Nony here: Is it possible to declutter a space and keep it that way? My friend (and assistant) Linda is here to tell you 'yes!' and show you how she did it with her junk drawer. Dana has been a great encouragement to me, sharing in her honest and transparent way how it takes focus and habit-training and perseverance to … [Read more...]
Archives for October 2015
Automated Toilet Paper Delivery – Using Amazon’s Subscribe & Save to Delete One Thing from My OverCrowded Brain
Did you read about how I use Amazon Prime to fight my own scatter-brainedness and forgetfulness and keep our house supplied with basics like toilet paper and trash bags? Go here to see how it saves my sanity. And again, I’m going to stuff this post with Amazon affiliate links. Because I can. And maybe someone will click on one for toilet paper … [Read more...]
071 Budgets and Money Podcast
Mentioned in this Podcast: Why I Buy Chicken in Bulk Ground Beef Meal Ideas Podcast My E-Books … [Read more...]
How a Scatter-Brained Mama Uses Amazon Prime to Save Her Sanity
Hubby: Can you get some soap? We’re about to run out! Me: It’ll be here on Monday! Hubby: Oh, good. Me: Can you show a little more excitement than that? I mean, I actually noticed we were running out! And I ordered it! Before you even asked!! Hubby: (With overly-fake-excitement) Wow. You are on it! I’m the luckiest man on … [Read more...]
When You Have to Run It Anyway
I don’t make a decision about running the dishwasher every night. I can’t. I don’t trust myself to make the right one. Removing this decision means I view those leftover spots in my not-quite-full dishwasher differently. They’re not reasons to not run it (because I don’t get to make that decision). They’re reasons to look for other things to … [Read more...]
My Blinking Problem
I’ve been having a blinking problem lately. Every time I blink, my boys seem to change. There’s nothing gradual about it, and their stairstep ages (20 months apart) doesn’t seem to spread it out at all. They’re neck and neck (literally) in the game of Who’s the Tallest? Over the summer, constant reassurance was necessary, many back-to-back … [Read more...]
070 Less. Podcast
Mentioned in this podcast: Drowning in Clutter? (Don't Grab a Floatie! Drain the Ocean!) Less - post about decluttering some of the junk in my junk drawer One In One Out Podcast Containers and Limits Podcast Just Decluttering (Not Organizing) … [Read more...]
Dealing with Mold in My Enclosed Porch (Ugh.) Concrobium Mold Control to the Rescue
I'd been pretending this didn't exist. Blergh. We had an intensely rainy May, and a leak in our enclosed porch meant this room was icky and damp for that entire month. The walls had mold on them. Blech. But then summer happened, and with the intense Texas heat no one spends any time in that room (it isn't air conditioned), so I … [Read more...]
The Five Second Switch That Took Months to Make
I’ve been hiding something. I’ve been hiding it for a very long time. Months, at least. See this picture? I took it when I realized what I was doing. I was covering up something very embarrassing with that purple sponge. I was covering it up because other than this icky and awful spot, this area of my kitchen counter was making … [Read more...]