7 kids. We thought we wore them out swimming in our small-town-still-has-a-high-dive-pool. We thought that with all of the running around and screaming they'd go right to sleep.We thought that after staying up talking (loudly) for hours after being put to bed, they'd sleep past 6:30 a.m.We were so wrong. But everyone had fun. I'm exhausted though, … [Read more...]
Archives for June 2010
My Drastic Clothing Reduction Experiment – Week One Report
My kids have officially survived week one of our summer experiment. I decided in the last week of school to put away all but one week's worth of clothing for them. I could be imagining it, as I tend to do that, but my laundry load seemed smaller today. However, my 6yo had no clothes to wear today until the laundry was done. This has been the … [Read more...]
Daily Checklist: Re-Re-Adjusting . . . Again
Aaaah, summer! The time of fun and spontaneity. Two of my favorite things, and two of the things that got me in this mess. Oh well. I'd rather be a fun slob than a boring normal person. Last week, one section of my brain was rejoicing that we would have a nice normal week again, giving us two weeks of the Summer of Clean before VBS, the week … [Read more...]
Down in the Deep Deep Depths . . . of my Freezer
Our chest freezer is dying. We've known this day would come, as it's only . . . ummmm . . . at least 40 years old. Yes, that thing is older than I am.But it was free! And we've had it for almost 7 years.Last night, I opened it up to put a few things in, and noticed that the fish my husband had put in the day before were only partially frozen. It … [Read more...]
What’s the Difference Between Me and the People on Hoarders ?
Hoarders are slobs, but slobs are not necessarily hoarders. I was thinking about this concept today as I made the French Toast Sticks that I was supposed to make last weekend, but never did. As I worked on them, I was feeling pretty good about myself. I bragged to the audience in my head that I know plenty of non-slobs who … [Read more...]
Quick "Where is She Now?" Post
My DSL modem is on its last legs. I've ordered a new one that's supposed to be delivered on Tuesday. Just wanted to let you know that posting and comment publishing may not happen in a timely manner. I can sometimes get on for a few minutes at a time, but it's totally random. I'm going to try to put up a post here in a minute, but I'm not … [Read more...]
Focus Check Friday
Welcome to Focus Check Friday! If you want to read more about the idea behind it, go here. I also want to take the opportunity to point out that I have added an "A Slob Comes Clean Community" feature on the blog, powered by BlogFrog. I love it! You can use it as a place to pose a question or a discussion topic. You can also respond to the … [Read more...]
So NOW What Do I Do With This Stuff?
I had my garage sale. Just this week, I unloaded on, oops . . . I mean, blessed a friend with the last box of leftover clothes that had been sitting in the back of my Suburban for almost a week. And then, while folding clothes, I came across a cute little skirt of my daughter's that should fit . . . but doesn't. "Time to get rid of it!" … [Read more...]
Details, Details
Summer: Day 3 We're thoroughly enjoying our summer days. We've managed to keep the kitchen in pretty decent shape. Again this morning, the boys swept it and wiped down the table and counters. But still, if someone who didn't know how bad things can be around here had walked in this morning, clean bathrooms and wiped counters would have gone … [Read more...]