We're headed for Six Flags today!!! And I . . . . feel completely justified treating it as a play day, no menial tasks, much less big tasks, required. However, there was chicken in the fridge. Chicken I purchased on Saturday . . . and it's now Thursday. Chicken that says "sell by June 18th" and could start stinking … [Read more...]
Meeting Resistance . . . From Myself
Today has been a nice summer day. We're planning to go to Six Flags tomorrow, so the plan for the week was to go ahead and get mopping and vacuuming done today. Buuutttt, this morning was so pleasant. We had great breakfast conversation, then the kids were off playing, totally occupied, and I was enjoying cleaning up the kitchen on my own. … [Read more...]
Cut the Creep – Introducing a New Non-Negotiable Task
I'm in Summer Survival Mode. I'm keeping my kitchen clean and doing the weekly tasks. But the clutter is creeping. It's especially bad in the office. The office/game room is such a fabulous room, perfect for all odds-and-ends. It's the guestroom, the Wii station, the computer room, the shoe storage/mudroom, the place where a girl can store … [Read more...]
Daily Checklist? Oh, yeah, that.
7 kids. We thought we wore them out swimming in our small-town-still-has-a-high-dive-pool. We thought that with all of the running around and screaming they'd go right to sleep.We thought that after staying up talking (loudly) for hours after being put to bed, they'd sleep past 6:30 a.m.We were so wrong. But everyone had fun. I'm exhausted though, … [Read more...]
My Drastic Clothing Reduction Experiment – Week One Report
My kids have officially survived week one of our summer experiment. I decided in the last week of school to put away all but one week's worth of clothing for them. I could be imagining it, as I tend to do that, but my laundry load seemed smaller today. However, my 6yo had no clothes to wear today until the laundry was done. This has been the … [Read more...]
Daily Checklist: Re-Re-Adjusting . . . Again
Aaaah, summer! The time of fun and spontaneity. Two of my favorite things, and two of the things that got me in this mess. Oh well. I'd rather be a fun slob than a boring normal person. Last week, one section of my brain was rejoicing that we would have a nice normal week again, giving us two weeks of the Summer of Clean before VBS, the week … [Read more...]
Down in the Deep Deep Depths . . . of my Freezer
Our chest freezer is dying. We've known this day would come, as it's only . . . ummmm . . . at least 40 years old. Yes, that thing is older than I am.But it was free! And we've had it for almost 7 years.Last night, I opened it up to put a few things in, and noticed that the fish my husband had put in the day before were only partially frozen. It … [Read more...]
What’s the Difference Between Me and the People on Hoarders ?
Hoarders are slobs, but slobs are not necessarily hoarders. I was thinking about this concept today as I made the French Toast Sticks that I was supposed to make last weekend, but never did. As I worked on them, I was feeling pretty good about myself. I bragged to the audience in my head that I know plenty of non-slobs who … [Read more...]
Quick "Where is She Now?" Post
My DSL modem is on its last legs. I've ordered a new one that's supposed to be delivered on Tuesday. Just wanted to let you know that posting and comment publishing may not happen in a timely manner. I can sometimes get on for a few minutes at a time, but it's totally random. I'm going to try to put up a post here in a minute, but I'm not … [Read more...]
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