mostly excited, but I'd be lying if I didn't say I had a little anxiety about people walking through our house, deciding […]
This post is sponsored by eBay "How do you keep your house clean with a big dog?!" is a question I get on the daily. I've addressed it here when I talked about all my loves, errr vacuums. (It takes an army), but it always comes down to you have to love your dog/children/lived-in-life more than you […]
This post is part of a paid partnership with Lowe's. We will be moving into a new home next week!! That's crazy and emotional and exciting to write. When my parents decided to downsize and move from next door, we started casually looking at Zillow at night. It took some time, but we found the […]
This post is sponsored by Grove Collaborative. Everyone loves Mrs. Meyers--heck, I even saw it at a few Favorite Things parties over the holidays. We use the multi-surface spray daily and religiously for everything from cleaning our counters and high chair to cleaning bathrooms. And sometimes I just spray it in the air before company […]
This post is sponsored by eBay. There's one gift me and all of my girlfriends asked for for Christmas--A Dyson cordless vacuum. We've had a big upright ball Dyson for a couple years and then right before Thanksgiving, we brought it up to the cabin and forgot it--conveniently the same weekend we were having a […]
This post is sponsored by eBay Why isn't Fall cleaning more of a thing? There's so much emphasis around Spring Cleaning, but for me, the urgency, appreciation and desire for a deep cleaned house comes stronger in the fall. With all the holidays and house guests right around the corner, I love to buckle down […]
This post is sponsored by BISSELL We get a lot of questions about how we keep our home clean with a big, hairy dog like our sweet Willow romping around. I usually smile and say, "We just love her more than we hate the hair."--which is, I mean, best practice. But the truth is, we […]
It's a new year and, if you're like me, as soon as all the holiday decor comes down and gets put away you feel an itch to clean, organize and refresh every inch of your house! But in my own rush to redo, I've learned it doesn't have to cost a dime! Here are 10 […]
This post is sponsored by Grove Collaborative--there's an exciting giveaway for ALL of our readers at the bottom of the post! It's a new year! A fresh start! And although we only have a handful of big projects left in our home (more on that later this week), this year, I want to work on […]
This post is sponsored by WD-40 Company. Our favorite $4 miracle can. When we were first approached by WD-40 about doing a post with them, it seemed like a natural fit. Not because we always have a can handy for those door hinges that won't stop squeaking, or for conditioning our tools that get quite […]
This post is sponsored by Grove Collaborative. There are some things in your home that require special treatment. They need specific tools in order to be altered, cleaners to come clean, and professional services to function. But there are other things in the home we tend to overthink, when a simple approach is best. I […]
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