As I keep going in my deslobification process, I'm more and more determined to organize our home for the way we actually live. Not for how people in magazines live, but how we live. Not even for the way I wish we lived . . . but for how we actually do live. Today, I worked on the cabinets in my master bathroom. Hubby and I have separate … [Read more...]
Archives for January 2012
Big Spender
I had one hundred dollars to spend. Do you know how much stuff this deal-lovin' mama can get for one hundred dollars? After Christmas, I had a one hundred dollar department store gift card burning a hole in my purse. My mind started to buzz with ideas of what I could do with that money. In the past, I've been known to hit the sales with a … [Read more...]
Homemade Spaghetti Sauce Recipe
I'm determined to use up (and discover!) what's in my freezer and pantry this month. So when the store I went to didn't have any deals on spaghetti sauce, I decided to make a batch of my favorite homemade sauce using the canned tomatoes I had in the pantry. And then wondered why I hadn't done that in a very long time. This recipe is based on … [Read more...]
Extreme Decluttering – And Come Link Up Your Decluttering Post!
Technically, this post should be a report on what I decluttered in December. But that was so last year. For some reason, I have no desire to even go look at my decluttering category. Not sure where this defiant attitude is coming from . . . but I'm just in the mood to look forward. To what I'm doing right now. And what I'm doing right … [Read more...]
Even Though I Know Better
I was cleaning the kitchen this morning. (Just so you know, if my husband is reading this at work right now . . . he probably just cheered loudly. I let busy-ness trump my Daily Checklist for two days, and it was bad.) As I washed the burned rice off of the bottom of my new stainless steel skillet, I started to stick it in the dishwasher … [Read more...]
Freezer/Pantry Clean-Out Month
I saw that Jessica from Good Cheap Eats and several other bloggers are hosting a pantry challenge this month. I participated in something similar two years ago in January. This time, though, will be different. First of all, I think I overdid it last time. I used up EVERYTHING we had, and since my couponing went on the decline soon after, I … [Read more...]
A Strange Satisfaction
First of all . . . I put my Christmas decorations away on NEW YEAR'S EVE!!! Like . . . even the tree. Like . . . all the way into the attic. (Actually Hubby did the attic part, but still.) Once the applause dies down and the shock wears off . . . I'll share my moment of strange satisfaction. Ready now? I love this box. It's a … [Read more...]
Printable Household Cleaning Checklists
As someone whose biggest housekeeping struggle is . . . focus . . . I've developed checklists that help me stay on track. When I have a list, the chances are much higher that I'll remember where I was when I got distracted. And I'm always getting distracted. Because of this blog, I started creating my checklists on the computer. Having them … [Read more...]
Plans for 2012
I'm having a hard time believing that the new year is here! On this third New Year's Day since I started A Slob Comes Clean, I've decided not to make any big proclamations. I'm just going to keep chugging along, trying to maintain the order I've achieved so far in my deslobification process, and working to gain more traction through … [Read more...]