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The down side of cleanliness

September 12, 2009 By Dana White | 7 Comments

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Here’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. If it wasn’t so rare an occasion, maybe I wouldn’t freak so much about keeping it this way.

I do know that even people whose homes are always neat probably freak a little on the days they are having parties. I just don’t want my kids to associate a clean house with a mean mom.

Read Newer Post Lest I be prideful . . .
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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 | 6 Comments

0shares 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 | 13 Comments

0shares 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 | 14 Comments

0shares 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 | 28 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 | 6 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

0shares 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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Tackling the Dining Room

September 8, 2009 By Dana White | 38 Comments

204shares 125 0 79 Welcome to my Tackle it Tuesday post for this week. Any guesses what I tackled? I had no intention of that picture being the first thing you see. I had planned to explain myself, rationalize, etc before the pic, but I’m still figuring out this Blogger stuff, and now I don’t […]

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