This is from Seattle Children's website. If your like me and you have a special needs child the paperwork can be overwhelming! When were they hospitalized last, what medications are they on, what times they get and more...it can cause one to lose their minds. Well mommies and daddies do I have a...

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What 4 day break? With school getting ready to being I figured I would give those of you who are not mothers or wives a taste of one our days! Get ready and know that you don't pay us enough! Clean up after you and yes all your army puke. I was never...

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                                                                       Look Familiar?   Ahh clutter clutter everywhere and not a care to fix it, so it seems.... Ever notice how many guides or how to documents there are on how to declutter? When building my house hold notebook/ binder I found soooo many articles about decluttering...I need to start following them self....

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                                            As you can see from the picture we moved! Once I get the house in order and all...I will post pictures of each room for you all to see. So till the house is done it will be awhile in posting. Thanks for bearing with us during this transition! ...

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                                              Saw this on Squidoo and I liked it for this post. The world is becoming more and more obsessed with going green. It seems you hear it everywhere, reduce reuse recycle. I am all for reusing things and recycling…but reducing might be a bit harder to do, growing up in a generation...

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I saw this article in the washington post and have itching to post it so without further notice here it is. Spring Cleaning- The Basics This editorial was produced by the The Washington Post special sections department Author unknown Start from top down. Dust first and then vacuum. There's nothing more madding than...

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This picture says it all....after letting my house go to crap to deal with the Army and privitzed housing...I need a break and it's coming up!  I will post monday what's up and hopefully I will have some crafty household ideas for you all until then see ya monday! ...

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Sorry I took a mini vaca and man did I need it...but unfortnate for me my house went to crap on me. Well that's the way the cookie crumbles...now I have to vacuum it up. Living Room/ Dining Room 1. Vacuum 2. Clean tables 3. Clean dining table 4. Dust and wipe surfaces...

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I soo love Anne Taintor's housewife humor! Living Room/Dining Room 1. Get rid of donation boxes 2. Finish dining room table Kitchen 1. Sweep 2. Dinner 3. Laundry 4. Put clothes away Bathrooms 1. Clean tubs Bedrooms 1. Make beds 2. Straighten up Phone Calls 1. Call USAA to seperate DD savings and...

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Gotta love this vintage/ retro housewife humore from Anne Taintor! Living Room/ Dining Room 1. Clean tables 2. Purge 3. Clean hand prints Kitchen 1. Clean counters 2. Put dishes away/ wash dishes 3. Dinner 4. Fold and put laundry away 5. COFFEE! 3x iced because of heat Bathrooms 1. Clean tubs 2....

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Ahh another happy moment thanks to Anne Taintor...you all need to check her out. Her stuff is so funny. Living Room/ Dining Room1. Vacuum2. Purge3. Clean dining room table Kitchen1. Make Coffee2. Put dishes away3. Laundry4. Put clothes away Bathrooms1. Sweep/dust bust2. Clean toilets3. Clean surfaces4. Clean tubs Bedrooms1. Make Beds2. Put clothes...

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I borrowed this picture from BBC...thanks I love these ladies...but the houses I think I can do without! Ok we all have our moment when we want to pull out hair out because we think our house is a mess...well Ladies sit right down take a break and watch How Clean Is Your...

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I love this woman's style of using vintage glam women and  smart ass humor to go with it! Check it all out here: http://annetaintor.com/index.html Living Room/ Dining Room1) Vacuum2) Clean the hand prints that keep showing up3) Clean the tables Kitchen1) Sweep2) Ant barrier3) Dishes Bedrooms1) Make beds2) Fold and put laundry away3)...

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Ok I borrowed the pic and recipe from this site check it out...http://www.victoriahillfarm.com/2008/11/homemade-laundry-detergent.html Here's what you need: A bucket 1 box of 20 Mule Team Borax  1 box of washing soda  5 bars of soap Directions: Grate the bars of soap. If you are using Ivory or another soap that is very soft, you...

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Hahah I found this to be funny and the fact that I live on coffee it fits: http://www.stumbleupon.com/su/2CA3ao/www.cafepress.co.uk/retrobettie/5774243 Living Room/Dining Room 1) Vacuum 2) Clean up little hand prints...yes more than one hand set made them 3) Put things in their homes Kitchen 1) Sweep 2) Spray barrier for ants...damn you commie bastards...

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I found this humorous so had to use it...hahha Living Room/Dining Room1) Vaccum2) Clean hand prints again3) Dust Kitchen1) Sweep2) Clean counters3) Thaw out dinner4) Dishes and put away5) Laundry to fold and put away Bathrooms1) Sweep2) Clean tubs Bedrooms1) Make Beds2) Straigten DS room3) Straighten DD room Errands1) Mail stuff out2) Buy...

