I took my daughter to the doctor today for what was thankfully an easily diagnosed and treated ear infection. While there, I ran into a high school friend I haven't seen in years. She asked if I had heard about another friend. A friend who I also haven't seen in a long time, but whose Christmas cards I always look forward to. She died suddenly a … [Read more...]

Today was filled from beginning to end with Christmas shopping. The kids were farmed out and I got almost all of it done. But after two hours round trip of driving to get to decent shopping, and arriving home just in time to go immediately to basketball practice, I didn't feel like doing anything. At all.So my checklist for today is:Made … [Read more...]

Today I:Made Bed.Loaded dishwasher.Last night I:Put out clothes.Wiped down bathrooms.Moved the one-load-pile of clean clothes off my bed and onto the floor instead of folding it and putting it away.Also today I:Spent the day at the surgery center with my 7yo having tubes put in and his adenoids removed.That's it. … [Read more...]

I really despise my new rule about doing the daily checklist post before the more "fun for me" one. But while I despise it, it totally works. I'm so much more motivated to do my tasks when I know it means that I get to blog.Today I:Made bed.Emptied dishwasher.Cleaned kitchen.Swept kitchen.Changed over load of laundry (after two days of working on … [Read more...]

Made bed.Emptied dishwasher.Cleaned up kitchen.Swept kitchen.Did focused 5 minute pickup.Checked bathrooms for clutter.Made list this morning - ever so helpful.Cleaned out and organized pantry. (I honestly don't think I would have done this if it hadn't been on the list. Last night I:Put out clothes.Made lunch.Laid on the couch with a bad stomach … [Read more...]

Today I:Made bed.Hung up or put in laundry the clothes in the master. (I also employed a little trick of my mom's that finally makes sense to me. Pajamas that can be worn again get put under the pillow. Doesn't make sense when the bed isn't made or when there's tons of other clothes on the floor so it's pointless to hide one thing.)Emptied … [Read more...]

Today I:Made bed.Emptied dishwasher.Cleaned kitchen.Swept kitchen.Checked bathrooms for clutter. Put the dining room and breakfast area back in order after the party Tuesday night. Yes. Tuesday night. Three days ago.Started a load of laundry.Yesterday was pretty much a total loss. Except for when I folded one load of laundry, I did nothing … [Read more...]