Tag: cleaning
Places to Donate Your Items in Kansas City
With so many of us letting go of all that excess stuff right now, it’s a good idea to consider our options when donating...
What to Keep (and Toss) for Your Kid’s Future
Does anyone else feel like they are drowning in stuff? I am constantly swimming through a sea of toys and clothing that my children...
Mom Approved: Products and Services We’ve Tried and Loved
Over the past year, the KCMC team has tried a host of new products and services as we've navigated life through a pandemic. Today,...
Before Spring Cleaning: Donate, Recycle, Trash
I usually skip spring cleaning altogether because it seems overwhelming and I don’t know where to begin. There’s usually an excessive amount of stuff...
My Local “Buy Nothing” Group Made Spring Cleaning Fun & Rewarding
Just a few months ago, I stumbled on a local “Buy Nothing” group on Facebook. I was intrigued, so I joined—and was immediately hooked!
If...
Overcoming Decluttering Paralysis
Every year, I say I'm going to declutter my home. And guess what? (shocker) Every year, it doesn't happen.
According to Psychology Today, clutter causes stress in part because...
#Realstagram Messy House Pics Make Me Cringe
One of the Instagram trends I’ve liked recently has been the #Realstagram posts—where people post makeupless selfies, not-so-pretty homemade meals, and messy living rooms...
Chores Done Easy!
If you are like me, maybe you didn’t have set chores when you were a kid. No one ever showed me how to properly...
Bee Organized to the Rescue!
After our kitchen remodel, I was dreading putting everything away. We had transformed our living room into a temporary kitchen, and the extras were...
Why Air Duct Cleaning Is Really Worth It
Does anyone in your family suffer from allergies? Do you notice dust collecting quicker than normal? Have you gotten one too many colds this...
Signs Your Child Might be a Hoarder
I’ve recently come to the realization that my daughter is a closet hoarder. As in, she literally hoards things in her closet, like Ariel...
A Life After Tidying Up
I'm sitting in a clean living room, a basket of folded laundry pushed aside, cutting up an old sweater I've been planning on upcycling...
Why We Banned Slime From Our Home
“It’s not even sticky, Mom." These were my daughter’s famous last words. The ones that forced me to ban slime from our house last...
A Meditation for Chores
I hate chores.
Before kids, they were a mild annoyance. I could do them when I felt like, or, more accurately, when I absolutely had...
The Life-Changing Magic of Accepting the Mess
Do you have access to a Netflix account? Then you have definitely watched Tidying Up with Marie Kondo. If only for a little bit,...
