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Post by Knee Deep in Water Chloe on Feb 9, 2019 23:23:20 GMT -5
So I didn't do much of anything today. I reconciled a few accounts, I prepped some flower vases when DH came home from the store with bouquets. I did a google certified Educator unit. I stirred some milk while DD was making custard; I used my left hand.
That's really it.
From the images I posted last night, I want to work on Jewelry & Accessories Office Drawers Pictures--specifically framed photos for the napping room Sock Basket Bedroom Nightstand Tupperware Freezer List Toybox--separate into under age 3 and over age 3 Digital Purge: Google Drive (personal and work) Digital Purge: Phone Apps Digital Update: Personal Contacts: Mailing addresses and email addresses Medicine Cabinet Purge 5 items
That's all stuff I can do without straining myself. If I do one in the morning and one in the afternoon, that should give some reasonable goals for this week.
For the summertime when my arm can handle it: Scrapbook Stuff
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Post by tcu2003 on Feb 10, 2019 0:59:48 GMT -5
Glad you’re out of the hospital and working on healing and recuperating, Chloe!
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Post by finnime on Feb 10, 2019 8:04:42 GMT -5
I definitely have the same gift chapeau LOL! Thank you! So cheap is the way to go. I also posted this on the style thread (for the first time in my life LOL). ETA: I know our local Aldi-equivalent sells tights cheap. Not sure if they sell thigh-highs but I will check them out on Wed since I'm exceptionally off that day.
Other style/fashion question. I am the elegant one of the 6 in the play (ROFL, talk about being miscast!!!) So I'm thinking I need to paint my nails, which I've done exactly 3 times in 59 years (my two weddings + DS1's wedding).
What color should I paint my nails, low maintenance, just for that week? I'm guessing some sort of pearly light pink?
When you say tights, do you mean pantyhose? Or tights like dancers wear? Because if it's tights, I'd go to an athletic wear store and buy them there. If hose, go with the medium-price ones in one size larger than is perfect, so you don't have to yank them as hard. They should last at least one show each. For your nails - I'd think you would need to wear a bit darker shade or it will never be seen from off stage. Kind of like makeup which you have to really exaggerate or your features get completely washed out on stage. Just my thoughts. It's exciting to 'know' a star of the stage!
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Post by finnime on Feb 10, 2019 8:11:27 GMT -5
So I didn't do much of anything today. I reconciled a few accounts, I prepped some flower vases when DH came home from the store with bouquets. I did a google certified Educator unit. I stirred some milk while DD was making custard; I used my left hand.
That's really it.
From the images I posted last night, I want to work on Jewelry & Accessories Office Drawers Pictures--specifically framed photos for the napping room Sock Basket Bedroom Nightstand Tupperware Freezer List Toybox--separate into under age 3 and over age 3 Digital Purge: Google Drive (personal and work) Digital Purge: Phone Apps Digital Update: Personal Contacts: Mailing addresses and email addresses Medicine Cabinet Purge 5 items
That's all stuff I can do without straining myself. If I do one in the morning and one in the afternoon, that should give some reasonable goals for this week.
For the summertime when my arm can handle it: Scrapbook Stuff As long as you go twice as slow as you want, that could work. I know the urge to jump right back in is hard to resist, but you've had major surgery. REST while you can. But that's not your nature, I think. Then start slow, maybe one per day with two per day in the last part of the week. Save the freezer and medicine cabinet for last. Do the digital purges first, maybe. My DH was challenged by taking it slow after his surgeries. He actually delayed his healing by pushing it. Don't do that! So glad that you got diagnosed, treated in time and are now recuperating.
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Post by TheOtherMe on Feb 10, 2019 10:16:16 GMT -5
As long as you go twice as slow as you want, that could work. I know the urge to jump right back in is hard to resist, but you've had major surgery. REST while you can. But that's not your nature, I think. Then start slow, maybe one per day with two per day in the last part of the week. Save the freezer and medicine cabinet for last. Do the digital purges first, maybe. My DH was challenged by taking it slow after his surgeries. He actually delayed his healing by pushing it. Don't do that! So glad that you got diagnosed, treated in time and are now recuperating. Key point: As long as you go twice as slow as you want, that could work.Please remember that you could have died and not been here with your family. Please try to take it easy and heal.
