{"id":17719,"date":"2011-03-30T07:00:57","date_gmt":"2011-03-30T11:00:57","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/thehappyhousewife.com\/home-management\/?p=17719"},"modified":"2019-03-13T16:06:26","modified_gmt":"2019-03-13T20:06:26","slug":"spring-cleaning","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thehappyhousewife.com\/home-management\/spring-cleaning\/","title":{"rendered":"Spring Cleaning: Plus Home Ec 101 Book Giveaway"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/thehappyhousewife.com\/home-management\/files\/2011\/03\/200955_10150186944091788_196783406787_9157779_3661297_o.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-17722 alignleft\" title=\"spring cleaning\" src=\"\/\/thehappyhousewife.com\/home-management\/files\/2011\/03\/200955_10150186944091788_196783406787_9157779_3661297_o-300x235.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"235\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>My spring cleaning is in full swing. There is something about organizing and decluttering that makes me feel super productive. I&#8217;ve finished the girls&#8217; room and the clothing swap and am now busy organizing and sorting the clothes. The girls don&#8217;t need 25 dresses each, 10 sweaters, and 30 t-shirts. I&#8217;m deciding what stays, goes, or is recycled. How is your cleaning coming? Have you tackled any big projects this week?<\/p>\n<p>If you hate to clean, or feel like you don&#8217;t know how to clean\/organize I have a little treat for you today!<\/p>\n<p>A few weeks ago I received a copy of <a target = \"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/product\/1440308535\/ref=as_li_ss_tl?ie=UTF8&amp;tag=thehaphou-20&amp;linkCode=as2&amp;camp=1789&amp;creative=390957&amp;creativeASIN=1440308535\">Home-Ec 101: Skills for Everyday Living &#8211; Cook it, Clean it, Fix it, Wash it<\/a><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"border: none !important; margin: 0px !important;\" src=\"\/\/www.assoc-amazon.com\/e\/ir?t=&amp;l=as2&amp;o=1&amp;a=1440308535\" border=\"0\" alt=\"\" width=\"1\" height=\"1\" \/>, written by fellow blogger Heather Solos. I wasn&#8217;t sure what to expect, since I know a lot of about Home Ec and share tips daily on this site. I must say I loved this book and learned a ton too!<\/p>\n<p>Heather has friendly writing style that makes you feel like you are taking advice from your friend. She gives practical tips and doesn&#8217;t beat around the bush with fluffy language or fancy words. The only thing I would change about this book is photos. I am a visual learner and I would love to have photos incorporated with the tips.<\/p>\n<p>There are chapters on cleaning, laundry, cooking, and small household repairs. My favorite section of the book was the household repairs, as it is very expensive to pay for a service call only to find out the repair is very basic and could have been preformed without a professional.<\/p>\n<p>The book also includes many charts for quick reference including ingredient substitutions and which cleaning chemicals react to each other.<\/p>\n<p>A few tips I learned from Home Ec 101:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Flat paint hides imperfections in the wall much better than satin or semi-gloss.<\/li>\n<li>Dark jeans should be washed inside out, the friction from the machine causes fading.<\/li>\n<li>A items in the freezer will stay frozen for twenty-four to forty-eight hours during a power outage if you don&#8217;t open the door.<\/li>\n<li>Run the bathroom fan during and for 15 minutes after a shower, it decreases moisture in the air and you will have less mold to clean in your shower!<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>As a homeschooling parent I can see this book being used as a supplement to any Home Ec homeschool curriculum, or even adapted to be used a curriculum.<\/p>\n<p>To help jump start your spring cleaning I have two copies of Home Ec 101 to give away. 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