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Lumbele
Member
07-12-2002
| Thursday, April 21, 2005 - 6:43 am
Well, thank heavens you three are keeping the flybaby honour alive, because I have been pretty sloppy in that department. Too busy in the kitchen constantly preparing rabbit food and running to Curves. I need to find some kind of system to make this easier and more organised. Today I have to tackle my home blessing. Does this home ever need "blessing". Now someone give me a shove to get started, please.LOL
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Lkunkel
Member
10-29-2003
| Thursday, April 21, 2005 - 4:28 pm
Sorry I checked in too late to give you a shove, Lumbele. You said that you "need to find some kind of system to make this easier and more organised." but you didn't specify which: FlyLady, making rabbit food, or getting to Curves. If you help us define the problem, maybe we can help you find an answer.

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Lumbele
Member
07-12-2002
| Thursday, April 21, 2005 - 7:11 pm
Lk, I found second gear on my own, but thanks for making the effort. The lacking system is pretty much for all of the above. Eventually, I'll figure out some shortcuts. It'll just take a while to get the hang of it.LOL
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Happymom
Member
01-20-2003
| Tuesday, April 26, 2005 - 10:17 am
Hubby, kids, and I took everything out of our garage (looked like the worst Clean Sweep ever, except piled higher than any Clean Sweep room I've ever seen), sorted it somewhat and put it back in a somewhat organized manner, took 2 pick up truck loads to the dump, and in a couple of days Salv. Army will come to get the donations. When those are gone, we will have over half the garage of free space! I've been very busy recording the donations. I did find some of those chains Lkunkel used for the baseball caps! I knew I would! I kept them out of the donations area. Well...off to record more donations for the tax deduction! Congrats to everyone above for their accomplishments!
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Lumbele
Member
07-12-2002
| Tuesday, April 26, 2005 - 11:38 am
Well, our storage area is empty, but the rest of the basement is full of boxes and junk to be sorted. Garage sale and dump items are on their way to the garage, the rest will have to go back into the storage room. Now all we need is someone with the will and energy to tackle that lot. Veeeeeeee? Lkkkkkkkkkk? Wargoooood? Maaaaaaarm? Happymom, wanna go again? Any volunteers? Helllllllllooooooooooohooooooo?LOL
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Happymom
Member
01-20-2003
| Wednesday, April 27, 2005 - 10:10 am
Can't, sorry! Still going here, have a LOT to do even with the progress we made. Good Luck!
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Dipo
Member
04-23-2002
| Wednesday, April 27, 2005 - 10:47 am
Can't remember when I did my last update, but I am still working in the den. the final part of my project was to get my printer back up. Did that over the weekend and found out I need a converter so the pin cable could connect to the usb port on my laptop, well that was a bust. The converter I bought for $35 (couldn't believe it was that expensive) that would fit "all" printer cables according to the salesguy didn't fit. So now I am putting it back into storage with the rest of the desktop computer I purchased it with. I am still looking for somewhere to donate the entire computer, printer and monitor!!! Then I had to do the research to purchase a new printer, got the HP 4215 for $100 and it will be delivered tomorrow, then I can finally finish up the tasks for this room!!!! In the meantime, the apartment has been painting the buildings so I now have half my patio in my den, so once they finish the spray painting today I think I can put it back together. I swear if it isn't one thing it is another. Oh well, I need to clean the kitchen floor today so at least that will be done. LMAO, Happymom, that sounds so funny. I wish I had room for the clean sweep approach, bet it was great when it was done!!! Lumbelle, sounds like you have a task to manage, hope you can find some help. LK, I know about that gathering of papers in case of death. I have been making an attempt at that as well, one thing I saw recently was that your beneficiaries have trouble accessing the stuff on your computer because they don't know the passwords. So I am starting to gather the webaddresses, user id's and passwords to a spread sheet to put in my important papers folder for my sister. Just seems there is always something to work on. Keep up the good work everyone!!!!
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Happymom
Member
01-20-2003
| Wednesday, April 27, 2005 - 1:43 pm
Dipo, it is great to have it somewhat done! We have a long way to go though. (I should say me instead of we.) Everything was in our driveway and we kept having to tell people, no sale, just cleaning. We donated a computer and monitor to a school. Maybe you can do that too. I really need to organize papers too. I never thought about beneficiaries having trouble with the computer passwords. Good point.
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Lkunkel
Member
10-29-2003
| Wednesday, April 27, 2005 - 9:20 pm
It is amazing what all has to be dug up and put in a secure place, isn't it? I have a bunch of the password info and everything that I typed up (plus computer scans of the documents) saved on a CD. I am hoping that it won't melt in the "fire-safe" safe. I have the file folder in a jumbo Hefty Bag with the paper stuff in the freezer. The whole pull-out drawer in the freezer is filled with human non-edibles between the cat food, injury bags, receipts, and other paperwork in there. But, until we can afford a safe place to pop things away from where we are, that will be the state of things in the freezer.

