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Post by artsygal on Jun 14, 2008 4:03:30 GMT -5
This is the Working in Threes Thread (W.I.T.)
EVERYONE IS WELCOME, especially if you've never posted before!
The guidelines 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.
Remember - if you are tired or sick or injured or
depressed or overwhelmed, 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 phone 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 three 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 mouse on Jun 14, 2008 6:56:15 GMT -5
Good morning artsygal, and thanks for starting the thread!
Ta-das:
- Got up before 07:30 (a terrific accomplishment for a weekend, thank you!0
- Fed and medicated cats
- Posted to SOS with a solid to-do list
To-dos:
- Take shower (swish & swipe while I'm there)
- Have breakfast
- Get dressed
- Head out the door to run errands
I cheated and put four in there, but the plan is to be out of here very very quickly. I will be back to post once my errands are run.
Bye!
~Mouse
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Post by laughinglark on Jun 14, 2008 7:53:32 GMT -5
Good morning Artsygirl and mouse! WTG on the early start today, mouse!  It has been really stormy here all week, and I was away from the computer a lot. We are leery of keeping them up and running after an expensive lightning strike a few years back. Also had intermittent problems with the internet provider this week. We have a fixed roof now! There was a break in the wind and rainstorms that allowed the roofers to negotiate our very steep slate roof safely, and they got it done in time for the latest blast of rain. We are having flooding here, but not as bad as the folks to our north. I'm originally from Wisconsin, and familiar with many of the affected areas there.  There is a festival going on in our town right now, with rides, vendors and live music every day and night. When the rain hasn't been keeping us home, we've been up there to hear the bands, et al. Some of the grounds are very muddy and slippery, but everyone has adapted to the annoyance of waterlogged earth. Today should be dry all day, which will help. Today is the last, and biggest day of the festival, so I might not get back here to check in again till tomorrow. Ta da's: 1) Got up. 2)made coffee 3)fed the cat TO do's 1)load the dishwasher 2)get everyone coated in sunscreen. 3)drink lots of water and bring my own water bottles for the kids. 4)buy some socks for hubby as a part of his father's day gifts. 5)Order work shorts for hubby. 6)Spend a few minutes beating back the laundry menace. More than three, I know, but probably can't get back in here for the Ta da's later on. I totally have my work cut out for me after the festival. The hole in our roof thankfully did not leak into the closet of doom and despair, but I want to get it cleared out soon. We narrowly averted a soggy nightmare. If roofers had not been able to come when they did...  Happy saturday, everyone! |
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Post by entropy on Jun 14, 2008 9:07:10 GMT -5
Good morning artsgal, mouse and laughinglark,
Laughinglark - we have had horrendous rains here too - day after day. Unfortunately, my roof is not fixed - and I will be calling on Monday to get some estimates, as I have several leaks that became apparent with the huge quanities of rain we've had. Ugh...
Ta Das so far today:
1. organized and sorted most of my dining room / office
2. ran dishwasher and unloaded it
3. started a load of laundry
To Dos:
1. hang laundry
2. put away stuff I moved to the upstairs hall
3. work on decluttering master bedroom for 30 minutes
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Post by stressedbythemess on Jun 14, 2008 9:09:45 GMT -5
I didn't get all my todos done yesterday (sadness), so some of them have rolled over to today and others to monday.
Entropy- good luck with the roof! And yay for the saturday morning club or something today. (ie all of us)
TaDa!
1. Got up at 9 am
2. Put away clean dishes from washer.
3. loaded dishwasher, running it now
4. Dried yesterdays laundry, ran 2 more loads one of which is drying.
5. Tidied the bathroom
6. Changed out all the litter and cleaned the box with soap
7. Gave the cat her flea drops
8. Ironed 4 of my kerchiefs (all the ones that needed)
9. put away all the clean towels and a few other laundry items
10. Put all the clothes that are a little too small in ONE bin. (I'm keeping them, I've lost 15 pounds last year and still working!) And got that out of the way into the closet.
11. Put up 4-6 random things from the floor.
Not bad as it's not even 10 30 yet!
To Do
1. Iron 2 shirts
2. Finish drinking my water with vitamins/take more than a 2 second break
3. Get dressed/showered/ready for the day
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Post by stressedbythemess on Jun 14, 2008 10:35:47 GMT -5
Ta Da
1. ironed those 2 shirts
2. Drank my water, and took a break
3. Got showered, and dressed, makeup on.
4. Got the non-prescription medicine drawer in my room (tylenol, bandaids, etc), organized, and thus all the things that belonged in it across my desk and the floor up!
5. made my bed
6. Hung up some more laundry (it's nowhere near done)
To Do
1. Shoes, and find a little bit of jewlery to wear.
2. Go to the store get thread to finish project O, and a father's day card
3. Lunch, and drive to my parents house.
More to dos when I get home if it's not too late from visiting my parents.
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Post by bluefrog on Jun 14, 2008 11:47:15 GMT -5
Good afternoon, folks!
Laughinglark, congrats on getting the roof fixed between rainstorms. Enjoy the rest of the festival!
Stressedbythemess, you got a LOT done, even if it wasn't everything you listed. That counts! What you didn't get finished today you can work on tomorrow. The important thing is to do SOMETHING, not everything. Go, you!
We slept waaaaaaaaaay late this morning, after DD called late last night on the way to taking her DH to the emergency room with possible appendicitis. It wasn't, exactly, but there wasn't much sleeping going on last night.
DONE:
-dressed
-ate lunch
-gave a dog an emergency bath
-re-dressed
-unloaded the dishwasher
-scrubbed the sink
TO DO:
-make the bed
-do a load of laundry
-fill the bird/squirrel feeder
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Post by artsygal on Jun 14, 2008 12:55:23 GMT -5
Good morning/evening everyone!! Reading about the horrendous rain here and in the news, I am quite frightened when I return to WI, but there's not much i can do from CA. mouse, great early start, 7:00 is impressive. Laughing lark, enjoy the weather and festival! entropy wtg on getting your DR/office done! So sorry about your roof. stressedbythemess, wow, don't be too hard on yourself. You have accomplished great amounts today already, wtg! bluefrog sorry to hear about your emergency room scare, I'm glad your DD husband is okay. tadas -made bed -coffee  -fed dogs todos Both mom and I are getting out of the house today!!! She is doing very well and is now and walking with a cane instead of a walker. -get out of house -20 minutes of picking up @ the house - make list of things I need to to do before I leave (still have not done that!) best, artsy |
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Post by stressedbythemess on Jun 14, 2008 21:02:27 GMT -5
^ Yay for getting out of the house! Double yay to hear your mom is doing better!
And thanks for the kind words all.
TaDa
1. Got my dad's card, and gave it to him. (Yay for remembering), also was dressed nice to see the parents.
2. Made a small amount of progress on Project O
3. Made a small amount of progress on Scarf #1
ToDo
1. Go back to another store looking for the remainder of the supplies to finish Project O.
2. Finish project O tonight.
3. Work on cleaning up the sewing table/craft area.
4. Take my meds, evening routine.
5. Do something relaxing, for moi.
6. Exercise, at least a tiny bit. I didnt wed or friday this week, no excuses tonight!
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