What question perplexes me most on forms and questionnaires? The question I find most difficult to answer is what major city do I live closest to? As a child through my pre-children years, I would have had several answers: 0-4…
Category: organization
A Stitch in Time
I sewed a button on my husband shirt last night. It was a long involved process. First, I had to find the sewing kit. The shirt was easy to find as my husband has reminded me every morning for the…
My Job Chart: Teaching Kids to Work
If you are like me, you will have days where everything works like clockwork. Kids get to school on time. Work assignments and meetings go as planned. Dinner is on the table. Chores are done. And then there are the…
What’s Your Shopping Style?
If I shop without a list, I end up buying many processed or packaged foods. A shopping list coupled with buying specific menu items helps me stay focused. I am not a good cook, so a recipe gives me step-by-step…
Help! I’m Stuck in Tax Prep Hell!
It’s 2:08 a.m. Why am I still up?? Why did I not listen to my husband? Why did I not give him my mileage, expenses, and payment information last week or even a month ago. Now I am trapped looking…
Casting Call for TLC’s Home Made Simple
Are you or someone you know a candidate for TLC’s exciting home show, “Home Made Simple”! The show is looking for married couples who own their own house and would like for our chef, decorator, and handyman to spruce up…
I Can Find My Verizon Palm Plus Phone in a Haystack
I was searching for my phone the way I usually do: Check bag. I use a canvas tote bag as a purse. It was my swag bag from the NYC Blogger Brunch. My bag holds my wallet, Coupon Caddy, various…
Giveaway: Junk Has Met Its Match with Rubbermaid
My house is not what you would call neat. Our piles of paper sprout piles of paper. If the surface is flat — there will be a a mound perched precariously on top. The floor is littered with sports bags,…
Oh No! My Kid Forgot To Do His Homework
Daylight Savings Time is sending the Musings from Me family for a loop. Late bedtimes. Rushed mornings. Forgotten homework. Missing items. I don’t recall a time change so dramatic to our family schedule. For as messy as my family room…
Cleaning Pet Peeve
Can you have a cleaning pet peeve, but not be a clean freak? If yes, then I do. When I hired a cleaning service I was disappointed with the level of cleaning. The cleaners did not vacuum under the diningroom…
