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Post by wvugurl26 on Feb 15, 2019 9:58:28 GMT -5
We have guests coming to stay overnight for 2 days. Most of the common areas are presentable. I hope to be able to donate some more stuff on Monday since we are off. Our room is a definite shut the door situation but 2 out of 3 bedrooms, those are hall of fame numbers!
My MIL washed a comforter and quilt for us. Her washer has a larger capacity.
Now the comforter I yanked off my old bed and shoved in a trash bag when I moved in Dec 2017 is finally back on the bed.
I certainly didn't think progress would be this slow but we are finally making some headway.
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Post by WholeLottaNothin on Feb 15, 2019 14:15:43 GMT -5
I have been down with some illness that I am starting to finally get over. I have felt like crud for almost 2 weeks now, so I have not gotten much done. I am going to get a little done this weekend, since I have Monday off as well, and the littlest one still has daycare. I need to do more purging. There is just too much here to wrap my head around. Gah!
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Post by TheOtherMe on Feb 15, 2019 16:18:30 GMT -5
Dad came through the procedure fine. The doctor thinks widening the esophagus will have solved the problem.
Apparently, I am now one of my sister's children as the text she sent started with Grandpa.
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Post by debthaven on Feb 15, 2019 18:28:29 GMT -5
TheOtherMe that's great news! I'm so happy it went well! And I'm glad that your sister included you on her text, even if I know you're not one of her kids. WholeLottaNothin I hope you feel better very soon! Opening night is finally behind us!!! Full house, and it went well! Not perfectly, but well. I thought I was literally going to die of anxiety before getting on stage. DD and friend E came tonight.
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Post by TheOtherMe on Feb 15, 2019 18:45:17 GMT -5
Happy to hear the play went well!
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Post by debthaven on Feb 15, 2019 18:53:57 GMT -5
Thank you TheOtherMe ! I was worried about having "Youngun J" here all day, but it worked out so well! J had to work. When she wasn't working, we did lines. Today I washed the sheets and remade the beds in the guest room (where Youngun A slept) and DD's room (where Youngun J slept). So the house is already back in order! DH has been amazing! He took Youngun A to the train early today (I'm SO glad he went back to sleep afterwards), cooked lunch, and did Front of House (plus he did ALL the graphics for the play). Tomorrow should be a very quiet day until I leave for the theater at 5. Just lines and DS3 who is coming in from Brussels.
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Post by plugginaway22 on Feb 16, 2019 10:38:43 GMT -5
Barely keeping head above water...2 loads laundry done, dishwasher emptied and loaded, pet areas cleaned up, taking a return to TJ Maxx, stopping for groceries, need a small B-day gift for friend, feeling guilt about getting to visit parents. Happy weekend of errands and cleaning after working 40 hours.
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Post by moneysquirrel on Feb 16, 2019 12:51:36 GMT -5
debthaven -- So glad that your opening night went well. Also happy that your DS3 will be visiting you. Sweet of you to have your cast members stay over. I am sure that they appreciated it. Knee Deep in Water Chloe -- Sounds like you have been resting some but sneaking in some work as well. As long as it is digital work I think it is ok. Sounds like your family members know that it is hard for you to not work and they want you to recover fully therefore they are being proactive in their care for you. TheOtherMe -- Glad that your dad had the procedure and that it went well. Sorry for the tension that your sister is putting on you. wvugurl26 WholeLottaNothin plugginaway22 and others -- remember that every one thing that you can organize, recycle or trash is one less thing you have to do sometime in the future. It is an ongoing process and cannot be done in an instant. This past week:
I finally booked and paid for the plane tickets for my retreat this summer. I also cashed in all of the reward points I had at Sam's on my visit there. Cashed in the ones I had at Chase as well. Those I redeem for cash and have allocated them into a few of my savings sinking funds which will later be used. I have kept up with the laundry and dishes and spent some time reorganizing the bead room and a section of the garage. Also decided it was time for a hands and knees type mopping of the kitchen and got that done this morning. Most of the progress made in the past has been maintained. I also managed to get to all of the meetings and classes I take/teach. I did not get to the gym as I was feeling a little under the weather and with all of the illness in the area did not want to get something worse than what I had. I did finish the two complicated necklace sets I have been working on. I think one of