• Life,  travel,  Try This

    How I Managed To Leave Four Boys Behind For A Vacation

    It has not been easy. In fact, I would be ashamed to ask another human being to work as hard as Google has in the last few weeks as I planned my trip away from the kids. Actually, that’s not true; my brother, who will be in charge while we’re gone, has it much, much harder; despite the lemon pie I’m making, and the potato soup I’ve made. As long as he doesn’t decide they need haircuts while he’s here (which they do– and that could be, the ultimate practical joke) everything should be fine.  Hopefully, they won’t try to make icing. So far, this week, he will have to…

  • Household,  Try This

    My love affair with the washing machine

    13 Ways To Make Doing Laundry Like Taking a Bubble Bath Some girls love bubble baths, but I love laundry. Some days, I go hunting through the house for sour-smelling clothes that I can transform into lavender-scented bundles. Trust me; transform your laundry room into an aroma-scented haven, and you’ll transform your life. Soon, you’ll relish laundry day as that one non-hectic day of your whole week. The fruits of your labor will permeate closets, dressers and linen closets for weeks. Seriously; how can you not LOVE a machine that does all the work that your Great Grandmother used a washboard to do? (And learn how to ban ironing and…