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Swamp Things

July 25th-

Back to the Museum! Today it was all about pretending to be cool things.


Ship Captain Juju

Fire Chief Julian

July 24th-

Still hot and muggy- at least Jane's got a lot of light weight little cotton dresses. This one is Koala Baby and has pink embroidery and smocking- classic!

July 23rd-

I love the decor in my house- until I have to dust and de-cobweb it all! I'm hopelessly behind and, in this swampy warm house with no air conditioning, not feeling much like even trying to catch up!

posted under asian, Chinoiserie, cleaning, dress, fireman, Florida, Glazer Children's Museum, hot, humid, Jane, Juju, Julian, make believe, pilot, pretending, ship, swampy | 0 Comments

Nesting

For those unfamiliar with the odd swings and patterns of pregnancy, "nesting" refers to an expectant mother’s instinct to prepare her home for baby. It actually gives a surge of energy which propels her to clean and do various chores around the home. It is very real and it is something that those around the momma just have to get on board with or get out of the way of. Thankfully, I have an incredibly helpful husband as a partner. I can point him in a direction and leave him alone until he finishes the job. This weekend the biggest job was assembling furniture!

A nice little assistant- excuse the crappy phone photo!

We have a cozy little house so we'll all have to adjust to make room for baby girl. As long as she'll fit in the bassinet, she'll stay in our room. After that, she and Julian will share until we can do the addition. That's a few years in coming, so for the time being, it's close quarters. Julian has an armoire so we barely use his closet. Really the best use of that space was to put Jane's dresser and supplies in it instead. It took a bit of work to get that all together, but it's done and everything is laundered and put away. I feel relieved that it's done. We still have to move a few things around in our room and clean, clean, clean, but we're in good shape should the little miss arrive early.

Love all the cute dresses & outifts and having them all hung up on display!

posted under assembling, baby, cleaning, furniture, helper, home, hormonal, house, husband, ikea, instincts, Jane, job, nesting, pregnancy | 0 Comments

Commodities, Cousin-style

Thursday, July 19th~

Is it time to get out of the pork bellies, Juju?

Grandpa, says yes! Sell, Christian, sell!

My brother-in-law comes in tonight. The kids were pretty laid back today. Joy tackled the last big closet and mom started packing up some of the nicer dishes. I sort of bounced in between the two. And I kept going through all those magazines!

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Book Burning

July 18th~

Believe it or not, this is the after photo. There was just stuff piled and stacked on all the shelves.

Shall I lead in with another... "cleaning and sorting continues"? 'Cause it has. Whilst cleaning out the bookshelf, I stumbled upon a ton of magazines dating from 1983-1996. Joy and I have had fun looking through them. The hair, the clothes, the home decor, the celebrity marriages... what a cheesy time!
I have to say I did enjoy adding certain kinds of books to the burn pile: the crazy diet books, the get-rich-quick books, the rock-and-roll-will-make-you-kill-your-family books, the eminent apocalypse books... Now I am a book lover so I probably kept more than I should have, but that really couldn't be helped! Also the family photos had to stay. Can you spot me and Jason's tiny engagement portrait? =p

posted under 1980's, 1990's, books, bookshelf, burn, burn pile, cheesy, cleaning, engagement, family, funny, lover, magazines, photos, portrait, sorting | 0 Comments

Just Toss It!

Tuesday, July 17, 2012~

Donate pile!

The sorting continues... This has been good because it's giving me motivation not to hang on to everything in my own house. Well meaning gifts that just aren't a good fit don't have to fill up closets. Stuff that is stained or just pill-ey can get tossed. Cards that aren't particularly meaningful can be read, appreciated and disposed of. Magazines, once read, can be recycled. And, let's face it, I wouldn't want to leave so much for my family to have to wade through anyway.

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Still Cleaning

Tuesday, May 15th~

Lady Dy*

The cleaning goes on, even more motivated by the fact that a stranger came to my house this afternoon. I did have a little help which was very nice. Tomorrow I hope to tackle the "inner kitchen"- cabinets, fridge, etc.Tonight I'm just enjoying LOST with the hubby and planning a reasonable bedtime.

