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Post by BetsyMarie on Aug 1, 2021 10:14:14 GMT -5
WELCOME TO WITing! HAPPY August!! It's going to be a GREAT one!The guidelines for WIT are simple:- Do some little thing to make your house less squalorous. βοΈ- 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 π’- Decided you could take empty pop can to kitchen- Put away book π- 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 wrappersThen 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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edit: Link to last page of WIT thread for July:
takeonestepatatime.proboards.com/thread/33246/working-threes-wit-july-2021?page=40&scrollTo=805819
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Post by goldenthreads on Aug 1, 2021 10:18:30 GMT -5
Good morning, all! This'll be an unusually busy and muscle-using day for me. It's time to drive to my friend's place, move my boxes (with help) out of her basement and into the rented SUV, then drive to my new storage unit, where I will be on my own to place the boxes. My biggest concern is that I'm pretty sure there isn't quite enough cargo space. Will I have time to consolidate some boxes? Would it even be possible? (A moment to daydream of teleportation or simply tossing every other box...) I'd rather not make two trips. The absurdity of taking this trouble to deal with stuff I haven't touched in years is obvious today. Wish me luck! Get dressed (long pants!). Visualize the process. Is there anything else to have along? Put any remaining "tools" on launchpad.
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Post by goldenthreads on Aug 1, 2021 10:22:31 GMT -5
Sounds great! Let us know what costume you chose, or if you went incognito. Took out trash.Pulled a few weeds.Texted helper with a little extra info.Get dressed (long pants!).Visualize the process. Is there anything else to have along?Put any remaining "tools" on launchpad.
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Post by goldenthreads on Aug 1, 2021 10:24:55 GMT -5
Thanks for starting the August thread, BetsyMarie. Took out compostables. Made bed, and had meds. Got dressed (long pants!). Text again. Visualize the process. Is there anything else to have along? Put any remaining "tools" on launchpad.
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Post by BetsyMarie on Aug 1, 2021 10:26:13 GMT -5
Incognito - as in something spotless and with no holes or frayed bits. done:-new flowers in vase and tossed old ones-put away clean pots and lids-surveyed what needs doing outside. Front entry needs work. todo-sweep and put away extraneous near front door-de-cobweb front door area-sweep dirt from front drive(copied from the end of the July thread so I can keep track of what today's plans are. )
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Post by phoenixcat on Aug 1, 2021 10:31:18 GMT -5
goldenthreads My first thought would be stuff to secure and re-organize and label. Markers, label maker if you have one, bags, boxes, scissors or utility knife, packing or duct tape. Plastic bins? Wallet and phone . Water bottles and maybe a cooler to keep them cold. And maybe take some Tylenol or something on your way to the storage room so you have a little more "umph" when having to unload by yourself. Good luck!! Oh and keep track of your keys! Easy to lose in all of this!
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Post by goldenthreads on Aug 1, 2021 10:47:14 GMT -5
Thank, phoenixcat . I do have all that (Sharpies and stickers instead of labelmaker), but had not thought of Tylenol. I'll double-check in my purse. And keys! Yes! There's only the one set, because this is a rental vehicle. Such a ridiculous day! Consequences, consequences. Texted again. Visualized the process. Added blankets to launchpad. I'm off.
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Post by wildpony on Aug 1, 2021 11:26:08 GMT -5
Hi WITs Good Luck Goldenthreads - You can do it!!!! Polish Table Fold clothes in basket Fluffed clothes in dryer Fold Clothes From Dryer Drying next load Washed load of whites
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Post by BetsyMarie on Aug 1, 2021 11:36:34 GMT -5
done: -mostly cleared the smaller dining table from artsy project. -put new extension cord on fan to make it easier to move, then turned it on. -5 min of general pupa (it's the little stuff) todo -tend to outside front entry -clear area for mulch delivery -put weeds into main green can
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Post by wildpony on Aug 1, 2021 15:45:16 GMT -5
Clean Sinks Wash Dishes Clear Counter Clean Counter Finish All Dishes Folded clothes from dryer Drying whites
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Post by BetsyMarie on Aug 1, 2021 16:24:57 GMT -5
Nice work wildpony . done around outside entry: -removed extraneous things from the area -swept walls -removed entry mat and swept floor -hosed off walls, overhead area, and floor. todo: -vacuum entry mat -sweep walkway -set timer for watering tree next to entry
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Post by goldenthreads on Aug 1, 2021 17:30:13 GMT -5
Hi, wildpony! You've been productive. Retaped some of the boxes. Recycled or shredded some of the contents; consolidated enough that I was able to get rid of a couple of boxes. With help: Carried boxes up from basement. With help: loaded the SUV. Correction: she did almost all of it, including reworking the boxes so that I could see out the back. Unloaded the boxes into storage unit. Came home considerably less stressed than at the beginning of the day. There are four(?) boxes in the SUV to bring into the apartment. Two of them are my daughter's boxes of books that I want her to go through. Bring in the box of antique something-or-others I'd forgotten I had. (Caught a glimpse of silver candlesticks greatly in need of polishing. I am hoping to donate most of the contents.) PUPA 5 minutes.
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Post by goldenthreads on Aug 1, 2021 20:10:07 GMT -5
Brought in the five boxes from the SUV. Two of them are my daughter's boxes of books that I want her to go through. Brought in the box of antique something-or-others I'd forgotten I had. PUPA 5 minutes. Wash dishes. Dust. PUPA 5 minutes again. Go for a walk.
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Post by goldenthreads on Aug 1, 2021 22:48:21 GMT -5
Started dishes soaking. Went for a very slow walk around the block. Lots of people (and dogs) out tonight. PUPA 5 minutes again. Wash dishes. Dust.
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Post by goldenthreads on Aug 1, 2021 23:30:53 GMT -5
Washed dishes. Cleared the coffee table. Hung up the hangers I discovered earlier. tomorrow Take daughter to airport station. Return rental SUV. Pay a bill. Send card.
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