Yesterday, I was in a bit of a mood. A never-have-enough-time-so-what's-the-point-of-trying-how-am-I-ever-going-to-kick-this-slob-thing mood. Sorry. It's my reality that sometimes the mess and/or clutter overwhelms me. I thought about completely giving up on the picture framing/storage thing. I thought about moving on to another of the … [Read more...]
Decluttering
Decluttering is the foundation to transforming your home. But don't be afraid! We can start small.
Reality Can Be So Irritating
I had big plans to write a post about how I was going to devote this week to projects. I was going to show this picture: Then I was going to explain how this is the result of all my corners-and-hideaways decluttering efforts of the past two weeks. I was going to wax eloquent about how so much of what I pulled out of these last remaining … [Read more...]
A Quick Post Before I Become Incoherent
It's another Benedryl Day. This Imminent Arrival of the Bug Man thing is about make me crazy. Here I've been going along, proud of myself for mopping on Thursdays, being able to have people over every single Sunday night, not letting the dishes get out of control, and being able to name with certainty the date when I last cleaned the … [Read more...]
Forever Re-Prioritizing
Mamas know all about re-prioritizing. Whether it's the big and noble stuff like adjusting your vision of the mom you dreamed you would be to the mom you are capable of being, or the little stuff like shortening an already short list of must-have items from the store when your toddler falls and puts a gash in her knee. Or maybe it's the … [Read more...]
Peace . . . Defined
I recently read a definition of peace that I'd never heard before. "The conscious possession of adequate resources." Ummm . . . wow. Possessions? I've got plenty. Adequate? Yes. Even though sometimes the budget feels tight, we have clothes to wear every day, food to eat for every meal and lots of snacks, and a climate controlled home … [Read more...]
Attacking Clothing Clutter
It's time. Time to reclaim the master bedroom. The biggest challenge? Clothing clutter. Last week, it looked like this: OK, let me explain part of my slob-problem here. You look at this picture and see chaos. I look at this picture and see a logical explanation. Where we live, summers are hot. When we packed to go to Colorado in … [Read more...]
Thirty Years Later . . .
I've decided to get rid of this: I received this suitcase from my grandparents, when I was no more than 6 years old. I clearly remember getting it, and it's one of the few specific memories I have of the inside of their old farmhouse. For the past 10 years (or more) it has held doll clothes. Doll clothes that were waiting to be passed on to … [Read more...]
Waaahh! (High-Pitched Operatic Note) – I’m Making Progress!!!
Yesterday was Wednesday, which meant I didn't have a big cleaning task to do. Normally, Wednesday is my run-around day, but since most things don't start up until after Labor Day, I was freeee!I decided to spend two hours decluttering. And I chose to work on . . . . the master bedroom. The big, bad, ugly master bedroom. I started with … [Read more...]
August Decluttering Update
Amy over at The Finer Things in Life is in labor! So excited to hear if the baby is a boy or girl! Amazingly, she put up her August Decluttering post yesterday. I love that Amy is doing this decluttering challenge. It is nice to have a reason to reflect on the progress I've made at the end of each month. Here's what I decluttered in … [Read more...]
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