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Post by Rosebud on Jul 11, 2008 3:19:14 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 Carrie on Jul 11, 2008 6:21:13 GMT -5
Thanks for starting the thread Rosebud! I think I'm up too early again. Going to crash on the couch and close my eyes and listen to the morning news program - see if I fall asleep again. Only have to work a few hrs today, so I hope I can get some work done later on. Ta Da!  Woke up, opened windows to cool morning air Made coffee and set on stove to cool for iced coffee later Ate a piece of coffee cake & some strawberries for breakfast To Do:  Lie down again and sleep a bit more Get up, make iced coffee & do first WIT list Carrie |
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Post by merrymaid on Jul 11, 2008 7:07:54 GMT -5
Good Morning Rosebud and Carrie, We're leaving for Va today. I'm not even packed! But the main areas of the house are tidy. It's such a wonderful feeling. I wonder if people who have never struggled with squalor feel joy when they get up and see a table that is cleared off or a floor that you can walk on?? My dining room has been level 0 for a few weeks now, and it still gives me pleasure to get up i the morning and see it, (my bedroom door is opposite dining room.) Tadas: Got up! Made coffee / tea. Took 4 bags of trash out to the bin and took the bin down to the street. Call my Mom. Get dd up and dressed. Recycle laundry. |
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Post by merrymaid on Jul 11, 2008 7:56:33 GMT -5
I've been busy... Tadas: Call my Mom. Get dd up and dressed. Recycle laundry. Also: Brought toilet paper in from car and filled up bathroom. Put the extras away. Made my bed. Put dirty clothes on floor in hamper. Wrote note for friend who is taking car of our dog while we're gone. Todos: Take dd to babysitters. Recycle laundry Get all our clothes together. |
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Post by Carrie on Jul 11, 2008 8:02:37 GMT -5
Good morning Merrymaid! It sure is wonderful to feel joy! I'm glad that your cleared spaces bring it to you. A reward for all your hard work! Hope your trip to VA is safe & happy. Up again after going back to snooze for a while. Wish I didn't have to go to work, but it's only for a couple of hrs late this morning, so I suppose I'll survive it. It's just that heading off to work in the middle of the day can interrupt momentum and it can take a while to get back on track once I'm home. Well, I'll try and get a good start anyway: To Do: Scoop and fresh food & water for cats Put away clean dishes from last night Check bank balance & pay some bills online Carrie |
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Post by Carrie on Jul 11, 2008 9:51:43 GMT -5
Whew! Just got a call - don't have to go to work this morning after all!! (instead I need to go in earlier than planned tomorrow, but that's ok) It's SUCH a luxurious feeling to know that I don't HAVE to be anywhere at any point all day today! Yipeeeee! SO ............. I guess I can make some plans and try to really make some progress today!  Ta Da! Scooped and fresh food & water for cats Put away clean dishes from last night Checked bank balance & paid some bills online Got mail and dealt with each piece without adding to piles Took morning meds/vites To Do: Put away things bought at discount store 2 days ago Launch exploration under bed to see what kinds of things are left in boxes to purge/sort/store properly Decide on dinner/make grocery shopping list Carrie |
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Post by merrymaid on Jul 11, 2008 10:00:00 GMT -5
Thank you for the well wishes, Carrie. I know what you mean about being interrupted in the middle of the day! You're off to a good start though  Tadas: Take dd to babysitters. Recycle laundry Get all our clothes together. Still waiting for dh's clothes to wash... but dd's and mine are sorted.todos: Get bath and dressed in traveling clothes. Go to store. Pack car. |
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Post by bluefrog on Jul 11, 2008 10:54:37 GMT -5
Good morning, Rosebud, merrymaid, and carrie7on!
Thanks for starting the thread, Rosebud!
I hope you enjoy your trip to Virginia, merrymaid. That's an impressive list of work you have done already!
Fantastic, carrie7on, that you get to spend the day however you like, even if you do have to go in early tomorrow. It looks like you're well into it. Enjoy!
I went to bed very very very late last night and just got up, so:
DONE:
-dressed
-made the bed
-dealt with a bunch of email
TO DO:
-eat lunch
-unload the dishwasher
-fold and put away laundry
Lots more to do after that.
