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Lkunkel
Member
10-29-2003
| Wednesday, September 29, 2004 - 4:52 pm
Shoe organizers...I have three pairs of shoes: canvas walking shoes, a pair of brown/tan lace-up oxfords from BA Mason, and a pair of slippers. The slippers are in the bottom drawer with my pjs; and the tennis shoes are on the shelf by the front door. Schoolmarm: thank you for heading up the water project. Let me know who to send the money too, okay? I'm willing to send you $5-10, whatever you think is fair. The water is very important to me, so just let me know. Vee, it is HORRIBLE Feng Shui to sit with your back to the door--hence the reason you feel uncomfortable. I am trying hard to fight the depression. I had hoped that getting away and doing things with friends would really help, and then Potshot shooting down all of my suggestions for getting there didn't help. I really needed some friends and play time, but maybe some other time....
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Vee
Member
02-23-2004
| Wednesday, September 29, 2004 - 7:58 pm
Laurie, sometimes life just stinks. You and Herckle are in sort of the same boat being disappointed with not being able to go to Mystic. I don't blame you one little bit, I'd be annoyed with the whole thing as well. Until the next opportunity for an adventure, just come play with us! Schoolmarm, back in the old days when I had an office, I used a two-drawer file cabinet near my desk to file all memos, forms, applications, etc. It worked very well for me because it was organized. Also my desk chair just swiveled around without my having to get up and move to a larger file cabinet continually. I usually hauled student papers around with me, but I imagine I could have made space for them in the file cabinet as well. Here are the serial numbers on those pianos: 1. Ivers&Pond Serial# 52654 (Boston) 2. McPhail Serial# 26213 (Boston) 3. Regent Serial# K34005 (Philadelphia) They are all upright grands. The Ivers&Pond has a special plaque inside that says: "Specially selected and voiced for M.H. Andrews of Bangor, Maine." Other than that there are just a lot of patent dates for such things as pedal action, bridge truss, key bottom, etc., that don't mean a thing to me. Any information that you might have, Schoolmarm, may help us figure out a few things around here. Thanks for offering; you're a peach!
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Lkunkel
Member
10-29-2003
| Wednesday, September 29, 2004 - 9:47 pm
Vee, check out my folder, I explained a little more as to what is going on with me--and why this disappointment was more upsetting for me than it should have been. I mean, I am horribly concerned about Ed, and sent him some things to help, but that it added to my depression made me realize what a horrible person I truly am. I have condensed my files into one file-safe box. i am going to start again on the control journal--in babsteps instead of overwhelming myself and burning out. We'll be jumping around, but that's why we're putting it in formats that allows for adding/changing/deleting things. Maybe files is a good place to start tomorrow. Marm, what type of organizing help do you want? I can help with Feng Shui, if that's what you mean--I can do both Western and Wiccan, just not Eastern (Traditional) since all of the flying stars confused me. Vee, When I truly spoil myself, it will be being able to take a bath, with candles and music. For now, that's too difficult since I can't get in or out by myself, and DH knocking on the door every 10 minutes asking if I am okay just isn't relaxing. I need to buy one of those $50 heavy-duty bars to get out of the tub.
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Vee
Member
02-23-2004
| Thursday, September 30, 2004 - 2:37 pm
What a lazy, lazy day I have had. Cleaned the bathroom and found a few flowers to put in the vase. Ever since Spinner mentioned the flowers in her bathroom, I have done the same and have been very happy with such a little extra touch. This little batch includes some herbs that are fading out so the bouquet is dispensing some pleasant aromas...rosemary mostly. Hope you are feeling better today, Lk. I see that there has been a little love fest in your folder. Your friends are all rallying around to give you some extra support just now. I will take care of a couple of hotspots and call it good for today. No energy whatsoever for some reason. Tomorrow will be a better day...that's because I am not going to visit the Clubhouse until my chores are done! Happy fluttering all!
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Lkunkel
Member
10-29-2003
| Thursday, September 30, 2004 - 5:26 pm
I'm hanging in there. i slept today of and on, so I feel a bit better. thank you.
