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Post by eagle on Nov 20, 2008 7:47:09 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 eagle on Nov 20, 2008 9:02:49 GMT -5
I hope everyone who was feeling ill yesterday is feeling better today. And that the plans for personal self care (haircuts & whatnot) went as desired. And that the inspirations that were felt by others' activities carry through today. I got a lot done at my son's house yesterday. There isn't much left for me to do there today, which is good, because the renters pick up the keys this afternoon. I'm going to go check on the freezer odor again. Maybe do a bit of hands & knees scrubbing behind the toilet in the basement & bring my cleaning supplies back home again. I may do one or two other things if time permits. One thing bothering me and not working to my satisfaction is the shower drain in the basement. And I didn't talk to son about it yet. The kitchen window will be replaced as soon as it comes in and I will inform the renters today about that. It was ordered yesterday. Also the strike plate for the storm door will be replaced when cousin contractor installs the window. I could actually do the strike plate myself, but I prefer to have someone more adept at these things do it. The time it would take me to do it exceeds the time it will take him to do it. At work I have two things that I MUST DO today. A tax form deadline is today, and I began the prep work for that last night. Another tax form deadline was Monday and I missed that one. I did the prep work for that last night, too. So if I get both those done today, I'll feel less stress. I really need to adhere to my plan to get these done two weeks before the deadlines. eagle's Thursday
 morning wake-up routine
put on the coffee
put away some clean dishes
washed some dishes
breakfast
laundry: one load in dryer
laundry: started a load in washer
shower, etc.
laundry: second dryer load done
Yoga
vitamins, apple
put away cleaning supplies
shredded some sensitive papers
go to son's house before going to work
check freezer odor - add a new jar of vinegar to freezer for safe measure - wiped it down one more time
clean toilet bowl in upstairs bathroom
scrub toilet & floor behind toilet in basement
wiped down kitchen counters
mopped the kitchen floor
swept dining room floor
picked up leaves that were tracked in from back yard
clean sink in basement bathroom
inspect shower drain in basement bathroom - cleaned around drain & shower floor
remove my cleaning supplies from basement
final walk-through of house to determine if all I can do, I have done
put my cleaning supplies back into my car
took more 'move-in condition' photos
removed all the trash
pull more weeds (there were a few more I didn't get yesterday) (I did not do this.)
returned home & to shower & change
printed a move-in checklist from internet to use with tenants
go to work
finished one set of tax forms for which I started prep last night
banking - prepared, but did not go to bank
hand deliver phone bill payment (this gets me outdoors for a brief walk, as does the banking)
continue paper reduction project (doing a little bit everyday is helping reduce the thickness of several files - in future, I can do this as an ongoing thing & won't have to do it all at once like I am doing now - wish I'd have thought of this before)
work on other project: moving a file to a binder - to make room in locking file cabinet for sensitive information, rather than stuff not needing to be locked up (again, wish I'd have thought of this earlier, then I wouldn't be having to do all this at once - it would be an ongoing thing)
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Post by lessismore on Nov 20, 2008 10:43:01 GMT -5
Good morning, friends. I hope you're all doing well. I'm ever amazed and inspired by your accomplishments! I'm still at it--3 days to go. I didn't get as much crossed off my list as I hoped yesterday, but I did get some things done that weren't on my list. All of the kitchen cabinets are packed, and several pieces of furniture and bags went to friends or goodwill. I'm starting to drag a little. Feel a little like I might be coming down with something. I started Zicam last night and went to bed early. I hope I can ward off the cold for a few more days. Here's the super-ambitious list.... Weigh  Find wallet!! Work on thesis correctionsMeet with thesis chairFinish thesis correctionsCall in prescriptionsTake medsMove empty boxes to empty roomPack bathroom 1 (in progress) Pack bathroom 2 Finish laundry from yesterday DentistVet appt. Pick up prescriptions Pack bedroom 2 Pack bedroom 3Finish packing living room (in progress) Finish packing kitchenGo through junk that has landed on desk Print copy of thesis to be sent to editorlitter boxesfeed/water animalstrash outhealthy eating |
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Post by AnnieOkie on Nov 20, 2008 14:06:43 GMT -5
Been so busy lately, hardly time to post....Look at those lists getting whittled down!! Eagle and lessismore....you are doing an awesome job. Ta Da's -Up, shower, meds, ready for work. -Made bed. -Breakfast. -Had to go in for lab/EKG for pre-op next week. She had to stick me 5 times!  -Picked up paper towel holder for fiance's kitchen. -Wrapped his shirt last night that I bought him for his b-day today.  To Do's -Meet fiance at old house to finish picking up little things and boxing them. -Spend evening with him for his b-day. Back to work....have a good one all! |
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Post by cando on Nov 20, 2008 14:23:40 GMT -5
Oh Annie...sorry you had to be stuck so many times.
Lessismore--I've been so impressed how organinzed you seem to be with all the packing. Dentist appt before moving...Wow! you are way braver than me. Hope you feel better.
Eagle--You continue to plod along and get so very much done. I am so glad that you continue to post...it helps me want to post and continue to push on. Thanks so much for being here.
Today's Tadas:
1)took DD to school
2)made my bed
3)took DS to school
4)phone call to bank
5)phone call re: utility bill & plan
6)paid credit card bill in person
7)paid cell phone bill in person
8)exchanged DH's pants at Big & Tall store for another size. These were a tad too long.
