NBK's "Big Boy" room is...finished! With pics!

So, when we learned that we were expecting Baby Boy K#2 (BBK#2) ... ...he spent most of his time off work...working on the house.  Cleaning the basement, taking apart/moving furniture/assembling furniture. We decided to get a new crib and toybox/chest for the nursery [more...]

Date: 2009-01-19 02:11:18

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Really bothering

I’m trying to get motivated to start cleaning again, and I thought the best way to do that would be to stop cleaning and start writing aimlessly ... on the cleaning schedule:  The bathroom!  Now, I know you’re thinking that I probably haven’t cleaned ... ?  Mmmm, is that food?  What’s this strange little house with food in the middle of it? (munching [more...]

Date: 2009-01-18 00:31:13

Easy Entertaining

Good morning! Thank you so much your comments on my new Etsy shop and my treasures from the fair ... was busy with school, music lessons (we got a flat tire on the way there!) and getting our carpets ... ) Dessert: Apple crisp Beverages: Iced tea Lemonade Rocking chair Thursday -Clean House: Dust Vacuum [more...]

Date: 2008-10-27 05:00:01

Things that go crash!

We just LOVE when Sabria and Naji are here!Our hearts are filled with joy!There is just one teeny tiny thing that makes me sad...Do you remember this?Well, I was kind of hoping that we would not have any of that this time.I mean, after a while, cleaning glass and blood gets a little old.But alas, less than one hour after entering the house [more...]

Date: 2009-01-17 15:22:00

Meet the ark

I had to post something new because I get scared every time I load my blog page. I have crazy eyes. I didn't know that ... purple sand. It's a fun time, except when you have to host it. By Friday afternoon I should have a clean house and some appetizers prepared for the ladies. Today was a cleaning day, and so far I've [more...]

Date: 2008-10-15 21:17:03

Ask, you shall recieve

Ok, internet, as soon as I get the kids to bed and get the place sufficiently cleaned up so that I won't be too embarrassed to post photos of my house, I'll post photos of my house.My mom agrees that putting the tile against the brick ... ?" This is not an attitude conducive to cleaning. Pictures coming, stay tuned! [more...]

Date: 2009-01-03 23:50:00

The day(s) after....

Happy New Year friends! There's been a lot of this going on the last few days and weeks: Because.. ... x 6 people and you get my drift. So add that and taking decorations down outside + laundry + cleaning house + dusting = EXHAUSTION! I fell asleep - I mean down and out, out like brick, no lights shining [more...]

Date: 2009-01-01 23:43:00

Cleaning House

I’m in a clean-out, throw-out kind of mood and I just found someone on Craigslist to take my old cassette dubbing deck. Hmm, what can I get rid of now? (And by the way, does anyone have a bedroom [more...]

Date: 2008-10-15 13:43:12

Married with Dyson

This post I am writing right now might seem like I am poking fun of mommyblogger promotions and giveaways, but that is not the case ... cleaning, your vacuum that you use on a daily basis, the all around ins and outs of how you feel ... clean your house will be and how convinced your husband will be to let you get one after [more...]

Date: 2008-12-16 20:27:40

Tips for working moms

My friend Malou has been working for 10 years now. She often talked about how exhausted she is by the time she gets home. She said she has little energy to prepare dinner, clean the house, or do much of anything. She also thinks that her tiredness is causing her to miss quality time with her two kids [more...]

Date: 2008-09-19 02:21:00

Keeping Banned Materials Out Of The House

My wife and I have constantly been trying to get rid of toxic materials from our house as part of Our Green Year, and over 230 days into it, ... to the fumes. Some paint thinners and dry cleaning products also contain this. It should always be avoided ... wicks, white paint dust, soil outside homes and even in drinking water. Dry cleaning is very popular [more...]

Date: 2008-12-21 17:30:21

Today

Today was much better! No fevers for the children, which means they can all go to school tomorrow!!! ... like the others:) Driver, cook, maid, nurse, nanny all the regular stuff. I would like to steam-clean the carpet in the house(they are really bad). I suspect that things will start getting crowded [more...]

Date: 2009-01-12 02:56:00

Green Cleaning

My sister-in-law, Mary, just moved to a new house. While moving she threw out all her harsh chemical cleansers, and now Mary is "going green" ... , I put together a list of simple and inexpensive ingredients readily available that can get the job ... in cleaning glass and tile, and removing odors. Baking SodaHighly versatile, mild abrasive that can [more...]

