Everyday Life
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An answer to our most frequently asked organizational question
by Sarah on Tuesday, April 17th, 2012 | 3 comments
What if…? If I had a dollar for every time someone asked me some variation of the question: “What do I do if my spouse is a slob,” I’d be a rich woman indeed. Sometimes the complaint is related to dirty dishes that never get put in the dishwasher, other times to laundry basket blindness. Occasionally ... [read more] -
Tool: Free Printable Cleaning Labels
by Sarah on Monday, April 16th, 2012 | 15 comments
If you're like us and are jumping on the make-your-own-cleaning solutions bandwagon, we've got a little present for you today. We have created a series of labels that will help you add a little pizazz to the plain or recycled spray bottles, squirt bottles, and glass jars that you're using. Because somehow labels make everything feel ... [read more] -
10 (more) easy spring-cleaning shortcuts
by Sarah on Tuesday, April 10th, 2012 | 2 comments
Maybe it's because I'm on spring break with my family. Maybe it's because I got on a roll yesterday with all those shortcut ideas. Whatever the reason, I just couldn't stop generating spring cleaning shortcut ideas. Here are 10 more easy ones for you! 1. Wax On Wax Off. ... [read more] -
Is spring cleaning pointless?
by Sarah on Monday, April 9th, 2012 | 7 comments
So, be honest with me. If you aren't one of the many hundreds who are participating in the April #GetButtonedUp challenge, are you procrastinating on your big spring clean? If you are, it might just be a sign that you have your priorities in the right place. What? Did I just say that? Well, for ... [read more] -
37 reasons to love a good spring clean
by Sarah on Tuesday, April 3rd, 2012 | 4 comments
Are you a spring-cleaning enthusiast or a serial avoider? While strong cases can be made both for and against a massive stem-to-stern cleanse, what is always true is that taking simple steps to incrementally clean and organize your living environment gives you outsized rewards compared to the effort you put in. I took a little ... [read more] -
7 sure signs it’s time to fire super-mom
by Sarah on Monday, April 2nd, 2012 | 31 comments
My alarm didn't go off on Saturday morning at 6am as I had programmed it to. Darn it. After a full week of working until 1-2am each night and, of course, staying up until 11pm on Friday dreaming of all the personal assistants I could hire if my Mega Millions ticket was a winner, I ... [read more] -
I’m very excited to be a Hoover Insider!
by Sarah on Monday, March 26th, 2012 | 2 comments
Two weeks ago I had an opportunity to head to Chicago to visit the International Housewares Show, courtesy of the Hoover Vacuum team. I was excited to go for a lot of reasons, but mostly because of what it meant for readers of this blog. As I've dug into this topic of organization for the ... [read more]











