One of the things I struggle with is cleaning.  I don't like to do it, I'm not very good at it and I hate spending money on cleaning products that make my eyes burn.  Until recently we had someone clean our house every two weeks so I didn't have to deal with any of that.  She brought her own cleaning supplies (including rags!) and I just had to supply the vacuum.  That arrangement was great but as my husband and I started to look at our budget and our financial goals we realized this was one … [Read more...]

For many moms, the official start of Spring means it's time to get out the heavy equipment and do some Spring Cleaning.  By no means am I clean freak.  Heavy equipment for me is using the accessories on my vacuum.  I don't have an anxiety attack if there is dog hair on the floor nor do I spend hours on my hands and knees scrubbing that floor full of dog hair.  What I do like is rid my home of clutter that's accumulated during the holidays and rearrange things (furniture, pictures, etc.) so my … [Read more...]