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Spinner
Member
10-27-2003
| Wednesday, July 07, 2004 - 9:38 pm
LK, I think those are good shelf support choices. I suspect that, as much as I like the altered books photos, they lose something in the translation because the 3D-ness of them isn't there! Vee has a point about dissension in the ranks because it's probably the first time she's seen that letter about the whining and excuses that Flylday doesn't want to hear. I'd bet there's always a few of these letters in the Flylady's mail, given how many flutterers she has, and at all stages of flying. Periodically she'll do one of those "pull up your socks and get on with it" notes and there was one in our mail this week. This week I'm not doing much in the zone because, first, the kitchen really is in very good shape--we've been invited out to so many meals recently that I've hardly needed to be in it and more importantly, I'm trying to get that bathroom painted and while it's all well and good to plan to do a little every day (which I have) it's wasteful to paint a little and then wash out the roller when all the paint in it and the tray goes down the drain. So, I decided to prep the room in small steps, which I stuck to, and for a couple of days I'm going to do a lot of painting--one day with brushwork and one with the roller. Then, maybe a day for touchups if needed. I'm getting there! It's helped that I had nothing in the under-sink cabinet so I can store my paint stuff there for now. I can't paint all day--too much work to do. And lots of fun on the calendar, too!
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Lkunkel
Member
10-29-2003
| Thursday, July 08, 2004 - 3:43 am
Spinner: They lose a LOT in photo translation, actually. Re: Flylady. Possibly. I just now that in July, we always seem to do a back-to-basics week, where we receive the letters that we received at the beginning. Spinner, you can stretch out the time of the roller. I've followed this advice and it has worked well.
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Spinner
Member
10-27-2003
| Thursday, July 08, 2004 - 6:41 am
Thanks LK! I'll try that paint roller idea!
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Vee
Member
02-23-2004
| Thursday, July 08, 2004 - 7:16 am
Happy Thursday, everyone. Today's message from FlyLady is all about dressing to shoes. I know she thinks she has heard every excuse in the book for not doing so, but I bet that she hasn't heard mine! I can not possibly dress to shoes because I love my polished toenails...bright red to match my 4th of July fireworks exploding flip-flops. So there! So really what's all this talk about calloused and cracked heals? All one has to do to have beautiful feet...and my feet are the best part of me...TMI...TMI...is to use the terrific Dr. Scholl's pedicure tool in the shower and to lather them up with some Vaseline cream afterward. (Don't use that old thick vaseline...too heavy, although Doris Day swears by it. Also, you can get the house brand more cheaply.) Believe me, I know. And I refuse to wear socks and sneakers every day, period. That's it for me, no more whining. I am going to organize a cupboard in the kitchen because the pantry is a wee bit out of control. Even though Spinner has suggested elsewhere that reading a book would be more fun. True, true, especially on a rainy lush-green day such as I am experiencing here. Haven't written down my routines yet. I have been waiting and waiting for my stuff to come from FlyLady...I'm hoping that I can use the timer for doing my morning writing routine. Does that thing tick? My stove timer is dead so I can't test my theory that using a timer might be helpful, but I would hate to use a timer if it ticks. I need an absolutely pristine environment and no ticking in order to write.
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Lkunkel
Member
10-29-2003
| Thursday, July 08, 2004 - 7:21 am
Mine isn't ticking...
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Vee
Member
02-23-2004
| Thursday, July 08, 2004 - 7:35 am
Phew! That's good to know, Lk. Thanks.
