Before I share my menu plan for the week, I thought I'd share what has become our traditional family Valentine's Dinner. Maybe it's just me . . . . but I have big dreams about creating special family times and lifelong memories for my children. Dreams . . . but sometimes not plans. Valentine's Day generally sneaks up on us. It seems to … [Read more...]
Please Don’t Make This Any Harder Than It Already Is
It's difficult enough for me to throw things away. And because of my tendency to have three of every one thing I need, I often have to get rid of perfectly good stuff. I donate that stuff. Sometimes I need to get rid of not-perfectly-good-anymore stuff that's been hanging around much longer than it should. That's the stuff I have to talk … [Read more...]
Daily Checklist 2/11/11
Today I:Didn't empty the dishwasher first thing in the morning, because I didn't run it last night, because I didn't even think to look in the kitchen, because I didn't cook, because we "had to" go eat at the restaurant where hubby's school was having a fundraiser (not that I'm complaining about that!).And yet, when I cleaned up the kitchen … [Read more...]
Oh Big Pot! How I’ve Missed You!
My big pot, the one I use for pretty much everything, had been missing for over a month. OK, so "missing" doesn't really describe the situation with accuracy. I knew exactly where it was. I knew exactly what was in it. And I had a pretty good idea of how long it had been in there. It was stuck in the back of the fridge, full of very old … [Read more...]
Daily Checklist 2/10/11
Here it is. My promised Daily Checklist.Made bed.Emptied dishwasher.Cleaned kitchen.Wiped kitchen cabinets and table.Swept kitchen.Did a conscious 5 minute pick-up.Checked bathrooms for clutter.Did my Bible study.MOPPED kitchen. (It's Thursday, y'know.)Exercised.And it's about 9:30 a.m.OK, here's the thing that I'm glad to remind myself of: … [Read more...]
A Daily Checklist Re-Focus
It's another Snow Day. Last week, that sent the house into chaos. (See how good I am at blaming the weather instead of myself?) But today has been different. I've consciously done my daily checklist. The goal of the daily checklist is to establish habits. And it has established many. It actually feels "normal" to me to have a kitchen … [Read more...]
Ten Things? Just Ten Things?
I'm not feeling very productive today. I've been going, going, going . . . but I can't see many results. And . . . I didn't clean the bathrooms. Even though it's Tuesday! Bathroom Day! I know. Shameful. For a scatter-brain, I am strangely ruled by routine. It doesn't make sense. Whatever. Anyway, I can NOT seem to work grocery … [Read more...]
Clue #1 in the Master Bedroom Mystery: Good Intentions, Bad Results
Considering its pre-blog state, the master bedroom is not that bad. Still, though, my heart would palpitate if someone other than the five of us saw it. My sense of hearing took on super-hero qualities every time one of the kids at last night's Superbowl party walked past its door. If I had heard a doorknob moving, I would have knocked someone … [Read more...]
Defining "Not That Bad"
I shared last week that any and all attempts at keeping the house in order flew out the window when the weather brought us four Snow Days. Not like opened-up-the-window-and-a-gust-of-wind-sucked-them-out. More like opened-up-the-window-picked-them-up-and-threw-them-as-far-as-I-could-with-all-my-might. I'll say it. Last week was much more … [Read more...]
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