Archive for February, 2008
Saturday, February 23rd, 2008
Finally doing something, and some love (for L)
Oh, man, y’all.
I knew we had houseguests coming this weekend, so I had to pause in the Great Declutter (briefly) to get the guest room partially ready for inhabitants. What I didn’t know was that our houseguest was going to arrive a day early.
Now, this was not as big of a Panic Attack as it [...]
3 Comments » - Posted in Decoration, Keeping House, Musing by wife
Tuesday, February 19th, 2008
a brief comment on comments
For some reason, I’m not getting comment notifications on the entries. So if you’ve left me a comment, I’m really not being rude and ignoring you; I just found it now. :/
2 Comments » - Posted in administrative by wife
Monday, February 18th, 2008
small tiny declutter update.
Actually, it’s a big’un.
I started going through the studio, finally digging into the scrapbooking, sewing, fabric, and trims sections. My friend was here, so I asked her if she wanted anything, and she said she’d donate whatever she didn’t want to a local school she supports.
So we started filling a large bag:
And because I’m nothing [...]
No Comments » - Posted in Keeping House by wife
Monday, February 18th, 2008
K is for Kitchen, and an update on the tub of tinmandoom
This is my seriously scary (though less so now, thank you chorewars…) kitchen of doom.
It’s open to both the living and dining room, and as such, the clutter from the living room (also known as “the husband’s work crap”) spills over into it via the channel under the cupboards. Not to mention the fact that [...]
1 Comment » - Posted in Keeping House, Musing, philosophy by wife
Saturday, February 16th, 2008
Out of Alphabetical, but definitely IN Order…
So the past three days, there has been A Fire In Me ™.
I’m still blaming ChoreWars. I’m locked in a vicious battle with GreenApples for the top spot in our group — we go back and forth being number one. And I have to admit — the competition has been not only fierce, but motivating. [...]
2 Comments » - Posted in Keeping House, Musing by wife
Wednesday, February 13th, 2008
J is for Junk Drawer…and wishing it was June.
And, apparently, “jar”.
This is my windowsill in the kitchen. It used to be covered with a lot of clutter and crap, and this past week, I threw everything away that was on it (or moved it to where it belonged, at least), wiped it off despite the peeling and rotting wood, and lay down a [...]
1 Comment » - Posted in Keeping House, Musing by wife
Tuesday, February 12th, 2008
I is for Ironing…(and introspection)
My life up and got purdy on me the past two days.
I’ve been blaming it on that post-sickness energy that you get. Y’know the kind — where you wake up after being a giant pile of mucous for a week or so, and realize that HEY…I really AM human under all this snot! and suddenly, [...]
1 Comment » - Posted in Keeping House, Musing by wife
Monday, February 11th, 2008
H is for handbooks and chorewars.
I’d say the “C” is silent, but then it becomes Horewars, and that isn’t quite the connotation I’m looking for.
But this:
has become my new best housekeeper’s friend. Seriously.
I’m on the Reclaiming the Home team, from the blog and ravelry group (in the sidebar), and MAN…it is TOTALLY helping. At the time [...]
2 Comments » - Posted in Keeping House, Musing, Resources by wife
Tuesday, February 5th, 2008
G is for Garbage, in more ways than one.
Oh, folks. That poor kitchen of ours was in dire need of attention. Not that the REST of the house doesn’t need a bit of it, too, but the kitchen? Scary.
There was SO much stuff in there that wasn’t ours — stuff left behind by the previous tenants that was ‘gifted’ to [...]
