Soooo, I thought I was better and that this stomach bug from a-very-hot-place was done. I was wrong. I've been obsessively washing my hands, and trying to take it easy while getting some writing done for the week. Which is easier said than done, since my favorite 8yo editor is also home sick. He's full of curious questions and assumes that … [Read more...]
Archives for December 2011
Chicken Tortilla Soup Recipe
I'm sharing the world's best tortilla soup recipe. Yes, I can call it that because I've eaten it on both sides of the planet. The year before my first year in Thailand, there were two other teachers from Texas at the school where I taught. They were gone when I got there, but my roommates raved about their tortilla soup recipe. When the … [Read more...]
Daily Checklist? Even When I’m Sick?
There's the big question. As someone who LOVES excuses, the I-don't-feel-so-good one is tops on my list. We've had a strange stomach virus move through the family this week. It hasn't involved any vomiting, but it's hit each one of us, ending (hopefully) with me yesterday. It's definitely something going around. Something that makes … [Read more...]
Friday Night Randomness
It's Friday night, and I'm only posting because of my Daily in December promise. Honestly, the promise is serving its purpose. I can find soooo many reasons to not do my Daily Checklist on these December days, but that commitment makes me do it, and the house looks so much better because I do. Today, I made my bed. Then, I left for most of … [Read more...]
Words I Love that Don’t Love Me
I love the word versatile. It doesn't love me. This one-sided relationship results in me dumping all sorts of things in my exceptionally versatile office/game-room/guest-room. SO many things can justifiably be dumped in one of those three rooms. And when those three rooms are really one big room, the results are not good. Oh, and I … [Read more...]
The Daily Checklist as a Mood Enhancer?
I'm feeling rather bleh today. It's been that way all day. Like . . . I noticed fifteen minutes into my thirty minute drive to Bible study this morning that I wasn't wearing any makeup. Now, I may have no problem stopping by the store foundation-free and with a touch of bedhair. But I do not, ever, go to a real … [Read more...]
How to Use a Self-Cleaning Oven
I was scared of using my self-cleaning oven. But I was even more scared of someone seeing the inside of it. When I created the Kitchen Cleaning Checklist last week, I knew it was time to take the leap and figure out how to use a self-cleaning oven. It was easy. Not magic, but easy. First of all, I would advise that you read over your … [Read more...]
The Key to a Successful Daily Housekeeping Routine
Do it daily. Earth-shattering, right? I committed last week to do my Daily Checklist . . . Daily in December. It's awful that I had to commit to that, since the "Daily" part should mean that I naturally do it every day anyway. But I guess if things like noticing clutter in the bathroom or closing cabinet doors were natural to me, I … [Read more...]
November ’11 Decluttering Update
It's hard to believe that November is over and that the next time I do a decluttering update it will be 2012. Weren't we supposed to have flying cars and robot maids by now? Confession: I didn't do a whole lot of decluttering in November. And I'm feeling that panic in my chest. That seriously-I'm-just-going-to-throw-it-ALL-away … [Read more...]