The kids were out of school on Friday. Fun Mom took them to the park to enjoy a warm and sunny January day. (Seriously. We're in Texas.) But before she took over, Good Mom made them declutter their bookshelf. Their insanely messy bookshelf. We asked three questions: #1: Did you love this book? #2: Did you love it … [Read more...]
Archives for January 2013
Making Fashion Easy
This is a Sponsored post written by me on behalf of No nonsense for SocialSpark. All opinions are 100% mine. I go back and forth between: "Seriously? I have no time to worry about fashion!" and "I would like one of everything in the store, please!" I generally settle somewhere in between at: "I need a few cute pieces that I can dress … [Read more...]
How to Make the Most of Your Dishwasher (And My Passionate Love Affair with Mine.)
I'll admit it. I applied to be a Maytag Mom for the fridge. Ours was in her old age, unable to do the tricks she once could do (like making ice) and constantly tinkling on the kitchen floor. What I didn't know, though . . . was how much I would love my new dishwasher. When she first arrived, I thought she was pretty. She did a better job … [Read more...]
Extras. And Back-Up Plans
So do you know what was totally annoying me back in December? Every single time I drove my spare Suburban, I got totally freaked out because we never reset the clock when the time changed. You know how that is, right? Oh. Not really? Perhaps I should explain the "spare Suburban" thing. No, we're not so filthy rich that we have … [Read more...]
The Lazy Way to Grocery Shop without a List and Still Get What You Need
{This post contains my affiliate links} I'm excited to share this guest post written by Tiffany of Eat at Home today. I'm also excited to begin using her new meal-planning service! I love how practical and realistic she is, and her recipes always look so good! Do you sometimes feel too lazy to make a meal plan and grocery list? Yep. Me … [Read more...]
Teamwork
So yesterday I spilled my Slob Guts about my personal grief over not having been the perfect mother during my kids' preschool years. Today I'm going to share how Teamwork has been going so far this year. We've been at it for one week. (Technically, we're two weeks into the year, but did anyone actually begin working on New Year's Resolutions … [Read more...]
My Word for 2013 (The Post I Almost Couldn’t Write)
The Short Version: I wasn't sure if I was going to have a Word of the Year this year. But then this word came to me: Teamwork. It was perfect. Blogging/writing has become my job, and in accepting that I'm now a Work at Home Mom, I also need to accept that I can't do it all. I need to do better in involving my children in our overall, … [Read more...]
My State of the Home Post
When people hear about A Slob Comes Clean for the first time, they seem to have one of two assumptions: Assumption #1: My home is always a disaster and obviously, I'm proud of that since I have a blog about it. or Assumption #2: My house is perfectly clean all the time because I am fully changed from my slobbish ways. Y'know, since I have … [Read more...]
Why I Don’t Care Who Sells My Stuff
I'm decluttering. What? You thought I was DONE decluttering just because I wrote a book about it? Har-dee-har-har-har. Anyway, that picture up there is why I have absolutely no problem with someone else making money from my stuff. (Oof. Grunt. Ehhhh. OK. I just climbed up on my soapbox. Be ready for a little preachin'.) I've … [Read more...]