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Post by Ally on Apr 1, 2024 7:49:34 GMT -5
Welcome to April 2024!   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 Ally on Apr 1, 2024 8:31:21 GMT -5
Good morning WITers! Its a cool rainy day here. This is the type of day that I want to snuggle up under the covers and binge watch something, but I think I'll try to get some stuff done.
ta-da:
Got up
Meds to cat
Ate some breakfast
Started the new thread
Sharing a memory: When I first joined SOoS, we started a new WIT thread daily!
to-do:
Clear up clutter in the kitchen. I'm trying to keep it a nearly clutter free zone. (I do allow some stuff out, for example, I keep my daily pill box thingies on the countertop.)
Laundry?
Spend 10 minutes tidying bathroom (then repeat?)
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Post by DustyD on Apr 1, 2024 8:36:29 GMT -5
Good morning, Ally! I'm getting a slow start. The weather is dreary and I started off the day watching YouTube videos that affected my mood. I listen to videos during the day while I do boring chores, but I need to be more careful about the topics! Had breakfast, took pills, journaled. To Do -Start load of laundry -Finish library book so I can return it later today -Download statements |
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Post by ClimbingPyramids on Apr 1, 2024 8:59:28 GMT -5
Good morning colleauges! Ally - thank you for setting up the April WIT! DustyD, I, too, am getting a very slow start. I'm so so tired. TA DA: took most of morning meds breakfast tiny bit of PUPA TO DO: call new financial advisor (with DH; my anxiety for this stuff has grown much in the past 22 years since I moved back to the US. Why, I don't know -- I should be more, not less confident) bathe pick out outfit for an intimidating work meeting at 1 pm |
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Post by Ally on Apr 1, 2024 9:40:06 GMT -5
Good Morning DustyD and ClimbingPyramidsDid a bit of tidying up in the kitchen Took out the compost Picked up a pile of paper and put a bunch through the shredder, and some in the recycling. Found a Christmas card written by a relative of my husband's grandfather in 1939, which gives some clues about researching his genealogy. It is addressed to Mr and Mrs Jack Johnson. I am wondering if he used Jack as a nickname. I have not seen this name in that branch of the family tree before. (DH's sister had given him a packet of old cards and letters that had belonged to his parents, and the contents have gotten mixed in with old bills and other odd papers.) to-do: Currently listening to a CLA meeting I have prep to do for a CLA meeting I will be leading tomorrow Continue with tidying up bathroom and kitchen |
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Post by ClimbingPyramids on Apr 1, 2024 10:48:26 GMT -5
TA DA:
called financial advisor and set an appt
bathed
picked out outfit for an intimidating work meeting at 1 pm
TO DO:
send DD grocery $
start reviewing documentation for said 1 pm meeting
another meeting at noon
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Post by Ally on Apr 1, 2024 15:17:46 GMT -5
ClimbingPyramids, I hope your work meeting goes/went well. ta-da: I've been plugging along little by little Shredded a pile of paper Ate some lunch and a snack... it seems that these cool, rainy or overcast days leave me feeling hungry Was a little distracted by that card I found earlier. Did a bit of research in to a very complicated part of the family tree. to-do: More decluttering. I have to be more willing to get rid of useless stuff.
