Cleaning is Love

Getting the kids to help you clean is love in my book. Nothing makes me more happy then when they help me around here. I have some favorite tools that get the job done.



This week we our cleaning our dirty floors. Madison is always spilling her juice/milk and snacks on my floors. (yuck!) I hate nothing more then a sticky floor. As often as I can I try to give my floors a good wipe. If I can get the kids to help me thats an added bonus.

This is what I use to clean my wooden floors. It's an excellent that shines and cleans at the same time. I love a two for one deal. If you have wood floors, give this stuff a try.




Mommys Little Helper. So easy a toddler can do it. Ha!



This is what I use on my tile kitchen floors. My best friend...the wet jet. You know it's a fun mop to use. My Daughter will see me pushing the button for a little more cleaner to come out of the mop head and she will want to take over. It's all about making cleaning fun is how you get the kids to help.





Lastly, my little cone dust buster by dirt devil get those hard to reach places. My Son helps me get the dust on the stairs with this.





Get the kids to help and feel the love! :)

Must Haves in my Kitchen

I thought I would show you what I must have in my kitchen. These are some of my favorite products and they make my life so much easier. If you haven't tried any of these, you must.

First up, Press & Seal. Much better than Saran wrap and clings on your dishes without any fuss. Reusable and doesn't get stuck together like plastic wrap does. Makes storing left-overs in the same dish you served it in a big help. I hate creating any extra dishes to wash, since I AM the only dishwasher in this house.



Next up, slow cooker liners. I make a lot of meals in my crock-pot and hate the clean up. So you just put this down in the bowl first before you add your ingredients. Cooks the same, just with less mess when it's all gone.



Third, I love pre-cut foil. It dispenses the perfect size and I don't have to mess with cutting. Brittany is always making little pouches of food to cook in the oven, so this comes in handy around here.



Cooking sheets! I am always baking something in the oven on these things. I found a baking sheet that I just love. Most that are sold don't have enough depth on the side edge to catch juices that sometimes run out. The commercial bake ware does make a big difference. They are deeper to catch more and just seem to be all around better. This is what restaurants use in their kitchens. Since I'm feeding an army now, I feel like I need to have more industrial cooking items. I picked up another Oneida one up at Wal-mart the other day.




Well that's all for now. I will be posting more of my favorite products and household items in a future post. Look for that to come soon. I hope you'll try these and if you have, what do you think of them?

Baby Swing On It's Way

I just order a really nice baby swing today. It was a little expensive but the reviews are all so positive, I had to get this one. It's the new Fisher-Price Butterfly Garden Cradle and Swing in Pink.



It swings back and forth, side to side. Plays a light show, mobile and has many soothing songs to choose from. Here's a preview of what it will do.



I hope baby Madison loves it as much as I do. We will just have to wait and see.