I thought it. Really, I did. As I was taking the framed photos off of the wall, I thought, "Here we go again, and I should get these right back on the wall when we're done." And then I thought, "But I won't." I know.  I usually claim slob-vision or scatter-brained-ness. This might be pre-meditated slob-vision.  Or premonitions of … [Read more...]

Today is Laundry Day.  Even though there are still un-folded clothes on the loveseat from last week's Laundry Day. Last night, I gathered the dirty clothes, sorted them, and started my first load. And panicked. I was down to one free sample of laundry detergent.  And I had zero desire to run out to the store late at night.  Thankfully, I'd … [Read more...]

Once upon a time, I posted about clearing the floor of my walk-in closet.  It was a big deal to me, and after weeks/months/who-knows-how-long of doing major bodily contortions to get to my clothes, I was happy about it. I shared my progress, got the usual understanding and supportive comments, and enjoyed re-discovering my wardrobe the next … [Read more...]

Have I mentioned that I'm feeling overwhelmed lately?  I going through a time of, "Okay, Lord . . . what exactly do you want me to be doing, because I obviously can't handle what I am doing?" prayers. When one crazy week turns into four crazy weeks in a row, it's probably time to make some changes. Anyway, I'm trying to barely hang on by … [Read more...]

And now . . . I will take a moment to brag about pepper. Such a small detail, but one that was needed to show my husband that I do love him. He likes pepper.  He puts it on everything, and pepper goes in most of the things I cook, at least a little bit. Pepper is one of those cabinet items that is never supposed to run out. You can always … [Read more...]

I have had  been enjoying my clean master bedroom. But then . . . last week hubby and I flipped our mattress.  No, my dear gutter-minded readers, those of you who are flashing back to the post about the ladder, that’s not what I'm talking about. Hubby has had that mattress since before we got married, so it’s been around a while.  In an … [Read more...]

We had a (not so) lovely case of strep throat in the house on Friday.  Besides the normal upheaval, my germaphobe brain latched onto the doctor's "highly contagious" warning. I knew that, so why did she have to say it??? Henceforth, I was freakishly aware of everything my daughter touched for the next twenty-four hours and everything that … [Read more...]