them is sold but won't know for sure until later this week. I also finished the sets of earrings that were ordered. Delivery of said items will be later this month but they are done. Continuing work on the design for the friend. The first one was a little smaller than she wanted so it was back to the drawing board. I think the one I currently have may be more in line of what she wants. Work on the afghan is nearing completion. I only do a little on it each day (sometimes only 2 rows) so it taking longer than normal to finish. I think it will be done within the month. It will be part of DS Christmas present so I will be finished in plenty of time. I also started work on the themed craft project for the fundraiser for the organization that I am volunteering. Need to continue work on that object. Goals for upcoming week: (Note:Several of these are weekly ones and on here to keep me accountable.)Commitments:
*Tutor -- Monday *Class -- Wednesday *Class and Teach -- Thursday *Meeting -- Thursday House and Personal:
*Maintain Progress *Keep up with laundry, dishes, routine chores *Organize at least three areas *Grocery for perishables if needed *Get to the gym to walk, class. Just get there! went once Need to go at least once more. *Class notes for Thursday's class *Eliminate a few items out of the house or at least add them to the donation box. *HD for item for the yard Crafts:
*Crochet a few rows daily on afghan (usually while watching tv) *Figure out a design for a friend (this has been a challenge -- made at least three attempts and ripped them all out so far.) Think I have a second prototype to have her approval before I do the design. Then it will be a project for another week. *Bead at least one item for upcoming show *Redesign necklace for cousin. Also matching bracelet. *Repair one necklace. (for me -- so no rush.) *Contact S about her need for a repair. *Bead MB -- need at least two. *Renew expiring item listings on Etsy *Add at least two new items to Etsy I am sure that I have forgotten several items off of this list. Have a great weekend and coming week all.
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Post by TheOtherMe on Feb 16, 2019 13:38:50 GMT -5
TheOtherMe -- Glad that your dad had the procedure and that it went well. Sorry for the tension that your sister is putting on you. wvugurl26 WholeLottaNothin plugginaway22 and others -- remember that every one thing that you can organize, recycle or trash is one less thing you have to do sometime in the future. It is an ongoing process and cannot be done in an instant.
Thank you. Dad says he doesn't remember anything. That's the idea with the medication used to knock him out. He was in good spirits when I took him to lunch today and had good color. I have to remind myself a lot that my house did not get this way in a week or month or year and it isn't going to get all cleaned up and decluttered quickly either.
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Post by finnime on Feb 16, 2019 16:00:27 GMT -5
I'm glad all went well with your dad, TheOtherMe. And congratulations debthaven on your debut performance and shows to come.
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Post by TheOtherMe on Feb 16, 2019 17:31:50 GMT -5
Thanks finnime I know there are more medical issues in his future and, hopefully, I will be included in the decision making. I'm glad he is feeling better. He didn't appear to have any problems eating his lunch.
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Post by nidena on Feb 16, 2019 17:37:32 GMT -5
Does it count as decluttering if you move it from all over the house into one room, in preparation for a yard sale in the Spring? Now that the process has begun for getting my house prepped and listed in a few months, I really want to get rid of this stuff BUT there is no longer any benefit, to me, to taking it the Goodwill. I used to tally up everything that I donated so that I knew exactly how much my donations were worth--usually $1500-$2000 each year. Now, those deductions won't help so I'd rather try to sell them before I drop off what doesn't sell.
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Post by TheOtherMe on Feb 16, 2019 17:43:57 GMT -5
It doesn't count until the stuff is out of the house. I'm not doing a yard sale so if I don't think I can sell something on Facebook or eBay for a price that makes it worth my time, it goes to Goodwill if it's something they will take. I have some cat food that Lucy won't eat that I am taking to the Humane Society. They have a pantry for people having financial issues so they can feed their pets instead of surrendering them.
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Post by debthaven on Feb 16, 2019 19:35:46 GMT -5
I'm so glad your Dad is doing well after his intervention TheOtherMe Tonight went very well! A bunch of our friends came tonight, as did DS3. Even A came! That made me very happy ... she still barely leaves the house except for work/her kids.
This play has consumed me for over four months. Hard to believe it will be over tomorrow. I will post a "to do" list tomorrow night or Monday.
