We spent some time at my mother-in-law's house recently. She brought out a bag of Beanie Babies that she recently decluttered. My daughter chose her two favorites to bring home. Roary the Lion and Pugsley the dog. My five year old . . . is in love with them. I was in college during the Beanie Baby craze and missed out on the excitement. … [Read more...]
Cleaning Someone Else’s Home
We spent the weekend with my extended family at the lake. Because my parents (whose house we stayed in) had to leave to catch a plane, we offered to stay an extra day and do the cleaning up since hubby and the kids are already on Christmas break. Thankfully, no one raised an eyebrow at the irony that “Nony the Slob” was staying to do the … [Read more...]
So THAT’S How Those Got in There . . .
My Slob Brain is often a mystery to me. Most of my decluttering efforts involve head-shaking and eye-rolling as I discover things that have no reason to be where they are. Like DVDs in the bathroom drawer. Or toothbrushes in the TV cabinet. But Monday, I caught one of these unexplainable misplacements in action. I was emptying the … [Read more...]
How to Prioritize Decluttering Projects
We all know I have issues, right? Good. Yesterday, I expressed frustration over the past crazy month and how my over-committing-motormouth caused life to get crazy which naturally means the house gets scary. Whenever the house starts spiraling out of control, my Slob Brain does this strange thing. As the panicky … [Read more...]
The (Fine) Line Between Slob and Hoarder
I get quite a few visits to this site each week from people searching something like "What is the difference between a hoarder and a slob?" As a slob who has had rooms that could get me on a show of that name, it's a question that has crossed my mind many times. Some days I think "I'm not that bad" and others I realize that I could easily get … [Read more...]
Maybe He Has a Point . . .
I'm very thankful that Hubby is so supportive overall. He puts up with a lot from his overly-dramatic/always-up-to-something/slob wife. He has a special little forced-smile-fake-laugh thing that he does when one of my Slob-Qualities comes shining through. Like the cabinet door thing. Or the … [Read more...]
ONE Reason I Have a Hard Time Throwing Things Away
This is a sock. A why-do-they-take-their-shoes-off-but-not-their-socks-when-they're-playing-outside sock. As I'm folding laundry, it DOES register that socks like these should be tossed straight into the trashcan. Unlike towels on the bathroom floor, I do see the holes and acknowledge the sock's worthlessness. But this summer, I had … [Read more...]
Two Years Down . . . A Half-Century (or So) to Go
Today is my second blogiversary!!! Meaning . . . two years ago today I wrote the first post on A Slob Comes Clean. No one knew I was writing it. Not even my husband. I had just come up with the blogging-for-accountability-and-focus idea and had to get going. Like when you're standing on a high-dive and know that if you think too long, … [Read more...]
Fun or Responsibility, a Grown-Up’s Dilemma
When I taught at an international school in Thailand for two years, I attended multiple meetings where we were trained in how to deal with the unique challenges of kids who moved a lot. I remember learning about two contrasting reactions to change/leaving. Some people get close to the time of departure, and withdraw. They realize that they … [Read more...]
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