Choices. We all have to make choices. This morning I dithered and dallied and dragged my heels on making a choice. I won’t even get in to what the choice was. It was relatively minor. I should have debated a…
Category: home improvements
Clutter…Back-to-School Edition
I’m not what you would call a super-duper housewife. I clean when I have to do. I declutter when the mood strikes. The problem is that I never know when a cleaning mood will strike. This weekend was one of…
Get ‘er Done
Wells. Septic. Underground pipes. No waste disposal. Clogged toilet. These words/phrases sum up my plumbing woes. As we tromped around the property before we had even built our home, we discussed having a well and a septic field. My husband…
Purex Insider: Trying Purex Crystals for Cleaner Laundry
The term Brand Ambassador has a nice ring to it. It rolls off the tongue. Sounds official, but not pretentious. Evokes the notion that the bearer of the title is “in the know.” And doesn’t this sum up blogging? Bloggers…
Decluttering 101
In response to @1momof5‘s post over at Mom It Forward, I left this comment, which I added to. I have a large basement storage room…too big, really. I reorganized the storage room by moving items I never use but can’t…
Wordful and Wordless Wednesday: Laundry Free
The photo above shows the rare moment of complete laundry nirvana. This moment occurs on extremely rare occasions. Almost never. Struggling to think of any other time it has happened. Thinking. Thinking… Do you know I don’t think I have…
Stinkbug Sightings
I’m done. I’m over stinkbugs. I could deal with the little critters if it was a once-every-seven-years-cicada sighting. But, no. It would appear that stinkbugs are here to stay. Sightings of stinkbugs in the following places… crawling towards the fridge…
Kraftmaid: Define Your Style
In our house the kitchen is the hub of all family activities. It is not huge. It certainly has architectural issues. For instance I cannot open the fridge door all the way. But, it is our meeting spot for homework.…
Wallables — Super Cute Wall Decorations
Before our oldest was born, my husband and I spent many hours looking at nursery furnishings. We had moved in to our new home 1.5 years before our daughter was born. We knew we would use one of the spare…
Is 16 Years a Long Time?
We’ve been in our house almost 16 years. Still have not painted the master bedroom, one bathroom, living room, and dining room. Builder’s white…I loathe you. The rest of the house has been painted. In fact all three children’s bedrooms…