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May 2008 Blog Posts (7)

Baby Steps

I've been totally overwhelmed with life and reality this past month that everything has sort of crumbled and any success I was having seems to have gotten lost completely. The passing of my birth mom and the impending end of my hubby's parental leave have left me exhausted and unfocused.

In good news, I've made some baby steps - going through the 100 lbs of baby boy clothes given to me by well-wishing friends, sorting them out and donating the extras to another friend with a wee one.… Continue

Added by Lisa Marie on May 23, 2008 at 2:30pm — 1 Comment

Clean Kitchen

I read the tip on having the kitchen clean before going to bed. I did that last evening and it was so nice coming in this morning to get my coffee. I did feel better. Now I need to work on the bathroom, so that when I get ready for work tomorrow, I will have that same great feeling. One less thing to nag at me in the morning. :)

Added by Kim on May 18, 2008 at 10:36am — 1 Comment

Get Your Spring Cleaning Groove Back

Spring brings with it new life and new beginnings.

But these are ALWAYS better when the old garbage is swept aside.

Despite best intentions, there are too many tomorrow to do it, then suddenly they are gone.

Overnight it seems, cleaning up for spring has gone from something to do tomorrow, to an urgent task in danger of not getting finished at all. And where does that leave us?

In a mess.

Upon old… Continue

Added by Jan Ferrante on May 14, 2008 at 7:54am — No Comments

Springing Into the Livingroom!

This week has been focusing on the living room in the Spring Into Spring Cleaning Challenge.

I'm finding the same reaction with the living room as I had with the bedroom - awe that there was room for so much improvement.

Not saying that our house is Martha Stewart by a long shot, but the spring cleaning really shows me how much better it can be and how… Continue

Added by Jan Ferrante on May 9, 2008 at 8:30am — No Comments

Week Two

Well, Little League baseball is 5 nights this week and I am meeting myself coming and going. I know that there is always the option of waking up earlier but I am not much of a morning person. I will have to carve the time out during lunch or break it into two 10 minute intervals. Hubby has started helping out more and that is a great load off my plate. He does keep up with the laundry and he and my step-son do the dishes...of course, I have to go behind and finish the job but it's still a great… Continue

Added by Traci Graham on May 6, 2008 at 10:46pm — 1 Comment

Bedroom is Spring Ready! Onward Ho!

I finished up the bedroom portion of the Spring Into Spring Cleaning Challenge and really was amazed at how much stuff I took out of the room and how I got some shelves cleaned and tidied that I had 'looked at' for years. I even found a love letter to my brother written about 20 years ago. Don't ask me how I got it!

And I found about 100lbs of coins that need to be wrapped and taken to the bank. I didn't get them wrapped, but the will… Continue

Added by Jan Ferrante on May 6, 2008 at 6:56am — No Comments

Failure to Launch!

Ok, I admit it. I never even downloaded the first week cleaning guide!! I'm such a slacker! My house, my kids, my sanity all really need me to get motivated and step forward, but for some reason, I can't seem to get there.

I am so happy with some progresses we've made around here though, thanks mostly to our recent tax return which helped fund our plans! A new (much needed) bed for us, some bunk beds for the boys, and the tackling of the basement, which to-date has been a room to… Continue

Added by Lisa Marie on May 4, 2008 at 8:06am — 1 Comment