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Post by Ally on Apr 1, 2023 7:45:14 GMT -5
Welcome to April! 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 goldenthreads on Apr 1, 2023 7:50:59 GMT -5
Thanks for starting this, Ally! 🌺🌸🐓 |
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Post by Ally on Apr 1, 2023 8:01:28 GMT -5
I've been goofing off some the last day or two, although did dishes and laundry and normal maintenance
I had to teach at a "station" at work on Wednesday and Thursday (It only turned out to be a couple hours on Thursday)
today's ta-da's:
Got up and made a healthy breakfast Fed myself and the cat.
Loaded dirty dishes from the sink into the dishwasher
Cleaned out some cat food cans to recycle
Not really a ta-da, but posted a genealogy/records question to a genealogy facebook group.
to-do:
I have to be at a meeting in an hour. Shower/get dressed/mouthcare/go
Make sure I have papers with me that I need for the meeting.
See you all later!
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Post by goldenthreads on Apr 1, 2023 10:11:11 GMT -5
 Put away dishes. Started dishes soaking. Made bed and had meds.  Set up food planning calendar for April. Find the next piece of data for taxes. Shower and get dressed. Put away laundry. Fill pill minder.
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Post by goldenthreads on Apr 1, 2023 10:27:43 GMT -5
Filled pill minder.
Put away laundry.
PUPA 5 minutes.
Set up food planning calendar for April.
Find the next piece of data for taxes.
Shower and get dressed.
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Post by Ally on Apr 1, 2023 12:37:21 GMT -5
goldenthreads It looks like you are doing great! ta-da's: Showered/dressed went to meeting Ate some lunch to-do: Spend 5-10 minutes tidying up in the kitchen. Put 10 items of laundry away (Or trash/donate) 5-10 more minutes in the kitchen Then: Take a break ... go for a walk... get the mail
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Post by goldenthreads on Apr 1, 2023 13:11:41 GMT -5
Good job with doing a meeting and attending to household tasks, Ally!
Raked leaves in back yard, and removed stalks of perennials.
Set up food and chore planning calendar for April.
Made a batch of granola and am crossing fingers it doesn't burn in the oven.
Find the next piece of data for taxes.
Shower and get dressed.
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Post by Ally on Apr 1, 2023 16:50:45 GMT -5
It seems slow here today...
Spent a little time tidying up the kitchen, (Found a bag of avocados that I bought over a week ago and forgot about.)
... the sun was out and it was beautiful so I went out for a walk.
When I cam back I did a bit more tidying up in the kitchen and in the laundry room
Then I worked on a genetic genealogy mystery/puzzle. I have a group of DNA matches that I knew were related through my mothers, mother's, mother's, father's line, but didn't know how. They had small family trees, but with lots of errors. I rebuilt their trees starting from their grandfather and was able to figure out who our common ancestor was. (I had a little help from Swedish genealogy group on Facebook.)
A huge thunderstorm is overhead right now.
I'm going to try to do some food prep.
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Post by goldenthreads on Apr 1, 2023 18:02:12 GMT -5
Granola update: I checked after 8 minutes (out of 30-40 minutes in recipe). The bits in the corner and one edge had started to burn. I pulled the pan out and used spatulas to skim off most of the stuff and managed to save it. It's underdone but still edible. This has happened before with a different oven and recipe. I think from now on I will put it in at an extremely low temperature and bake for a long time.
Put away dishes.
Updated computer calendars.
Showered and got dressed.
Find the next piece of data for taxes.
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Post by razy on Apr 1, 2023 18:09:09 GMT -5
Ally DNA tests are revealing a lot of carefully hidden family secrets. There have been a couple of interesting ones come to light in my extended family. Our daylight saving finished overnight so we have a bonus hour today. I am going to make the most of it and devote the next hour to getting things done.  Did some gardening, cleaned up the hen house and picked some tomatoes before it started raining Started a load of washing Watered house plants Hang washing Vaccum Bathroom and toilet Encourage G to do something useful
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Post by goldenthreads on Apr 2, 2023 0:37:55 GMT -5
Hi, razy! You are a fine example of using that "extra" hour! I will try to remember that six months from now.  Shredded some paper and lubricated the shredder. Paid rent. Set up habit for April in my journal. Find the next piece of data for taxes. |
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Post by Ally on Apr 2, 2023 13:34:42 GMT -5
Hi all!
ta-da's:
loaded and ran the dishwasher this morning
Emptied it this afternoon
Started a load of laundry...
to-do:
I was thinking on making white chicken chili, but am missing some of the ingredients, so will have to make some substitutions
Continue with the laundry
Do some tidying up
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Post by goldenthreads on Apr 2, 2023 15:20:29 GMT -5
Good afternoon, Ally! Got dressed before 9 am. Offered a ride to a friend, and then came home and put it on the calendar. Took meds. Find the next piece of data for taxes. Pay bill. Clean out purse. |
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Post by seahorse on Apr 2, 2023 16:24:38 GMT -5
Hello Ally and goldenthreads! Thanks for starting the April thread Ally. I am hoping to find some motivation in a little late afternoon WITing...feeling quite low today. TO DO 5 minutes work task Review calendar for week Take dirty dishes downstairs |
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Post by seahorse on Apr 2, 2023 17:09:20 GMT -5
TA DA
5 minutes work task
Reviewed calendar for week
Took dirty dishes downstairs
Put away clean dishes
TO DO
10 minutes work task
Get up
Pick up vacuum from landing area
Take vacuum downstairs and plug in near LR
If possible, vacuum LR for 5 minutes
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