Subject: Homekeeping

Keep Your Oven Clean (Quick Kitchen Tip)

November 4, 2009 in Homekeeping  

Keep Your Oven Clean (Quick Kitchen Tip)

Cleaning the oven isn’t fun, especially if you’re spending an hour scrubbing or if you forget to empty the oven before starting the self-cleaning cycle. Make it easier on yourself

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Housekeeping Learned the Hard Way

October 28, 2009 in Homekeeping  

Housekeeping Learned the Hard Way

A few housekeeping lessons I learned this past month: Wool sweaters do not go in the dryer.

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Bringing in Fall

September 10, 2009 in Homekeeping  

Bringing in Fall

It doesn’t feel like Fall yet, but I’m really looking forward to it. A break from the heat, a change in wardrobe, and getting cozy at home. Nesting — not the crazy nesting like before, but comfy nesting.

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My Favorite Place at Home

August 26, 2009 in Homekeeping  

My Favorite Place at Home

Everyone should have a place of her own. The spot that’s just mine is my desk.

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Crazy Nesting

August 20, 2009 in Homekeeping  

Crazy Nesting

Lately I’ve been doing some spring cleaning to get ready for this baby. Spring cleaning with a big dose of insanity.

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Good to Own: Small & Useful

May 6, 2009 in Homekeeping  

Good to Own: Small & Useful

After writing about tools that were good to have at home, it was clear we needed a list of small, useful things too. Small things I rely on constantly:

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Spring Clean: How to Put the Voom Back in Your Vacuum

April 29, 2009 in D.I.Y., Homekeeping  

Spring Clean: How to Put the Voom Back in Your Vacuum

I gave my vacuum a little cleaning and maintenance, and holy moly, I could not believe how powerful it was! Give your vacuum a power boost with these tips.

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Craigslist Savvy: How to Buy and Sell to Decorate Your Home

April 27, 2009 in Homekeeping  

Craigslist Savvy: How to Buy and Sell to Decorate Your Home

Craigslist is my preferred place to shop for furniture, even over buying new. Here are tips you need to know to buy the good stuff and sell the clutter.

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Rental Re-do: Lighting Switcheroo

April 3, 2009 in Homekeeping  

Rental Re-do: Lighting Switcheroo

The crown jewel of our former apartment, a reminder of how our rent was cheap, and what made us stare and wonder, “What were they thinking?” –This chandelier.

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Rental Re-do: How to Build a Baby Closet from a Cabinet

April 1, 2009 in D.I.Y., Homekeeping  

Rental Re-do: How to Build a Baby Closet from a Cabinet

A wet bar is not my favorite feature in an apartment, especially when the kitchen sink is only twenty feet away. We didn’t need a wet bar, we needed closet space.

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