We're staying at home tonight. I'm just not willing to wear the kids out when school starts on Monday! I'm planning to make black bean soup and have nachos for the kids. Fun food plus a night spent playing all the board games the kids got for Christmas sounds waaayyyy more fun to this mama than a night on the town! Last year at this time, we … [Read more...]
Archives for December 2011
Christmas Motivated Decluttering
I had fun with the jcpenney Secret Santa project this year. When we were asked to provide gift suggestions for our Secret Santas, I headed over to the website, and immediately fell in love with a set of stainless cookware that I ended up getting. Part of what made me love it was the fact that there were so . . . many . . . pieces. I might only … [Read more...]
The Daily Checklist
Why I have a daily checklist: The original tagline for A Slob Comes Clean was: Figuring Out Why I Am This Way, and What I Can Do to Change. Truly, my messy house was a mystery to me. For an intelligent, successful-in-every-other-area-of-life person, the frustration I felt over the fact that my house could go from party-ready to total-disaster … [Read more...]
Finish Jet-Dry Review
I'll be honest . . . I had never used a rinse agent in my dishwasher until about a week ago when I received a sample of Finish Jet-Dry. I was excited to try it out, though a little confused. I couldn't find any instructions on the bottle itself (though that doesn't necessarily mean they weren't there . . . ). However, when I looked at my … [Read more...]
Decluttering
Decluttering never ends. Ever. While daily habits are key to keeping my home under control, decluttering makes real progress possible. A daily pick-up can only help so much when there’s just . . . too . . . much . . . stuff. Below, I've shared links to posts about the decluttering strategies I've developed over the years by working to … [Read more...]
Still Celebrating
Can I post from my new iPhone? Let's find out! I'm still with family, enjoying our Christmas celebration. Meanwhile, if your pants are a little tighter this morning . . . Check out this post from last year where I shared my (extremely varied) experiences with ten different exercise DVDs Click here! … [Read more...]
Christmas is Here!
I've had a funny line running through my head for the last few hours, but rather than put it into a post . . . . I'm going to save it for another time! After much play with my new iPhone, and small but focused kitchen-cleaning and pickup time, I'm ready to head into these precious next few days with blogging in the background. Have a … [Read more...]
What’s it Worth?
We spent some time at my mother-in-law's house recently. She brought out a bag of Beanie Babies that she recently decluttered. My daughter chose her two favorites to bring home. Roary the Lion and Pugsley the dog. My five year old . . . is in love with them. I was in college during the Beanie Baby craze and missed out on the excitement. … [Read more...]
The “Surely” Reasoning
Such a cute little container, right? Surely I could find something to do with it next year . . . right? Surely. Except that I don't have a spot for these surelies. And I generally find these types of saved containers right after I give the gift that would have fit perfectly in them. Now don't get me wrong, I'm all about … [Read more...]