I have issues with finishing stuff. For some reason, it's that last little step that trips me up. I heard Dr. Phil explain years ago that some people are that way because they want to avoid criticism. If they don't finish, no one can criticize how they did because they aren't actually finished. That might be part of it, but … [Read more...]
Archives for May 2010
Here Comes Summer!!!
We're counting down the days until Summer Vacation!!! I love summertime. I love to relax, sleep a little later, have leisurely breakfasts chatting with the kids, play together at the pool, etc. I truly can't wait! But . . . there's something different for us this year. It's called, "Mama's worked really hard to get this house in better shape … [Read more...]
Menu Plan Monday
Another week of baseball games and easy suppers. Tomorrow is payday and it's tempting to put "grab something" every night, but I really don't want to use up our entire month's budget this week. Enter the Menu Plan to save the day! Monday - Tacos Tuesday - Turkey sandwiches and chips at the ballgame (Who'd want a juicy burger-joint-burger … [Read more...]
Garage Sale is OVER!!!
I'm so glad that my garage sale is finally over. Those things are exhausting. For the most part, I followed my own advice and we did pretty well. We had good traffic, but maybe not as good as some we've had in the past. There were TONS of garage sales in our town on Saturday. We made 250.00 on the day of the sale. Plus - I had followed … [Read more...]
OOOoooh, "Contain"er . . . Now I Get It!
I'm a word woman. I love love love words. I love root words and compound words, alliteration and homophones, long words and short words, and made-up words. Love 'em. When we bought our fridge, I remember being overly giddy when it hit me how incredibly creative the brand name "Frigidaire" is. Get it? Frigid air? If you've read my … [Read more...]
Focus Check Friday – Week 2 – Come Join In!
It's Friday again . . . how exactly did that happen? Last week was the first Focus Check Friday, something I'm planning to do every Friday. You can read this post where I explain its basic concept. My focus this week has been on our garage sale. Our blankety-blank garage sale. I'm not too terribly excited to get up early (crazy early) … [Read more...]
It’s Okay to Keep One . . . Right?
As I work out in the hot and muggy garage this week, my daughter is having a great time. Unfortunately, a large portion of her joy comes from finding long-forgotten toys meant for our upcoming garage sale. My automatic answer to her "Can I keep this?" question is no. But if she stays obsessed with it for a few days, I reconsider. (As I'm … [Read more...]
Daily Checklist
Today I:Made bed.Emptied dishwasher.Swept kitchen.Cleaned kitchen.Mopped kitchen. (It's Thursday.)Made to-do list (at 5 a.m. in an attempt to be able to go back to sleep, since my mind was racing).Hung up clothes in master bedroom.Closed cabinet doors.Checked bathrooms for clutter.I'm so glad I made myself walk around the … [Read more...]
Here Comes the Big Bad Garage Sale
I'm having a big garage sale. Really big. As in, it's tempting to list it in the paper as a multi-family mega sale, just so people don't think all of this junk is mine. But it is mine. There's nothing like wearing a dust-mask and sorting through bags and bags and bags of STUFF in your rather-warm garage to make you determined to never … [Read more...]