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September 3, 2009 By Dana White | 9 Comments

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My kitchen isn’t small, but most of the time my workspace is. My decent-sized counter is usually completely cluttered at each end, leaving just a small amount of space between the stove and the sink. Somehow, in my mind this is justified. One side is for snacks, and the phone sits on the other side, so I guess it’s a message center. But it isn’t. It’s a pile.

Was a pile. The “message center” is the place I cleaned off yesterday in my 26 minutes of revelation. I’ve always thought of that space as a non-prep space because it is on the other side of the sink from the cooktop. But in the last 24 hours, I have used it to:

  • make the kids’ lunches while my husband was at the stove making his eggs
  • butter toast without having to move anything
  • Pour the kids some milk for breakfast

Small things, but big to me.

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This is why I have this Blog

September 2, 2009 By Dana White | 19 Comments

19shares 1 0 18I just looked at the time on this post. I’m learning that blogger puts the time on the post as the time you start writing it. Normally annoying, but this time I’m glad. I sat down to write my daily checklist, with the desire to be brutally honest about not having accomplished […]

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OVERWHELMING task – Done in less than 10 minutes

September 1, 2009 By Dana White | 13 Comments

352shares 293 1 58  My first Tackle it Tuesday! This is right up my alley. Motivation to do the things that don’t get done otherwise. It is my goal for the week to get three clutter areas cleared. So then there will only be sixty or seventy more to go. Ha ha ha. I’m not […]

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Daily Checklist

September 1, 2009 By Dana White | 6 Comments

0share 0 0 0Made Bed. Emptied Dishwasher. Washed pots that soaked overnight. Swept kitchen. Put in load of laundry. It was an automatic thought that I didn’t need to sweep the kitchen because I did it yesterday and it looked fine. However, yesterday it was a big job, and today it was a tiny job. […]

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Breakthrough – Early Rising

September 1, 2009 By Dana White | 21 Comments

23shares 1 1 21I actually have tears in my eyes. Thankfully, no one reads this blog, so there’s no reason to be embarrassed. I got my first comment! I know it’s from Laura, who runs Menu Plan Monday and comments on all first timers, but it’s exciting! I really think I’ve had a breakthrough. I […]

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Week Two – Day One

August 31, 2009 By Dana White | 1 Comment

0share 0 0 0I’m not planning to keep track of the days forever, because, after all, this is the rest of my life, right? Today was another one of those days where all plans went out the window. Another sick kid and another doctor visit. Looks like we’re on the healing side of things and […]

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Menu Plan Monday – My First Time

August 31, 2009 By Dana White | 11 Comments

66shares 2 0 64 I’m soooo excited. This is my first time to do Menu Plan Monday!!! And my first time to participate in anything like this. And maybe . . . just maybe . . . someone will visit my blog! Of course, I do have mixed feelings about that. But if you are […]

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One week down: The rest of my life to go . . .

August 30, 2009 By Dana White | 15 Comments

44shares 30 1 13 I started this blog on Monday, and today is Sunday. So with this post, I’ve been blogging for a week now. I’m proud of the fact that my bed has been made everyday. I used to think that there was no point in making your bed, because you’re going to get […]

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ONE Big Mess (Instead of 8!)

August 29, 2009 By Dana White | 53 Comments

1.2Kshares 600 0 646   I’m messy. Clutter is a constant struggle. The monotonous task of keeping my kitchen sparkling after three meals a day is not on the top of my priority list. I wish it was, and so we have this blog. I love it when I come up with something that helps […]

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