My husband used to know where to find his keys at any given moment.Then he married me.The most frustrating thing about being a slob is my tendency to lose things. "Tendency" really isn't a strong enough word. If I had the brain power right now, I'd think of a word to fit that sentence that could be defined as "sure thing." I have … [Read more...]
Maybe I Don’t Handle Stress Well?
There are things that stress other people, but energize me. I absolutely loved waiting tables for one summer in college. The more I had to run around and keep orders straight, the more fun I was having. At one temp job I handled a switchboard with constant incoming calls . . . LOVED it. Though outsiders watching the backstage pre-show craziness … [Read more...]
Laundry Day’s Fatal Flaw
So I'm loving laundry day. Mostly the lack of the nagging I-should-be-doing-laundry-right-now feeling. It's an almost perfect plan. Focus for one day. Forget it - sans guilt - for the other six. I've even proven that I can do it on days when we have a field trip to the zoo. Nothing's stopping me now, right? Right? Nothing except … [Read more...]
Even if I Find A Place For Everything . . . .
It's my goal for 2010 to find a place for everything. No more frantic searching for lost items, no more sinking feeling when I realize that I need something that is probably buried in one of many piles of random stuff. No more piles of random stuff. But of course, being only March, I'm not there yet. Better, but not there. For … [Read more...]
The Wonderbra Avalanche
No, not an avalanche of Wonderbras. In this metaphor, the Wonderbra is not the snow, it is the idiot who whistles or claps or whatever and causes the avalanche. Actually, it is probably the whistle itself . . . and I am the idiot. Last week was a bit crazy, but I was holding on. I did enough of my daily tasks to keep things sane, and did … [Read more...]
Bursting my Scrubbing Bubble
I have such a long way to go in this journey. My house is looking tons better overall, but I am still so quick to ditch the daily habits that make the difference between continuing the improvement and sliding back down into chaos. The past three days have been crazy. A very painful ear infection in my 3yo, Bible Study, Mom's group meeting, … [Read more...]
Daily Checklist – 1st Day of My New Chart
Today was the first day to use my new chart. For today, it was actually fun and very satisfying to make little blue Xs down the list. It definitely kept me on track and kept me from forgetting anything. We'll see how long it takes before I lose the list, can't find a pen, or just plain start ignoring it. Today I: Made bed. Emptied … [Read more...]
Reality . . . for people who aren’t Oprah
I may have mentioned this before, but I saw an Oprah years ago where she was talking to a woman with lots of problems, and the state of her home was just one. They showed pictures of a kitchen piled high with dishes EVERYWHERE, and the woman said that that was just from one weekend. Oprah looked at her and said something like, "A kitchen canNOT … [Read more...]
Christmas Party Prep
I love the idea of organizing a second grade class Christmas party. I even love the finished product, and like-a-lot the actual party itself. But all the in-between of coming up with ideas and getting everything together and depending on people I really don't know to bring certain very necessary items makes me a little crazy.Today I made my bed.I … [Read more...]
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