Start small and pick your messiest kitchen, bedroom or desk drawer. Toss or relocate any items you no longer need or that don’t belong there. Everything else goes back, but this time in an organized manner
An easy check-and-toss of expired makeup, skin and hair-care products is a quick way to declutter. Not all products note an expiration date, but many say how many months the product will last after opening. To stay on top of their expiration date, use a thin-tipped permanent marker to write Read more…
Your hood deals with a lot of wear and tear as you cook during the year. That’s why now is the time to give it a refresh. Pop out the mesh filter, swish it in hot sudsy water, rinse and dry. Then clean the hood with a grease-cutting kitchen cleanser
After all of those cozy winter reading sessions, your library (and likely your kid’s too!) is bound to be in need of a cleanup. Take a few minutes to organize your coffee table books, reading books, or magazines. You can alphabetize, coordinate by color, or sort by size. And don’t Read more…
If you want to spend less time scrubbing down your bathroom later on, give your shower a good spray whenever you use it. Every time I get out of the shower I spray the walls with a vinegar and water mixture.
Skip the multiple bottles of all-purpose cleaner — mix your own by pouring a capful of concentrate into a reusable spray bottle filled with water.
Pour a little Pine-Sol in the bottom of your toilet brush holder, so your brush smells fresh (and is a little bit cleaner).
Dust your ceiling fan with an old pillowcase. This will trap the dirt instead of just moving it around.
Keeping tabs on the food you already have is all about creating categories that work for your household. Here, snacks go on the bottom shelf, while breakfast foods and sweets go on the second shelf. The third is left empty for overflow.
If you’re running low on counter storage, add shelves to your walls as high as you can go. This leaves tons of surface space for chopping and prep work. What you’ll need: Command picture ledge, $17, amazon.com