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Post by Tiger on Jul 4, 2008 6:39:20 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 Tiger on Jul 4, 2008 7:26:34 GMT -5
Happy holiday to all you who celebrate this one.
The Tiger is planning to spend Independence Day USA working on independence from squalor.
3 specific goals:
1) finish filing stuff from the front room
2) clean out the fridge (not the freezer part)
3) clean off the dining room table
TODO - first I want to finish the routine chores. Most are done.
1) brush teeth and hair
2) tidy the bathroom
3) sweep the kitchen floor
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Post by Carrie on Jul 4, 2008 7:37:03 GMT -5
Good morning madtiger and happy 4th!! Got an early start today, as I woke up at 5:30 and couldn't go back to sleep (very unusual for sleepy me!). Spending the afternoon at the cookout/4th party, but will not neglect the housework! Every day needs to see a little progress, no matter how small. SO.............. Ta Da!  coffee made cat box scooped and fresh catfood/water 20 mins on treadmill showered and dressed found swim suit and beach cover for this afternoon sodas put IN fridge to chill for this afternoon cream cheese taken OUT of fridge to soften for making pies To Do:  find/borrow cooler to tote stuff to cookout make 2 easy cheesy pies to share at cookout **recipe shared in Byways put trash on porch to take out tomorrow Carrie |
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Post by Tiger on Jul 4, 2008 8:05:05 GMT -5
Hi Carrie, 20 minutes on the treadmill!! WOW.
No picnic for me today ... DH is at the motorcycle races. The grandkids (a/k/a cubs) are home with their mom and dad. The last two weeks have been horrendous around here. Sticky heat alternating with showers. DD went back to work. I returned from vacation tired. The 21 month old and the 6 week old arrived for daily sitting. If I can get the house picked up this weekend and get rested, next week will go smoother. I am so thankful to be alone for 1 day.
TADA:
1) brush teeth and hair
2) tidy the bathroom
3) sweep the kitchen floor
TODO:
1) Collect the baskets and piles of clean laundry
2) Sort
3) Fold by categories
4) Put away.
I am allowing myself 30 minutes, so it's a beat the clock TODO!
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Post by ontheway on Jul 4, 2008 8:09:26 GMT -5
Hi Madtiger and Carrie&on,
Independence from Clutter - what a dream!
Have had a crazy 3 weeks and my place is a mess!School (reports, etc.) ended on one day, and I started teacher summer school the next. My place has gone to the dogs. This long weekend I will be in out of of WITs - hope to see you all here too.
Tada's
- Opened up new bag of cat food and fed cat
- Ate breakfast
- Signed on to Listzilla
(As you can tell, I am stretching this!)
Todo's
- Clean bathroom
- Shower and dress
- Wash dishes in sink
I'm
Ontheway
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Post by Tiger on Jul 4, 2008 8:55:08 GMT -5
Hi OnTheWay, Those transitions really wreak the home routine!! Glad you are here for company.
TADA:
1) Collect the baskets and piles of clean laundry
2) Sort
3) Fold by categories
4) All but DH's put away - There is no place to put them except for laundry baskets!
TODO:
1) Get a fresh coffee to drink.
2) Clear off the couch
3) Read/skin and then toss a week's worth of newspapers.
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Post by merrymaid on Jul 4, 2008 9:06:01 GMT -5
Good Morning Everyone and Happy 4th to all who celebrate it. Well done Tiger for getting your routine stuff done first. Carrie, WTG, walking on the treadmill and scooping those boxes! I hope you have a great time at your party. Hi Ontheway, Signing on to Listzilla is a big accomplishment! I get much more done using this, than I do by myself. Hope you will too. I stayed up waaaayyy too late last night! I was 2.30am before I went to bed. Because of that, I am just now getting up.. never mind. We're suppose to go see the fireworks at a town 20 miles away tonight, but if the rain keeps up, I'm not sure we'll go. My big plan for today is to finish the mudroom. I've made some progress on it and mostly what is left is organization, but that is where I fail at anyway. I bought an inexpensive sheet set ($9.) yesterday, and I'm going to make simple curtains out of the flat sheet for in there. I hope it works! Tadas: Got up, made coffee / tea. Picked up living room. Read e-mail and SOS. Make breakfast and eat. Clean kitchen afterwards. Make bed, pick up bedroom. |
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Post by merrymaid on Jul 4, 2008 10:05:49 GMT -5
Great job on the laundry, Tiger. Tadas: Make breakfast and eat. Clean kitchen afterwards. Make bed, pick up bedroom. Todos: Vacuum floors. Start sorting laundry. Take trash bags / box out of mudroom and put in the van. |
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Post by syzygy on Jul 4, 2008 10:11:14 GMT -5
After yesterday's less than successful day, I've got a lot to do- and an apartment to find.
