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Household BindersPosted on Wednesday 20 June 2007 at 1:12 PM in Keeping The Home - 0 Comments - Post Comment - LinkCandi over at Keeping The Home posted a nice blog about creating a Home Management Binder. I'll tell ya...I'm organizationally challenged. My grandmother used to tell me all the time I'd lose my head if it wasn't attached. lol It really helps me to keep all my important stuff in one place...bills, receipts, menus, coupons, appointments, contacts etc. It really helps to keep me more organized than I really am. I posted last year about mine...I call it my Household Binder...you can find that post here. I have actually updated mine since that post, so one of these days when the software for our camera is working again I'll post some new pictures. I also created my own planner pages...you can find the post and the pages here.Getting Up Early...Before Hubby??Posted on Wednesday 13 June 2007 at 2:37 PM in Keeping The Home - 1 Comments - Post Comment - Link Morning Fresh from AllPosters.com No. I'm not a morning person. Neither is Hubby. Getting up early has always been a hard thing for me to accomplish. I'm lucky I get up when I do. I'm almost embarrased to say that Hubby is the one who wakes me up in the morning. He gets up and once he gets out from his shower, he wakes me up. It's usually somewhere between 6:30 and 7:00 am. From there I begin my day by making coffee, getting his lunch together. If Boo isn't up by the time Hubby leaves for work, I wake Boo up. Now, Boo is an interesting child to me. He wakes instantly and begins to chatter as soon as his eyes open. It seriously boggles my mind. I don't even have both eyes open and can't put a full sentence together until I've finished a couple cups of coffee (which I'm TRYING to decrease my consumption of). I hear all the time on different homemaking blogs and websites about how good it is for me to get up early...even before everyone else. Get yourself ready for the day, get in your quiet time with the Lord etc. I hear that in the summer the Amish get all their baking done early in the morning so they themselves don't bake in their homes. But no matter how early I get to bed...waking early and getting out of bed before everyone else hardly ever happens. So for me...it works to have hubby wake me up. I'd sure love to hear how others do it. I'm Ann, and I wear aprons.Posted on Thursday 26 April 2007 at 2:56 PM in Keeping The Home - 3 Comments - Post Comment - Link Imagine this scenerio...a mom standing over a pile of clothes (mostly shirts) shaking her head as she goes through and pre-treats the stains for the wash...hoping the clothes aren't ruined. This is me. And it's not my husbands clothes or my 7 year old sons clothes...they are mine. I'm a slob in the kitchen you see. I have ruined more clothes by cooking and cleaning than I care to count. My solution is aprons. Not those silly half things, they don't serve any purpose for me except a place to dry my hands. I need those full aprons that cover my shirts too. I had some family members that snickered at me when I registered for aprons as I was putting together my bridal registry 12 years ago. I could only find the butcher types then, but they worked...when I would wear them. Family and friends also snickered at me when I would wear my aprons so for a long time I avoided them. Today, they can snicker all they want, I wear them all the time. I personally like the frilly, pretty old fashioned ones like my great-grandmother would wear. I'm even making some aprons to give out as gifts to those very same family members who snickered at me. And you know what? I think they might even wear them! I find that I feel more feminine and productive when I'm wearing an apron (whether or not I'm actually am). And I'm not ruining as many shirts.  
Laundry Laundry LaundryPosted on Tuesday 17 April 2007 at 2:09 PM in Keeping The Home - 0 Comments - Post Comment - LinkYesterday was a sunny, windy day...perfect for hanging laundry out to dry. I was able to get almost completely caught up on laundry rather quickly...and cheaply! I did about 7 Cleaning Focus Today - Living Room/Dining RoomPosted on Tuesday 10 April 2007 at 8:16 AM in Keeping The Home - 0 Comments - Post Comment - LinkI was feeling quite misserable yesterday, so I didn't get half of the things done in the kitchen that I wanted to. I'm not going to freak about it, but I'll revisit it all next Monday.Today my deep cleaning focus is my living room and dining room. Really isn't too much in either of these rooms so I can combine the tasks in one day. On the to do list for both rooms today: Wiping walls/baseboards/doors and cleaning cobwebs; dusting tables, nic-nacs, pictures, light fixtures, TV/electronics; clean and vacuum under cusions; straighten drawers/tapes/DVD's/books; move furniture and vacuum. I'm sure there is more...that's all I can think of right now. I'm off to get Boo started on his school work for today and I'll be getting started on my cleaning. Cleaning Focus Today - KitchenPosted on Monday 9 April 2007 at 8:40 AM in Keeping The Home - 0 Comments - Post Comment - LinkIn addition to my daily tasks, my deep cleaning focus today is my kitchen. It really needs help after this weekend! Tomorrow is garbage day, so I like to clean the fridge out the day before. Here are some of the things I'll be trying to accomplish today: Kitchen DayPosted on Monday 12 March 2007 at 8:47 AM in Keeping The Home - 0 Comments - Post Comment - LinkToday my cleaning focus is my kitchen. Some of the things I'll be doing today include cleaning the fridge...inside and outside (tomorrow is garbage day so it's a good time to do it); wipe down all the appliances; clean/dust light fixtures, fan fixtures, window sills, base boards etc.; clean rugs; sweep/mop the floor; clean pet dishes; clean trash can; clean the top of fridge....I'm sure there is more but that is all I can think of right now. I'm sure that is enough to keep me very busy.
