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 … )

Today is day one of my challenge to use Clorox® Bleach every day for 7 days for a different use each day. Use the Clorox® Regular Bleach trick to keep bouquets fresher.

Other blogs document much more extreme challenges like “I will eat only Japanese mollusks every day for a year” or impossible feats like “I will not feed my child boxed Mac ‘n’ cheese for 30 days,” I’m going to keep it simple for now.

Halloween is right around the corner, and while this may be your child’s favorite holiday it isn’t always the healthiest day of the year! Below are some of my top tips to help keep your family healthier and make sure they don’t get spooked!

When I was a kid, my mom would go all out for Halloween costumes. She handmade costumes months in advance: Little Miss Muffet dress with matching felt spider; princess dress with wires sewn underneath so it would poof out like Cinderella’s; and when I was 12, she transformed me into The Love Boat™

I’ve procrastinated long enough. It was my new year’s resolution to start potty training Max. So, as with other things in my life, I’m only about 10 months behind schedule.