I'm having a garage sale. Soon. Last week, I really thought that I would somehow get it together for tomorrow. Har-dee-har-har-har! Ohhhhh, let me catch my breath! OK. Yeah . . . that's not going to happen. Anyway, last week I cleaned out THE CABINET. The Last Resort Cabinet. It's where all of the things I've decluttered over … [Read more...]
Step Number: Last
No matter how many steps a task or project has, the last one is the hardest. Remember how I was so proud of not removing my suitcase from the closet to do the seasonal clothing changeover? Yes, I eliminated the need to move it from the master bedroom back into the closet. I eliminated that step completely. Which was … [Read more...]
Clothing Management – Hanging Vs. Folding
Over the past few years, I've become a hanger. Not a hanger hanger, but a hang-er. Someone who hangs. You know what I mean, right? Anyway, it started when my oldest began wearing uniforms in first grade. Before that, it was all comfy-boy-clothes all the time. But once he wore khakis and collared shirts all week, it seemed like the … [Read more...]
“I Didn’t Want to Hurt Your Feelings, Mom.”
I bought these video game chairs Christmas-before-last. A great idea, but they haven't been used the way I thought they would be. And now that my gameroom (see how I no longer call it a gameroom/office/guestroom) has the feel of a real room and purposeful furniture placement, the chairs haven't been used. They've been sitting in a … [Read more...]
Chicken Stir Fry with Ramen
For the girl who once upon a time couldn't make a decent chicken stir fry, I sure do have quite a few versions posted on my blog. Once you get the basic technique down, there are many variations. This was actually my first successful one. Before chicken fried rice, I made this quite a bit. And just like with the fried rice, when the kids see … [Read more...]
My First Speaking Event
If any of you would have told me three years ago that I would stand in front of a group of women and give advice on cleaning and organizing . . . I would have laughed in yo' face. Loudly. And yet, a little over a month ago, that's just what I did. I have been ready and willing to take this blogging thing into the realm of public speaking … [Read more...]
Why Does Honesty Always Involve Humility? (At least for me)
I'm over-committed. That could possibly sound noble, while this is most certainly not noble: Especially since the oft-repeated instruction in my e-book is "Do the dishes." I have a mostly-written post that I was going to put up today. It's all about how there is a limit to how much I can handle and how once I go over that limit, … [Read more...]
The Waiting Room
We looked at a house recently. My main concern was that it had too many rooms. I know. I can't believe I said that either. As someone with an unhealthy love of closeable doors, I used to assume that additional rooms would solve ever-so-many of my problems. The room I had envisioned (from the internet description) as my "Project Room" had … [Read more...]
Cleaning Wood Furniture
Have I ever mentioned that ONE of my problems is . . . if I'm not confident about how to clean something, I let my fear of doing it wrong keep me from doing it at all? No? Well, it is. (One of them.) I love wood furniture, and as long as dusting is all that needs to be done to keep it looking beautiful, I feel pretty good. But when wood … [Read more...]
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