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		<description><![CDATA[by Debi Taylor-Hough Basic White Sauce (thick): 3 Tablespoons butter or oil 3 Tablespoons flour 1/4 teaspoon salt dash of pepper 1-1/4 cup liquid, milk or stock Melt butter or oil in saucepan. Stir in flour and seasonings. Cook over medium heat until &#8230; <a href="http://thesimplemom.com/2012/05/31/cream-of-whatever-soup-substitute/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=thesimplemom.com&#038;blog=1158648&#038;post=2533&#038;subd=thesimplemom&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<description><![CDATA[by Deborah Taylor-Hough Housework and I haven&#8217;t always been friends. It&#8217;s been a struggle over the past twenty years of my married life to learn the habit of keeping a neat and orderly home. Some days I&#8217;m more successful at it &#8230; <a href="http://thesimplemom.com/2012/05/31/the-ten-minute-tidy-2/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=thesimplemom.com&#038;blog=1158648&#038;post=2278&#038;subd=thesimplemom&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Spring Cleaning &#8211; The Kitchen Cupboards</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Spring Cleaning &#8211; Day Thirteen (and probably several more!) Took the weekend off from cleaning.   It was sunny and beautiful here in the Seattle area and that&#8217;s something you never want to miss the chance to enjoy.  The rains &#8230; <a href="http://thesimplemom.com/2012/04/23/spring-cleaning-the-kitchen-cupboards/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=thesimplemom.com&#038;blog=1158648&#038;post=1833&#038;subd=thesimplemom&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Vacuuming Under the Furniture</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Spring Cleaning – Day Twelve All righty &#8230; back to my Spring Cleaning Project-of-the-Day as originally planned now that I&#8217;m finally caught up on laundry and dishes after the broken pipe incident of last week. I finally found the correct size &#8230; <a href="http://thesimplemom.com/2012/04/17/spring-cleaning-vacuuming-under-the-furniture/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=thesimplemom.com&#038;blog=1158648&#038;post=1822&#038;subd=thesimplemom&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>The Mount Vernon Method for Cleaning My Bedroom</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Spring Cleaning &#8211; Day Eleven We have running water again (both hot AND cold!) so I&#8217;m pretty much spending my Monday getting caught up on laundry, dishes, and other water-related chores that fell by the wayside this past week and &#8230; <a href="http://thesimplemom.com/2012/04/16/spring-cleaning-the-mount-vernon-method-for-my-bedroom/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=thesimplemom.com&#038;blog=1158648&#038;post=1816&#038;subd=thesimplemom&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Spring Cleaning &#8211; Maybe Not Today</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 13 Apr 2012 15:22:37 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Spring Cleaning &#8211; Maybe Not Today Well, today I was going to do a deep cleaning of my bathrooms but because the water&#8217;s turned off (due to a broken pipe under the house), that&#8217;ll have to wait for another day. &#8230; <a href="http://thesimplemom.com/2012/04/13/spring-cleaning-maybe-not-today/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=thesimplemom.com&#038;blog=1158648&#038;post=1807&#038;subd=thesimplemom&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<description><![CDATA[Spring Cleaning &#8211; Day Ten Today I was going to vacuum under furniture, but when I went to the store last night, they didn&#8217;t have the size vacuum belt I needed.  So once again I have to put off the &#8230; <a href="http://thesimplemom.com/2012/04/12/spring-cleaning-windows-windowsills-and-skylights/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=thesimplemom.com&#038;blog=1158648&#038;post=1800&#038;subd=thesimplemom&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<description><![CDATA[Spring Cleaning &#8211; Day Nine Well, today I was going to do a thorough vacuuming under all the furniture &#8230; but my vacuum belt broke yesterday and I didn&#8217;t have a spare (and I won&#8217;t be heading out to the &#8230; <a href="http://thesimplemom.com/2012/04/11/spring-cleaning-cleaning-out-the-medicine-cabinet-and-make-up-drawer/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=thesimplemom.com&#038;blog=1158648&#038;post=1797&#038;subd=thesimplemom&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Dusting and cleaning all lamps, lampshades, and anything missed earlier</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Spring Cleaning &#8211; Day Eight Today I&#8217;m going to be dusting and cleaning all floor lamps, table lamps, hanging lamps, and whatever else I haven&#8217;t already taken care of dusting earlier (for example, I realized yesterday that I&#8217;d forgotten to &#8230; <a href="http://thesimplemom.com/2012/04/10/dusting-and-cleaning-lamps/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=thesimplemom.com&#038;blog=1158648&#038;post=1793&#038;subd=thesimplemom&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<description><![CDATA[Spring Cleaning &#8211; Day Seven Hope everyone had a great Easter!  We had our usual Mexican dinner at a local restaurant.  Not quite sure how our family ever developed the tradition of Mexican food for Easter, but it just wouldn&#8217;t &#8230; <a href="http://thesimplemom.com/2012/04/09/spring-cleaning-vacuum-furniture-and-clean-curtains/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=thesimplemom.com&#038;blog=1158648&#038;post=1786&#038;subd=thesimplemom&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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