I have both good news and bad news. More good than bad. So that’s good, right? The first good news? I’m going to share my favorite all-natural way to disinfect portable items. The second good news? My kids are MOSTLY at the age when they puke inside things. Like toilets or buckets or trash-cans. Not just randomly in beds or on carpet … [Read more...]
Archives for March 2013
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I'm on Spring Break this week. I scheduled some posts ahead so I wouldn't have to worry about the blog while we're off cooking over a campfire and riding bikes and such. As shocking as it seems, Spring Break means that Summer is coming. Summer. Seriously. (Where exactly has this school year gone?) Since I'm thinking about summer, I … [Read more...]
But It Doesn’t Bother ME . . .
We've been having technical difficulties lately while hosting the Sunday evening home group from our church. The study we started is a video series that's online only. We thought we were set to go, but ended up having to watch it on my laptop two different times. As I muttered rude comments about technology and grunted as I unplugged the … [Read more...]
A Toy that Still Isn’t Clutter After a Decade
I'm not working for Fisher-Price. I was just reminded again how much I love this toy while I cleaned out our playroom last weekend. We've had it since my oldest was barely able to scribble. He turned 11 in December. The flower-shaped magnets are long gone, but I feel no angst when I run across this toy in the midst of one of my many … [Read more...]
Master Bedroom Saga
Last August, I overhauled my master bedroom. Big time. Here's the complete saga, all together, so you can watch the videos all in one place. (There are also links to each of the blog posts in the series.) If you're an email subscriber, be sure to click on the title of this post. That will take you to the blog where you can see the … [Read more...]
Simplifying My Bathroom Counter (and Purging OLD Skin Care Products)
I consider myself fairly non-fru-fru. (Fru-fru is a southern term that means "spending lots of time primping in front of a mirror" or . . . whatever else you need it to mean.) Yet somehow, when it was time to put away my new beauty products from Seventh Generation, my eyes were opened. I suddenly saw the overabundance of STUFF on my bathroom … [Read more...]
When Convenience Becomes Inconvenient
I have the world's greatest garbage disposal. And he's cute too. My husband is the most awesome leftover eater ever. That man will eat food days past the point when I would never touch it. You may be grossed out and you may worry about his health. It's OK. I understand. I used to worry about him too, but finally just decided to … [Read more...]
Great (but Scary) Tool for Scraping Cooked-On Gunk
Is gunk a real word? Well, I guess it is. Since Firefox didn't put a red squiggly line under it. This tool scares me. Honestly, I never would have used it if I didn't take that trip to the Maytag headquarters last fall. The Queen of all Kitchen Knowledge told us to use this tool, and chastised us when we acted like chickens resisted. And … [Read more...]
Decluttering the Boys’ Room
In early January, I decluttered my boys' room. (Click through to the post if you're reading via email and can't see the video!) It's March, and I'm just now writing the post. The good news is that I can say with confidence that the rather extreme measures I took have had a lasting, positive effect. The vast majority of their floor … [Read more...]