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Vee
Member
02-23-2004
| Saturday, October 02, 2004 - 6:00 am
Saturday morning and I've fallen into some bad habits: 1. not dressed 2. came straight to the Clubhouse without passing go. Yesterday, I was good and got everything accomplished before stopping by. Oh well, can't be perfect all the time. No big projects until the antique dealers come to appraise the furniture and the piano, which now looks as if will be going to trade up to my grandmother's. Hopefully, the piano wars have ended and all is well. Otherwise, I am just going to let it go without stewing anymore about it. Time is too precious to waste worrying over what might have been. As Herckle told me, "Piano wars, huh? Well anyone who has more than 1 piano to squabble over is lucky indeed!" No kidding! Hope the extra rest is helping you to feel much better, Lk. I think you need to schedule a nap time into your busy doings. Maybe I do, too! Hope that you are all doing well. I miss seeing Teach here and have wondered how the decorating is going. Wonder what Landi is up to as well... Have a great day!
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Lumbele
Member
07-12-2002
| Saturday, October 02, 2004 - 6:20 am
Vee, hasn't anyone told you that weekends are there to fall off the flying wagon? If I do anything on Sat/Sun it is strictly voluntary and because I am bored out of my skull (which doesn't happen often). Otherwise it's comfy pj's or clothes, slippers, perpetual tea cup in hand, TV/VCR going or a good book while the world can kiss my grits as Flo would say. Monday to Friday I try hard to be a good girl though.
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Vee
Member
02-23-2004
| Saturday, October 02, 2004 - 7:00 am
Thanks, Lum! I love to have someone support me in sheer laziness. Actually, I must get my sorry rear in gear to haul the dump. Parents have tried to call me all morning...mother finally got through by instant messaging me. LOL Hope your weekend is great and that your tea stays hot! Can't believe that you are up at all after that late night you put in doing the update.
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Lkunkel
Member
10-29-2003
| Saturday, October 02, 2004 - 2:26 pm
Potshot and I are going over to a :friends: house later, so I am conserving energy and staying comfy in bed.
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Vee
Member
02-23-2004
| Saturday, October 02, 2004 - 4:30 pm
Sounds good...hope your evening is terrific! How's the weather in Las Vegas these days?
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Juju2bigdog
Member
10-27-2000
| Saturday, October 02, 2004 - 4:55 pm
Just discovered this thread. Some interesting stuff. Vee, what kind of stuff do you like to get in Canada drugstores? We now live close to Canada and can go there easily, but I don't know the ins and outs. So far I have just bought aspirin with codeine. Of course, I haven't used it yet ...
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Lkunkel
Member
10-29-2003
| Saturday, October 02, 2004 - 5:07 pm
Hi Juju! Vee: I hope so. I'm taking a book along, just in case. The host is basically a blowhard; I'd be just as happy staying home and reading. The temp right now is 89-degrees, so walking the 1/2 mile to the bus won't be too horrible. I've now read Spiritual Housecleaning through once, so I'll now be rereading it and doing the exercises, in conjunction with most of FlyLady's Zones. I've completed Chapter 1: "Spiritual Housecleaning: Making Sacred Space." I'll then do - Chapter 2: "The Hearth: Nurturing Body and Soul" as I do FlyZone #2, The Kitchen;
- Chapter 4: "A Temple in Your Bathroom" and Chapter 5: "Doubt and Failure: Lost in the Margins" as I do FlyZone #3, The Bathroom/
The Children's Rooms/Spare Bedroom or Office; - Chapter 8: "Sex and Dreams: The Santuary" as I do FlyZone #4, The Master Bedroom; and
- Chapter 3: "The Dirt You've Saved Under the Living Room Rug" as I do FlyZone #5, The Living Room.
By then, I'll be at the first of November, and Zone 1, and I can finish off the other chapters one a week. But, I'll have the rooms that I have cleaned and studied done.
