Last Thursday I spent the day getting the house ready to receive some friends for the weekend - fortunately they were due to arrive past midnight, which though quite late, gave me the extra hours I needed I get organised. I was still working on laundry since our return from the Labour Day long … [Read more...]
Laundry Quandary
If there's one housekeeping duty I am perpetually failing at, it is keeping up with our family's laundry. We have a huge laundry room with plenty of room for folding, which also means there is plenty of room to let those six dozen hampers quietly fester while I close the door.I think my biggest … [Read more...]
A Tip For The Laundress
As the Laundress of this house, I make it a point to keep all monies I find during the clean-up. I mean, if I have to deal with shredded kleenex swirled around in the wash, or petrified apple cores, I'll consider this lost money as a tip. If you can't remember to empty your pockets, then you deserve … [Read more...]
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Night Owl
I have never been an early riser. Never. One thing I worried about before becoming a parent was the sleep and lack thereof.Luckily my babies were never up early and usually began their day around 7:30am. I honestly don't know what I would have done if they were earlier … [Read more...]
I wonder…
I wonder if I'll ever stop looking at the kids a grade older than Cuyler (but born the same year as him) and thinking "He should be with them". Because I know he's exactly where he's supposed to be.I wonder if I'll ever have enough confidence in my parenting abilities.I wonder what will happen … [Read more...]
Home Alone
Yesterday was the snow day heard round the world. It was kind of a big deal. Or at least it was made out to be. I love how we Canadians can sit back and laugh at ourselves:Anyways...yesterday. I was with my children from 7am until 8pm. We stayed in our pjs all day. … [Read more...]
FotoFriday – What About Everything Else?
This sits in my kitchen Do good mothers also have baskets of laundry not put away, a sink full of dishes, driddle on the toilet seat (and on the floor), shoes strewn about the front door, unmade beds, a pile of fliers beside the couch and empty Tims Hortons coffee cups on every level of the … [Read more...]
ME VS MACHINE
It's a pretty safe bet that if it's plugged in, I am going to break it at some point. In the past year, I have broken our printer (actually, I broke TWO), a microwave, and our oven. Those aren't the only things, those are just the ones I am willing to share.And now, I'm pretty sure I have broken our … [Read more...]