Monday, February 28, 2011

Mission Organization: House cleaning schedule for an organized and clean home

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After many months of trying to figure out how to keep my house clean and organized with a four year old and a baby that hardly takes any naps, I came up with a plan. This plan had allowed me to have a clean home without losing my mind: I created a cleaning schedule.
Before I had a cleaning schedule, cleaning the house became a monstrous and overwhelming task to do but now I am more capable of keeping the house tidy and clean without getting too stressed or losing sleep over it.
The following is the cleaning schedule that I developed and I am sharing it here hoping that it will benefit many of you. You can take this cleaning schedule and tweak it to fit your needs.
Bear in mind that I do miss some days sometimes because of a fussy baby, a sick child, an unplanned event etc.. and I usually try to either add it to my list for the next day or skip it all together until the following week.

Everyday cleaning:

Bedroom: Make bed, straighten closet
Kitchen: Wash dishes or load/unload dishwasher, wipe counter tops and island, clean off the kitchen table, and sweep the kitchen floor
Laundry: Wash, dry, fold and put away laundry
Family room: Straighten the family room and put away the toys

Weekly cleaning


Monday:
  •  Empty wastebaskets (garbage truck comes on Tuesday)
  • Mop kitchen floor and foyer
Tuesday:
  • Dust the whole house and clean off computer/TV screens
  • Vacuum downstairs
Wednesday: (big cleaning day for me as my four year old is at school all day)
  • Wash/change sheets and towels
  • Clean bathrooms
  • Vacuum upstairs
Thursday:
  • Wipe down inside and outside of appliances including washer and dryer
  • Once a month cleaning (see below)
  • Menu planning (we get the store ads on Wednesday)
Friday:
  • Vacuum downstairs
  • Wipe glass doors
  • Restock diapers, wipes, and toilet paper 
Saturday:  
  • Pay bills
  • Organize/toss papers/mail
Sunday: 
  • Clip and organize coupons
  • Prepare weekly school time projects/worksheets/crafts for my four year old
  • Update my TO DO list for the week
Monthly cleaning:
  • Clean fridge, freezer, and oven
  • Wipe inside and outside of windows and kitchen cabinets
  • Disinfect doorknobs 
  • Spot treat carpet and upholstery
  • Wash and disinfect wastebaskets

In future posts, I will list some more tips and tricks I use for keeping the house clean and organized STRESS FREE.

Mission Organization: House cleaning schedule for an organized and clean home

           8 comments   


After many months of trying to figure out how to keep my house clean and organized with a four year old and a baby that hardly takes any naps, I came up with a plan. This plan had allowed me to have a clean home without losing my mind: I created a cleaning schedule.
Before I had a cleaning schedule, cleaning the house became a monstrous and overwhelming task to do but now I am more capable of keeping the house tidy and clean without getting too stressed or losing sleep over it.
The following is the cleaning schedule that I developed and I am sharing it here hoping that it will benefit many of you. You can take this cleaning schedule and tweak it to fit your needs.
Bear in mind that I do miss some days sometimes because of a fussy baby, a sick child, an unplanned event etc.. and I usually try to either add it to my list for the next day or skip it all together until the following week.

Everyday cleaning:

Bedroom: Make bed, straighten closet
Kitchen: Wash dishes or load/unload dishwasher, wipe counter tops and island, clean off the kitchen table, and sweep the kitchen floor
Laundry: Wash, dry, fold and put away laundry
Family room: Straighten the family room and put away the toys

Weekly cleaning


Monday:
  •  Empty wastebaskets (garbage truck comes on Tuesday)
  • Mop kitchen floor and foyer
Tuesday:
  • Dust the whole house and clean off computer/TV screens
  • Vacuum downstairs
Wednesday: (big cleaning day for me as my four year old is at school all day)
  • Wash/change sheets and towels
  • Clean bathrooms
  • Vacuum upstairs
Thursday:
  • Wipe down inside and outside of appliances including washer and dryer
  • Once a month cleaning (see below)
  • Menu planning (we get the store ads on Wednesday)
Friday:
  • Vacuum downstairs
  • Wipe glass doors
  • Restock diapers, wipes, and toilet paper 
Saturday:  
  • Pay bills
  • Organize/toss papers/mail
Sunday: 
  • Clip and organize coupons
  • Prepare weekly school time projects/worksheets/crafts for my four year old
  • Update my TO DO list for the week
Monthly cleaning:
  • Clean fridge, freezer, and oven
  • Wipe inside and outside of windows and kitchen cabinets
  • Disinfect doorknobs 
  • Spot treat carpet and upholstery
  • Wash and disinfect wastebaskets

In future posts, I will list some more tips and tricks I use for keeping the house clean and organized STRESS FREE.

