I’m a neat freak. I like having a clean, organized home, with everything in its place and every surface spotless. That doesn’t mean my house always looks that way, though, especially with four kids in the house! Having a clean home is important for more than just personal preference. Here are 3 reasons why a […]
5 Favourite Norwex Products for a Cleaner Home! #5Faves Vol. 44
Earlier this fall, a friend of mine convinced me to sign up as a Norwex Independent Sales Consultant. I’ve been using their products for years and love them because they work so well! Because I’ve been busy planning parties and talking Norwex this month, I thought I’d share my five favourite Norwex products with you. […]
I’m Now a Norwex Independent Sales Consultant!
I’ve been using Norwex products since Sunshine (my oldest) was just a baby. A friend of mine introduced me to Norwex’s chemical-free cleaning system and I was hooked. Over the years, I’ve supported various friends in their Norwex businesses, accumulating and appreciating more and more products. This fall, one of my friends said, “Hey, you […]
Keep Your Home Clean with Bona’s Hardwood Cleaning Products
As a housewife, one of my biggest struggles has been getting into a regular cleaning routine. My mom always cleaned house on Tuesdays—scrubbing bathrooms, vacuuming the house top to bottom, mopping the kitchen floor. Now that I have my own house, I’ve found it harder to actually maintain such a routine. Finding some great hardwood […]
Tips for Keeping an Organized House
I was a neat freak during my teen and university years. My bed was always perfectly made, my dresser and desk neatly organized, my books alphabetically organized on my shelf. When I started office jobs, I got teased by my co-workers about how bare my desk was—it lacked the piles of paper found on everyone […]
Bona Takes Care of My Hardwood Floors
When we were searching for a new house to rent earlier this summer, one of the things that attracted us to our current home was the hardwood floors in every room. As renters, we’ve seen a lot of well-worn floors—and freaked out over trying to get spilled coffee or permanent marker out of the carpet. […]
5 Tips for Spring Cleaning Your Home Quickly and Easily
The magnolias are blooming, the sun is shining, classes are almost finished… and my house is filthy dirty. Time for spring cleaning to commence!!! I’m actually a neat freak, so spring cleaning doesn’t terrify me. I like seeing my house get clean (there’s something particularly rewarding about cleaning a dirty house). Despite that, the tasks […]
Tips for Cleaning House with Children
A few weeks ago, I watched Mary Poppins with my daughters. They thoroughly enjoyed the singing and dancing and I once again enjoyed Dick van Dyke’s British accent and soot-coated smile. One scene that caught my attention was when Mary helps the kids clean up their room. It made me think of my own efforts […]
Toy Storage for the Neat-Freak Mom
I think “neat freak” is a quality best exhibited in a single person. It doesn’t matter, then, if you like to have your bookshelves alphabetical by author within genre or that every utility company sending you bills has their own folder within your filing system. Since opposites attract, however, neat freaks are likely to marry […]
Organized Chaos (or what my house looks like with two little girls)
This is what my house looked like the other day, after I’d straightened all the toys and vacuumed: That’s what I wish my house looked like all of the time. I am a neat freak. When I was growing up, my room was always spotless—a place for everything and everything in its place. In fact, […]
