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Vee
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02-23-2004

Thursday, February 01, 2007 - 8:55 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Vee a private message Print Post    
Good information to know, NT!

landi, I'll be around later...after noon EST. I'll put my ears on then and see what you've been up to. :>

Dipo
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04-23-2002

Thursday, February 01, 2007 - 11:04 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Dipo a private message Print Post    
LMAO, NT you do come up with the most original projects I have seen!

Vee thanks for keeping up with the missions. I was trying to think if I had done anything of late. I guess my most recent accomplishment was a thorough cleaning of the undersink and sink-side counters. This came about because I clogged my sink and had to call the maintenance men (which means everything has to be pulled out from under the sink). Turned out really well tho, since I got rid of a brown handle bag that held my unused sponges! I pulled a metal basket that I had used in my office supplies and was going to donate out to use and now it looks so pretty under there!!

Guess this weekend I should do the other side counters, then I will be ahead of the game.

Urgrace
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08-19-2000

Thursday, February 01, 2007 - 11:12 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Urgrace a private message Print Post    
NT

quote:

wearing rubber gloves (didn't want to damage my nails)


Good thing, because acetone can damage the skin, too.

After taking out the trash in the trash can, my dining room is done. I am however going to remove all the things on a bookcase in there and replace them with my teapot collection. Can't think of a better place to put them.

Vee, we cannot move this house because the exterior is brick. Moving is an option, but we are getting set in our ways, and after thinking about moving over the last fifteen years we just never did it. Our house is paid for and I just don't like the idea of another mortgage.

Oh, the fault line is not on the other side of town, but they have other issues which are just as bad to me.

Yesterday, a Wednesday, is my girl's day out so there was no extra cleaning done. The sinks got shined, the beds were made and even a little sweeping and tidying, but that was it.

Vee
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02-23-2004

Thursday, February 01, 2007 - 11:35 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Vee a private message Print Post    
Ohhhh, I'd love to see the teapot collection in its new home once you get it finished, Grace.

Thanks for answering all those questions I had for you. The joy of having no mortgage would be reason enough. BTW, I have always loved brick houses.

ETA: Dipo, see that's why so many of us have trouble getting rid of anything. Your tossed and retrieved basket is working so well for you now in a new spot. LOL!

Native_texan
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08-24-2004

Thursday, February 01, 2007 - 12:31 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Native_texan a private message Print Post    
Good thing, because acetone can damage the skin, too.

Grace, what's funny about all this, especially after unsuccessfully trying the skull and crossbones stuff, is that the acetone I'm using is what's used in nail salons.

Urgrace
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08-19-2000

Thursday, February 01, 2007 - 4:36 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Urgrace a private message Print Post    
The nail salon where I go uses a very strong acetone to remove nail polish, too. I cannot get the polish off my nails with regular drug store remover. Where do you get that stuff? LOL

Vee, I procrastinated on the tea pots after one of the spice bottles fell out of the spice cabinet when I opened it. Would you believe I had a couple of spice cans in there from the seventies?blushing That cabinet and all the rest of the dish cabinets got done today. I only have one upper cabinet left. It's the one above the double oven and it's huge.

Another excuse I'm giving myself on the tea pots is that I'm not sure which shelving unit I want to use, or if I should go get a better storage unit for them.

Vee
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02-23-2004

Thursday, February 01, 2007 - 4:50 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Vee a private message Print Post    
Ahhh, well you'll get it figured out, Urgrace, and when you do... ;>

Sounds as if you are digging away back, too.

Would you believe that I found 20 48-cent stamps today? They were tucked in an old wallet/calendar that was itself tucked on the top shelf of the dining room bookcase. They are from 1999...air mail. It's nearly the same as money, right? landi had the nerve to ask me what a wallet was doing on a bookshelf! LOL!! In my house, anything can and does happen, but I'll get it all flywashed some fine day.

Native_texan
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08-24-2004

Thursday, February 01, 2007 - 6:30 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Native_texan a private message Print Post    
Grace, I got what I have at Walmart. The brand is Calico Polish Off Anti-Bacterial Artificial Nail & Policy Remover. It says it's salon formula but I don't think it's as strong as what my salon uses which gives me the thought that I might see if I can buy some from them.

On those shelves for your teapots, I would get some that have the lip on the front so that they will be less likely to fall or get knocked off.

Urgrace
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08-19-2000

Thursday, February 01, 2007 - 9:56 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Urgrace a private message Print Post    
Good idea NT. We have an Ashley Furniture seconds-type warehouse here in town and I've seen some pretty good stuff in there and prices aren't too bad. Think I'll have a look over there first. Yesterday, I brought home some nice 12"x48" boards from Lowes that I plan on making into shelves. They will be used whether it's in the dining room or the craft,etc. room. I might even talk dh into sanding and staining, but maybe not. I enjoy doing that myself. Adding the lip would be a smart touch.

Vee, are you keeping the stamps or selling them?

Vee
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02-23-2004

Friday, February 02, 2007 - 6:30 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Vee a private message Print Post    
OOps, Gracie, I never even considered selling them and now I have used two of them as 39 cent stamps. I still have one completely intact page so perhaps I should check that out. Thanks for asking the question!

Today's mission is very easy in honor of TGIF...

