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Post by merrymaid on Jun 27, 2008 7:14:10 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. [/color] 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![/b] |
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Post by merrymaid on Jun 27, 2008 7:16:38 GMT -5
Another busy day planned and I'm off to a slowwwww start.... Tadas:  Got up. Made coffee / tea. Packed dd's lunch for camp.  Put sunscreen on dd. (she got burnt yesterday! I'm a bit upset, they didn't reapply the lotion.) Make bed. Get dressed and take dd to camp. |
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Post by bluefrog on Jun 27, 2008 8:29:40 GMT -5
Good sleepy morning, merrymaid!
I'm off to a slow start, too. The dogs were up and agitating to go out WAAAAAAAY too early this morning, and I couldn't get back to sleep. Bleech. I hope your dd enjoys camp, in spite of the sunburn.
DONE:
-dressed
-ate breakfast
-fed a cat
-took morning meds
TO DO:
-feed the rest of the critters
-make the bed
-empty the dishwasher
More later.
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Post by threeg on Jun 27, 2008 8:33:47 GMT -5
 Good morning Merrymaid. So sorry DD has a sunburn. Those camp councillors need to pay better attention! Well, I got up a bit earlier today, but it's been a slooooow start here too!  Here are my to do's. 1. Shower 2. Wash and style hair 3. Banking 4. Go meet my sister and niece for lunch. (I took my meds with orange juice... I have no time for breakfast.) 5. Go to work this aft till 9 pm.  3g is me
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Post by merrymaid on Jun 27, 2008 9:31:07 GMT -5
Good Morning Bluefrog and ThreeG, I think we just need slow starts some days. Most days!  . Have a great time with your sister and niece today, ThreeG. Put sunscreen on dd. (she got burnt yesterday! I'm a bit upset, they didn't reapply the lotion.) Make bed. Get dressed and take dd to camp. After I took dd to camp, I took some more stuff to the rummage sale. They've already sold the chocolate molds! I looked all round, but only found ONE thing I really had to have!! It's a rug to put beside my bed. I was looking at one in the store and it cost 15 dollars, this one only cost 2, and is almost new! Todo: Do a 5 minute tidy in the living room. Load dishwasher and start. Recycle laundry. |
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Post by syzygy on Jun 27, 2008 9:48:09 GMT -5
I'm up, barely. Today, I've got an important thing to write and then call to get it approved.
To get an idea of how my day is going, I started this message at 9:30 and am only finishing it now. Before I get dragged away again....
Ta dah
* breakfast
* cat's breakfast
*scoooop!
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Post by bluefrog on Jun 27, 2008 9:55:03 GMT -5
Good morning again!
Enjoy your lunch, threeg!
Good for you, merrymaid, for finding a bargain on something you wanted, will use, and would have bought anyway for more money. THAT's a bargain!
Syzygy, I hope your day eases up a little.
DONE:
-fed critters
-made bed
-emptied dishwasher
-started laundry
TO DO:
-switch laundry
-clean CPAP machine
-scoop cat box
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Post by Jane In Green on Jun 27, 2008 10:53:21 GMT -5
Good Morning Everyone! I too am off to a slow start. Its humid/foggy and warm, which makes my mind just kinda melt. My day has been full of all sorts of things to distract. But, so far a few Ta-Da's Coffee Phoned in to work w/ Update Washed one pot & lid so I can make lunch And, the To-Do's Open report and review it to get back to Condo Board about a property issue we've been having Lunch Put 15 minutes in on the front entrance, the bane of my awareness lately, *sigh* I hope you have a good lunch w/ your sister, 3G! And BlueFrog - laundry will go onto my list later today, too! I hope everyone has a good and productive day! -Jane |
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Post by WestsideStory on Jun 27, 2008 11:54:33 GMT -5
Condo boards ... ah, the joys and somewhat less than joys of condo ownership! ... good luck with your issues and the report, Jane.
Didn't sleep well last night, so I am in that half-awake, half-asleep mode.
TADAs:
1. Up/meds/dressed/made bed
2. Breakfast cooking
3. Rebooted part of art project
*bonus* surveyed chez Westside for projects to do this afternoon
TODOs:
1. Farmer's market
2. Drug store, possibly Costco
3. Recycling
Will check in with you all later. Meanwhile, be well and do good work.