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Post by nidena on Feb 10, 2019 12:05:31 GMT -5
I'm a big fan of tights and pantyhose. For durability, I recommend dancer tights. They're sold in nearly any dance/ballet store you can imagine. Regular pantyhose will not hold up to the rigors of a play. They're not designed for it. However, if you do decide to get pantyhose, I'd go with Hanes (if they're carried over there). They're the most durable of pantyhose that I've found. And size up. If the sizing "square" tops out at 135, but the size of the next "square".
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Post by moneysquirrel on Feb 10, 2019 12:46:58 GMT -5
Knee Deep in Water Chloe -- I know that you want to do a lot more than you are able but if you don't follow the doctor's orders than you may do additional damage to yourself and it will be a harder recovery than what you are currently experiencing. Do the digital stuff and save the physical items until you are further along in your healing. I am waiting for the load of laundry to finish up. It is currently in the dryer and should be done soon. I have accomplished a few things off my list. Finally finished the two necklace sets that I have been working on. I got the okay from the friend I had the prototype made for. Just need to double check the colors before I start work on that one and will start with the earring order later today. Realized that I need to add a Sam's trip to my to-do list. Beginning to run out of some basic items that I get there. Will try to get that done this week. Dryer just buzzed so I will sign out now.
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Post by debthaven on Feb 10, 2019 15:03:10 GMT -5
Thank you ladies! Yes I mean pantyhose. I found two new pairs so I have 5. I buy them big. The 3 old pairs are cheap, the 2 new pairs are better. I may buy more on Wed. Otherwise there's a supermarket down the block from the theater. The dance tights are a great idea! Unfortunately I won't have time to go to the mall this week.
finnime DH said the same thing about the nail polish. I found hot pink at home so I'll wear that. Thanks again! This week- DD's sheets/Sun
- pharmacy/Mon - bottle bank/Mon - tights/Wed Washed DD's sheets and remade the bed.
In the end one girl is staying 2 nights, the other 3 nights. No BFs thank Gd. I'm putting the one staying 3 nights in the guest room (double bed) and the other next door in DD's room (single bed). They'll only be here during the week, not during the performances, which is a huge relief.
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Post by Knee Deep in Water Chloe on Feb 10, 2019 16:33:48 GMT -5
It's 1:30pm, and I've done almost nothing today! I refilled my weekly pill box. I will probably put away some clothes. I also need to go through my work email. I am going to critique one or two policy position papers for Speech & Debate. Those will be my big accomplishments for the day.
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Post by debthaven on Feb 10, 2019 16:34:37 GMT -5
Sharon , thinking of you and your family! How exciting!
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Post by countrygirl2 on Feb 10, 2019 17:01:15 GMT -5
I have to find my calendar book for last year. The phone number for the balloon guy is in it for the festival. I ran across it last week now I can't find it. I have no idea where it is. I need to go through the drawers in my office again, I get so frustrated with things I lose anymore.
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Post by Sharon on Feb 10, 2019 17:31:57 GMT -5
I haven't done a whole lot today but did manage to get to the grocery store and have enough stuff for lunches for the week. The bathrooms were also cleaned and the towels are in the washer right now.
There were a couple of open houses that were promising but I just couldn't make myself do that drive on the weekend. I know I am never going to find another place if I don't go look but wasn't happening today. The house I liked the best was a little too close to the college campus for me. I suspect on street parking during the week would be an issue.
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Post by Knee Deep in Water Chloe on Feb 10, 2019 17:39:21 GMT -5
I haven't done a whole lot today but did manage to get to the grocery store and have enough stuff for lunches for the week. The bathrooms were also cleaned and the towels are in the washer right now.
There were a couple of open houses that were promising but I just couldn't make myself do that drive on the weekend. I know I am never going to find another place if I don't go look but wasn't happening today. The house I liked the best was a little too close to the college campus for me. I suspect on street parking during the week would be an issue.
Some college-adjacent communities/sub-divisions have specific rules for parking. If it's enforced, it really does keep the curbs clear. You might check on that.
Did you want to be near Willamette? I'm assuming not Corban as that doesn't have a neighborhood right next to it--unless you're counting the prison.
