One thing I can claim to be awesome at is thinking up Super (Duper) Logical Excuses. Seriously, I'm good. But today, I'm obliterating one with an earth-shattering discovery I made. Question: How do you clean a shower without getting your clothes dirty, wet, or the least bit sweaty? Answer: You don't wear any. I'll go ahead and … [Read more...]
001 Podcast – How to Start Getting Your House Under Control (Even When You’re Overwhelmed)
I recorded my very first podcast! In this episode I share: Part One of my Slob Story How I'm getting back on track after summer, how to work yourself into a routine, and the importance of doing the dishes!! One decluttering tip anyone can apply immediately. Things mentioned in the podcast: My "Connect" page … [Read more...]
Happy New Year! (And Let’s Talk.)
Happy New Year, y'all!! What? Oh come on. All moms know the REAL new year is whenever school starts. There's nothing like the return of routine to motivate me to do better. Soooo, I'm trying something new, and I hope you'll be a part of it. On Thursdays in September at 10 a.m. Central, I'll be hosting live Google+ … [Read more...]
Mopping Day Happened
Thursday is Mopping Day on my totally-made-up Weekly Cleaning Task Schedule. But I didn't mop yesterday. Instead I finished up a VERY big writing project that had a deadline, met with my church's music minister about our Christmas production (because it's the end of August so we're already behind!), and kept up with daily tasks like unloading … [Read more...]
A Creature of (the Wrong) Habit
I thought of talking about how refilling the hand-soap dispenser is a two-second task. Not that it's actually done in two seconds. More like thirty. Which still isn't much. It definitely doesn't require blocking off three hours of my busy schedule like my brain tends to think it should. This perfectly-good, perfectly-refillable soap … [Read more...]
Survival Mode Then Vs. Survival Mode Now
I missed my fourth blogiversary. After taking the summer off from blogging, I was just so excited to get back to it. Four years is a long time, y'all. And . . . Four years is nothing. As the summer drew to a close, the contrast between Survival Mode now vs. pre-blog kept rattling around in my head, aching to be put into words. So … [Read more...]
Bathroom Cleaning Day
Today . . . was Bathroom Cleaning Day. Because it's Tuesday. Not that I've cleaned a bathroom on a Tuesday (or on any other day when we weren't expecting company) in many Tuesdays. But I'm getting back on track, right? And a track is a designated path . . . right? While a car can do doughnuts in the parking lot, a train only goes where … [Read more...]
Re-Start, Re-Declutter. I’m Back!!
I was sad to see summer end, but I'm getting over it. There is something invigorating (and totally necessary) about routine. Lack of routine causes this: Not that my kitchen never looks like that during fall, winter, or spring . . . But routine does help. We lived in survival mode over the summer. I kept the house out of total … [Read more...]
The Messy Fridge Makeover (Using Fun New Products from the Home Collection by Post-it Brand and Scotch Brand)
The following decluttering/organizing project is a sponsored post: How is it that the single largest object in my kitchen somehow becomes invisible to me? School is about to start. (Blech.) Soon, we'll start collecting random notes and reminders to stick on the fridge, so it was time to look at it with fresh eyes and remove last year's … [Read more...]
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