WestsideStory
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Post by merrymaid on Jun 27, 2008 12:02:31 GMT -5
Well done on the scooping, Sygyzy and Bluefrog! Hope everything goes well with your Condo report, Jane. Have fun at the farmer's market, Westside. I wish we had one close by here. The one in Nashville is awesome! But it's a bit cost prohibitive to drive an hour and a half with gas prices so high. Tadas: Do a 5 minute tidy in the living room. Load dishwasher and start. Tidied bathroom. I feel like my bedroom is done... really I need to do dh's dresser and bookshelf and clean under the bed, but I'm tired of it. I think I'm going to just enjoy the last day of camp by doing nothing! . Have a great day everyone |
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Post by pegasus48 on Jun 27, 2008 12:37:23 GMT -5
Good morning everybody! Looks like you all are making great progress. WTG!! I am slow today, but: ta-das: *fed cats *breakfast for dad and me *brought in newspapers *watered lawn *mostly loaded dishwasher *picked up "stray" dishes in livingroom, bedroom to-dos: *go to drugstore *run load of laundry *make a couple of business calls See you all later!   |
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Post by mellowyellow on Jun 27, 2008 12:44:29 GMT -5
Hi everyone.
Pegasus, I shall join you in slowness... I woke up LATE. It was my first day of holidays, so I stayed in bed later than I would normally do, even on a weekend. I am still in shock that it's vacation time. It has been the longest work year of my life (and I don't mean with the kids.. They were great).
Done:
Yesterday:
* Collected a boxful of items for the church garage sale, and a garbage bag full of clothes. Delivered it to my mum to take over.
Today:
1. Picked up clutter from tv room.
2. Vacuumed room and windexed glass.
Shut door so cats don't mess it up.
3. Washed dishes (lots).
1. Put one load of laundry to wash.
2. Emptied dehumidifier.
3. Played with Brat Kitten... She is so hyper... If she doesn't get attention, she creates her own excitement by knocking over things from the tables.
To Do:
1. Wash out and refill the two litter boxes.
2. Clean bathroom.
3. Change linen and fluff and make bed.
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Post by dragonchilde on Jun 27, 2008 13:24:16 GMT -5
Morning everyone. Well... afternoon. since it's 2:20 and all. mellowyellow, slow start or not, WOW that's some progress! pegasus... watering your lawn? . I just wish my husband would cut mine. I'm already missing VBS... yesterday was the last day, and I'd kinda enjoyed looking forward to getting rid of the toddler for a couple of hours every day. . Here's my slow start: 1) Got dressed 2) Took credit card bill to mail 3) checked mail after it ran (no news is good news! Yay for empty mailbox!) 4) Made a late lunch for the toddler 5) Set the old ham that had been on the stove for the last day and a half outside for the dog 6) picked up a few things from coffee table To Do: 1) 1 load of laundry2) clean off coffee table (I've been in fear for my laptop's life with all the half-empty cups, and I've already had one spill today!) 3) Put pile of strategy guides sitting by coffee table somewhere else |
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Post by stressedbythemess on Jun 27, 2008 13:24:41 GMT -5
Mellowyellow, hey, if it was the first day of holiday, and the longest year ever, then I would not be all that hard on myself for sleeping late!
TaDas
1. Got up at 8
2. Was at work before 9 30, and got to all my meetings.
3. Made actual progress on the things i could, made sure boss knows that everything I am not making progress on is because I have to wait on something else.
ToDos
1. Make hopefully the last financial call for a while. This one should be super easy.
2. Ensure I get my lunchbox from the fridge when i get home. It will get thrown out this evening if I do not. I didnt eat it yet and I'm not sure I'm going to. I'm just not hungry.
3. Work on oganizing email and desktop files on the work computer.
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Post by bluefrog on Jun 27, 2008 14:08:35 GMT -5
Good afternoon, folks!
Nice work, all you busy people! It's seriously hot, and I'm seriously slow.
DONE:
-cleaned the CPAP machine
-dried, hung up, and put away laundry
-added an unused tablecloth to the donation bag
-ate lunch and cleaned up after
TO DO:
-mea maxima culpa, I still need to scoop the cat box
-cull three tee shirts from my closet, since I've ordered new ones
-clear off the bedside table
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