Posts by PoetryLover

Thanks, *bejeweled*. They're actually really painful today. :-(   Today I: Had coffee, made breakfast, put dishes away, washed dishes, folded and put away a load of laundry & helped DS1 put away matching game pieces.

Hi everyone! I had a productive day yesterday. I cleaned a honey spill in  a kitchen cabinet and organized everything in that cabinet. That took half an hour. I also washed all the upper cabinet doors, cleaned the outside of the...

I did a few sessions this afternoon: I swept and mopped, cleaned the bathroom and cleaned the toy room. :-)

How important is it *really* to soak your seeds overnight before planting? We're growing baby lettuce and 12 different herbs in a container garden.    Many thanks!

Last session: I folded and put away a load of laundry, transferred a load to the dryer and started a load of towels.

I spent an hour washing 3 huge bunches of kale, spinning them dry and making kale chips, thanks to the help of 2 eager toddlers who love to spin greens but whose presence makes it take SOOO much longer.    I made...

Good morning IsaFrench and *bejeweled*!  IsaFrench, I'm trying to prepare my home for my MIL's visit in 2 weeks. There's no motivation like having company! LOL   So far I have completed (2) 15 minute...

Good morning, *bejeweled*!    So far I have: folded a load of laundry, put away dishes and fed the children breakfast.   I need to:    Make the bed Fold and put away diaper laundry Clean and...

My MIL is arriving soon for a 2 week visit.    What types of things would you prepare for a house guest of this duration? In a sense, I want to wow her, but I also want to keep most meals fairly simple in preparation, as...

I came here to start a thread on how to make friends in real life and I'm so glad to see this thread. I've never made friends easily, was the "slow to warm up" child and still am shy and a bit socially awkward to this day. However,...