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Fairy Tales
BrocanteHome | October 9th 2008
Every evening after the gentle trauma of trying to teach Finley to read with the muddily business that is phonics, I bath him, dress him in flannel pyjamas, and we get snuggled up in his dimly lit cosy bedroom to... [[ This is a content summary only read more
Alone at last....
The Knitting Queen | October 8th 2008 by Jennifer Keene
Finally. I am alone. Free from these little maniacs who expect me to feed them and find their Pokemon cards and teach them to read. And all that. Mike has taken the boys to Kids Choir at church and I stayed home under the guise of getting somethi read more
Maid Reliance
The RAB Experience | October 8th 2008 by Rob Baiton
It is always fun to listen to people trying to work out how they are going to cope for the week or two that their maid(s) return home to the kampung. It is even funnier to know that those who are a little more well-to-do check into hotels in order to read more
Argue or Not?
Michele's Morsels - Beelieve | October 7th 2008 by Michele Williams
“Kind words are like honey – sweet to the soul and healthy for the body.” Proverbs 16:24Years ago, when my daughter was a teenager, we would argue quite often about how she kept her bedroom – or should I say didn’t keep her room! I had wel read more
depression update
Depressed Mama | October 7th 2008 by Doreen Payne
we started daylight savings here on Saturday night and it’s messing with my sleep! it’s made me grumpy cause I’m missing one hour of sleep - who thought one hour would make so much difference? Al least it’s only a month till m read more
Review ~ Wd-40 Spot Shot
Scrappy Designs | October 6th 2008 by Gin
My girls are messy little things. Especially my 7 year old, that girl can trash anything. From spills on the carpet to drawings on the walls.Mom Central recently sent me the brand new, Spot Shot Instant Carpet Stain and Odor Eliminator by WD-40.New read more
There are those days
Blogtations | October 6th 2008 by Musing
There are those days when it is simply easier to go to the store and buy new socks rather... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]] read more
Now that I am once again living with my old college roommate
Blogtations | October 6th 2008 by Musing
Now that I am once again living with my old college roommate, I am finding the adage "Out... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]] read more
Look Out, Martha!
Dirty Little Secret | October 5th 2008 by jen zimmerman
One of the advantages to this pregnancy as opposed to my first two is that pretty much the only other adults I interact with each day are other parents. When I was pregnant with Ironflower and experiencing my first bout of carpal tunnel, all the stai read more
Failed the laugh test
Peanut Butter and Pickles | October 4th 2008 by Marvin the Martian
Jess didn't pass. We laughed ourselves silly. His bid was 2.5 times what we were willing to pay. But he was VERY helpful and very professional. If we win the lottery, we'll hire him. read more
Just me and my boy
Posh Totty | October 4th 2008 by Posh Totty
This weekend its just me and my boy, Mr Posh is out on a lads piss up weekend in another posh town far far away, Posh Daughter is at her dads and that just leaves me and the lil man.The house is already feeling empty and too quiet and its not even l read more
Cultural Harvest
BrocanteHome | October 4th 2008
Mum guess what? What baby? It's the Harvest Festival on Sunday and you'll never guess where we are having it! Where Finn? Paris! Paris??!!! Yep. You know, the place with the nuns where Madeleine lives? Yes Finn, but I'm not... [[ This is a content s read more
Busy As Usual
mommy's little corner | October 3rd 2008 by liza
I have tons of work to do and I'm glad that hubby and the kids are all going out later. I'll be home alone which gives me more time to clean the whole house. I just hope that I get it all done early so I'll have more time to blog and do my EC drops read more
One More Thing Tonight…
The Joyful Housewife | October 2nd 2008 by Jessica
Another quote from a respondent to this query on Ask MetaFilter: Have a look at Flylady’s site. Remember, cleaning is Flylady’s life (at least professionally), so of course she’s more into it than anyone you ever met. You’re n read more
The State of My Kitchen Today
The Joyful Housewife | October 2nd 2008 by Jessica
Okay, here we go. I went back and forth for quite a while about whether I could bear to actually post pictures of my dirty house. But then I read this paragraph by Rebecca Blood in The Weblog Handbook: Weblogs Build Self-Awareness It is impossible read more
Passing the laugh test
Peanut Butter and Pickles | October 2nd 2008 by Marvin the Martian
We have a laugh test for evaluating bids that we get from contractors who want to work on our house. If we don't burst out laughing when we see the total dollar amount on the bid, we'll consider hiring him. Few people pass the laugh test. Tomorrow Je read more
Just trying to catch my own ass, here.
