Emergency Cleaning for the “Surprise” Visit

August 25, 2008

The telephone rings, and it is your nightmare (at least it is, if you don’t have a home that looks like it belongs on the cover of “House Beautiful” magazine). The one person you would least like to have see your home at it’s worst is on the other end of the line. It could [...]

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Trying To Get The Groove Back

August 8, 2008

A one-time cleanup won’t solve the problem–any more than a crash diet will cure lifelong bad eating habits. ~ Peg Tyre Inertia sets in. It happens when the dog days of summer arrive. When the temperature soars above the century mark, and you can fry an egg on the pavement, there is no working in [...]

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Isn’t It Fun To Have Houseplants?

July 1, 2008

Especially when they look a little risqué, as this one does. It reminds me of a painting by Rubens, and I’m just “cheeky” enough to enjoy it. See the resemblance? Now, as much as I enjoy houseplants, they do not contribute to a simplified lifestyle. I’m having to re-think my strategy. In truth, most of [...]

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Simplify The Bathroom: Part Two

June 30, 2008

I told y’all I had begun the process of getting my bathroom organized. Once I had tossed all the unused and excess items that don’t belong in my bathroom, everything had to go back on the shelves! On my first attempt, I put things back where they had been. Then, I realized I wasn’t making [...]

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Simplify The Bathroom: Part One

June 29, 2008

I thought that cleaning, de-cluttering, and organizing the bathroom would be the easiest “beginner task.” After all, it’s the smallest room in the house, isn’t it? That may be so, but it’s also the busiest and most crowded room of the house. It’s not as easy to simplify as it might seem. First of all, [...]

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Grocery Shopping Simplified

June 28, 2008

I love going to a Farmer’s Market to choose produce fresh from the farm. Never having been refrigerated, the fruits and vegetables actually smell the way they are supposed to smell! I enjoy going to the butcher shop here in town, where the owners call me by name, and know exactly what I want before [...]

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Clutter Begets Clutter

June 22, 2008

Have y’all ever noticed how clutter just seems to grow? It’s true. If I leave one book on the coffee table (instead of putting it back in the bookshelf), within a day it has a mate. Before the week is out, they have a family! I can hang one shirt on the back of a [...]

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Kitchen Sink Philosophy

August 20, 2007

All of my life, I have known my Mamaw’s “Kitchen Sink Philosophy.” In the deep recesses of what passes for my brain, I have known that I needed to live my life by that philosophy. It just was one of those things that didn’t “sink” in to my conscious thought. This weekend, I finally realized [...]

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