We need a WICKED REFRESH! Clean, declutter, cook with me!

[@geertje188]

Karen last week was my operation for ovariancancer and the operation took 7 ours.everything is oke now.i must now heal from the operation. No chemotherapie and thank God for that.I thank everbody for the prayers and greetings from the Netherlands🥰🇳🇱👍

[@ThisMainerMom]

I am so thankful you don’t need chemo! I pray you heal quickly and the cancer never returns! 🙏🏼❤️

[@Debbiesdilemmas]

Sending prayers for a quick recovery from Canada.❤️🙏🇨🇦

[@croccatcher]

❤️❤️❤️🙏🙏🙏

[@kimberlylamitie2869]

Oh my gosh. Woozie on his chair pushed up to the window was priceless. So sweet. 😂

[@kristivandenberg6339]

Karen, I can't tell you how much I love your videos. Last week was lots of snow and single digit temps here in Michigan. I struggled a lot. We also have 2 friends that are having serious health issues..please pray for Tim and Wade. Along with the challenges, the Lord brings blessings and I am reminded to keep my eyes on Him.

[@terryruiz7417]

If your family will cooperate, and all agree, each person could help tidy at bedtime. It's nice to get up to tidy, and you could easily sit and enjoy coffee, first thing.

[@bethstratton3391]

Karen, nice you got more of your house re-set done. So sorry about the soup explosion. According to Vitamix all their blenders can handle hot soups and liquids up to 170 degrees Fahrenheit. Any temperature higher than this may potentially crack or severely craze the plastic container. Remember the boiling temperature of water is at minimum 212 degrees Fahrenheit or 100 degrees Celsius, so you have to let the liquid cool considerably before adding it to the blender. Also, I recommend if you add hot liquid at 170 degrees or less to a blender always cover the top with a thick folded towel and hold the lid down firmly as none of these blender are completely water tight. My advice to stop yoghurt splitting when you add it to soup is, first add half a teaspoon of corn starch per half cup of yoghurt and stir it in throughly before adding the yoghurt to the soup recipe, this helps stabilise the yoghurt making it less likely to separate. Also, it is better to cool the soup and blend it and then add the yoghurt at the end and just stir it through.

[@louisedillon6797]

I am watching very little KZbin these days; however, I still watch your channel religiously. Actually, yours is the only one I watch consistently.

[@tammycrookshanks4112]

Most of the time I feel like the maid not a wife and you're right I sometimes get annoyed and end up in a lousy mood. Makes everyone feel down so just pick up the dang thing! Oh my !

[@KaraPaige4]

I’m in Nova Scotia. Our winter hasn’t been bad this year but the winter blues are kicking in for me. I would love to have my hands in the mud and bare feet out in the garden. ❤️

[@MsArtistwannabe]

Congratulations on seven thousand!

[@ThisMainerMom]

Thank you!! 🙌

[@emilasmith4279]

Happy Sunday! You’re not the only one this January. I’m struggling more than ever. All the news - hurricanes, wildfires, flooding, wars, ufos, political crap, and not to mention the cold have worn me down. It’s a real struggle seeing any hope left. I’ve been doing a deep dive in my closet and getting rid of pre/post cancer clothes all in a variety of sizes and most all of my professional clothes that I’ve barely worn in retirement. It has been a very taxing job that isn’t finished. The mountain of donate items is overflowing and with the cold I’m not going out. Oh my I just want to run away! Hugs em ❤

[@CynthiaMiller-cc3qj]

I’m sorry, but I had to laugh when the broccoli soup exploded in the blender.🤣🤣 , especially since you had just cleaned everything up. One time my hubby decided to shake up a bottle of Heinz Chili Sauce but the lid was loose. Red goop everywhere-floor, ceiling, cabinet doors, small appliances. Hahaha!!! I started watching your channel when you embarked on the great basement declutter.

[@Joy-zp5lv]

O noooo - the soup all over. I´m so sorry! But at the same time it was really funny. 😅I always use an emergency blender for soups. Works great! I thought about making a list of all the things I need to clean around the house before I need to go out in the garden. So a pre spring clean. I´m doing great. One of my goals for the year is to walk every day for at least 30 min - no matter what weather. And when I´m back I make myself a nice cup of coffee and enjoy a praline. 😁

[@jeanettekvinlaug2772]

For the yoghurt, put it I after taking the of the cooker. The last thing you do before serving. I drizzle the mozarella on top of each bowl. I love that you do hobbies again. 😊

[@DistanceTraveled]

Thank goodness you can call it quits and then just start fresh with each new day. That soup was quite a disaster. But you had a good attitude about it. ♡

[@tammycrookshanks4112]

I'm sorry but that was hilarious what happened with the blender🤣!! I would have just walked out the door lol!

