Wishing You Joy as You Clean, Light and Compromise

Life is a precious gift. Don't waste it being unhappy, dissatisfied, or anything else you can be
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May you enjoy the advent of the holidays, put on the flash, take control and compromise as needed – make someone happy, be it you, someone else, or better still, BOTH!

Grant me a sense of humor, Lord, then the saving grace to see a joke, to win some happiness from life, and pass it on to other folk.

Earlier this week, PattiAnn longed for a clean house – and then set about reclaiming control.  I certainly can relate to that!  Used to be, when I traveled three weeks out of four, I found myself itching to Continue reading » Wishing You Joy as You Clean, Light and Compromise

All I Want for Now is a Clean House

Cleanliness is a virtue
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No one ever died from sleeping in an unmade bed. I have known mothers who remake the bed after their children do it because there is a wrinkle in the spread or the blanket is on crooked. This is sick.

— Erma Bombeck

One of the advantages of working from your home is that you don’t necessarily adhere to a fixed schedule.  This allows for a degree of flexibility that can be wonderful but also can allow things to get out of hand.  With things being so busy, I’ve been working a lot on weekends and not quite getting to the cleaning chores.

To put this in perspective, you need to understand that I live in a zoo.  With the new kitten, the existing dog, the fish and the other cat, it sometimes feels as if I live to serve… them!  The kitten is wonderful and he requires a lot of attention.  In the last month since we adopted him, he’s gone from 1 lb. 6 ozs to 3 lbs 2 ozs, more than double in size.  This means that he can now get into stuff he couldn’t get into before and it’s a constant battle to keep him – and my stuff – safe.

With all the various animals, the pet hair, food and dust is getting to be overwhelming.  So, I’ve decided that I need Continue reading » All I Want for Now is a Clean House

Cup o’ Inspiration

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Take a short break and consider the following:

“God bless yourself, God bless your house, and may your days be merry!”

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