Conversations with Normal People – Scene 2 The cast: Slob – Outgoing, funny, most people don’t know that she is a slob. Normal Person – Low key, easygoing. Slob’s Daughter – 4 years old, loves to make conversation with new people, absurdly verbal. The Cleaning Woman – Hardworking and friendly. The setting – A School Cafeteria, all … [Read more...]
Focus Check Friday – The Vacation Edition
It’s Friday. It’s summer. It’s also the day we begin our road trip. Focus in this situation is more necessary than in a normal week, but oh so much more difficult to achieve. At this point, the bags are packed and loaded, snacks have been purchased, medicines and toothbrushes are ready to go, and I’ve made my statement that as long as we have … [Read more...]
June Decluttering Update
When I saw on Twitter that Amy over at The Finer Things in Life had posted the June decluttering update linky, I thought that she must be doing it early since she's going to the Savvy Blogging Summit. Except that June IS over. Wow. So here goes, my decluttering progress for June: (I fully expected to open another browser, click on the … [Read more...]
I Shut My Eyes . . . and Opened the Door
Pretty much my worst slob-related-nightmare happened this week. You know the one . . . you are out of town and someone has to get into your house because of an emergency. Yep.It happened.The kids and I left Monday morning for Cousin's Camp, three hours away. Hubby was already at a work-related-retreat and wouldn't be home until Tuesday evening. … [Read more...]
Conversations with Normal People
Conversations with Normal People Scene 1 The setting - A typical suburban home. Comfortable, relaxed decor. No clutter in the scene. ------------ The characters - The Slob The Slob's Friend Various and assorted children of all heights. ------------------- (The scene opens as the Slob's child runs out of the Friend's master … [Read more...]
Why I Have to Run my Dishwasher EVERY Night
I've mentioned to a few people that I run the dishwasher every night, and empty it every morning. They think it's strange to not just wait until it "needs it." They don't understand because they're normal. I'm not. I have to make myself run it every night for two reasons. First, by running it at night, I'm able to empty it … [Read more...]
Hereditary Blindness
It's official. I've passed down my selective-vision to my children. VBS is officially over, and I'm in cousins' camp/vacation/Savvy Blogging Summit prep mode. One of the biggest things on my list? Clean out the Suburban. The brand-new-to-us-but-really-13-year-old-and-yes-we-do-listen-to-Dave-Ramsey-why-do-you-ask Suburban. Why is it … [Read more...]
Focus Check Friday
I'm ready for Friday. It's been a fun week of VBS at our church, but I'm glad tomorrow is the last day. As for my focus this week . . . I've survived. I halted the big weekly cleaning tasks, and I'm okay with that. I did alright at the daily stuff, though far from perfect. Once I quit expecting failure, things went much better. Next week … [Read more...]
Sharpening My Other Senses?
I've heard that if someone loses one of their senses, their other 4 are sharpened. Hmmmm.According to the eye doctors, I have 20/16 vision. However, not one of those doctors has been able to diagnose or treat my Super Selective Slob Vision. But perhaps this type of blindness has helped me develop what hubby calls my Bionic Nose.I have been doing … [Read more...]
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