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Post by TheOtherMe on Feb 16, 2019 19:40:43 GMT -5
I am certain you will be happy to have your life away from work back debthaven Enjoy tomorrow's performance. It has made me think of dnephew3 appearing in that play last spring. He was the lead and he had never been in any kind of play before. He had said it consumed his life outside of work for months. I didn't get it when he talked about it but I understand better now.
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Post by debthaven on Feb 16, 2019 20:08:00 GMT -5
I didn't get it when he talked about it but I understand better now.The irony is that even if we are not professional actors, and even if it's not done to the same standard (although that is always the goal), it's the same amount of work. For professionals, acting IS their job. Plus they have people for props and costumes. Us amateurs do it all (rehearsals, learning lines, finding props and costumes) ON TOP OF our regular jobs. So it's a VERY time-consuming hobby. Just curious TheOtherMe , did your DN3 continue acting? Tonight I learned that two of my fellow actresses (the ones around my age) and my director have been in this troupe for over 25 years! But unlike DH, they DON'T participate every year. I think that's the secret. I can't get DH on board with skipping years, but I took two years off before this play. I'm definitely planning to take next year off. ETA: Apologies for derailing this thread, which I consider my YM "home".
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Post by TheOtherMe on Feb 16, 2019 21:31:14 GMT -5
debthaven Nephew3 is the one suffering from concussions. Since his memory isn't working very well yet and the lights bother him, he is not able to be in plays yet. He had planned on taking a break by not being in their next play and then trying out for the next one. That never happened because of the concussions. He and the troupe (from a town of about 1000 people) even traveled to Florida for a week last summer to hone their skills. He was so excited when he came home from that and said that he had learned so much while there. The troupe then hosted one of the performers for a week here. He was from Iraq and his performances were incredibly moving and sad. He wrote his own play based on his life experiences. I did get to see one performance that was for the public. He mostly performed at community events while here. I hope when DN3 recovers completely he will take up acting again. The now retired drama teacher from his high school years was at the play I attended and I heard him tell him if he had any idea of his talent, he would have had him in plays in high school. The troupe he is with has a lot of teachers from his school in it. They did a little of everything, including set building because it's so small. They provided home made chocolate chip cookies and lemonade at the performances. The theatre holds maybe 35 people. Very small. It was very moving to see DN3 crying in the final scene. He said he never had tears during rehearsal but the tears came for all the performances.
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Post by finnime on Feb 17, 2019 11:20:27 GMT -5
It's taken a couple of weeks but I've made good progress on closets, including purging more clothes that are too big. Hard to get rid of things that in many cases were never worn, but gone they are. Down now: 6 suits, 2 dresses, 4 pair pants and 3 shirts, plus 2 jackets. To go is one winter coat that I replaced just a month ago.
I've scraped and spackled the peeling area above the dining room window. These are very deep-set windows and years ago when a branch hit the roof edge, water slowly leaked down the wall and eventually caused the paint and plaster to peel. Need to sand and prime next, along with the wood window trim. Already looks much better, though. Then I will get to the kitchen ceiling and spackle it where I pulled a cabinet out, above the refrigerator. The new refrigerator didn't have room with the old cabinet. Thinking of putting a shelf there. I don't have a lot of cabinet space and a shelf would be handy, although I'd need a footstool to reach it.
For organizing I'm going to purge every bit of cardboard boxes in every room in this house before the recyclables go out. Plus put everything I find out of place in the process back to where it should go.
If I end February cardboard-free and with the areas that need it spackled and primed, plus the overhead lights replaced, I'll be satisfied.
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Post by laterbloomer on Feb 17, 2019 11:32:50 GMT -5
Hi there, I've made no progress on my big projects. I'm actually behind on my regular house keeping. And I'm not taking a week of my vacation to do it. I'm going to Vegas at the end of March. We have way too much snow here!!! So I MUST get my vacuuming and floor mopping done today and give my bathroom a good cleaning. This week I want to spend 1/2 an hour each evening on my bedroom.
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Post by imanangel on Feb 17, 2019 12:16:34 GMT -5
I am deep cleaning my house today. I have already done several loads of laundry, including bedding. I have also started to go through my linen closets. I have a lot of old pieces of sheet sets that just need to go. I also had some old pillows that had seen better days that I got rid of. I am extremely overwhelmed with how much cleaning I have to do today. I was sick most of last week, so the bare minimum got done by my family. Their idea of clean is just pushing the dirt around or taking things from one counter and putting it on another....So, today is the day I need to get it cleaned.
