Where to Begin?

The calendar says it’s spring and the weather has gotten moderately better. The phrase “spring cleaning” comes to mind. Note that it doesn’t necessarily inspire me to action, but… Anyway, as I do my thing around the house, I have begun to notice things that could use some attention: The cupboard with my plastic ware […]

Start to Finish

How much trouble do you have finishing things you start? In our last house – which we lived in for 7 years – the final bits of painters tape were removed from areas I couldn’t reach when we had to get the house ready for sale. 7 years. That’s how long they were stuck to […]

5 Minutes Here and There

Lately I’ve been on an organizing mission. I don’t know what motivated me to do it, other than maybe the frustration of dealing with messy places. What I’ve discovered is that organizing doesn’t have to be a big project and that you don’t have to do it all at once. Last week, for instance, I […]

Spring Cleaning

This past weekend, in the midst of yet another snowstorm, I started spring cleaning. Yep. Nothing big. I started with our spice cupboard and moved on to a few other things from there. Now you know how we need to be motivated to do something – we have to be in the mood to do […]

That Can of WD-40

You know how every now and then things get piled up and you have to go through and restore order? We ADD Moms have that problem probably more than most. My kitchen has been that way lately. So today I went through and straightened up. The winter gloves went back into the closet where they […]

How to Feel Less Tired

Have you been feeling tired lately? For the last few months, it was all I could do to get through the day without a nap. And I mean I could take a nap from 9:00 – 10:30 at night and then go to bed at 12:30 and sleep all night. Lately I’ve been feeling better […]