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Archives for February 2011

Why Do I Stop Doing Something That Works?

February 28, 2011 By Dana White | 8 Comments

The boys' school has a new system this year.  Parents have to have a "car tag" to pick up their kids at the end of the day.  The only problem is that the vast majority of parents don't drive through the teeny-tiny-1960s-car-loop, but park and walk to get them. But even we walkers have to bring our tags with us. Little pieces of laminated … [Read more...]

Filed Under: failures | 8 Comments

Menu Plan Monday – The One Where We Have Some Variety Again

February 27, 2011 By Dana White | 6 Comments

Aaaaaahhhhhh. I went shopping, as in big-time shopping, on Friday and now we have a variety of meat in our fridge waiting to be cooked and frozen.  I was thankful to have a menu plan last week so our all-chicken-all-the-time week wasn't a complete disaster. We did laugh that Tuesday's night's meal of Chicken Fried Rice was pretty much the … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Menu Plan Monday | 6 Comments

Five years ago . . .

February 26, 2011 By Dana White | 12 Comments

I wasn't going to write a post today.  I've was gone from 7:29 this morning until 8:30 tonight except for about 30 minutes of comment-checking, red-lipstick-painting, and costume-gathering. But then, I saw that my friend Mary, over at Giving Up on Perfect was participating in a 5 minute writing challenge at the Gypsy Mama, and I thought it … [Read more...]

Filed Under: honesty | 12 Comments

The Big Pantry Clean-Out

February 24, 2011 By Dana White | 17 Comments

I cleaned out my pantry today. Honestly, I didn't think it was that bad.  It's not very full.  Since I'm not couponing like I once did, it's hard to be motivated to do a big overhaul of the pantry.  Everything can be seen at a glance because there's so little there. But alas, I was motivated once again by . . . bugs. After I cleaned out … [Read more...]

Filed Under: decluttering, kitchen, organization | 17 Comments

My House . . . My Hair . . . Same Issues

February 23, 2011 By Dana White | 18 Comments

I got my hair cut and colored yesterday. Having a new haircut and roots that actually match the ends of my hair . . .  feels sooooo good. I'm pretty sure I walked a little taller today, put a bit more care into my make-up, and had an easier time remembering to suck in my tummy. When someone this morning at my Bible study commented on how … [Read more...]

Filed Under: figuring myself out, My great excuses | 18 Comments

It’s a Good Thing I Like Roller Coasters

February 22, 2011 By Dana White | 6 Comments

I'm glad I'm a thrill-ride kind of girl who enjoys ups and downs and stomach-floaty moments. Because this Slob in Recovery thing could really get to me if I wasn't. I know it's good to celebrate progress.  I know it's good to enjoy the changes that I've already made. But perhaps . . . perhaps . . . . the part of my brain that was able to … [Read more...]

Filed Under: failures, progress | 6 Comments

Clue #2 in The Messy Master Bedroom Mystery

February 21, 2011 By Dana White | 10 Comments

We/I have too many clothes. I've known this, and the first clue in the Messy Master Bedroom Mystery was related to this concept as well. But I had a slap-in-the-face moment this morning when I went looking for baskets. See, I'm trying a new method.  Not new as in earth-shattering-no-one-has-ever-thought-of-it-before, but new as in … [Read more...]

Filed Under: failures, figuring myself out, laundry, master bedroom | 10 Comments

Daily Checklist 2/21/11

February 21, 2011 By Dana White | 2 Comments

Today I:Made bed.Put away big dishes that had been drying on counter.Cleaned kitchen.Swept kitchen.Wiped down counters.Did 5 minute pick-up.Convinced myself that I can squeeze today's dishes in with yesterday's dishes that didn't get washed because I forgot to turn on the dishwasher.  (I'm probably wrong.)Laundry.  Because it's Laundry … [Read more...]

Filed Under: daily checklist | 2 Comments

Friday’s Dusting Is Good Enough

February 21, 2011 By Dana White | 5 Comments

A big part of this deslobification process is dealing with my tendency to make things harder than they need to be. Sometimes it's imagining a project to be larger and more time-consuming than it should be. Sometimes it's putting something small off, for no real reason, only to have it turn into something large. Sometimes it's not knowing, or … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Cleaning, figuring myself out | 5 Comments

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