I'm the queen of excuses. My biggie when it comes to exercising is timing. I require a shower after working out. There is no such thing as fitting in a quick workout between errands. Nope. If this chick is going to sweat (which I tend to do more than the average person), she had better have time for a shower. And if she needs to wash her … [Read more...]
Mourning the Loss of My Crockpot (Okay, ONE of My Crockpots)
Today I did a little freezer cooking. Nothing intense, just the beans and rice I had planned to do. I de-dirt-i-fied my beans, because of course no one wants mud in their beans, and put them in my bigger crockpot to cook for the day. (No, I don't soak them.)I came back after about 30 minutes and the crockpot wasn't hot. I unplugged it, plugged … [Read more...]
Daily Checklist and Day One of the Thirty Day Shred Challenge
I did the 30 Day Shred DVD today. I did it for a little less than two weeks at the beginning of last summer. If you feel like life is passing you by, and you just want time to slow down . . . do this workout. I promise you that it will be the longest 20 minutes of your life. I did the whole thing, unlike a few weeks ago when I "tried to … [Read more...]
Beautiful Things
Whew! That was a crazy weekend with my son's birthday party, and then a fun-packed day today. It's the kind of weekend that makes my slob-vision flare up. Focus on the fun . . . and the clutter in my peripheral vision blurs. Thankfully, my husband has cleaned the kitchen this weekend. More than once. Probably more than three times. When … [Read more...]
Cooking Ahead = Meals From Scratch in Minutes (And My Chicken Fried Rice Recipe w/Pics)
It's freezer cooking time again. Last month, we focused on breakfasts, and I had a blast in the kitchen with the kids. The blueberry pancakes were gobbled up quickly, so I'd like to make some more of those this month. Other than that, I'm not going to do anything time-intensive. I'm going to stick with a few basics which allow … [Read more...]
Ugh. Exercise.
Why oh why did I get on Twitter just now? I should have been cleaning the kitchen. I should have been making the icing for my son's birthday cake. I should have been doing anything other than checking Twitter. Why, you ask, am I being so dramatic? I did my normal Twitter check of the people I met at the Savvy Blogging … [Read more...]
Daily Checklist and Party Prep
Friday is my son's birthday party. He'll be 7 next Monday. I throw parties every other year for my kids, and while I do enjoy the stress-free "off" years, I looovvveee the "on" years more. While I don't really shine in the area of housekeeping, party-throwing is right up my alley. My mind gets going with ideas, and I love it. And, of … [Read more...]
Seeing Things That Aren’t There
For the past two weeks, I've dusted on Friday. You're right. I should call the Guiness people. Anyway, this bizarre thing has been happening. It's like my Super-Selective-Slob-Vision has been reversed. Every time I walk by the TV, I notice that it doesn't have dust. How is that possible . . . since I never noticed when it did have … [Read more...]
Attacking Clothing Clutter
It's time. Time to reclaim the master bedroom. The biggest challenge? Clothing clutter. Last week, it looked like this: OK, let me explain part of my slob-problem here. You look at this picture and see chaos. I look at this picture and see a logical explanation. Where we live, summers are hot. When we packed to go to Colorado in … [Read more...]
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