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...]
Back in Town!
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...]
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