We live in a small house. Because of that, you would assume our electricity and gas bills are lower than someone living in a larger one. Sadly, that is not the case. We have had an ancient thermostat that didn't allow for much change, except when done manually, which we didn't do enough. In the summer, our electric was high. In the winter, the gas bill showed a dramatic increase. Thanks to … [Read more...]
Mondays are hard
I spend the majority of my day cleaning on Mondays. It seems that there is no logical reason to clean the house on the weekends because there are just too many people home to make a mess. Sooo, I spend a lot of time on Monday doing it all. Add extra weekend laundry and Mike being gone all evening to the list and I am exhausted by the end of the day.I started to move my blog contents over to … [Read more...]
Update on my sucky table
Doing better! I have put 4 coats of oil on it and it seems to be working. Water beads up on top of it now instead of being immediately soaked into the wood. I am going to add one more coat tonight when the kids go to bed and be done. It isn't shiny or anything, so I am just adding another coat for protection. It looks awesome... if I do say so myself. :) … [Read more...]
My kitchen table sucks
It is very soft wood that soaks up any liquids that happen to fall on it... which is plenty with 4 kids. I have decided to apply an oil to try and protect it. As of right now, it doesn't look quite even. I have a few more coats to put on so hopefully this stuff blends better than it appears right now. What is the worst that could happen though, really? I would have to use tablecloths all the … [Read more...]
Argh! My hectic life!
Ever feel like you can't get everything done? I have been running around all day today... only to realize that my house is a disaster. What happened to my day? I accomplished a whole lot, but my house is still a mess and needs to be cleaned. That is, of course, after I take my step-dtr to her appt and then put all the kids to bed, finish the two loads of laundry still in process of being done, … [Read more...]
