The kitchen is the heart of the home. That's not just a warm-fuzzy saying to embroider on your dishtowels. It's the truth. One of my biggest adjustments to motherhood was realizing how much my family expects to eat. Like . . . every day. More than once. When your goal is to create a company ready house, a thoroughly cleaned kitchen is … [Read more...]
A Company Ready House – Take a Decluttering Tour
This week, I'll be participating in a "5 Days of Christmas" series. My topic? Getting Your Home Company Ready Not because I feel the need to tell the world what to do, but because I need to do it! Taking this end-of-November/beginning-of-December week to focus on making my home a welcoming place for our holiday visitors will help our entire … [Read more...]
Black Friday
It's Black Friday. I won't inundate your google reader with deal posts because I'm not a deal blogger. And I'm also camping. But I will just put a few ideas in your head. This is a great time of year to be sure you're signed up with some daily deal sites that send out emails every day with fantastic deals on both local and online bargains. … [Read more...]
How to Make a Girl’s Pilgrim Hat – An Easy Thanksgiving Craft
My daughter came home from kindergarten wearing this adorable Pilgrim hat last Friday. (That's not my daughter.) Precious, and unbelievably simple to make. Here's how. (I'm using purple paper because that's what I have. I'm sure there were little girls in Plymouth who secretly wished they could have had a purple hat, don't … [Read more...]
Is Clutter Stealing Your Holiday Spirit?
So many of my favorite childhood memories have a Christmas tree or a candy cane in the background of the picture that exists in my mind. As a mom, I ache to create the same kinds of Memory Tableaus for my own chi ldren. But if you’ve ever shoved clutter out of the way to capture a magical moment with your camera (only to see a … [Read more...]
Sometimes It’s Fun to Do Laundry!
Thankfully, having a Laundry Day has worked for me for quite a long time now. We generally make it through the week with undies to spare, and I thoroughly enjoy the fact that I don't have to worry about laundry on the other six days of the week. But there's one thing that makes me antsy to get to the washing machine: BARGAINS!!! In my … [Read more...]
My Steam Mop Fantasy (Or is It Reality?)
I've dreamed of having a steam mop for years. Surely . . . if I had a steam mop, my house would be clean. All the time. Cleaning would be fun and easy and motivation would be plentiful. Right? Over the past two years of figuring out my Slob Brain, I've realized that no tool or system is going to clean my house. I have to clean my … [Read more...]
It’s That Kind of Day
It's after 8 p.m. and I haven't posted yet today. I had big plans to put up my review/giveaway of the Oreck Steam Mop. At this point, I don't know that that will happen until tomorrow. And . . . I broke my mug. Actually, it's hubby's Elvis mug that he received as a gift a few years ago, but I'm the one who drinks out of it every single … [Read more...]
So THAT’S How Those Got in There . . .
My Slob Brain is often a mystery to me. Most of my decluttering efforts involve head-shaking and eye-rolling as I discover things that have no reason to be where they are. Like DVDs in the bathroom drawer. Or toothbrushes in the TV cabinet. But Monday, I caught one of these unexplainable misplacements in action. I was emptying the … [Read more...]
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