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Post by seahorse on Apr 1, 2024 15:22:12 GMT -5
Hello WITers and thanks for setting up the April thread Ally and amazing that the WIT thread used to be daily! I hear you about certain topics effecting one's mood DustyD. I hope the intimidating meeting was ok ClimbingPyramids. I'm super tired today after getting no sleep last night (my own fault), but I would love to get a few more things done this afternoon before I start to doze off. TA DA Various work tasks Had a good PT session, but now injured knee is quite stiff and a bit sore Ate a healthy breakfast and lunch Put away clean dishes Finally texted my regular cat sitter (visits, not in-house) to see if she is available in April and she's not  TO DO Put on knee brace Take dirty dishes into kitchen Wash one dish Fill pot with water and put on burner (if I cook pasta now, it will make dinner prep later so much easier. I will lost motivation if I don't do it now...) |
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Post by seahorse on Apr 1, 2024 16:17:18 GMT -5
TA DA
Put on knee brace
Took dirty dishes into kitchen
Washed some dishes
Cooked and drained pasta, but I'm not hungry yet, so I will make dinner later
Sucked up some spring bugs with vacuum cleaner
A little kitchen tidying
Before I started all of that, I found the motivation to get up, find a medical folder in the other room, look up the date of my hospital bed delivery and then called the place to check in about having the picked up next week. I don't want to start into a third month and have to pay for it because I probably won't need it soon, although I've grown attached to it! It doesn't look like a heavy duty hospital bed - that would be depressing.
TA DA
Return SR text
Text neighbor about cat sitting
Text another neighbor about dinner this week
Just do all of these!! I'm resisting big time...
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Post by goldenthreads on Apr 1, 2024 16:26:33 GMT -5
Hi, everyone!  I have a bad cold and am indignant that the virus decided that I should get it. I suppose I'm overdue, because this is a great rarity. (I tested negative for COVID-19 before the meeting.) I think I'll take a short nap in my chair.  Had meds. Finished book, wrote out discussion questions, and led the discussion. ( Being Mortal--Atul Gawande--I highly recommend it.) Transferred laundry to dryer.  AdminPay one more bill.Work on taxes. Put a bill on autopay.
HouseholdClear sofa. - Remove, recycle, and put away list pads and the like.
- Remove and put away remaining things.
Wash dishes.
Clean bathroom.
Wash dishes. |
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Post by seahorse on Apr 1, 2024 18:11:05 GMT -5
Oh no, I hope you feel better soon goldenthreads! TA DA Returned SR text Texted neighbor about cat sitting - she is available - yippee! Text another neighbor about dinner this week - done -she's coming over tomorrow. I need to send her an order from a local place (I provided dinner last time we got together, she wants to do it this time) Bought a ticket to a small local music concert I want to attend in early May. This series has been selling out so it's a huge deal for me to think a month ahead and just get it now rather than hesitate, wait and miss out. Made and ate dinner I don't really want to do anything else, but I will attempt the following: TO DO Take dinner dish out to kitchen Put away food items from dinner prep Wash one dish |
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Post by razy on Apr 1, 2024 20:01:04 GMT -5
Happy April Witsters!   Fought off a migraine-90% gone Went to important financial meetings - then another one Did a couple of other things while I was in the area Started 3rd load of washing Started cleaning henshed -80% done More washing - we have a free electricity day today so I am going to wash and dry everything Finish henshed Start on glasshouse We are going away for a week on Thursday so there are all sorts of things I need to do before then. I am on holiday ATM so I should have plenty of time |
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Post by razy on Apr 1, 2024 20:48:26 GMT -5
Hung washing and started another load Finished henshed Cleaned up most of glasshouse Pick tomatoes Sweep around backdoor Work out what we are having for dinner |
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Post by razy on Apr 1, 2024 21:03:04 GMT -5
Tomatoes picked- not a very good season this year Sweeping done Steak out of freezer Peel and cook potatoes Hang more washing Fold and put away some clean washing |
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Post by DustyD on Apr 1, 2024 21:56:45 GMT -5
Done
-The load of laundry
-Downloaded the available statements, still waiting on one place
-Picked up another request book at the library, but didn't finish the first one yet
-Got the quarterly bills paid
-Picked up chicken dinner deal at supermarket #1
-After a long after-dinner nap, got the dishwasher going
To do before bed
-Mix pitcher of iced tea
-Put out more ant bait liquid in the kitchen and bathroom. This is day three. They are slowing down, but it says to keep making bait available for two days after you see activity. I'm finding this unpleasant.
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