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Post by mlecampbel on Oct 29, 2008 8:18:32 GMT -5
This is the Working in Threes Thread (W.I.T.)
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.
Remember - if you are tired or sick or injured or
depressed or overwhelmed, 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 three 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 mlecampbel on Oct 29, 2008 8:23:31 GMT -5
Good morning. It's my day to get things around the house accomplished. Ta Da's: 1. Got my family out the door.  2. Checked, forwarded, and answered all e-mail 3. Did a Numbrix puzzle on the internet To Do's: My ultimate goal today is to work on paper clutter -- it's everywhere! 1. Wii Fit exercising 2. Shower 3. Breakfast mle |
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Post by snailspace on Oct 29, 2008 9:02:12 GMT -5
Good Morning, mle and those on the way!
tas:
got up
pet chores
put away the dry dishes
tos now: (10 am)
clear off desk and wrap b-day present
drink some water/eat something
dishes
shower
tos noon:
errands to post office and dr's office
reminder this evening:
fish tanks!
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Post by wantinmore on Oct 29, 2008 9:02:58 GMT -5
Hi mle....Great job getting your family out the door and your e-mail delt with... It sounds as if we are in the same boat today....I have tons of stuff that needs to be done.  Hi snailspace! We must have been posting at the same time tadas... kiddos off to school placed Schwans order folded a load of laundry todos.... unload dishwasher load dishwasher *clean out crock-pot* |
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Post by snailspace on Oct 29, 2008 9:03:35 GMT -5
It occurs to me I have no idea if my tos list is reasonable in a two hour time frame.
?!
Guess the only way to tell is to get started.
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Post by snailspace on Oct 29, 2008 10:04:22 GMT -5
Good Morning, wantinmore!
as of 11 am:
*put all the dishes on to soak, didn't try to wash them
*had a cookie and some water
*cleared off desk, filled out card, wrapped present, addressed envelope and got it all ready to mail
11-12:
*shower, dress, jewelry, hair
*maybe do a couple of the dishes
*leave at noon
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Post by wantinmore on Oct 29, 2008 10:10:12 GMT -5
I bet you will be glad you got a start on the dishes, Snailspace.
tadas...
dishwasher unloaded
dishwasher loaded
*crock pot washed*
pots and pans washed
todos...
put pots and pans away
wipe counter
fold laundry
and
put away laundry
vacuum downstairs
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Post by mlecampbel on Oct 29, 2008 10:42:22 GMT -5
Hello, snailspace and wantinmore! Snailspace, hope you have been able to get all of your "To Do's" accomplished before leaving. Wantinmore, you are doing great -- keep up the good work and good pace! Ta Da's: 1. Had breakfast 2.  1.  Wish I could do's: 1. Wii Fit exercising! I teach computers, but I can't get the Wii Fit to come up on the TV screen. Now I know how my mom feels about computers! How frustrating.  BIG To Do: 1. Tackle the paper tiger on the living room table  "Talk" to you later, mle |
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Post by notsomessyshell on Oct 29, 2008 11:18:42 GMT -5
Good morning all. Snailspace you can do it!
Tadas:
Got up on time!
Got son up, fed and to school.
Picked up 3 things and put them away.
Todos:
Dishes before work.
Work.
Laundry after work.
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Post by cando on Oct 29, 2008 12:07:01 GMT -5
MessyShelby--Glad you're "getting back on track". 
Mle--Guess I'll join you in the papers...
Here goes:
1)spend 15 minutes in eating area...doing what? papers, papers, papers!
2)Same as above.
3)Same tame.
CD 
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Post by notsomessyshell on Oct 29, 2008 13:04:09 GMT -5
Tadas:
Dishes done.
Laundry folded and put away!
Picked up more stuff as I went and put it all away or tossed it.
Todos:
Ready for work.
Work.
Banking again.
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Post by cando on Oct 29, 2008 13:26:40 GMT -5
MessyShelby--Great job on laundry, dishes & picking shtuff up!!! 
Mle--how you doing on the papers? This pile that I started with is so very slow going... stressful stuff, but I am trying not to think about it really, just trying to find places to put the important stuff--which is quite a lot of this stack. That is why this pile is where it is next to my laptop on my kitchen table. BUT, I don't want it there anymore and must make a better system. So, back to doing what I should have been doing... Filing cabinet which is in the Office of Doom & my Office in a Bag. Lots of stuff just have to be kept... letters re: changes with mortgage, etc. etc. Some stuff requires actions, but time consuming & don't want to do that now. Some were bills... Ich!!!!!! Has to be done...I want my eating area back!!! At least temporarily until we can switch to using the dining room. The kids are old enough now that they shouldn't be spilling as often so we are planning on turning the Eating Area into a computer area.... But, for now...we'll take back as our Eating Area. Baby Steps, baby steps...
Tadas:
1)15 minutes of paper h*ll -- 7 papers/magazine = Recycle bag, 12 papers filed.
2)15 more minutes of above -- 10 papers = recycle bag, 7 papers = shred bag, 5 papers filed
3)15 more minutes -- 1 paper in trash, 10 papers filed, 4 papers into recycle bag, 1 paper in shred bag.
Todos:
Now don't be surprised, but PAPER DECLUTTERING IN EATING AREA!!!
1)15 minutes
2)15 minutes
3)15 minutes
Total time spent decluttering will be 1 1/2 hours. plus, time putting stuff in file cabinet which I am doing every time the timer rings & I stop decluttering... I will stop after this & do some other things.
CD
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Post by notsomessyshell on Oct 29, 2008 13:36:52 GMT -5
Tadas:
Cleaned stove hood..ick.
Wiped off cabinets above stove.
Made bed.
Todos:
Get to work.
Etc....
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Post by mlecampbel on Oct 29, 2008 13:52:18 GMT -5
Cando, we must be twins -- all those nasty papers that seem to breed and multiply! I keep telling people to e-mail me the information and NOT give me a paper with the information on it; I can never find it when I need it anyway... I am very fortunate that the weather has been nice, because we eat out back on the patio every night -- every other table has been taken over by papers. It sounds as if we have the same office too. I like your name for yours, "Office of Doom." We call our house, "Casa Chaos." Keep up the paper work (you are doing really well!), and I'll try to keep up with you -- after I take a little break.  Ta-Da's 1. Decluttered the living room table -- can see wood :-) 2. Fixed printer 3. Laundry -- in and out and in Reward: Spa and shower  To Do: 1. Put sorted papers away! 2. Make a list of daughters' chores BEFORE they get home 3. Put away books in office "Talk" to you later, mle |
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Post by notsomessyshell on Oct 29, 2008 14:07:58 GMT -5
Tadas:
Make up on.
Tossed 1 empty mascara tube and nasty q-tips from make up case.
Found important paper needed by Friday!
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