This post contains an affiliate link to Elf, our favorite Christmas movie. Pre-kids, I wrote down ideas for family traditions that I wanted to do with my future-children. I have no idea where any of those scraps of paper are. And I barely remember what was written on them. Probably something about a fire and marshmallows and … [Read more...]
Archives for December 2013
The One Year Test
When I moved to Thailand after college, part of our teacher in-service was a session on culture shock. It's a real thing, and most of us were pretty textbook in our experiences. One thing I remember was the statement that you can't truly adjust to a new place until you have been there for one year. After a full calendar year, you know what to … [Read more...]
015 Christmas and Clutter Podcast
Christmas is LESS THAN two weeks away!!!!! Posts mentioned within this podcast: My Christmas home tour from a few years ago (shows my Wizard of Oz collection) Elfis on the Shelf - Accepting What I Can't Handle Elf on the Shelf Ideas from Crystal and Comp Shopping Online with an All Cash Christmas Budget (A guest post I wrote … [Read more...]
The Like It Shelf and the Love It Shelf
Do you recognize that bench/bookshelf? The one I "got rid of" almost two years ago. I did remove it from its chronically-piled spot by the back door. It sat in the garage for a while, in my entryway for a while, and back in the garage. I had the idea to put it in my daughter's room. The main reason I don't love it in other spots is that it's … [Read more...]
Clutter-Free Christmas Stocking Stuffer Ideas
A few years ago, I wrote a post about how much I hated buying Christmas stocking stuffers. I didn't want to fill the stockings with junk. I asked this question at the end of the post: Do you have any great non-clutter stocking stuffer ideas? And boy oh boy did y'all deliver! So this year, I'm putting those fantabulous ideas into … [Read more...]
Accepting What I Can’t Handle
My husband is an Elvis fan. Recently, he mentioned hearing about the Elf on a Shelf craze and thought it might be fun to do Elfis on a Shelf in his office. I believe my response was more than he bargained for: "Well . . . first . . . your daughter has been dying for an Elf on the Shelf, so I think you should do one at home if you're going … [Read more...]
Slob-Proof Nails
Warning: This post contains my affiliate links to a manicure system that is NOT cheap at all. Random fact about me: As a lover of projects (as opposed to mundane day-to-day things with no dramatic finish), if I paint my nails . . . I paint them a dark or bright or dramatic color. If I'm going to go through all that hassle, I want it to … [Read more...]
014 Husbands and Decluttering Podcast
I'm talking about husbands in Podcast #14. Yikes. As you probably know if you've been around the blog, I don't put up with husband-bashing, so know that going in if you want to give it a listen. This week's posts: Jealous of Other People's Houses Building My Organizing Cred Family Pick-Up Time (Or the Benefits of Random … [Read more...]
It’ll Turn Up. Eventually.
There's an Amazon affiliate link in this post. Yes. There really is. I believe that optimism plays a part in my excessive losing of things. Things always turn up. Eventually. The lost hairbrush or the lost shoe or the second set of keys? We'll find it one of these days. We always do. So I don't usually stress out about looking … [Read more...]