Cleaning Calamities

  • When I started this Cleaning Menu experiment, I was trying to solve one problem: I was tired of spending my Saturdays cleaning. I work all week. Then Saturday would roll around and apparently I’d clock in for my second job. So I made a cleaning schedule. Monday, do this. Tuesday, do that. Wednesday, conquer something… Read more

  • One of them involved a dryer sheet. Things have gotten desperate. Alrighty hunnies, before I start this article, I want to say something that I hope carries through every category and every little corner of Calamity, Meet Jane: We do not judge here. This is a judgment-free zone. We help, we love, and most importantly,… Read more

  • So I ditched my daily cleaning schedule for a weekly menu. I reckon we’ll see how this goes. I love a clean house. What I do not love is working all week just to wake up Saturday and realize I’ve apparently clocked in for my second job. Laundry. Bathrooms. Floors. Kitchen. Clutter. All the little… Read more

  • Y’all. This darn countertop has given me nothing but trouble since we moved into this house seven whole years ago. We have hard well water, and when I say the residue is insane, I mean insane. Around the sink and faucets especially, that cloudy, crusty buildup just kept coming back. I’ve tried all kinds of… Read more