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Another day of more chores...does a housewife's job ever end? Living Room/Dining Room1) Clean handprints2) Put DD medical stuff in her room3) Work on cleaner recipes Kitchen1) Sweep2) Thaw dinner-I'm think chinese for dinner :)3) Dishes and put away once dry4) Make coffee Bathrooms1) Clean tubs2) Sweep Bedrooms1) Make beds2) Get hubby to...

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I have to say I love the coasters at cafepress.com...you all need to check them out! Living Room/Dining Room 1) Clean off tables 2) Vacuum...come on there has to be more than vacuuming 3) Clean windows...yuck! Kitchen 1) Clean out fridge 2) Wipe down fridge and freezer 3) Wash clothes and put dry...

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The pic came from cafepress.com again and the recipes came from http://www.eartheasy.com/live_nontoxic_solutions.htm you should check them out! All-Purpose Cleaner: Mix 1/2 cup vinegar and 1/4 cup baking soda (or 2 teaspoons borax) into 1/2 gallon (2 liters) water. Store and keep. Use for removal of water deposit stains on shower stall panels, bathroom...

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I got this picture from this wbsite...check it out you guys :http://www.cafepress.com/+retro-housewife+coasters Well another weekend has come and gone which means more chores for monday...lol Living Room/Dining room1) Vacuum2) Dust3) Clean tv and front door (storm door) Kitchen1) Sweep2) Put dishes away3) Make coffee4) Clean counters Bedrooms1) Make beds2) Dust3) Put clothes away4)...

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Well another day and well it's rainy outside so maybe I can get alot more done today then yesterday...Which I didn't get a whole lot done :P oh well. Living Room/Dining Room1) Vacuum2) Dust3) Clean the tv screen and laptop too! Kitchen1) Sweep2) Clean base boards3) Wipe down counters4) Fold laundry and put...

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Borrowed from http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/4996021/Mothers-work-40pc-harder-than-fathers.html You should read it. Living Room/Dining Room1) Vacuum...seems that's what I do alot of 2) Clean the front door3) Dust Kitchen1) Sweep2) Dishes3) Fold and put laundry4) Clean base boards Bathroom1) Wipe surfaces down2) Clean Toilets3) Wipe down walls and base boards Bedrooms1) Clean window sills2) Clean baseboards3) Other ...

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All work and images are from kibblesnknits at instructables.com step 1Materials List An old t-shirt Woven wool blanket (or anything you have on hand that will stick to your mop head) Disposable pad that comes with your mop Pencil Freezer paper Iron Ironing board Scissors or rotary cutter Pins Sewing machine Thread step...

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Ok this picture is from a great website that teaches you to hack all kinds of thing to make better uses put of them...check em out here! http://www.instructables.com/id/How-to-remove-the-cap-on-a-Swiffer-Wet-Jet-cleaner/ Written By: cpd_trigger step 1: Removing The Cap In a small pot, bring just enough water to cover the cap to a boil. Once you've...

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I used this image from the following website and they have recipes on their site too as well. check em out here: http://www.apartmenttherapy.com/la/how-to-make-homemade-laundry-detergent-049616 Well so many people are wanting to do things homemade and save money too...laundry detergent is a very cost efficiency to have yet people use way too much which cost...

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Borrowed this simple little picture from a fellow blogger...check her out here: http://smalllivingjournal.com/author/mandasue/ Living Room/Dining Room 1) Clean front door again 2) Sweep front door area 3) Clean base boards 4) Vacuum Kitchen 1) Sweep kitchen 2) Clean fridge out 3) Thaw out dinner 4) Put dishes away Bathroom 1) Wipe down door...

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Ahh another day and more chores to do...housework is never done. Here is the link for this cute chore sheet. http://www.merlinsbox.com/Do-Your-Chores-Pad-Chore-Checklist-p/13-12041.htm Living Room/Dining Room 1) Dining room table...I really need to get cracking on this one 2) Clean baseboards 3) Vacuum out window sills Kitchen 1) Sweep 2) Laundry 3) Dinner thawed out...

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25 Mac & Cheese Recipes by Gooseberry Patch I hope you all enjoy this as much I enjoy their recipes! ...

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I will say that this site has such cute charts that are in PDF format she does such great work! http://www.theprojectgirl.com/2009/06/08/weekly-chore-schedule-free-download/ Ok I really didn't do anything cleaning wise except clean up after the mini-block party here at the house...it was great! Now the cleaning schedule begins again. Living Room/Dining Room1) Clean tv...

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