I tend to be scatter-brained on a good day. Add the natural craziness of Christmas prep and the added stress of directing a production in the first week of December, and I can't be trusted to remember anything. In the week after the play, I forgot two major things. One was a girls-only party given by a good friend. I honestly had no nagging … [Read more...]
Stocking "Stuff"ers . . . Ugh.
I'm almost ready for Christmas. Most of the gifts are purchased, wrapped and under the tree. But my inner monologue has been going non-stop for the past few days. Our kids have plenty of stuff. Rooms filled with toys. Toys in disarray. No matter how many times we purge, we still have more than we need. Then Christmas comes, I dole out … [Read more...]
And the First Thing I Did Was Load the Dishwasher . . .
We just arrived home after three nights away. My daughter's first words when she walked in the back door? "Wow, how did this place get so clean?" (She had left early with her grandmother and wasn't here for the frantic pre-party-cleaning.) And I must say that I'm rather proud that the first thing I did when I got home tonight was load … [Read more...]
Clean Feels Good, and the Libman Freedom Spray Mop Winner
The winner of the spray mop is katychick! I'm enjoying our "clean" house after the frantic shove-it-all-in-the-master-bedroom session before the party last night. As long as I stay out of the bedroom, I'm pretty good at pretending that the house really is clean. Sorry for the short post, but things are crazy around here with Christmas prep. … [Read more...]
Days Like Today
I wonder why I can't keep our master bedroom out of chaos? I really shouldn't wonder. It's because of days like today. Days when I have to actually do the things that didn't seem like that big of a deal when I made the commitment to do them. Days when I am in charge of a first grade party AND host hubby's office party in our home. Days … [Read more...]
Who Cleaned the Tower After Rapunzel Got a Life?
We saw Tangled a few weeks ago. It was adorable. But I couldn't help noticing how when she was locked in the tower for years and years, with no life . . . she did lots of cleaning. Lots. Before 9 a.m. Then she did various art projects. However, when she got out, started having a little fun, meeting people, doing things . . . she … [Read more...]
You Can Look Up Now.
Why the crazy get-up? Because of this: Which came off of this: Which now, thankfully, looks like this: Hubby's office party is Thursday night. Here. It's December, and I can't pull the old "Wow, it's hot in here, so I have to keep the ceiling fan going!" trick. I had to clean them. The "great" thing about being a slob-blogger … [Read more...]
My Christmas Home Tour
If you're a regular reader, you know that I don't give real-life home tours very often. The rooms where my parties are held are generally . . . the rooms that are clean. You'll definitely never hear me ask if you want to see my master bedroom. But an on-the-blog home tour? I can do that. I'm all about strategic clutter-avoiding photography. I do … [Read more...]
Cleaning for Friends
Today we had our Strawberry Party. I mentioned yesterday that it was the brainchild of my four year old. I turned it into a bit of a Christmas party as well, and the kids decorated felt stockings with cotton balls and glitter glue. We ate Christmas tree shaped pb&j sandwiches, and frozen fundraiser cookies decorated with icing and colored … [Read more...]
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