Menu Plan: Week of February 28th

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Dinners' menu plan:

Moroccan beef and cauliflower with rice
Curried salmon and potato soup (will omit the siling labuyo and will use the red curry paste)
Sausage and sweet potato Gnocchi with Roasted Tomatoes and basil
Grilled chicken salad, Hummus and Pita
Pasta with sausage and mustard greens
Honey-Glazed chicken over rice with steamed broccoli

Shopping list:

Meat:
Chicken $1.67/lb HEB
Beef
Salmon
Sausage

Vegetables:
Cauliflower $1.97 each HEB
Mustard greens or any other greens
Sweet potatoes
Potatoes $1.97 for a 5lb bag HEB
Tomatoes
Broccoli

Others:
Thai red curry paste
Rice
Pasta
Pita Bread
Hummus $1.98 HEB
Tomato paste
Beef bouillon, stock or Broth
Basil
eggs
Salad

Staples:
Onions, garlic, spices (cumin, paprika, turmeric,cinnamon, salt, pepper) and flour

Menu Plan: Week of February 28th

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Dinners' menu plan:

Moroccan beef and cauliflower with rice
Curried salmon and potato soup (will omit the siling labuyo and will use the red curry paste)
Sausage and sweet potato Gnocchi with Roasted Tomatoes and basil
Grilled chicken salad, Hummus and Pita
Pasta with sausage and mustard greens
Honey-Glazed chicken over rice with steamed broccoli

Shopping list:

Meat:
Chicken $1.67/lb HEB
Beef
Salmon
Sausage

Vegetables:
Cauliflower $1.97 each HEB
Mustard greens or any other greens
Sweet potatoes
Potatoes $1.97 for a 5lb bag HEB
Tomatoes
Broccoli

Others:
Thai red curry paste
Rice
Pasta
Pita Bread
Hummus $1.98 HEB
Tomato paste
Beef bouillon, stock or Broth
Basil
eggs
Salad

Staples:
Onions, garlic, spices (cumin, paprika, turmeric,cinnamon, salt, pepper) and flour

Sunday, February 27, 2011

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Friday, February 25, 2011

Thursday, February 24, 2011

Free JumpStart Advanced preschool world

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Costco has the Jumpstart Advanced Preschool world 4 CD set for $19.99 with a $19.99 Rebate which makes it free.
If you are not a member of Costco, you can still get the deal but you will have to pay an extra $1 non-member fee.
Members can submit the rebate online at Costco rebate center while non-members have to mail it in using this form.

Note: Both members and non-members have to pay an extra $1.68 for tax

Free JumpStart Advanced preschool world

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Costco has the Jumpstart Advanced Preschool world 4 CD set for $19.99 with a $19.99 Rebate which makes it free.
If you are not a member of Costco, you can still get the deal but you will have to pay an extra $1 non-member fee.
Members can submit the rebate online at Costco rebate center while non-members have to mail it in using this form.

Note: Both members and non-members have to pay an extra $1.68 for tax

Community coffee pack of three for as low as 6.16

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Amazon has a great deal on their 3-pack Community Coffee through their subscribe and save program. Combined with two coupons that you can clip, you can get a 3-pack 12-oz Coffee for as low as $6.16

  1. Sign in to your amazon account
  2. Go to the coupon book page and clip the Community Coffee coupon (if you don't see it, click on refresh until the coupon shows up)
  3. Go here for a selection of CC's coffees that are part of the subscribe and save program and clip another coupon from the Coffee page you selected 
  4. Check out through the subscribe and save
Note: you should be able to see two $3 coupons at checkout, otherwise go back to the coupon book page or the coffee page to clip another one. Also, note that the subscribe and save program has no restrictions or fees so you can cancel it anytime. 

Community coffee pack of three for as low as 6.16

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Amazon has a great deal on their 3-pack Community Coffee through their subscribe and save program. Combined with two coupons that you can clip, you can get a 3-pack 12-oz Coffee for as low as $6.16

  1. Sign in to your amazon account
  2. Go to the coupon book page and clip the Community Coffee coupon (if you don't see it, click on refresh until the coupon shows up)
  3. Go here for a selection of CC's coffees that are part of the subscribe and save program and clip another coupon from the Coffee page you selected 
  4. Check out through the subscribe and save
Note: you should be able to see two $3 coupons at checkout, otherwise go back to the coupon book page or the coffee page to clip another one. Also, note that the subscribe and save program has no restrictions or fees so you can cancel it anytime. 

Wednesday, February 23, 2011

BetterOats Oatmeal coupon

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I am a chocoholic so you can imagine my excitement when I found a chocolate oatmeal. At first I was skeptical but it turned out delicious. If you love chocolate like I do then you should print the coupon and try it. It became my go-to healthy chocolate fix now. They do have some other flavors that you can try.
Head to the facebook page for BetterOats to print your coupon for a buy 2 get one free. They go for $1 to $1.50 at the store.

BetterOats Oatmeal coupon

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I am a chocoholic so you can imagine my excitement when I found a chocolate oatmeal. At first I was skeptical but it turned out delicious. If you love chocolate like I do then you should print the coupon and try it. It became my go-to healthy chocolate fix now. They do have some other flavors that you can try.
Head to the facebook page for BetterOats to print your coupon for a buy 2 get one free. They go for $1 to $1.50 at the store.

