Congratulations to the winner of the Mom Moments 7 Day Bleach Challenge, Teresa C. from Texas!

We are about 6 weeks into Max’s potty training, and remarkably, all-out chaos has not ensued. I haven’t even cried once.

Our guest blogger this month is New York Times bestselling author, healthy living expert and celebrity mom, Bethenny Frankel, sharing her messy holiday story and tips for enjoying Thanksgiving with your family.

We did it! It's been a week since our Clorox® Bleach Challenge, and I think it’s safe to say that we all pretty much nailed it: 7 days. 7 uses. Whoot!

So this is it. Day 7 of the 7-Day Clorox® Bleach Challenge. I think I smell victory! Or wait, is that the funky odor from the bottom of my travel mug?

After tackling Max’s high chair and other kitchen surfaces yesterday, I’m inspired to tackle that harborer of bacteria that lives in my kitchen … the dreaded cutting board.

So today I’m going to tackle my son’s high chair. I admit that I haven’t disinfected my son’s highchair in a long time. Sure, we give it the ol’ wipe down with a sponge after meal times, but have I disinfected it to kill the germs from all that old food that he successfully mashed into the nooks and crannies of his chair?

According to a story from a CBS Early Show last year, with each load of laundry, your laundry machine accumulates bacteria shed by the clothing being washed.

Crud. Max woke up with a runny nose today. I walked into his room this morning and was greeted by my 2.5-year old son and his 2.5-pound nose-booger hanging from his nostril. Instead of his usual chipper “HI MOMMY!” greeting, he honked out, “May I have a tissue, peese?” and then just as I hand it to him, he wipes his nose with his sleeve.

This nasty tray of funk is my kitchen dish rack. Yes, I am not too proud to show you this. After you’ve taken a few moments to lose respect for me, let me say that this is probably the moldiest spot in my whole house. (Err, OK, the moldiest spot in my kitchen ... err, ok in my whole sink area … )