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Post by mouseanne on Aug 10, 2020 17:23:55 GMT -5
TaDa Sunday Dried pillowcases, put on bed Washed good white
TaDa Monday before work Dried, hung Carried K bag Shredding to car
there's a pile of clean to be folded on the not-me side of the bed, has to be 3-1/2 loads Kitchen-Bah! Humbug! Living Room-needs PUPA, never mind the paper sorting station, that's staying for now.
I never did wash the good darks, still waiting to mend the black skirt...so it can go in the load. One thing will make it easier, I found the shoe box of thread when I was working on Paper Mountain, so I definitely know where black thread is.
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Post by NewLifeToday on Aug 10, 2020 18:31:09 GMT -5
Hooray for the thread find. :). Your laundry chores sound nice. I like doing laundry. Done: Cleaned floor of shower stall, and started on walls. Bleached toilet bowl.
Put some recycling stuff in the outside bin. Much shopping done.
Planned some food prep for tomorrow. Started handwash. Some research for family done. Thinking of more areas for small steps of Expanding Maintenance. Had nice phone calls with friends yesterday and today. :)
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Post by NewLifeToday on Aug 12, 2020 9:20:21 GMT -5
Good Morning/Evening. :)
Adding to the daily chores, Expanding Maintenance:
Wiped off outside of tea kettle and water filter pitcher. Wiped some spots off of stove, table and floor. Keeping up on handwash. Bathroom cleaning in small projects. Started prep on some packages to send.
Keeping up better on supplements and exercise, water drinking and food prep.
Every day a little more. :)
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Post by mouseanne on Aug 12, 2020 13:10:03 GMT -5
Ok. This is Tiny Steps to Comfort thread. I'm doing a mini-self-challenge. I feel like this works here, and I don't want a new thread just for this.
Work days, I just come home & sit. I'm pooped. Some days, I just do a milk cheese cracker supper.
8/12/20 10 day challenge: Just One Thing, whether I feel like it or not.
Reward: Pedicure at a salon
I'm paying down debt. I don't "want" to spend $. But, so, what? I have trouble giving myself a pedicure, frequently, a leg cramp will come on from the position. Impossible to finish after that, the cramp will just keep coming back.
I went last month with my DD, a girls day out, during that sorta vacation week I had (it might have been June). That pedicure has lasted all this time, except for grow-out, of course (ew-gross, is this pedi 2 months old?). Even with debt, I work, I deserve a self reward.
I found a 2017 planner digging through Paper Box Mountain. In it, I've put a little Aug calendar and written a list of things I want done that I don't want to do.
Several things can happen. I can do 10, more, or less. Even if it's none, I've thought about it. Contemplation counts, no?
I'll do a 9 day challenge for the remainder of August.
I've made Sept & Oct calendars to paste in the book. Maybe I'll do something then, too.
I'll be making these notes on my calendar: A-Change Clothes after work (to facilitate this challenge) B-Self Care, just a tiny thing, maybe not daily, but to remind self I'm worth self care. C-Challenge D-TDR (faith) E-Sewing Quilting, this can include working on the sewing room
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Post by NewLifeToday on Aug 12, 2020 14:25:48 GMT -5
mouseanne I find your challenge inspiring. :). I wish you every success.
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Post by mouseanne on Aug 13, 2020 7:54:23 GMT -5
Yesterday TaDa Mini groc shop after work, only deli and fresh All put away Challenge A-changed into nightgown, with underwear on, yard man was here, every chance he'd knock. He came back later, bringing peaches and his garden veg. All put away. (Modest nightgown fabric, pattern based on a sundress. Only give away is eyelet around neck. ) C-box up, shirt bin down E-sorted shirt bits into categories. Most bins now full. Counted yokes with labels, 79 or so. TaDa Washing pastel pinks Gather bath bed living room trash, 2 relined Challenge addition. Item F-meals. As a habitual meal skipper, I'm going to track healthy meals. Stop me before I make it too complicated and throw up my hands in dispair.
