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Post by def6 on Jan 10, 2024 12:58:51 GMT -5
Doing home reset plus 1 decluttering chore per day. I hope everyone has a good day.
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Post by ohblondie on Jan 10, 2024 12:59:37 GMT -5
- But Diane - I need a recipe so that I know what food to buy! Day is dragging.....
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Post by desposito on Jan 10, 2024 13:23:55 GMT -5
Hello def!
Good afternoon oust! How many days a week do you work now?
Ohblondie, I thought maybe you were looking for a recipe that used up the last odds and ends of food in your pantry, like old cans of weird things that no one wanted to eat!
Danny, can you compromise on the bags of clothes--so open up the bag, take the items out and put most of them into another bag immediately, unless you find something you can't part with? Or something that you specifically want to donate to a particular place? If they are not special things I think putting them into those bins is a good idea. They seem to benefit charities so it's better that than staying in your storage unit until you or someone else has no time to sort and might have to discard the lot. I do understand wanting to look in the bags though, I would too. It seems one sticking point is often transporting the donations, I wish there was some way you could get help with that.
Next:
Feed dog and take her out Bring recycling can back to the yard Put unfrozen water out for the birds 10 minutes on first floor
Diane
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Post by desposito on Jan 10, 2024 13:29:04 GMT -5
And speaking of old cans of weird things, I have decided to purge the last shelf of food in my basement. When I first moved in here and only had the second floor to put my stuff, I put a bunch of canned goods that I brought with me here on a couple of shelves. Over the years I used the cans of things that I eat regularly, but now the only things left of odds and ends that I would have eaten already if I wanted to, plus they are all past their expiration dates--I eat canned things that are past expiration dates, but not if they're ancient, and I'm sure some of them were expired when I moved them. So that is another project--admit that I won't eat the stuff and get rid of it already.
Diane
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Post by danny15 on Jan 10, 2024 13:31:22 GMT -5
~~~~~~~~~~ Danny, can you compromise on the bags of clothes--so open up the bag, take the items out and put most of them into another bag immediately, unless you find something you can't part with? Or something that you specifically want to donate to a particular place? If they are not special things I think putting them into those bins is a good idea. They seem to benefit charities so it's better that than staying in your storage unit until you or someone else has no time to sort and might have to discard the lot. I do understand wanting to look in the bags though, I would too. It seems one sticking point is often transporting the donations, I wish there was some way you could get help with that. ~~~~~~~~~~~ Yes, Diane, you are right, that is the way to go. As long as I can see what is there it would make sense to set some things into a donation bag and drop it into a bin on the way home. It would be a start and I need to bite the bullet.
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Post by danny15 on Jan 10, 2024 13:36:04 GMT -5
~~~~~~ I eat canned things that are past expiration dates, but not if they're ancient, ~~~~~~~~~~ Check out the website stilltasty.com It is a great resource for how long food will last. I have eaten many things past the expiration date. And having to use up all those things has been an excellent reminder for me not to overbuy food (which I used to do big time).
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Post by desposito on Jan 10, 2024 14:29:39 GMT -5
Thanks danny--I know canned food stays good for a very long time, I think my aversion to eating it when it's really old is that it wouldn't taste good. I think I have some different kinds of beans on that shelf, if they aren't too old I will keep them for my crockpot dish that I'll make later this month.
I'm eating lunch now--this is another day that's flying by. The weather forecast still can't say how much snow we'll get on Friday--they keep saying the models vary quite a bit.
Diane
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Post by catcats on Jan 10, 2024 14:46:39 GMT -5
danny15--- at your deciding that a tree had invaded my attic !!Well---noooo---but I do appreciate your concern. I also want to say that I totally agree with you---When I donate clothing, I always wash it first. it just seems right to me to do it that way. And also, I could not dump it, sight unseen, either. There may be something I had forgotten about that I would love to come across. Also, I could weed out faded or old looking stuff if I saw it first and and would not be passing on more work to the charity, you know, for them to have to throw out, etc. I don't see this as hoarding mentality. Yes, it will take longer, but I would just feel better about it. Wishing you luck on moving faster on an at least one of the storage units, so it is less expensive for you. You did get a lot done before Christmas. catcats
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Post by catcats on Jan 10, 2024 14:59:35 GMT -5
I decided that I should not do a BIG job today after several days of heavy work, putting away Christmas. So I thought I would just do many small things. Diane, I tried your method of doing a few things and then a few more later, and so on. Worked pretty well. So I did these. Eat breakfast. Take forgotten ornaments from DR table to attic and put 1/2 into proper containers. Water DR plants. Take trash and recycling outside and check outside drain. Bleach laundry load. Bring in and process mail. Make salad and eat lunch. Wash load of clothes. PUPA kitchen table. Mix both kinds of dry cat food and put into containers. Call bank and make sure new insurance payment was debited. Etc. This worked well for me. I took breaks after every 5 things. It will be useful when I am not doing a big project, but re-setting a bunch of smaller things. Thank you , Diane, for setting this example for me. I need to do more.
