bathroom Archives

A Boy Mom’s Best Friend {HomeRight SteamMachine Plus Giveaway}

by Lindsay Ballard on March 25, 2015

Today, we are going to talk about something that all boy moms across the universe understand – little boy’s bathrooms. Even after you are finished with the potty training years, boy’s bathrooms need a certain kind of attention.

Warning: It’s about to get real around here. So, if you don’t want to read real talk, you might want to just scroll down to the giveaway.

You know that part of the toilet? Yeah, I didn’t really even know it existed until I had a son. Now, it’s one of the most cleaned parts of my bathroom. Somehow, that’s where it all goes when boys “miss.” Over the past few months, I’ve had three other boys at my house on a weekly basis, and I realized that it wasn’t just a Zack problem. It’s gross, but there’s not much that we can do about it except clean it, right?

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20 Ways to Use Your Steam Cleaner

by Lindsay Ballard on February 26, 2014

I am obsessed with steam cleaners. In my adult life, I’ve had a big carpet cleaner, a few steam mops and a handheld steam cleaner. My husband, Tom, would roll his eyes every time a new one came home, but I thought I needed all of those different types of steam cleaners for different applications.

When Tom came home from work last week and saw yet another one in the house, he said, “Lindsay. Really?” Yes, really! Between HomeRight’s new SteamMachine Plus and original SteamMachine, I can get rid of all of those other ones. The SteamMachine Plus is a steam mop that has many attachments – including one for carpet! – and a handheld unit (like a Dust Buster) that pops out of the mop for quick tasks, like steaming garments. The SteamMachine is a much larger unit with a larger tank for your larger projects.

I have plenty of uses for both of them. Here are 20 of my favorite uses:

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Lindsay Ballard is a former college mascot turned political geek turned roller derby playing, DIY fanatic.

Lindsay chronicles her projects, design ideas, and lifestyle tips here at Makely, where she shares tutorials and inspiration. Her DIY designs are bold and graphic, while her spirit is fun and full of color.

Lindsay lives outside of Austin, Texas with her husband (Tom), children (Zack and Emma), and dogs (Duke and Jill). She plays roller derby for the Rockin' City Rollergirls out of Round Rock, Texas.