I covet her drawer

I have a friend we will call her the Queen of Clean. I am always amazed with how she utilizes the space in her home. We were trying to schedule some time to hang out. She casually leans over and opens a neatly ordered drawer with her day timer, calculator, one or two pens and a few other related items. I think I concealed my amazement and didn't openly let my jaw drop to the floor. Instantly my brain flashed on the drawer in my kitchen. Full of 100 pens that I am not sure work, cat fur ball medicine, chap stick, 100 tiny Easter egg erasers, caps that fit some container I am sure I have somewhere? But what do I do with those 1000 tiny items that have no home? Would I miss those 1000 items if I just chucked them in the trash? I am not sure but I am willing to make some changes so I too can have a neat scheduling drawer in my kitchen. Is there a place in your house you want to change? I would love to hear about it.

Clean nipples a sign of a good day

Before I was a stay-at-home mom I fantasized what it would be like. The house would be clean and orderly, there would be time to work in the yard and tackle that long list of projects I could never seem to get around to. Two kids and two years later I have to laugh at the my ridiculous fantasy.

As a Stay-at-home Mom my daily tasks are endless and monotonous. I am always trying figure out new little routine or sign of accomplishment. I was so excited to call my friend Sarah and tell her about my lasted discovery.

The conversation went like this:

Me: Sarah I just figured out how to tell if I have had a productive day?
Sarah: Really how?
Me: my nipples are clean and on the counter.
Sarah: (silence followed by laughter) What?
Me: Freckle Foot's bottle nipples.
Sarah: Oh, bottle nipples not your nipples
Me: They are always the sign that my kitchen is clean.

Here's to hoping you have a clean nipple day.