Keeping a house clean when you've got work and kids and pets and all of the things can be a pretty ominous task if you think of it all at once. However if you can break it down, and tackle a single chore or maybe even a couple of smaller…
I am a neat person. Well, as neat as a mom of four kids can be. I wasn't always considered neat. In fact, my college roommate might read this and laugh hysterically because there was a point in time that you couldn't even see my bed beca…
Let's be real: kids' room clutter is the gift that keeps on giving. And it's not just kids' bedrooms that are problems -- we always find the need to declutter our entryways, the kitchen, the bathroom, the garage, the area around the TV, …
My kids have gotten to the age where they play sports year-round. Their favorite is basketball, so I don't have as many of those irritating grass and dirt stains that you football and baseball parents have. But wow, the sweat in those je…
My husband has a habit of calling our household cleaning supplies "chemicals" -- as in, "Where are the chemicals to clean off the kitchen table?" It kind of drives me crazy because it sounds so harsh . But, of course, he's right. So rece…
It was with immense excitement that I ordered Marie Kondo's newest book, Spark Joy: An Illustrated Master Class on the Art of Organizing and Tidying Up . After all, it's been a year since I wrote about her first book, The Life-Changing M…
I like to buy natural cleaning products and supplies as much as I can. In fact, I follow my mom's mantra and use vinegar and water only on my hardwood floors . It's partly because I get headaches when I walk in the door and my house smel…
With four kids in the house , you can probably imagine the amount of cleaning and vacuuming and picking up (oh, the picking up) that needs to be done on a daily basis. That’s also why you can bet my kids each have their own list of chore…
With a houseful of kids with sensitive skin, I stick to my free and clear laundry detergents and skip the boosters, fabric softeners, and stain sticks just to be safe. But after discovering these two new natural laundry products, I've en…
With daylight savings coming up, I know I'm not the only one itching to open up windows and start spring cleaning the house from top to bottom. So I decided to try out the popular Konmari method of organization from the book by Japanese …
It's that time of year when pretty much everyone is entertaining. And yeah, we all know how to run the vacuum and wield a toilet brush (or hire someone else to do it, if you're lucky), but as the resident Cool Mom Picks neat freak, I've …
Having a baby has been a joy, a wonder, a delight--all that warm and fuzzy stuff. But I have a confession to make: It has also made me a germaphobe. I've never been a neat freak, but lately, I've morphed into a little bit of an obsessive…
I admit I never used to be much of an air freshener person. For years, nice candles did the job. But with kids and pets and did I mention kids? Yeah. I'm a convert. That said, I am super sensitive to scents, and I don't want to spray my …
When you're a new parent, chances are you're doing a lot of laundry--like, never-ending loads. So it might as well smell fabulous, right? Well, you laundry snobs (like me) are in luck because the laundry mavens over at The Laundress have…
Obsessed with Pinterest as we are? Follow us ! Then find cool pins like these every day from our site and beyond. 1. The cutest new collection of kids' fall clothes gets us less sad about summer wrapping up. 2. Mmm nice summer appetizer …
We've all found that one dirty, stinky water bottle lost at the bottom of a kid's backpack after a week of non-use, right? (At least I hope I'm not the only one.) Well, I've found Bottle Bright , an incredible solution from an incredible…
Having lived through hundreds of road trips with dozens of children between us all, we're no strangers to the joys (ahem) of keeping your child's car seat clean. Or at least, attempting to. So on behalf or our newest sponsor, Evenflo , m…
We just moved, and the New House Rules state that kids do their own laundry. But my preschooler just can't be trusted with dangerous chemicals that might end up in his eyes or mouth--or on the dog or in the toilet or under my pillow. Luc…
Every now and then we see ridiculous baby products that make us wonder if they're real or...if they're April Fool's Day jokes left over from years past. Turns out, these five crazy baby products are not jokes at all. But that doesn't mea…
Yes, this is way more than I'd normally think to spend on a trash can. And yes, you have to have exactly the right place for it. But how awesome looking is the Wesco Spaceboy Trash Can ? I first saw it on Fab.com in this gorgeous almond …
Even though we are way past the baby stage at our house, we still do a lot of laundry. I cringe at what I'm doing to the environment (and possibly our clothes) when I forgo natural laundry detergent, let alone tossing in another load of …
One of the little things I do over the holidays is swap out the grapefruit dish soap or lavender hand pump for something a little more festive. It's a simple way to make everything feel more holiday-ish the second we walk in the door. It…
I just love how Method keeps reinventing itself with new scents, limited edition designs, and now, an awesome new charity effort that helps show Method's commitment to the fair treatment of animals. Method has never animal-tested (one of…
What's all-natural, odorless, has a bajillion uses, and can even clean up that two-year old cat barf that's ossified under the couch? Answer: the last cleaner you'll ever buy, Mamas. Really, it's that good. We've covered oodles of the be…