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Last week I shared my favorite tips for sanitizing kitchen sponges, and several of you commented that you avoid sponges altogether and just use rags. While I [...]

Like a lot of people, I use sponges in my kitchen on a regular basis – to wash dishes, wipe the counters and clean up small spills. But while sponges are handy and convenient, it’s often said that the average kitchen sponge is the biggest source of germs in the entire house (from WebMD).
Here are [...]

We love our stainless steel appliances, but with four little ones, even our “smudge resistant” brushed stainless steel ends up with streaks and smudges. The thought of paying for all of the stainless steel cleaner we would need to keep the appliances clean is not appealing to me, but fortunately we’ve found a great solution.
I [...]

Although summer is an easier season than winter in many ways, I find that we still have a lot of gear – sunscreen, hats, water bottles, bathing suits, towels, bubbles, chalk and so on.
Rather than keeping these items in their “proper” places – i.e., bathing suits with the clothes, towels in the linen closet, sunscreen [...]

With each child we’ve added to our family, I’ve noticed that rotating seasonal wardrobes has become more and more of a headache. For the past two years, I’ve been looking for a system to help me simplify the process, and I think I finally found it this year.
In the past, rotating their seasonal clothing has [...]