If you like a clean and tidy place that you can live in comfortably and stress free, you may spend more time than you prefer cleaning every room to your standards. Since the kitchen is not only the area where we spend most of our time (by choice or not!), this can require more time and effort to keep it spotless. Because the family is always preparing meals, snacks and destroying the place often as they move along in the feeding process, the cleanup can be ongoing and is much more difficult for you and everyone involved if left to do all at once. Clean as You Go A sink filled with dishes is not a sight that you or any other homeowner wants to see. As expected, an empty sink and dishwasher is preferable to everyone. Since some family members eat at separate times, this type of problem will need to be resolved by making everyone accountable for their own serving plate and flatware. One of the habits that you will need to instill into every family member is to clean as you go. For instance, before exiting the kitchen, every food item must be put away in its…

Flies are a nuisance we have learned to live with in nature, but when they invade the privacy of your house, you want to set some boundaries. Aside from their annoying buzzing sound while they fly around your head, flies carry dirt and diseases all over your house. They feed on wastes and lay their eggs in rotten food or garbage. Before you know it, having a couple of flies turns into an infestation. With colder days coming, flies find ways to enter your house where they hope to settle down for winter. Well, don’t let them! The exact impact flies can have on humans is unknown, so don’t take any chance and get rid of them! The first step in getting rid of house flies is called inspection. This is when you inspect your house and try to figure out how bad the situation really is. Where, in your house, are most of the flies gathering? Check window sills, gaps around openings and areas like where you keep your garbage, either in the garage or in the back entrance. Don’t forget the basement! If you already have a fly colony, you need to inspect where they might be breeding…

Remember last month I told you I was seriously contemplating just going gray?  I was going to channel my inner Carol (from The Walking Dead).  Well, I did it. Then I chalked it up to yet another one of those things that I did not completely think all the way through. Things I ask myself now AFTER I cut my hair: # 1. Really? BEFORE the holidays?!  Before Christmas photos??  REALLY!?!? # 2. You have thin hair. You have thin, stick straight hair. WHY would you cut it this short?? # 3. Really? BEFORE the holidays?!  Before Christmas photos??  REALLY!?!? # 4. You have no curl to your hair, it’s never gonna look like Carols! # 5. Really? BEFORE the holidays?!  Before Christmas photos??  REALLY!?!? Okay, hindsight being as excellent as it is, that doesn’t change the fact that even my gal pal Deb, miracle hairdresser that she is, can’t fix this one!! Only time. In the last couple of weeks my hair has grown out a little, it’s still really short but, I’m not still shocked when I see my reflection! There are a few perks to having super short hair, first my natural hair color will show itself soon. It also…