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Grandmato2
Member
07-16-2004
| Sunday, January 09, 2005 - 4:20 pm
Vee Is that a flag hanging inside your cabinet? Very pretty and nicely organized.
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Vee
Member
02-23-2004
| Sunday, January 09, 2005 - 5:39 pm
Hi, Grandmato2, I haven't seen you in too long. Nice to have you back. You and Laurie must've got doing your own thing so well that you left the rest of us out of it! LOL No, that is a bunch of old calendars stuck on the back there with modpodge. (I don't dare say that I decoupaged it because that would be too fussy...I literally slapped it on.) I couldn't stand the looks of the door anymore...just cardboard and all stained. No way to wash it properly, etc. I thought it would be fine to put some contact paper on there, but didn't have any so this was the next best thing. Now, I have actually found some contact paper...clear, so if this doesn't work out, I may slap the clear stuff right over the top of it. Yes, I think it is organized too, but what I really like was the suggestion to use the odds and ends in the china cupboard that are attractive as well as useful. That way I could lose that old brown creamer and the coffee mug from my classroom days; and there are no men in the house to worry about getting annoyed over the total femininity of it all.
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Lkunkel
Member
10-29-2003
| Sunday, January 09, 2005 - 5:50 pm
Vee, it looks great, I'm very proud of you! I love the use of the cups. I like doing things like that too. Congrats on repurposing. Lum, I haven't been a total couch potato and I have been doing a lot of walking--just not in an orderly, organized fashion. But you're right, smaller amounts of time will likely be what happens. Schoolmarm, that's funny! But you're definitely right. I figured out my eating plan (good thing I am one of those people who don't get tired having the same basic foods every day) is this: Breakfast (before exercising): Oatmeal 233 Calories; 4g Fat (14.6% calories from fat); 10g Protein; 41g Carbohydrate; 6g Dietary Fiber; 0mg Cholesterol; 13mg Sodium. Exchanges: 2 1/2 Grain(Starch); 1/2 Fat. 10AMish (after exercising): Fruit Smoothie 179 Calories; 1g Fat (5.5% calories from fat); 4g Protein; 41g Carbohydrate; 4g Dietary Fiber; 3mg Cholesterol; 40mg Sodium. Exchanges: 2 Fruit; 0 Fat; 1/2 Other Carbohydrates. Lunch: Chef Salad: 176 Calories; 8g Fat (37.7% calories from fat); 17g Protein; 11g Carbohydrate; 3g Dietary Fiber; 231mg Cholesterol; 628mg Sodium. Exchanges: 0 Grain(Starch); 2 Lean Meat; 2 Vegetable; 1/2 Fat. Malt-O-Meal Golden Crisp: 220 Calories; 0g Fat (0% calories from fat); 4g Protein; 48g Carbohydrate; 0g Dietary Fiber; 0mg Cholesterol; 130mg Sodium. Dinner will be a meal from one of Leanne's meals--either from Saving Dinner or Menu Mailer. Potshot and I will sit down together and figure out a week's worth of dinners and then I'll plug them into MasterCook and generate the shopping list. I can do this. I already stuck my gallon bottle of water in the freezer half-full (I can only drink supper cold water) so it should be ready tomorrow morning for me. I'm drafting a schedule now. I usually spend 15-20 minutes on the project at hand, and then 10-15 minutes sitting and resting. Anyway, that's where I am now. Babysteps....
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Lkunkel
Member
10-29-2003
| Sunday, January 09, 2005 - 10:17 pm
Oops...I guess somewhere in cutting and pasting, I forgot to put in that the Golden Crisp is actually a mid-afternoon snack. I find if I don't have a 210-220 calorie snack with 45-50 carbs around 2:30/3:00, I end up crashing with exhaustion. Hence that entry. And, of course, once I have my plans laid out, I get derailed. The friend with the car needs my help tomorrow. I had planned on the afternoon, but it may be changed to 9:30AM. So, tomorrow's exercise session will be done at home. But I did get a rough schedule figured out for the weekdays. That makes me feel much better. I always do better with a schedule to tick off.
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Wargod
Moderator
07-16-2001
| Sunday, January 09, 2005 - 10:58 pm
I know what you mean about the plans getting derailed, LK. Kids go back to school tomorrow, I was all set to start cleaning out and organizing my bedroom closet when the insurance people called and told us they'd be here at the begining of this week. so now I can't do it cuz one of the rooms they'll be looking at is the bedroom. And I can't do the laundry room closet cuz that's another room they'll be looking at. And my luck I'll spend a couple days doing none of the closets and not have them show up until later this week. I'd also planned on getting back to the kids classes this week, but I know I can't do that til the insurance guy comes too. I'm really not griping though. I want back into my regular schedule, and I want to get this stuff done, but it's also important to get the insurance company out here.
