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 table or dust the bookcases. Cleanly…uh clearly I would rather have a messy house...
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1. Continue with assigned chores for kids. 2. Do household chores on a daily rather than weekly basis. 3. Keep up with laundry. 4. Limit television viewing during the week for all kids. 5. Our schedule is full — don’t add to it. 6. Read more. 7. Go to bed at a reasonable hour....
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I participated in an online webinar over the summer with Peter Walsh. Many great back-to-school organizational tips. In this house, we could use all the organizational help we can get. In my quest to make my house a “clutter-free zone” rather than the “Hoarders” poster child house, I was excited to get my hands on a...
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Come rain or shine or winds or icy roads or hail or… Well, you get the idea. Whatever the weather my FedEx guy or gal delivers my packages. Period! As a young mom of a newborn, I talked my boss in to letting me work from home. I was not a full-time or even...
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Laptop. Laptop. Laptop. Can you tell I want a laptop. I covet laptops. I drool over netbooks. Heck, I’d even love an iphone. Apologies to my “Little Engine That Could” Samsung Rogue phone. “I’ve seen an iphone. You’re no iphone.” None of the above appear to be coming my way any time soon. In...
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I have a checkered past with Black Friday. I love it and hate it at the same time. The love is the deals. The hate is getting up early and braving the DC Metro traffic and the crowds! Did I mention how crowded the stores are? Crowded as in you have to wait in a...
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I’m not a green mom. I don’t compost. I don’t sew all our clothes. I don’t grow fruit and vegetables. But, I am striving to be a green mom… I do care about the environment. For your information, these are my top Green living tips. Here’s what I do to help the environment: - I...
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The title of this post says it all. After almost 20 years of marriage I still refer to the master bedroom as “my bedroom.” I chose the bedding color, the furniture (with input from the husband), and the wall art. What was my husband’s input? He insists on having a small TV with FIOS box in...
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Eating dinner as a family is becoming a thing of the past! Well, that statement might be a little extreme, but in our family we do struggle to eat together. We do the: - eating two dinners — one before and one after the activitiy - feeding one child ahead of the other children...
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It’s that time of year again. Time to get kids ready to go back to school. Time to clear out last year’s backpack of papers and binders in time for this year’s papers and binders. I’ll let you in to a little secret…I’m not that organized. In our family back-to-school shopping is a much...
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