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Archives for March 2012

Spring Clean Your Home + FREE Printable Checklist

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March 28, By Kristia 2 Comments

I’m still spring cleaning…it’s just taking me longer than a week…life tends to get in the way and cleaning took a back seat. Let’s recap Spring Cleaning Week where we left off last week: Spring Clean the Kitchen plus a Printable Checklist How to Clean the Inside of the Microwave How to Clean a Glass […]

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Spring Clean Your Bathroom + FREE Printable Checklist

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March 22, By Kristia 3 Comments

Cleaning the bathroom is one of those jobs that is never-ending. It seems that 15 seconds after I clean the bathroom, it looks like I had never been there. Do you feel my pain? We have one full bathroom for the four of us to share. There are moments when the room feels like the […]

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How Are You Celebrating Spring?

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March 21, By Kristia 2 Comments

The weather was so nice this past Sunday that there was only one thing to do… break out the marshmallows! S’mores ~ My favorite way to celebrate spring. After a long winter, how are you celebrating spring? Thanks for reading. If you would like to receive FREE updates of FBS, there are four ways to […]

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How to Clean a Ceiling Fan

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March 20, By Kristia 3 Comments

How to Clean a Ceiling Fan

Have you ever tried cleaning a ceiling fan only to have the dust fall onto the bed or floor below?  I learned the following trick years ago from a magazine and it ends that problem. All you need is an old pillow case. Insert a fan blade into the pillow case. Wrap the ends tightly […]

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How to Clean a Glass Stove Top

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March 20, By Kristia 7 Comments

Do you have a glass stove top? If you do, then you are probably familiar with the black marks. I clean the stove top as soon as the heating element has cooled down after every use. For some reason the black marks still appear, like the one on the front right burner. These marks drive […]

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How to Clean a Microwave

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March 19, By Kristia 3 Comments

Microwave ovens can get pretty scary inside, but I do have the secret to keeping your microwave looking spic and span like the microwave pictured below…which happens to be mine, by the way. This tip is so revolutionary that it will truly amaze you. Are you ready? Clean your microwave after EVERY use! See I […]

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Spring Clean Your Kitchen (Printable Checklist Included)

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March 19, By Kristia Leave a Comment

Welcome to Spring Cleaning Week. Today’s task–the kitchen. Meet my kitchen:   On a typical day the counters are cluttered with breakfast dishes or after-school snack dishes, clean dishes waiting for someone to put away, the newspaper, the kids’ school work, and so much more. In a perfect world, my counters would remain clutter-free at […]

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What Are Your Favorite Spring Cleaning Tips?

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March 18, By Kristia 1 Comment

Welcome to Spring Cleaning Week at Family Balance Sheet. I’ll be sharing tips all week to help make your spring cleaning a breeze. To kick it off I am answering a question posed to me by BlogHer’s Life Well Lived campaign, “what are your favorite spring cleaning tips?” Enlist the family to help.  Make a […]

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How to Find Free or Low Cost Gardening Seminars

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March 13, By Kristia 5 Comments

Whether you are a novice gardener or a master gardener, there are many free or low cost gardening seminars, workshops, and events happening at this time of year. You’ll walk away with great information about this year’s gardening trends, gardening techniques, and maybe even a plant or two. 3 Tips to Find Free or Low […]

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How to Cook Bacon in the Oven

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March 12, By Kristia 15 Comments

How to Cook Bacon in the Oven

My family loves bacon. We don’t eat too much of it, but there are times where a package just happens to fall into my cart at the store. My favorite way to eat bacon is on a BLT sandwich with the tomato fresh from my garden. Cooking bacon in the oven is a simple way to […]

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