Crayola is my hero!

Cruising the isles any major department store I never fail to hit the isles with both Sharpies and Crayola products. On one of my fairly recent trips through the Crayola section I was fortunate enough to find not one, but two recently released products from Crayola.

Yes, I know, almost any Crayola product is wonderful in it's own way... the two in particular are just fabulous.




I present you Crayola window crayons AND markers. Being a green mommy, you know I had to check these two out! No paper consumption, unless you use it for cleaning your windows... and then anyone who doesn't want streaks on the windows usually recycles their old news papers for this purpose. Reasonably priced and good for countless hours of fun... all 3 of my children love these... ages 5 - 15 and we only have one real good set of windows to color on.

Domestication Training Day 1

Okay so the boring crap first.


I am a mommy to 4 beautiful children, who of course pick up like children and I am also a full time college student. Needless to say I need to find a balance, but I am also looking forward to finding short cuts offering me more to work with finding the balance.


Starting today, I have put together a plan; I figure I also earned my first "Domestic Diva" badge as well. Catching up on much needed house work after finals week I find myself wondering how I am going to get that done along with the first week of new courses. This is where I am at and what I have discovered thus far.

Kitchen Tips 8-11-2009

Goal:

• Save time and effort

Target Area(s):

• Cabinet Doors
• Drawers
• Appliance faces
• Floor

Tools Required:

• Swiffer
• Wet Swiffer pads or a damp washcloth with your choice of cleanser.

What to do:

• Work top to bottom.
• Start on high cabinet faces first.
• Move to lower cabinet faces and drawer fronts. Check pad or washcloth if not too dirty move on.
• Now wipe down appliance faces. Oven, Dishwasher, Fridge/Freezer, etc.
• If pad/washcloth is still mostly clean, simply move to the floors, if not replace and continue.

Notes:

• Find a stubborn spot or stain? Keep moving and go back with your favorite cleaner (Mine would be Windex.) and or cleaning item (Magic Eraser is my love.) and grab that stubborn spot. Use whatever works and if it is quick, easy and/or cheap suggest it here!