Spring Cleaning: Items You Forget to Clean Pt. 7

It is spring time, which means spring cleaning for so many people. We always think we are cleaning things really well, but in reality there are so many things that we often forget to clean or don't realize that we need to clean. Past articles you can find here, here, here, here, here and here. 

• Oil diffuser
• Rain boots and raincoat
• Hairbrushes and combs
• Diaper pail
• Walls
• Plunger
• Lent trap
• Car console
• Glasses
• Jewelry
• Reusable bags
• Car seat

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Spring Cleaning: Items You Forget to Clean Pt. 5

It is spring time and here are some things we commonly forget to clean. You can check out posts from years past here, here, here & here.

• Your phone
• Shoes. Many you can throw in the wash or take to the cobbler to clean.
• Couch cushions
• Carpets & rugs
• Tiled surfaces. You can get them professionally cleaned. 
• Outdoor toys like slides and swing sets
• Art work
• Figurines and display items
• Candles
• Curtains
• Purses and travel bags

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Happy First Day of Spring!

Happy First Day of Spring! What are your plans for the springtime?

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Spring Cleaning: Items you Forget to Clean Pt. 4

It is spring time and here are some things we commonly forget to clean. You can check out posts from years past here, here & here.

• Door frames
• Pet supplies
• Under and behind the toilet
• Sink plug
• Dryer vents
• Shower drain
• Legs of furniture
• Coffee maker
• Garbage disposal
• Sunglasses
• Garage door opener
• Key fobs

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Happy 1st Day of Spring & Spring 2019 Bucket List

Happy 1st day of Spring! Warmer temps are on the horizon and here is my Spring 2019 bucket list

Go on at least 3 or more walks / park visits a week with our sweet dog. This used to be such a regular habit that we got out of doing in the colder months.

Try a new salad recipe. I have a salad recipe book my mother in law gave me years ago and want to try something new.

Outdoor yoga. I NEED more yoga in my life.

Go to the drive in movie. We haven't been in so long and I would love to go again.

Long bike rides. I love riding my bike.

Go to a new date spot with Bryan. We tend to go and do a lot of the same things that we like and we need to try something new.

What is on your spring bucket list?

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Spring 2018 Bucket List

Do you have a spring bucket list? There are so many things that I constantly want to do in general, in Houston and outside of Houston. Here are 10 things that are on my bucket list this spring. What is on your spring bucket list?

• Picnic somewhere new. It is no secret that I love a good picnic.
• Explore new trails in The Woodlands. I want to go find a fun new hiking/biking/walking trail in The Woodlands.
• Go fishing. I grew up fishing and love fishing. We have a catch and release area in a park in the back of our neighborhood, but after 4 years of living in our neighborhood we have never fished there. This is the year.
• Try a new brewery. We love breweries, but there are SO many now that we haven't been to, so we need to do some exploring. 
• Road trip somewhere new. I always love a good road trip too. 
• Add color to the yard. Since there was a freeze this past year in Houston, so many of our plants died and we need to make it look more pretty.
• Yoga class outside. This is the perfect weather for yoga outside. 
• Read 2 new books. I am slacking on my reading and this needs to happen. 
• Clean our siding. We have cedar siding and have been needing to get it cleaned for years, but since our roofline comes to a peak we have run into issues of costs, lack of people/companies wanting to take on the task, etc. This is going to happen this year because I think my husband found a solution.
• Finish our dang sunroom. We have a sunroom that has random rocks in it because the previous owners used it as a playroom (ummm what kids want to play on rocks). We started the project, but never finished. This is the year we finish it. 

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Spring Cleaning: Items You Forget to Clean Pt. 3

The last few years I have written posts on items you forget to clean. There is SO much to clean in your house and the things that you use everyday that you often forget. Here and here are past posts.

• Keys
• Toys 
• Keyboard
• Air filters
• Shower curtain
• Tools
• Credit cards
• Outdoor furniture
• Brooms, mops and vacuum cleaners
• Houseplants
• Vents
• Bookcase shelves
• Sky lights
• Car

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Spring Cleaning: Items You Forget to Clean Pt.2

Last year I wrote this post on items you forget to clean and thought I would just add onto it because you don't always think of things right away. I would make a check list to make sure you are cleaning all the right spots.

• Window sills
• Microwave
• Refrigerator drawers
• Dog water / food bowls
• Inside of cabinets and drawers
• Top of windows
• Inside of canister lights
• Hairbrush
• Soap dish
• Sponges
• Under couch
• Under bed

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Spring Cleaning: Items You Forget to Clean

Spring cleaning has been in full effect at our house. There are all kinds of areas that get neglected because we, well, forget about them. Here are some top areas you may forget to clean.

• Doors
• Door knobs
• Light switches
• Refrigerator coils
• The trashcan
• The fronts of cabinets
• Kitchen appliances
• Pillows
• Toothbrushes
• Headphones
• Channel changers
• Lamp shades
• Books
• Blankets
• Baseboards
• Picture frames
• Dishwasher
• Washing machines
• Fans
• Electronics
• Inside of the refrigerator 

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Herb Garden

This was a post I meant to post last Spring and since the herb garden is basically the same I thought I would go ahead and post it. 

Since moving into our new house one thing that I had at our old house and really wanted at the new house was an herb garden. We tinkered on different ideas of whether to have it raised on the ground or up off the ground, that way we could move it. 

My concerns were that I didn't want treated wood to be used for the majority of it, so it would be cedar and galvanized metal or a stone herb garden. I decided to use stone. We had some extra stones in our yard and just decided to use those. 

Here is what we did (it's super easy): 

• Used 20 stones and we did two layers on top of each other to form a rectangle
• Lined the bottom with newspaper
• Then organic compost 
• Then organic soil
• Plant the herbs
• Label if you want. I had metal labels made years ago that I got off of Etsy.
• Done!

I got the herbs from Whole Foods and a local nursery that I found at a farmers market called New Leaf Nursery. When we first did this herb garden the herbs did amazing. Then winter came and many died off while many others did awesome. Now that Spring is here, some of the ones that died have come back to life. They need full sun. I water mine about every 2-3 days.

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