♪♫ Springtime! ♪♫

I posted this on the blog that I am a co-author of called Homeschooling In The Boonies. I thought you all would like me to share the information with you too!


Spring time... the time of year when the sun starts shining, the days get warmer, the grass starts growing, mom gets the urge to clean the family nest, and allergies start attacking people.
Awesome time of year.
Well, here are a few tips and ideas to make your spring more enjoyable:

For allergy and sickness preventative, buy red onions (also known as purple onions) from your grocery store. Cut them in half or quarters (use some of it for frying if you wish) and spread the raw cut peices throughout your house: put it on the window sills, on the fire mantle, on the kitchen island.... Sound like a weird superstitious thing? Well, red onions actually absorb sickness! Proven fact: Onion as Medicine and The Mighty Onion
I know for a FACT that red onions do help with allergies and sickness. Just having them lay around helps to absorb sickness, and it helps abate symptoms if sickness or allergies are already rampant throughout the house. Once they dry out, or turn black, replace them with another raw cut piece!Another thing that will certainly help with sickness, and get the family into the mood of spring, is Spring Cleaning.
You know: dusting the ceiling fans, light fixtures and under the furniture that hasn't been moved for months. Vacuuming under the couch and behind the piano. Scrubbing the bathroom and kitchen walls... all that fun stuff.
It can really be overwhelming if you start looking around at your house and see all the stuff that hasn't been cleaned in forever....or the stuff that should have been taken care of last week, but got forgotten, like the week before, and the week before that... or all the things that the toddler has tried to help clean, but it has chocolate smears and finger prints all over it.
Yeah, you get the point: overwhelming.
Well, here are a few lists and ideas that will help you break it down, complete it step-by-step, and get it done! It can really take a load off your shoulders to have a clean house:
A Thorough Spring Cleaning Checklist - from Imperfect homemaking
A list of 10 ingredients for homemade house cleaners
4 steps to organize and de-clutter