It's Friday . . . so I dusted and vacuumed. In the past two months or so of this new Task-a-Day thing, I've developed a bit of a method for vacuuming my house. Since all the main areas of the house have hardwood floors, I go through first with the broom and get the corners and edges swept out into the middle of the floor. Then I can vacuum … [Read more...]
Free Deodorant, Master Bedroom Chaos, and Me
If you've been here before, you know that I have "Master Bedroom Issues." It's my catch-all place for the many things that don't have a proper home. It's the door I can justify closing when company comes over (and it locks). I've had many a post about it, and slowly but surely, it is getting better. Slowly. But surely. I'm working in … [Read more...]
Shoveling My Way Out
That's the rug. The same rug I cleared off last week for Tackle it Tuesday. It looked great until the moment when I was frantically looking for something a little more warm-weather-appropriate to pack for my daughter to wear when she went to spend the night with my SIL. Of course, I had waited until the last minute to pack, so much … [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...]
The Rug That Hates Me
Do you see it? Blocking the door? Laughing at me? That's my master bedroom door. See, I have this rug. It's a pretty rug, but I won't say it's a nice one, because it's the opposite of nice. It's mean. We were given this rug two years ago. I decided to put it in the master bedroom. There is a perfect space for it right in front of the … [Read more...]