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Lumbele
Member
07-12-2002
| Thursday, July 08, 2004 - 7:59 am
Lk, you are such a sweetheart to volunteer your boots. Vee will be eternally grateful, right Vee? Spinner, we did that roller thing when we were in the thick of it. Wish I had known they keep better in the fridge though. Ah well, I guess the house was cool enough overnight. That "pull up your socks and stop whining" letter slips out of FL's email every so often. That's what I have the delete key for, you know. See, once you have worked your way fully through a zone, the trick is to just maintain it and you can tell it to kiss your derrier and devote yourself to a paintbrush or book or other fun time instead. Vee, I completely understand you can't follow FL's shoe orders. Covering up beautifully painted, patriotic toenails! Sacrilege! As for the callous, well I tried udder grease, works like a charm, but is so slick you even slide around in your socks.LOL I'll have to try that Vaseline cream. Until my wood floors I, too was a religious barefooter, but since I am not crazy about washing away all the foot prints every day I have relented and am wearing flip flops. However, when I know I am going to be on my feet a lot during a particular day, I do listen to Madame, but only because my lousy back thanks me later. Did the pantry thing as well, even made an inventory list. It's amazing how quickly that cupboard turns into a mess. For me timing really works. I get more done, too with it breathing down my neck. Somehow it turns into a competition as to how much I can get done before the thing goes off. My timer is a cheap Walmart thing and it ticks. Fortunately I also have another quiet one in addition to the stove and the microwave. Those 2 really get on my nerves though. Not because they tick, but because they just will not quit reminding until you turn them off. Grrrr! ETA BTW, I have done my lists, well most of them anyway and they are fine and useful, but for running need to call him/her about this/that etc reminders (I do suffer from CRS) I have a steno pad that works great. I use the last page as the shopping list and it's not a lot to carry around if I need to, but big enough not to lose too easily either.
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Vee
Member
02-23-2004
| Thursday, July 08, 2004 - 9:51 am
"Eternally grateful?" I thought you were only going to be gone until fall, Lum! Just finished the pantry. Yippee!! You know that story about how many extra things are purchased because we have lost something we already have? Yeah, well, we won't be shopping for several weeks except for fresh fruit, veggies, and meat. Absolutely no need for anything else. Hadn't even thought of making an inventory, but now would be the time. Thanks for the suggestion, Lumbele. Say, when is your departure date? Are you going to give us plenty of warning so we can send you off properly? No kicks involved, I promise. Hope Spinner is getting everything accomplished with that bathroom of hers. Painting is my least favorite activity. I still have deck paint on my arms from last week. But I did bookmark that site that Lk provided because it has lots of helpful tips. Leave it to Lk to know all the good web sites.
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Lumbele
Member
07-12-2002
| Thursday, July 08, 2004 - 12:42 pm
Just thinking of all that time without the internet is going to feel like an eternity, Vee. In my experience those inventory lists don't stay accurate for long. But what the hey, thought I'd give it one more shot. Stuck them to the inside of the door with a pencil. Wish me luck.LOL My glasses still have little speckles of paint on them. Yep, if I never see paint, rollers etc again it will be too soon, but too soon will come in fall. ACK!
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Lkunkel
Member
10-29-2003
| Thursday, July 08, 2004 - 2:27 pm
My pantry inventory is done on paper divided into 3 columns on a clipboard with hash marks. Once a week--on meal planning day--I see if the inventory has been kept up and I do the needed adjustments. Once a month, I do the pantry restock, cycling the old in front of the new.
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Spinner
Member
10-27-2003
| Thursday, July 08, 2004 - 7:54 pm
Goodness, old painty-fingers here thinks that she's behind now--I don't have a pantry list! (Can I make up this homework next week?) <G> Or can I copy this homework off one of you? I must say that my sorta-flying ways led to better painting than I've been known to do--I've become neater, more patient about housework. I've always been that way when it comes to crafts, graphics, etc. and now it's carrying over into stuff I don't enjoy as much. My fingers had minimal paint on them (what little there was came right off) and the floor doesn't look like I turned the bucket of paint over on it. Of course there's still plenty of room for error; today was only the primer--I had to do it; wallpaper was there before. But I stopped several times because I had other stuff that had to be done (like work!), put the roller in the refrigerator, and guess what! LK is right again! I picked up right where I left off with no trouble. Still woulda rather sat around with a good book, Vee! And if I had beautifully painted toenails, I wouldn't wear shoes either. Alas, without shoes I'm more likely to be sporting bruises and bandaged toes--I splay them running into furniture a lot; a real klutz I am! Daydreaming, most likely. Or carrying so much I can't see where I'm going. How nice to find all of you over here when I was rewarding myself after a day of off and on painting. One other good thing today: my copy of SAVING DINNER came in at the library so I walked over when I took one of the paint breaks and picked it up. I was impressed when I thumbed through it. This is a book I'll use so I've ordered it from amazon.
