Category Archives: My Life

Company Girl Photo Contest

I adore the blog, Home Sanctuary and so of course when Rachel Anne announced she would be putting together a Company Girl gift book featuring a selection of photos about girlfriends, I immediately knew I wanted to be part of it.   Rachel Anne made a call out for photo submissions and I knew just the [...]

Come get Juiced with me!

I’m so excited to announce the new gig I’ve got going on for one of BlogHer’s new groups called The Juice.

The Juice, sponsored by Tropicana, is a place to hang out sharing stories and tips for managing all those areas in our lives that we often struggle with whether it’s fitness, nutrition, organization, priorities, relationships [...]

The one where I redeem myself with Strawberry Rhubarb Pie!

I made a pie.  From scratch.  For the first time.  And it turned out.  I still can’t get over it.
The best part of last week’s cooking disaster is knowing that it just can’t get any worse than that.  Which is comforting to me actually, knowing that I could try making anything now and not have [...]

Apparently Braiding 101 lessons are in order

Oh my goodness girlfriends if this isn’t an example of keeping it real I don’t know what is.   I”m not known for my cooking abilities around these parts and after Monday’s disaster in my house I am seriously considering starting a food blog for losers.  Why?  Oh you’ll see.
When Amy Twittered me her yummy recipe [...]

Container for my containers updated!

I know I’ve had this picture on my flickr page for awhile but just realized I hadn’t posted about it yet.   I love giving those who know me in real life more ammunition to tease the heck out of me about my crazy addiction.  And for those of you who might be new here, hello [...]

Free Printable Responsibility Chore Charts

I see it happening every day, all around me.    Harried and overworked moms trying to juggle way to many balls in the air at the same time.  Running here there and everywhere all while trying to maintain a clean and organized home.
How do I recognize it?
That’s easy, it use to be me.   I’ve been [...]

Organizing as a distraction

Yesterday my heart was heavy with some things and to distract myself from the burden of thinking about it too much, I dealt with it the junkie way.  The organizing junkie way that is :)  That’s right, I distracted myself with some wonderfully intoxicating organizing juices.  I found myself with a morning of no commitments [...]

Hey is it spring?

Because as you can see, my front lawn clearly says otherwise! :(
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8 simple steps to less clutter and cleaning

I’m not a fan of the cleaning.  Organizing, yes.  Cleaning, not so much.  Thankfully the organizing lends itself to less cleaning.   Here are eight steps I follow to keep my clutter and cleaning to a minimum resulting in more time for the things that really matter.
1.  No shoes in the house by anyone ever means [...]

If this isn’t willpower I don’t know what is!

Yesterday my girlfriend dropped by to tell me that my local grocery store had just put out a display of glorious baskets.  She also mentioned that they were so beautiful she almost licked them.  Now that’s a good friend! It also led me to believe that these baskets must really be of the special variety [...]