[@ThisMainerMom]

🤣🤣

[@DistanceTraveled]

I am sad they don't make it any more, but in the Instant pot craze, they came out with the Instapot Ace blender. I love it because it actually has a built in heated base. So I throw in frozen veggies and water and end up with boiled soup. When I learned they weren’t making it anymore, I bought a used one as a spare.

[@Joy-zp5lv]

I would recomend getting your bloodwork done instead of taking random vitamins. It´s better/safer and much more helpful to know what´s going on and supplement exactly what you are missing. Just a thought! 💕

[@moniquefuselier7711]

That soup and peanut butter were just being naughty!!! 😂🤣 Congratulations to your youngest on finishing high school. Our youngest will graduate in May, so the end of our 22 year homeschool journey is also in sight.

[@ThisMainerMom]

Woohoo!! 🙌

[@sharonpennington439]

I like your channel because it’s soothing & inspires me to slow down & enjoy life for what it is. ❤

[@ThisMainerMom]

I’m so glad! 🥰

[@SonyaChavez]

Just got some bad news, your channel is very soothing to my soul. Please pray for me!

[@ThisMainerMom]

I’m sorry and I am praying!! 🙏🏼❤️

[@SonyaChavez]

@@ThisMainerMom Thanks, my sister was in a coma, but she passed this evening. Thankfully she didn’t suffer and had her son, daughter and husband by her side. She lives 7 hours away from me, so I couldn’t have gotten there in time.

[@stephanieengler7545]

I seen cooks place a towel over the top before blending it

[@nancycosgrove4005]

Karen- 26 years home s holing! Wow what an accomplishment! I love your channel it really does feel like we are friends- real life kitchen disasters! Oh boy💕💕💕

[@carolynoquinn4573]

We have white appliances, we're in an old Vintage home and they're cheaper!

[@Debbiesdilemmas]

I’ve waited weeks for my son to put something away.😣 It is very frustrating. We use our dining table as a catch all. It’s in a a separate room that’s not seen as much and that’s where I box up things I declutter for donation. The family just tends to put things there and then forget they exist.😫

[@MsArtistwannabe]

I always make a rue when I make creamy vegetable soups and mix the dairy in at the end.

[@SillyMeKimmieG]

Happy 7k subs Mrs. Karen!!!

[@helenelindholm656]

7000- congratulations Karen👏. Oh no... the soup...😮. Thanks for sharing with us. Happy new week and take care❤

[@ThisMainerMom]

Thank you! You too! 😃

[@debraahn9411]

I like your new posting schedule. Maybe that’s helping too. 😊❤️

[@ThisMainerMom]

Yay! I’m so glad! 😃

[@pate2680]

Oh, my. The soup debacle was like a scene from "I Love Lucy." Vitamix is very good about stocking replacement parts. See if you are missing a gasket, or if you even need a whole new cover.

[@angelarothbauer8096]

We are total opposites with the light - I prefer a darker house- my daughter gave me coloring books and pens and pencils for Mother’s Day - I often just color for 30 minutes to shut my brain off - very relaxing

[@SweetPea-iy9sg]

Love your laid-back foreman cat. ❤

[@ThisMainerMom]

😻

[@DistanceTraveled]

So you have your meal plan on a white board, which everyone knows to look at to get the plan. Since you are the primary housekeeper and there is always more to do and you see it, what if you make a help wanted list where you write the different from the norm tasks on one side (like dusting the heaters) and the normal tasks on the other side (dishes, etc)? That way your to-do list is public knowledge and if someone decides to chip in, they have an idea as to what is stressing you out the most.❤

[@SillyMeKimmieG]

The kens blue cheese and the creamy Caesar are really good. Oh and the country French. It reminds me of back in the day pizza hut salad bar french. lol. Like Catalina style. Not the gross orange one.

[@carolynoquinn4573]

Can one of your daughter's be in charge of washing the towels?

[@steifenhornchen2341]

Yes get your iron checked! It is so important. Even linked close to chronic pain and depression for me! Also where is that colouring page from? I Love birds!!

