Sometimes it helps to just sit down for a moment. Because then you have a new perspective . . . and you see things like this: No, I'm not talking about the out-of-place-since-their-weddings-to-Polly-Pocket wisemen. Or the socks on the table. Or the trash on the floor. This: No, not the stacked-on-top DVDs or the candle that I … [Read more...]
Ever Wondered What a Slob Looks Like While Eating Chicken Soup on a Thursday Night?
There is officially no point to this post, other than that I loved the look on my husband's only-a-little-surprised-because-we've-been-married-for-11-years-and-he-knows-I'm-always-up-to-something face when he came home to me glitzed up and stirring soup. I was headed to a dress rehearsal after supper. I guess it's possible that you … [Read more...]
My Biggest Slob Fear . . . Or at Least One of Them
My heart pretty much stopped when I glanced at the daybed in my office and saw this little paw sticking out from under a pile. One of my biggest slob-fears is finding something dead in a pile of clutter. Thankfully, this was just one of the feet of the mink stole that was part of my costume for a 1940s era show that I was in last weekend. … [Read more...]
Decorating With Clutter
How did you read the title? Decorating around clutter? Or Using clutter to decorate? I guess the picture could be a little of both. Notice that the beauty of the single streamer causes one's eye to completely miss the stacked DVDs/VHSes. Mmm-hmmm. Notice that the single streamer is held in place by the stacked and colorful … [Read more...]
Mourning the Loss of My Crockpot (Okay, ONE of My Crockpots)
Today I did a little freezer cooking. Nothing intense, just the beans and rice I had planned to do. I de-dirt-i-fied my beans, because of course no one wants mud in their beans, and put them in my bigger crockpot to cook for the day. (No, I don't soak them.)I came back after about 30 minutes and the crockpot wasn't hot. I unplugged it, plugged … [Read more...]
Fakin’ It
When I'm at my in-laws house, I'm a cleaning fool. Not that they don't know I have "issues." There have been enough less-than-two-weeks-warning visits over the years that my secret isn't completely safe. But when I'm at their house, I'm Queen Dishwasher. See, for the first few years we were married, I was lost over how to help out. My … [Read more...]
"Your Way is Much Better, Mom"
On Friday, my 8yo was retelling a Calvin and Hobbes comic. Something about Calvin convincing his mother that they should go out for pizza by emphasizing to her that she wouldn't have to spend all that time in the kitchen cooking and then washing dishes. My son said, "I think the way you do it is so much better, Mom. Y'know, just doing the … [Read more...]
Ten Things I’m NOT Giving Away on My First Blogiversary!
Thanks for all of your well-wishes yesterday for my first year of blogging. While yesterday I completed a full year, today's officially my first Blogiversary! I remember when I first started blogging, seeing other bloggers say that and thinking of my own as a not-truly-achievable-way-off-in-the-future event. But it's HERE! Before you get your … [Read more...]
It’s Official! My Car is Not the World’s Messiest!
Somehow, that feels like an accomplishment.First, let me admit that my car (actually a pre-millenial Suburban) is messy. I have cleaned it out twice this summer, BIG cleanouts. But as I'm learning with my house, big clean-outs are not the answer to clutter problems. It's those pesky, small-but-consistent clean-outs that make the difference.Anyway, … [Read more...]
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