Last week's Reality Check: I'll start with a possible excuse for not actually posting this on the 16th. The kids will be out of school, so unless it's ready to go and they sleep late (pretty pretty please?), it may not happen. Monday - I got posts scheduled out for the week, which always takes a load off my Blogging Shoulders. Laundry was … [Read more...]
What to Do with Old Prom Dresses
My mom made that pink dress out of the same fabric from her bridesmaid's dress for her sister's wedding. Such fantabulous memories, but I have no plans to have it vacuum packed and framed and displayed in a place of honor for generations. My mom made that dress too. It's gold lamé. It has a bubble skirt still stuffed with the original … [Read more...]
Two Second Task: Now You See (Might) See It. Now You (Hopefully) Don’t.
I've talked about this particular spot in my kitchen before. This almost-impossible-to-clean spot. My dislike of climbing up on counters at the age of 41 is the reason I'd pretended to not see those cobwebs in the top picture? What? You don't see them? Oh good. Maybe the people who have been in my home since they appeared at least a month ago … [Read more...]
The Day it Snowed Inside My House In Texas
Last Tuesday, I posted this cutesy little pic on Instagram: Ummm, I planned to spend "some time that morning" cleaning it up. I'd been putting off cleaning this mess because it just made more sense to wait until my 7th grader was done sawing styrofoam for a school project. I'm excessively logical like that. Meanwhile, the … [Read more...]
Three Things I’ve Thrown Away Lately
I'm a hemmer. Not the kind who follows through on the logic of buying a way-too-long pair of pants for a bargain price. I'm a hemmer/hawer. Like, I take a while to do things that shouldn't take any time at all. Because I hem and haw about it. So I'm (ridiculously) proud to announce three things I've pitched lately. Things I pitched … [Read more...]
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