Whimsy is…

easily distracted

shopping close to home

I may have mentioned that I live in Podunk USA. There are some advantages/disadvantages. Let’s take today for example. I stopped at the grocery store on my way home. Since I was already running late, I planned for precut lettce, chicken strips from the deli and some fruit.
1. Couldn’t find the […]

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fixing to dry clothes inside

My sweetie of a DH hooked me up a second washer that I bought at a yard sale. It was early spring when I bought it (prime clothesline weather) and early winter when it finally got hooked up. As it was, I was already washing clothes faster than I could dry them. […]

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{coming clean} doing a LOT of laundry

I don’t have a perfect laundry system by any means. I think a perfect system would imply the laundry was done on a regular basis and was never allowed to pile up to unfathomable heights. What I do have, is a pretty darn good system for tackling that mountain of my own making.
My […]

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cleaning her carpet

One of the best investments I ever made was buying a carpet cleaner. It’s looking pretty sad and ragged (when our dog was a puppy, she chewed through the cord, but DH rewired it for me) but it still does a good job. (if you hold it just right and know where to […]

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cleaning her carpet

One of the best investments I ever made was buying a carpet cleaner. It’s looking pretty sad and ragged (when our dog was a puppy, she chewed through the cord, but DH rewired it for me) but it still does a good job. (if you hold it just right and know where to […]

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up in the middle of the night and finding cottage inspiration

You know, I often wondered about those blogsisters who say they are up at like 3 am working on some project. I mean, really? Is it all just a ploy to make the rest of feel like slugs for slumbering away in our cozy beds?
I can’t answer for the rest of them (but […]

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planning tomorrow’s breakfast

Kim at Large Family Logistic’s Dutch Puff
This sounds super yummy and easy. Since feeding my family a nutritious homemade breakfast is one of my goals, I’m excited to try it. They’re getting tired of plain ‘ole oatmeal.

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intrigued by the automatic shower cleaner

Scrubbing Bubbles ® : We Work Hard So You Don’t Have To
Have you seen the automatic shower cleaner? I’d really like to try it, but it’s not in my budget right now. (Probably never because DH thinks it’s silly)
But anyway, if it’s in your budget (or close) you can print a […]

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trying to balance home and “work”

I have stopped visiting some of my favorite homemaking sites. It was hard for me to come to that conclusion because they are great sites. But I really noticed that it fostered a lot of discontent in my heart. DH has asked me to make building the business with him my priority […]

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..soaking up Saturday

I love Saturdays when I don’t have to be anywhere. I have all day to catch up on the laundry and dishes. I’m hoping to get at least part of my LR carpet cleaned today too. It’s old and nasty. I’d love to pull it all up, but DH isn’t […]

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