Last year, for the very first time ever, I thought about making a Prank Dinner BEFORE April 2nd. Go me! I posted pictures on Facebook, and the response was great, though it was tinged with a little "Ummmm, thanks for the idea NOW THAT IT'S TOO LATE!" So here I am, remembering to post it at the very end of March. Again, go me. Credit … [Read more...]
Archives for March 2015
Factoring in Travel Time
It was a perfectly good envelope. A perfectly good, big envelope. There was no reason to pitch it. No reason at all why I couldn't re-use it. And aren't envelopes (especially big ones) the stuff of dreams? Just imagine filling them with photos or coloring pages or full-sized papers that needed be kept together. Or sending off our tax … [Read more...]
055 Junk Free Easter – Traditions and Easter Basket Fillers Podcast
I apologize for the audio! My mic isn't working (or I can't figure out how to fix it) and I used the built-in mic on my computer. Mentioned in this podcast: Christmas Traditions Podcast Non-Clutter Easter Basket Fillers My loathing of Easter grass Podcasts 28 Days to Hope for Your Home (e-book now retired - For detailed guides, … [Read more...]
It’s Not About Fitting In More Stuff
Skirt hangers. In my mother's mind, they're God's gift to skirt-wearers. I know this because she has been giving them to me. Over and over. Year after year. Always with a hopeful look upon her face. Hopeful that this item which is the Ultimate Skirt Hanging Solution in her own closet will change my life the way it has … [Read more...]
Daily Deslobification Blogcast is Now Live!
It's officially official now! The audio versions of the blog posts here at A Slob Comes Clean are live! There are currently 21 posts that have an audio player at the end of the post. I know at least 500 of you have already discovered this (because you've listened to them!), but I'm just now officially launching because I got notice that we're … [Read more...]
In With the New, Out with the Old
Did you notice my lovely new red dutch oven in this post? My mother gave that to me for Christmas after I noticed its lovely redness while we shopped together. It sat in my garage for a month or so until I remembered it when I was making four meals of pot roast for the freezer. It worked beautifully. Just like the orange dutch oven that my … [Read more...]
Give Me a Space and I Will Fill It
Last summer, I bought a new purse. I went to a home party and the salesperson logic just made so much sense. And I needed a new purse. Really. I did. It had one feature that's a must for me. The cross-body strap. When I lived in Thailand, my purse-buying habits changed forever. When the only way to get from place to place is public … [Read more...]
054 Random Intentionality and Its Benefits Podcast
Links mentioned in this podcast: The Benefits of Random Intentionality Family Kitchen Clean Up Time Teaching Kids to Clean (the e-book) 28 Days to Hope for Your Home (e-book now retired - For detailed guides, check out my books: How to Manage Your Home Without Losing Your Mind and Decluttering at the Speed of Life.) Giving God the … [Read more...]
Five Truths about Cleaning the Kitchen that are Still True If You Don’t Have a Dishwasher
Here we go. One of those posts. The back story: Almost every time I post something on Facebook about running my dishwasher, or about how irritatingly important it is to empty it, or about how finally grasping the routine of running it each and every night was the game changer for my kitchen, someone bemoans the fact that she does not own a … [Read more...]