No Daily SchedulePosted on Friday 2 March 2007 at 10:15 AM in Keeping The Home - 0 Comments - Post Comment - LinkI don't have one! I'm not sure if that is good or bad. I have a routine...but it's not a written out schedule like I see a lot of ladies have posted on their blogs. I keep trying to put together a schedule...but I spend all my time putting it together and very little time on actually using it. Anyone else have that problem? Homemaking ABC memePosted on Thursday 25 January 2007 at 3:29 PM in Keeping The Home - 0 Comments - Post Comment - LinkThis was posted on Abundant Blessings blog (http://www.homesteadblogger.com/HandsNHearts/42582/ABC%26%2339%3Bs+meme+for+fun.html) who got it from Sallie at A Gracious Home (http://agracioushome.com/?p=890) who started it. She is also keeping track of who is participating so be sure to stop by her website and add your name. Here are my answers:Aprons - Y/N? If Y, what does your favorite look like? I have three, one is a multi-colored BBQ apron and the other two are terry cloth half aprons. Baking - Favorite thing to bake? Breads Clothesline - Y/N? Yes, but the posts are old and it dearly needs help. Donuts - Have you ever made them? Yes, especially paczki's. Every day - One homemaking thing you do every day? Hmmmm...fixing meals. Freezer - Do you have a separate deep freeze? Not yet, but hopefully we will have one by summer. Garbage Disposal - Y/N? Yes, we have a great garbage disposal...we've had it for two years now. Unfortunately it's still sitting in its box waiting to be installed. Handbook - What is your favorite homemaking resource? The internet. Ironing - Love it or hate it? Or hate it but love the results? I actually love ironing. Junk drawer - Y/N? Where is it? I don't think I would classify it as a junk drawer, but I have an old nightstand in our diningroom that I use for homeschooling items such as pens, pencils, markers, rubber bands, post-it notes etc. and it's interesting to see the things that find there way in there. Kitchen - Color and decorating scheme? RED with white trim. It's kind of a country look. Love - What is your favorite part of homemaking? Knowing this is where the Lord wants me. Mop - Y/N? *sigh* More like scrub. I don't have a mop right now so I scrub it with a big ol' scrub brush. Needless to say it doesn't get done a lot. Nylons - Wash by hand or in the washing machine? Washing machine. I never have time to wash anything by hand. Oven - Do you use the window or open the oven to check? I don't have a window on my oven so I have to peek! Pizza - What do you put on yours? What ever is in the fridge at the time. If we end up going out for pizza its usually a veggie pizza. Quiet - What do you do during the day when you get a quiet moment? With Boo there really isn't any quiet moments...but if I do get one it I suppose I'll be found reading something. Recipe card box - Y/N? What does it look like? No, I have a three ring photo album that I use to put recipe cards into. Style of house - What style is your house? 3 bedroom ranch Tablecloths and napkins - Y/N? Yes, I love tablecloths and use them all the time but I don't have many napkins right now...one of the many projects I will get to one day. So Ya Had A Bad Day....Ink In The DryerPosted on Tuesday 23 January 2007 at 9:52 AM in Keeping The Home - 3 Comments - Post Comment - LinkYes, I had a bad day yesterday. So far, today is much better. But yesterday...*sigh* |
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loads of laundry yesterday including sheets and I did another three loads today that included winter coats, rugs and a couple pillows. Yesterday I had to really make sure things were secure on the line so they didn't blow off and collect down the street...today there is hardly any wind at all so things are taking longer to dry. Usually I try to get a load of laundry done a day...skipping Saturdays and Sundays. Sinus headaches, Aunty Flo and procrastination have gotten me behind. It's nice to be caught up. 
