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Post by Ally on May 6, 2012 6:45:06 GMT -5
This is the Working in Threes (W.I.T.) Thread
EVERYONE IS WELCOME, especially if you've never posted before!
The guidelines are simple:
-  Do some little thing to make your house less squalorous.
- Do one more little thing.
- Do another little thing.
- Once you have 3 things done, post them here!
- Post the next 3 things you plan on doing.
-  Go forth and conquer, return and post again.
- You aren't required to do the 3 things you had planned on --
just get any 3 things done and then post proudly.
Remember - if you are tired or sick or injured or
depressed or overwhelmed,
    
or just need to break your tasks down into something manageable,
you are in the right place!
If the next 15 minutes consists of:
- Looked at hopeless living room and felt like crying
- Decided you could take empty pop can to kitchen
- Put away phone book
- Picked up fast food wrappers on coffee table and put them in trash
. . . YOU HAVE ACHIEVED THREE-DOM !!!
You could post:
Ta-Da's
- Took pop can to kitchen
- Put away phone book
- Threw away McDonald's wrappers
Then your To-Do's:
- Bring plates and glasses to kitchen
- Put dirty socks in hamper
- Bring folded towels to linen closet and put away.
Whether you do those 3 to-do's,
or something completely different,
once you've gotten 3, come back and post.
  
Remember to take breaks  and drink water. Drinking water counts as a Ta-da! 
If you can notice what the person before you did, it might cheer them up to hear from you.
 
Go forth, have fun, and be generous to yourself with the Ta-das.
YOU DESERVE THEM!
 
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Post by Ally on May 6, 2012 7:12:22 GMT -5
Good morning everyone! Since DD is only home for about 11 days, I am taking it a little slower with the housework. It'll all be waiting for me whan she leaves  . I hope to do something fun with her today. Update: Ta-da's: Made the pies I was planning on making last night Filled up the chicken waterer Started the thread To-do: Make/eat breakfast Clean up mess from making pies Get cleaned up and dressed |
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Post by charis on May 6, 2012 8:20:45 GMT -5
I am glad you are able to enjoy your DD's time at home, ally.
It rained almost and inch and a half overnight here--maybe our newly laid sod in the backyard has a chance
tada
dailies so far: bussed breakfast dishes, emptied dehumidifier, fed dogs
changed bedsheets
cleaned out purse and tossed a pair of shoes to keep up with "one in one out" policy
todo
get dressed
take laundry upstairs and start load
make short and not too expensive list of plants for back yard and stock tank
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Post by notahappycamper on May 6, 2012 9:08:27 GMT -5
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Post by einsteinsdesk on May 6, 2012 9:27:45 GMT -5
Morning everyone!
Tadas
woke up
put muffins in the oven
made coffee
todos
separate laundry
wash breakfast dishes
make bed
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Post by notahappycamper on May 6, 2012 9:39:57 GMT -5
Awake now. Good morning to all!  slept a good nine hours, with only a couple of potty time wake ups coffee and meds sorted meds into pill box for week  finish cleaning and reassemble vac finish vacuuming living room take and post picture in "Panic" thread of lovely cleanish livingroom  |
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Post by notahappycamper on May 6, 2012 11:10:27 GMT -5
sorted through and discarded a big bag of clothes etc had breakfast (blueberry waffles) drank water finish cleaning and reassemble vac finish vacuuming living room take and post picture in "Panic" thread of lovely cleanish livingroom
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Post by notahappycamper on May 6, 2012 12:07:25 GMT -5
finish cleaning and reassemble vac finish vacuuming living room take and post picture in "Panic" thread of lovely cleanish livingroom wash delicates forage for lunch attack desk
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Post by MessedUpFedUp on May 6, 2012 12:08:31 GMT -5
Ta-Da!
Took shower - first since Wednesday night, or Thurs.
Made coffee and had a cup - instead of forgetting it's brewed
Moved new hair barrettes from kitchen table to bathroom
To Do:
Put laundry in dryer
Move shoes (3 pair) from Living Room to bedroom
Scoop cat box
After really stressful work week I'm sleepy and shakey. Also probably side effects of new meds. Discouraged today.
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Post by notahappycamper on May 6, 2012 12:53:15 GMT -5
Ta-Da! Took shower - first since Wednesday night, or Thurs. Made coffee and had a cup - instead of forgetting it's brewed Moved new hair barrettes from kitchen table to bathroom To Do: Put laundry in dryer Move shoes (3 pair) from Living Room to bedroom Scoop cat box After really stressful work week I'm sleepy and shakey. Also probably side effects of new meds. Discouraged today.  Hi Girl! Congrats on your first post  You sound just like me before the Zoloft kicked in. Personal hygiene suffers from inadequately treated depression, it did with me anyway, and it just snowballed from there. Snowballed to the whole house and my car, and my beloved kitties. I'm doing better on the personal stuff, but still have a ways to go. And the house....well, I'm HERE, aren't I? Drink water. Eat something tasty and not too unhealthy. Nap. Celebrate your TADA's and make reasonable TODO's. Know that you can always come here for support  |
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Post by seashell on May 6, 2012 13:49:01 GMT -5
Hi, everyone! Ally, thanks for starting the thread. I hope you have a good time with your DD. Charis, I wish you could send some of that rain this way! Good job on dailies and other tasks, especially on tossing those shoes! Camper, Yay for getting such a good night's sleep. And Hurrah for "lovely, cleanish living room." AND for getting rid of a bag of clothes! You are really on the go. Einsteinsdesk, I've got to come over for breakfast sometime. I love muffins. Girl! Good job on self-care by showering! I'm moving slowly today--can't believe it's almost 2:00. switched laundry to dryer started another load of laundry emptied dishwasher, reloaded and started hang up clean laundry clear off sofa clear off LR chair |
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Post by charis on May 6, 2012 13:51:20 GMT -5
meangirl. WTG for getting through a stressful work week and gearing up to do a few things happycamper, I am going to head straight over to look at pics of your living room; you have done so much hard work already tada dropped off grass roller at hardware store dropped empty pallets from yesterday's sod back at nursery called my mother and answered some work email todo put laundry in dryer sweep driveway walk
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Post by einsteinsdesk on May 6, 2012 14:07:52 GMT -5
tada
ate breakfast & drank coffee
washed breakfast dishes
sorted laundry
made bed
todo
go to bank
go to laundromat
on return, put up clothes
take out trash
put oil in car
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Post by charis on May 6, 2012 15:26:53 GMT -5
See you when you return form your errands, einstein tada swept driveway and back patio got out ingredients for lentil soup and put brown rice for tomorrow in microwave put laundry in dryer todo chop veggies for the mirepoix for lentil soup fold dryer load iron clothes for next week at work and also DS's uniform |
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Post by Ally on May 6, 2012 15:41:16 GMT -5
Hi Charis,
WTG for getting that outside sweeping done!
I've been dragging lately, feeling tired, overwhelmed, unmotivated.
I just was reading some posts and think I need to get back on track by starting small. That's what WIT is all about isn't it?
To-do:
Take dirty dish that is siltting beside me to the kitchen
Toss 3 or more items in the kitchen
Put away 10 items from the dishwasher.
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