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Post by ohblondie on Apr 24, 2015 13:59:20 GMT -5
OK - Friday afternoon is a good time to start the weekend thread!
I am leaving work and headed to the airport to pick up my dear aunt. She spent the winter in Florida and picked a COLD day to come back home.
Then headed home....not sure what I plan on tackling tonight. Might just relax and start tackling in the am.....
We have two bathrooms upstairs. One was totally crammed full of boxes and was unusable. We rarely used the bathroom because the shower leaks and the sink is in a dark corner- hard to do hair and makeup in the dark. THursday morning my son decided, out of the blue, to empty out the bathroom. he also cleared out hte boxes stacked in the hallway. He put everything in my daughters room. with the stuff my other son brought up from the basement.
So at some point over the weekend I want to scrub that bathroom from TOP TO BOTTOM!!! That will give us at the least, a second toilet. Maybe the boys will use that bathroom as they dont spend much time on hair and makeup. And I want to clean out the hallway. Sweep the floor and try to clean it with murphys oil soap. I am sure I will find all kinds of missing items in those boxes.
So climb aboard and join me on the weekend adventure train!!
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Post by dtesposito on Apr 24, 2015 16:18:13 GMT -5
Oh yeah, it's Friday! Thanks for starting a new thread, ohblondie. I hope your son will help you with all the boxes he emptied out of the bathroom! Sounds like your poor daughter has been voted out of the house. I've been home for a couple of hours now, and have been lollygagging around (another strange word--I don't know why all these words I never use are popping into my head all of a sudden!). I did call my friend in the hospital and talked to her for quite a while, then I got a call from my "decluttering" client, and I had started the crockpot dish as soon as I got home--it should be finished in another hour or so. I didn't clean out the rest of the fridge yet, though. What I'd like to do next is go around to each room and fine-tune the decluttering. What I mean by that is, I have a picture in my mind of how the room looks when everything is put away. What happens over time, though, is that I'll add something--like something on my desk that I have to work on, so I leave it out, I don't consider it clutter because I need to do something with it. Now I have stuff like that in the kitchen, the DR, bedroom, main desk...until it starts to look more cluttered--even though they are not actually clutter in that they're not waiting to be put away, they're waiting to be handled. So I'm going to around and look at each room with fresh eyes, and see what things have been added that could be worked on. I want to do this step before cleaning the floors. I also want to do laundry tonight, and the sooner I start the more likely everything will be dry by morning. Diane
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Post by TML on Apr 24, 2015 18:31:24 GMT -5
Yay!!! Thanks for starting the thread ohblondie dtesposito Diane - what is cooking in the crockpot?
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Post by TML on Apr 24, 2015 18:35:22 GMT -5
Where to start.... I have three days to make a dent in it all.
I think I will start with the every popular laundry and trash.
I also have to redo some laundry in mt fold me. One edge of mt fold me became a nest for first mate kitty and that whole section needs to go back in the wash. One of my main goals for this weekend is to get my laundry under control.
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Post by dtesposito on Apr 24, 2015 20:05:58 GMT -5
Hello TML! My crockpot dish is done, and it's okay. I decided to go with an Italian flavor this time instead of my usual cumin, and I think I'm sorry. I should just admit that I love cumin and that it's okay to put it into everything! I used up all my left overs--carrots, green beans, green pepper, some frozen mixed veggies, a spicy veggie burger (too spicy to eat on its own with my presumed ulcer) a can of tomato soup, a can of garbanzo beans. Plus some chopped onions, garlic, and Italian seasoning. It's good, a bit strong tasting, but I have some cooked frozen pasta I can add next time to cut it a little. I have 4 or 5 more servings after the one I ate tonight for dinner.
I went through my apartment and identified some things I needed to clear out, so things look a little neater. Haven't really done any cleaning today, just other stuff--oh, I did just start my load of laundry, much later than I wanted to.
