Cleaning

Written by: Beth Mowbray Canva How much time the average American spends on chores Household chores are a necessary—albeit dreaded by many—part of daily life. It seems there is a never-ending to-do list involved with maintaining a home and keeping it running smoothly. Tasks like taking care of children and pets, cooking, cleaning, and doing … Read more

Cleaning is much easier when you have a cleaning kit of all the products you need for the whole house at your fingertips. With so many different cleaning products on the market, it’s easy to stock up on too many products that you ultimately don’t even need. Make a list of the essentials and keep … Read more

Written by: Leesa Davis Feature image: Christin Lola // Shutterstock When the COVID-19 pandemic began, many stayed home as much as possible to limit contact with others. With all that time in lockdown, it’s no surprise that many took to sprucing up their homes—and backyards were no exception. For those fortunate enough to have their … Read more

Written by: Amanda Push Finding time to clean and organize your home in between all the other tasks on your busy to-do list can feel like a challenge. But tackling your overflowing closet might have more benefits than just a tidier bedroom: Studies have shown that clutter in your home can make it increasingly difficult … Read more

Spring cleaning is upon us, and Stacker spoke with several experts to get their takes on the best spring cleaning and decluttering practices. Decluttering tips from experts to help you get organized Decluttering and organizing an entire home can be an overwhelming task. Clutter can cause anxiety, affect our ability to focus, and generally make … Read more

Household chores are more than inconvenient necessities or things to “make” your children do: They can function as building blocks for a young person’s development. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has even established a set of milestone criteria parents can use to both gauge their child’s development and make inroads toward longer-term developmental goals. … Read more

We have all seen pictures and videos of amazing kitchen pantries, spotlessly clean, perfectly organized visions of shiny canisters or decorative mason jars with stylish labels filled to the brim with all kinds of foodstuffs. These aspirational pantries are designed to inspire and motivate us, but we are often left feeling inadequate.  Where do you … Read more

TikTok is highly addictive, majorly entertaining but also really informative! Yes, its also a big time suck! But I did y’all a favor and picked out what I thought were some of the best TikTok cleaning hacks that you can start trying today! If you are anything like me and hate cleaning, these hacks will … Read more

I cringe at the thought of cleaning, and I cringe even more at the thought of spending a lot of money on cleaning supplies! So why spend so much on something many of us hate doing? In my opinion, Dollar Tree cleaning supplies are just as good as name brand cleaning products, without wasting extra … Read more

I absolutely love when my kids spend time quietly creating something wild and crazy with a Kleenex box and empty toilet paper rolls, or drawing pictures of characters and animals. But on the flip side, its more stuff to have to store and more clutter. After years of stuff in our multi-purpose room (ok its … Read more

It felt like it happened so fast.  We had just purchased a lot to build a new home.  Next thing I know, we needed to have the house ready for professional pictures that the realtor could use to sell our house.  With a sudden feeling of OVERWHELM, I sat down and tried to organize how … Read more

Cleaning and maintaining the house regularly can be challenging. The more people and the more space you have, the more demanding it is. When it comes to designing and decorating the house, I’ve always been more inclined to look for easy to clean furniture and accessories than follow current trends! Before we moved into our … Read more

As a mom of two younger kids I’ve always wondered, how do busy moms keep their house clean?  I have been both a working mom and a stay at home mom, and I never found it any easier to clean living either lifestyle! Mom life seems to always just be hectic. Also, I just hate … Read more

My children are getting older but I still struggle with getting the kids to clean up the messes that they make. I’m grateful for the times that they actually pull out some toys and play with them nicely. But there is still nothing that compels them to clean up after themselves. The response I always … Read more

Cleaning is like the Groundhog’s Day of life.  For those not familiar with the term, its when a series of unwelcome events appear to be recurring in exactly the same way – such as the never ending cycle of picking up clothes and clutter, dusting, vacuuming and mopping! Yes, I hate cleaning. Are We Just … Read more