We're back home after three days away for Spring Break. I am more than a little proud of myself for figuring out how to schedule posts to appear while we were gone. I do love blogging, but am completely clueless when it comes to even the simplest things. Anyway, it's been nice to be away for several days, but also feels great to be back home. I … [Read more...]
One Reason to Keep Your Master Bedroom Tidy
Prior to working on the dresser, my 3 year old daughter was hanging out with me in my bedroom. As you know, closing drawers is a problem for me. My slob-brain just doesn't register open cabinets or drawers. She was pushing in the drawers on my dresser, and came to that one . . . ahem . . . special drawer. She said, "Mommy, is this YOUR … [Read more...]
My Mother-in-Law Noticed
A few weeks ago, my in-laws came to spend the night and go to the boys' basketball game. Not so very long ago, I would have been doing a dance of joy and pride that it didn't freak me out to have guests coming, and didn't require me to clear my week's schedule in order to clean house. As it was, I'm definitely proud of myself, and grateful that … [Read more...]
Bathrooms and Budgets
We went to see Dave Ramsey's Total Money Makeover Live recently. I've mentioned him before, and I know he's quite the popular guy here in the blogosphere. We've read his book and I listen to his radio show most days, so I already had a pretty good understanding of the concepts he teaches, but it was nice, and inspiring, to hear it all … [Read more...]
Methodical vs. Maniacal
I can do maniacal cleaning. When my husband and I were first married, pre-kids, he'd go out of town and I would clean like crazy. Dust-mask, rubber gloves, multiple trash bags, and the house would be sparkly and clutter-free, or at least clutter-hidden, when he returned. Living as I used to live (the house always a sty), I had no choice but … [Read more...]
Daily Checklist – Is There Hope for Me Yet?
Today I:Made bed.Ummmm.Well . . . .Let's move on to last night. Last night, I put out clothes for the kids.And that's it. In my (lame) defense I've been gone all day helping up at my son's school.But when did I feel hope for myself?This morning, at 5 a.m. I remembered that I hadn't run the dishwasher last night. Now it's one thing to remember, but … [Read more...]
How Saving Can Be Wasteful
I have a very cute blue food processor. When I got married almost 11 years ago, I was lucky enough to hit the blue period in kitchen appliances. As a crazy fan of blue, I got a blue toaster, a blue food processor, etc. I have a great cabinet just the right size for my cute blue food processor. When we looked at the house, I thought "What a great … [Read more...]
Daily Checklist
Made bed.Emptied dishwasher.Swept kitchen.Mopped kitchen (Thursday's job)Cleaned up kitchen.Did a pickup (not as focused as yesterday)Hung up some clothes in master bedroom.Last night I:Put out clothes.Made lunches.Cleaned up kitchen and ran dishwasher. … [Read more...]
Swept Along
I'm feeling that "swept along" feeling I get on a busy day. Things are normally busy on Wednesdays, but when you add a few extras in, even good extras, I start to feel like I'm moving along through the day without actually being in control of where I'm going or how fast I'm moving. On days like today, I see the real difference between having a … [Read more...]
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