MY LITTLE GREEN EFFORT
In my home office/playroom I have 2 stacks of paper…
one is brand new paper,
the other is paper that I’ve already used on 1 side.
When I’m printing stuff out just for me,
directions or drafts,
recipes or reference numbers-
I use the ‘already used’ paper.
This doesn’t seem huge at first, but the amount of paper and money I’ve saved is pretty incredible!
With all due respect to Kermit the Frog- It is easy being green.
IT’S OFFICIAL: I DO HAVE THE COUNTRY’S SMALLEST BATHROOM
That’s right. It’s with great pleasure that I give you the results from BananaBlueberry’s first contest ever…
I WON!
Nobody in the country has a smaller bathroom than me.
Thanks to Not Just A Working Mom and Stella and Thomas for your comments. Thank you to the numerous people who emailed me privately laughing about the contest.
Thanks to RoleMommy for giving her Shout-out to my ‘Smallest Bathroom Contest’.
And last but not least, thanks to Ben for the entry of his 36 x 48 ‘water closet’ of just a toilet and sink-
Ben gets the Honorable Mention award !!!
I will keep the roll of toilet paper that I was going to give away for the prize and you can be certain that it will be used well.
Once again, I’d like to thank all who participated and say that I’ve grown very fond of my
Very Tiny Bathroom.
As I said in my original contest post,
it is perfect for 4-year-olds.
Happy Flushing!
NATURE’S OPTICAL ILLUSION
When I saw this out our second floor window I ran downstairs to get my camera. The sunlight was shining so brightly on the leaves of this tree that they looked wet.
I actually thought to myself, ‘It didn’t rain.’ And then I looked more closely and realized that the leaves were sparkling in the sunlight.
Thanks Mother Nature.
THE WORLD’S SMALLEST BATHROOM… Contest!
This is a Very, Tiny, Bathroom.
This Very Tiny Bathroom has a toilet, a sink AND a shower. This bathroom is in our basement. It is in my son’s playroom. It’s actually just the right size for little ones…
Look to your left and there’s the toilet and sink, a great size for 4-year-olds…
Look to your right and there is the shower…
I’m not complaining… We have a spare bedroom off the playroom, so overnight guests can sleep down there and then leisurely wake up and take a shower downstairs… in this Very, Tiny, Bathroom.
But who designed this… fairies? Did little fairies know we would move in and turn the basement into a playroom for 4-year-olds, and that we should have a Very, TIny, Bathroom?
I am sure this is the smallest 3/4 bathroom ever. I am positive.
If you think you have a smaller bathroom, leave a comment to that effect and I’ll email you to send back a picture of your Very, Tiny, Bathroom.
PRIZE: If anyone out there has a smaller bathroom (with a shower) I will send you a new roll of toilet paper, wherever you are in the country.
Honorable Mentions for bathrooms that are Very Tiny with just a toilet and sink.
This ‘Contest’ ends Sunday, June 22nd. Let the games begin!
CATERPILLARS ARE EVERYWHERE- I’ve killed 2 already
Here in DC, it’s caterpillar season.
We have a small tree in our backyard that those small white moths chose to infest with 18 caterpillar nests (I just counted). Don’t know if the tree will make it, but that’s another post for another day. Ahh, nature.
Caterpillars are EVERYWHERE. They are on our house, our deck, our screened-in porch, the front steps, the sidewalk, the grass and the streets.
You have to watch where you step… I learned this the hard way.
My son told me to watch where I was stepping a few days ago. I thought I was…
My son: Mommy, watch where you’re stepping.
Me: I am honey.
My son: Mommy, lift up your foot.
I saw a squished caterpillar with a black ball of goo protruding from it’s nether regions.
My son: That’s not good.
Me: ( Thinking about what I’m going to say)
My son: That will go back in, won’t it? (pointing to the black ball of goo)
Me: (Pause) Yes, it will. I’ll just put it over here in the garden to heal (I know I’m lying to my child- YIKES!)
My son: (looking at me like he’s not sure to take the leap of faith that whatever Mommy says is true)
That was a few days ago. And since then he has told everyone to make sure they watch where they step because “Mommy stepped on one, but it was okay”.
Last night was the topper. My husband and I sat down with my son after dinner on our front steps to wave to the ice-cream man (my son didn’t want any ice-cream, but he wanted to wave to the truck- gotta love kids).
We went inside and started to get ready for bedtime. I got up from our couch that
WE JUST RE-COVERED 2 WEEKS AGO because of the too-numerous-to-keep-track-of
diaper, vomit, mucus, and food mishaps.
My husband looked at me with alarm. I looked down. A dead caterpillar was on the couch !!!!!!!!
My husband asked me to turn around.
My husband: Why don’t you go upstairs and change. We’ll meet you up there. (LUCKILY, My son was in the bathroom)
I quickly cleaned up the caterpillar insides off our couch and ran upstairs- because my son was flushing the toilet.
I had sat on a caterpillar outside and it there was black goo ALL OVER the seat of my pants.
How did I sit on a caterpillar ???!!!!!! UGH !!
It just reminds me: LISTEN to 4-year-olds. They’re smart!
It’s FINALLY Spring!
The weather is FINALLY, consistently, pleasant and warm!
Although it’s been raining in DC for 24 hours- look at how beautiful these flowers still are?
Our family went out to dinner on Saturday night and I noticed it was still light out at 6:30 (I know, it takes me a minute). No matter how many seasons I have been through in my life, the increase in daylight after a cold and long winter ALWAYS puts a smile on my face.
Cheers to Spring!
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