{"id":1755,"date":"2014-07-31T18:20:37","date_gmt":"2014-08-01T01:20:37","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.dianastevan.com\/?p=1755"},"modified":"2014-08-01T17:00:40","modified_gmt":"2014-08-02T00:00:40","slug":"a-little-housekeeping","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.dianastevan.com\/uk\/2014\/writing\/a-little-housekeeping\/","title":{"rendered":"More Housekeeping Than I Wanted"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"housekeeping-clipart\"<\/a>Now, I know why I’m not the greatest housekeeper in the world. Details, details. I thought I couldn’t use both Feedburner and Mail Chimp, but I was wrong, so hopefully that’ll work out for both me and my subscribers. If it ain’t broke….<\/p>\n

As for housekeeping, I’d much rather sit at my computer than pick up a dust cloth. Of course, I’ll only let things go so far. Yesterday, I picked up a dead fly off my desk. Wonder how long he was there? Was he the one who inspired me to write about a fly<\/a><\/strong>?<\/p>\n

By the way, is there anyone out there who likes housekeeping? Kudos to you if you do. I’d rather make magic with words.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Now, I know why I’m not the greatest housekeeper in the world. Details, details. 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