Category: housekeeping

Reading on the Move

The books are piled. Piled high. Beside the couch. Near the bookcase. In the bedrooms. Mostly on bookshelves. What am I going to do with all these books? I move books all the time. My Teen’s books move from my…

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…

How Green Is Your Valley?

A local friend posted about green. She asked how each of us interprets “going green.” I kind of wrote a novel…so I’m posting it here. Recycling As far as green goes, we’re doing a little. We recycle, which is way…

I Play Chef for My Kids

It should come as no surprise to people who know me that I put things off. My procrastinaton genes run deep. Very deep. In the fall I said I would do roundup posts for all the articles I have written…

Clean and Tidy Is Fleeting

Saturday and Sunday while the family or some parts of the family at least were out I broke down Christmas in our family room. Packed up our silver Star Trek tree. Yes, we have an entire tree devoted to the…

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…