I'm a little stressed for time this week. Fitting in everything I need/want to do isn't working out the way I planned. Generally, I do my cleaning and decluttering projects in the mornings. But this afternoon, I went against every fiber of my being and worked on the office some more. The office that was a guestroom more than a week ago, and … [Read more...]
Archives for November 2010
An Old Trick That Finally Makes Sense
My mother, the one who knows where to put EVERYthing, gave me a piece of advice many times through the years that really didn't make any sense to me. She said to put my pajamas under my pillow to be worn the next night. Great trick . . . except that I rarely wore the same pajamas two nights in a row because they had been shucked-and-dropped … [Read more...]
An Idyllic Life
We had an idyllic weekend. Even though "technical difficulties" kept us from leaving when we wanted to, and meant that we only had one night away from home instead of two, it was a peaceful and relaxing weekend. We went to the lake, and the weather was beautiful. The kids played non-stop outside. Exercising their imaginations and their … [Read more...]
A Clothing Explosion . . . and Various Other Things to Be Dealt With
That's my bed . . . at this very moment. It's scary looking, but could be much worse. I'm actually rather proud that those clothes are folded. I'm not putting off folding until the afternoon like I often do. Two more loads now, and every last stitch of clothing in the house will be ready for family put-away time this afternoon. Last week … [Read more...]
Decluttering Progress Report – October
Really? October's over? Whatever. But I do love the reminder to go back over my progress for the month so I can participate in the Decluttering Challenge over at The Finer Things in Life. Last month, my focus was the master bedroom. This wasn't some well-planned, goal-oriented thing, it was out of necessity. Like my … [Read more...]