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Lkunkel
Member
10-29-2003
| Friday, July 09, 2004 - 4:13 am
Spinner: Glad it helped. With the Fibro, I am NEVER able to finish a paint job in less than three days and refuse to waster all the paint that a roller stores. Would you like me to email you my Master Pantry List? It's what I use to get my Pantry together. Granted, your Pantry will vary, but, it might help...or not. I LOVE my copy of Saving Dinner. I am inputing the recipes we will use into MasterCook. I really love being able to look at the recipes I have in there and choosing 5-6 meals and side dishes, and then printing out a shopping list of what is needed. It is also helping me to make all of the recipes consistent in the entries, so that is also mega cool.
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Vee
Member
02-23-2004
| Friday, July 09, 2004 - 6:33 am
Good morning! That's the greeting that I got from FlyLady herself this morning...really! As you know, I have been anxiously waiting for my FlyLady order to come. I began to worry because I never received confirmation from FlyLady that they had actually received the order, but I did have my PayPal statements. Anyway, I thought that I should just check with them before the weekend just in case my order got lost or something. Dialed up the number and I get this chipper voice saying, "Good morning." That's not quite what I expected so I asked, "Is this FlyLady Company?" "Yup, and this is FlyLady herself." I was pretty surprised and said so and then I said something stupid like maybe that it was a delight to talk to her, but I had a problem...yada, yada, yada...the way I do when I get flustered. She was very gracious, despite the fact that she was expecting a phone call any second to do an interview for a radio station. When I told her that I could call back later, she assured me that she wanted to help, which she did. Finally, she said that if I didn't get the order today, she wanted to hear about it again Monday. So I'm feeling confident that my stuff will be here soon. I wasn't so concerned about the amount of time...just three weeks...just that I hadn't received official confirmation from them. Final assessment? She was a very down-to-earth-take-charge kind of gal and I liked talking with her immensely. While I was on the phone and she was shuffling papers around, I was mouthing to my sister and niece that I was talking to the real "FLYLADY." They were laughing and told me that I was behaving like some sort of groupie, which I guess, at this point, I am. I am just grateful that she didn't ask me if I was "dressed to shoes." Lk, if your offer to Spinner works for anyone else, I would love to see how you've set up your pantry inventory because that is what I am working on this morning now that my cupboards are clean and organized. I will happily share mine with you when it is done, if you'd be interested. Happy Flying all!
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Lkunkel
Member
10-29-2003
| Friday, July 09, 2004 - 7:01 am
The offer is indeed open to you. Let me dig up the file today. I know it is saved as a MS Excel document--what would you need it in Vee? MSWord? Text? I never received confirmation, either, but my orders haven't seemed like they've taken that long, either. So, what do I know.
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Spinner
Member
10-27-2003
| Friday, July 09, 2004 - 7:33 am
Thanks, LK and Vee, I do have a Master Pantry List but I haven't checked what's here against it in a while; I'd love to see other people's lists. I may have been missing something really good all this time. Major work is done in the paint-project bathroom; I do want to take off the cupboard doors on the cabinet that houses the sink, paint the frame and put the doors back with new hinges--the old hinges are so ratty-looking. Then I should be done after I rehang the shower curtain, the window curtain, towel racks, etc. But not today, probably; I have too much to do to finish preparing for a meeting tomorrow for which I am responsible for the language translations. I need to take the meeting materials which my translators have sent back to me and get copies made. (The participants speak English, Tagalog, Taiwanese, Korean, and Spanish so we'll have the agenda and reports in those languages.) And with so much time spent on the bathroom this week I'm too far behind in house blessings to head comfortably into the weekend. I'm actually looking forward to being back on track with my usual routine house-wise. Vee, my flylady orders (all 2 of them!) came in well under a week and I'm across the country from Florida--in California. I think you were right to call. How fun though, to talk to Flylady herself though! You must have sounded professional on the phone or surely she would have inquired about your shoes! (Were you? <G>)
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Vee
Member
02-23-2004
| Friday, July 09, 2004 - 7:36 am
MSWord would be great, Lk, if you have it. I don't want you to go through any trouble if you discover that it isn't available. Just received my confirmation from FlyLady. It came through as being from:"Jean subject:re:order." I'm wondering if I might just have deleted that without paying too much attention to it since we get tons of spam mail, despite blocks, etc. Anyway, Marla had mentioned that she would have Jean look into it so the name rang a bell when I got the e-mail. I might not have been concerned about receiving a confirmation if the PayPal statement hadn't said that I would be receiving "official" confirmation directly from the company.