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Post by debthaven on Feb 17, 2019 14:26:12 GMT -5
finnime that's great progress! It's over. We had so much fun today! As always it's very bittersweet. It took me 4 trips upstairs to put my things away (hair stuff, stockings, hats, bags, etc). I've started a load of laundry but I have several to do. So happy to be off tomorrow! I will post this week's to-do list later or tomorrow.
ETA: I now have a LOT of fake pearl jewelry.
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Post by nikiz628 on Feb 17, 2019 15:39:52 GMT -5
I am pretty worthless today. I am getting the mountain of laundry washed, dried, and if I am feeling really sassy, put away. Dinner is thawing in the fridge- I froze some soup we had a few weeks ago, so that's dinner tonight. I hate days when I am this tired. Stupid thyroid.
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Post by tcu2003 on Feb 17, 2019 15:48:24 GMT -5
I cleared out 165 articles of kid clothing and shoes to give to a friend whose kid is in the size that C has recently outgrown, so yay! Two full diaper boxes plus a big bag full of stuff.
We had soccer and then a birthday party and then went to my ILs for a bit, so yesterday didn’t see much progress other than dropping off the aforementioned kids clothes between the birthday party and my ILs house.
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Post by debthaven on Feb 17, 2019 15:59:33 GMT -5
This Week Home- Bottle bank/Mon - Shitepile/? Work- Edit P’s script/Mon
- Job 3: do online certification/Mon - Group A: mark 20 grammar tests/Tues+Wed - Group B: mark 20 grammar tests/? I’m off tomorrow to recuperate. I'm hoping to do a few things but we'll see. Some of this may well be put off till the weekend.
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Post by TheOtherMe on Feb 17, 2019 16:16:17 GMT -5
I have come down with a cold today that I didn't have this morning. I am going to cancel my dentist appointment for Monday in the morning. It's not until afternoon. I will take Lucy for her shots on Tuesday. Before the cold hit me, I did clean out the jeans drawer. I got rid of worn out jeans that should have been tossed a long time ago because they are too tattered and full of holes for a 67 year old to wear. I'm not a teenager and can't wear that look. I also got rid of sizes that no longer fit. debthaven I remembered last night that nephew's play had two kids in it. Most of the play took place during a car ride. The kids were siblings in real life as well as in the play. They were supposed to whine and snark at each other but wouldn't do it during rehearsal. The director and the adults were very concerned that would mess up the play. Those kids whined and argued quite well at the play itself. My nephew said he didn't know if he could have dealt with all the arguing in those tones of voices during rehearsals so maybe the kids new something.
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Post by Sharon on Feb 17, 2019 18:03:47 GMT -5
My new grandson made his appearance early Saturday morning. I got the call about 1:45am to head there way and he arrived at 6:54am, 7lb 2oz. I am one tired Grandma. I stayed at there house and took care of my 18month granddaughter, the dog, and the chickens. You forget just how much energy an 18 month has. Then throw in the fact that I was sleeping in a twin bed and their dog, an Australian Shepherd, insisted on sleeping with me.
I had planned on making a hazardous waste run on Saturday now I have to wait. The third Saturday of every month you can take things like motor oil, anti freeze, etc to be disposed of at no cost. I am getting closer to putting the house on the market so wanted to clean out some of that old stuff. Oh well and new baby is worth it.
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Post by debthaven on Feb 17, 2019 18:06:49 GMT -5
Congratulations Sharon !!! Best wishes to you and your growing family!
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Post by TheOtherMe on Feb 17, 2019 18:28:25 GMT -5
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Post by laterbloomer on Feb 17, 2019 19:56:52 GMT -5
Congrats Sharon!
I got the floors vacuumed and mopped, bathroom cleaned properly, dusting done, kitchen cleaned up, and groceries done. Now I want to fold and put away my laundry. Here's hoping my motivation holds out.
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Post by Sharon on Feb 17, 2019 20:10:02 GMT -5
I had planned on getting started on my weekend household chores this afternoon and I did get the litter box changed. That's it besides ordering a pizza to go. Now I am going to take a nice long shower and then just chill. I didn't realize just how tired I am until I sat down.
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