The holidays are filled with holiday dinners and a lot of food. When there’s food, there are stains. This Holiday Stain Guide will teach you how to remove stains from all those holiday-rich foods like red wine, gravy, and egg nog, as well as other holiday stains like tree sap, lipstick and ...
Cleaning a Composite Deck
Using a mild soap like Simple Green for cleaning a composite deck is usually all you need. We are so happy with a lower maintenance deck after building our Deckorators Composite Decking 2 years ago which still looks brand new. There are a few Do's and Don'ts when it comes to cleaning and maintaining ...
Weekly Cleaning Schedule Printable
All your dreams will come true with this Weekly Cleaning Schedule Printable! Choose from a weekly cleaning plan that is already filled in with cleaning prompts, or a blank version. Knowing how often you should clean things in your home can be overwhelming, but these free printables really help ...
Organized Pantry Ideas
Organize your kitchen cabinets with labeled glass jars and airtight containers to keep pantry items fresh, pretty and free of any pantry moths or bugs. These Organized Pantry Ideas are beautiful to look at and great for any cabinet storing food and non-perishables. It's kind of addicting once ...
Essential Oil Diffuser Blends for Spring
Oh, this is a great printable list of Essential Oil Diffuser Blends for Spring! It's hard to choose my favorite because they all make my home smell fresh and clean! Lemon essential oil is one of my favorites, it goes so well with many other oils and it also has so many great cleaning ...
Essential Oil Diffuser Blends for Winter
Essential oil diffuser blends for winter will have your home smelling cozy and clean with these seasonal blends. And just like that, I've switched to Essential Oil Diffuser Blends for Winter now that Thanksgiving is over. I love using my diffusers with different essential oil combinations ...
Creative Ways to Use Kool-aid
I know what you’re thinking… Kool-Aid? What else could you possibly use this for?! There are surprisingly a lot of Creative Ways to Use Kool-Aid! Whether it’s around the house or for a sweet refreshment, or even a Kool-Aid Pie, this stuff can be surprisingly useful. Head to the store and grab your ...
Toxin Free Cleaning – Detox your Home
I am ALL about using products that are non-toxic. Especially when it comes to Toxin Free Cleaning and my home. I was thrilled to partner with my local Safeway and try the new Open Nature™ Household Cleaning and Care products which are safe for my home and family. Open Nature Products are dye ...
How to Care for Bath Towels
Although worth it, nice bath towels can be expensive! Knowing How to Care for Bath Towels will keep them like new for many years! Learning how to wash and dry bath towels the right way is a life skill! I love a good fluffy bath towel as much as the next person and will often be confused as to ...
How to Care for Hardwood Floors
Knowing how to care for hardwood floors properly will help them to last for many, many years. Here are some tips for non-toxic cleaning and maintenance of hardwood flooring. We've had our solid hardwood floors for over a year now and I love them even more than the first time I walked on them. I ...
Simple Organizing Solutions for Kitchen Linens
Being a part of Melissa's book launch for her newest book, Simple Organizing was exactly the kick in the pants I need to tackle my kitchen towels! I'm sharing my Simple Organizing Solutions for Kitchen Linens today as one of my Clutter Confessions! If you're on Instagram, you may have seen some ...
Natural Ways to Deodorize your Home
I put a lot of effort into making sure my home smells nice. Finding Natural Ways to Deodorize your Home doesn't have to be hard or overwhelming, but it can be sad to let go of some of your old favorites. I love using candles and plug-in wax warmers, but sometimes those can carry toxins into the air, ...
Hypoallergenic Carpet Ideas – Mohawk Air.o Unified Soft Flooring
While slowly updating our 1999 home, I was starting to look for Hypoallergenic Carpet Ideas to replace the worn builder-grade carpet that was original to the home. I was overwhelmed at the thought of searching for a Low VOC or No VOC carpet replacement. That's fancy talk for off-gassing. I didn't ...
Refresh your Home Simple Tips
As much as we love the holidays, there is nothing better than reclaiming our home from holiday decor. Escape the chaos with these calming Refresh Your Home Simple Tips! My home feels oddly empty after taking the tree down and putting all the decorations away. Since we also had to clear ...
Stress-Free Way to Clean House for a Party
As a regular customer and affiliate of the Grove Collaborative, I am happy to offer my readers these Stress-Free Way to Clean House for a Party Tips and products. We host Thanksgiving and a couple of holiday parties every year. And every year, I will start to stress myself about having the house ...
Non-Toxic Cleaning Concentrates
I have been slowly moving towards using all non-toxic products in my home, (my non-toxic mattress, my non-toxic floors ) which is why I'm partnering with Grove Collective in offering this non-toxic cleaning concentrates bundle. Keep reading to learn how you can get your own Non-Toxics Cleaning ...
10 Unusual Ways to Use Mayonnaise
Take a look at these 10 Unusual Ways to Use Mayonnaise and see if a jar of mayo can help you! You probably never thought that mayonnaise could be used for anything other than making food! But mayonnaise actually has a lot of possible applications, and can help with many stubborn problems! These ...
10 Handy Household Uses for Borax
Since the publish date of this article, it has been brought to my attention that Borax may not be as "green" as we've been led to believe. You can read more here. Today's Creative Life is not responsible for what you use this product for and is confident you will do your research before using any ...
Best Wood Floor Cleaner Non-Toxic
After many lessons, I'm sharing the Best Wood Floor Cleaner for your hardwood flooring, especially for high traffic areas. I know many of you will be shocked to learn that the best hardwood floor cleaner is not a homemade hardwood floor cleaning solution made with vinegar. Don't believe all the ...
How to Kill Fruit Flies and Gnats
Every year, late in the summer it happens! I start thinking How to Kill Fruit Flies and Gnats in a non-toxic way! There is nothing more annoying that fruit flies in the house! We start getting them around August and they hang around until the temps drop in late October! I have my own non-toxic ...
10 Great Uses for Cornstarch
Cornstarch is a great thickening agent used when making sauces and soups. But did you know it has many other possible uses as well? I bet you'll learn something new with these 10 Great Uses for Cornstarch! In fact, it can be used in a lot of simple homemade products to replace things you might ...
Clever Ways to Clean with Lemons
Lemons! I cannot live without lemons. I've got 10 Clever Ways to Clean with Lemons that will have you singing the praises of this beautiful yellow fruit! These are favorite tips that you may have never heard of before! Besides putting them in my water daily, I use them in my tea and I love using ...
20 Clever Uses for Magic Erasers
Magic erasers really are magical, or at least they appear to be! You are going to LOVE the 20 Clever Uses for Magic Erasers that I'm sharing today! They can clean so many things all around your home, and can erase marks you otherwise would have thought were permanent! If you've seen magic erasers ...
Hardwood Flooring Installation FAQ
Who knew Hardwood Flooring Installation would have so many decisions? Just like when we got our pup Maybelline, I learned way more than I thought I needed to about Austrailian Multi-Gen Labradoodles. Well, hardwood flooring installation is like that. Unless you're a contractor, you're probably ...
