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Post by CourageouslyLion SeeksSerenity on Nov 18, 2008 5:37:09 GMT -5
The purpose of this thread:
To post our hopes/goals and desqualoring progress on a day-to-day basis.
The goal of this daily thread:
We're here to be accountable for ourselves and accomplish stuff (no matter how small the task). If we succeed or fail, we know there'll be someone always looking out for us and posting supportive comments/responses, (i.e., those who participate are paying attention and following up on the progress of others who participate).
Participation requirements:
None. Just jump in and join in whenever you feel like it!
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Post by CourageouslyLion SeeksSerenity on Nov 18, 2008 5:39:53 GMT -5
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Post by DJ on Nov 18, 2008 8:03:52 GMT -5
eeek happy birthday to you celeste, thank ya cl for keeping track of info too:>
thanks for starting the list this morning cl:)
it's a lovely 4:30 am morning... got up at 3:30 with mancreature.. curled up bed with tea he made me and took meds. showered. warmer. moisturised. feeling human.
called for cab
rheumatologist appointment.. need to leave at 7:30
before then i want to get ready to go- paperwork, bag, homework to do in waiting roomget maintenance done-
bathroom-swishswipe, scoop and sprinkle catbox, sweep and swiffer floor
bedroom-made bed, tossed trash, straightened, swiffered mat
hallway-tidied up
bathroom-swishnswipe, sweepnswiffer, scoopednsprinkled catbox, put out new candles
diningroom-cleared off table, tossed stuff
livingroom-cleared off coffee table, fluffed couch
kitchen-unloaded n reloaded dishwasher, wiped down counters, swept n swiffered
frontporch-swept
cats-fed n watered
ferrets-litterboxes scooped, food n water
percy- has food and water, mean as ever
fish-fed
plants
vacuum
mail
take down garbage
homework
law
bio
polisci
geo
work on doomroom
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Post by eagle on Nov 18, 2008 8:38:57 GMT -5
Happy birthday, Celeste & Celeste's Sock Puppet. I hope you both have a great day with mom home, and all. Thanks for starting the thread, Lioness. Djollydjolan, I hope your doctor appointment goes well. My day was too full to get everything on my list done yesterday. The cleaning up around the basement floors in son's house was left undone. But the washer & dryer sold & are out and I'd be cleaning the floor again if I had done it before hand, anyway. I did get the taller weeds pulled, but noticed a few shorter more difficult to handle ones while I was at it. I will try and get the other things done this afternoon during my break from the restaurant. I need to bring a broom & dust pan over, as well as thick leather gloves to pull those other weeds. I also want to get a broken window fixed. The renters pick up the keys Thursday night, so I want to get everything done today & tomorrow, if I can. Hubby bought the parts to fix the storm door, so he will probably help get that fixed & with a little luck, we can get the window out & over to the glazier in short order. Granddaughter's letter came yesterday, so I'll be writing her back today, too. So, I guess I better write that list out in list form, or I'll lose track of all the ToDo's.... eagle's Tuesday  morning wake-up (6:23 after Hubby) routine (I'm usually up before him, so he put on the coffee today) washed a dish (too tired last night to stand, let alone wash a dish after the Women's Club, which lasted way too long last night) laundry: folded & put away some clean laundry (yeah, it'd be funny if I folded & put away dirty laundry, wouldn't it?) laundry: started a load in the dryer checked the mail (we forgot to check the mail yesterday - Hooray, a letter from granddaughter. She told me it was coming and to imagine a picture of a cricket when I read it. Obviously she wrote about a cricket.) shower & wash hair  laundry: finish putting away the rest of the clean laundry (now in dryer) tidy a room soak feet Yoga throw something away donate something go to work & begin ToDo List there - continue paper reduction project (started last week)
- work on tax forms due for business (payroll taxes are a day late - horrors)
- banking
- time cards & payroll data entry
- pay some bills
- continue office organization project (started last week) - actually the paper reduction is part of that, but I want something a bit more visible
take a break from restaurant & begin ToDo List at son's house - Fix storm door
- Check window - what's needed to remove & replace glass?