$10 off $25 coupon code at JCPenney

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JCPenney has some coupon codes for $10 off a purchase of $25 or more for their women's and men's apparel valid through the 26th of February.
Shipping is free to store.



There is another code YOURVIEW that is valid through the 26th for all other purchases

Enter codes at checkout

$10 off $25 coupon code at JCPenney

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JCPenney has some coupon codes for $10 off a purchase of $25 or more for their women's and men's apparel valid through the 26th of February.
Shipping is free to store.



There is another code YOURVIEW that is valid through the 26th for all other purchases

Enter codes at checkout

Free kindle books at Amazon

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Amazon is offering some kindle books that you can download to your kindle or you can use a computer, iPhone or iPod touch, iPad, blackberry or Android using the free kindle reading apps.
Check out the kindle popular classics or the limited-time offer books to download some free kindle books.

Free kindle books at Amazon

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Amazon is offering some kindle books that you can download to your kindle or you can use a computer, iPhone or iPod touch, iPad, blackberry or Android using the free kindle reading apps.
Check out the kindle popular classics or the limited-time offer books to download some free kindle books.

Tuesday, February 22, 2011

Avocado-Walnut Bread recipe

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I love to cook but I don't like to bake and let alone make up a recipe for anything that needs baking. So in my quest to find a healthy snack for my family, I decided to venture out in the world of baking so I looked at multiple recipes for "avocado bread" and made my own "Avocado Walnut bread".
The bread turned out moist and heavenly and tasted almost like a banana bread. Needless to say, my mission was successful.
I do hope that you enjoy this recipe just as my family and I did.

Avocado-walnut bread recipe

Dry ingredients:
1 Cup of white flour
1 Cup of whole wheat flour
1 tsp of baking powder
1/2 tsp of baking soda
1/4 Cup of brown sugar
1/2 tsp of cinnamon
Salt

Wet Ingredients:
2 eggs
1/2 Cup of yogurt
One large avocado mashed
2 Tbsp of coconut oil (you can use canola oil but coconut oil is healthier)
1 Cup of walnuts


  • Preheat oven to 375F.

  • Mix the dry ingredients in one bowl and the wet ingredients in another bowl.




  • Fold the dry ingredients into the other bowl then mix.




 

  • Pour in a greased loaf pan then bake for 30-45 mins



Enjoy! 














Avocado-Walnut Bread recipe


Recipe Type: Bread

Author: Nisrine F.

Prep time: 10 mins

Cook time: 40 mins

Total time: 50 mins

Serves: 4 people

Ingredients


  • 1 Cup of white flour

  • 1 Cup of whole wheat flour

  • 1 tsp of baking powder

  • 1/2 tsp of baking soda

  • 1/4 Cup of brown sugar

  • 1/2 tsp of cinnamon

  • Salt

  • 2 eggs

  • 1/2 Cup of yogurt

  • One large avocado mashed

  • 2 Tbsp of coconut oil (you can use canola oil but coconut oil is healthier)

  • 1 Cup of walnuts


Instructions



  1. Preheat oven to 375F.

  2. Mix the dry ingredients in one bowl and the wet ingredients in another bowl.

  3. Fold the dry ingredients into the other bowl then mix.

  4. Pour in a greased loaf pan then bake for 30-45 mins

  5. Enjoy!





Notes



This is a yummy recipe for an Avocado bread. Even though Avocados are used in the bread, it tastes just like a Banana bread but healthier :)





Avocado-Walnut Bread recipe

           No comments   

I love to cook but I don't like to bake and let alone make up a recipe for anything that needs baking. So in my quest to find a healthy snack for my family, I decided to venture out in the world of baking so I looked at multiple recipes for "avocado bread" and made my own "Avocado Walnut bread".
The bread turned out moist and heavenly and tasted almost like a banana bread. Needless to say, my mission was successful.
I do hope that you enjoy this recipe just as my family and I did.

Avocado-walnut bread recipe


Dry ingredients:
1 Cup of white flour
1 Cup of whole wheat flour
1 tsp of baking powder
1/2 tsp of baking soda
1/4 Cup of brown sugar
1/2 tsp of cinnamon
Salt

Wet Ingredients:
2 eggs
1/2 Cup of yogurt
One large avocado mashed
2 Tbsp of coconut oil (you can use canola oil but coconut oil is healthier)
1 Cup of walnuts



  • Preheat oven to 375F.
  • Mix the dry ingredients in one bowl and the wet ingredients in another bowl.

  • Fold the dry ingredients into the other bowl then mix.



  • Pour in a greased loaf pan then bake for 30-45 mins
Enjoy!

About Me

I am a mother to two beautiful girls and a wife to an amazing man. I work as an engineer and love everything organizing, cooking, and personal finance, which is why I decided to have this blog to share what I have learned. XOXO Nisrine isavvymom1@gmail.com

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