The "Slob Club Experiences" you all have been sharing have been fantastic! These will continue to be posted two per day for just a bit longer. If you are receiving these via email, you might want to pop over to yesterday's "Share Your Experience" about Pre-Cooking Meat and Freezer Cooking. We want you to give you every chance to share your … [Read more...]
Cleaning
Tips, tricks, my own hard-learned lessons about cleaning.
Dealing with Mold in My Enclosed Porch (Ugh.) Concrobium Mold Control to the Rescue
I'd been pretending this didn't exist. Blergh. We had an intensely rainy May, and a leak in our enclosed porch meant this room was icky and damp for that entire month. The walls had mold on them. Blech. But then summer happened, and with the intense Texas heat no one spends any time in that room (it isn't air conditioned), so I … [Read more...]
How to Avoid Cross-Contamination in Your Cleaning Products
I know. That is such a fancy, educational-sounding title. And the tip I’m going to give is too simple. The tip: Label them. Permanent markers are your friend. So why a big ol’ fancy-sounding post on this subject? First of all, keeping cleaning supplies separate is necessary. Don’t use the same cleaning tools in your bathroom … [Read more...]
From the Mailbox: Timing a Procrastinatable Task
You know I love to time myself doing various tasks. This simple thing helps me break through my delusions that I don't have enough time to tackle a spot that's been bugging me for way too long. Here's an email from one of you who did the same thing: Mornin' Nony, I copied you! First let me share, I'm the only soul brave enough to … [Read more...]
Two Second Task: Now You See (Might) See It. Now You (Hopefully) Don’t.
I've talked about this particular spot in my kitchen before. This almost-impossible-to-clean spot. My dislike of climbing up on counters at the age of 41 is the reason I'd pretended to not see those cobwebs in the top picture? What? You don't see them? Oh good. Maybe the people who have been in my home since they appeared at least a month ago … [Read more...]
The Day it Snowed Inside My House In Texas
Last Tuesday, I posted this cutesy little pic on Instagram: Ummm, I planned to spend "some time that morning" cleaning it up. I'd been putting off cleaning this mess because it just made more sense to wait until my 7th grader was done sawing styrofoam for a school project. I'm excessively logical like that. Meanwhile, the … [Read more...]
Cute Story on Tuesday Night. Wednesday Morning, Tops.
What's that? You see a strange white film on my dining room table? Your hand sticks to the surface? Oh. Well, that's because we made ice cream at our Brownie meeting Tuesday afternoon. You know the kind. You measure the (white and sticky) ingredients into one storage bag and then place that inside a larger bag filled with ice and salt. You … [Read more...]
One More Thing (There’s Always One More Thing)
Yesterday, I shared my love/hate of the wonders that occur when I invite someone into my home. Somehow, these pictures didn't fit with the flow of that post, but I feel they are important to share. (Important to share as a Slob Blogger. Totally weird to share as a Normal Person.) See that stuff on my fireplace? It was JUST outside the photo … [Read more...]
Such a Great Messy House Solution that I Totally Hate
Clutter creeps in so quickly, y'all. The house looked good on Saturday. So good that on Sunday, I could completely ignore the blankets I'd put out for my son and his friends. They were still piled on one of the recliners. Sure, it was irritating when someone else claimed the "only" recliner before I could get to it, but we managed. (We're … [Read more...]
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