second cleaning of inside of freezer & check refrigerator for odors
- sweep & mop basement floor
- get bathroom light to come on (son told me the trick)
- mop basement floor
- clean basement bathroom
- wear leather gloves to work in yard - pull weeds, attend to potted plants (hopefully the 21 degree weather today has not already cracked the few clay pots)
pay some bills at home 15 minutes in home office WRITE TO GRANDDAUGHTER & include a photo or sticker or something eye catching for her I wasn't as ambitious as my list - didn't get as much done as I wanted. I did manage to fix the storm window, as it was easy. I also got the kitchen window out (and put it back in) and that was easy. But I didn't get it fixed, because there was noone in town who actually fixes windows on the same day you deliver it to them. I can't leave the window gaping open indefinitely. Hubby called his cousin (the one who put in our new floor & he said he'd do it, but he never called back to confirm a time to meet.) |
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Post by lessismore on Nov 18, 2008 11:16:34 GMT -5
 YAY! Happy Birthday Celeste!!!   Hope you have a wonderful day!!! Crunch time for me (again)--five days til move. weigh  load dishwasherwipe kitchen counterstake medsshowerlaundry start to finish 1 (in progress) laundry start to finish 2 finish packing/purging office pack/purge linen closet pack/purge coat closetpack/purge bathroom 1 pack/purge bathroom 2 pack/purge entertainment center l itter boxespick up more boxesfeed/water petstrash outwork on/finish thesis corrections healthy foodcheering you all on!!
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Post by hypatia on Nov 18, 2008 12:02:46 GMT -5
Happy birthday Celeste!  eagle - My grandmother still writes to me every week, I'm in my mid-30s. We live on opposite sides of the country now and it means so much to me when I open my mailbox and have a letter from her.  I have a meeting today that will take up most of my time  but I still hope to get a few things done. I'll make a list, so I have some options to choose from. I think I'm going to focus on the kitchen today.  prep business package #1 prep business package #2 prep business labels shower & dress go to meeting laundry - diapers laundry - me unload dishwasher reload & start dishwasher laundry - kitchen towels & cloths clear off kitchen island clear empty boxes out of the kitchen take out kitchen trash take out recyclables clear extra recyclables off of counters 15 minutes cleaning in kitchen |
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Post by Marie on Nov 18, 2008 13:00:20 GMT -5
Hey everyone. I have a 6yearold birthday party sleepover on Friday. My house was clean-ish last week but not maintained, and I have a ton to do. Hopefully I can pull it together with a little help here.
Living room/dining room:
clear chairs of clutter
clear tables of clutter
clear desk of clutter
wipe down tables and desktops
sweep clutter out of corners and from behind furniture and sort
sweep floor
mop
take out trash
Kitchen
clean counters
declutter counters 15 minutes a day
wipe down appliance fronts
empty sink daily and clean it
empty dishrack
take out trash
sweep/mop
Laundryroom
wash, reboot, wash...PUTAWAY
sweep/mop
move in the cat box - get it out of guest bathroom (ew)
Bathroom 1
Clean toilet
clean tub
clean counter
clean mirrors
ensure paper supply
wash towels and rehang
sweep/mop
Bathroom 2
clean toilet
replace toilet lid that fell off last week
clean tub
put in clean paper
clean counter
clean mirrors
sweep/mop
sweep off front porch
clean up daughters room and get together linens for beds
have kids clean the tv room downstairs
That is seeming like a lot.
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Post by AnnieOkie on Nov 18, 2008 14:11:57 GMT -5
Happy, happy birthday to Celeste!!! OMGosh look at all that you ladies have done!! Busy, busy day at work.... Ta Da's -Up, shower, meds, ready for work. -Breakfast for all. -Made my bed. -Son's scout uniform ready. To Do's -Get milk on way home from work. -Supper. -Dishes. -Fold load in dryer..put away. -Wash and dry load of scrubs. -Supervise homework. -Scout fundraiser money ready to turn in. |
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Post by cando on Nov 18, 2008 14:32:04 GMT -5
Happy Birthday, Celeste!Y'all are all doing great!
Today's Tadas: Some of these may seem like tiny things...but for me may not be soo tiny....
[b]1)dressed2shoes
2)took DD to school
3)attempted walk with puppy, but just not happenin' today.
4)took DS to school
5)walked with DAngelDog for 17 minutes (couldn't quite reach the 20 mark...)