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Vee
Member
02-23-2004
| Saturday, October 02, 2004 - 5:18 pm
Yup, that's one. My pediatrician told me to sign for cough syrup with codeine when my kids were small if they began to have an earache on the weekend. Doesn't everyone get sick on the weekend? Anyway, it worked very well until we could get them to her office on Monday morning. Too bad that parents don't have that option now, but it must have been abused somewhere along the way. We also pick up a nausea medication with paragoric. I have some somewhere, but I don't know if that is still sold on the Canadian side. Just follow those directions carefully! But it is great stuff! Oh, the other one was a medication for pink-eye, which is probably a moot point now that there is an OTC med for that on this side. Can't think of any others, but perhaps I will later. If I do, I'll let you know. By the way, I'm glad you found us here. This is a fun place where we probably post longer and more involved posts than at other threads at the Clubhouse, but it is a great way to get to know and support each other better in our domestic quests. Hope you'll be a regular! Laurie, you squeaked in there ahead of me! Your book really sounds interesting.
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Juju2bigdog
Member
10-27-2000
| Saturday, October 02, 2004 - 10:12 pm
Thanks, Vee!
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Lkunkel
Member
10-29-2003
| Saturday, October 02, 2004 - 10:41 pm
Vee: I opted to avoid the blowhard and take my night time meds early, in the hopes of sleeping early. I have to finish my altered book tomorrow, plus make both Mandarin Orange flavored and Chocolate flavored lip gloss. The theme of the book is "Indulge Yourself" and the technique involves using bee's wax and I gave that run down already so that I can just spend time describing my layout. Whie her book is about Martinis, I've decided to to do home beauty spa treatments. I'll have little bottles of essential oils and honey, I've decided to scent the wax with jasmine (the book owner's favorite scent), plus the instructions on how to do the various things. I'll be making up different things, and cutting wax paper pockets so that the items can be removed. I'm also making her both Mandarin Orange flavored lip balm (Potshot and a friend of the family put in their request for some too) and Chocolate flavored lip balm which I'll make sure I have enough for me too! So, as I'm working on that, I'll be working on the craft area too. I am getting excited. My mom will arrive in Vegas on December 23rd. I will not allow my then-established routines set aside by her visit. I will pull myself together. I felt better (and slightly more energized) today after taking my SAMe. Maybe as it builds up, I'll have more energy on which to draw. If anyone is going to be around on AIM, I'll be cleaning so just IM me (elfkunkel).
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Vee
Member
02-23-2004
| Sunday, October 03, 2004 - 10:00 am
Lk, great to read that you've found a second wind. You do the most amazing projects. Just read about this one in the Hobby thread. Those balms sound wonderful. Take care and have a great Sunday afternoon. I am off for some exercise. Lumbele will be glad to know that I am not fluttering, except in the yard, today.

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Schoolmarm
Member
02-18-2001
| Sunday, October 03, 2004 - 9:48 pm
DId you know that it's really easy to clean out your purse while waiting for boarding at the airport? LOL!
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Lumbele
Member
07-12-2002
| Monday, October 04, 2004 - 11:15 am
Marm, I usually have to clean mine out before I get to the airport in order to find tickets, ID etc. Good thing I fly at least every 2nd year.lol But then I have big purses.
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Lkunkel
Member
10-29-2003
| Monday, October 04, 2004 - 11:37 am
Schoolmarm: I hope you didn't toss anything that had your name or address or account number or anything like that! But, yes, the airport is a great place to sort out things.
