All Quiet on the Home Front

Posted by mimi on Jun 10, 2007 in dish | 0 comments The kids are at camp. DH is in Ontario for his Boyz in the Woodz week. That means that I am a-lone. A solo flyer. Four days of nothin’ but mimi.Let’s hope they’re semi-productive, although chillin’ on the sofa with some rom coms is looking pretty good right now…
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Operation Kerosene Update #1

Posted by mimi on Jun 5, 2007 in dish | 0 comments Progress is being made on the home front. After several days of tossing and straightening, I can make one astounding claim: I have a ten year old boy’s room clean. As in party clean. Scary clean. It took a while, but the toys and junk have been winnowed, and about four pounds of sand have been returned to the natural environment (he has got to start emptying his sneakers before he comes...
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Really Simply Me

Posted by mimi on May 31, 2007 in dish | 0 comments Bought myself a treat I haven’t had in a while, an issue of Real Simple magazine. I love this mag, but I’m already drowning in paper, so I’ve cut down on subscriptions. There’s something about Real Simple I’ve always been drawn to. Perhaps its the lovely white space, or the photos, or the fact that it doesn’t make you feel like you’re completely helpless...
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Operation Kerosene

Posted by mimi on May 27, 2007 in dish | 0 comments We’re finally out of school, so I may now finally turn my attention to my house, aka Clutter Central. We’re talking Defcon 4 with the clutter. I keep threatening to rent a Bobcat, push everything out into the driveway, douse liberally with Kerosene, and toss in a match. Clean, decisive, and probably illegal in the burbs.That leaves Plan B, which is do it the hard way. Go through the...
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