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Post by Unswamping on Aug 10, 2014 2:02:21 GMT -5
Bump for the newbies
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Post by CourageouslyLion SeeksSerenity on Aug 10, 2014 7:24:30 GMT -5
Bindependence Day! "That's when the bin is emptied and you can fill it up again!" (trash bin, garbage bin, rubbish bin, recycle bin, etc).
A good opportunity to bring those bins out to the curb -- so that they can be emptied!
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So that they can be emptied by the ... refuse collector garbage truck rubbish truck bin wagon dustcart dustbin lorry bin lorry bin van (Words in different countries that mean the same thing).
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Post by Arid on Aug 10, 2014 14:06:23 GMT -5
These are *GREAT!!!* I just re-read the entire thread. Betsy Marie's definition of the word "temporarily" had me laughing so hard that I had tears running down my face--and I have "dry eyes!!" !! Arid
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Post by quietbird on Aug 10, 2014 15:27:49 GMT -5
I really like what I've come to see described here as defending - once an area is clean/clear of stuff, fighting to keep it that way. Feeling the need to not even let one out of place thing lie around there. I felt relief when I saw this described because it made my disproportionate feelings of annoyance at my family chucking things in the areas I've fought to clear make sense. I heard someone talk about 'defending' an area and my mind went CLICK. The rest of the house is so chaotic - why get upset because someone keeps insisting on throwing unsorted mail/papers in fruit bowls in the kitchen? Because to feel like things can change, I need to see those areas that have. And also, I want my work respected. Has this been elaborated on elsewhere? Would love to read.
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Post by soapyclean on Aug 11, 2014 0:10:56 GMT -5
Degrees of squalor
Level 1 minor clutter, but you can still have guests Level 2 important household functions (bed, stove, sink, oven, shower, tv, computer) are inaccessible. No one is allowed in. Level 3 pet urine or feces in the home and not picked up quickly Level 4 human urine or feces in the home due to accidents or backed up toilet or broken waste drain pipe. Usually at this level, 1-3 are also present.
In addition to these, I have always divided these in my mind as dry vs wet squalor. Levels 1-2 are dry. There's no rat droppings or urine at these levels. In my mind, a leaky roof, wall, or toilet is level 3 (or perhaps 4) , because it brings moisture and mold (possibly sewage) into the home. Level 4 is obviously wet, as well.
Important to remember is that people have recovered from all these levels. Someone at 3 or 4 might be delighted to reach level 1 and stay there. Others go all the way to level 0, where they erase the evidence daily, and more power to them.
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Post by def6 on Aug 11, 2014 10:33:51 GMT -5
When you haven't cleaned, you are: SOL!
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Post by def6 on Aug 11, 2014 10:36:10 GMT -5
When you haven't posted in a while you are AWOL or you've fallen off the face of the Earth.
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Post by soapyclean on Aug 11, 2014 13:25:56 GMT -5
When you get to go to a friend's clean house or a hotel, that's SHORE LEAVE.
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Post by CourageouslyLion SeeksSerenity on Aug 11, 2014 14:29:13 GMT -5
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Post by CourageouslyLion SeeksSerenity on Sept 16, 2014 22:10:31 GMT -5
floordrobe Derived from floor + wardrobe. (The word "wardrobe" in the sense of a free-standing piece of furniture or armoire -- that you open like a closet and in which you hang up clothes.) Floordrobe -- what results when you use the floor instead of a closet -- Clothing strewn (or piled) on the floor. en.wiktionary.org/wiki/floordrobe
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Post by lostchild on Sept 17, 2014 0:30:31 GMT -5
Too much...what you say when you realize you have two or more of everything you don't need!!! Ie I have too much paperwork!!! I have too much to do!!!
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Post by lostchild on Sept 17, 2014 0:37:43 GMT -5
The breeding grounds: where socks go to do the nasty & create hundreds of singlet socks with no match (For example: Our socks tend to go completely sterile when they are actually in the laundry room - all socks have one mate & no offspring. Once they hit the couch after drying though, it's a free-for-all sock orgy & I can't tell you how many love-children have appeared after the wild sock festivals that go on in broad daylight on my couch. It's disgusting.) I actually found out where lost socks go...washer repair man showed me that the pressure from the spin cycle actually sucks the socks between the outer casing and the inner drum. He removed a drum and over 60 single mingle socks were inside along with keyrings, coins,pens and money...this was in my school laundry and there was also cash... I got to claim it if not claimed...got three hundred bucks out of people who don't empty their pants pockets!!! I bet people will remember to empty pockets!!!
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Post by lostchild on Sept 17, 2014 0:42:46 GMT -5
Doom Room is any room I am avoiding like a cheap ex boyfriend!!!
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Post by CourageouslyLion SeeksSerenity on Sept 17, 2014 3:55:28 GMT -5
Seems to me there should be different scales for amount of stuff and amount of dirt. You ask a good question! There is a thread called "Measuring Squalor, & hoarding or clutter scales." It has five different measuring scales. Here is the direct link: takeonestepatatime.proboards.com/thread/17798/measuring-squalor-hoarding-clutter-scalesYou can find it again by going to the SOS home page (The main forum menu) and then clicking on the "Community Information" section at the top. Inside the "Community Information" section, you'll find "Measuring Squalor, & hoarding or clutter scales". - There is a scale of squalor which is about messiness and uncleanliness.
- The "clutter-hoarding scale" is mainly a scale of clutter and disrepair (which can lead to squalor).
- There is an "image scale" which shows sample photos of sizes of piles -- good for those who are visually oriented.
- There are two different scales of questions about hoarding/discarding/acquiring.
That thread is simply a list of all those different scales, but it doesn't have a discussion feature. Anyone may start a new discussion thread on the General forum with questions about those scales, or asking about additional scales, or suggestions for other ways to measure things. It's always good to ask ourselves these questions. Sometimes a new discussion can cast a fresh eye on things. FYI: This "SOS Dictionary" thread is mainly used as a quick reference guide to terminology here at the site. It's meant to be quickly skimmed through -- for anyone wondering what certain phrases mean. Therefore asking questions here might not get much attention for new discussions. This SOS dictionary thread is open for *everyone* to add new relevant terminology, whether it's something official, or something humorous, or a term you have coined for use in certain situations.
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Post by lostchild on Sept 17, 2014 13:57:27 GMT -5
O.H.I.O. from International OCD
Foundation...called Only Handle It Once
They use this acronym as a standard twhen you are not making final decisions on what happens to an object. You are finding just for now places or or keeping things just in case when the just in case is a remote possibility.
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