Category Archives: cleaning

New Year — New Project!


It’s another New Year–and a chance to start anew on all the blogs and projects. Whether or not I will be able to keep the weekly schedule or not will soon be seen. I’ve got a major project to start … Continue reading

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GUEST POST: 15 Minutes by Wyndie Deaver


(Today’s guest post by my dear friend, Wyndie Deaver, shows that you don’t have to devote a huge amount of time to get visible results…) I hate cleaning. It’s gotten worse since I moved in with Dad. Going from an … Continue reading

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Twelve Steps Forward, Two Steps back


Yikes, right? And we were doing so good… Remember when the desk looked like this: And that wasn’t even its best… Well, it looks worse than it is. I know I have to spend a lot of time to get … Continue reading

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I’ve Been Sorely Neglecting You…


Deeply sorry for that, but I had an edit that desperately needed finishing, and there was a holiday, and…one excuse after another. I don’t have any pictures for you today, but I did want to pop in and say that … Continue reading

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Make Up For Monday


I decided to try and do the post I missed for Monday since I had a cleaning project today that was small, but significant. I am really excited about my current crafting project, and I want to make it into … Continue reading

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Getting a Late Start Today…


Just moving a bit slowly… Here’s the current state of what we’ve done so far. Still have a clean(ish) desk. I will admit that there were stacks of books piling up, so I moved them where they belonged. The books … Continue reading

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RIEVIEW: Clutter’s Last Stand by Don Aslett


Today I want to tell you about the first book to ever get me excited about house-cleaning. (Not that it particularly took, but it got me motivated…) Don Aslett’s Clutter’s Last Stand came along long before Marie Kondo put pen … Continue reading

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Another Monday…Let’s Get After It!


First of all, the review of what we’ve gotten done so far: The desk is still neat, underneath still uncluttered to the part I’ve finished, but today I am going to take a break from sitting on the floor because … Continue reading

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