Today I:Made bed.Cleaned kitchen.Swept kitchen.Did focused 5 minute pick-up.Checked bathrooms for clutter.Threatened all children with discipline since no one jumped to pick up the dirty underwear when I pointed it out.Just got up to start a load of laundry. Laundry is still not gelling for me. It doesn't do much good to check to see if it's done … [Read more...]

Made bed. Cleaned kitchen.Swept kitchen.Did focused pick-up.Vacuumed.Washed the dirtiest princess costume we own, which is the one my daughter wants to wear for "Halloweena," of course. I'm counting that as my load of laundry, since I also dried, folded and put away the load that I just started yesterday. Today's been one of those … [Read more...]

I've mentioned before that I'm a "theatre person." This is how I describe myself since I'm not currently doing much in that area. Little things here and there at the church keep me generally satisfied. But I've had this random opportunity to do a variety show in a real theatre with other real "theatre people" and I'm so excited. I've chosen not … [Read more...]

Today I:Made bed.Checked bathrooms for clutter.Cleaned kitchen.Swept kitchen.Got off my behind and did a focused 5 minute pick-up.Washed a load and put in dryer.Last night I did my evening tasks in their entirety. No cheating this time. I folded and put away the load of laundry from yesterday. I made lunches. I put out clothes. I wiped down … [Read more...]

I'll begin by admitting that I completely forgot to make lunches last night. Actually, I remembered just as I got really comfortable and warm in my bed. So I rationalized that since the dishwasher hadn't been run for a lack of enough dirty dishes, I would have plenty of time to make lunches in the morning. Unfortunately, I didn't remember that I … [Read more...]

Today I:Made bed.Washed and dried a load of laundry.Cleaned kitchen.Emptied dishwasherSwept kitchenDid 5 minute walk-throughChecked bathrooms for clutter.Did my last night's routine - made lunches, laid out clothes, finished putting away laundry, and wiped down bathroom counters and toilets.That's two successful nights of my evening routine. I can … [Read more...]

Today I:Made bed.Cleaned kitchen.Swept kitchen.Checked bathrooms for clutter. Did 5 minute walk-through.Last night:Did my new nightly routine. Made lunches. Wiped down sinks and counters in bathrooms. Checked to be sure laundry was done. Laid out clothes for morning. I must say that actually having lunches AND clothes done the night before … [Read more...]