I KNEW there were lunch bags left. The empty plastic bag they came in was right in front of me. And I had a vague memory of removing enough for at least that day. A vague memory from less than five minutes before. Side note: Please don't hate me for being un-green, but we use paper lunch sacks. It's a survival technique for this Slob … [Read more...]
Not That Bad
It's been one of those weeks. Monday the kids were off of school so we traveled an hour to spend the day with friends. Tuesday I was at the school all day helping count money for the upcoming fundraiser. Wednesday I went to Bible Study. So when Thursday arrived and I finally was able to be home, I spent the day catching up on writing … [Read more...]
The Slob Stereotype (Fighting It and Fitting It)
I find myself cringing when I hear the word "slob" being used. It's not used positively, and it's not supposed to be. The dictionary includes "an insult" as part of the definition. Pre-blog, I never cringed when I heard the word, but that was because I didn't think of myself as one. A big part of my process has been my dedication to … [Read more...]
Fighting the Fizzle (A Family Kitchen Clean Up Report)
In the second week of January, we implemented Family Kitchen Clean Up Time. It has been a success. Every night we've been home, we've cleaned the kitchen together. My 6yo daughter is officially our Lunch Maker, and my 11yo has improved his dishwasher-filling skills significantly. Honestly, doing Family Kitchen Clean Up hasn't been … [Read more...]
My Big Girl Undies
I debated on that post title. Y'know, from a fear of unwanted search traffic . . . Anyway, I've been thinking a lot lately about an offhanded comment I heard on one of our new favorite TV shows. I don't generally take lifestyle advice from sitcoms, but this one really stuck with me. Perhaps because it hit home. We mostly love the new … [Read more...]
Review of the Remote Key Finder by Click ‘N Dig
This post contains affiliate links. Back in December, after a longer-than-usual-and-totally-unsuccessful search for my car keys . . . I declared to the world that the only thing I really wanted for Christmas was a remote key finder that several of you mentioned in the comments. I was tickled to death that Click 'N Dig, the makers of … [Read more...]
Random Romance Story or “He Should Have Known”
It's Valentine's Day! I've been up at the school counting money for a fundraiser, and was asked to come back up at noon to help with my fifth grader's class party. I don't think they have Valentine's parties in sixth grade . . . so you'd better believe I'm all over that. I might even make him hug me in front of his friends. Anyway, I … [Read more...]
Stopped by Fear (Of Avocados, Legos, Cutesy Baskets, Etc.)
I used to suffer from a fear of avocados. I loved them, and would be happy with a family-sized serving of guacamole all to myself, but I wouldn't buy avocados in the store. See, I did once. It was early in marriage, and I was proud of myself for putting Guacamole-from-Scratch on our menu for the night. But I didn't know what I was doing. … [Read more...]
Dear Husband . . . I’m Sorry.
Dear Husband, I'm sorry about the wet shirt. I really was kind of proud of myself when I put it in the washing machine this morning. It was early, and I was glad that the load with your coach's shirt was totally going to be finished before you needed to wear it tonight. Yes. I do feel a little bit guilty that my cheer coach's shirt was … [Read more...]
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