I Must Have...

Okay after several days of thinking I know what I must have to clean.  My must have essentials as my friend requested...

1  Vinegar
2. Borax (found with the detergent)
3. Murphy's Oil Soap
4. Newspaper for cleaning windows
5. Cleaning Rags
6. Spray Bottle to Mix Vinegar/Borax and Water for most of the cleaning
7. Bucket to mix Murphy's Oil and Water to clean floor and cabinets
8. Toothbrush for scrubbing

There you have it.  I love simple and that is my Simple List of Cleaning Supplies.  Don't get me wrong I do LOVE buying cleaning supplies and trying them out, and if they smell really good like Mr. Clean Febreeze that is great too, but to really get down and get things clean the above is what I would want.  Now most of all I appologize for not having pictures but SORRY, I don't have a camera just and I really didn't want to bug my wonderful neighbor again to take pictures for me and my rambalings of cleaning supplies.  So you'll have to use your imagination on this post.  Well, hope this helps you!

Read Much?

Yes, you guessed it, this wreath is made out of a book.

 

I love my new book wreath!  If you want to know how to create this decoration for your home check out

these instructions: http://www.livingwithlindsay.com/2009/11/librarians-please-avert-your-eyes.html

Have a Great Weekend!

Where can you put a tassel?

I fell in love with some tassels that  "the Nester" created at http://www.thenester.com/.  Anyway I attempted to make my own creation of a tassel. Let me tell you that you will love having tassels in your home.  They add an extra decoration in an unexpected place.  I have given a few tassels as gifts and people give me the look of... thanks so much but what am I going to do with this!?  So I thought I give you some ideas of exactly where you can put a tassel...
1.  Basically Anywhere
2.  On a Lamp Switch
3.  Door Knob
4.  Cabinet Knob
5.  Toliet Flusher Knob
6.  Curtain Rod
7.  Ceiling Light
8.  Coat Rack
Here are some examples of tassels in our home...

Off the Ceiling Fan Light

Closet Door Knob b/c yes this door has to stay closed

This is just some ideas and really the places are endless.  So in answer to the question:

Where can you put a tassel?  Anywhere

A Closed Door = Extra Space

In our home the laundry room is one of the very first rooms you see as you walk through the front door.  I don't know why but I really dislike closed doors inside of a house.  I feel like they are hiding something and make the area look small and dirty.  I don't know why I know that sounds completly strange.  So I could just keep our laundry room door closed and never have to worry about people seeing inside but I don't want a closed door. The laudry room or laundry area is like an extra space in your house so why not decorate it a little?

I really have thought about painting the inside of the laundry room but for now this is what it looks like.  Also some matching storage baskets would be great all sitting on the top shelf, but for now I will be patient and make do with the lonely basket I have.   

What does your laundry room look like?

Facebook Post

Well I admit I do get on facebook daily to keep caught up I guess.  Normally I may send someone a message every now and then.  So posting in my status is very rare or commenting on someone elese's status is very rare for me to do also until last night.  A friend posted a cleaning question and I automatically replied and loved every minute of it!  I didn't even think twice about how my reply may sound.  All that leads me to share with you the question of the day...

What to use when cleaning your floor? 

In my opion I absolutley love Murphy Oil Soap.  Once a week I will clean on my hands and knees the floor.  I use a method of sectioning off the area in my head and work section by section.  Not only does it smell awesome but it cleans great and the in between cleanings throughout the week are very managable.  Throughout the week I like to use the amazing Wet Jet w/Febreeze Cleaner for multi-surface floors, it smells divine.  What do you like to use on your floors?

MckLinky Chalkboards

This is my first ever MckLinky post, I am still figuring out exactly what that means or how to do it but from what I understand so far someone can blog and other blogs can link up and show what they have done. If you haven't heard of The Nester well you are totally missing out so you have to check out The Nester blog at http://www.thenester.com/ you will LOVE it. All that to say when I read she was having a MckLinky party about chalkboard paint I decided to give it a try and well thanks for being patient with me through the learning experience of blogging. Now I will quit rambaling and show you the Chalkboard Headboard...
This picture is so not a picture of cleanliness perfection, but oh well some days are just not to perfection.

Anyway I love chalkboard paint! Not just because it is black and for now black is my favorite color but because the possibilities are endless, just check out all the inspiration from The Nester! Well hope you liked seeing me in my cleanliness imperfection, I will get my act together before the next post. Until then I would love to hear from you.

Guess What???

Thanks to my sweet friend which happens to be my neighbor you now have pictures to look at! Thanks so much to my talented/crafty/photographer/awesome cook and friend!!! The top picture is the wall in the bedroom and the bottom is a wall in the living room.

Well, do you want to paint a wall black now?