Elbow Grease – Cannot be bottled or purchased, must come directly from the elbow of the person using it. Varying degrees of pain may be involved.
Toilet bowl – The part of the toilet that looks like a bowl. Fairly self-explanatory, but a hilarious mental picture to a 6 year old boy.
Unwieldy – Difficult to carry due to shape, size, etc. Used in a sentence: The Oreck vacuum cleaner only weighs 8 pounds, but it is unwieldy to a boy who is not as tall as the vacuum cleaner.
112shares 112 0 0 Conversations with Normal People – Scene 2 The cast: Slob – Outgoing, funny, most people don’t know that she is a slob. Normal Person – Low key, easygoing. Slob’s Daughter – 4 years old, loves to make conversation with new people, absurdly verbal. The Cleaning Woman – Hardworking and friendly. The […]
Read More0shares 0 0 0It’s Friday. It’s summer. It’s also the day we begin our road trip. Focus in this situation is more necessary than in a normal week, but oh so much more difficult to achieve. At this point, the bags are packed and loaded, snacks have been purchased, medicines and toothbrushes are ready to […]
Read More1share 0 0 1When I saw on Twitter that Amy over at The Finer Things in Life had posted the June decluttering update linky, I thought that she must be doing it early since she’s going to the Savvy Blogging Summit. Except that June IS over. Wow. So here goes, my decluttering progress for June: […]
Read More23shares 20 0 3Pretty much my worst slob-related-nightmare happened this week. You know the one . . . you are out of town and someone has to get into your house because of an emergency. Yep. It happened. The kids and I left Monday morning for Cousin’s Camp, three hours away. Hubby was already at […]
Read More74shares 74 0 0 Conversations with Normal People Scene 1 The setting – A typical suburban home. Comfortable, relaxed decor. No clutter in the scene. ———— The characters – The Slob The Slob’s Friend Various and assorted children of all heights. ——————- (The scene opens as the Slob’s child runs out of the Friend’s master […]
Read More1.6Kshares 1.0K 6 575 I’ve mentioned to a few people that I run the dishwasher every night, and empty it every morning. They think it’s strange to not just wait until it “needs it.” They don’t understand because they’re normal. I’m not. I have to make myself run it every night for two reasons. […]
Read More62shares 62 0 0 It’s official. I’ve passed down my selective-vision to my children. VBS is officially over, and I’m in cousins’ camp/vacation/Savvy Blogging Summit prep mode. One of the biggest things on my list? Clean out the Suburban. The brand-new-to-us-but-really-13-year-old-and-yes-we-do-listen-to-Dave-Ramsey-why-do-you-ask Suburban. Why is it important to point out that it is brand-new-to-us? Because although […]
Read More0shares 0 0 0I’m ready for Friday. It’s been a fun week of VBS at our church, but I’m glad tomorrow is the last day. As for my focus this week . . . I’ve survived. I halted the big weekly cleaning tasks, and I’m okay with that. I did alright at the daily stuff, […]
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