LaLaGirl - Twinfinite Chaos! | October 2nd 2008 by Laura
Everything always happens at once. Ever notice that? Our lives are very all-or-nothing. We’re bored as shit, sitting around the house, plagued by cabin fever, dying for something to do. Or, we’re scrambling to find a babysitter because bo read more
What’s More Important To You?
Finding Simplicity | October 2nd 2008
Image: Foto-Eye A while back I put up a poll asking readers what was more important to them. The results were as follows: Shopping Locally - 28% Using Car Less - 34% Cooking From Scratch - 35% Green Cleaning - 23% Growing Own Produce - 35% Reusing read more
Things Aren't So Simple
Finding Simplicity | October 1st 2008
Image: ToniVC Following yesterday’s post, I thought I’d better let you all know that I’m feeling a lot better today. I still didn’t sleep well but for different reasons this time (medical reasons) and although I’m tired today, my mind fee read more
No Title
earthandsunfolk | September 29th 2008 by jenny
we had another busy weekend....one that didn't involve much sewing. it seems like i never get any time to create on the weekends! i think from now on i'll tell myself "no sewing on the weekends" and then i probably will. i hope to finish a few projec read more
Busy Weekend
Transient Dreams | September 28th 2008 by Fatima
It was my grandfather’s 3rd death anniversary yesterday, the 28th. Sometimes I still can’t believe that he’s gone. I miss him. My cousin Jason and his family spent a few days here and I was looking at his youngest daughter… I read more
Lethargic or Just Lazy?
Cricket | September 28th 2008 by Stella
Today I feel mixed up and tired. Probably a poor combination of coffee and bad sleep. S.O. has gone out of town again and Sundays are usually our lazy day together. It feels off. The house is too quiet. I should probably attempt to catch up on chores read more
Busy again
Army Mom: New Jersey | September 28th 2008 by Charlotte
I’ve been busy again doing housework. Have I said that housework sucks? I haven’t? Wow! I can’t believe I haven’t said that before. Housework sucks! There I said it again. Anyway, I’ve been cleaning counters, shini read more
House Lust
BrocanteHome | September 27th 2008
It has happened before and you can bet your bottom dollar it will happen again. It certainly isn't rational and is perhaps the kind of thing you shouldn't admit to but once in a while I fall a little bit... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit m read more
Summer-Winter switchover
Daily-dabble.com | September 26th 2008 by nemo
Today I tackled something that has been haunting me for ages… my wardrobe! I was visiting at Rachel Anne’s place the other day and she had decided that the “small thing” for the day was to sort out our shoes. That was quite a read more
Flogging a dead horse
My divorce, a failing business and an eating disorder! | September 25th 2008 by Ness
I think I am having one of “those” days today. I can’t get into work as my husband has the car and part of me is relieved because it means that other than the school run I don’t have to leave the house. I could walk down there read more
TIPS - Aggie says 'Clean Smarter not Harder'
The Style PA at Home | September 24th 2008 by The Style PA
TV's resident cleaning expert, Aggie Mackenzie, is promoting a campaign by Zoflora that encourages us all to clean smarter, not harder! A great idea, but how can we do it? Read on for some of Aggie's tricks.1. Do a little each day – meaning more ti read more
My Kitchen is a Freak Show
Husband Clothes | September 23rd 2008 by Holly Kay
Hi. My husband has turned our kitchen into a total FREAK SHOW. It’s getting worse each day. I can no longer really even address it, because I’m trying to pretend it isn’t there. It’s too stressful to handle. The only thing t read more
Tackle It Tuesday-The Laundry Mountain
Halfway To A Dozen | September 23rd 2008
I am usually pretty prompt about getting laundry done and put away. However this week the kids and I have been down with an awful cold and I let it slide. My laundry pile quickly grew into a laundry mountain! This before picture really doesn't do it read more
The arrival of my…MOTHER
Tarte Tartan | September 23rd 2008 by tarte tartan
My Mother arrives tomorrow and I have had much to do in preparation. We usually manage to get on for the first 3 days. After that all hell breaks loose. She is the kind of person that you have to bite your tongue with – you can’t tell it to her read more
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