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Post by TheOtherMe on Feb 10, 2019 18:47:33 GMT -5
Once I finished all the laundry, the rest of the day has been hoops. My team finally won their first conference game after losing the first 131, so that is an accomplishment.
They tried everything possible to give the game away in the 4th quarter, but they held on.
I'm not on game 3 and that will be the last one for tonight.
When I lived in Boulder, I never lived near campus. The first guy I dated for 15 years did. He owned a duplex and rented out the downstairs unit and lived upstairs. He had parking from the alley and room for a couple of extra cars. It was nice because we walked to events on campus. I didn't like the noise, especially in the summer as there was no a/c.
It's still snowing so I postponed Lucy's vet appointment. I don't know if we'll ever get warm again. Yes, I am exaggerating.
Pretty sure there will be an early out tomorrow and no school on Tuesday.
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Post by Sharon on Feb 10, 2019 18:56:28 GMT -5
I haven't done a whole lot today but did manage to get to the grocery store and have enough stuff for lunches for the week. The bathrooms were also cleaned and the towels are in the washer right now.
There were a couple of open houses that were promising but I just couldn't make myself do that drive on the weekend. I know I am never going to find another place if I don't go look but wasn't happening today. The house I liked the best was a little too close to the college campus for me. I suspect on street parking during the week would be an issue.
Some college-adjacent communities/sub-divisions have specific rules for parking. If it's enforced, it really does keep the curbs clear. You might check on that.
Did you want to be near Willamette? I'm assuming not Corban as that doesn't have a neighborhood right next to it--unless you're counting the prison. The job I started last May is in a major college town. I know they have serious parking issues close to campus. My first apartment was near Willamette. It was great as a young person but wouldn't want that now. ETA: It is also on the same side of campus as the fraternities and sororities.
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Post by TheHaitian on Feb 10, 2019 21:22:42 GMT -5
Still decluttering the basement 1 item at a time... would go faster if DW would help
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Post by sheilaincali on Feb 11, 2019 10:21:50 GMT -5
The Hubs made a HUGE dent in his man cave. We got the new furniture in- holy crap if it has been a millimeter larger it wouldn't have fit. Goofy 1950's house with it's smaller than normal doorways. The old furniture is listed on the FB local sale sites. At this point I'd pay someone to take it away.
We did haul the big cardboard to the office on Saturday and filled up the cardboard recycling dumpster. I have a truck full of suitcases to donate today. A friend is the ED of a local non profit that helps transition people out of homelessness and into apartments/houses. I messaged and asked if she could use suitcases and she said they'd fly off their donation shelf. I'll be dropping those off later today. I don't know how we ended up with so many suitcases.
DH has the man cave board game closet organized- there are two of the large thirty one totes full of board games to go to the local University for their board game club and a bunch more slated for eBay- he lists 7 or 8 at a time. Slowly but surely they will be leaving my house. Another blizzard heading our way tonight. I'm so over winter.
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Post by TheOtherMe on Feb 11, 2019 10:34:38 GMT -5
. Another blizzard heading our way tonight. I'm so over winter. Same
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Post by sheilaincali on Feb 11, 2019 10:44:50 GMT -5
. Another blizzard heading our way tonight. I'm so over winter. Same Sorry
6 to 10 more inches of "heavy snow" expected here. Starting tonight. I'm not amused.
A friend of mine is a dog sitter and watches my dogs when I travel (I pay her). She messaged me the other day and said "I'm going out of town and my daughter will be gone too, can I put you on the schedule to help let my dogs out and feed them?" I was in a meeting when she messaged so I just responded with "yeah, sure". So apparently I am not letting her 4 dogs out and feeding them every morning for the next two weeks starting tomorrow. I live at the top of a big, scary hill in the winter. She lives at the bottom of another scary hill. We only live like 5 miles apart but it's going to be treacherous to have to drive to and from her house tomorrow. Odds on I will have to detour 10 plus miles out of my way to avoid my big hill but she lives in a tiny little couple hundred person town next to mine and her township is not viewed as a plow priority. So yeah- I'm kind of salty about the whole thing but still trying to be a nice person about it.
