It's freezer cooking time again. Last month, we focused on breakfasts, and I had a blast in the kitchen with the kids. The blueberry pancakes were gobbled up quickly, so I'd like to make some more of those this month. Other than that, I'm not going to do anything time-intensive. I'm going to stick with a few basics which allow … [Read more...]
Archives for September 2010
Ugh. Exercise.
Why oh why did I get on Twitter just now? I should have been cleaning the kitchen. I should have been making the icing for my son's birthday cake. I should have been doing anything other than checking Twitter. Why, you ask, am I being so dramatic? I did my normal Twitter check of the people I met at the Savvy Blogging … [Read more...]
Daily Checklist and Party Prep
Friday is my son's birthday party. He'll be 7 next Monday. I throw parties every other year for my kids, and while I do enjoy the stress-free "off" years, I looovvveee the "on" years more. While I don't really shine in the area of housekeeping, party-throwing is right up my alley. My mind gets going with ideas, and I love it. And, of … [Read more...]
Seeing Things That Aren’t There
For the past two weeks, I've dusted on Friday. You're right. I should call the Guiness people. Anyway, this bizarre thing has been happening. It's like my Super-Selective-Slob-Vision has been reversed. Every time I walk by the TV, I notice that it doesn't have dust. How is that possible . . . since I never noticed when it did have … [Read more...]
Attacking Clothing Clutter
It's time. Time to reclaim the master bedroom. The biggest challenge? Clothing clutter. Last week, it looked like this: OK, let me explain part of my slob-problem here. You look at this picture and see chaos. I look at this picture and see a logical explanation. Where we live, summers are hot. When we packed to go to Colorado in … [Read more...]
Ten Proofs that Mamas Don’t Get Holidays
One reason why my slob-problem worsened once I became a mom was that for way too long, I held onto the delusion that moms get holidays. Moms don't even get weekends. Here's a list of ten things that prove my point. Keep in mind that this is by no means an exhaustive list. Exhausting, maybe. 10. Every single day . . . whether rain, … [Read more...]
Fakin’ It
When I'm at my in-laws house, I'm a cleaning fool. Not that they don't know I have "issues." There have been enough less-than-two-weeks-warning visits over the years that my secret isn't completely safe. But when I'm at their house, I'm Queen Dishwasher. See, for the first few years we were married, I was lost over how to help out. My … [Read more...]
Thirty Years Later . . .
I've decided to get rid of this: I received this suitcase from my grandparents, when I was no more than 6 years old. I clearly remember getting it, and it's one of the few specific memories I have of the inside of their old farmhouse. For the past 10 years (or more) it has held doll clothes. Doll clothes that were waiting to be passed on to … [Read more...]
How to Win the Pre-Wash Battle
Hubby and I have a blast together. We're both humor-addicts and generally even our disagreements are kind of fun. We've been told on more than one occasion that we're an amazingly well-matched couple. Gag-worthy, I know. Anyway, I'm going to share a little on-going fight argument playful-banter thing we have. A little background: My … [Read more...]