Ivy says: Congratulations to our lucky winner of the Diaper Cakes By Becca giveaway! What’d the Randomizer say? Lucky number 10! That would be Mary Jenkins from Now Entering Momville! Congrats, Mary, we will be in touch. Keep an eye out for more fab giveaways coming soon!
Heather says: I was a little scarce last week while I worked behind the scenes preparing for the launch of our new look. While I won’t be doing any major rework at this time, if you have any minor suggestions, I would love to hear them. On an unrelated topic, I would also like to …
Heather says: I suppose we could call this the Doh! Episode or perhaps it’d best be filed under the “We’re Not Smart Enough to Own Appliances.” Last Sunday dragging ourselves home after a day spent as manual labor, my husband and I were dismayed to find the fridge door slightly ajar. I accused him of …
Retro Saturdays are a chance for new Home Ec 101 readers to see something from the archives and allow Ivy and I a chance to spend time with our families. This was originally published in October 2007. Heather says: Our governor has asked South Carolinians to conserve water as nearly every county has been upgraded …
Ivy says: Today was just a day of wrapping up loose ends- putting the curtains back up, finishing up the holiday decorating, finishing up laundry. You know the routine. Another thing I did yesterday and finished up today was sorting and neatening and de-cluttering all my holiday stuff. My mom has an easy way of …
Ivy says: I am so sorry I didn’t update yesterday, my darling Home Eccers. It was my dad’s birthday and we got home much later than I anticipated. Yesterday’s fall cleaning task was to hunt down all the laundry that was hiding under beds, in closets, and any other place it might be hiding. That’s …
Heather says: If you have fallen behind on laundry and have several loads to do, start with the one that requires the most obnoxious amount of folding. In my house that’s the light colored load, it’s crammed with toddler clothes and other piddly items that are annoying to fold. Finish off with towels which require …
Heather says: The ratio of your home’s condition to a state of complete chaos is inversely proportional to the likelihood of uninvited guests arriving. Discuss.
Ivy says: It’s been so long since it’s rained in Nashville that I nearly took the day off cleaning to dance in the rain. Today, we’re washing walls. I like to mix up a bucket of something that smells fabulous- currently I’m digging Mrs. Meyer’s Clean Day Geranium All Purpose Cleaner. It makes the whole …
Ivy says: My kids are on fall break this week, and the weather is spectacular, which means it’s time for fall cleaning! I think fall cleaning is actually more important than spring cleaning- you want to get your house as clean as possible before the busy holiday schedule starts. Plus, I like to throw open …