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Lumbele
Member
07-12-2002
| Friday, April 16, 2004 - 10:33 am
Welcome Home, Purple! Sorry about your extended hospital stay, but I am glad you are starting to feel better. Those 2 bags from Maryland waited this long, they can wait a little longer until you are good and ready for them (or need the stuff inside, whichever comes first.LOL) No point messing up a speedy recovery. And a for Lk! Now that's determination, unpacking at such an ungodly hour. Good luck with those 9 boxes.
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Spinner
Member
10-27-2003
| Sunday, April 18, 2004 - 12:03 am
Home again, also, and since we have DH's mom (age 93) visiting a lot is going on, but the fly-ing is really helping. We've returned from taking her to San Francisco (from Los Angeles) to visit relatives and I herewith report that we dragged luggage in from the car and I put my stuff away immediately. Pre-flying-days, I would have lived out of that suitcase for a month. Purple, glad you're home!
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Lumbele
Member
07-12-2002
| Sunday, April 18, 2004 - 8:44 am
Wow, would you look at all these "flying" travelers. Hope you guys are contagious when I get back from Europe this summer.LOL Welcome Home, Spinner!
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Lkunkel
Member
10-29-2003
| Sunday, April 18, 2004 - 3:25 pm
My luggage didn't get checked in EITHER direction. Linens are a pain in the butt, however, what I did with my extra sheets (we have 2 sets of flannel and 2 sets of cotton) was to fold them to fit inside a decorative pillow. The three pillows in my living room, in fact, hold the sheets for our bed. I do need to tackle the closets as well as the boxes, but that too will occur. I also learned--due to my absence--what has to be added to Flylady's Control Journal. On a bright spot, DH has shown he can survive 4 days without a disaster befalling him and not having a meltdown. Too bad I was gone for seven.
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Spinner
Member
10-27-2003
| Sunday, April 18, 2004 - 9:27 pm
Love your linen storage idea, LK! And what have you thought of that needs to be added to the Control Journal? Tell more, LK! What happened to your DH (more importantly, perhaps, what happened to your home? <G>) during the final 3 days of your absence? And thanks, Lumbele. Good to be home; but I'm looking forward to going somewhere again soon. Next trip, probably, a conference in Pittsburgh, middle of May, that I'm really looking forward to. And on someone else's dime, I might add.
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Lkunkel
Member
10-29-2003
| Tuesday, April 20, 2004 - 11:30 am
Spinner: For us, the information needed to be added include things I have said and repeated ad nauseum, but didn't sink into the person being told. For example: I told DH the blank checks, deposit envelopes, stamp for the back of the checks, etc. were in the open shelving of the coffee table in a box LABELED Banking Supplies. He opted to trash my desk, and all of the storage boxes in it, until, in frustration, he flopped down on the couch and saw the box. (Side note: no, my desk area was NOT cleaned up.) Apparently our phone connector (we use Vonage) went out. While I had gone over the account name and password several times, and even had HIM type it in, while panicking he didn't remember. It took a collect call and him screaming at me before he remembered that he had been told. Phone fixed, but no apology forthcoming. The other was work related. Daimler Chrysler sent out the disk to allow us to write-up the auto glass installation. Unfortunately, TPTB there neglected to put the windshield directions in the documentation. He spent several hours going through the disk to no avail in finding the info. It was--somehow--my fault as had I been home, I would have looked and found out that it wasn't there in less time. (Don't ask, I STILL don't understand that one.) So, it wasn't really anything major. Some of the info, I can add to the journal. The last incident there was no hope for. Interestingly, we had our first date night in a week...he slept through it.
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Lumbele
Member
07-12-2002
| Tuesday, April 20, 2004 - 12:14 pm
<For us, the information needed to be added include things I have said and repeated ad nauseum, but didn't sink into the person being told.> Lk, are there binders that big? I bet if you tell him that you are now storing the box "Banking Supplies" in your desk, he'll start taking your coffee table apart. Didn't you know that listening deficiency is always the wife's fault? BTW, I recently read about putting car wax on shower doors to prevent soap and water marks. Has anyone here tried that yet?
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Lkunkel
Member
10-29-2003
| Tuesday, April 20, 2004 - 12:45 pm
Lumbele: ROFL. I thought about that as I put the journals in a 1.5" binder and pondered the 6" binder. However, it will really only take 2-3 sides of pieces of paper (2 sheets most) to cover the needed information. I didn't hear that about the listening deficiency. Guess I wasn't listening. I put Turtle Wax on the kitchen sink, the bathtub, and the shower. It's wonderful.
