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

September 10, 2009 By Dana White 14 Comments

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I 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 fact that I am a . . . slob. But it’s true. As I reminded myself when I decluttered the dining room, I usually spend all my time stressing about the clutter, gearing myself up to declutter, and then finally, when I have no other choice, decluttering. And that is all I get to do. “Cleaning house” doesn’t mean what it could because I have created so much more mess through clutter.

But since my kitchen has been clean for more than two weeks, I just bounced right in there and mopped that sucker! Go me!

I also:

Made bed.

Cleaned kitchen.

Picked up the few things on the bathroom floors.

Ran a load of laundry.

I have a really long way to go. A reeeeallllly long way. But slowly I will change.

I have to.

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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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Wise Words from a Neat Freak

September 8, 2009 By Dana White 15 Comments

80shares 80 0 0 Not me of course. I started my new non-negotiable task of picking up the floors in each bathroom every morning. I know that this is only a teeeeeny tiiiiny part of what needs to be done daily to keep bathrooms ship-shape, but I have to start somewhere. I am doing my […]

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New Task for Week 3

September 7, 2009 By Dana White 4 Comments

129shares 1 0 128Here we are. Week 3 of my new way of life. It’s time to add another non-negotiable task for the week. Like last week, my mind fills quickly with all of the tasks I need to turn into habits. I have really enjoyed having a daily-swept kitchen this week. The task is […]

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My Menu for the Week

September 7, 2009 By Dana White 5 Comments

26shares 2 0 24I must say that doing Menu Plan Monday last week was a huge success for me. It was as simple as thinking up a few meals ahead of time instead of 15 minutes before we should be eating. Somehow, that takes away so much stress. Strange. Monday – Cookout with friends Tuesday […]

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Maybe it’s not just me?

September 6, 2009 By Dana White 11 Comments

156shares 126 0 30 I visited orgjunkie.com this morning. This is the site that hosts Menu Plan Monday, which is always so fun to visit. She also has great organizing tips and is extremely encouraging. But . . . she’s one of them. You know, the people who actually get excited over organizing something. They […]

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