Biggest Garage Sale Rule for Slobs - Bring nothing back into the house. I had my garage sale two weeks ago tomorrow. I haven't brought anything back into the house, but there were several bags of clothing sitting in the garage, producing guilt. Several, as in, they filled the back of my Suburban when I loaded them up this morning. I love … [Read more...]
Focus Check Friday – Come Join In!
Really? It's Friday again? I'm thinking that my complete shock at the appearance of Thursday evenings just demonstrates my need to stop and check my focus. Otherwise, life goes on, and my home slides farther down on my priority list. You can read about the basic concept behind Focus Check Friday here. My focus this past week? I've done okay. … [Read more...]
One Week’s Worth of Clothing – My Summer Experiment of Drastic Measures
I'm heading quickly into summer-mode, but in a last-ditch effort to make some improvements and keep our home manageable, I'm conducting an Experiment of Drastic Measures. I'm boxing up all but one week's worth of clothing. I've been thinking lately that I needed to box up all of our school uniforms for the summer. Why? Because I have two … [Read more...]
Daily Checklist – A Few Days Worth
I haven't written out my daily checklist for at least two days now. Maybe more. I have good excuses.Monday was Memorial Day. Tuesday and Wednesday I volunteered at my kids' schools exactly during my normal blogging time. Writing anything at all felt like an accomplishment. But it's not that I haven't done anything. I've been faithfully keeping … [Read more...]
Decluttering Progress for May
People are acting like it's already June. Although I don't believe it for one minute, I'm going to play along. Amy at The Finer Things in Life is again hosting her monthly decluttering update. I really love to participate in these and look back over my progress (or lack thereof) for the past month. May was the month of my garage sale. Because … [Read more...]
Bathroom Cleaning Supply Baskets for the Kids
How incredibly cute are these baskets? Too bad they didn't have any pink ones left, but at least my daughter got a pink sponge and a pink topped spray bottle. Today has been crazy with end-of-school-goings-on, but I was determined to get something done, since every day this week will be equally crazy. I took a trip to the Dollar Tree, and … [Read more...]
Empty Shelves and Tubs . . . Adjusting My Mindset for Summer
If you've been reading lately, you know how much I love summer with the kids. You also know that I'm a little scared. It feels a little like Chapter One of the blog is coming to an end. I began this blog on the first day of this school year, determined to hold myself accountable and begin to focus on my home. Although it's very far from … [Read more...]
Menu Plan Monday – Surviving the Last Week of School
Happy Memorial Day! The boys are out fishing, so I'm taking advantage of some free time to put more thought into my menu plan than I have in a while. This week is full to the brim with kindergarten graduation and a baseball game for the same kid on the same night (grrrr), and games every other night as well. If I don't plan now, we'll be eating … [Read more...]
Might As Well Be Summer
We're wet-headed, sunburned, and sleepy.LOVE IT!!!Today was a glimpse of the coming summer. 8:30 a.m. - Kindergarten awards. 9:00 a.m. - 2nd grade picnic. Noon - spontaneous idea to go swim with friends. So much fun. No schedule. No tasks completed other than the pre-7 a.m. ones - making bed and emptying dishwasher. If you want to read a post … [Read more...]
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