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Dipo
Member
04-23-2002
| Wednesday, May 04, 2005 - 10:47 am
Just wanted to check in and see what everyone is up to!! I am finishing up the work on papers in my office and will soon be moving on to the bedroom. Just saw a great Seagrass rug on sale at BB&B for $59 and it is a 5x8 size! Perfect for my dining room, then I won't be so unhappy about my awful carpet (lived here for 6 years and it is bad apartment carpet). I have been looking for a Seagrass rug for a long time! Hope everyone else is doing well with their projects.
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Lumbele
Member
07-12-2002
| Wednesday, May 04, 2005 - 1:00 pm
Dipo, either everyone is knee-deep in projects or sloughing off. Personally I got a foot in both camps. The storage area has been considerably "lightened", but the half dh wants to make into a bit of a workshop....well, let's just say it'll take all winter.LOL Just found out this morning that the city will be picking up big item garbage on Monday. No time to have the yard sale before then, but guess what we'll be doing on Sunday - happy mother's day, aaaaaaack!!! Today I tackled everyone's leather shoes. Gooosh, I hate doing that about as much as ironing, but now you can put your make-up on using the spit-shine I bestowed onto those loafers. It'll probably be another month or so before I can talk myself into an encore. Someone remind me this fall/winter about doing the computer thing that Lk and Dipo mentioned above. Right after I learn to make spreadsheets, that is.LOL Maybe I need flylady's reminders streaming into my mailbox again one by one, because I have really neglected those daily chores. Or someone to crack the whip. Any brave souls around here?LOL Off for a snooze now, so any cracking will have to wait an hour or so. 
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Happymom
Member
01-20-2003
| Thursday, May 05, 2005 - 2:06 pm
http://homechannel.aol.com/aolhome/decorating/ See list on left, click on storage. There are 127 photos of storage ideas, each may be clicked for more info/closer photo.
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Wendo
Member
08-07-2000
| Thursday, May 05, 2005 - 7:44 pm
Happymom, you have to be an AOL member to view the storage ideas. (bummer)
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Happymom
Member
01-20-2003
| Friday, May 06, 2005 - 10:15 am
Oh, too bad! Well, I'm getting ready to get rid of aol, so I'm glad I saw them. If this helps, most came from Real Simple (either the mag. or .com). Sunset, Southern Living, Coastal Living, Cottage Living were also mentioned. The kitchen areas seemed to come from Cooking Light, for the most part. I subscribe to Real Simple. I really like that mag a lot. I get through it quickly and it always has practical advice. It actually is real simple. Also, the layout of that mag. is very visually appealing to me. I just don't bother reading any articles that I am not interested in. This is one mag. that has never stacked up around my house much, not like others have in the past.
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Wendo
Member
08-07-2000
| Friday, May 06, 2005 - 1:49 pm
I love Real Simple magazine. It's one of my favs!
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Vee
Member
02-23-2004
| Monday, May 09, 2005 - 5:37 pm
It's been such a long time since I've been here... Hope you are all doing well! Real Simple has a very nice website that I enjoyed a lot. I couldn't access every area, but I was able to read an article or two. Until you gals mentioned it, I had never heard about the magazine. I just found an interesting site from The North Dakota State University system about COOKING SOLO. It has quite a lot of information about basic pantry spices, etc. I am printing some of the information for my household journal.
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Happymom
Member
01-20-2003
| Wednesday, May 11, 2005 - 10:35 am
Thanks Vee. Even though we have 5 in our family, I cook/make 4 different dinners most nights!
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Dipo
Member
04-23-2002
| Wednesday, May 11, 2005 - 12:03 pm
Just an update, I got the Seagrass rug, what a deal. I had one of those BB&B coupons so after tax, discount and everything it was only $44. Plus it came with a little bonus rug, excellent deal. If anyone is looking for rugs you should go there, they had some other 5x8's that were patterned for $60. I know when I was searching the past year that size rug was usually around $100-$150. I have finished my den, got the new printer set up and just want to do some cosmetic touchups, so am now moving on to the bedroom. I have so many external chores this week and weekend don't think I will get to start until next week. Good grief Happymom, that seems like a lot of dinners -- I think I would switch to TV diners if I had that many picky eaters, LOL. Everyone keep up the good work.