*I got my Dyson a couple years back. I love her. She has totally lived up to the hype. These are worth the money, especially if you are able to find a refurbished one. Mine came from Overstock.com.

posted under bedtime, cabinets, cleaning, Dyson, first impressions, fridge, hubby, kitchen, LOST, refurbished, still, vacuum | 4 Comments

Clean Up, Clean Up, Everybody Clean Up!

Monday, May 15th~

Don't forget to dust me!

Last week I worked hard on getting my jewelry shop updated. Things got a little... scuzzy around here. I'm only one person. My attention is already split because I have a 4 year old to look after. When I'm doing that and working on another project, something has to give and it's usually the house. So this week it's the house's turn to get some attention.

I really need a studio or at least storage room. It's hard to maintain multiple online shops and keep everything tucked away in our nook of a dining room. It drives me nuts! So tonight I just started going through everything and sorting what absolutely had to stay in the house and what could temporarily stay out in the hot and humid and spidery garage. I feel better already.

posted under attention, cleaning, dog, house, housework, jewelry, priorities, Richarme Jewelry Designs, shop, storage, studio, TheRicharmedLife | 0 Comments

¡Cínco de Mayo!

Cinco de Mayo 2012~

Pinata madness

We fiested hard this year! Jason's company picnic was such a rager that they wanted the employees families to come too. A corporate company actually wanting to include employee's spouses and kids- bonkers! Anyway, we hit that hard and then got out of there before it got lame.

My vacuum was feeling left out so when we got home, I busted her out and let her do her thing. Then Jason and I paired up and double-teamed the kitchen. Then the bathroom got it too.Then I did the front porch. Quick naps were needed to recoup before we hit the town again.

Now it gets loco... The Avengers in St. Pete at the same time as a Ray's game! Traffic was off the hizzy, as was parking, but we just crunked our way through it. The movie was amazing! I want to watch it again. Right now. In 3D. Afterwards, when we left the theater, the City of St. Pete kept the movie feel going by setting off fireworks. Nice of 'em!

So anyway, there ya go, our awesome Cinco de Mayo...

posted under 3D, Cinco de Mayo, cleaning, company, employee, fireworks, fun, house, Jason, park, picnic, St. Pete, The Avengers, work | 1 Comments

Test Bathroom- Pinterest Style

Tuesday, April 10, 2012~

So I love trying all those Pinterest cleaning solutions. I last posted about using baking soda to clean grout, you can read that one here. Today I tried the "magic" tub and shower solution (originally on this blog) which claims to erase soap scum and hard water stains and leave your faucets super shiny. I also tried the explosive shower head cleaner (originally on this blog) which is supposed to completely eradicate any build up on your shower heads and unclog it too. Here's my thoughts:

The Magic Tub & Shower Cleaner is 10 oz of Dawn dish detergent (it's got to be the original blue formula) added to 12 oz of white vinegar that's been heated until it's hot. It is pretty fabulous. I have an old shower that gets a lot of use and this just erased any soap scum or hard water stains. The hardware did get nice and shiny too. Now, it does smell intense and you have to rinse it well, but it definitely rivals all the store bought products I've tried.

The Explosive Shower Head Cleaner is 1/3 cup baking soda and 1 cup white vinegar in a plastic bag tied onto the shower head. It is messy so put the ingredients together slowly over a sink. I used a Ziploc bag and a rubber band to keep it on. It suggests you keep it on 2-3 hours. I left it on almost 4 hours. I did still see lime deposits when I took the plastic off, but when I gave it a little scrub, almost all of it came off. It also did a good job of opening all the nozzles.

posted under baking soda, bath, bathroom, cleaning, faucets, hard water, lime, pinterest, shower head, sink, soap scum, solution, stains, vinegar | 5 Comments

Catching Up, Maybe?

January 26, 2012~

Today was my day to catch up! I did get unpacked from my trip and got my son's birthday stuff put away and even the kitchen got a little tlc. But then I started feeling that good old sinus infection feeling... and now I'm just full blown sick. It's been awhile and I've been around so many sick people lately that really it was just a matter of time. I'm resigned to it. And it makes my singing voice kinda cool, Phoebe-style, if you will. Gotta find that silver lining somewhere...

posted under cleaning, clothes, sickness, silver lining | 1 Comments