This really doesn't have anything to do with my home-transformation progress, it's regarding one of my other issues - being a cheapskate. I was just over at Lifeasmom.com, and she posted some great advice on saving money on vacations. I thought I'd share my best family-vacation-money-saving idea at her Frugal Friday blog carnival. A few years … [Read more...]
Hit or Miss Genetics
I am my mother's daughter. I hear her voice come out of my mouth quite often as a mother myself. I have accepted this. But although I inherited many, many of her characteristics, there are some that did not get passed down. We spent last week, Spring Break, at my parents' lake house. It's a fun place to go with the kids, and it's … [Read more...]
Daily Checklist – White Feathers Everywhere
No, the white feathers are not from a feather duster.This week is a bit crazy. I'm directing the drama for our church's Easter service, so I'm squeezing in rehearsals all over the place. And, I got a call to sing one song for a benefit dinner on Saturday and went to that rehearsal and it turned into two songs and a dance. A solo dance, and I'm … [Read more...]
My Home Is Not The Stage
If you read regularly, you may have noticed that every Wednesday, I get behind. Wednesdays are my day to leave the house early and go to Bible Study, run errands, etc. So my focus is not my home, because I'm not in it. When it comes to home organization, I'm very much an out-of-sight - out-of-mind kind of girl. Hence the fiasco that is my … [Read more...]
The Rug That Hates Me
Do you see it? Blocking the door? Laughing at me? That's my master bedroom door. See, I have this rug. It's a pretty rug, but I won't say it's a nice one, because it's the opposite of nice. It's mean. We were given this rug two years ago. I decided to put it in the master bedroom. There is a perfect space for it right in front of the … [Read more...]
Menu Plan Monday
Back to Menu Planning! After a week of no routine, it's important to plan the menu so I don't waste the things in the fridge that I thought I would make last week, but didn't because there wasn't a plan. And if you're having a little brain-freeze trying to plan a menu, I'll give my best piece of advice. Ask your husband what he'd like. I … [Read more...]
Daily Checklist – Laundry Day
Things are getting back to normal around here now that the boys are back in school. I'm so sad to not have them home, but I'm making the best of today and trying to get the house back in order. Since last week was spring break, and we left at 10 a.m. Monday morning, I had a fantastic excuse to ignore laundry. But thankfully, with my new mindset … [Read more...]
A Last Dish Effort
Don't worry. I am fully aware of the complete cheesiness of that post title. It's Spring Break. We were out of town for three days. Hubby and the kids are all home. I haven't cooked a "real meal" at home all week. All routine is out the window. So, this morning, I had to dig around to find the last three clean coffee cups we had so that my … [Read more...]
Too Many Almost Full Water Bottles?
I'm sure no organized and always prepared mother has this problem, but I do. I'd hate to know how many almost-full water bottles I've thrown away since I first reproduced. And every single time I do, it hurts. It's the big internal battle between the cheapskate-me and the germaphobe-me. But I've finally found a solution. Instead of lugging … [Read more...]
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