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Lkunkel
Member
10-29-2003
| Monday, January 10, 2005 - 9:46 am
I'm not griping either, honest. These friends have done so much for me that to not help out would be a selfish, self-centered, act of random meanness that I refuse to commit just to maintain a "routine." So, instead, I did three sets of the first 5 minutes of the minute-by-minute exercise routine we created a while back. That was fun and I feel fairly good. I plan on playing with my Balance Ball later; DH is freaking out by the thought. A thought floated through my conscious, War. Could you tackle either closet in smaller bites? Like instead of tearing apart the whole closet, maybe a shelf at a time instead--you know, something that could be done in 15 minutes. Or grab a trashbag and see if you can find 27 items to toss--then if the show up, you only have to move the trashbag.
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Wargod
Moderator
07-16-2001
| Monday, January 10, 2005 - 11:30 am
Ack, sorry, LK, I don't think you were griping. I do feel like I've done nothing but gripe for the past two weeks, lol. I can honestly say this is the first time I can ever remember feeling this overwhelmed from cleaning and it's all the dang leaking going on. I really can't gripe though about the closets since I need the insurance adjuster out here and I'll wait as long as I have to to get him here. I actually thought about doing the clean in stages for the laundry room closet and cabinets. Most of whats in those is craft stuff and junk. The craft stuff is in boxes and plastic bins, so the biggest thing is going through those and getting rid of the stuff that I'll never use, or paints I've had too long. I know I shouldn't keep stuff I'm not looking to use for awhile, but there's a lot of stuff up there that I can use eventually (say, when the kids get to the point they think I'm too boring to do stuff with, lol.) And then it will be just getting that one organized and the junk gone. I'm not sure that will work with the bedroom. I need to just pull everything out into one big pile then seperate it to the give away, throw away, and keep piles.
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Vee
Member
02-23-2004
| Monday, January 10, 2005 - 3:07 pm
Omigosh, the weather that you have been enduring would be driving me crazy, Wargod. I hope that the rain stops very soon and that everything gets back to normal quickly so that you don't all turn to green mold. Nasty to have that much water and then to have it leak into the house, too. Since FlyLady asked us to pass on this word to friends and family, I am passing it along here as well. I really do love this program so I make no apologies for singing Marla's praises. This is for all of our new members. In our perfectionism we are always searching for the magic solution to the mess we call our home. We want to be better, because we have convinced ourselves that we can't do anything because we don't have time! Then you hear about FlyLady.net and you go join looking for that magic spell that is going to get your home in order! The first day you get 15 to 20 emails from me and then in your perfectionism you say how in the world is this going to help me; it is just more clutter for me to deal with and I DON'T HAVE TIME BECAUSE I HAVE TOO MUCH TO DO ALREADY! IS THIS WOMAN CRAZY!!! NO! I am not crazy! We have stumbled upon a method of FLY Washing that is as close to a magic solution as you are going to find. You joined looking for help, but when the help comes into your inbox on a regular basis you consider it more clutter and throw the magic beans right out of the window! FlyLady
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Lkunkel
Member
10-29-2003
| Monday, January 10, 2005 - 6:31 pm
ROFL, Thanks, Vee! Okay, does anyone have the complete Movement file I created and posted oh so long ago? I just noticed that the one I did today wasn't the one I had put together for here, which I liked much better. Thus far, I cannot find the document on my computer or on my back-up sources. (On the other hand, I have found a LOT of other "missing" documents.) Second, here's my time schedule thus far. I have cut a lot out of it, but I'm sure I could cut more:
Time | Monday-Friday Activities | 07:00A | Get dressed; take pill; journal/meditate | 07:45A | Begin preparing oatmeal | 08:00A | Eat breakfast; read paper | 08:15A | Remainder of Morning Routine | 08:45A | Begin Stretching/Warm-up Routine | 09:00A | Exercise at Office Complex | 09:45A | Walk home; Cool Down; Make Smoothie | 10:00A | Zone Work | 10:20A | Rest | 10:30A | Zone Work | 10:50A | Rest | 11:00A | Zone Work;take pill | 11:20A | Rest | 11:30A | Zone Work | 11:50A | Rest | 12:00P | Lunchtime; Nap | 02:00P | Project Work | 02:20P | Rest | 02:30P | Project Work | 02:50P | Rest | 03:00P | Project Work | 03:20P | Rest | 03:30P | Project Work | 03:50P | Rest | 04:00P | Afternoon Routine | 05:00P | Rest; Check Dinner Prep Plans;Take Pill | 05:30P | Begin Dinner Prep | 06:00P | Dinner; Cleanup | 07:00P | Evening Routine | 08:00P | eBay Posting/Art/Relaxation | 10:00P | Bedtime | And why in the name that is all bizarre of computer coding is the table font so blasted HUGE? I suppose I need to cut back more, hunh? I'm finally home from taking care of my friend today.
