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Dining Room Cleaning - Squeaky Clean Challenge Day Nine

MomsBudget — Tue, 17 Mar 2009 06:25:50 +0000

Squeaky Clean Challenge Day #9 - The Dining Room Clear the dining room table and any side tables/cabinets/counters of clutter Dust Make your own Swiffer Reusable Dusters Wash table cloth if it has gotten dusty Polish silverware etc Make your own Silver Polishing Cloths Check the fabric chair-covers for stains, and clean if neccessary Wash windows and mirrors Make your own sparkle spray window cleaner Mop or [...]

Living Room Tidy - Squeaky Clean Challenge Day Eight

MomsBudget — Mon, 16 Mar 2009 06:23:16 +0000

Squeaky Clean Challenge Day #8 - The Living Room Do a ten second tidy, gathering up items that really belong elsewhere in the house. Dust and straighten items on mantel, coffee and end tables, clearing out anything that belongs elsewhere. Remove old TV Guides, magazines, newspapers etc that can go into Recycling. Clean the floors. Clean the TV screen - [...]

Attic Weekend Project - Squeaky Clean Challenge Days 6 & 7

MomsBudget — Sat, 14 Mar 2009 06:18:40 +0000

Squeaky Clean Challenge Day #6 & 7 - The Attic Weekend Project Get three boxes - one for tossing, one for donating and one for selling (if you don’t want to sell, make TWO donating boxes). And fill each box at least ONCE before your weekend is over. Sort, sort and sort - group items together, combine [...]

Basement Cleaning - Squeaky Clean Challenge Day Five

MomsBudget — Fri, 13 Mar 2009 07:57:03 +0000

Squeaky Clean Challenge Day #5 - The Basement Straighten up any storage areas - close any open boxes, stack properly, label any unlabelled boxes Sweep and/or mop the floor Change furnace filter Remove any cobwebs (if any) Check for winter water damage Check for pest infestation (rats, spiders, ants, various other creepy crawlies etc) Dirt basement floor that you are struggling with? [...]

Home Office Cleaning - Squeaky Clean Challenge Day Four

MomsBudget — Thu, 12 Mar 2009 07:52:44 +0000

Squeaky Clean Challenge Day #4 - The Home Office or Office Area Sort your bills, organizing by due date or type. Go through papers sitting on the desk, either shredding/recycling what isn’t needed or filing. If you are a file junkie, go through your files, and shred/recycle what you no longer need. File receipts, bills, manuals, and any other [...]

Junk Day Cleaning - Squeaky Clean Challenge Day Three

MomsBudget — Wed, 11 Mar 2009 07:51:09 +0000

Squeaky Clean Challenge Day #3 - Junk Day Clean catchall drawers and shelves by culling junk from usable items. Group like items, such as pens, tape, stamps and coupons. Use small baskets or folders to hold pens, coupons, etc. Give kids 5 minutes to get all their stuff to their rooms—or else! Brand new to the MomsBudget Squeaky Clean Challenge? [...]

Living & Family Room - Squeaky Clean Challenge Day Two

MomsBudget — Tue, 10 Mar 2009 07:47:09 +0000

Squeaky Clean Challenge Day #2 - The Living / Family Room Return videos and CDs to storage area. Spot-clean sofas and carpeting as needed (recipe for Herbal Carpet Freshener) Flip and rotate cushions; fold throws. Straighten magazines and newspapers. Spot-clean and dust surfaces (instructions to make your own Swiffer Duster reusable dusters) Vacuum/sweep family room floor. Timesaver: Clean rooms in a clockwise pattern, [...]

Daily Household List - Squeaky Clean Challenge Day One

MomsBudget — Mon, 09 Mar 2009 07:45:32 +0000

Squeaky Clean Challenge Day #1 - The Daily Household List Make beds. Sweep floors. Clean kitchen tables and countertops. Load/unload dishwasher. Tidy up living areas. Sort mail; toss junk. And this is the daily list, that you do every day This actually looks do-able Say when you are done, and you can motivate the really bad clutterbugs when you can [...]

Introducing the 30-Day Squeaky Clean Challenge

MomsBudget — Sun, 08 Mar 2009 22:52:59 +0000

We all love to have that nice clean house, but the reality of it is that we don’t often get it done! So over the next 30 days, we will be issuing a new Squeaky Clean Challenge… some days might take you 5 minutes, others a half an hour, and on the weekends, it is [...]

Beauty Recipes for Choco-holics

MomsBudget — Mon, 02 Mar 2009 17:46:42 +0000

Love chocolate? Well, if you are like most women, you want to indulge in the chocolate without the calories! Then you will love this collection of fabulous recipes for chocolate lovers! Decadent Chocolate Bubble Bath What is better than immersing yourself in chocolate? Chocolate Facial Mask You can do your mask while you soak in yout decadent bubble bath! Chocolate Lip Balm Chocolate lip [...]