Temporary Absence

I will have a temorary absence for a few more days. I'm sorry!!!! I will return soon better than ever! Stay tuned.....

Room of the Day!

Here is todays Bedroom checklist!!

• Your bed should already be made, but if its not, do that first!!!
• Change and wash your sheets and pillowcases
• Discard magazines and catalogs on side tables; store those you want to keep.
• Dust surfaces, including furniture, objects, and light fixtures
• Empty trash bins
• Vacuum floors

Happy cleaning!!

Room of the Day

Here is your bathroom checklist for today!!

· Clean toilets, bathtubs, showers, and sinks
· Wipe Mirrors
· Change and launder bath mats, towels, and washcloths
· Dust light fixtures
· Empty trash bins and wipe the insides and outsides
· Vacuum and mop floors


My tip: Why not make it a habit to clean up a little bit every morning while you are in there. Store a roll of paper towels in a cabinet, and after you are done doing whatever you do in the morning, quickly spray and wipe down your sink, counters, and mirrors. This will help keep your bathroom sparkly and looking great!! It only takes a quick second and you are already in there!!! Getting into little habits like these makes a world of difference for keeping your home clean.

Yum!

Let's talk dessert!! It's a beautiful summer day so a nice, light, and easy dessert seems in order. Both of these are under 100 calories which makes them that much better. I am about to run out to the store pronto!!!! Courtesy of http://www.simpleanddelicious.com/ here are the 2 recipes for today. Extremely easy and extremely delicious...

Banana Berry Split

•1/2 medium banana, peeled and cut in half lengthwise•1/3 cup sliced fresh strawberries• Reddi-wip Original Whipped Light Cream•1/8 teaspoon unsweetened cocoa powder

Directions
1.Place banana in bottom of serving dish; place half of sliced strawberries around banana.2.Top banana with two servings (1/4 cup) Reddi-wip and remaining strawberries.3.Garnish by dusting cocoa powder through a fine sieve onto banana split. Serve immediately.

Fruit Fun-Do
•2 teaspoons chocolate syrup• Reddi-wip Original Whipped Light Cream•1/3 cup bite-size pieces fresh strawberries•1/4 medium banana, peeled and sliced

Directions 1.Combine chocolate syrup and one serving (2 tablespoons) Reddi-wip in small bowl to make 'fondue' dipping sauce; set aside.2.Arrange fruit on serving plate. Serve sauce in small dish alongside fruit and enjoy.


Enjoy!!!

New Features!

I have decided to change the format of the blog a little bit and add daily features. The feature list will be as follows...
Make it Monday will be different craft ideas
Taste it Tuesday with recipies
Whatever Wednesday
Thursday Threads will be fashion tips and ideas for the whole family!
Family Friday I will feature all kinds of fun and different things to do with your family for the weekend or next week.
-I will post the craft project for Monday in advance on Sunday with a materials list so you will have time to go out and get what you need if you want to do that particular craft!

If you want to submit ideas for any of these things, or anything else, or if you find an amazing deal somewhere or come across something you think other people should know about, then please feel free to email them to bethatmom@yahoo.com.

Room of The Day

Its time to clean the living room. This is an easy one, and shouldn't take that long to complete. If you have older kids, get them involved. If they have toys sprawled all over the place, or if trash is left out on side or coffee tables, have them race to see who can properly put away the most things and whoever wins gets to pick out and help make dinner tonight or have their favorite dessert. You can make any game you want, this is just one that my own mom used to use when we were kids. After you get the floor and other surfaces cleared, start your checklist. As always, from Martha Stewarts Homekeeping Handbook:

• Fluff and rotate sofa cushions - unless you are like me and don't have cushions that rotate!!
• Discard magazines and catalogs on coffee or side tables; store the ones you want to keep.
• Dust surfaces and objects, including furniture, light fixtures, and electronics.
• Sweep upholstery and floor.

It'll be a breeze!!! Don't stress if more toys accumulate during the day, its going to happen and you can't run around all day behind your kids picking everything up. Just re-organize a few times throughout the day. Remember what Phyllis Diller said, "Cleaning your house while your children are still growing, is like shoveling the walk while its still snowing." While this is most definitely true for messes, its still important to clean your house. Kids are absolutely no excuse to have a dirty house, just a messy one.

Room of the Day!!

It's Kitchen Monday and there is nothing as beautiful as a squeaky clean kitchen. Kitchens are the showpiece of our homes and it should look and feel that way. There is quite a bit to be done in the kitchen so feel free to break it up through out the day! Just make sure to do it all!!! From Martha Stewarts Homekeeping Handbook is today's checklist:

• Wipe all your surfaces - sink, counters, refrigerator and cabinet doors, appliance exteriors, shelves, and furniture.
• Wipe the inside of the oven, microwave, and toaster oven.
• Flush drain with boiling water.
• Go through your fridge, pantry, and cabinets, and toss out any expired food.
• Dust light fixtures
• Wipe the inside and outside of trash and recycling bins.
• Sweep and mop the floor!

My advice -To help make your kitchen sparkle, and keep it that way, get into a habit of wiping out your sink and shining up the fixtures and also sweeping your floor at the end of everyday. Having things that really stand out as clean in a room will help inspire you to keep it that way. If you wake up to a beautiful, sparkling sink, you won't want to let all the dishes pile up in it!!! It works. Really.

Get to it ladies!!