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Spinner
Member
10-27-2003
| Tuesday, April 20, 2004 - 4:55 pm
Goodness, LK! I don't know how I'd even begin to deal with a situation like that! (The communication problems with your DH) Well, actually, I do know how I just did handle it; yours sounds exactly like our trying to deal with my DH's mom (age 93) who has been visiting us for the past 3 weeks and she has bouts where she doesn't recall what she did with something and then she panics and doesn't know what to do to find it. But she's 93, and she's not here all the time, and since she was visiting her stuff was quite well-confined to the guestroom so we could help her look. And, DH and I were together on these problems, not against each other. But it sounds like the same frustration. How hard it must be, LK, to have this listening deficient person both your business partner and your spouse! Sheesh! rushing out to the garage to see if we don't have some Turtle Wax--I have been meaning to ask if anyone had tried it
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Spinner
Member
10-27-2003
| Tuesday, April 20, 2004 - 9:44 pm
Guess before I try the Turtle Wax on my stainless steel sink I'd better ask, LK, is your sink stainless steel or porcelain?
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Lumbele
Member
07-12-2002
| Wednesday, April 21, 2004 - 7:53 am
Me, too got more questions, LK. Bathtub, doesn't it make things pretty slippery there? How often do you have to repeat the process?
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Lkunkel
Member
10-29-2003
| Wednesday, April 21, 2004 - 8:44 am
My sink is stainless steel. I followed FlyLady's instructions for cleaning it and was appalled at how much CRUD came out of it. Lumbele: DO NOT--repeat: DO NOT--Turtle Wax the BOTTOM of the tub. Only do the sides and the wall enclosure/doors. NOT THE BOTTOM. I repeat the application once a month when I clean the tub and shower during its Zone period. (I clean it after usage, too, but I only wax on its thorough monthly cleaning.) The sink is redone whenever I can't get the sink to shine.
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Lumbele
Member
07-12-2002
| Wednesday, April 21, 2004 - 9:55 am
If I recall the Flylady's instructions are to use bleach. When we got our new stainless steel sink there was a warning NOT to use bleach in there. Supposedly it dulls the shine. So the Turtle Wax works on tiles as well?
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Lkunkel
Member
10-29-2003
| Wednesday, April 21, 2004 - 10:37 am
Lumbele: If you have manufacturer's instructions on your sink, use them. our apartment sink was eons old, so I wasn't worried. I use the Turtle Wax on the tiles, and it really helps.
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Lumbele
Member
07-12-2002
| Wednesday, April 21, 2004 - 11:38 am
That's what I have been doing with the shower door and tiles. Mr. Clean "Sponge Bath" during Zone week. So the wax really won't save me any time for that. But I might try it on the sink.
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Catfat
Member
02-27-2002
| Thursday, April 22, 2004 - 9:55 pm
EEEEEK---My Mom & Dad (age 80 & 86) are coming to stay with us for a couple of weeks. These are two of the most critical, complainingest, clean freaks on the planet. But wait--- I've been FlyLadying, I can do this. I've got 16 days until they get here. Hot damn, watch me dust.
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Lkunkel
Member
10-29-2003
| Friday, April 23, 2004 - 12:02 am
Catfat: Plenty of time. Remember: Take it 15 minutes at a time Drink plenty of water Do NOT try to declutter/Spring clean Do set up routines Perfection is overrated. Years from now, it won't matter whether the house was Architectural Digest perfect, but the quality of your VISIT.
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Lkunkel
Member
10-29-2003
| Sunday, April 25, 2004 - 9:27 am
How's everyone doing? I'm plugging away at the last of the boxes and cleaning as I go. My goal is still to have everything done by May 1st and then to just do my Zone work. I can do this.
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Dipo
Member
04-23-2002
| Monday, April 26, 2004 - 1:31 pm
Well I had a huge pile of stuff hauled off to the dump, they said it was half a truck full. I am loving the space it freed up. I had it stuck all over the house, in closets in my storage unit on my patio. Anyway now I can buy a new loveseat for my LR, now only have 2 chairs, plus I need a DR table and chairs. So I have started to look and save for those items, but it sure gives me a lot more room now!!!!.
