I find myself cringing when I hear the word "slob" being used. It's not used positively, and it's not supposed to be.  The dictionary includes "an insult" as part of the definition. Pre-blog, I never cringed when I heard the word, but that was because I didn't think of myself as one.  A big part of my process has been my dedication to … [Read more...]

In the second week of January, we implemented Family Kitchen Clean Up Time. It has been a success. Every night we've been home, we've cleaned the kitchen together.  My 6yo daughter is officially our Lunch Maker, and my 11yo has improved his dishwasher-filling skills significantly. Honestly, doing Family Kitchen Clean Up hasn't been … [Read more...]

I debated on that post title. Y'know, from a fear of unwanted search traffic . . . Anyway, I've been thinking a lot lately about an offhanded comment I heard on one of our new favorite TV shows. I don't generally take lifestyle advice from sitcoms, but this one really stuck with me.  Perhaps because it hit home. We mostly love the new … [Read more...]

The Short Version: I wasn't sure if I was going to have a Word of the Year this year. But then this word came to me: Teamwork. It was perfect. Blogging/writing has become my job, and in accepting that I'm now a Work at Home Mom, I also need to accept that I can't do it all. I need to do better in involving my children in our overall, … [Read more...]

Hmmmm.  How to define Slob Vision . . . Basically, I don't see incremental mess.  I see neat and tidy spaces and horrendously messy ones. The in-between? Not so much. Here's ONE example. I can walk by my kitchen sink and think . . . "Hmmm.  There are a few dishes in the sink.  But the kitchen looks pretty good.  And there really … [Read more...]

First, let me state that my mother is wonderful.  And she knows I’m going to write this post. And that she still defends her need for nine cutting boards. In one kitchen. In one lakehouse kitchen. Seriously, every time I go to her lakehouse, I understand my own “issues” a little better.  I once read a blog where the writer said she … [Read more...]

Yesterday, I saw this Amazon promotion  (Sorry, this offer has now expired.)  where you share what you want for Christmas (on Facebook), and then you get $5 off a $25 purchase. I couldn't think of anything I wanted.  Then, I lamented on my Facebook page about my still-lost-after-almost-24-hours keys. Among the mostly understanding comments, … [Read more...]

Several years ago, I read about someone making the decision to immediately throw away any pen that didn't write.  Sounds logical.  I was relieved to know that an otherwise normal-seeming person struggled with this, and I determined to do it too. As someone who was forever finding and then re-finding pens that were out of ink, I've tried to be … [Read more...]