I'm still in my jammies, because it's been a busy morning. Not run-around-town busy, just oh-my-I-have-so-much-to-do-at-home-and-you-want-me-to-add-what? busy.I was blessed to be able to help someone out by editing an article for them. An article with a deadline of . . . today. Which meant that I had to turn on the computer before … [Read more...]
Ten Reasons I Like to Exercise at Home
I thought about titling this post: Ten Reasons I Prefer to Exercise at Home, but then realized that I've never really worked out in a gym, so I can't compare. I've had memberships a few times . . . 10. I've never been successful working out in a gym. I just don't go. 9. It's more difficult to say I don't have enough time when I don't have … [Read more...]
Daily Checklist – Valentine’s Day ’11
Having our school Valentine's parties last Friday and our family Valentine's Dinner on Saturday makes today a little anti-climactic. But I did remember to wish my hubby a Happy Valentine's Day this morning. Laundry is going. I didn't get home last night until late, and forgot to get it all sorted. As I was heading to bed, completely … [Read more...]
A Simple and Easy . . . . Fancy Valentine’s Dinner
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...]
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