6)folded/hung load of laundry
7)put that load away
8)moved load into dryer
9)folded/hung that load of laundry
10)put that load away
11)put away folded blanket that was sitting on top of couch -- got out folding chair to stand on & put it in top of hallway closet. No more waiting for DH or DS to do it since they don't need to get a chair. No more just having it thrown up there any ole way by DS or DH.
12)gathered some hangars from DD's & DS's room
13)earlier this morning--swiped area between toilet seat & lid of front bathroom toilet
14)swiped front bathroom sink & area of sink counter in front of sink
15)ditto #13 & #14 above for back bathroom
16)put another load in the washer
17)filed DS & DD's report cards in file cabinet in Office of Doom rather than leaving them out for a few years in pile, bag, box or whatever....
18)put away hydrogen peroxide that was left out in front bathroom
19)called re: sweatpants, again. ARGGHH! agravating issue... so shtupid!
20)made change to calendar---change of DS's high school graduation date
21)called DMom with new date
22)called DMIL with new date
23)returned call re: DSil
24)drank 2 glasses of water
25)washed 2 sinkfuls of dishes
26)As I posted on the "smell" creative challenge:
In my eating area... I stepped on something and heard a faint hiss & then the smell of spray paint. Yep, stepped on a can at just the right spot... There were 2 cans of spray paint that my DH had bought & said belonged to the Boy Scout troop. He asked me to please return them for him. I tried returning them months ago, but no response about them. So, I had to get rid of that smell, so put that bag with the spray paint cans into another bag & put it with the giveaway stuff.
I'm not tellin' DH....
27)picked up DD & got her a quick bite to eat & then dropped her off at school again
28)picked up DS from school
29)went thru today's mail...mostly junk
30)went halfway thru a bag of stuff from the eating area. It has a bag of stuff inside it that I just started on. When I get thru that bag then I'll be done with that bag from the dining room
31)picked up DD from school
32)sent email to DH re: possibly incorrect date for Memphis contingent to come in town to attend DS's Eagle Court of Honor in Jan. or Feb. I thought we were going to combine with his best friend and have it around their high school graduation in June... Hmmmm.
33)took DS to meet with District Boy Scout Leader to get his Eagle project approved. What could have been grueling interview for my DS went very well. DS had done everything himself, expresses himself well & is quick thinker... So, Yay! he got it signed off on. This leader was the 4th and final signature that he had to get in order to execute his project.
CD  [/b]
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Post by AnnieOkie on Nov 18, 2008 20:44:17 GMT -5
Look at you go cando!!!
To Do's from today
-Get milk on way home from work.-Done, but after supper.
-Supper.-Done.
-Dishes.-Done.
-Fold load in dryer..put away.-Done, not all put away yet.
-Wash and dry load of scrubs.-Done, in dryer now.
-Supervise homework.-Done.
-Scout fundraiser money ready to turn in.-Not done.
Off to watch a movie with the boys....night all!
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Post by Celeste on Nov 18, 2008 22:44:44 GMT -5
Thanks for the birthday wishes today, friends. It was quiet, but very, very pleasant.
My list was fairly minimal since we had Mother home for the first time in a long while. The cats... and Mother... were delighted. Actually, I loved it too. It made my birthday. Felt good to have Mom in the house again, no matter how briefly. She did fall while she was home, though, which was disappointing since she was doing so well getting around.
Good work on your lists, all. You are amazing.
I'm going to go to bed early this evening. 'Night, everyone!
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Post by cando on Nov 19, 2008 14:15:05 GMT -5
So glad you had a nice birthday, Celeste. Hope your Mom is okay. I'm sure it is very scary when she falls. My DH fell last week & that was very frightening (he was very lucky--just skinned up, bruised rib, etc)...he is much younger than your DMom. Annie--thanks for the "cheers". (don't you get tired of those fundraisers? wonder if I'll miss them... one of mine will be in college next year & the other one--the next year). CD  |
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Post by AnnieOkie on Nov 19, 2008 17:25:36 GMT -5
Oh Good Lord yes cando!! I get so tired of begging people to buy overpriced (insert current item here)!! But I always appreicate those who do and try to return the favor when they are selling!
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