Date: 2008-08-21 13:00:00

That’s It, I’m Calling Empire Today

Four years ago this November we bought our house. I’d fallen in love with it thanks to one of those visual tours on the real estate agents web site, ... of unidentifiable origins that no amount of cleaning can get out, and the path from the garage entry to my bedroom is dark gray despite repeated steam cleanings. Needless to say, my husband [more...]

Date: 2008-09-05 15:15:55

Another Recession Cocktail

I had a busy weekend around the house washing windows, cleaning out gutters, shampooing carpets - and other stuff besides. Now all I have left is to get some bulbs in when we get a nice day.After I took the carpet shampooer back to Home Depot, I was ready for a stiff drink, so I stirred up another one of the recipes [more...]

Date: 2008-11-30 22:28:00

JESSICA ALBA’S FAMILY WEEKEND

It’s was a family affair for the Warrens today. Jessica Alba and family, hands-on dad Cash Warren and daughter Honor Marie Warren, ... of supplies. Is the couple is getting ready for a big Christmas party or are they cleaning out house [more...]

Date: 2008-12-14 00:05:28

Get Your Glow Back With Rosy Glow Beauty

Between raising three kids, working full time from home, buying groceries, managing the bills, carting my oldest to and from school, cooking meals, cleaning house and running many errands, I barely have any time for myself. So if anyone needs ... on my nightstand, I was able to quickly and thoroughly cleanse my face. The organic Bulgarian rosewater [more...]

Date: 2008-10-02 22:58:50

Schmancy needs our help

Times is hard, especially for small business owners here in Seattle who missed out on getting a lot of the holiday gift buying traffic because of the ... around but I will be doing one of my own. I am cleaning house. I will be collecting a lot of toys ... ) in the same building as the Moore Theater, just down the block from the Moore's main entrance. It's [more...]

Date: 2009-01-08 14:42:49

JOY OF MOVING....Part 5...

This 'moving' thing is getting expensive! Things you don't think about before you move in ... of 5 slippy, unusable mats at my house. Then today, coming home, I stopped in at Lowe's to get a floor cleaning kit for stone floors. This is a different one than the one for the hardwood floors [more...]

Date: 2009-01-09 00:10:00

On sick leave today

I am sick since Saturday evening. I was Kelly’s place straightening my hair and when i got back, i feel uneasy ... . At about 4 a.m., i felt cold and i was having fever. Was too lazy to get up and find panadol, so i just use blanket ... the maid who come and clean the house. But i just slept like a baby till 3pm when my mum called. I told [more...]

Date: 2009-01-19 07:12:10

Coffee Habits: 10 Things People Do with the First Cup of the Day

Get The Kids Ready For School “Mothers are those wonderful people who can get up in the morning before the smell of coffee ... , cleaning a house with children is like trying to clear the front yard while it is still snowing [more...]

Date: 2008-07-27 14:44:41

What a day!

My goodness! What a day it has been! Crazy!!!! This morning I started straightening the house and started laundry as soon as DH left for work which was at 5:00 today. I had high hopes of getting all of my cleaning out of the way before settling ... gas prices are rapidly rising again.The snow stopped, but the roads are ice, so I know DH is not going [more...]

Date: 2009-01-06 19:03:00

Chemistry and I Don't Mix

In my effort to save money and get my house in order, I've been visiting websites which deal with frugality and organization ... then groceries, paper products, and cleaning supplies. More useful things like...shoes, lattes ... . Or the lattes.And the...never mind.Where was I? Oh, yeah. Homemade laundry soap. Here's the thing [more...]

Date: 2009-01-12 01:20:00

My planned projects

I am hoping for the better for us all now. Since hubby last worked, I was trying to look for a part time job. I thought I could easily get back to cleaning jobs as he will be home for our daughter ... that include building a new house for us with modern facilities so that Shiela would not have a hard time [more...]

Date: 2009-01-16 22:34:56

Republicans Miss Opportunity to Take Lead in Fight Against Corruption...Again

by Cal Skinner What can you say about Illinois House Republicans that none have filed an impeachment resolution against Governor Rod Blagojevich? ... . But, any rational person can see Democrats are going now going to get the credit for cleaning their own ... of impeachment hearings in 1974. This year Madigan could have ignored a spring impeachment [more...]

