Category: Family
The Case of the Wet Toilet Seat: A Mystery Solved and a Lesson Learned
by CleanUpKate | Nov 19, 2014 | e-cloth, e-cloth 101, Family, How to Clean with e-cloth | 10 |
It was the dentist appointment that started it. A semi-annual visit that lead to the neighbours hearing screams and a Mum learning a valuable lesson. The day was cold. Bitterly cold. The snow was flying and the wind was...
Read MoreNoisy, Battery-Operated Toys – How to Cut the Volume
by CleanUpKate | Jun 13, 2014 | Family, Gripes | 0 |
I want to thank my “friend” (who has kids of her own and should know better), for giving us this most annoying talking and musical globe. Yeah, um, “thanks”. But I’d really like to thank my...
Read MoreDental Hygiene – Has it Left the Building?
by CleanUpKate | May 18, 2014 | Family, Healthy Living | 0 |
Moms (and dads): do you ever start brushing your teeth in the evening before bed and go all squinty-eyed and constipated-looking, wondering/worrying if this is the first time you’ve brushed all day?
Read MoreRemy Rocks the Floor Cleaning – Kids CAN Clean Floors!
by CleanUpKate | May 6, 2014 | e-cloth, Family | 0 |
Remy’s Four Stages of Floor Cleaning: Human Lint Roller – Involved rolling around the floors in wool and fleece outfits, gathering every piece of dog hair and particle of dust in his way. Not overly efficient and...
Read MoreShowering with e-cloth – My Dirty Little Secret
by CleanUpKate | Apr 29, 2014 | e-cloth, Family, How to Clean with e-cloth, How to clean..., What Kate Cleans | 22 |
If my husband catches wind of this, it’s gonna ruin everything… I don’t like showering when the kids are home because I don’t get any privacy, and if I DO get privacy, I’m in for it because it means...
Read MoreApologies from the Chef: Do You Mind Your Cookies Crunchy?
by CleanUpKate | Apr 27, 2014 | Family, Trials & Tribs of Homemade | 0 |
I’m a reckless baker at the best of times – not measuring properly, never sifting, substituting non-substitutable ingredients. But gosh darn it, I do love me a good cookie. And (my grammar teachers are rolling their...
Read MoreSpring into Mud & Other Brown Things
by CleanUpKate | Apr 1, 2014 | e-cloth, Family | 0 |
Spring officially sprung here the day before yesterday. The sun came out and Mama Nature turned up the heat (to 9 C) after… what was it, anyway?… 15 months of winter? The kids were so excited that they ran out to...
Read More7 Days of Poop – Day 6: Message from Above
by CleanUpKate | Jun 10, 2013 | Family, Gripes | 0 |
I dropped Zander off at school this morning and on the way home, a bird pooped on me. It’s my lucky day.
Read More7 Days of Poop – Day 5: Poopin’ Solo
by CleanUpKate | Jun 8, 2013 | dogs, Family | 2 |
“Everyone Poops”. Have you read it? I suppose it’s meant to help with potty training but we just thought it was a good read. Another one is “The Holes in Your Nose”. Fantastic! I like the part where...
Read More7 Days of Poop – Day 4: Oral Hygiene
by CleanUpKate | Jun 7, 2013 | Family | 4 |
Just when I thought I wouldn’t have a good poop story to share today, the boys came through for me once again. Zander didn’t wake up on the wrong side of the bed this morning: he woke up on the “I’m going...
Read More7 Days of Poop – Day 3: Bath Night
by CleanUpKate | Jun 6, 2013 | Family | 5 |
All I Really Need to Know, I Learned In Kindergarten. If that was true, my son would know how to wipe his butt. Zander: “Mom, did you know they have a zipper club at school” Me: “Really? Are you in it?”...
Read More7 Days of Poop – Day 2: When Poop turns into the “S”-word
by CleanUpKate | Jun 5, 2013 | dogs, Family | 2 |
In a day of dealing with poop, it’s best to never let your guard down. Bummy-Wiper Zander (the 4 year old) has a nickname for me: “Bummy-Wiper”. He’s physically able to wipe his own butt but he says he...
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