Tuesday, December 16, 2008

The ABC's of Homemaking

Aprons--y/n If y, what does your fav. look like?
1. black & white with a heart shaped pocked (I love hearts & black is my favorite color)
2. tan & brown with cookies on it, I think it's Betty Crocker.
Baking--Favorite thing to bake?
cookies

Clothes line?
love it love it love it! I even have some retractables in the house & only use the dryer if I'm swamped with linens or need something that hasn't dried

Donuts--Have you ever made them?
yes

Everyday--One homemaking thing you do every day?
I'll go with make the bed since it's the first thing I do

Freezer--Do you have a separate deep freeze?
yes but we haven't plugged it in for a while (they didn't have the meat sale this fall & I'm very disappointed)

Garbage Disposer?
yes

Handbook--What is your favorite homemaking resource?
I guess the internet, I can find pretty much anything I'm looking for fairly quickly

Ironing--Love it or Hate it? Or hate it but love the results?
blech! I am not an ironing person. I hang things while they're wet & try to buy things that are least likely to wrinkle

Junk Drawer--y/n? Where is it?
the skinny drawer next to the fridge which when I took out a fresh Airwick oil smelly thing today I decided I was going to sort out that drawer hopefully tomorrow but definitely this week

Kitchen--color and decorating scheme.
beige & white for colors, no real theme but I do change my towels, potholders & tablecloth to go with the hoildays & seasons

Love--what is your favorite part of homemaking?
The end result...a clean comfortable home, that feels good.
-this answer works for me

Mop--y/n?
I haven't used it since I got my Swiffer last Christmas

Nylons, machine or hand wash?
in the machine in a little mesh bag

Oven--do you use the window or open the oven to check?
window mostly

Pizza--What do you put on yours?
pepperoni

Quiet--What do you do during the day when you get a quiet moment?
read

Recipe Card Box--y/n? What does it look like?
cookbooks, papers & online

Style of house--What style is your house?
ranch with a finished basement(our family room)

Tablecloths or Placemats?
I'd love to say neither but my table would be ruined without a tablecloth; place mats for special meals - it seems hubby is neater without them

Under the kitchen sink--organized or toxic wasteland?
organized

Vacuum--How many times per week?
it depends on the weather & how badly the dog is shedding

Wash--How many loads of laundry do you do per week?
2 or 3 & hubby usually does one for himself

X's--Do you keep a daily list of things to do that you cross off?
not every day only when I'm super busy

Yard--y/n? Who does what?
mostly hubby's domain; I just plant a few flowers & pick up poop sometimes

ZZZ's--what is your last homemaking task for the day before going to bed?
turning down the bed on both sides


I found this at Pieces From Me

1 comment:

  1. Oh I like this!! Thanks for stopping by - sounds like we have a lot in common!

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