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Lkunkel
Member
10-29-2003
| Friday, July 09, 2004 - 8:36 am
Microsoft Word is not a problem at all. Let me dig up the document and I'll get it transfered.
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Spinner
Member
10-27-2003
| Friday, July 09, 2004 - 8:44 am
Thanks, LK--Word is great for me too.
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Landi
Member
07-29-2002
| Friday, July 09, 2004 - 8:56 am
OMG! Vee talked to the FLYLADY! i would have been stuttering and stammering. and gushing! ohhhh i love my control journal... and my timer... and my duster!
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Vee
Member
02-23-2004
| Friday, July 09, 2004 - 10:07 am
I might have been stammering even more if I had all those things, Landi! Good thing I don't I guess; it was bad enough as it was. This pantry list is becoming quite the challenge. Now I'm wondering if I should be alphabetizing or placing items by similarity...oh well, back to work.
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Lumbele
Member
07-12-2002
| Friday, July 09, 2004 - 2:48 pm
Vee, mine is according to similarity, but I haven't worked with it long enough to give an opinion, although I find myself searching for the item on the list. But then again, I don't have my specs hanging within reach either.LOL
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Lkunkel
Member
10-29-2003
| Friday, July 09, 2004 - 4:45 pm
Here's a snippet of mine. I discovered the file was corrupted, so I am cleaning it. The full thing won't be ready until tomorrow. MASTER PANTRY SHOPPING LIST
ITEM | CATEGORY | IN USE | AMT. LEFT | RESERVE | BUY | Corn Syrup, Dark | Baking | 01 | 3/4 bottle | 00 | 01 | Corn Syrup, Light | Baking | 01 | 1/2 bottle | 00 | 01 | Flour, Whole Wheat | Baking | 01 | 1 pound | 00 | 01 | Frosting, Choc. | Baking | 00 | None | 00 | 02 | Frosting, Lemon | Baking | 00 | None | 00 | 02 | Pie Filling, Apple | Baking | 00 | None | 00 | 02 | Pie Filling, Blueberry | Baking | 00 | None | 00 | 02 | Pie Filling, Cherry | Baking | 00 | None | 00 | 02 | Baking Soda | Cleaning | 03 | 03 | 00 | 06 | Note: There will be some items not on my final list, such as Chocolate Syrup, Pancake Syrup, Lipton Onion Soup Mix, etc. That's because I make my own. Some things on my list are past their best date—so I am replacing them. I sort mine (in MS Word) first by Category, and then by Item. At some point, I may take the list to my usual store and add a column labeled "AISLE". More to come, I promise.
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Vee
Member
02-23-2004
| Friday, July 09, 2004 - 4:54 pm
That's a whole lot more sophisticated than mine! Very impressive! Do you date an item to say when it was half-full? I'm sorry that your file was corrupted, mine told me that someone else was using my document...yeah, that would be my alter ego. Shheeesh, computers! Hope this project hasn't taken you a month of Sundays, Lk.
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Lkunkel
Member
10-29-2003
| Friday, July 09, 2004 - 5:32 pm
I check mine every week when I check off the items I have for the menus for the week--so I won't run out during that week. Once a month, I do a pantry inventory, and try, as money allows, to catch things up. After I do the stock up, I change the date in the footer, and then pencil in the date at the top of the form. What I will send you is a copy of the monthly inventory that shows what I have/need/etc.--in other words, pre-shopping. I envision a MAJOR stock up this month, since we have a great check coming in. BTW, I also date the items I buy as well. No, I'll be able to finish the file off tonight without a problem. I just wasn't happy.
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Lumbele
Member
07-12-2002
| Friday, July 09, 2004 - 5:50 pm
Wow, Lk, youa re so disciplined. At our house it is a touch haphazard. Now you remember, now you don't.lol
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