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Post by Tiger on Jul 8, 2008 5:13:09 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![/size][/b]
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Post by Tiger on Jul 8, 2008 5:31:45 GMT -5
Good Morning,
Today I'm moving slow and feeling doped. Still committed to getting this place in shape. Hi to the night crew - Mellow and CrimsonKat - good going for working late!
TODO:
Coffee, email, pill
Layout dog food
Shower, get dressed, clean up bathroom
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Post by Carrie on Jul 8, 2008 6:50:13 GMT -5
Good morning Tiger - hope you're able to perk up to meet the challenges of the day. I feel ok so far today. Unfortunately have to work, but not for that long today. Feeling heartbroken about the loss of my Molly. At this point I just wish I knew what has happened to her, even if she's dead. Not knowing is very hard.  Ta Da!  Got up/opened windows Took papers to office that needed to be turned in Made iced coffee To Do:  3 work-related phone calls (after 9) Call animal shelter to check for Molly Scoop and fresh food & water for kitties Carrie |
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Post by merrymaid on Jul 8, 2008 7:34:23 GMT -5
Good Morning Tiger and Carrie, Tiger, Good for you for getting moving despite feel slow and doped. That's a great accomplishment in itself. Carrie, I'm so sorry about Molly. I hope you find her, whatever the outcome soon. I'm feeling a bit sluggish, but hopeful I'll get something accomplished today. Yesterday was a bust, well, I shouldn't say that. I got all the daily maintenance done and that's a big deal! I just didn't work on the laundry room like I had planned. DD is at a slumber party and since I don't have to leave to collect her until 9:30, I thought I would try and get some done on it... we'll see  Tadas: Got up and made bed. Made coffee / tea. Picked up dirty clothes from bathroom/bedroom floors and put toothbrushes and paste away. Vacuum floor. Pull all the dirty clothes out of the laundry room into the hallway and sort them into piles. Recycle laundry. I can do that... |
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Post by bluefrog on Jul 8, 2008 7:46:41 GMT -5
Happy Tuesday!
At least my sleep-fogged brain thinks it's Tuesday. Thanks for starting the thread, madtiger! I'm with you on the slow moving. It's slow, but it's moving!
I hope Molly turns up at the shelter, carrie7on.
Good for you, merrymaid, for getting going on laundry!
I haven't managed to do three things yet, but I've started:
DONE:
-fed the new cat (He's a youngish flame-point Siamese we've named Beau that some friends of ours raised from a kitten. They wanted a couch-potato cat. He's so not!)
-took morning meds
TO DO:
-make the bed
-shower and dress
-scoop a cat box
More later, when I wake up.
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Post by wantinmore on Jul 8, 2008 7:50:41 GMT -5
Good morning everyone!
A lot is getting accomplished so early!!! WTG.
I'm so sorry your kitty hasn't shown up yet, carrie7on. Please keep us updated.
I understand exactly how you feel Madtiger!! Good for you for posting. Even taking a shower is a huge accomplishment when you feel "out of it".
I have so much to do and I'm afraid I've hit a brick wall. It all just seems so overwhelming right now.
Tadas
up
ran dishwasher
made coffee
Todo
sit down and think about how to work my way through my master list
take DN2 on our "nature" walk
make bed
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Post by Tiger on Jul 8, 2008 8:06:52 GMT -5
So sorry about the missing kitty - about heart breaking for you.
Morning again to Merrymaid, BlueFrog and Wantinmore! I missed you on the first round for this post.
TADA:
Coffee, email, pill
Layout dog food
Shower, get dressed, clean up bathroom
Pick up the baby - the big cub is staying home with Daddy.
2nd pills and breakfast.
