This Evening I Shined My Sink

The FlyLady system used to work very well for me when we were in Baltimore, but somewhere along the way I’ve fooled myself into believing that I just don’t have time to do it. I’ve got a busy job that keeps me away from home for 9 hours + 2 hours of commute. [...]

Count the Small Stuff

Q: How do you eat an elephant?
A: One bite at a time.
It’s amazing how great you can feel when you accomplish something. It’s also amazing how lousy you can feel when you’ve been bogged down by a large unmovable project. I’ve been feeling pretty lousy at work lately, but finally got to feel [...]

Paying it forward… to ME

I’m sure most of you have seen the movie “Pay It Forward“, so I’m not going to bother with a synopsis. It’s amazing how much you can really get done when you decide to “pay it forward” to yourself. I guess I would define that as doing a few extra things, even though [...]

Poultry and Appliances

I stopped by the grocery store on the way home from work to pick up a couple of things. Boneless-skinless chicken breasts were on sale so I decided to buy a pack of them and make some chicken stir-fry for dinner since John will be late. While the stir-fry was cooking, I started [...]