I've been feeling overwhelmed for the majority of this year. This year being . . . . 2011.  Which is less than 4 days old. Anyway, I'm in Haphazard Holiday Recovery Mode.  The house was kept in a far-from-perfect-but-livable state for most of the holiday time.  But then, yesterday was laundry day, and there was extra laundry because of the … [Read more...]

I wish you the best for Christmas! I'm taking a break, and doubt many will be on their computers, but in case you snuck away to get a break and check my blog, I thought I'd share a few links to past posts.  Feel free to comment on any of them! Sage Advice for Young Love The Problem With "Just in Case"   … [Read more...]

The winner of the spray mop is katychick! I'm enjoying our "clean" house after the frantic shove-it-all-in-the-master-bedroom session before the party last night. As long as I stay out of the bedroom, I'm pretty good at pretending that the house really is clean. Sorry for the short post, but things are crazy around here with Christmas prep. … [Read more...]

Happy Thanksgiving! I'm thankful for every moment that I have with my little family.  For every laugh, every tear, every conversation, every opportunity for a snuggle. The perfect moments, and the imperfect ones. My 4yo daughter decided to clean the bathroom . . . mirror and all . . . with baby wipes. Now I've shown her where the … [Read more...]

I love boxes. Big ones.  Small ones.  Flat ones.  Deep ones. Oh, the possibilities. Therefore, it's very hard for me to throw away boxes. They're just so . . . . useful!!! When you need a box, you need one that is just the right size for the job.  So, it has to be better to keep every box that ever crosses your path, right? But … [Read more...]

I'm rather surprised to be feeling worse instead of better today, so I'm going to bed. It's a rare day when I have no commitments other than dealing with ring-around-the-toilet, and I've decided that the ring can wait. … [Read more...]

School starts tomorrow morning. I'm doing my best to adjust my mindset. I'm sure I'll blather on and on about it for several days, but for today, in the spirit of what all mothers know is the true time for resolutions, I thought I'd share a few that I've been thinking about. Look cuter. While I just can't embrace the Flylady thing of being … [Read more...]

I wasn’t going to write this post yet. While the Savvy Blogging Summit ended almost a week ago, I arrived home late Wednesday night. Really late. I got home at midnight and copy-pasted a post I had written on Tuesday morning, but hadn’t had the chance to put up for lack of Internet access. I couldn’t stop myself from checking my comments, email, … [Read more...]