Category: decorate

Cleaning My Home with Grove Collaborative

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I love having a clean home. So much so that I actually look forward to cleaning on the weekends. But I have to admit, it’s been a bit of a challenge to juggle moving into a house and trying to keep it clean while we still unpack. I needed the right products to help me clean and get it done quickly!

I got all of this for only $50 with my first order!!

I had been wanting to try Grove Collaborative since forever and finally made a purchase on the website after visiting my parents house a few weeks ago. Grove Collaborative makes it easy to shop clean, environmentally friendly products that work as well as having really cute cleaning supplies! I am way too excited about a cute tray for next to the sink ha! I ended up getting a free tray with my order as well as a tray with a sponge holder attachment so I use the second tray to hold miscellaneous kitchen items like the salt and pepper and such.

The Grove Collaborative makes it easy to shop because all of your favorite brands are on one website and all of them are delivered to your front door! No more running out of something or walking up and down the aisles trying to find that one item that you need.

Also, did you know that you get free products with your first order?? This makes it the perfect chance to try a new product to see if you like it. Just use this link to make a purchase to try out Grove Collaborative and get free products with your order.

hello fall + a sneak peak of the new house

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One of the most exciting things about moving into the new house is that we had a home to decorate for fall! A few weeks ago, we cleaned up a little bit to make room for some fall decor. I still want to go to Target and Homegoods to pick up a few more things but I love having my little pumpkins here and there around the house! This moving process is taking longer than I thought it would because we spent two weekends moving all of my stuff into the new house and then before we could unpack, we had to do a few (many!) trips from Jake’s apartment to the house. Gosh – we are exhausted and we are still in the moving process! On one of our trips to Lowe’s to buy a few things for the house, we also picked up mums and it brought me so much joy! We still need some pumpkins which I hope to buy this upcoming weekend but it’s so nice to home to decorate for fall! I’m just so obsessed even though our living room is once again filled with boxes and we still have so much unpacking to do. But I’m trying to find the joy in finding a home for each thing. Our weekends are spent on the couch, enjoying our home and watching lots of movies while a fall scented candle fills the house.

The Secret to Tricking Everyone That Your Apartment is Clean

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Jake always rolls his eyes when I say that my apartment is a mess. There will be a few things on my floor and a bowl on my coffee table and I think my apartment is a disaster. It usually takes us like 5 minutes to straighten up my apartment before bed and everything is back to being clean again. One trick that makes cleaning up super easy is that I am very insistent on having clear counter tops. Sure, I have decor on my coffee table and end tables, but I try really hard to keep it very minimal. Even really pretty home decor can look like clutter when there is too much of it.

My kitchen is tiny so clean counter space is a must! I try to keep only the appliances I use daily on my counters and everything else is in the cabinets. All of my spices and cooking tools are in a cabinet so they are out of sight until I need to use them which is rare. Pots and pans should have a home in a cabinet so they are not taking up valuable counter top space. . At night before bed, I will put all of my dirty dishes in the dishwasher, wipe down everything and put any food back in their right place. Just having a kitchen with nothing on it makes it look so clean!

I don’t get much mail so I can easily sort it or toss it as soon as I walk in the door. I have a little entry table with a mail sorter so anything important goes there so I know exactly where it is. Paper accumulates quickly so I try to prevent it from happening as much as possible. One thing I like to keep is coupons because I always use them when I shop! There is an envelope in my junk drawer that has all of them so I can easily grab them when I go shopping.

At night, I will do a quick walk around and put items back where they belong. It takes like five minutes but really helps keeping the place look clean all week long. My inspiration is hotel rooms because there is nothing on the counters and the rooms are always relaxing. Am I the only one who can’t go to bed when their home is a mess? My closet can have clothes on the floor, my hamper can be overflowing with laundry, but as long as all of the surfaces in my apartment don’t have clutter, my apartment looks clean!