I feel like I should get a bumper sticker made. I experienced a Proud Mama Moment while cleaning my daughter's room this morning. (Not that I'm proud of cleaning her room. I'm totally un-proud that I still haven't mastered the art of getting my kids to keep their rooms clean.) (Or of keeping my own room clean . . . ) But as I … [Read more...]
Perfect. But Useless.
As I worked in the garage recently, sorting through clutter that had magically appeared . . . I found this. It was perfect, but useless. In case your kids aren't in the booster seat stage, I'll explain. This is the top portion of a booster seat for the car. When the kids first move out of a car seat, this back portion of the booster helps … [Read more...]
Two Second Task – Shutting the Pantry Door
Oh my word. I'm so excited about this two-second task. Not that it only took two seconds. But really . . . I had been putting off this TOTALLY overwhelming, TOTALLY time-consuming, TOTALLY impossible task for, ummmm, years. Like, at least four. Right. That pantry door hadn't closed in at least four years. Not that I hadn't tried to … [Read more...]
007 – Containers and Limits and How They’ll Change Your Life!
Podcast #7 is up! In this podcast, I discuss the reactions I get when others find out about my blog (which is basically when they find out about my deep, dark secret!) I also share how finally grasping the concepts of limits and containers was a huge step in my deslobification process. Other things mentioned: 28 Days to Hope … [Read more...]
Three Strikes? You’re Donated!
This shirt. This shirt. Do you hear the contempt? This shirt has been in my laundry pile THREE WEEKS IN A ROW. Clean. Ooo-hoo-hoo. I can not properly express the loathing I feel toward clean clothes found in my dirty clothes pile. It is one of my Mommy Pet Peeves. I know that I used to do it to my own mother, but really . . . … [Read more...]
One for One: A Concept that Used to Boggle My Slob Brain
As I unloaded groceries on Monday, I kept repeating to myself: One for One. This concept used to boggle my mind. I had no idea what it meant or why Organized People all nodded knowingly when it was mentioned. I now understand. I've grasped the concept. And yet I still have to chant it in my head because it's just sooo unnatural to me. I … [Read more...]
Rhyme AND Reason – Laundry Day
Is "without rhyme or reason" a Texas saying or an everywhere saying? Anyway. I would like to announce to the world that EVEN THOUGH I traveled an hour to a speaking engagement yesterday, shopped for uniform pants for the boy who woke up on our first cold morning having outgrown all warm clothing, and didn't even have time to write a blog post … [Read more...]
Saying Goodbye to An Old Friend
This old friend turned up recently. I had missed her. We reminisced about those days after my babies were born. The days when I depended on her to give me my space. She's comfortable. She's always been faithful. But honestly . . . she's hideous. I don't even know where she had been hiding the past few years. I hadn't seen her in … [Read more...]
Podcast 006 – Don’t Get Organized! Just Declutter
Podcast #6 is ready! It just hit me that this means I've been podcasting for six weeks now! (Remember, I have Time Passage Awareness Disorder.) In this week's podcast, I share the second reason why I am glad that I called myself a slob. I also tell about my shock when I learned that I was NOT the only woman out there who struggled with … [Read more...]
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