Diane
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Post by jendela on Apr 24, 2015 20:31:05 GMT -5
Happy weekend everyone! Thanks for staring this thread ohblondie. Diane, your casserole sounds good and a creative way to use that veggie burger. TML good luck for your plans. I hope that I can make a 'dent' too! I have started by emptying the dehumidifier and rearranging washing on the clothes horse. I am also soaking a favorite long sleeve whit tee that has a nasty yellow stain around the neck. I am hoping that I will be able to shift this stain
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Post by dtesposito on Apr 24, 2015 21:45:25 GMT -5
Hello jendela, looks like laundry is on everyone's agenda. I just hung up mine to finish drying, and I filled the crockpot with soapy water to soak.
Now I have to start my end of day jobs and shortly after will get to bed. If I wake up early enough tomorrow morning I'll make an early grocery store trip. Otherwise it'll have to wait until Sunday AM.
Diane
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Post by jendela on Apr 24, 2015 21:51:08 GMT -5
Hi Diane, good work. I am lucky to have been able to do my grocery shopping yesterday.
Right now I am trying to sort through some of the papers on my desk - at least a few have been filed away or tossed. So many good ideas but not enough time....
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Post by lucie on Apr 25, 2015 2:28:18 GMT -5
I have already posted my Friday stuff on a weekday thread, here goes Saturday morning: dusted hovered cleaned the bathromm cleaned the toilet scrubbed the mould for a marble cake so now it is much cleaner than when I took it out of the cupboard. few more cakes and it will be as good as new. watered plants in tha basement took down extra chairs from the attic prepared extra dishes
to do: clean the bathroom bin I am soaking now change towells set the table (no, I am not doing that at 9 am)
And after the visitors come, there will be more to do. Apart from spending time with them, it would be a lot of dish washing. I am glad the weather is nice - nearly summery today - so we can go for a walk in the afternoon. They want to show their children the Old town.
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Post by lucie on Apr 25, 2015 3:46:46 GMT -5
The bin is clean and drying, I changed towells and set the table - maybe a little early, but I got a text they are on their way, so I wanted to be ready in case they are a bit earlier than usual. And I also washed the few dishes used this morning. Every piece counts today.
The last thing to do before they come is to fill the water jug.
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Post by dtesposito on Apr 25, 2015 7:44:14 GMT -5
Good morning everyone--lucie, I hope you're having a wonderful time with your visitors!
Well, so much for my grocery trip plans, it's raining this morning. So, more time to work at home, I guess. This morning I'll aim for doing the fridge cleanout that didn't happen yesterday.
Diane
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Post by dtesposito on Apr 25, 2015 9:19:13 GMT -5
So, in true fashion, I did everything BUT the fridge. I made my bed, did pet care, PEEPed everywhere, swept the problem areas, put dry laundry away from yesterday and got my bag ready for work. Will I get to the fridge this morning? Diane
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Post by TML on Apr 25, 2015 9:40:08 GMT -5
lucie I hope you have a good time with your company. It is always nice to have people visit (with plenty of warning) Diane - I need to work on my fridge some too today. We can work on it together crawled out of bed.... heading out to get breakfast so far a slow start to the day Hi Everyone I fed kitty. I had breakfast and found my debit card so a decent start for the day. I had some toast with marmalade. I also fixed a broken bracelet. So I am home for the day and need to focus on getting some stuff done. First up is laundry and trash - Trash: Laundry: wash - dry - fold - put away - get stuff ready for dry cleaner- Paper sort: Work on old computers: Pick up house and put stuff away: Fridge Clean up: Meal plan:
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Post by shellsncheese on Apr 25, 2015 10:53:25 GMT -5
Good morning (just barely made it)-
My sleep patterns stink lately. I've been waking up way to early for an hour or so and then I'm groggy at a normal time to get up, so I end up sleeping way to late. Thursday I was able to force myself out of bed early and got a ton done, today, I slept until 11:30.
I have to run to meet someone to sell a CL item, but I'll be back to work along in a few.
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Post by openwindows on Apr 25, 2015 12:16:30 GMT -5
Still searching for a thread that challenges and motivates me, maybe a general weekend project is it.
Today and tomorrow I'm tackling the "current" clothes situation in my and daughters room and establishing a donation plan for the backlogged things. I'll pop back later with an update on what was accomplished.
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