Archive for the ‘Household Tips’ Category

If there is one room in my home that I have become crazy with cleaning, it is the bathroom. I have two boys and if you are the Mom of little boys too, that statement should qualify as “nuff said”. Amazing how they can play a video game and get a bowling ball down a hole in the floor the size of a pea but they can’t manage to keep their stuff in the toilet. I’d like to hope that as they get older this will stop. Tell me it does!

You probably don’t want to admit it, or chances are you don’t even know it but, the ugly truth is 100% of homes have mold. This isn’t to say that you are an unclean person or that you don’t clean well enough. The simple fact is that while most cleaners can remove visible dirt, it doesn’t kill the Mold. This kind of grossed me out and made me evaluate the types of cleaners that I have been using. Want to know which one does do the job? The deep-cleaning Tilex® lineup is formulated to attack mold and mildew and cancel the mold show in your bathroom.
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I don’t usually do reviews on websites, but, when I saw GoForIt.com I knew it was something that had to be shared with other parents! I was really excited about this site. Royal (9) does not manage his time well at all. He is easily distracted and implementing things to help him focus and get things done is very important to me. He has a note taped to his desk at school and even one in the front of his folder to remind him of what he needs to do before he comes home.

Most moms would agree the the holidays were a fun and festive time, but, it’s also a time when our regular family routines seem to go right out the window. So to help your family get back on track and start the New Year off right, I have just the solution for you!

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It is a classic line, Moms and Dads have been yelling it for years. “Clean your room!” I think I heard that from my mom more than I heard her say she loved me Now that it is back to school time, the kids are doing other things and they don’t want to clean, (Not like they ever wanted to) so keeping a good organization system will really help. It makes clean up much faster when everything has a home.

Before the holidays start and all of the new toys start coming in, it’s time to figure out what to do! I used to live in a 2500 sq ft 5 bedroom home so finding places to put things was ever an issue. There was plenty of space but then, during my divorce, my boys and I moved to a 2 bedroom 900 sq ft apartment. You want to talk about having to come up with new ways to organize things? Toys were the worst and at the top of my hair pulling list.

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This year seemed to blow by for us and Christmas is just around the corner. It’s amazing to even say that! Of course that means here comes holiday shopping. The large amount of spending over such a small period of time, can increase the chances for identity theft and identity fraud. Simply being a smart shopper can reduce your chances but, it doesn’t necessarily ensure you have done enough to reduce all the risks surrounding identity theft during the holiday shopping season. Sometimes drastic times calls for drastic measures (I know this all to well) and this season might be the right time to go above and beyond the normal “tips and suggestions” that we hear about.

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