I'm not in the mood today, to be honest, but I'm going to do a menu plan because I have seen in the last few weeks how much it helps me. I'm trying so hard to focus on the decluttering that I know I could easily end up scrambling for dinner if I don't plan ahead. Monday - hamburger patties and mac-n-cheese Tuesday - Crockpot BBQ chicken … [Read more...]
Mini-maintenance? Not yet!
I heard a speaker once who gave lots of great advice on keeping your home organized. One of the things she said that has recently come back to me is that a home can stay in good shape for a very long time on mini-maintenance. What she meant is that just doing the minimum tasks can keep your home presentable for quite a while, even if you don't do … [Read more...]
Daily Checklist
Today I:Made bed.Emptied DishwasherCleaned KitchenSwept kitchenChecked for clutter on bathroom floors.Did 5 minute walk-through of the house.Cleared the clutter from bathroom counters. I'm hoping that my new non-negotiable for this week, keeping bathroom counters cleared, will be like other tasks have been, and end up being a very short daily … [Read more...]
My New Non-Negotiable for the Week
I am a little excited to be adding a new non-negotiable task for this week. The last three I've added have made more of a difference than I ever imagined they could. For some reason, the daily kitchen sweeping is the finishing touch on the kitchen. I never noticed that it looked that dirty, but now I really notice it looks clean. Picking up clutter … [Read more...]
Walking in to a Clean Kitchen
I spoke to a woman once who was exhausted from cleaning her house because she was about to go on a vacation. If you aren't personally a slob, I'll just explain that to a slob this makes absolutely no sense. We only clean when someone is going to see the house. Going on vacation means that the house will be locked up for a while and there's no … [Read more...]
Daily Checklist – FRIDAY!
My kindergartner is finally getting why Fridays are awesome! He's loving school, but there's something about the freedom that comes with a Friday afternoon. I used to spend Friday mornings trying to get the kitchen to some semblance of clean. I liked to start off the weekend that way since weekends usually mean(t) total chaos in the … [Read more...]
Finding a better time
As I've said before, I don't like to waste time. And yet I have problems with keeping my home in the right place on my priority list. These two things combine to create a problem. This week has been a maintenance week. I cleaned like crazy last week, but this week has been crazy with things going on outside the house. This is normally when my … [Read more...]
Don’t feel like it
Kind of an icky day. Rainy outside.Hormones are playing havoc with my energy levels.Have a huge project for my dad's birthday party hanging over my head.Ultra-frustrating issues with school stuff.Didn't want to do anything.BUT, I did. I'm enjoying that the house still looks really good (at least the three main rooms), so I did the 5 minute … [Read more...]
My phase of life
I'm so excited that I've had several comments lately! I guess I can no longer say that no one is reading my blog. Of course, I feel panic along with that excitement. What if I can't keep it up? I fully expect to have times of failure, but I'm in this for the long haul, so I'm determined to keep going, one dirty dish at a time. Or 30 dirty dishes … [Read more...]
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