Virtual Longaberger Sale - Round 1

Before children, I accumulated quite a few Longaberger baskets.  In our first house, I also had plenty of built in shelves and cabinets to display them.  Since we've moved, I have very few places to put them and then when Matthew started grabbing the bookshelf, that had to go too.  Most of my baskets have since been stored safely in plastic tubs.  But I have now admitted they should go to other homes.

Below are some of the baskets I'm starting with.  I have several more I plan on parting with.  I put the price I am interested in selling it for.  If you have another price in mind, please let me know.  You can email me at: mercedes1727@hotmail.com

Thanks!
Lauren

1987 Vegetable Basket with fabric Christmas liner - $30

 

1987 hanging basket with fabric floral liner - $15

 

 

2 Quart Pickling Crock in "sage" (used for kitchen utensils) - $10

1 Pint Salt Crock with Cucumber-scent candle and lid/coaster - $10

 

 

Spoon rest in green - $5

 

 

2 valances (6ft wide each) with 2 rod options (lay flat or ruffled) - $15

 

2001 Hamper Basket (tri oval) 16in & 18in wide by 21 high

with lid and plastic protector - $90

(*backside has 2 small drops of paint)

 

1997 Berry Basket - $15

 

1995 round handled basket - $15

 

2002 round pentagon basket with fabric liner & plastic protector  - $15

 

1995 Thyme Basket - $10

 

 

 

I <3 Pinterest

My friend Megan invited me to Pinterest and after some figuring it out, I'm hooked! It makes me WANT to do things around the house.  Since I've really lacked motivation, this is a big deal.  Even though I used to be a housekeeper for over 3 years and worked in a kitchen for over 6 years, I'm not a good cook and don't ever desire to clean (my mother & husband will testify to this).

Since finding all these cleaning tips on Pinterest, I've been in a cleaning frenzy!  However, I have ran into some issues between the results in the instructions to actual results.  Finding out "elbow grease" and extra thinking are required!

Hand/Eye Coordination playtime for Matthew- "Pin Recipe" says to use Playdoh, which we don't have.  So I improvised (rice in container with foil & rubberband).  Also said to use Cheerios, but they were too hard for him.  Fruit Loops worked better.

Cleaning the washer- It wasn't clean when we moved in and the thought has never occured to me to clean the thing that cleans our clothes.  Warning, the picture is gross.  Sorry, I apologize.  But look at it now! The spindle did not magically clean with the vinegar soak.  Green scotch brite sponge and elbow grease were required (don't forget the undersides of the spindle!).  I was also armed with a toothbrush & sponge.

Tip: While it soaked with vinegar water for an hour, I also put in our shower curtains for a good washing too.  Good time saver & double use of vinegar!

Before:

After:

Cleaning Oven Glass-  I made several attempts with this with some success (my MIL said it worked for hers), but I think mine was too far gone.  I ended up using Bar Keeper's Friend, the green scotch brite sponge, & MAJOR elbow grease.  This is what happens when you cook a lot with a pizza stone or uncovered casseroles:

Before:

After:

Clean Plastic Shower Curtain Liners- I saw some improvement after putting in washer, but not miraculous.  Have been using daily shower spray of 3 parts water, 1 part vinegar and it's been taking care of what soap scum was left on (def recommend).

Magic Shower Cleaner for bath tiles, etc-  When I get an empty spray bottle, I'm putting this in it!  Since I don't, I mixed it in a bowl and slopped in on the walls with a sponge (more is better!).  It was great!  Smelled so much better than cleaners, worked soooo much better, and less elbow grease than with cleaners.  Plus, after several showers, the walls are still spotless!  This was probably my favorite cleaning tip so far!

My future cleaning items are homemade dishwasher detergent and cleaning wipes!

Happy Pinning!

Matthew's 2nd Birthday

My First Blog Post:

HAPPY 2ND BIRTHDAY TO MATTHEW!!!

We had a great birthday weekend with Matthew.  He loves the snow and was so happy to play in it.  We made him come in for lunch after he'd been outside for 2 hours, and he wasn't ready yet!

Matthew was in happy 'awe' most of the weekend.

It's hard to remember what you did in life before kids.  It's like you went through the motions without much purpose, and now you have someone to be accountable for every minute of every day.  There is the misbehaving and crying; but then they learn something new and laugh about something simple.

  Matthew is so full of life & laughter and we try to enjoy all the little moments with him!