One night last week my son and I were doing his devotional. We were reading about mistakes and forgiveness. “Mommy, ” my son asked, “We make a lot of mistakes and that’s okay?” “Yes, babe, we make a lot of mistakes because we’re human, but the important thing is we always try to do our best,” […]
The Christmas Win
My daughter had a banner week last week. Upon smelling the rank fishy odor at the grocery store and pondering the stinky source, she pointed at a innocent nearby middle-age woman and loudly concluded “EW! IT’S HER BUTT”. Super. A kind friend gifted her an Elsa doll for Christmas. She opened it and squeed, “Yay! Now I can […]
The Bedroom Makeover
Until very recently, our bed was a tragic throwback to a college dorm room mishmash gone wrong. None of the colors matched or even remotely coordinated. They clashed with the walls. Instead of sighing in relaxation whenever I walked into our bedroom, I winced. I tried explaining to my husband that I would like our bedroom […]
Grandpa’s Paper Clips
It’s a small, cheap plastic caddy. It sits on our fantastic old 70s-style metal desk that is too ugly and too huge to offload. It is a paperclip holder–the kind with a magnetic ring around the top to hold a few clips within easy reach. I found it when we were going through my grandparents’ apartment […]
The Junk Drawer
We have one. A junk drawer, that is. Truth told, it scares me. The sheer fear of what it may or may not contain is enough motivation for me to ignore it for months on end (okay, let’s be honest–it’s probably been 3+ yrs.) and just continue to write “sort junk drawer” repetitively on my to-do […]
Downy to the Rescue!
I remember the good old days. The days when we had a “Laundry Day”. When I would put something in the washer and then actually fold it and put it away within the same 24 hr. period. When there was less constant need for stain stick. When there was very little, if any urine-frangranced dirty […]
Living in the Danger Zone
Friends, we need your help. And a lot of it. When OTCSafety.org reminded me that June is National Home Safety Month, it couldn’t have been a more timely nudge that my husband and I have some serious safety issues to address in our home. The advice offered at Up and Away to keep medicines out of […]
Clutching, Cleaning, ‘n’ Loving It!
Friends, we all know I love my products. I find something I love and I don’t shut up about it. I annoy those around me endlessly babbling about the latest and greatest. It was almost embarrassing when I spent over half of the goodbye Bible Study raving about my new Huggies Clutch ‘n’ Clean. Almost, but […]
When the Icky Moment Comes
This is a sponsored post written by me on behalf of Clorox. I’m a mixed bag about potty training. As in, I love the end result, but the process? I’d rather bang my head against the wall. Repeatedly. Three letters: ICK!!! You see, I’m all for doing anything I can to foster my daughter’s independent […]
From the Files of a Recovering Planner
I like things in order. I like things in order A LOT. I love my detailed-for-the-next-five-months calendar, and generally feel more secure when the goods for my kids’ summer birthdays are already ordered before Spring officially pops in. It’s my personality. It may be batty, but it’s who I am, and after 30+ yrs. of […]
