Working in Threes (WITS) Friday June 8, 2012

[creativechaos]

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!

[creativechaos]

technically it is still Thursday on the west coast, but it is Friday on the east coast, so i am posting to get a fresh start before bed tonight! join me if you are awake, day or night!

ta da:
deposited paycheck in bank
consigned 5 clothing items
picked up a few things i needed at the storage locker

to do:
paint several aread of sub flooring that i scrubbed in the apt. nextdoor with kilz to try to mask former pet smells (dog pee and poo)
do some dishes
pick up 20 things and deal with them.

[creativechaos]

well, i am on a different plan than what i set out to do.

tada:
primed floor with kilz where the worst pee and poo odor was. hope that works!
packed and carried a box up to the bathroom and unpacked box and put items away.
threw out a cleaning rag, a leaky pair of gloves, and the foam brush used tonight.

to do:
more of anything

ta da:
washed a few dishes
put away some groceries

i am so tired. i hardly got anything done but have to get up at dawn, so i think the best ta da i can give myself now is to go to bed! have a productive and successful day with all you d, including self care, hydration, and taking breaks!
luv, cc

[TheCatsMother]

Creativechaos

Well I think you got lots done - particularly as you were posting so late! on getting rid of the pee and poop smells. I hope you're having a really good night's sleep now. Thanks for starting the thread.



*Cleaned loo
*Cleaned basin
*Gave cats their meds and foods

Now must rush off to work, catch up with everyone later!

[yrwelcome]

Good Morning-

Creativechaos- hope you got a good night's sleep and hope the Kilz masks the pet smell

Tcm- good job getting some cleaning done before work!

Grace- saw your note from last night. I understand now- nurse was just a requirement, not needed for more info... just annoying. Glad it went ok and hope you heal quickly


Ta-da

a.m. maint routine
swept up stray litter by cat box
fresh water to cat's bowls
put new wipe on swiffer so it's ready for next use.


To-do

hair / makeup
meditation
write quick note
stamp , address, and put out for mail delivery



Hoping for a peaceful and productive day for us all!

[charis]

Thanks for starting the thread, CreativeC

Have a good day at work. catsmother. WTG doing the swish-and-swipe in the loo before work

yrwelcome, Yay for maintenance routine! The cat box monster will seldom cause icky things to cling to bottom of your socks!

tada
dailies: bussed breakfast dishes, made bed, fed dogs, took recycling to garage
getting ready: hair done, nails done, pair of linen pants ironed. I don't like casual Fridays when they want people to be sporty and country clubby
checked work email and online reports.

todo
get dressed, do makeup, finish packing lunch
leave for work on time and come back on time
walk work breaks with coworker

Yay it's Friday Have a very productive and happy one

[babz25]

Everyone....sorry, have to call scroll back amnesty, gotta get son to school on time!


breakfast made and eaten
son ready for school
all beds made


get son to school ON TIME
dishes
fold load in dryer/do the switch

[Starflower]

Great job everyone! Hope we all have a great day!

TADA
.breakfast
.bath
.dressed2shoes

.put out a few bags of donations for pickup at noon. Yahoo!

TODO
.rest my back
.lunch

[Dee]

good morning looks like everyone is accomplishing great things today!

my progress, then picking up from yesterday:

ta-da:

[x] make bed
[x] coffee
[x] drive

[x] get dressed
[x] empty another box
[x] wash l*zy susan

to-do:

[_] feed cat
[_] laundry:

[_] fold darks from yesterday [ 1 | 2 ]
[_] empty bucket in backyard
[_] cold wash to washer

[_] cold wash to line
[_] ...
[_] ...

[_] visit with friend:

[x] stop for boxes
[x] pick friend up

[x] move stuff:

[x] box spring
[x] shelf
[_] cat

[_] drop friend off

[_] empty car:

[_] empty armrest bin
[_] trash out of trunk
[_] pull & launder mats

[_] errands:

[_] goodwill
[_] library
[_] post office

notes:

[_] work monday 8a

[babz25]

Hope you are having a great friday at work, Charis!!! Yay!! Weekend is coming!!! Great job on your tadas, dee, good luck with the rest of your list, hope you are feeling good today, starflower!!


FINALLY got the dishes done
got ds to school on time, and dd to gymnastics on time
folded clothes in dryer and did the switch


cook the chicken for dinner
straighten living room and playroom
straighten front hall

[einsteinsdesk]

Guests will be arriving in an hour and a half. Need to list to prioritize the work.

Tada
bought party supplies
went to work
took child out for ice cream
straightened couch
swept up LR
washed a few dishes

todo
clean bathroom
finish dishes
sweep kitchen
mop up worst spots
order the pizza
set out the snacks

[grace]

Einsteinsdesk- it looks like we are both entertaining tonight! I hope things come along enough for you to feel comfortable having people over!

EEK! As far as my place goes, it still needs so much work. People will be here for the start of Game Night at 730PM but some are known for coming early. Plus there are a couple of people that have never been to my house before that are coming...

There may have to be a last minute bag it up and hide it in the back room event around here.

TaDa:
went to alanon
work meeting this morning
coached my kids through cleaning a few things up

ToDo:
have someone take my christmas boxes to the basement from the dining room
clear off dining room table
have someone take paintings downstairs from the dining room where they are leaning against the wall

clear off radiator cover so people can put drinks/food plates onto it
sweep
organize dog stuff so it doesn't look so sloppy
check for anything else out of place in there

spend five minutes cleaning the bathroom so it is presentable enough

OK- that is 7 things, not three... Time to get going!

Gracie

[TheCatsMother]

Evening everyone,

Gracie and Einsteinsdesk, I hope your respective parties went/are going well

Dee, what a lot you've got on your plate with all the moving stuff, at l*zy Susan!

Starflower good going on the self care, I hope you managed to give your back a good rest.

Babz managing to get so much done despite your neighbour's best efforts

Charis, I hope you had a good day at work in your smart clothes

Yrwelcome, nice work on the feline hygiene, I need to sharpen up on sweeping up stray cat litter!
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Evening t

Washed up
Washed load of dishcloths etc and hung up to dry
Opened all post and disposed of debris appropriately, some recycled, some shredded.

Suspect keyboard is getting an attackt of the uncontrollable TTTT ttyping, it's iether a sticky key or just possibly a virus but it does seem to get better when I have a go at cleaning the T key with a (dry) paintbrush. Very annoying.

[yrwelcome]

Good Evening-


Great job getting the mail sorted right away TheCatsMother!


I just had a spontaneous healing of the hot water valve in my shower- It's suddenly working again! The second plumber(referred by the first, ) came to check it out, and it ran just fine! He gave me his card, and said to call him if it acts up again - no charge for visit and no expensive plumbing repair. Yippee!

Ta-da

wiped up spot on kitchen floor even though I will be mopping the whole floor this weekend.

wrote note to uncle and mailed it.

evening litter scoop


T0-do

go to Store to see if more big planters have come in (for driveway beautification project)

clear top of office desk

walk dogs

[charis]

catsmother--when I type the word "pants" I forget that to people outside the United States that means "underwear" . Now that would indeed be a casual Friday. Good job on kitchen work.
yrwelcome-yay for small plumbing miracle at your house

hope you are enjoying your guests grace and einstein

babz, kudos for getting everyone everywhere on time and cooking them dinner and washing their duds too

dee-hope rrands went well this afternoon

starflower--Woohoo for getting bags out for donation

tada
left work on time
went grocery shopping
unpacked groceries

todo
exercise
evening routine
make todo list for Saturday