That's our playroom. It's a room I ignore, often accidentally . . . but mostly on purpose. Besides the fact that I'm sure every playroom in existence tends to get out of control, mine is actually a closed-in porch. It isn't under heat or air, and we leave the window open quite a bit so our dog can get in out of the wind/rain/cold/whatever. … [Read more...]
Archives for March 2011
Daily Checklist 3/10/11
Things I did not do today:Get up and flip the calendar to March so I could do like I did last month and glance over there every time I wrote a Daily Checklist post. Things I did do:Made bed. (Sooooo much easier now that I've removed the crazy-huge comforters.)Emptied dishwasher.Loaded dishwasher.Wiped down counters and table. Swept … [Read more...]
Figuring Out What Surface Cleaning Means . . . To Me
LOVE all the discussion about surface cleaning in the comments on yesterday's post. I'm sure there's a definition out there somewhere and an expert who could tell us exactly what surface cleaning is supposed to be. But I don't care. I need to figure out what it means for me, and how it can help me in this deslobification process. One of … [Read more...]
Permission Granted to Surface Clean
I have no big life-changing advice for this post, but the concept of surface cleaning has been jiggling around in my brain for several days now. Last week, at a moms group meeting (a small, five person one), I stepped out of my comfort zone and told real-life people about my blog. BIG step for me. So, naturally, the subject turned to … [Read more...]
Doing What Works . . . Or at Least Works Better
It was a good idea. An idea proven by many wonderful mothers and housekeepers since the invention of laundry baskets and drawers, I'm sure. But it just doesn't work for me right now. About three or four weeks ago, I started putting folded laundry directly into baskets for each family member. It's so much prettier and … [Read more...]
Daily Checklist 3/7/11
I don't think that I posted a daily checklist last week at all. Maybe not even the week before. And I can feel the difference that it makes. Even though the house is leaps-and-bounds better than it was pre-blog, not consciously doing my daily checklist means that I skip a few things here and there. And when Sunday evening comes around and … [Read more...]
Menu Plan – Feeling Adventurous
I know that for many people out there, adventurous means things like unusual spices and 33-step-recipes. For me, it just means making things I don't generally make. And actually using recipes. I tend to get stuck in a rut, but I'd rather be in a rut than not cook for my family. Monday - Chicken Pot Pie (I discovered an … [Read more...]
Call for Help
Ummmm, well, this is awkward . . . . I'm stepping out of my comfort zone and asking for a little help. Don't worry, I'm fully expecting to hear deafening silence, so try not to feel embarrassed for me. I'm heading to the Savvy Blogging Summit in July in Colorado. I went last year, so I'm guaranteed a spot. Which is probably a good thing, … [Read more...]
Cleaning Out the Fridge
My fridge was a mess. I hadn't cleaned it out in . . . well . . . I honestly have no idea. Wondering why the top shelf is stuffed full, but the bottom shelf is almost empty? (Except for a potholder, which evidently requires refrigeration?) Well, in all of my meat-cooking of this past week, we had some leakage, and rather than clean it up … [Read more...]