catcats
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Post by desposito on Jan 10, 2024 15:16:49 GMT -5
Catcats, doing a few things and then resting is the only way I can work, since my back starts hurting so quickly. After I sit a while it feels better, then I can do more things. I believe you're bothered by back pain also, so it's good to not overdo it. Luckily I have lots of things I can do while sitting down, too, that makes it easier on my back.
Now I'm going to declutter, dust/wipe down my computer desk, and clean the keyboard. I always feel more efficient when this is done, although it doesn't make any logical sense--the dust doesn't stop me from working but maybe it just feels better to sit at a clean desk.
Diane
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Post by danny15 on Jan 10, 2024 15:53:20 GMT -5
Cat and Diane, yesterday I did the very small things that added up and it was good for me mentally as well as physically.
Cat, you're right, I did get a lot done before Christmas, maybe this is kind of a natural let-down, to have everything slow down so much.
I've talked to some supervisor people who do the donation clothes sorting and they very much appreciate the clean, folded clothes vs. the ones that people toss in a bag when they are decluttering. If clothes look kind of junky they don't have the time to look it over for stains or missing buttons, etc. Those might get tossed in a pile that then goes on a shipment overseas (may end up in a landfill) or straight to trash. It costs them money to get rid of the unusable things.
If someone has to get excess clothing out quickly for whatever reason then you do what you have to do. But as long as I have the time and resources to clean something I would rather do that. What is nice about it also is that when I take things to animals thrift the guy is always happy to see me because he knows what I give him will be good stuff. I love to hear him say with enthusiasm, "Oh this will sell today!" That makes me feel so much better about parting with things! I am encouraged to go home and get more stuff out.
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Post by desposito on Jan 10, 2024 17:04:54 GMT -5
I just love when the area around my computer is clean!
Next:
Feed dog again, see if she wants to go out Collect some food from basement to get rid of Put last of groceries away Check for mail and packages
Diane
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Post by desposito on Jan 10, 2024 18:04:53 GMT -5
As usual, the dog refused to go out after eating, but 10 minutes later wanted to go out.
The cardinal came to eat tonight and brought her bright red mate with her!
I have time for one more list before dinner.
Next:
10 minutes on plants 10 minutes on paper Wash some dishes Delete 10 hard emails
Diane
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Post by mylittlescholar on Jan 10, 2024 18:21:37 GMT -5
Good afternoon everypony!
I just updated my January challenge list to include more of what we have done, which has made me feel better. There are SO many extra tasks around the holidays! I have to remind myself totally normal to crash afterwards.
I did not get up until 2:00 today. DVD has been keeping me up too late <ahem>.
LD and 3 might come Saturday night, so cleaning up the office is now urgent. Odds are they won't make it, but I will use the deadline to help me focus.
Housekeepers are coming Friday, so that's the goal to get the holiday decorations packed up, if not upstairs. We still want to reorganize upstairs, but might have to bring things down. It might make more sense to plan that for spring, when the rain slows and I do the next clothing swap. Need to discuss w/ DVD. He wants to set up a train up there! and that needs to be done before it gets hot.
DONE: caffeinated and ate something updated log checked online balance checked email checked calendar updated challenges
NEXT UP: kitty care wash up and get dressed trim nails
what's for dinner? back to packing00000000000000000000000000000236......................
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Post by reve on Jan 10, 2024 18:30:49 GMT -5
Done: Cleared air dryer Folded and bagged laundry Clean laundry taken upstairs Achieved coffee table zero Achieved dining table zero Achieved floor clothes zero Load of laundry Achieved laundry zero Laundry from machine to dryer Set out clothes for tomorrow
That's after 4 hours overtime, so I'm pleased I managed some maintenance! Off to bed a bit early as I'm absolutely exhausted
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