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Time-Sensitive Details

October 27, 2011 By Dana White 5 Comments

I have no excuse for breaking the Dining Room Table Rule.

It just happened. Everything that was on there had a story. A logical explanation. Still, though, I know better.

My eight year old painted a pumpkin this week. He thought it would look cool with the three small pumpkins displayed around it.

But you can’t really display anything on a table like this.

And after Monday, it will be too late.

There are oh . . . so . . . many details I could have chosen to tackle today. But this one rose to the top of the list because it’s time-sensitive.

I want to honor my son’s creativity and his desire to decorate our home . . . by making it possible for him to actually do so.

I don’t want to think about all the times I’ve procrastinated just long enough that these types of opportunities were missed.

Bless Their Hearts . . .

October 26, 2011 By Dana White 5 Comments

I was hanging with some college friends last weekend, several of whom are from the deep south. (Is deep south supposed to be capitalized?) We laughed about the phrase, “Bless their hearts” . . . which really means, “Wow, I feel so sorry for them, they’ve got real problems.” Here in Texas we say, “Poor […]

Pre-Meditated Scatter-Brained-Ness

October 25, 2011 By Dana White 7 Comments

I thought it. Really, I did. As I was taking the framed photos off of the wall, I thought, “Here we go again, and I should get these right back on the wall when we’re done.” And then I thought, “But I won’t.” I know. I usually claim slob-vision or scatter-brained-ness. This might be pre-meditated […]

An Important Detail for Laundry Day – Detergent

October 24, 2011 By Dana White 11 Comments

Today is Laundry Day. Even though there are still un-folded clothes on the loveseat from last week’s Laundry Day. Last night, I gathered the dirty clothes, sorted them, and started my first load. And panicked. I was down to one free sample of laundry detergent. And I had zero desire to run out to the […]

Trying to Branch Out with My Menu

October 23, 2011 By Dana White 17 Comments

I only feel truly comfortable cooking with two types of meat. Boneless, skinless chicken breasts . . . and ground beef. I use the excuse that when I was single and learning how to cook, I lived in Thailand and those were the only meats I could confidently identify. Key word there is . . […]

Rearranging for Functionality

October 21, 2011 By Dana White 44 Comments

Once upon a time, I posted about clearing the floor of my walk-in closet. It was a big deal to me, and after weeks/months/who-knows-how-long of doing major bodily contortions to get to my clothes, I was happy about it. I shared my progress, got the usual understanding and supportive comments, and enjoyed re-discovering my wardrobe […]

There’s No Use Crying . . . Right?

October 20, 2011 By Dana White 8 Comments

Spilled milk. Spilled by me. The kind of thing that would sometimes send me right over the edge. But it’s okay. Today, I’m finally home. All day. Which is good since I had a freelance gig with a tight deadline due. The house isn’t exactly clean, but as hubby was leaving this morning he said […]

Fluffy Carpet Makes Me Happy

October 19, 2011 By Dana White 15 Comments

Have I mentioned that I’m feeling overwhelmed lately? I going through a time of, “Okay, Lord . . . what exactly do you want me to be doing, because I obviously can’t handle what I am doing?” prayers. When one crazy week turns into four crazy weeks in a row, it’s probably time to make […]

My Detail for the Day: Pepper

October 18, 2011 By Dana White 6 Comments

And now . . . I will take a moment to brag about pepper. Such a small detail, but one that was needed to show my husband that I do love him. He likes pepper. He puts it on everything, and pepper goes in most of the things I cook, at least a little bit. […]

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