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Lest I be prideful . . .

September 13, 2009 By Dana White | 21 Comments

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If you’ve been reading the last few days, you have noticed that I have been quite proud of myself that I got “most” of my house clean for this weekend of birthday celebrations. I think that’s one of my problems. When I clean, I expect a parade in my honor. I expect everyone to notice how great things look even though I don’t have them over when it’s in its normal state, so they really have no comparison.

My mother did notice that the house looked good. But with the in laws last night, no one noticed. A few of them have seen the house in it’s scary state, but they really don’t get why it gets that way. My mother knows what a struggle it is for me, but they just think there’s something wrong with me. Which, of course, there is.

Anyway, I was so proud of myself that I wasn’t running around crazy yesterday. The house was done and I just had to go through and do little things here and there. I had even cleaned out my fridge, somewhat, on Friday morning before my husband took out the trash.

This is one of my biggest fears, that someone will eat something out of my fridge not knowing that it is poisonous. I know that those pickles have been there for years, so I know not to eat them. I know that that yogurt is from the sale last spring, so I’m not going to eat it. But the average person who looks for a snack in my kitchen might have too much trust in me.

I don’t know why I don’t throw things away as soon as I know they’re not good.

Anyway, I had cleared out a lot of things from the fridge. But I didn’t check the side doors.

We had fish, and although I made an exhaustive list of things to get from the store, neither my husband nor I ever thought of Tartar Sauce, since we don’t eat it.

So someone asked for Tartar Sauce . . . of course. And I thought, “I just MIGHT have some. I know I got some free one time.” So I looked and found a beautiful looking jar right there in my side door. But then I thought to look at the expiration date. IT EXPIRED IN 2006! 2006??!!??

And of course by that point, everyone was waiting expectantly for their tartar sauce. My father in law, who has no use for expiration dates, ATE SOME! I begged him not to, but he wouldn’t hear of it. I immediately threw it in the trash so no one else would eat it. I laughed on the outside, but inside I wanted to cry.

I want to have this clutter/messiness/chaos thing under control. This is going to be a long process.

For today, the center of my home is clean. But the edges are full of clutter. I don’t want to just push things to the edges, I want it gone.

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The down side of cleanliness

September 12, 2009 By Dana White | 6 Comments

5shares 3 0 2Here’s the part I dislike about having my house as clean as it is today: I turn into Crazy Mommy. DON’T BRING YOUR TOYS INTO THE LIVING ROOM! WHY WOULD YOU PLAY IN THE RAIN AND THEN WALK ACROSS THE LIVING ROOM! ETC.ETC.ETC! I would like to achieve a place of balance. […]

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Goofy lightbulb moment

September 12, 2009 By Dana White | 11 Comments

3shares 3 0 0I love being a mom. I love being home because it is my passion to give my children the freedom to be imaginative, creative, and independent at their own personal pace. I love having a fridge with water in the door because it means my kids can get themselves a drink of […]

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Daily Checklist for my crazy cleaning day

September 11, 2009 By Dana White | 5 Comments

0share 0 0 0I am seriously exhausted. Today I: Made bed. (Just a note that I got up reaaalllly early because I couldn’t sleep, and when I went back in after my husband was up, I totally noticed how awful the bed looked unmade. Huge step for me!) Emptied dishwasher. Made lunches because I forgot […]

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Clean and Shiny!

September 11, 2009 By Dana White | 12 Comments

0share 0 0 0The house AND me. I have scrubbed and sweated and then had to disinfect myself because of all those disgusting bathroom germs. Maybe that’s part of my germaphobia/slobbishness together problem. I can’t clean behind the toilet unless I can take a very hot shower immediately after. There are very good things about […]

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I won’t lick my floors . . . but I probably could!

September 10, 2009 By Dana White | 12 Comments

0share 0 0 0I mopped the kitchen today. Like really mopped it. Moved out all chairs, swept every single nook and cranny, and mopped. I’m a little proud of it. I don’t do this very often. I actually like mopping. I like nitty gritty cleaning. I know that that doesn’t make any sense considering the […]

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Re-trainable?

September 10, 2009 By Dana White | 27 Comments

9shares 9 0 0The absolute worst part of my messiness is its effect on my family. I know kids don’t care about things being perfect. I know that my kids are well-taken care of and healthy and loved-like-crazy. But what if? What if my kids had matching bedsheets on their beds? What if they didn’t […]

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Crockpot Stew/Soup/Whatever

September 9, 2009 By Dana White | 5 Comments

30shares 0 0 30 Here’s my thrown-together stew. It turned out great. I also added Orrington Farms Beef Bullion which is fantastic and makes any beef stew/soup taste fantastic. And of course I banged off some frozen cooked ground beef to put in there while still frozen. I also used kitchen scissors to cut up […]

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Out for the day

September 9, 2009 By Dana White | 3 Comments

0share 0 0 0Fun and crazy day today, but my kitchen was clean when I came home, and thanks to my Menu Plan, it will stay clean since supper is in the crockpot! We left the house at 8:30 this morning and got home at 3:45. But before leaving I did my checklist. Go me! […]

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