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Post by Carrie on Jul 11, 2008 12:52:24 GMT -5
Oh dear! Fatigue kicked in and I accidentally fell asleep for about an hour! Meant to lie down for 15 and woke up and hr later. This is ridiculous, I sure hope one of my docs will be able to tell me why I am constantly so darn tired all the time. Merrymaid, I suppose you're off on your trip by now? Bluefrog, you've got a good start, good luck with your first list of 3's!! ANYWAY! Only got one thing on my last To Do list done, so here's the new one...... Ta Da! Put away things bought at discount store 2 days ago To Do: Launch exploration under bed to see what kinds of things are left in boxes to purge/sort/store properly Decide on dinner/make grocery shopping list Throw away at least 5 pieces of mail Carrie |
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Post by merrymaid on Jul 11, 2008 13:41:26 GMT -5
You needed that extra sleep, BlueFrog, you too, Carrie. We need to listen to our bodies more! I know I do Great job at dealing with the e-mail and putting things away. Y'all are doing great! Tadas: Get bath and dressed in traveling clothes. Go to store. I can't believe I just spent $8.00 on a birthday card!!! Never again will I not look at the price of a card!! Pack car. Clothes, games, towels, all packed. Still need to add the food and cake, but that's a last minute job.Todos: Now Tadas! Recycle laundry. My last load to go in the dryer. I'm all caught up on my laundry!! Yay!! Go get my dd from babysitter. Give dd a bath. Todos: Finish putting things in the car. Fix dd's hair. Go pick up dh and hit the road! Hope you all have a great weekend. I don't think we have internet connection there, and I'm addicted!! |
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Post by bluefrog on Jul 11, 2008 16:02:34 GMT -5
Good afternoon!
If fatigue is a problem, Carrie, I hope your doctor can figure out how to help.
An EIGHT DOLLAR birthday card??? For that, merrymaid, it ought to sing, dance, and do dishes!
DONE:
-ate lunch and cleaned the kitchen counters and stove top. DH is a good, but . . .um. . .ENTHUSIASTIC cook. There's a lot to clean up after.
-emptied the dishwasher
-filled it again
-folded and put away clothes
-started more laundry
-wrote and mailed an important letter
TO DO:
-eat dinner and clean up after
-hang/fold laundry
-get re-dressed and head for the theater tonight
I won't be home until really late. Have a productive evening--or whatever--everyone!
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Post by Carrie on Jul 11, 2008 16:49:41 GMT -5
I have an hr and a half to get a few things done before dd gets back from swimming. Then I'm taking her with me to check on the wild blueberries and see how close they are to being pick-able. We'll stop on the way home and get ice cream. Ta Da! Explored under bed and have fairly good idea of what needs to be done with the boxes of stuff Went grocery shopping and spent way too much $$$ Threw away 6 pieces of mail To Do: Wash the few dishes in the sink Make list of boxes to be dealt with and push them back under the bed for now Label 2 file folders in new filebox Carrie |
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Post by glowworm on Jul 11, 2008 19:34:06 GMT -5
Hi everyone,
Worked late, came home with raging headache. Now that I've had a chance to eat and relax, and let the Tylenol kick in, I can tackle the housework.
Ta Da:
1. Put away the 2 loads of laundry that hubby washed and folded yesterday. YES! HUBBY DID 2 LOADS OF LAUNDRY!!!
2. Started a load of whites (which are now in the dryer)
3. Sorted the huge pile of remaining laundry and started a load of colors
1. Completed evening pet routines
2. Fed, watered, petted, and cleaned litter box for neighbor kitties while their owners are on vacation
3. Decluttered the living room
*bonus* Threw out dead, rotting herbs in kitchen
To Do:
1. Empty dishwasher
2. Reload dishwasher
3. Declutter and clean kitchen counters / sink
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Post by stressedbythemess on Jul 11, 2008 19:57:58 GMT -5
Glowworm - that's awesome you have managed to do anything. I worked late too and I'm ridiculously tired now.
That said, the Act #3 of the independence from squalor list will just have to wait. The house is falling far behind, and I can tell I'm getting stressed out both because of work and that. So, back to the rest of it for a bit before I can forge ahead I guess.
No TaDas yet, just ToDos.
1. Find Dinner
2. Throw out everything on the brown sofa. I dont have the time or energy to clean and sort what has not already been taken to goodwill.
3. Clean the dining room table off.
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Post by Carrie on Jul 11, 2008 20:13:15 GMT -5
Glowworm and sbtm - I can relate to being tired after work! Past 2 days I've been DEAD by the time I've gotten home. As I will be tomorrow, since I'm working 10:30 a.m. to 9:30 p.m.!! Oh well. Ta Da! Wash the few dishes in the sink Make list of boxes to be dealt with and push them back under the bed for now - there are 11 boxes!! Label 2 file folders in new filebox - I did 3 and filed some papers in them too!To Do: Throw away at least 6 more pieces of mail/papers in living room Tie up trash and bring at least 2 of the bags out Clean out tub that is dirty from cleaning out the file box! Carrie |
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