Is "without rhyme or reason" a Texas saying or an everywhere saying? Anyway. I would like to announce to the world that EVEN THOUGH I traveled an hour to a speaking engagement yesterday, shopped for uniform pants for the boy who woke up on our first cold morning having outgrown all warm clothing, and didn't even have time to write a blog post … [Read more...]

People like to talk about accountability. There are accountability groups, accountability systems, accountability partners and such. I set up this blog as a way to stay focused and hold myself accountable. In so many ways, that has worked.  But truthfully, it's not the best kind of accountability. Part of what I've committed to do here is … [Read more...]

I know what you're thinking. There's a fun part of laundry? Comparatively, yes. I actually love Mondays. Mondays are my Laundry Days. There is a 60% chance that a Monday will be a normal Monday, which is pretty good around here. And Mondays come after Sundays, which are the nights when I pick up and make things decent-looking for our … [Read more...]

I realized last week that my boys' baseball uniforms hadn't been washed. Like . . . yet. And we were at the end of the second week of our two-games-a-week season. They have inherited my ability to lose things.  And uniform pieces simply can't be lost. You can get away with wearing Daddy's dress socks when your navy baseball socks … [Read more...]

There are a few things that Hubby automatically does that I automatically don't. He was a ripe old 32 when I snagged him, so he had lived on his own for a while and is quite handy at dish-washing and clothes-laundering. He checks pockets before washing jeans and . . . uses dryer sheets. It's not that I purposely DON'T do these things.  … [Read more...]

Ever forget to move a washed load of clothes to the dryer? I have.  At least once . . . . I've had to learn how remove the musty smell that happens when clothes have stayed wet too long inside the washing machine. Today's Thursday.  Since there was extra laundry this week, I kept Monday's  Laundry Day going on Tuesday.  But at some point, … [Read more...]

Thanks for being understanding yesterday.  I was nervous to post my Master Bedroom Saga Finale, but so far (as of 1:51 9:36 p.m. Central Time on Tuesday), all comments have been encouraging. When I "finished" last Thursday, I was still ignoring the Pile O' Blankets  just inside the door. Even though I couldn't walk a straight path from … [Read more...]

I know that there are always people reading backward here, and I love that.  I especially love getting comments on old posts. But sometimes I feel a little guilty when someone comments on an old laundry post. Out of everything I’ve conquered and analyzed and failed at (only to re-analyze and re-conquer) . . . laundry has been the biggest … [Read more...]