9)played & trained with puppy & DAngelDog. Actually the two of them played together. I think that DAngelDog is learning to play better. Puppy did so wonderfully. She continues to impress me.
10)drank two glasses of water
11)went thru 2 small boxes from eating area--contents are now put away, thrown away & recycle bag. Boxes will be moved to garage for recycling next week
12)cleaned out 1 kitchen cabinet in order to put some of the contents from those small boxes from eating area...very little tossed from that one, but rearranged and barely able to fit the contents from those boxes...
13)picked up kids from school
14)got them a quick bite to eat & then took DD back to school for her to pick up her physics project plan
15)from there went to Heritage Farmstead Museum so DS could check to see if the ground was marked and flagged yet for buried cables... not yet done...
16)dropped off DH's clothes to cleaners
17)cooked dinner
18)put away hand-washed stuff from drainboard
19)put left-overs away
20)emptied kitchen trash, sprayed can & replaced bag
21)washed load of laundry
22)moved load into dryer & hung the hang-dry things
23)took 5 bags of trash to outside can
24)took 1 bag of recyclables to outside can
25)put 4 empty boxes in garage to be recycled
26)this morning went to CVS pharmacy to buy markers & labels for DS's Eagle Project
27)unloaded dishwasher
28)washed all dishes, pots, casseroles.
29)folded/hung load of laundry
30)put that load away
CD 
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Post by Celeste on Nov 20, 2008 16:30:26 GMT -5
Take meds Email family pics to Cousin Donna Visit Mom Go to Alzheimer's support group meeting Call insurance company with question Send insurance info Go celebrate birthday with Cindy (dinner/movie/play with her dog) Buy groceries for DB/SIL this weekend Put groceries away Maintenance Swish bathroom Wash a load of dishes Send sympathy card to Jackie R Her husband passed away last night due to complications from Alzheimer's. She's a member of our support group. Answer B's email (started) Proofread Sam's fanfic (got further)_______________________________________________ Dad's feeling much better today, thankfully. Mom had a flu shot, but so did Dad. Let's hope my immune system kicks in! I don't think I'll get the hair appointment in today. Kudos for you deserving folks later! _______________________________________________
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Post by DJ on Nov 20, 2008 20:20:17 GMT -5
hey.. well how's this for a late start on listzilla... slothed all morning before therapy.. saw counselor
played zombie run in a local wetlands park afterwards
stopped at fabric store and bought things to artfully add to hoard
grocery store to get salad fixings for dinner
got home with mancreature and flogging him through maintenance...
bathroom
bedroom
bathroom
hallway
diningroom
livingroom
kitchen
cats
ferrets
percy
fish
plants
vacuum
take out garbage
pickup mail
make salad and reheat pizza for dinnermancreature is doing it. mancreature also accidentally killed emofish when he left the aquarium filter off last night. i've lost my appetite and am down:<
work on political science for tomorrow
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Post by cando on Nov 20, 2008 21:35:49 GMT -5
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Post by DJ on Nov 20, 2008 22:39:59 GMT -5
sorry. emofish was my goldfish. he was white and black. and my little emofish.
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Post by cando on Nov 21, 2008 2:48:47 GMT -5
Ah, DJ. What a cute name for it, your little "emofish"... One of my brothers loves fish and always has them. He actually sends me emails about one of them... CD  |
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Post by Celeste on Nov 21, 2008 4:16:46 GMT -5
Didn't do too well with the correspondence and grocery part of my list. I DID indulge in my germophobic side. Yesterday afternoon, when Dad no longer felt nauseous, he decided to hand wash, dry and put away our dishes. He's never really figured out that just because he isn't barfing at the moment doesn't mean he isn't contagious. So there he was, handling all the dishes we eat from. I loaded up most of our dishes into the dishwasher. It washes at higher temps than those that are hand washed. I'll put them away when they're done. Yesterday evening I also observed Dad getting some peaches out of a jar, eat a few, then spoon some from his dish back into the jar. Possible contamination with the virus concerned me, so I pitched the remainder. I'm sure Dad would think I was overly cautious, but with company coming, I feel better about the precautions. I don't feel like I'm exposing guests to his influenza any more than strictly necessary. I haven't cleaned out the vegetable bin in the fridge. There is two inches of slush at the bottom of it. At least we aren't buying more veggies at the moment! Truthfully, I'm miffed with him over this. I've told him time and again that we are wasting too much and keeps buying the stuff. (Okay, rant over!) Cindy was called into work this evening, so we ate our yummy food, talked a lot, then went our separate ways. No movie. We hope to do that tomorrow night. ____________________________________________ Eagle - Holy cow, you REALLY got a lot done at your son's rental! Most impressive! It is ready to go, with the remaining items are as far along the road to repair as they can be. Lessismore - Fingers crossed that Zicam does it's job. Yesterday's kitchen packing is great progress, and you got a lot of yesterday's tasks done today. I'm still not sure how you managed to fit in a dental appointment in the midst of all that. Great job with your list! AnnieOkie - Hope your fiance had a great birthday and enjoyed his present. Did you tell him you were playing a pincushion today?  Cando - Well, I didn't come close to emulating your correspondence role model, but there is always tomorrow. Meanwhile, I get to celebrate that humongous list you annihilated. Great work, CD. You are an inspiration, even when I don't quite get there. djdj - You got a LOT marked off that list, and your maintenance accomplishments were impressive. Sorry about emofish. |
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