A while ago I bought store-brand OxiClean and it didn't come with a scoop in it. After a few loads of tossing oxygen bleach into my washer like salt bae, I went online and bought a scoop. It's the OXO Good Grips POP Container Coffee Scoop and is this not the cutest little scoop you've seen? I get a little amount of joy every time I wash stinky things.. That's it. That's the post. This is what blogging used to be like, friends! ...
A long weekend with a longer one to come
This is what a three-day weekend looks like when you're a middle-aged adult: This will be a short yet hectic workweek because I have a half-day tomorrow (aforementioned mammogram with ultrasound if necessary and I swear to Pete if I need another biopsy I will cut my own bangs), and am off again on Friday for a little bit of adventuring! I finished Spare and I felt really badly for Harry. As badly as I can feel for a super rich, super privileged man, that is. He writes about how his ...
Cozy Sunday
Today after dropping Molly the Jeep off at the shop (check engine light, probably a million dollars to fix) we went out to breakfast, hit up JoAnn fabric for quilt batting for Christmas Village snow, and then Walmart for groceries. I used to grocery shop at Target, but my local store is having all sorts of issues keeping groceries in stock. Acme is expensive, Wegmans is too crowded, and ShopRite depresses me for reasons I can't pinpoint (too 80s-beige? aging clientele?) so Walmart it is for ...
Closet – before and after
I have glorious closet here in the House on Literary Lane that I swore I could never fill in a million years.(laugh track) I gave it a good re-organizing the other day and for those of you who enjoy this kind of thing, here are the before and after shots. BEFORE: AFTER: There is a topmost shelf you can't see, it holds Christmas cookie tins and other seasonal cookie paraphernalia. The topmost shelf you DO see is for paper plates and cups. We don't entertain much, but WM's school ...
A tip to keep your sheet sets organized!
A few years ago, Martha Stewart suggested folding your sheets and storing them in one of the pillowcases. Like such: I'm TOTALLY on it. ...