[@carolynoquinn4573]

Hi Karen, you look adorable 😊

[@StepInTheHat]

Just like when you make pudding with eggs, you should slowly bring the yogurt up to temperature. Add spoonfuls of the broth to the yogurt and stir till it warms up and then add it to the soup.

[@KlingonPrincess]

Yes, Karen, look up "temper yogurt for soup." 🌻🍄

[@MegaTeacher5]

I have stainless stell appliances too and I long for the old fashioned white ones!

[@judenebaer9997]

Love it 😊

[@karengingerich6732]

Thanks for a good video. I also like things out of sight.

[@DistanceTraveled]

What I have observed from Indian cooking is you have to mix in yogurt after the food cooled as the very last step before plating. So yogurt and your blender need more patience with your recipe. ♡

[@Alis-Nicola]

Oh my goodness..the soup fiasco 😮 I’m glad you saw the funny side. I think I would’ve thrown the blender in the bin and walked out 😅 Do you have an immersion blender? That’s what I use when blending soup etc. or you could put a tea towel over the blender.

[@ThisMainerMom]

Great idea!! I do!! 😃

[@trishhorton6514]

❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤ keep smiling Karen 🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉😂😂😂😂

[@ThisMainerMom]

🤣

[@theresachristian4246]

You look really pretty today.

[@donnag7020]

Woozie is so chill with the vacuum. My cats would have run.

[@ThisMainerMom]

Leo runs. Woozi knows he’s the boss so he’s confident I’ll go around him!!

[@allioakley3372]

Good Morning 🌄

[@ThisMainerMom]

Good morning!! 😄

[@Cpdot]

Are you willing to share how many and ages of your children are born to you or adopted? It would be interesting to hear a bit of what you are willing to share of those stories.

[@christinashacklette9084]

I wonder if those steamer pads got kicked under your bed when you laid them on the floor in the one video I mentioned 2 days ago. Also, I’ll look if I have a broccoli soup recipe for you from home chef, which I think was healthy. Have a great week!

[@carleynash6964]

Vitamix blender - It's dangerous to put hot liquids in any blender. It will explode. 😮 You have to let cool down 1st.

[@ThisMainerMom]

Well, I’m at least glad it was me and not my blender! I love that thing!! 😃

[@carleynash6964]

I also ❤ my Vitamix!

[@Anon-vx7kr]

We love you more this way than if you were perfect. I would try adding a few tablespoons of hot liquid to the yogurt, stirring well, adding a few more, repeat until there is significant hot liquid (??? 3/4 to 1 cup ???) in the yogurt. I bet you could then add that mixture to the remaining hot liquid. Slightly cooler liquid might help too, but I think the real trick is in the addition of the watery liquid to the dairy product.

[@Anon-vx7kr]

Also, I know you like your soups brothy, but you may need to go a bit thicker on the overall soup if you are going to add cheese.

[@jennyjenkins877]

I'm sorry about the soupsplosion... that's why I don't even own a blender or make complicated meals. My sleep is awful because I'm in perimenopause (recently turned 50) so I hope it doesn't get any worse after menopause! I guess the one downside of having a channel that features decluttering is some viewers will have no trouble cutting down on subscriptions if the creator veers away from it.

[@jessicaquiroz7178]

Which Shark Navigator is your vacuum?

[@loritopping1565]

If you are post menopausal you likely do not need iron. You might check with your doctor for a blood test as to much iron can be bad for you.

[@resagaroda]

Yes the soup exploded because of the heat trapped inside! This has happened to me 2 times too many! 😂

[@pamelafreeman4548]

❤😊

[@flipsforfun6116]

❤

[@MsArtistwannabe]

Gaming systems are forever. I can’t have one because I wouldn’t be able to get anything else done.

[@ThisMainerMom]

True!

[@jocropley]

I hate my Stainless Steel ... I don't have all the time to buff it out .. I want to go back to all white .. I'm so over it ..

[@ThisMainerMom]

I so get that!!

[@SillyMeKimmieG]

Do your four youngest still speak spanish? I have a friend who is Thai and she moved here when she was 9 and she does not remember hot to speak it. So I am curious.

[@nikisims262]

Its super irritating

[@nikisims262]

With the snowy weather we've had 1 that was enough for me

[@christinaruiz4183]

I worked in advertising before I stayed home with my kids. I have some advice for your channel from my observations. I can email you if you would like my opinion.

[@deniseholder2791]

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