This title brought to you by the half a bag of fritos that I plowed down this afternoon. Usually I put a bit into a bowl and bring them up to my computer, to limit my intake. Not today. *Sigh*. I mean to write more blog posts. I come up with some wonderful ideas, then…
Life took me away from cleaning for a bit in order to prepare for the first in-person sales from our craft business. After a few days of rest and recuperation, I dove back into the craft room cleanup project. And I’m happy to say that it’s as done as it’s going to get for a…
When you’re decluttering a massive pile of stuff, you can come across things given to you by people no longer with you. Things bequeathed, given, or just things that can evoke a memory.
Big cleaning jobs take time. I have to remind myself it didn’t get this messy in a day, it won’t be cleaned in a day. Currently headed into finishing up week 2 on the craft room. Progress is made every day towards the goal. 4 totes full of fabric are removed and ready for donation.…
I’ve been working on the craft room for 1 week now, and I’m happy to report that I’ve made great strides. I’d go so far as to say I’m perhaps halfway done. The breakdown of what needed to be done (a.k.a. the project plan): gather fabric from around the room and move it out clean…
Hi, my name is marie, and I have a problem with having too much crap. Today I’m specifically pointing out my craft crap. I have several different hobbies, none of which I’m about to give up, and the stuff around them has simply overwhelmed my craft room…
Today I’m spending time at my desktop computer, reinstalling Windows 7 to see if I can get some speed back into it. This generally takes a long time, and mostly involves a lot of thumb-twiddling between steps. So, I decided to tackle a project in the office. Today’s project is “The Spaghetti Box”. The Spaghetti…
Instructions on making your own powdered laundry detergent.
Shades of Green
As I read through my various books on green housekeeping and personal care, and peruse green blogs and their comments, I’m often struck with how one persons green is another person’s toxin. There seems to be quite a spread of opinion on the subject of what’s actually “green”. I’ve decided there’s really no right or wrong in this, there’s simply different shades of green.
#3 in a series of reviews of “green” books. This time looking at A Guide to Green Housekeeping by Christina Strutt