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Dipo
Member
04-23-2002
| Monday, January 10, 2005 - 6:42 pm
LK,I was thinking about that excercise program you put together, wasn't it in Starting Over? I wonder if the mods could track it down. I was thinking I would like a copy to get started with as soon as you mentioned it. I remember thinking what a good idea it was at the time, and now I would love to do it. So if we get it back, I am printing it !!!!!
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Reader234
Member
08-13-2000
| Monday, January 10, 2005 - 8:02 pm
LK, I truly applaud you, but please make sure you get more protein in your diet, for instance for breakfast, all carbs, can you make a turkey sausage for a side? (I buy ground turkey breast and add spices, fry it up in a cast iron skillet) I also buy cooked turkey breast to have in between, the high protein, low fat snack...
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Biloxibelle
Member
12-21-2001
| Monday, January 10, 2005 - 8:06 pm
LK, your are such an inspiration. I'm slowly getting back in the grove again. I think I had a case of the blahs, funks or something. All the Christmas things are put away except the fiber-optic tree. All the Christmas decor is off it and now it's waiting for the Mardi Gras decorations. My plan is to have the Mardi Gras party here at my house but I had a brain storm the other day. I might get a suite at one of the casinos and have it there. A hefty tip to the maid and I'm set as far as clean up. Still deciding on that one. I broke my very back tooth and it hurts. So think of me Wed. while I'm at the Oral Surgeons
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Lkunkel
Member
10-29-2003
| Monday, January 10, 2005 - 8:50 pm
Dipo, it's gone, I think, since so many things were cleared out for BB space. Reader, I get quite a bit of protein for breakfast, and lunch will likely have more protein--depending on what all I put on my chef's salad. Dinner is ALWAYS protein--pork, chicken, beef, etc. But yes, I will make sure that I have the RDA of protein. Biloxi, sorry about the tooth--owie zowie, I do feel for you, honest!
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Lumbele
Member
07-12-2002
| Tuesday, January 11, 2005 - 8:50 am
Geesh, Lk, just read your list and now I am all tired again, and I haven't even started yet.
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Lkunkel
Member
10-29-2003
| Tuesday, January 11, 2005 - 1:14 pm
Okay, Miss Smarty Pants, I put in 10 minutes of rest after 20 minutes of work, a 1.5 hour nap after lunch, and an early end to my evening to relax. What should I do to cut back? Today, for instance, I'm resting since yesterday was SOOO tiring (plus, my cycle started today, so I've been vomiting and dealing with diarrhea--I know, TMI). I did a few wall push-ups, and I got on the balance ball to try some things on the balance ball exercise sheets I found online and printed out. I can't wait to buy my chair, especially since Ebates will credit me back 5% of the $99; I'm hoping I can afford it while they have the 10% off any purchase over $50. Fingers are crossed that eBay pays off! I am also working, slowly, on sorting boxed stuff. I am also stretched out on the bed as I do it, so, the exertion is minimal. What's anyone else doing today?
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Lkunkel
Member
10-29-2003
| Tuesday, January 11, 2005 - 1:38 pm
Hey, Reader, I found an interesting chart you might want to check out. Apparently, the US RDA for protein is variable. After some searching, I finally found a chart with the info. Looks like I need 50g of protein a day, maybe. I still need to do the math. The explanation on the page says: Protein RDA: Protein recommendations are mainly based on the individual's body weight. The protein RDA is high, to cover most person's needs. The average requirement for protein is 0.6 grams per kilogram of body weight; the RDA is 0.8 grams this is said to meet 97.5% of the population's needs.
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Lumbele
Member
07-12-2002
| Tuesday, January 11, 2005 - 1:58 pm
MsSmartiepants must have read the Flylady manual better for a change, because zone work is only supposed to last 15 mins. Since you are supposed to not overdo why not at least even those with 15 mins rest? Oh, and how come so many zone works? I do one round, two at the most per day.