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Lumbele
Member
07-12-2002
| Monday, April 26, 2004 - 3:09 pm
Lkunkel, I am doing quite well. Since I just recently turned my living room upside down and then right side up again, I can skip all those Kelly Missions. Until the window ppl are done tomorrow. Then I gotta sparkle that small fortune up. Guess I do windows.LOL But still this week should be a breeze. Dipo, congratulations. Last fall I did the same thing, but somehow the storage room and garage are full again. Wherever did we have that half a van full?LOL
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Spinner
Member
10-27-2003
| Thursday, April 29, 2004 - 11:11 pm
I am just amazed at the number of books that have gone out of this house in the past month. I'm not normally one to let go of any books, but there are limits and I had lots of kiddie-lit that were my kids' and classroom stuff. 65 pounds of mostly paperback, all elementary chapter books, went to a school in Illinois that burned to the ground and needed books to carry them through the rest of the year. Other stuff I really didn't want anymore went to friends of the library groups that will sell them to raise money for their libraries. Clearing out so many shelves allowed me to dismantle a temporary milk-crate bookshelving system which was clutter personified. And no library shelf is jammed anymore; there is even room for some book-related items to be displayed. I am very pleased with myself! Next project: find a buyer for some of the Liberty Falls little collectible houses that I bought in doubles to put away to sell later. I'd hoped they'd rise in price, and for awhile they did and I made some nice profits on some of these extras-bought-to-sell, but I see now that they're pretty much priced on ebay at their original 5 dollar prices so I'd like to just dump the rest. I have a storage-bin full in the garage. Lumbele, LK and Dipo, looks like you've done well too!
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Lumbele
Member
07-12-2002
| Friday, April 30, 2004 - 3:57 pm
Yay, Spinner!!!!!!!!!! Breathing room, ain't it great?LOL
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Spinner
Member
10-27-2003
| Friday, April 30, 2004 - 4:31 pm
It is great, Lumbele, to have extra space! Except for the kiddie-lit paperbacks, which I know have next to no commercial value, I did run all of the other books through a couple of used-booksellers locally. I picked up about 50 bucks and I'll get a tax deduction for the library donations. Not bad. Every book in the pile had been well-used and I'd gotten my money's worth out of them, but my interests have changed in some cases, and in others, the content of the books was obsolete.
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Lkunkel
Member
10-29-2003
| Saturday, May 01, 2004 - 12:43 pm
Okay, I was offline again for a couple of days because I tripped over the stupid wire connecting my modem and managed to hurt head, wrist, and foot. Yesterday, I walked to Target and bought a Microsoft Wireless Base Station and Notebook Adapter. (Side note: DEFINITELY call around. I got them for $49.99 and $39.99, respectively. OfficeMax wanted $79.99 and $69.99, respectively. Since Target is only 1500ft. further than Office Max, I decided to take the extra steps.) I got them both installed this AM, with only one very fast and painless call to customer support. (So painless, in fact, that I wrote a "To Whom It May Concern" letter praising the intake clerk and the tech who helped me.) Tomorrow, I will be writing a letter to D-Link letting them know that I am less than thrilled with the products, customer support, and service and requesting a refund of my money. It will be a fun letter to write. Today I am plugging away on the last FIVE boxes. I have rearranged the living room, added another cube to our coffee table and raised the floor lamp by putting a cube under it to hold my and DH's shoes. I have hung up hooks for our keys, my bag, and his caps. I have found and set up a lamp on my desk, and been tidying things in general. I had started a reply to Dipo, but it vanished when I tumbled. We are going to replace our 2 cushion love seat with recliners. I am shooting for a LazyBoy Massaging Recliner. Congratulations to everyone for clearing out the stuff. The breathing room is indeed wonderful. I sent 6 more boxes with a friend to a rummage sale. I figured getting rid of them now, beat calling Deseret in a few days. We also now have 10 boxes of paperwork to be shredded. I can't wait to call US Shred. I know that I'll still have stuff to donate, but just clearing it out in the short term was great. I too had a bunch of Liberty Falls stuff and got rid of it when we moved. I didn't have the enjoyment out of it, and it was just clutter. Amazing how much stuff I no longer have that fit that category. Anyway, I am still plugging away, and I believe I will actually be able to take pictures pretty soon to post. BTW, I go to the dentist on Monday for an exam and to prep for the oral surgeon.
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Lkunkel
Member
10-29-2003
| Tuesday, May 04, 2004 - 10:34 am
I did the dental exam without too much stress. Today DH and I are just under the weather a bit: headaches, stomach cramps, etc. But, I have been doing my basics. I still have a few last boxes to sort, but for now, I'm just taking care of me. I can't wait to do the before and after pix, tho, so I'll get back on it this week.
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