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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I borrowed this pic from a fellow blogger...check her out here: http://dishingwithdish.blogspot.com/2009/02/homemade-hostess-cupcakes.html Well DS wakes up at  8:30 am and begins about cupcakes...bout drove me nuts. So I will be going to commissary to get the supplies and a new frosting tip to suff these bad boys. Now the recipe comes from the...

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Ok once I was in this doctors office looking at all these magazines they had and this one impressed me so much I asked for the copy. They have tons of things that us frugal women can make for our home.  They have patterns and materials list so you know what you need...

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I found these cute charts at the following site and you can download them for FREE! http://www.poshlittle.com/baby/downloads/217-organization/760-kids-printable-chore-rewards-chart.html I got next to nothing done yesterday and man does my house show it, but it's another nice spring day so I am going to rock my MP3 player and get my house done or at...

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I found this cute picture on another bloggers site: http://blog.heartsandhome.com/ In this day in age with everything costing so much and the internet has so much more to offer now, why not find things you can use and save money at the same time. With so many women become more and more domestic...

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This nifty pic came from the following web site: http://vikeats.com/2009/08/aprons-yay-or-nay/ I have to say that I do have an apron and forget that I have it from time to time. To be honest I love my apron...but what kind do you like and how can you make your own...not a problem. I am...

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This cute little chart comes from the following website: http://www.chorecharts.net/preview/Preschool_Chore_Chart I feel bad because I didn't get half as much as I wanted done...and today is going to be a long day! So without further ado here is my list of things for me to do. Living Room/Dining Room1) Finish clearing off dining room...

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I have to say this is the cutest picture for mixes...borrowed from countryliving.com With today's economy not doing so great...(will keep opinion to self on who's to blame) things are getting more and more costly. Some people need to watch their salt intake, some people need gluten free products which are just as...

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This pretty chart comes the following website: http://www.gentlechristianmothers.com/community/showthread.php?p=2485307 Wow I got a lot done yesterday...took along time to do it but I did get to it. Now for another day! Living Room/Dining Room 1) Finish clearing the dining room table 2) Try possibly to shampoo carpet 3) Clean DS train table Kitchen 1) Thaw out...

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This is from a fellow blogger user...you can see her sight here http://jdorganizer.blogspot.com/. Here is my list of chores for the day! Lets see what and how much I get accomplished today! Living room/Dinning room 1) possibly shampoo carpet? 2) Wipe down the TV because little hands can't stop touching it 3) vacuum...

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I love coupons. I love how much they save me and that's what frugal is all about doing...Saving money. I am listing some great sites that you can print coupons from. You may have to install software so your printer can print them out. You will also need to make sure that your...

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Ok I have a gas stove here in lovely military housing...ok maybe not so lovely but comeon a gas stove??? I love it! The one thing I don't love is grease that pilot covers collect. I have scrubed and scrubed, soaked them over night and still nothing...till I searched on google and found...

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CREAMY SOFT SCRUBBER Pour 1/2 cup of baking soda into a bowl, and add enough liquid detergent to make a texture‐like frosting. Scoop the mixture onto a sponge, and wash the surface. This is the perfect recipe for cleaning the bathtub because it rinses easily and doesn’t leave grit. Note: Add 1 teaspoon...

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Ahh another day, another day to clean I suppose. I got alot of Monday's chores done...I was surprised how much I actually got done...hahah Ok here's Tuesday's Chores Living Room/Dining Room1) Clean off dining room table to actually eat there2) Possibly shampoo carpet when kids are in bed?3) Purge...didn't have time to do...

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