School starts tomorrow morning. I'm doing my best to adjust my mindset. I'm sure I'll blather on and on about it for several days, but for today, in the spirit of what all mothers know is the true time for resolutions, I thought I'd share a few that I've been thinking about. Look cuter. While I just can't embrace the Flylady thing of being … [Read more...]
Come Join the Focus Check Friday Discussion
It's Friday again, so come join in the discussion for Focus Check Friday over in my BlogFrog Community. I moved it over there since participation was low with the linky. This way, anyone - blogger or not, can participate. You just have to sign up with blogfrog (and it's okay to use a fake name and no picture). I really love the BlogFrog … [Read more...]
HOW Did I Let This Happen . . . Again?
I don't feel like writing a post tomorrow. Yes, I know that tomorrow hasn't happened yet, but I already feel the donwannas coming on. And they're coming on strong. I always go into a funk when it's time for school to start, and going to Meet the Teacher Night tonight made it all too real. So, tomorrow . . . I want to enjoy my kids. I don't … [Read more...]
Resisting the Allure of (Unneeded) School Supplies
Tonight, we meet the boys' teachers. As my 8yo says, "Meet the Teacher Night is just a cruel reminder that school is about to start." So, today we've been busy labeling and packing school supplies into backpacks. We also made one last trip to the store for the last few items we'd missed. School supplies are a struggle for me. There is just … [Read more...]
How I Learned That It’s Okay to Use Less Soap in the Dishwasher
It seems like lately I've mentioned my nightly-running-of-the-dishwasher habit quite a bit. That's probably because it's the only thing I've been truly consistent on lately. Thankfully, it's also the one that makes the biggest difference. Anyway, I've learned that you don't have to fill the soap-thingamajig completely full. See, I'm a … [Read more...]
Daily Checklist – Less Than a Week Before School Starts
Summer is almost over. Not the hot weather part, just the fun part. My goal is to have a normal summer week. Lots of play-time, swimming every day, etc. Also, I'm trying to little by little recover from summer's chaos-inducing-lack-of-routine. I wouldn't trade a minute, but it definitely makes it much more difficult for this slob to stay … [Read more...]
World’s Most Fabulous Olive Dip
Total departure from the "journey to an orderly home" thing here. But hey, when you have a sudden inspiration to make your very favorite and easy dip, you actually have the ingredients on hand, and you have a blog. . . it kind of makes sense that you should take a picture and write it up. Right? First, let me acknowledge the elephant in … [Read more...]
It’s Official! My Car is Not the World’s Messiest!
Somehow, that feels like an accomplishment.First, let me admit that my car (actually a pre-millenial Suburban) is messy. I have cleaned it out twice this summer, BIG cleanouts. But as I'm learning with my house, big clean-outs are not the answer to clutter problems. It's those pesky, small-but-consistent clean-outs that make the difference.Anyway, … [Read more...]
Menu Plan Monday – Last Week Reminded Me Why I Have to Do This
I didn't make a menu plan last week. Again, I was reminded me of how much of a difference menu-planning makes in our overall home-sanity. Having a menu plan, especially in these fun-but-unscheduled last days of summer means that we can survive. I generally have enough to throw together some meals, but if I don't plan ahead, I invariably am … [Read more...]
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