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Lkunkel
Member
10-29-2003
| Tuesday, January 11, 2005 - 2:39 pm
GrandmaTo2 and I had been doing 20 minute blitzes since before Flylady, so that habit has been really hard to break. In fact, a lot of times, she'll offer up :50 blitzes, and I generally end up breaking them up on my own, since it is too long for me. The four worktimes that I created are to make sure that the few items on each day's list gets done. For today for example, I had the following on my list: clean stove top; clean microwave inside and out; and clean toaster oven. That was three Zone work times just on their own. The fourth Zone was in making sure that everything that had been done yesterday was still done. The Project Zones are more for decluttering or other things that need to be broken up into smaller bites. That includes finishing off the boxes, working on my notebooks, learning how to use my new-to-me, free sewing machine, or even working on teaching myself knitting and crocheting.
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Lumbele
Member
07-12-2002
| Tuesday, January 11, 2005 - 4:00 pm
Oh, I see. Guess that Grandmato2 is quite the slavedriver, eh? Got a deal for ya, you can have my sewing machine, too, if you do my sewing, and I'll knit and crochet for you. Any bites?LOL
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Lkunkel
Member
10-29-2003
| Tuesday, January 11, 2005 - 4:26 pm
LOL, I'm reading the books, and I am feeling REALLY overwhelmed. I want to make this really cute poncho but I think I'm stuck just dreaming. I do have the chain stitch and single crochet down so far. I'm hoping that with the sewing mahine, I can make some capes, robes, and stuff. I'd love a wool lined cape (accented with a hat, scarf, and mittens I've made...)
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Lumbele
Member
07-12-2002
| Tuesday, January 11, 2005 - 4:59 pm
Well, with the chain stitch and single crochet you got the basics. The rest is mostly wrapping and looping that yarn one, two or three more times than with the single. Piece of cake, you'll have that endeavour licked in no time. Ooooooh, the sewing ambitions!!! I am thrilled if I get a busted seam closed again. Can you guess my big domestic weak point?LOL
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Lkunkel
Member
10-29-2003
| Tuesday, January 11, 2005 - 5:07 pm
LOL. My problem is that I love to create. I don't care what the craft project is, just so I can create. I used to sew in HS, and I made myself plenty of tops/shirts and skirts, so a lined wool cape shouldn't be a problem, once I've retriggered my memory. Nor should my style of slacks choice: a split skirt. I'm just hoping I can get the hang of knitting and crocheting soon.
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Vee
Member
02-23-2004
| Wednesday, January 12, 2005 - 8:30 am
Gosh, there's been a lot going on in here! Laurie, between my mentioning MarStew and your list, we should have folks running for the hills by now! LOL!! My list is a whole lot more vague than yours, but I am not certain that I could be quite as regimented. I do understand, though, that you are trying to eek out as much time as you possibly can given that the fibro is always tring to rob you of that commodity. You know your body better than anyone so I hope that you've got everything figured right out to a science for yourself. I thing that I will tackle the kitchen today, as suggested for this week, and see what I can boogie. I know that I have got to boogie those chocolate chips to the freezer pronto! It's a nasty weather day so it's defintely a stay indoors one, but I had hoped to begin the 15 minute walk suggestion. This is where one sets the timer for 7 minutes and heads out for a walk and when the buzzer rings, resets and heads for home. The remaining minute is to have a drink of water and cool down. With my luck, I probably wouldn't be back home when the timer went off the second time. LOL! Anyway, I will let you know how that works once I incorporate that into my day. Have a happy day everyone!
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Lumbele
Member
07-12-2002
| Wednesday, January 12, 2005 - 1:11 pm
Vee, I tried that 15 mins walk thing last spring. I figured out that going out vigorously for 5 mins and then dragging my sorry butt back home for the rest of the time worked much better in the beginning. Just contemplating pulling out the stove manual and running the self-cleaner. It takes about 2-3 hours. Does that count as16-20 zone works? Shouldn't have to hit the kitchen that way until....let's see.... summer?
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Lkunkel
Member
10-29-2003
| Wednesday, January 12, 2005 - 2:41 pm
Actually, I discovered that I use the oven twice a year: Thanksgiving and Christmas. It makes it REALLY easy to keep it clean. Of course, the toaster oven is ALWAYS a disaster. Vee, I didn't mean to scare anyone off, honest. I need to have the list just for myself--otherwise, I won't pause for the 10 minutes, I won't eat lunch and then nap, and I won't do things I WANT to work on in the afternoon. I will just keep plugging away at things until I am exhausted and then call it good and wonder why I can't move the next day. Today was interesting; I'm not feeling well, so I got the cats stoned on catnip. They are always fun to watch and thus I am taking it easy. I will work on the projects this afternoon. And walk to the store later.
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