Blech. This was my kitchen floor last week. Unfortunately, it looked like this the week before, too. (With a slightly different arrangement . . . ) It's possible (as I do believe I admitted) that I didn't actually declutter our paper graveyard for my daughter's birthday party . . . but stuffed it instead. Into the cabinet below. As … [Read more...]
Archives for April 2013
Ultimate Homemaking E-Book Bundle Sale (This Week Only)
I'm sorry. Â This sale is now over. Â However, all the books are still available individually. Â Just click on the links to be taken to their various sites. Welcome to a post that's chock-full of affiliate links! For 6 days only, more than 75 widely-known bloggers and authors in the homemaking sphere have joined together to offer 97 of their … [Read more...]
Coming Monday . . .
I'm part of a HUGE e-book bundle that goes on sale next week only, starting Monday morning. Â I'm sorry. Â This sale is now over. … [Read more...]
THE Hardest Spot to Clean in All the House
(This is a sponsored post. Basically, I'm getting paid to clean a spot I avoid cleaning. Yes, I get the irony.) It's spring. Which means . . . it's time to spring clean. There were many years when I just didn't spring clean. I was barely surviving under all my clutter, so the big, easy-to-neglect cleaning projects were put off … [Read more...]
Ready? Or Ready to Get Ready?
That picture is of my dining room table on Monday afternoon. The day before, I cleared it of all "stuff" so it would be ready to be used Sunday night for our church's home group that meets here. I cleared it, I wiped it off, and I was done. People brought food, and obviously bits and pieces and smears got on the table. It happens. But … [Read more...]
I Remember That Pink Cup!
It has been over two weeks since we celebrated my youngest's 7th birthday. Most of the decor is now a memory. And then Sunday night, as I slowly (because of my injured back) made my way through the house directing my kids to get it clean for our Sunday evening home group meeting, I had a pleasant flashback of the party when I saw the pretty … [Read more...]
Dishwashing Rhythm – And My Lack of Cleaning Intuition
I'm not exactly sure how that happened. I know how to keep it from happening, but I still find myself amazed that getting off my dishwashing rhythm, even for just a day (or so), creates such a pile up. Pre-blog, I would often say I had to run the dishwasher three and four times a day. I'm pretty sure I wasn't lying. I really did have days … [Read more...]
Reality-Based Green Cleaning
It's Earth Day. This post has been almost-written for a while, but I hadn't published yet since I know this can be a hot-button issue (and I generally stay away from those). (Deep breath.) Here goes. I love green cleaning. Really. I have a Pinterest board about it and everything. Question: Am I a supporter/advocate/lover of … [Read more...]
Ease the Hassle of Moving by Comparing Moving Services Online
This is a sponsored post for a very cool service that you should know about if you ever plan to move again. Have I told the story about the mover who spent the ENTIRE day packing up dishes in our first little apartment kitchen? While his partner packed up the entire-rest-of-the-house? Did I mention that while he assured me over the phone … [Read more...]