Several years ago, I read about someone making the decision to immediately throw away any pen that didn't write. Sounds logical. I was relieved to know that an otherwise normal-seeming person struggled with this, and I determined to do it too. As someone who was forever finding and then re-finding pens that were out of ink, I've tried to be …
Archives for November 2012
Maytag Tips
Sorry I've been silent. I've been touring the Maytag headquarters for the past few days and staying in the "Real Whirled" House. I thought I'd share a few facts and tips I've learned in the labs. 1. You can go to cee.org with the model number of your dishwasher and find out your water cost per load. 2. USE the heated dry! It makes a huge …
Laundry Day Loopholes
I love cleaning routine loopholes. Love them, as in I use them at every possible opportunity. Don't love them for what they do to my house in the long run. Like this: Fine. These loopholes are pretty much excuses. But most are so legit as REASONS that it's easy to justify them. So I'm calling them loopholes. Confusing …
Ugh. Time to Cook Again.
We've been well/over fed for the past week on our cruise, but it's time to get back to real life. Sort of. On Tuesday, I'm heading up north for a few days with Maytag, so this menu plan is mostly to keep my family alive while I'm gone and to ensure there are at least the ingredients for my mom to make a few meals while she's here helping out. …
Giveaway: $100 Container Store Giftcard!!!
I'm sorry. Some of the offers in this post may have expired. I am sooo excited about this giveaway! Ebates is providing a $100 e-giftcard to The Container Store for for one lucky winner here at A Slob Comes Clean! The Container Store! It's like a candy store for people who dream of having an organized home! And have you seen their …
My Maytag Fridge
I've already shared that I'm not cooking this week since I'm enjoying a 7 Day cruise with my family! Therefore, my fridge is nowhere near as full as it usually is at this time of year. It was a little strange NOT having a grocery list of the ingredients for pie and green bean casserole. Strange . . . but not bad. I have been thoroughly …
Need a Quick and Easy Pie Recipe?
If you're in need of a quick, easy, crowd-pleasing pie recipe . . . I have the perfect one for you! This peanut butter pie is ever-so-simple, but it's requested over and over again. Go here for the recipe! And I'm reminding you again: Have you started earning Swagbucks yet? and Did you know that if you're doing any of your …
A Company Ready House
Mmmm-hmmm . . . it's officially Company Season. Does that make your heart skip a beat? Here's a series I wrote last year about getting your home ready for guests: The posts include: Take a Decluttering Tour Feeding Your Overnight Guests - Freezer Cooking Getting from Cleaning Day to Party Day (Without Losing My …
How to Redeem Swagbucks (And a Sign-Up Code!)
I haven't talked about Swagbucks in a while, but now is a great time! There's a code for people who are signing up for the first time to get 70 extra swagbucks! Just enter the code: HOLIDAY100S DURING the sign-up process and you'll start out with 100 total swagbucks! I'm sorry. This code has now expired. Just in case you're not sure what …