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Vee
Member
02-23-2004
| Tuesday, October 05, 2004 - 5:19 am
Good morning... It's 9:19 a.m. here and I have been up and at'em since 7. Have been goofing off on the computer since 8:00. Now I have to get back to my morning routines or else I will regret it a lot later on. I have no self-respect when I hang out here for too long: although, I certainly love being in the Clubhouse. I am a bit behind in my FlyLady schedule, but then there's really no such thing, I guess. Today I am going to do the kitchen counters as Kelly suggested and then move on to packing away summer clothing and figuring out what we need for winter. We have lost too much weight to keep all of our former clothing so it is not going to be fun. (Listen to that negative talk wouldja?!) I had to laugh at the gal on Dr. Phil yesterday who blamed him for having to go buy new clothes when she gained back 30 pounds. It's Dr. Phil's advice to get rid of clothing that is too big so she thought he could be blamed. That advice is a direct contradiction to my thinking that one should keep clothing in every possible size, but I am going to follow Flylady's and Dr.Phil's advice this time. That will be a lot of barrels to go through and discard. The only other problem is that we have too, too many clothes period. We may be shopping at Goodwill because I don't feel like putting a lot of money into between size clothing. First thing I'm going to do though is take a brisk fall walk. The world is too beautiful today to spend the entire day inside or, worse yet, in the basement. Lumbele, how did it go for you getting back into routines? Happy fluttering everybody. Hope to read what you're all up to next time I visit.
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Lkunkel
Member
10-29-2003
| Tuesday, October 05, 2004 - 6:07 am
Vee: Get rid of the oversized clothes--having them is a crutch. It allows you to think, "Well, if I don't keep the weight off, I at least have a clothes." It gives you an out--an excuse. And we, as SHEs grab any and all. For that matter, I have cleared out a lot of clothing that is smaller than I am (mostly in clothes that don't look good on me; Mom gives me her clothes, and she is a different season than I am and most of her clothes make me look off)--when I get to that size, by gosh I deserve a new pair of slacks and a skirt! Why should I have strictly hand-me-downs that don't look good on me? (OTOH, I love when GrandmaTo2 sends me her smaller sizes: she's an autumn also, so her stuff looks great on me!) Off to a doctor visit with a friend, and then I have some stuff to finish up in the kitchen when I get home. I will be successful this time--my wings are dry and fully formed.
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Lumbele
Member
07-12-2002
| Tuesday, October 05, 2004 - 11:38 am
Hi, guys! Vee, I am flapping those wings, even getting my feet off the ground a tad, but not in full flight yet. The disadvantage of getting the digest version of Flylady is that it is often late and not available first thing in the morning. So I spent my 2x15 wiping out some kitchen cabinets. At the moment I am trying to catch up those 2x15 from yesterday that I didn't do.LOL Last night the amibition bug bit me and I made 7 quarts of applesauce. DS had already made some when he got home, and we are still swimming in apples. Hoping someone without an apple tree of their own will pop in soon, so I can stick them with a bag full. Any excuse to not have to use them up. Apple cake this weekend, I think. Apple pancakes, apple crisp, apple, apple, apple! ACK!!! Hope you enjoyed your walk, Vee. I'll have to get back into that groove again, too. One thing at a time. Good luck with sorting out your clothes. Can you sell the better stuff to a second hand store? Might as well get some bucks out of them to spend at Goodwill. Ok, off to the kitchen for another 15. Maybe I'll even chuck in a load of laundry. Yep, that's what I'll do. See y'all later.
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Vee
Member
02-23-2004
| Tuesday, October 05, 2004 - 1:00 pm
LOL, Lumbele. I know what you mean about a "late" message! My personal favorite is the one instructing me that it is time to go to bed. It comes in about 9:00 a.m. every morning. Sometimes I am tempted! 
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Lkunkel
Member
10-29-2003
| Tuesday, October 05, 2004 - 1:57 pm
Set up your own reminder system, that's what I did. It made my life slightly easier.
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Vee
Member
02-23-2004
| Wednesday, October 06, 2004 - 5:52 am
Babysteps, babysteps, that's what I keep telling myself about the clothes. I only made a scan of the racks now looking for things that could go. Haven't even gone to the five or six containers full of things yet. When I do, it will be one at a time, I hope. The golden days of autumn are just too gorgeous to be stuck downstairs. Oh, quick note, had to give up my red flip-flops to go out for supper last night. I looked pretty ridiculous in jeans, shirt, jacket, and flops! Had been feeling pretty chilly for awhile now...gee, could it have been the bare feet? I'm loving the photos in the thread that Julieboo started. Happy flying/fluttering! Have a great morning all!
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