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Post by joyinvirginia on Oct 1, 2019 9:03:22 GMT -5
This is Working in Threes for October 2019 The guidelines for WIT 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. - You aren't required to do the 3 things you had planned on -- just get any 3 things done and then post proudly. Remember - if you are tired or sick or injured or depressed or overwhelmed, or just need to break your tasks down into something manageable, 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 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 3 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 joyinvirginia on Oct 1, 2019 9:06:35 GMT -5
How did it get to be October??? What happened to September??? ta da up, shower, dressed, meds, packed lunch, out the door to work to do work stuff when home, put away clean clothes, whatever dh hasn't gotten to continue to clean out bedrooms, we get new carpet in two rooms this weekend I hope! great price, but we have to move all the furniture
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Post by mylittlescholar on Oct 1, 2019 13:23:59 GMT -5
I have to work quickly if I want to get everything in today. Heading back to CA tomorrow!
DONE: napped fed located this thread!
NEXT UP: make room on the bed to use for staging gather up the rest of the things to pack lay them out
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Post by mylittlescholar on Oct 1, 2019 14:52:15 GMT -5
DONE:
make room on the bed to use for staging gather up the rest of the things to pack lay them out (partial)
ALSO DONE: hand-washed two items and hung to dry made final clothing decision on what to bring and what to leave laid out things I'm leaving to photograph
NEXT UP: take picture and put things in drawer finish laying out things to bring sort carryon vs not
"finish" packing big suitcase and do trial weigh in
start carry on packing
sort organizing stuff to bring vs leave
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Post by doodles on Oct 1, 2019 16:30:58 GMT -5
Hi all for starting the October thread joyinvirginia and good luck with the carpet stuff. mylittlescholar hope you have a good flight. fed dogs mini kitchen clean up fold small amount of laundry load of washing big kitchen clean up walk dog
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Post by puppybox on Oct 1, 2019 21:29:31 GMT -5
not a happy puppy here. landlord visiting tomorrow. i dont have time to tell you the new crazy thing he's doing. he is literally too dumb to live, i dont understand how he doesn't just spontaneously die of dumbness. after spending 5 hours in the rain today i want to review for my class and rest for big workday, not prepare apartment fpr his crazy plan.
but i must. need to find good things to listen to while i go do the dishes...
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Post by razy on Oct 1, 2019 21:50:33 GMT -5
I am grateful curious to hear what he's doing puppybox3 Things I want to do today: clean something - washed scarves make something some exercise - walked around lots of shops - not really exercise but it got me out of the house Tidied the kitchen Put scarves in to wash Went out with G shopping and for lunch - took up most of the day Hang scarves to dry Fold and put away clean washing Maybe watch a movie
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Post by mylittlescholar on Oct 1, 2019 22:14:41 GMT -5
I'm so sorry to hear that, puppybox! hope we can cheer you on!
I got some important errands run today. Made dinner. Fortified myself with contraband (Halloween candy). Its only 8:00 pm, I'm close to being done with packing, but this is the stage where I tend to struggle with wrapping it up. So, three steps at a time. Where was I?
BREAKING IT INTO SMALLER STEPS: brush my teeth and put the candy away
change into pjs pack the rest of the clothes, including dirty ones and dried ones
bring in the scale weigh what I've got so far (ugh, I will have to weigh myself in the process, ) evaluate what else I can put in the big suitcase
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Post by puppybox on Oct 1, 2019 22:26:23 GMT -5
last time he came, he smeared peanut butter around my apartment. in the middle of a sticky trap (for roaches)? no, just the peanut butter. was it laced with poison? no. he left me some sticky traps but not one for each glob of peanut butter he wiped on something. he also wiped it in places like under the microwave, which is the one i bought to REPLACE THE ONE THAT BUGS DECIDED TO LIVE IN. it's currently bug free, but he decided he'd attract them to it. obviously after he left i removed all the peanut butter i couldnt surround with a trap.
WHAT AN IMPOSSIBLE IDIOT
i did as many dishes would fit. i will take little break, then do other tasks then go back to dishes.
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Post by mylittlescholar on Oct 1, 2019 22:53:56 GMT -5
holy bats in the belfry, Batman!
DONE: brushed teeth got into pjs wrassled up the clothes and put the in the suitcase stuck some more stuff in there brought the scale in and weighed it--42#, still room for more if I need it! collected some things to take downstairs
NEXT UP: bag up jewelry
take pic of clothes to stay and put them in the drawer bring out carry on and start to fill it
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Post by joyinvirginia on Oct 2, 2019 8:34:31 GMT -5
puppybox, your description of landlord actions does meet definition of really stupid thing to do! Ta da Got up early and finished yesterday's work packed lunch shower, dressed, meds, tons drops out and fed them before leaving home to do work, urgent and catchup work when home, fold clean clothes and keep in laundry basket until new carpet done on Sunday watch my favorite tv show Survivor tonight! everyone have a great day!
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Post by puppybox on Oct 2, 2019 10:07:37 GMT -5
he came and this time he put the peanut butter inthe middle of teh trap. i guess he talked to someone sane. or clued in himself? idk. i just smile and nod and then ignore him now.
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Post by soapyclean on Oct 2, 2019 10:33:39 GMT -5
Take meds Make bed All dogs outside for potty breaks (1) Put away stuff from trip Cookware Tent Camp stove Sleeping bags Finish washing all laundry Fold one basket of laundry Put away one basket of laundry Use barbells (1) Use barbells (2) Use barbells (3) Eat breakfast Eat lunch Call insurance company to come get my totaled car (hail, no one was hurt) List items for sale on Etsy and FB Marketplace Put away Klutter on counters Replace towels in defrosting fridge walk to the park
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Post by mylittlescholar on Oct 2, 2019 11:15:48 GMT -5
ugh I have to FINISH. I hate this part.
DONE: the last list slept in made coffee
NEXT UP: take shower get dressed collect the last of the toiletries to pack
pack the dirty clothes and toiletries weigh suitcase again make adjustments
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Post by mylittlescholar on Oct 2, 2019 11:49:25 GMT -5
baby steps, baby steps...
DONE: showered dressed grabbed toiletries gathered up sheets and towels brought the downstairs
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