When I was a kid, I told people I was allergic to coconut. I wasn't. Don't worry. I'm appropriately remorseful now. I just didn't want to eat coconut and it was a great way to get people to stop pushing their macaroons on me. Now, I really am allergic to chocolate. Really. It's an allergy I developed in college, and my mother has the …
Archives for April 2015
057 Awkward Pauses and Daily Tasks Podcast
Links mentioned within this podcast: My Daily Deslobification Blogcast Using Awkward Pauses My Laundry Routine Connect with me on Social Media See all my podcasts here. 28 Days to Hope for Your Home (this e-book is now retired - For detailed guides, check out my books: How to Manage Your Home Without Losing Your Mind and …
Ask Nony: How Do You Stop Judging Yourself?
Reader Question: i relate to you so much so i feel i can ask you this....how do you stop judging yourself when things get on top of you? like when i go to a friends i find i'm judging myself on how their home is compared to mine. i was wondering if you've been through it? still go through it? and if so how do you curb it enough so you don't give …
Why I Purchase Chicken in Bulk
Full Disclosure: Even though I've written about my love of purchasing chicken in bulk from Zaycon many, many times, they offered me a product from their extensive line for writing about it again. I jumped at that chance. I'm also using my own referral link so I can build up credit for my next chicken purchase. You can do the same thing by referring …
Using the Awkward Pauses
I don't like awkward pauses. I'm that person who fills the seven-minute-lull in party conversations with sometimes-funny-sometimes-not remarks. This school year has been full of awkward pauses as we haven't been able to develop a rhythm to our days. I'm blaming Junior High. The year started with football before school, leaving the house at 6:30 …
056 Deep Cleaning the Kitchen Podcast
If the spring cleaning bug has bitten you, listen to this! Actually, listen to it anyway and maybe it will inspire you to tackle the kitchen! Posts mentioned in this podcast: Spring Cleaning for the Cleaning Impaired Printable Cleaning Checklists Dishwashing Strategies and Tips Podcast Detailed Kitchen Cleaning …
Finally Decluttered. I’m Pretty Sure We’ve Officially Tried Everything Now
Ahhhhh, that cute bench. That bench I ordered from eBay years ago, and was sure would solve our shoe storage issues. Back in 2012, I finally accepted that instead of collecting shoes, it was collecting stuff. It was a catch-all spot that I couldn't keep clear, so I got rid of it. That was a wise decision. I haven't missed it in that …
Two Second Task: Pitching the Completely Useless Counter-Space-Taker
This morning, my Slob Brain registered my own annoyance that there was one-too-many phones on my kitchen counter. For two days, there have been two phones in that space. But lest you think two days isn't that bad, I should admit that there has been one-too-many phones in that space for months. And months. A Phone That Doesn't Work Even …
Re-Decluttering Is a Real Thing
In case you're new around here, let me explain something. I truly believe the #1 thing I have to give to my kindred slob spirits is permission to keep going. Photo-proof that "after" photos turn back into before photos, and it's okay to tackle that same space again instead of throwing my hands up in the air and declaring there's no point in even …
