We had an idyllic weekend. Even though "technical difficulties" kept us from leaving when we wanted to, and meant that we only had one night away from home instead of two, it was a peaceful and relaxing weekend. We went to the lake, and the weather was beautiful. The kids played non-stop outside. Exercising their imaginations and their … [Read more...]
A Clothing Explosion . . . and Various Other Things to Be Dealt With
That's my bed . . . at this very moment. It's scary looking, but could be much worse. I'm actually rather proud that those clothes are folded. I'm not putting off folding until the afternoon like I often do. Two more loads now, and every last stitch of clothing in the house will be ready for family put-away time this afternoon. Last week … [Read more...]
Decluttering Progress Report – October
Really? October's over? Whatever. But I do love the reminder to go back over my progress for the month so I can participate in the Decluttering Challenge over at The Finer Things in Life. Last month, my focus was the master bedroom. This wasn't some well-planned, goal-oriented thing, it was out of necessity. Like my … [Read more...]
Tandem Cleaning – Getting By With a Little Help From My Friend
I've mentioned before that twice a month I get together with a friend who lives an hour away. We let our kids play, and often help each other out with projects. Sometimes we work on fun things like making Jedi costumes for a birthday party, but other times, like today, we tackle the not-so-fun stuff. The stuff that I rarely can motivate … [Read more...]
"Stuff" is Singular
I'm a grammar lover. I know. Nerd alert! Recently, I read a blog post about stuff. She said something like, "All of that stuff are . . . " It sounded funky, and I knew it was grammatically incorrect. Stuff is. That's the problem. We think of stuff as being plural. The stuff probably does consist of quite a few plural items. … [Read more...]
Building My Housekeeping Emergency Fund
I've mentioned before that we are Dave Ramsey geeks. Our last momentous achievement was building our emergency fund. It took a long time, the adjustment of our thinking, some sacrifices . . . but we reached our goal last May. Now, although we're officially on the next phase where we have our investments going full force again, we've been … [Read more...]
Tell Your Time – A Time Management E-book
Amy Lynn Andrews, of Blogging with Amy, has just released her new e-book, Tell Your Time. It focuses on time management, something I definitely struggle with. Right now, for a very limited time, you can get it for only 7.00 by using the code InTheClub. Click here to visit AmyLynnAndrews.com. And yes, that's an affiliate link! … [Read more...]
Reasons I Love Making My Bed
I used to be a die-hard what's-the-point-of-making-a-bed-when-you're-going-to-get-back-in-it-that-night advocate. I could argue my point, and feel completely justified. But when I started this deslobification process over a year ago, I began by making my bed. (Almost) every morning. I didn't know why, other than . . . that was what normal people … [Read more...]
A Short Post to Say I’m Not Posting Today
I'm rather surprised to be feeling worse instead of better today, so I'm going to bed. It's a rare day when I have no commitments other than dealing with ring-around-the-toilet, and I've decided that the ring can wait. … [Read more...]
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