I WAS ON MY WAY TO BLOG WHEN . . .

Do you get distracted while trying to post? Here's basically what happened today ~

10:00 a.m. - sit down and open New Post page. Decide to check weather and emails before I get started. Oh, and I'd better throw in a load of laundry before I forget! (washer/dryer in same room as computer)

10:20 - Mister comes home after having breakfast with 100-yr-old Grampy to (finally!) put in the A/C's. (It was 90F/32C at 7:30 a.m.!) So I have to help him.

10:45 - Sweep kitchen floor, reload dishwasher, fold load of laundry.

11:00 - Teen wants to watch Dr. Who (#10) episodes, which I've been watching with her, so I sit down and we watch two.

12:30 - 12:45 - Put a few items on Etsy and Homeschool Used Books sites. Make more coffee and eat a piece of apple pie for brunch. Take clean laundry upstairs. Look up how to clean something on Google. Oh, and I need to catch up on a few blog friends while here.

1:30ish - Get distracted with more this and that.

2:15 - I'm here! Oh, yeah . . . and I've got to get my Rednesday ready for tonite!

House Keeping

(Today is Tuesday, the 3rd. I just started thinking about this on Sunday.)


Well, it's not that I could use one, but I sure would like one! In the winter it's not so bad because, here in New England, you're pretty much "trapped" indoors - so you might as well do housework. But then I discovered blogging . . . so much for Susie Homemaker!

Now, in the Spring through Fall I definitely need a maid. I'm out in the garden 24/7, or as much as possible, experiencing C.H.A.O.S. (Can't Have Anyone Over Syndrome)!

I've read the books and websites on organizing/cleaning, such as S.H.E.
(Sidetracked Home Executives) and FlyLady (she likes fly fishing), etc. I liked FlyLady - bought her feather duster (doesn't work on my knick-knacks), her digital timer (WAY too loud), and her purple t-shirt (wear it often enough), and used her website for a long time.

I've been following Brocante Home Chronicles off and on for some time now. Brocante is a French word for "flea market, junk shop, second-hand". That's how I like to decorate! I've joined their Vintage Housekeepers Circle (see my sidebar). Very, very helpful hints and treats presented in a gentle, loving, non-condemning way.
I eventually put together my own little planner that works for me. Well, it would if I used it. I'm not a disciplined person anymore and, let's face it, I just don't (and never did) like housework!
I do need to work on discipline, though, and this M.E. quote is inspiring. Yup . . . this about sums it up!