Ta dah
* Breakfast and washed dishes
* Cats' breakfast
* Scooop!
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Post by Carrie on Jul 4, 2008 11:09:51 GMT -5
Welcome to the board today ontheway, merrymaid and syzygy!! I hope you find a nice apartment soon syzygy!! Well ontheway, you've been busy! Good start this morning!! Merrymaid, enjoy the fireworks tonight! Hey madtiger, good on you for progress!! I'm nearly ready to go to the party this afternoon, though I'm not leaving for a little over an hour yet. Plan to relax and enjoy myself! I WILL remember the camera so I can take pics! Ta Da! found coolers & washed them out, ready to put stuff in made 2 easy cheesy pies for cookout put trash on porch to take out tomorrow To Do: Put camera in car so I won't forget it Pack food and drinks in coolers Change into swimsuit under shorts & tee AND...... GO TO PARTY AND HAVE A GREAT TIME!!!!! Happy 4th of July everyone!!!!! Carrie |
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Post by merrymaid on Jul 4, 2008 11:30:39 GMT -5
Syzygy, Good luck apt hunting. (BTW, thanks for the explanation of your name. It's made it easier to type it and know how to pronounce!) Have fun at your party, Carrie. Tadas: Vacuum floors. Recycle laundry. Take trash bags / box out of mudroom and put in the van. I also got a full bag of stuff, that I didn't know as in the mudroom. I found it when I moved the chair... leaves, papers, cat hair, toys, ect. That's all out. The chair is on the patio, awaiting being put in the van to take to the help center. Todos: Work more on the mudroom. Take pictures of my drawers/ cabinets for my on going new challenge. Help dh and dd in the garden, as needed. |
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Post by threeg on Jul 4, 2008 13:35:33 GMT -5
I am also working on my independance from clutter, but it's a hard work week, so it's slow going. Yesterday I got banking and bill paying done as well as worked 7 hours at my main job. Today I'm working almost 6 hours at my second job, but I did manage to do some grocery shopping, and put some clothes away this morning. I managed working in threes 2 days in a row, and I feel good about that!  3g is me |
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Post by merrymaid on Jul 4, 2008 14:02:21 GMT -5
Hi ThreeG!  Working on your clutter, while having such a hard work week!! Good going getting the grocery shopping done and bills paid!! I've been working in my mudroom for the last few hours. I've made more progress that I thought I would!! I only have the bookshelf let to do, plus make my curtains. I was thinking that today was Saturday and my last day for this challenge, but it's Friday! I forgot because of the holiday!! So I'm happy. Next week, I'm going to work in the laundry room and want to not have to still worry about the mudroom. Though, if I hadn't gotten it finished, that would be okay (well, it's not finished yet...) I'm babbling!! Tadas: Work more on the mudroom. Take pictures of my drawers/ cabinets for my on going new challenge. Help dh and dd in the garden, as needed. Todos: Decide if we are going to go see the fireworks or not. Shower and change. Work in the mudroom. |
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Post by merrymaid on Jul 4, 2008 15:31:39 GMT -5
We are going to see the fireworks! I've gotten our cooler of water and snacks packed, camera and phone by the door. Just waiting on my clothes to dry!! Tadas: Decide if we are going to go see the fireworks or not. Shower Packed cooler. Todos: Get dressed. Load dishwasher. Go to fireworks display and have a great time! Happy Friday you all!! |
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Post by syzygy on Jul 4, 2008 15:49:45 GMT -5
Today isn't going as I had hoped. I'm having a really hard time finding anything that I can afford that isn't in a high crime area.
Ta dah (although it feels more like Ta don't)
* Searched Craig's list and local paper for apartments I could afford
* Found map that shows crime stats
* Too much overlap between the two
* Went and looked at one place that was $100 more a month. It was over a store in a run-down commercial area
* Got gas and nearly fell over when I saw the price
* Got home not feeling very good about any of this
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