My mom made that pink dress out of the same fabric from her bridesmaid's dress for her sister's wedding. Such fantabulous memories, but I have no plans to have it vacuum packed and framed and displayed in a place of honor for generations. My mom made that dress too. It's gold lamé. It has a bubble skirt still stuffed with the original …
Archives for February 2015
051 Pre-Made Decisions = Habits = Non-Negotiable Tasks Podcast
I'm talking about what habits are (and aren't) and how they're really just pre-made decisions. Posts mentioned in this podcast: Why I Have to Run My Dishwasher Every Single Night Things I Don't Keep Keeping Clutter Out of My House with Pre-Made Decisions My Daily Checklist Here's an Amazon affiliate link …
Two Second Task: Now You See (Might) See It. Now You (Hopefully) Don’t.
I've talked about this particular spot in my kitchen before. This almost-impossible-to-clean spot. My dislike of climbing up on counters at the age of 41 is the reason I'd pretended to not see those cobwebs in the top picture? What? You don't see them? Oh good. Maybe the people who have been in my home since they appeared at least a month ago …
The Day it Snowed Inside My House In Texas
Last Tuesday, I posted this cutesy little pic on Instagram: Ummm, I planned to spend "some time that morning" cleaning it up. I'd been putting off cleaning this mess because it just made more sense to wait until my 7th grader was done sawing styrofoam for a school project. I'm excessively logical like that. Meanwhile, the …
Three Things I’ve Thrown Away Lately
I'm a hemmer. Not the kind who follows through on the logic of buying a way-too-long pair of pants for a bargain price. I'm a hemmer/hawer. Like, I take a while to do things that shouldn't take any time at all. Because I hem and haw about it. So I'm (ridiculously) proud to announce three things I've pitched lately. Things I pitched …
Reality Check 2/9
For the last two weeks, I've posted a reality check on Monday. Who knows if this will keep going, but I like the idea. This week's post has been/will be/is being written over the course of last week. My goal is to write a little blurb for each day to record how the daily stuff goes. Monday - I changed the dinner menu at the last minute …
I Reminded You. You Reminded Me. Thanks!
Earlier this week, in my Random Reality Check, I shared how I dealt with a pot of beef broth that I'd stuck in my fridge. Over the years, I've pulled that trick many times and it rarely never ends well. That post reminded more than one of you to go deal with unusable egg nog in your own fridge. Your comments reminded me of …
Chicken and Noodles – Comfort Food in Less than Fifteen Minutes
Again with an embarrassingly easy meal idea using pre-cooked and frozen shredded chicken breast. We've been spared any major sicknesses lately, but have had some Days of General Ickiness happen to each member of the family over the past month or so. Hubby had a cold, two Sunday nights in a row two different kids had fleeting stomach bugs, and …
050 Quick Recipes and Meal Ideas Podcast
After the big Master Abyss Reveal, I felt like talking about something I'm good at! So this week, I'm sharing quick and easy recipe ideas, most using pre-cooked and shredded frozen chicken breast. These are all recipes that come together super quick. Chicken Fried Rice White Chicken Chili Chicken and Bacon Subs How I Shred Chicken in …
