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Daily Checklist – Lacking Motivation

March 29, 2010 By Dana White 43 Comments

I didn’t want to get up this morning after a busy and exhausting weekend, and then spent two hours moving chairs and choir risers and music stands and such to clear the stage to prepare for our Easter morning service. So now I’m really tired. It’s one of those times when it sounds appealing to be three years old and have someone tell me that I have to go take a nap, like it or not.

Oh well, there are advantages to being 36, I guess.

I’m also lacking a little motivation to write, because, well, this is difficult to bring up. OK, I’ll just say it. I’ve been getting a little depressed that I’m not getting many comments lately.

There. I said it.

I mean, I title a post “The Wonderbra Avalanche” and don’t even get a single comment??? Not even a rude one??? I think that right now I’d settle for a Chinese spammer.

Now, I am very thankful for the few that I’ve gotten, but sometimes when I’m tired my neediness increases. Yeah, that’s what it is.

But since I wasn’t feeling inspired to write, I decided to go sweep the kitchen. Hmmm. I figured if I at least did the things I’m supposed to do and posted about that, at least I’d have something.

Today I:

Stripped the bed. (It’s Monday – laundry day, after all.)

Emptied the dishwasher.

Cleaned the kitchen.

Swept the kitchen.

Did some general picking up.

I’ve also been working on laundry steadily. I started last night with a load of towels, since they always need extra drying time. I put them in the dryer before bedtime, and then dried them a little more while my first load was washing this morning. Don’t you wish you could dry as quickly as you can wash?

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The Wonderbra Avalanche

March 29, 2010 By Dana White 12 Comments

No, not an avalanche of Wonderbras. In this metaphor, the Wonderbra is not the snow, it is the idiot who whistles or claps or whatever and causes the avalanche. Actually, it is probably the whistle itself . . . and I am the idiot. Last week was a bit crazy, but I was holding on. […]

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Filed Under: a place for everything, failures, master bedroom, Out of the routine | 12 Comments

Off the Subject – Frugal Vacation Planning with Kids

March 26, 2010 By Dana White 4 Comments

This really doesn’t have anything to do with my home-transformation progress, it’s regarding one of my other issues – being a cheapskate. I was just over at Lifeasmom.com, and she posted some great advice on saving money on vacations. I thought I’d share my best family-vacation-money-saving idea at her Frugal Friday blog carnival. A few […]

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Filed Under: fun with the kids Tagged With: frugal friday | 4 Comments

Hit or Miss Genetics

March 25, 2010 By Dana White 7 Comments

I am my mother’s daughter. I hear her voice come out of my mouth quite often as a mother myself. I have accepted this. But although I inherited many, many of her characteristics, there are some that did not get passed down. We spent last week, Spring Break, at my parents’ lake house.  It’s a […]

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Filed Under: figuring myself out | 7 Comments

Daily Checklist – White Feathers Everywhere

March 25, 2010 By Dana White 3 Comments

No, the white feathers are not from a feather duster. This week is a bit crazy. I’m directing the drama for our church’s Easter service, so I’m squeezing in rehearsals all over the place. And, I got a call to sing one song for a benefit dinner on Saturday and went to that rehearsal and […]

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Filed Under: daily checklist, Out of the routine | 3 Comments

My Home Is Not The Stage

March 24, 2010 By Dana White 6 Comments

If you read regularly, you may have noticed that every Wednesday, I get behind. Wednesdays are my day to leave the house early and go to Bible Study, run errands, etc. So my focus is not my home, because I’m not in it. When it comes to home organization, I’m very much an out-of-sight – […]

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Filed Under: breakthroughs, figuring myself out, Out of the routine | 6 Comments

The Rug That Hates Me

March 23, 2010 By Dana White 21 Comments

Do you see it? Blocking the door? Laughing at me? That’s my master bedroom door. See, I have this rug. It’s a pretty rug, but I won’t say it’s a nice one, because it’s the opposite of nice. It’s mean. We were given this rug two years ago. I decided to put it in the […]

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Filed Under: decluttering, master bedroom, tackle it Tuesday | 21 Comments

Menu Plan Monday

March 22, 2010 By Dana White 11 Comments

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 […]

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Daily Checklist – Laundry Day

March 22, 2010 By Dana White 3 Comments

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 […]

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Filed Under: daily checklist, laundry | 3 Comments

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