It's the last day of October, and the last of my posts in this series. Not the last post about a lame excuse, I'm sure. I thought I'd end on a classic. Not the good kind of classic like I Love Lucy or Jane Eyre. The "Classic!" that a child of the 80s uses to describe something that's just oh-so-typical. On Sunday, after a full three days …
Archives for October 2012
(Lame) Excuse: “But I Could Get that Cheaper . . . “
Once upon a time, I was a Coupon-aholic. I had it bad. I no longer beg for my in-laws' Sunday paper or spend every road trip organizing my coupon box, but I still suffer some lasting ill effects. Like the "But I could get that cheaper" excuse. A paralyzing excuse, since it's totally true. See, some people need a price book …
The Master Bedroom Saga: Part Seven – Rearranging Furniture
It's been almost two months now since I did this big, huge, scary project. And as I edit video and try to match it up with what I wrote in my journal, it doesn't always jive perfectly. In my journal at this point, I wrote mostly about the psychological transformations Hubby and I went through just enjoying the emptiness. We had never …
Easy Recipes: Two Weeks of Crockpot Meals
To stick with the 31 Days of (Lame) Excuses theme for October, let me just introduce this guest post from my friend Crystal by saying that I often use my crockpot specifically as an Excuse Preventer. It's pretty difficult to pretend you don't have the energy to make a meal that doesn't require any energy! I am so excited to be here guest posting …
(Lame) Excuse: “But I Don’t Enjoy Washing Candles . . . “
I mean really. Who does enjoy washing candles? What? You've never washed candles? Oh. Well, I guess it's just me. Remember all the talk in the past few posts about my master bedroom and the dust? Well . . . I can avoid dusting shelves for a long time, but I can avoid dusting candles on the fireplace candelabra that's rarely seen …
Let’s Talk Toilet Paper Again. (And Free $5 Amazon MP3 Credit)
Do you remember when I cheered for toilet paper? Right. That post. Well, if you clicked over there, did you notice that there are 21 comments on it? 21 comments is a lot around here. And that post is about toilet paper. Mmm-hmmm. So I'm talking T.P again in this post. See . . . I got comments, and even dedicated EMAILS on the …
(Lame) Excuse: “But Surely There’s a Better Solution . . . “
Recently, my 10yo said, "Wait, isn't that the same shoe shelf we used to use? Like . . . a really long time ago?" Why yes. It is. Do you remember the extreme decluttering of the shoe bench/cabinet that TOTALLY didn't work? At all? Well, way back when . . . that shoe bench was a replacement for this shoe shelf. We had this shoe …
(Lame) Excuse: “But I Could Totally Get that Fixed . . . “
Here I go with a post that will send some people over the edge. I know, because I'm one of you. Feel free to suggest what I could have done with these, because I really am interested. I love knowing all the possibilities of turning trash into treasure. But I tend to just treasure trash. Recently, I did something I've noticed other …
How to Dust When Your Home Could Pass for a Haunted House
The dust in my master bedroom was atrocious when I got to Cleaning Day in the Master Bedroom Saga. Horrendous. Terrifying. Appalling. Yes, this post is part of my 31 Days of (Lame) Excuses. But I'm going to share both a REASON why the dust was so bad, and then an excuse. A lame excuse. Reason: When a room is as …
