I'm in a MUCH better mood today. Not that I've cleaned my house. Yes, I know I need to. Yes, I want it to BE clean. But the busy-ness hasn't stopped, and my excuses work just as well when I'm smiling as when I'm frowning. I did run the dishwasher that I filled completely but forgot to start last night when we got home at 10:30 from … [Read more...]
It’s Hard to Get Stuff Done Around the House if You Aren’t Home
When I was in High School/College/Thailand, the worst possible thing that could happen was to not have anywhere to go on a Friday or Saturday night. Free time was for having fun and I loved to be on the go. So sometimes I'm surprised that I'm now a total homebody. After two weeks of going and blowing every-single-day-all-over-the-place, I'm … [Read more...]
Please Don’t Loan Me Oddly Shaped Breakables
Please. Pretty please. No matter how artistic the flower arrangement or how much you think I need decorating help . . . don't lend me breakable items that DON'T FIT ANYWHERE. It's hard enough for me to keep track of my own stuff. Worrying about finding a "spot" where someone else's things won't get broken, or piled on, or forgotten . . . … [Read more...]
Apple Juice Popsicles that Kids Can Make
I've been overly cranky lately, and some of it has to do with feeling overwhelmed. In times like these, I tend to not do a lot of creative things with the kids. If the table is messy, or the supplies aren't handy, time slips by and the guilt can build up. But this little project is quick and easy. It was my daughter's idea. I'm pretty … [Read more...]
Writing from a Different Perspective
I'm excited to be guest posting today over at Homegrown Mom as part of her Homemaking for Girls series. Generally, when I have a guest post up somewhere, I also write one here. But today I'm sending you, my precious readers, over to the other site to read that post. What's it about? How to Deal with a Hopelessly Disorganized Daughter. And … [Read more...]
The April Decluttering Update – Come Join In!
It's time again to go back over my decluttering progress for the past month. The picture above isn't everything I got rid of, but it's a good example. Lots of dinky, piddly things left the house. Dinky, piddly things can really add up. April wasn't as exciting as March, which included some major, long-overdue projects. It's easy to have … [Read more...]
Menu Plan Monday – May 2, 2011
It felt weird to type "May" just now. May means baseball season. Which means multiple nights a week at the ball-fields. Which means menu planning is totally necessary if I don't want to give us the excuse to get fried chicken or pizza three times this week. Mmmmm. Fried chicken. Mmmmm. Pizza. Oh. Sorry. Better get that menu … [Read more...]
Reasons #71-73 Why Daily Pick-Ups are Important
Don't search the blog for numbers one through seventy. I've written quite a bit about how much of a difference having a Focused Daily Pick-Up Time makes, but I haven't been numbering them. I used artistic license to emphasize that there are just so many reasons. And "Reasons Ba-jillion and Ba-jillion-and-One" sounded less official. If I … [Read more...]
A Few Things – Did You Know It’s Almost May???
April's Decluttering Update Don't forget that Sunday is May 1st. I know. I can't believe it either. I'll put up the monthly decluttering update linky on Sunday night, so be sure to link up a blog post or share your progress and/or struggles in the comments. (I won't mess it up this time!) Those who get their links in within the first day … [Read more...]
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