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Vee
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02-23-2004

Monday, June 13, 2005 - 1:15 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
It's 96° here today and tomorrow is supposed to be cooler, but rainy. Are you finding that you are about a month behind on all this kind of work? We ususually have the deck all set up and ready to go before Memorial Day...not this year!

I have to paint the second coat on the deck as soon as there is no danger of rain...then we will finally be able to put out the deck furniture, etc. Can't clean the garage until the furniture gets put out. One thing always leads to another, right?

Best wishes getting it all accomplished, Scout. Here's hoping that we get in on some of those cooler temperatures that you will be enjoying.

Remember! Don't bull your way through these big tasks. Set your timer, take plenty of breaks, and tackle it 15 minutes at a time.

Julieboo
Member

02-05-2002

Monday, June 13, 2005 - 1:25 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
Vee, following your link, I first reset the reset button. Then it hummed, but that was it. So I found the hex wrench, followed the website's direction, all of a sudden I heard water draining. Then I tried again and yay!! It grinded!

Thanks again VEE!!!

Vee
Member

02-23-2004

Monday, June 13, 2005 - 1:31 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
You are welcome...gosh, you are very good with the tools there, way to go. Glad that was all there was to it. Your dh should be mighty proud of you and maybe you can translate it to ordering in tonight or something.

Julieboo
Member

02-05-2002

Monday, June 13, 2005 - 1:33 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
Good idea Vee!!!

Vee
Member

02-23-2004

Wednesday, June 15, 2005 - 8:26 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
Yesterday was a big boogy day in the basement as we, sis and I, finally got down to going through the summer clothes, even shoes, trying things on as we went and deciding whether to keep, toss, or give.

This is always interesting because one or the other of us is oddly drawn to that very garment that she has no business ever wearing. This was especially true for shoes.

She had gone shopping last weekend and bought three more pairs of shoes so it was definitely time to weed through the old ones. She is so attached to her shoes that it is pathetic...past the point of all reasoning with her so I decided to ham it up a bit hoping that she would get the message...she did.

C C

"No, I am Spartacus!"


Scout
Member

01-20-2005

Wednesday, June 15, 2005 - 8:54 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
Good job tackling your basement project, Vee. I wish we had a basement for storage, but my husband would probably just use it as an excuse to have more "stuff" so I still wouldn't be able to keep it all clean.
When you finish a big project, do you like to just stand back and admire it? I've been out to see my paint job three times already today!

Vee
Member

02-23-2004

Wednesday, June 15, 2005 - 9:01 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
If I had something as pretty as fresh paint, I would be out to look at it a few times. Are you able to share some photos of your freshly painted deck furniture, etc.?

It is true that more space, for some, just means the opportunity to fill it up with stuff. I am learning slowly, with FlyLady's help that one can't organize clutter and that stuff is just stuff. This is difficult for me because I enjoy a "filled" look. I am not big on empty spaces. LOL!

Scout
Member

01-20-2005

Wednesday, June 15, 2005 - 9:42 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
I'm just the opposite - I like to keep things really open. I'm not much of a saver and what I do have, I like to keep really organized. The rest of my family is out to thwart these efforts, however.

I don't know how to post pictures, but one of these days, I'll try to get my pictures put on a cd and then get one of you guys to help me.

For our big projects, we always take before and after pictures. It's fun to see how things have changed. When we moved into this house, our backyard was completely bare - not a bush, flower or tree anywhere. I remember thinking it would take forever to make it look nice, but now it's twenty years later and we have three huge shade trees, two apples, two pears, dozens of evergreens, and lots and lots of flowers. My husband built two large covered areas - one with a picnic table, and one with a large porch swing. One of my nieces was over for the first time in years and she thought it was all so much smaller. She thought it was because she was so little when she used to play here, but it's really because it just kind of got filled up. I love looking at it, though, knowing that every bit of it we did ourselves.

Vee
Member

02-23-2004

Wednesday, June 15, 2005 - 9:49 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
It sounds great and I'd love to help you post your photos when the time comes. Looking forward to it!

Isn't it funny how different people are even within the same family? It makes life challenging by times.

Lumbele
Member

07-12-2002

Wednesday, June 15, 2005 - 10:04 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
Very spiffy, Sparty!

Drumroll, please! The mending basket is empty!!!!! Yippeeeeeeeeee!

Vee
Member

02-23-2004

Wednesday, June 15, 2005 - 10:45 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
Lum, thanks, but those shoes got the boot! <grin>

Congratulations on the empty mending basket! How long will that last?

Lumbele
Member

07-12-2002

Wednesday, June 15, 2005 - 10:49 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
Tomorrow, if I'm lucky?

