This title makes you think that you're about to learn some great tips on keeping things clean around the house, right? You're not. These are a few of my tricks. You know, the things that I do to keep from letting people see my deep, dark slob secrets. My father in law spent the night last night so he and hubby could leave early this morning. No … [Read more...]
Speeding up Supper Prep – Chicken
I've said many times that I'm good at excuses. I can come up with some doozies. What makes them so good is that there's always truth in them. As I work on this process of changing my slobbish habits, I'm working on stopping the excuses. Really, that's something I've been working on for many years. The best way I know of to … [Read more...]
Menu Plan Monday – Total Necessity
This is my fourth time to participate in Menu Plan Monday. Since keeping my home organized is my biggest struggle, having my menu planned out before the week begins has been huge for me. It's one more thing that is under control for the week. If you're a mom, have you ever felt that your life is spent entirely in the kitchen? I can remember when … [Read more...]
Multitasking and Making the Dog Happy
I love cooking. Raw meat, chicken germs . . . not so much. I like to minimize the number of times I have to completely disinfect my sink after trimming raw chicken. The thought of chicken germs totally grosses me out. As does the thought of eating the fatty/cartilage/membrane stuff that is on the boneless skinless chicken breasts I buy. I know I'm … [Read more...]
Wearing Pantyhose On My Head
I love to wear scarves in my hair. It creates a dramatic look for when I'm in an artsy-fartsy mood. I have three main choices: a hot pink one with polka-dots that can only be worn with a few outfits, a white one that I rarely wear because it makes me look like either I just had brain surgery or have a wad of toilet paper stuck on my head, and … [Read more...]
Clean and Shiny!
The house AND me. I have scrubbed and sweated and then had to disinfect myself because of all those disgusting bathroom germs. Maybe that's part of my germaphobia/slobbishness together problem. I can't clean behind the toilet unless I can take a very hot shower immediately after.There are very good things about having company over. For me, it's … [Read more...]
ONE Big Mess (Instead of 8!)
I'm messy. Clutter is a constant struggle. The monotonous task of keeping my kitchen sparkling after three meals a day is not on the top of my priority list. I wish it was, and so we have this blog. I love it when I come up with something that helps me minimize how messy my kitchen gets. About six years ago, I went to a … [Read more...]