Date: 2008-12-10 23:53:25

Day one with the Roomba

We ended up purchasing a Roomba 410. This is an older model which was cheaper ... it to last. The Roomba arrived on Wednesday. Saturday we spent all day cleaning the house and sweeping the floors ... out of most jams and he definitely knows how to get on and off of carpet. He went behind our TV [more...]

Date: 2009-01-18 19:27:31

Former Teaneck woman who led nutrition program in N.Y.C. gets prison

Former Teaneck woman who led nutrition program in N.Y.C ... , house cleaning services and other personal expenses. Carol Peirce, 53, of Port St. Lucie, Fla., who formerly owned a home in Teaneck, also was ordered to forfeit $100,000 by U.S. District Judge Richard [more...]

Date: 2008-12-09 20:56:09

My Best Post from 2008

Say, are ya up for a challenge? Kind-hearted fellow blogger and red-haired Scottish lass Joanna Young (is that enough adjectives for ya, Joanna?) ... s dusty down there. Gotta get the cleaning service in one of these days…) OK, with 17 days still ... fails to make me… well, let’s just say that when Mrs. MZM read it, there wasn’t a dry eye in the house [more...]

Date: 2008-12-15 12:00:35

A buncha stuff

I’m sorry about yesterday’s lame photo post.  We were out and about for a good part of the day, mostly to get away from the house ... business.  She seems to maybe have a touch of a sore throat and a cough to go with it and her nose ... both bathrooms were closed for cleaning.  Isn’t that against the rules or something?? And I don’ [more...]

Date: 2009-01-04 02:27:00

Kate Hudson Leather Fetish

It’s not often I get pictures of a wholesome star like Kate Hudson wearing a leather outfit I normally pay a woman $300 to clean my house in but today must be special. Here she is with Anne Hathaway at the Bride Wars premiere in Berlin the other day looking pretty damn hot. I guess that explains [more...]

Date: 2009-01-16 13:35:17

Maximize Your Time With Learning Something NewFrench Class On My iPhone

As MUCH as I try to sit down, drink tea and read a book, it doesn't happen ... cleaning my house on the weekend, I pop in my iPod in a speaker dock, hit play and listen ... do you GET the content?  Good question. That's why you have me:). iTunes I cannot talk about this service enough [more...]

Date: 2009-01-15 05:12:29

Is it party time yet?

I swear Paige is going to drive us nuts asking about her party. We get the question several hundred times a day ... the day of the party. Really all that's left is the cleaning. I'll admit it, I'm not the best housekeeper in the world. My house is mostly clean. As in if you walked in right now I wouldn't be too [more...]

Date: 2009-01-20 02:05:00

We can just get anover one at da stow.

Isn't it funny, and from my experience this seems like a pretty univeral thing, ... and I had been cleaning up his nasty messes all over the house for weeks now and it was getting tiresome [more...]

Date: 2009-01-10 15:17:00

Carpet Cleaning

I took yesterday off to clean all of the carpets in the house with my trusty Bissell Proheat 2x. It was worth every penny for a number of reasons:1 ... get really dirty and it was cheaper to buy a carpet cleaner than to rent one of a continual basis.2. Carpet is expensive! I would rather keep cleaning what I've got than replace it.3. It works [more...]

Date: 2008-07-31 17:17:00

online schooling, for me?

I am open to actually getting another degree, this time it's online college major if you know, I'll be given this once in a lifetime chance. Being a stay at home wife and mother means hard work and staying in our home for almost 24/7 ... of them, to cooking for them, cleaning the house and yes, being with them throughout the whole day [more...]

Date: 2009-01-15 18:00:58

Photo Hunt: Blue

My little boy touching at his big brother’s PSP light colored blue :) And of course that blue shirt:) Sorry about that mess in the carpet..lol I have 2 lil boys in the house. Anyone knows how to get off that stains? It’s chocolates that both boys made a mess last week. I tried cleaning it off many times but it just won’t. They were [more...]

Date: 2008-10-31 07:16:41

Jim’s Mowing so successful, don’t need new customers!

Having moved into the new house we are slowly getting around to setting up all of those regular things that need doing and I flatly refuse to do.   Look my time is valuable, I work all week and generally these tasks take me double the time of a professional.  Things like cleaning the gutters out, hydro bathing Baxter and of course the big [more...]