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Post by goldenthreads on Aug 13, 2020 10:14:02 GMT -5
Challenge addition. Item F-meals. As a habitual meal skipper, I'm going to track healthy meals. Stop me before I make it too complicated and throw up my hands in dispair. 🚓🛑🚓🛑🚓🛑🚓🛑🚓🛑🚓🛑🚓🛑🚓🛑🚓🛑🚓🛑🚓🛑🚓🛑🚓🛑🚓🛑🚓🛑 No further letters of the alphabet are permitted during this initial test! Nor are workarounds, such as using any other alphabet system, pet names, or references to fabrics. No additions to the list! This is a warning.
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Post by mouseanne on Aug 13, 2020 11:27:50 GMT -5
🚓🛑🚓🛑🚓🛑🚓🛑🚓🛑🚓🛑🚓🛑🚓🛑🚓🛑🚓🛑🚓🛑🚓🛑🚓🛑🚓🛑🚓🛑 No further letters of the alphabet are permitted during this initial test! Nor are workarounds, such as using any other alphabet system, pet names, or references to fabrics. No additions to the list! This is a warning. Love your smilies!!! Just what I needed, 'cept ?? ?? ?? My Challenge Item E is Sewing Quilting...to remind myself to do my joyful thing ...How, without referencing fabric?
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Post by goldenthreads on Aug 13, 2020 11:35:16 GMT -5
Oh, apologies, mouseanne! I was trying to think of a third classification and what I know about you, but did not actually go back and look at your list. Anyway, no workarounds. Quilting bliss is strongly encouraged! I really like your plan. I might try it myself in the near future, but it will probably be entirely about health improvement at first. Don't want to go too deep into the alphabet at first, you know.
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Post by mouseanne on Aug 13, 2020 13:33:26 GMT -5
I try to improve myself, then I think of all the "shouldas" and make it way too complicated/impossible. Start Small!
Power On!
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Post by mouseanne on Aug 13, 2020 20:07:45 GMT -5
ok, DD texted couldn't find child immunization record, ins card that I had while they were camping. Soooo.. I cleaned out my purse. Nope. Told her I wouldn't have put it ANYWHERE beside my purse so, it was either on her dining room table, or on teen dresser, room I slept in.
I've cleared the table since then mom. Whatev She'd ask teen to check dresser. Yup.
Oh, well counting a C challenge as clean out purse has been on the liztzilla a while.
A-partially changed after work B-self, sprayed feet 5 C- purse Drying pinks Watered porch Bag recycle to car Trash to bin 1 F-healthy lunch, skip bfast, supper is leftover fried
I didn't want to, but I did.
I found a plant rope in the back of the van, hung the hanging plant on it.
Oh yea, found a groc sack of melted veggies on Dining room floor. Wiped that all up, Trash out.
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Post by mouseanne on Aug 14, 2020 7:35:39 GMT -5
TaDa 2 C Up an hour before alarm Emptied loaded running DW
I didn't want to, but I did.
One window open, but it's 70, so not refreshing.
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Post by NewLifeToday on Aug 14, 2020 8:31:31 GMT -5
mouseanne Congrats on all your progress. . I wish you a very lovely day. Done: Got some extra sleep: good for health, not so good for getting everything done in the coolest hours of the day. Tea time and then: dishes food prep
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Post by mouseanne on Aug 14, 2020 10:48:10 GMT -5
TaDa B Self care spray feet 5 C Challenge carry new blanket bin upstairs empty bits in bin to semi-logical places blanket bin into bath to wash manufacturing chemicals off move box from paper box mountain to living room start sorting it put an extension cord on stairs for sewing machine, some tools for sew room wall paper removal unhooked water from portable dishwasher 4 E Sew Quilt move suitcase into sewing room unpack traveling sewing things, suitcase empty put away 3 shoe boxes of sewing supplies into sewing cupboard, thread, buttons, elastic largish box empty, stack with others put sew machine on table was going to mend black skirt, but the cord didn't reach 2 F pack healthy bfast & lunch, to work
Hey, I kinda wanted to, how about that?
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Post by NewLifeToday on Aug 14, 2020 17:52:19 GMT -5
Congrats on getting so much accomplished! Done: errands, outdoor chores, more shopping, outdoor cleaning wrote some notes for family wrote notes from voice mails called someone in the family for a dear hello ordered supplies from health food store called a couple of neighbors to offer them food we can't use Time for sitting rest and cool water.
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