Would it be crappy if I messaged one of my employees that lives near her and ask him to go let her dogs out? I doubt she'd mind- she's one of those "leaves the house permanently unlocked so people feel welcome" kind of ladies.
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Post by TheOtherMe on Feb 11, 2019 10:57:36 GMT -5
6 to 8 inches starting this afternoon is predicted for here. I am so tired of this.
I would probably ask your employer if you think your friend would not mind. You may not be able to get there.
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Post by debthaven on Feb 11, 2019 12:04:31 GMT -5
This week
- DD's sheets/Sun - pharmacy/Mon - bottle bank/Mon - tights?/Wed
Sheila that's a huge imposition ... could you tell her you can't do it that often? Otherwise yes for the employee (but maybe tell her first, if she's not happy she can find someone else).
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Post by sheilaincali on Feb 11, 2019 14:17:34 GMT -5
My employee said he'd be happy to stop by and let the dogs out- she literally lives across the street from him in a tiny township of like 400 people. She was fine with it. Fortunately with the impending snowstorm her daughter changed her travel plans and will be coming back tonight and not leaving again until Wednesday. So my employee is off the hook and I don't have to drive there during the blizzard.
It's a weird request- when she messaged me she just said "can I put you on the schedule" so I figured it would be a "Tuesday am, Thursday afternoon, Friday bedtime" situation. Not every single morning for nearly 2 weeks. (was supposed to start on Sunday but her daughter keeps changing her travel days). It's weird and slightly inconvenient but honestly she's the world's nicest person. She's a retired preschool teacher and the oldest member of my mom gang. It started with these preschool moms (fun moms- not those pretentious moms like you see in movies) and L was their kids' teacher. It snowballed from there. Now those same pre-school kids are in 5th grade. She watches my Truman and he's a complete jerk that hates everyone expect for me, Hubs, The Boy and L. He LOVES L and behaves for her like he was prince charming. It was a weird request but honestly I'm happy to help her out. If it weren't winter and icky roads it would be a non-issue.
I was able to drop off my suitcases/bags to the non profit. 3 large suitcases and 8 smaller backpacks or totes.
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Post by Knee Deep in Water Chloe on Feb 11, 2019 16:40:43 GMT -5
These are my current lists. This one is for home. This one is for work.
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Post by Knee Deep in Water Chloe on Feb 11, 2019 16:43:46 GMT -5
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Post by saveinla on Feb 11, 2019 16:49:32 GMT -5
Thanks for tagging me Knee Deep in Water Chloe. The only thing I have been decluttering is tons of money - I have been travelling back and forth to visit and help my son who had knee surgery after falling and breaking his knee.
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Post by mollyanna58 on Feb 11, 2019 16:50:20 GMT -5
I do not have either a grand plan or smaller "to do" lists. I poke around in the attic, or basement, and clear out a few things at a time. I look in boxes and storage containers to see what can go. I clean off an individual shelf at a time. I am gradually getting caught up on some record keeping that has been neglected for a couple of years. I am making progress that suits my lazy self.
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Post by laterbloomer on Feb 11, 2019 16:53:18 GMT -5
I need to organize my room. The laundry baskets are full again (one clean, one dirty) and I have a pile for donation that needs to be bagged. There is a bunch of other stuff too, stuff stored the corner that needs a permanent home. I want to get this done by the end of February!
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Post by wvugurl26 on Feb 11, 2019 17:04:59 GMT -5
I would say trying to get rid of stuff and better organize the basement. We have room down there for decent storage.
Short term goal is getting both guest rooms and and the hallway bath ready by Friday afternoon. And the downstairs presentable.
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Post by plugginaway22 on Feb 11, 2019 17:24:22 GMT -5
We just returned from a trip to Florida, went from the deep freeze to about 78 and sunny each day! Now back to snow, ice and cold but it was a wonderful respite. I am always motivated after a trip to clean up and get rid of things.
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Post by TheOtherMe on Feb 11, 2019 18:20:22 GMT -5
My trash tonight is not going to the curb. It will go to the trash bin in the garage.
It's supposed to snow 6-8 inches tonight. I will see in the morning if conditions are okay to take it to the curb. I don't need a bag of trash in a snow bank that reveals itself when the snow melts.
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