Today I:Made bed.Put away big dishes that had been drying on counter.Cleaned kitchen.Swept kitchen.Wiped down counters.Did 5 minute pick-up.Convinced myself that I can squeeze today's dishes in with yesterday's dishes that didn't get washed because I forgot to turn on the dishwasher.  (I'm probably wrong.)Laundry.  Because it's Laundry … [Read more...]

Today was busy.  I'm trying to write quickly before running out to pick up kids and head to the park. But, I:Made bed.Emptied dishwasher.Did a 5 minute pick-up. Dusted. (Because it's Friday.)Vacuumed.  (Because it's Friday.)Go me! And I have to report that after two weeks of being more focused on my daily checklist, I'm … [Read more...]

Ummm, yeah . . . . not much of a checklist today. After a week of sickness followed by two weeks of Snow Days falling on Wednesdays, we had our first crazy Bible-Study-Dance-Class-all-in-one-day Wednesday in a while.  I:Made bed. Emptied dishwasher (that I ran yesterday morning because I forgot to run it the night before, and now … [Read more...]

I'm still in my jammies, because it's been a busy morning.  Not run-around-town busy, just oh-my-I-have-so-much-to-do-at-home-and-you-want-me-to-add-what? busy.I was blessed to be able to help someone out by editing an article for them.  An article with a deadline of . . . today.  Which meant that I had to turn on the computer before … [Read more...]

Having our school Valentine's parties last Friday and our family Valentine's Dinner on Saturday makes today a little anti-climactic.  But I did remember to wish my hubby a Happy Valentine's Day this morning. Laundry is going.  I didn't get home last night until late, and forgot to get it all sorted.  As I was heading to bed, completely … [Read more...]

 Today I:Didn't empty the dishwasher first thing in the morning, because I didn't run it last night, because I didn't even think to look in the kitchen, because I didn't cook, because we "had to" go eat at the restaurant where hubby's school was having a fundraiser (not that I'm complaining about that!).And yet, when I cleaned up the kitchen … [Read more...]

Here it is.  My promised Daily Checklist.Made bed.Emptied dishwasher.Cleaned kitchen.Wiped kitchen cabinets and table.Swept kitchen.Did a conscious 5 minute pick-up.Checked bathrooms for clutter.Did my Bible study.MOPPED kitchen. (It's Thursday, y'know.)Exercised.And it's about 9:30 a.m.OK, here's the thing that I'm glad to remind myself of: … [Read more...]

It's another Snow Day. Last week, that sent the house into chaos.  (See how good I am at blaming the weather instead of myself?) But today has been different.  I've consciously done my daily checklist. The goal of the daily checklist is to establish habits.  And it has established many.  It actually feels "normal" to me to have a kitchen … [Read more...]

That's my bed . . . at this very moment. It's scary looking, but could be much worse.  I'm actually rather proud that those clothes are folded.  I'm not putting off folding until the afternoon like I often do.  Two more loads now, and every last stitch of clothing in the house will be ready for family put-away time this afternoon. Last week … [Read more...]