Think you’ve been had by yet another great cleaning product with expensive refills? Around here, our only Swiffer is actually a generic toy that came in a kids cleaning set.  I just had to get that set for Christmas- everyone loves that sort of game (hee, hee, hee!)  And we have found ways to [...]

This stuff does the job just as well as those expensive commercial laundry stain removers- at a fraction of the price.  Mix up a jug of this easy homemade laundry stain remover and it will last you at least a few months.
Ingredients
1 Cup Amonia
1 Cup Liquid Dish Soap (without chloride, or bleach)
1 Cup White Vinegar
1 [...]

Cloth diapering can seem like a gianormous undertaking, but I’m here to say that you can do it. The following is my recipe for success in the storage and laundering of cloth baby diapers. So, here goes….and you CAN do it!
Storage of Cloth Diapers
Sealing baby diapers of any kind up tightly in a [...]

That fresh scent, the crisp coolness against my face….well, that’s it, really. Oh yes, and the fact that I’m doing something as timeless as life itself. There’s nothing like heading out into the solitude of a dewy summer morning with a basket filled with clean linens (sometimes topped with a bouncy baby!)
Laundry [...]

So, we’ve all heard how hunky-dory it is to have your kids grow what they eat, but as my school-age children become older and wiser, it is looking more like pulling teeth (before the harvest even gets to the table!)  After a lot of pondering and planning, here are five ideas we will put into [...]