tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-617590846825685957.post4416217633576655061..comments2023-11-24T02:53:38.343-06:00Comments on The Path to Frugality: Housekeeping Notebook - Honest CritiqueMarthahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15943812281623696381noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-617590846825685957.post-86045721671140115272010-01-14T09:13:21.760-06:002010-01-14T09:13:21.760-06:00Thank you for understanding.Thank you for understanding.Tammynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-617590846825685957.post-62828229632275993412010-01-14T08:58:24.098-06:002010-01-14T08:58:24.098-06:00You do not need to apologize. I appreciate honest...You do not need to apologize. I appreciate honesty and candor. That is what I want in this blog. We women lead such complicated lives. We worry about family and home and we are the first to feel guilty about anything. <br /><br />Those anniversary dates of death are tough. Our daughter would have been 26 years old this year. March 1st used to be the hardest day of the year for me but now I think about the children that are living and am very thankful for them.Marthahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15943812281623696381noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-617590846825685957.post-42925650651301380312010-01-13T18:33:10.552-06:002010-01-13T18:33:10.552-06:00I was hoping that you were going to reply. First o...I was hoping that you were going to reply. First of all, I want to apologize for my mood today. It was 2 years ago today that we lost my mother-in-law to pancreatic cancer, so I have been in a very shity mood, to put it rather bluntly. I was in no way trying to critize the way you are trying to get organized, rather trying to possibly justify, in my own mind that I now finally have my act back together after such a terrible loss and can now go about getting my family back in "order".tammynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-617590846825685957.post-34875336534968668392010-01-13T17:40:10.208-06:002010-01-13T17:40:10.208-06:00A couple of years ago my father was very sick and ...A couple of years ago my father was very sick and I flew to NY. I was gone 10 days. When I got back my boys were so happy to see me. They went on and on about the horrible food my husband had cooked for them. In reality it wasn't that bad. I think every wife/mom needs to go away for 1 week each year just to remind her family how much they should appreciate and value her.<br /><br />My husband's blackberry is practically attached to his hip. I don't have one, but when my cell phone contract comes up for renewal I will get one.Marthahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15943812281623696381noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-617590846825685957.post-48096662479263512842010-01-13T14:35:55.542-06:002010-01-13T14:35:55.542-06:00My husband couldn't live without his Blackberr...My husband couldn't live without his Blackberry! We all do have to have a system that works for us, and I am by no means trying to belittle anyone elses way of living. Like I said, I carry it to an extreme. Always have. I sometimes think it's a way to make me feel important. Like if it wasn't for what I did then my family couldn't manage without me. That sounds petty, but sometimes I really do feel that way.tnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-617590846825685957.post-74857994647741700622010-01-13T11:49:02.605-06:002010-01-13T11:49:02.605-06:00Tammy:
Each of us has to find what works for us. ...Tammy:<br /><br />Each of us has to find what works for us. If I could be motivated to do half of what you do in a day, I would be happy. But, I get side tracked and having something on paper (or perhaps on my PDA) keeps me on track. <br /><br />We are all different and each of is knows what system works for us. My notebook won't work for everyone. It is working for me. <br /><br />I think you have combined housework with an aerobic workout. Good for you!Marthahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15943812281623696381noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-617590846825685957.post-34881855798907715502010-01-13T11:06:35.005-06:002010-01-13T11:06:35.005-06:00Here's the deal for me. I am a total organizat...Here's the deal for me. I am a total organizational freak. EVERYTHING in my life must be in place. If I were to even fathum the idea of keeping "folders", I would need one for each day of the week, each meal, each chapter of the Bible, each minute of the day, each room of the house...you get the point. I don't see how having a folder would help, but that is just my opinion. That is just something ELSE to keep up with. I am a cleaning fanatic. When I get up in the morning until I go to bed at night I clean,clean,clean. I sweep and mop the hardwoods at 5:30 every morning, clean every bathroom everyday(at least once)- Alex's bathroom sometimes as often as 3X since he's 9 and a slob! My kitchen must always SHINE!! No fingerprints on anything- light switches, door handles, microwave, water dispenser, glass doors... I make the beds as soon as everyone gets up. Laundry is done at least every other day. Change sheets in all bedrooms twice a week. Vacuum all carpets daily. Dust.... the list goes on and on....<br /> Yes, I probably suffer from OCD, but this is my job. My husband does expect to come home to a clean house. We worked very hard to have nice things, and I like keeping things clean. Do I overdo it? OBVIOUSLY!! I sure do think it beats the alternative!! :))<br /><br />PS Way to go!! Great job!!!Tammynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-617590846825685957.post-48697245828745224222010-01-12T21:12:43.703-06:002010-01-12T21:12:43.703-06:00I didn't lose control, I don't think I had...I didn't lose control, I don't think I had it in the first place. I began to strip the wall paper in my living room during Bill Clinton's second administration. That took me about 1 year to get through the layers upon layers of old wallpaper on old horse hair plaster walls. Yes, at one point it was wallpaper that was well over 100 years old. Guess what? The color of the old wall paper paste on the plaster walls is the color I want to paint the walls in the first place so - there it has sat. I am such a procastinator and getting control and getting on track is a must do in my life right now. Gotta laugh or I would cry at how I kept a law office running smoothly all those years but didn't apply the same to my home.Marthahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15943812281623696381noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-617590846825685957.post-4260748091048552942010-01-12T19:53:44.956-06:002010-01-12T19:53:44.956-06:00OK- Now you're making me feel totally unorgani...OK- Now you're making me feel totally unorganized! I lost control YEARS ago!! I do make a menu, get the house clean, go to the grocery store, Bible study on Friday... but as for a NOTEBOOK- forgetaboutit!! <br /><br />Congratulations on your award, girlfriend! ;D)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-617590846825685957.post-45820073369952037952010-01-11T23:24:41.888-06:002010-01-11T23:24:41.888-06:00You are so organized! I have a wipe-off calendar a...You are so organized! I have a wipe-off calendar and the really awesome Grid Thrift Store Mama gave me. That's it :) <br /><br />If you get a chance, stop by my blog - I gave you a blog award tonight :)<br /><br />StacyStacyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10979357085638672145noreply@blogger.com