That earthquake really shook me up
…no pun intended. Yesterday, a 5.8-magnitude earthquake started in Richmond, VA, and shook the earth all the way up the East Coast. I live about an hour and a half away from Richmond, so imagine my terror when my bed starting shaking during my nap. At first, I thought I was dreaming that the bed […]
Casey Anthony: not guilty and not innocent
I was asked on Twitter, prior to the Casey Anthony verdict, what my opinion was on what it would be. My reply was that I had no opinion on the verdict. I’ll explain why I had no opinion on the verdict: Casey Anthony wasn’t found innocent of the killing of Caylee Anthony. Innocence was not […]
Mother’s Day doesn’t come with a disclaimer, so STOP doing it on Father’s Day
You know what I’m talking about: “To all the real fathers holding it down, and the mothers who are also acting as fathers, Happy Father’s Day!” This is entirely too tacky to me. If that offends you, my apologies that you’re offended, but I’m not apologizing for expressing this point of view. On Mother’s Day, […]
President Obama will never be effective
Don’t get me wrong. The title of this post is “President Obama will never be effective,” not “President Obama cannot be effective” or “President Obama hasn’t tried to be effective.” I could make this a long and drawn-out post, itemizing all the ways President Obama will never be effective, but when you boil it all […]
Shred to Shed
I’m still going strong with my house-cleaning project. It’s amazing how much paper is all over this place. Whew! Thank goodness for shredders. I have two. One upstairs and one on the ground level. These are cross-cut shredders, and I use them to shred anything and everything that I don’t plan to keep that has […]
Trashy liberation
Well, yesterday my Room Whisperer and I discovered that our goal of cleaning out three rooms of all its trash was too much to accomplish. Remember in my earlier post where I said I have layers and layers of stuff? Yes. That’s what caught up with us yesterday. We did get out several bags of […]
Out of the abundance of the heart…
When I was in eighth grade, I was sent to the principal’s office for uttering a profane word in band class when I dropped my flute. Apologies, Mom and Dad, for never telling you about this. I think I’m still alive today, because I was able to keep this from you all. 🙂 When the […]
A clean compromise
OK, so with five days invested in my house-clean-up-and-out project, there is one room that’s totally clean. Woo-hoo! That may not seem like a lot to you, but when I show you the before and after images, you’ll understand my excitement. I have dubbed my helper the “Room Whisperer,” because he goes through each room […]
Uh, where does this go?
Now that I’ve hired someone to help me clean and organize my home, I find myself asking this question more and more: “Uh, where does this go?” It’s just amazing how many levels of stuff are in each room, and I’ve narrowed down the answer to my question to one of five responses: 1. It […]
Don’t be too proud, ashamed or cheap to PAY for help
Back in February, when I decided to be self-employed again, one of my reasons was because my house is a mess. There’s unopened mail and books and printed-out papers and receipts and shoes and computers and boxes of books and unused printers and electronics everywhere! Let’s not even talk about all the clothes left in […]