Collecting My Thoughts

I started the day out right--I cleaned my coffee maker with vinegar and water.  So many germs can grow in your automatic coffee pot, you sho...

  The original link is broken, but I found this gross, disgusting detail at LiveScience about what's going on in our mattresses. "A...

Everyone I know has this problem.  Stuff.  Except maybe my cousin.  She moves too often to accumulate much. Today I stopped at Half-Price Bo...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pPSb3Nzk0Og#t=176 Some of these I knew, some I’d forgotten.

I like to set a pretty table, so every now and then the silverplate needs to be polished. That's a pain unless you learned this 5 minute...

It was bound to happen with 4 low flow toilets in our house.  But I have successful “plunged” and we are free flowing again.  I had to buy a...

1. Freshen up the fridge. Clean the shelves and walls with a solution of half water and half vinegar. 2. Brighten coffee cups and teacups....

Here's a new book--but I'm not sure you want to give it as a Christmas gift--it might seem like a hint. Buy it for yourself and ke...

1. Take your bananas apart when you get home from the store. If you leave them connected at the stem, they ripen faster! 2. Store your ope...

I haven’t tried this, but wanted to save the recipe, and putting it in the blog is easier than printing it. What you need: -1 Profession...

1 tsp. Dawn dishwashing detergent 3-4 tablespoons of hydrogen peroxide couple tablespoons of baking soda. Scrub on with a scrubbing ...

Who knew! And you can buy 1,000 at the Dollar Tree for almost nothing even the large ones. 1. Cover bowls or dishes when cooking in the mi...

That's what Fly Lady says . I thought it was a fifty-fling, but after checking the site, I see it is 27. "Take a garbage bag and wa...

Recently the Work and Family Mail Box at the WSJ had this complaint from a father of 3 and one on the way. "My wife is busy and I work ...

Only my cousin seemed to miss me, but I was on a blogging break for about 6 days. I certainly didn't accomplish all I'd intended, pa...

Cleaning the bathroom This story is for Bev, who patiently reads through my political stuff hoping for a good story. She loves me, my cat an...

Friday Family Photo--Latin Class Doodles When my husband left for exercise class this morning I had strict instructions to start cleaning of...