Over the summer, something terrible happened. It happened slowly, and the slowness made the pain so much worse. My beloved comforter, the one I'd pretended still looked fine for the past decade . . . started (quite literally) falling apart. I wasn't surprised. That thing was 21 years old. Yes. Really. To be clear, I hadn't kept it …
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180: Attachment or Attachment Issues Podcast
I'm answering a friend's question about how to convince his wife to get rid of their wedding china that they almost never use. Spoiler Alert: I didn't tell him what he wanted to hear. Sponsor: HelloFresh.com/CLEAN60 Use code CLEAN60 for a total of $60 off, that’s $20 off your first 3 boxes! Mentioned in this podcast: My …
Decluttering Frames (But Not the Photos)
Over the past few weeks, we've removed things from walls so they could be painted, and moved every last item from one room to another while floors were replaced. It's not the least bit fun, y'all. But it's revealing. Things that once seemed perfectly fine become unfine. I'll take something out of a space because I have to. But if I don't like …
179: Instant Pot Ins and Outs and Q&A with Tiffany King Podcast
I had so much fun talking to Tiffany King this week. We discussed all things Instant Pot, and she answered almost all the questions many of you had submitted that morning over on Instagram. (If you're not following me on Instagram, you should be!) Basically, Tiffany gives a reality check about whether this much-raved-about appliance is the magic …
Where to Put Clothes that Are Worn but Not Dirty?
I get this question a lot: Where should I put clothes I’ve worn (so they’re not technically clean), but that aren’t actually dirty, so I want to wear them again? Usually, the question is followed by an explanation that these clothes end up piled on a chair. Or hanging on an unused treadmill. I get it. This is a problem. A real problem for …
178: Decluttering When Remodeling Podcast
I'm sharing about our home renovations this week, and what I'm doing to use this process to achieve maximum decluttering impact! There's nothing like moving every single item out of almost every single room to give you clutter-related heart palpitations! Renovations = maybe the word I was trying to recall . . . My Books This week's …
Nine Years of Slob Blogging – What’s Different from what I expected
Nine years ago, I wrote the very first, photo-less-at-the-time post on what was supposed to be a practice blog that no one would ever know I had created. I wanted to have a blog, but I was ashamed of the state of my home and was desperate to get it under control before I started writing. I’m thinking today about the things I did NOT know nine …
177: Post Summer (Laundry and Grocery) Report
I'm back!! Life is bananapants because my house is in upheaval due to getting new floors (and new paint and ceiling scraping and such), but it was time for a podcast!! I'm sharing my post-summer report on how my shopping/eating plan with my teenagers went and their adventures in doing their own laundry. Also, I got all confused back in May/June …
Have a Wonderful Summer!
I've been doing this blogging thing for almost nine years now. I started on the day my second child went to kindergarten. He will be in high school next year. When the first summer came around, my main concern was that I wouldn't be able to keep up the progress I'd made in my home while we enjoyed the gloriously routine free season. By the third …
