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. This sale is now over. However, all the books are still available individually. 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. I'm sorry. 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...]