Happymom
Member

01-20-2003

Saturday, June 18, 2005 - 9:58 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
I love empty spaces! We had company and had to rush to get a room ready for them to sleep in. Now that room is how I always wanted it, bed, nightstands, tv on cart, bookshelf, nothing else! The bad part is it all got boxed up somewhat haphazardly (but somewhat organized too) and put in the garage. All the more to deal with before our garage conversion...

I wonder what flywashing is...I clicked on the link. It took me to the homepage.

Congrats to all of you on all your progress! I'm sorry to see still no check in from Llunkel. I hope she's well.

Off to pack for a vacation. I hope to make lots of progress when we return. Happy summer everyone!

(I'm thinking of taking my mending basket with me!)

Vee
Member

02-23-2004

Wednesday, June 22, 2005 - 8:04 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
Happymom, I missed out on wishing you a great vacation, mending basket or not.

Flywashing is just the process of applying FlyLady's principles. We have been requested by FlyLady to connect back to her website if we mention her specifically. I don't always remember, but I try.

I am putting on some music, my shoes, and getting busy for the day right here. The weather is cool and dry so it is perfect for inside chores. I haven't been flying or fluttering so well lately.

Julieboo
Member

02-05-2002

Wednesday, June 29, 2005 - 10:20 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
Hmmm where can I put this question: Dogs? Cats? Tips in the house? Buyers Banter? Dumb Question? I don't know.

What can I do to get rid of dog vomit/bile? (at least I think it is vomit-slight chance it is pee.) It is yellowish-almost a neon yellow-maybe bile. Pee usually comes out easily and is not such a deep yellow. We have tried a multitude of things (carpet cleaner, pet stain stuff, oxyclean) and no luck. Any help or re-direction (to a more appropriate thread) would be appreciated...

Vee
Member

02-23-2004

Wednesday, June 29, 2005 - 10:37 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
The Barefoot Lass has some good stain removal suggestions including your particular problem. Scroll down.

Julieboo
Member

02-05-2002

Wednesday, June 29, 2005 - 10:43 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
Thanks Vee!! I have said it before and I am sure I will say it again, but YOU ROCK!!! Thank you!!!

Julieboo
Member

02-05-2002

Sunday, July 03, 2005 - 6:57 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
Slip covers; are they impossible to put on or what?

Here is what the picture on the package looks like:



and here is the BEST I could do;



So is it me (like if I take my time and try again--will I be able to do it?) or should I high-tail it back to Target?

Serenity
Member

06-28-2005

Monday, July 04, 2005 - 6:58 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
I am not a big fan of slipcovers. We used to have one on our old couch before we bought our new leather sofa. The kids always messed the cover up. I once saw Frank from Trading Spaces put a long section of PVC pipe down into the back of the sofa (on top of the cover). He just shoved it down between the back of the couch and the seat part. I tried it on mine and it smoothed it out well and prevented the cover from slipping. Every time I washed my cover it took a few tries of pulling and straightening to get it right. The plastic pipe was really cheap at Home Depot.

Schoolmarm
Member

02-18-2001

Monday, July 04, 2005 - 12:07 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
Julie.....oh, my! Thanks for giving me a MUCH needed laugh. Maybe try pleating the dang thing in the front by the arms. I saw that episode with the PVC pipe and it looked like it really did the trick.

Heck, I just throw a blanket on my couch and that does the trick.

Wendo
Member

08-07-2000

Monday, July 04, 2005 - 7:20 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
I tried slipcovers to rejuvinate my old couch and loveseat. Ended up hating them. Couldn't get them on nicely and they messed up easily.

Gave in and bought a new couch from Crate & Barrel that I LOVE.

For me, I shouldn't have wasted the money on the slipcovers.

Julieboo
Member

02-05-2002

Monday, July 04, 2005 - 9:14 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
Thanks Seren, Schoolmarm & Wendo. I returned them. I will be saving up for a new couch and loveseat.

Dipo
Member

04-23-2002

Friday, July 08, 2005 - 2:41 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
bump. I will be back soon to update my progress, it has been good.

Vee
Member

02-23-2004

Friday, July 08, 2005 - 7:13 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
Looking forward to that, Dipo. We gotta keep this thread going...

Happymom
Member

01-20-2003

Tuesday, July 12, 2005 - 10:07 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
Yes! we gotta keep this thread going! I just went to post (in the library) and got the msg. to read the new rules. My first thought was Oh no! The organization thread! Anyway...glad to see it hasn't been deleted for lack of activity for more than a wk!

My 8 year old is up and watching Clean Sweep! I'm going to go watch it with her!

Thanks for the vacation wishes Vee! We had a great time. No mending basket, so, I still have that plus loads of other things to do!

Julie, I laughed at the slipcover photos too! I also would have returned them!