We had a great Thanksgiving at our house this year with all the children and grandchildren and some family friends. I did my best to use mise en place in the preparations so that I could get it all … [Read more...]
Mission Organization: Week 41 – Cleaning the Silver, FAST!
Silver pieces on display are so beautiful when they are polished and shining, but all too often mine look like these tarnished pieces. I can spend literally hours working to polish my silver … [Read more...]
Mission Organization: Week 37 – Less is More for Cleaning the Floor
I have tried many different products and methods to keep my floors clean. In the past I would lug around a mop bucket filled with hot water mixed with a smelly commercial cleaning product, and I … [Read more...]
Mission Organization: Week 33 – Removing the Bug Collection From My Car
I know it's back to school time and students in classrooms all over will be collecting insects for their science projects this fall. I've had my own little science project going - a bug collection - … [Read more...]
Mission Organization: Week 32 – Those Dusty (Achoo!) Ficus Trees
For Mission Organization this week I tackled one of the most dust catching items in the house - my artificial ficus trees. I like to use the silk trees and other silk greenery, but they can be … [Read more...]
Mission Organization: Week 31 – My Freezers or “The Frozen Wasteland”
I have two freezers in my kitchen, a large one and a smaller one, and I'm ashamed to say that I have allowed each of them to become a "frozen wasteland." My mission this week is to get both of … [Read more...]
Mission Organization: Week 30 – The Microwave Oven
My microwave oven is one of the handiest appliances that I own. If I decide that I would like to have a baked sweet potato for lunch, I can have one in minutes in my microwave oven. I also use the … [Read more...]
Mission Organization: Week 27 – My Closet i.e. The Black Hole
Somehow my closet got out of control. It didn't happen all at once, it built up over time. I outgrew some clothes, and pushed them back when I replaced them with a larger size. The shelves became … [Read more...]
Mission Organization: Week 17 – The Dryer: Round 2
Last week I brushed and cleaned the lint out of my dryer vent and was quite pleased with the results. I felt that the long time build up of lint inside the vent could have caused a house fire, even … [Read more...]
Mission Organization: Week 16 – The Dryer
The dryer did not start out as my mission this week, I had something else in mind altogether. I only decided to post this as my mission after I realized how much of a fire hazard a dryer can be right … [Read more...]