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Happymom
Member
01-20-2003
| Thursday, May 12, 2005 - 9:36 am
Oh I wish! They are too picky for tv dinners! (except I do give my vegan daughter a tv dinner every once in awhile) What a great price on your rug. I've seen plenty of 5x8s that were quite a bit more than even $150.
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Lumbele
Member
07-12-2002
| Thursday, May 12, 2005 - 10:47 am
Happy, you'd be surprised what ppl *do* eat when they are hungry enough. This week's project is the ironing/mending/organizing the sewing stuff. No real progress yet, but the spirit is willing. Just waiting for the flesh to play ball, too.
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Happymom
Member
01-20-2003
| Friday, May 13, 2005 - 12:03 pm
Lumbele, so I've heard . I wish I'd started when they were much younger just having everyone eat the same things. I just didn't want food to become an issue...guess that backfired on me! Oh well, my youngest is the one that will try to fight about food and I just don't give in to her requests for sweets and junk food. She walks around like a little storm cloud but I know if she's really hungry she will eat what I offer or give her permission to if it's a snack. They all know they can have fruit and veg. (HA HA!) anytime as much as they want except no more than 1 banana per day. I could make it easier and switch to vegan/vegetarian myself. I do respect my two older daughters for why they are vegan/veg. Geez I'm rambling. We are about to embark on major remodeling and reorganization depending what the architect says and if we can get permits from the city. Hoping to add a master bath and bedroom, office and expand dining area. This will allow our 2 youngest daughters to have their own rooms. I still have a massive amount of purging to do. I really don't want it to come to putting boxes in storage and having to purge after we take them back out when the remodel is done! (Hubby will be out of town soon, I get a lot more done when he is not here.) Oh how I wish I would've found some way to purge on a scheduled regular daily basis years ago. There were so many factors involved then though. In anticipation, I've been looking at the Ikea website a bit. They didn't used to have many of their products listed on the website but have loads of stuff now. I love Ikea and their prices. I hope everyone has a great weekend!
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Vee
Member
02-23-2004
| Friday, May 13, 2005 - 3:04 pm
We spent the afternoon looking for new homes for my parents. Their current home is on three floors, has just one bathroom, and the laundry room is in the basement. All this and my mother has rheumatoid arthritis making it very difficult for her to navigate. Plus my grandmother lives with her, I could go on and on, but won't! Her biggest concern about selling her home is that she would have to deal with the "stuff" that has accumulated through the years. My sister and I have begged her to do it because, if she doesn't, guess who's gonna inherit the job! Yikes! Her response was that she needed more storage space. I told her that she absolutely did not require one more closet of storage space. She needs to deal with the clutter. As Lk has long-sufferingly reminded us: there is no way to organize clutter. It is shocking to think about the amount of money, time, and effort that we spend to attempt that very thing. So today "purge" is a very good word. Good luck with the building project, Happymom. I am sure your daughters will love having their own rooms!
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Lumbele
Member
07-12-2002
| Friday, May 13, 2005 - 5:25 pm
Happy, you must long for the day they all move out.LOL Good luck and don't forget to keep us all in the loop on the renovations, with pics if you can. Have you ordered any sexy faucets yet? Vee, my mother has been telling me for years how sorry she feels for me already for when I have to clean out her house some day. When I cleaned out her attic a couple of years ago, she accused me of starting the job early.LOL That job was a drop in the bucket compared to what's still in there. Mum belongs to the generation of "we might need it someday". Hard to argue with that logic when you know it has helped her survive a war and its aftermath. She has also managed to instill some of that in me, ergo my fight with my own clutter.
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Schoolmarm
Member
02-18-2001
| Friday, May 13, 2005 - 5:48 pm
I re-arranged my school office last week. Everything moved except for my desk and two file cabinets. I really like it now, and if I can get rid of the paper clutter, all will be well! Cleaned the kitchen the other day, and I'm keeping up with the lawn mowing. I need a gold medal for that, but alas, I'll have to settle for my steak on the George Foreman as a reward. Happy organizing, everyone!
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Vee
Member
02-23-2004
| Wednesday, May 18, 2005 - 8:35 am
Here's a clever idea that I found and implemented the other day. I had visitors yesterday afternoon who really had fun looking at it all. I'm dislaying it on a side table, which I had planned to take a photograph of, but...maybe some fine day. Country Living editor and decorating diva Mary Emmerling has a wonderful suggestion for creating interactive displays of small collectibles. She calls them "fun bowls." Emmerling suggests gathering items like family photographs, small toys and other interesting items into baskets or bowls, and placing them on the coffee table or anywhere guests will be able to see them. Encourage family and friends to "play" with the items inside. Take a look around your house and gather up the things you've been collecting. Bring everything together for a tabletop vignette or "fun bowl." Source: Organizetips.com
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