Did you notice how I called it "The Gameroom" without any slashes, parentheses, or other explanation? I'm doing my best to start thinking of this as a single purpose room that can adjust to other purposes when needed. This is the second week of work on this room-overhaul, and I'm ready to see some real progress. Last week's frustrating … [Read more...]
Laundry Day’s Most Important Step
Last week, I finally caught up on laundry. After Christmas-break-craziness and a January of e-book-tunnel-vision, my Laundry Loveseat was finally back to being . . . just a loveseat. All it took was one Family Folding Night. And the kids didn't mind at all helping with the folding and putting away. Actually, I'm just assuming they didn't … [Read more...]
How I Store Plastic Food Containers
(I'm teaming up with some other bloggers today to talk about . . . kitchens!) As someone who could create a graph of my life showing a way-too-sharp upward spike in plastic food containers followed by a way-too-gradual downward decline . . . I've learned a thing or two about how to store them. For me. And for my Slob Brain that doesn't do … [Read more...]
Pre-Made Decisions
The lovely Lenetta used to often remind me that clutter is made up of "unmade decisions." So true. Lately, I've been thinking about pre-made decisions. What things can I decide ahead of time will be pitched in the trash? Well, for one . . . pantyhose with big ol' runs in them. I just tossed those pantyhose in the picture above. I … [Read more...]
Baked Penne with Beef: Trying Out a New (To Me) Ingredient
Thank you to Kraft Foods for offering me the opportunity to recreate a recipe with PHILADELPHIA Cooking Creme. Baked Penne with Beef You know I'm all about simple meals. Keeping things simple in the kitchen is the best way I've found to make family mealtime consistent. I recently tried out Philadelphia Cooking Creme … [Read more...]
Proof in the Clock
So I'm focusing on my gameroom this month. I re-arranged the furniture yesterday, hated it . . . and then felt a little annoyed when my kids and husband thought it was wonderful. I know. I have issues. Thanks for all of your encouraging comments on that post. And for your understanding. I'm guessing the annoyance came from my desire to … [Read more...]
The Room-Rearranging Story Without a Happy Ending
Last week, I shared my plan for our office/gameroom/guest room. I LOVED the comments on that post. They really helped me think through what I wanted to do with that room. The main thing I got from your comments? Embrace one purpose for the room. Decide on a purpose and go with that one purpose. Yes, it's a guest room, but only on rare … [Read more...]
It Could Happen to Anyone
Sometimes (okay, lots of times), I get a little over-dramatic when I find a mess somewhere that is extra sticky or extra embarrassing. I tend to say things like, "WHY oh WHY do these things happen to ME!?!?!!" I take messes personally. But I'm not taking this mess personally. A little over a week ago, I was unplugging my phone so I … [Read more...]
Perfect Birthday Gift for an 8-10 Year Old Boy
I wish I was the mom who opened a birthday invitation and immediately wrote the date, time and location on the calendar. Also in that ideal world . . . I would remember (while out running errands the week before) to pick up a gift. A unique one. An inspired one. An economical one. Once upon a time, I did have a pretty well-stocked gift … [Read more...]
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