Started the wash
Made the baby's formula for today
TODO:
The dishes and sink
The kitchen floor
Get out the meeting minutes that have to be done today
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Post by merrymaid on Jul 8, 2008 8:41:57 GMT -5
WantingMore, Sometimes I can get myself started by setting the timer for 5 minutes and working on one area... it kind of jumpstarts the rest of my todo lists... sometimes! I hope you find a way around your wall. I've made a start on the laundry room... there's so much to do in there! I'm okay with not getting it finished this week, but I want to at least change the look of it and then maintain it for awhile. We'll see though! Tadas: Vacuum floor. Pull all the dirty clothes out of the laundry room into the hallway and sort them into piles. Recycle laundry. Brush teeth, wash face. Get dressed. Recycle laundry if it's ready, Swish and swipe bathroom. |
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Post by merrymaid on Jul 8, 2008 9:12:34 GMT -5
Tadas: Brush teeth, wash face. Took 2 bags of trash into the mudroom to put in the bin, as I go pick up dd. Recycle laundry if it's ready, Swish and swipe bathroom. Todos: Get dressed. I just realized my pants were in the washer! I've put them in the dryer, so hopefully they'll dry soon! Do my drawer for the day. Half of the bathroom cabinet. Work on laundry room for five minutes. |
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Post by syzygy on Jul 8, 2008 9:47:46 GMT -5
Hi all,
You guys are always so productive before I even get on my feet!
Ta dah
* Breakfast
* Cats' breakfast
* Scoooop!
To do
* Watch litter box activities to get a sample for the vet
* More project stuff
* More journal/magazine work
* Grocery shopping
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Post by hypatia on Jul 8, 2008 11:10:47 GMT -5
Good morning everyone! I'm usually a bit of a late starter too, syzygy.
Ta das:
- up and fixed breakfast for me and the kids
- started a load of laundry
- started baking some bread
To do:
- empty dishwasher
- reload dishwasher
- cut up some fruit to take to the park today
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Post by merrymaid on Jul 8, 2008 11:30:18 GMT -5
Good Morning Hypatia and Syzygy Tadas: Get dressed. I just realized my pants were in the washer! I've put them in the dryer, so hopefully they'll dry soon! Do my drawer for the day. Half of the bathroom cabinet. I was only able to do two shelves, but at least two of the three are done. Went and picked up dd from slumber party. Todos: Tidy kitchen from lunch. Work on crossword puzzle cake. Recycle laundry. |
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Post by Carrie on Jul 8, 2008 12:15:48 GMT -5
Merrymaid, great progress! I love to see your checkmarks marching through the day. Bluefrog, Beau sounds beautiful! I love siamese, have a seal point female and a lynx point male. Got 2 hrs before I have to go in to work...........feeling physically better than I have the past few days, but kinda down mood-wise. Just going to do small things the next couple of hrs and then try to work on paperwork when I return this evening. Ta Da!: 3 work-related phone calls (after 9) Call animal shelter to check for Molly (they haven't gotten any tabbies in) Scoop and fresh food & water for kitties To Do: Wash dishes in sink Wash face & put medicated cream on Wash out 2 plastic storage bins that I found Carrie |
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Post by bluefrog on Jul 8, 2008 12:25:04 GMT -5
Afternoon, Folks!
Great minds running in the same channel: Merrymaid, DH and I are doing the one-a-day thing, too. We're re-organizing a shelf a day in the kitchen cabinets. There's waaaaaaay too much outdated junk in there.
I'm sorry the shelter hasn't picked up Molly yet, Carrie. No wonder you're down. Doing little things counts, too.
DONE:
-made the bed
-scooped the cat box
-showered and dressed
-dealt with a ton of email
-worked for a while on a quilt top
TO DO:
-take a nap--I'm still excessively sleepy
-eat a late lunch and clean up after it
-load and run the dishwasher
There's more, but it will look easier if I'm rested.
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Post by artsygal on Jul 8, 2008 14:39:39 GMT -5
I'm back.  My thought are with you carrie7on and Molly.  I'm catching up in sleep and self care still, and it became very apparent that i haven't. While reading all of your posts I thought merrymaid wrote - ***I just realized my parents were in the washer!***- it's pants, oh my!!!  tadas -fed animals -picked up Lew poo and sanitized (thats for disabled dog, Lewis, I need to shorten it) -coffee -posted!!! -confirmed Drs. appt. -reviewed online banking todos -garbage hunt -bathe -anything for house (15min) best, artsy |
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