Category Archives: Domestic Goddesshood
But is it Art?
Himself and I bought this house three-and-a-half years ago. It’s the largest house I’ve ever lived in at 1900 square feet. (This is a reasonable size for Northern California where the cost per square foot of living space compells people … Continue reading
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ALERT THE MEDIA
This is unprecedented. In my entire adult life, I have never managed this. I’ve tried. Oh, how I’ve tried. And failed. And other, innocent lives have paid the price. I got an orchid to bloom. Of course, it was blooming … Continue reading
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What is wrong with these children?
This does not look like a child who is doing dishes. Neither does this: I must be doing something wrong. These children do not look sufficiently downtrodden. Apparently I did not create enough of a mess while I was cooking. … Continue reading
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SCORE!
I believe I have removed any element of surprise with the title of the post, so for those of you hoping for suspense up until the final photo, I apologize. In addition to creating irrational rules about things and having … Continue reading
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I’m just like Van Gogh.
So, for those who are counting or who pay attention to such things, I have not yet started on the home-office-clean-up extravaganza. Another example where work gets in the way of my Martha Points. Damn my compulsion to pay bills. … Continue reading
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Please don’t look under the couch cushions.
Ummm…oh, wow…uh, come right in! Just give me a second to wipe this down…oh, don’t sit there, you’ll stick. And if I could just shove…this…out of the way…with my foot….There! Feel free to walk on the carpet now. Can I … Continue reading
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Zombie lightbulbs?
One of the lightbulbs from yesterday’s post has spontaneously resurrected itself. I believe this means it may be a zombie lightbulb. I really won’t know until I see if it attempts to cannibalize the other lightbulbs, and as of this … Continue reading
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The Martha Mother Load
First, it’s not the greatest day. 1)My grandmother passed away this weekend. She was quite elderly, and had been fading for some time. We knew it was coming, but it’s still sad and we will miss her. She was a … Continue reading
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Chore of chores.
Previous score: +5 points First, let me wax poetic for a moment about one of my least favorite household chores. Laundry. I don’t mind the sorting, or the loading into washing machines, or the transferring into dryers. Those things are all … Continue reading
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