Check that box! Lists, lists and more lists.
I’m a list-maker. I keep grocery lists and shopping lists. I keep wish lists and to do lists. I make a separate reminder list if I need to do something from my grocery, shopping, and/or to do lists...
View ArticleThe Unlazy Days of Summer, Volume 3: Making shadow box book shelves, Part 2
A quick reminder on what The Unlazy Days of Summer, Volume 3: Making shadow box book shelves, Part 1 was about: I am working on shadow box book shelves for my daughter’s room. I couldn’t find any...
View ArticleThe Unlazy Days of Summer, Volume 3: Making shadow box book shelves, Part 3
I’ve already finished building the boxes and painting them, and now it’s time for the final step: Assembly and Installation. Time to put the whole shebang together! First stop, back to Mike...
View ArticleNeat Freak Chronicles: Folding Sheets
I was talking with two of my closest friends the other day and we were discussing pet peeves. We hadn’t even begun the list when we got caught up in the conversation of linen closets. It drives me...
View ArticleNeat Freak Chronicles: Testing out Pinterest Pins for Cleaning Grout
I love Pinterest! It’s reminds me of when I would take my mom’s old magazines, cut them up and glue words and photos onto oak tag in different themes. One would be about friends, one would be about...
View ArticleNeat Freak Chronicles: Keeping some order in the kitchen one glass at a time
For the seven weeks my kids are at camp, my house is neat. There is no sign of a scissor being used, socks being removed, or noses being blown. I have visions of neat house co-existing with...
View ArticleNeat Freak Chronicles: If I step on one more Barbie shoe!
How many times have you walked through your child’s room to kiss him or her goodnight, only to have the moment ruined by the pain of a Barbie shoe or a Matchbox car impaling the arch of your naked...
View ArticleMom, What’s For Dinner? Check The Menu!
How often do your kids ask you what’s for dinner, and no matter what you answer, they respond with disappointment? Mine do it all the time. I can understand it; some nights you’re in the mood for one...
View ArticleThe Best Way To Fix A Pilled Sweater
The best part about having a friend that you have known all your life, or is as close to you as a sister would be (if you had a sister), is that she can tell you anything – no holds … Continue reading...
View ArticleDIY Household Cleaners Volume 1: The Kitchen
I love a clean home. I don’t necessarily like to clean my home, but I love when my countertops are free of bacteria (yes, I sense them there even though I can’t see them) and my house has that “clean”...
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