I remember a conversation I had years ago, when I was the mom of two baby boys (both younger than two) and was struggling to keep my head above water. A conversation with a friend who was in a very different stage of life. She said something along the lines of, "If I EVER find myself talking about the price of a gallon of milk . . . I'll … [Read more...]
Week One Progress Report for Our Summer of Clean
Thanks to Discount Cleaning Products for sponsoring this series! I'm sitting down to write about our first week of the 2012 Summer of Clean, and just above the laptop screen I see . . . clothes. They're sorted, they're ready to be put in drawers or in storage. But they're not. Not in drawers or in storage. (pause) OK. I'm … [Read more...]
Making Laundry Day Fun . . . ?
I've been busily returning emails and Facebook messages for my early morning blogging time. Now the kids are up, and it's time to go be Mama. I thought I'd share these ideas from my new e-book as today's post. If you have other ideas for making laundry fun, please tell us about them in the comments! And don't forget - tomorrow is Weekly … [Read more...]
Jumping Right In (Wherever That May Be)
I dream of one day being the perfect example of a reformed slob who never again experiences the how-exactly-did-that-space-get-so-messy-AGAIN phenomenon that's so common in my life. I've realized that may never happen. I now know what causes these messes, how to prevent them, and that it's not the end of the world when they happen. But I … [Read more...]
Obvious Progress
See those (obviously) winter coats and jackets hanging from my ever-so-cute hooks right inside the door? Yeah . . . I didn't. At least I didn't see them until about a week ago. Even though temps have been hitting 90 for about a month now. So yesterday, as we did our first Summer Laundry Day and attempted to remove everything winter or … [Read more...]
How to Participate in the Summer of Clean!
Monday is officially the first day of our Summer of Clean!!! Around here, we'll be doing Laundry Day combined with a few small projects to help things run more smoothly over the rest of the summer. How can you participate in the Summer of Clean? 1. Get your free copy of my new e-book, Teaching Kids to Clean. I'm sorry. This deal has expired … [Read more...]
Menu Plan for the First Week of Summer!
This menu plan will be short and sweet! We're still in baseball/picnic season, but I am completely out of new picnic ideas, so I'm planning to re-do our favorite new one from this season. Tacos in a bag! Yum! (Anyone have any more great picnic ideas I can try for our last week of baseball?) Honestly, I'm so excited about the response to my … [Read more...]
Bring on the Summer of Clean!!
I've hinted around about a BIG project I've been working on. Well, it's done. And I'm exhausted! I'm also sooo excited to share it with you. Summer is here! As of tomorrow, my kids will be out of school for almost three months, and I couldn't be more excited! If you've read from the beginning (or if you've been around from the beginning) … [Read more...]
Cleaning Tips and a Giveaway!
***Kristina won this giveaway and she has been notified! Yay, Kristina!**** I STILL have not figured out how to get my house perfectly clean by wiggling my nose. So irritating! As I've gone through this deslobification process over the past few years, I've realized that even more important than knowing how to clean is . . . doing it … [Read more...]
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