Date: 2009-01-10 02:32:32

The Friday gathering - lots of things

This week as been a very busy, but interesting week ... the early part of the week back at our old house getting the last remaining few items that we missed when we first moved.  We also finished cleaning up and doing any last minute paint touching [more...]

Date: 2008-11-07 13:21:08

BJay is a chimney sweep

January 17, 2009 in remodeling, thoughts, videos I have bragged about this before.  But my husband is amazing ... down our house since we don’t know when the last time the chimney was cleaned.  I have been suggesting that we get a chimney sweep, but BJay resists such practical suggestions because he honestly [more...]

Date: 2009-01-17 19:26:39

In-Home Getaway

JP and I have had a few opportunities to get away since Landon has been born, ... things came together to create the perfect mini vacation: my office was closed for MLK, JP's classes ... the rest of the day running some much needed errands and cleaning the house. JP got three business [more...]

Date: 2009-01-20 03:56:00

13 Things to Get Done Around the House

We have been living in our house for almost 20 years now ... , so we have learned the value of weather stripping! Scrub the tile floors, including the grout ... t really take the time for deep cleaning. Here, for Thursday 13, are thirteen things I want [more...]

Date: 2008-10-30 15:36:24

Got a tip for a post?: Email us | Anonymous form Get PEEK in your mailbox! ... for nearly four years, the Secret Service screened the IDs of employees for a Maryland cleaning company before they entered the house of Homeland Security Secretary Michael Chertoff, the nation's top [more...]

Date: 2008-12-11 20:30:05

CVS Superstars 1/16

This week I skipped CVS. To many things to do! I did get to Walgreens for the Pepsi deal and I visited Aldi to score some cheap produce, some SUPER yummy fruit popsicles, and some milk! Don't think I'll be able to make it next week either, I am going to CLEAN the house! :: Now it's your turn! I can't wait to see how you did [more...]

Date: 2009-01-16 23:57:35

Samsung Is Reorganizing: Two Divisions to Appear

Samsung is another big name in the mobile business and not only that decided to start a big reorganization ... . Get the best photo...Samsung SC-HMX10 HD CamcorderMotorola is Cleaning House Tags: Cell Phones, LCDs, Mobile [more...]

Date: 2009-01-16 18:47:24

Presidential Parenting

I found this article by Sara Kugler very interesting ... not give them the license to neglect fixing their beds or cleaning up. And with the hunt for the new ... , First Lady Michelle Obama is trying to work out a plan with the White House staff to get the kids [more...]

Date: 2008-11-27 11:46:00

The only thing we have is fear....

I'm back from getting coffee and stopping by my parents' house to pick up the documentation for my new cell phone ... to do. I am wroking off some of my anxiety cleaning my apartment. It's useful, cathartic ... !) about a reporter at the Independent News Service who, in the course of covering Chicago homicides, often uncovers [more...]

Date: 2008-12-26 16:40:00

How To Clean Upholstery Without Causing Damage

Upholstery, like your average suit that needs to make a trip to the dry cleaner, will sometimes get dirty to the point where a little extra elbow grease is needed. But many types of furniture or related house objects may react to cleaning substances in the wrong way [more...]

Date: 2009-01-20 05:25:21

Author Appearances: Charlie Huston

Charlie Huston will be stepping out, pimping his awesome new book The Mystic Arts of Erasing All Signs of Death. Now's your chance to get the lowdown from the man himself. About trauma cleaning. About Joe Pitt ... there will even be a bounce house. Tuesday, January 20 2009 7:00pm Vromans Bookstore 695 E. Colorado [more...]

Date: 2009-01-19 16:36:51

American Idols: Pre-show Madness

American Idols: Pre-show Madness Jul-14-2008 By Kris Have I bitten off more than I can chew? ... that, the sprinkler repair and carpet cleaning were able to get done with out a hitch. The flower ... up and dressed and we had to be at our house in West Jordan by 7 to meet with ChemDry [more...]

Date: 2008-07-14 22:54:31

Austin Bathroom Renovation

by Qandishah Brown Bathrooms are parts of the house that we don’t always pay a lot of attention to, since it isn’t something that’s in plain sight ... : Austin is a great place to look for experts in Austin tile cleaners. Getting one to clean your tiles [more...]

Date: 2009-01-17 17:22:12

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