Twelve Days of Christmas Decluttering didn’t happen. I have several excuses, and one of them is even valid. Mostly, though, “filling a box” or “filling a bag” or just randomly going through the house looking for things to declutter doesn’t ever seem to work for me. I’ve tried it ever-so-many times, and though I generally find a few things … [Read more...]
I Could TALK about Cleaning All Day Long! (My Trip to the Maytag Labs)
I've always loved reading cleaning tips and tricks. I love discussing the whys and how tos of all things related to home management. Actually doing them? Oh. Well, that isn't nearly as fun. So my trip last month to the Maytag labs in Michigan and the World of Whirlpool in Chicago was truly fascinating. Seriously. I LOVED hearing what … [Read more...]
A Few Elf on the Shelf Ideas
I mentioned last week that my kids made their own Elf on the Shelf, which relieved some of the Mommy Guilt I felt when I saw pictures all over the internet of the cool things other mamas were doing. Here are a few ideas from my friend Crystal. (But I'm still not doing it! Maybe next year . . . ) Are you doing Elf on the Shelf at your house this … [Read more...]
Hubby Did the Laundry!
Last Monday, Hubby was sick. Sick enough to be home, but not flat-on-his-back-in-bed sick. I spent the day up at the church working on things for the Christmas show. When I finally came home . . . I saw that the laundry was done. Like . . . all the way. Every single pile. Photo Credit: Tyne & Wear … [Read more...]
Checking BIG Stuff Off my List! (Getting my Disney Princess Castle out of Layaway!)
Last week was crazy . . . but the majority of my Christmas shopping is DONE! I know. I can't believe it either. Some of that was from one quick stop where I knocked out a huge chunk of my list, but the other was due to the fact that I'd prepared ahead enough to get my daughter's BIG gift into layaway at Walmart a few weeks ago. With … [Read more...]
What I Want for Christmas – A Key Finder
Yesterday, I saw this Amazon promotion (Sorry, this offer has now expired.) where you share what you want for Christmas (on Facebook), and then you get $5 off a $25 purchase. I couldn't think of anything I wanted. Then, I lamented on my Facebook page about my still-lost-after-almost-24-hours keys. Among the mostly understanding comments, … [Read more...]
My Favorite (and Easy to Make) Personalized Salt Dough Ornaments
I love pulling these ornaments out each year! It's so fun to remember what we chose each year in the past to show each child's personality. These are definitely on my list of things to make next week! Go here to see a post I wrote back in 2009 with instructions on how to make them. I promise, they're EASY! … [Read more...]
Decluttering an OLD T-shirt (12 Days of Decluttering)
Whew. This has been (as expected) one crazy week. But that still-mostly-empty box keeps staring at me, so I'm trying to add to it a little at a time. Today, I threw in an old t-shirt. A very old t-shirt. A t-shirt that is half-of-three-decades old. Which, somehow . . . sounds more dramatic in my mind right now than 15. I bought … [Read more...]
Random Thoughts Tuesday
It's Tuesday. And last Tuesday, I met Stacy of Stacy Uncorked who hosts Random Thoughts Tuesday. And last night, I wrote an entire post that was eaten by the internet. And I didn't like it enough to justify re-writing it. So when I saw that Stacy had put up her Random Thoughts Tuesday link-up, I figured why not. Here goes: Random … [Read more...]
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