Dear Friends,

Today is our last day in Zone 1. Today's mission is very simple!

Grab a broom and a vacuum cleaner. Set the timer! 5 minutes in each area. Sweep the front porch and shake out the door mat. Next a quick sweep or vacuum in the entrance area. Last dash around the dining room with a broom or the vacuum. This is just a quick mission that makes you feel so great. When there are no dust bunnies chasing you or gritty floors your home just feels better! You do not have to get overwhelmed by this. Do not move furniture around or get sidetracked. Just a quick maintenance sweep and vacuum.

Congratulations on a job well done this week! We are always so proud of you!!

Love,
Kelly


Happy Friday, Everyone!

Vee
Member

02-23-2004

Friday, February 02, 2007 - 6:41 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Vee a private message Print Post    
Oh, here're some pictures of my pretty stamps featuring Niagra Falls...

C C

Now I can't say that I haven't found money before. Oh, last year when I was cleaning out the extra Christmas things, I found a gift certificate given to my son. It was for $25 at a local auto parts store. Since it was nearly ten years old, they did not honor it, of course. Soooo, not being organized costs. And a certain someone I know is still looking for her cheesecloth... LOL!!

Urgrace
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08-19-2000

Friday, February 02, 2007 - 9:53 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Urgrace a private message Print Post    
My sweeping, vacuuming and dusting are done. The guys were quite careless yesterday bringing in leaves and such on their feet. The cats, of course, carry kitty litter out onto the bathroom floor regularly. And cleaning cupboards in the kitchen yesterday was another way to scatter debris and dust. Amazing how much accumulates over a day or two!

Your stamps are not only old, but pretty. Have you looked into how much they might be worth yet? The used sheet will be so much less, now. tch tch tch

Goddessatlaw
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07-19-2002

Sunday, February 04, 2007 - 10:39 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Goddessatlaw a private message Print Post    
Ladies, I inadvertantly stumbled into a fanTAStic tip on how to get one's husband off his ass and participating in work around the house. Turn on "Fiddler on the Roof." Turn it up loud, and make sure you watch every second of it (yelping with delight during the bottle dance is recommended, also). And make him sing along with "Le Chaim/Nostrovia." I haven't seen Colossus so intent on completing the master bathroom since the whole thing started a year and a half ago.

As I said in my folder, I'm fully expecting that the full, wide-screen showing of "West Side Story" this afternoon will inspire him to tile a mosaic of The Last Supper on the back wall of my shower. Will post results later LOL. Mambo!

Twiggyish
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08-14-2000

Sunday, February 04, 2007 - 11:00 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Twiggyish a private message Print Post    
I found "The Sound of Music", has the same effect on husbands. Em and I sing along every time it's on...LOL It makes hubby decide to go do something.

Goddessatlaw
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07-19-2002

Sunday, February 04, 2007 - 11:20 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Goddessatlaw a private message Print Post    
Ooooh good one Twiggyish - "The Sound of Music" on Saturday and "Seven Brides for Seven Brothers" on Sunday next weekend, and I should have a whole new deck!!

Vee
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02-23-2004

Sunday, February 04, 2007 - 12:16 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Vee a private message Print Post    
Gone With the Wind? Dr.Zhivago?

Landi
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07-29-2002

Sunday, February 04, 2007 - 12:43 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Landi a private message Print Post    
you need the music vee! i do it all the time with chuck. mine is usually sound of music. nothing makes a man jump up to do housework like...

"raindrops on roses and whiskers on kittens"


Vee
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02-23-2004

Sunday, February 04, 2007 - 2:39 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Vee a private message Print Post    
Ahhh, My Fair Lady, Oklahoma, West Side Story and the like. Gotcha!

Native_texan
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08-24-2004

Sunday, February 04, 2007 - 6:40 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Native_texan a private message Print Post    
Your girls are absolutely shameless!!

Chiliwilli
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09-04-2006

Sunday, February 04, 2007 - 7:47 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Chiliwilli a private message Print Post    
My husband would just take a nap until the show was over.

Native_texan
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08-24-2004

Sunday, February 04, 2007 - 10:57 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Native_texan a private message Print Post    
My husband would.... Oh, yeah, I don't have one!

Well, the one I had would have sat and whined until I was the one who got up and did the work.

Chiliwilli
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09-04-2006

Sunday, February 04, 2007 - 11:00 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Chiliwilli a private message Print Post    
Oh, yeah. Mine does that too sometimes. LOL

Vee
Member

02-23-2004

Monday, February 05, 2007 - 5:54 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Vee a private message Print Post    
LOL!

Today we are back in the kitchen! See how time flies? Zone 2: The Kitchen (February 5 - 9)

Just in case you didn't know that there are RULES for zone work, **

Dear Friends,

We are back in the kitchen!! The mission for today is not fun! So sorry! LOL! Clean your kitchen trash cans!! Take out the trash and wash those nasty gross cans out! You know what happens when that trash bag slips down and yet the rest of the family still tosses things in there! Use a soapy rag and wipe down the sides and the bottom. Some of you may need to take the can outside and spray it out with the hose. If you have a lid, don't forget to clean the underside.

Have fun! (Kelly is ducking and running now....lol)

Love,
Kelly


And this is my personal little tip that I love and have been trying to pass along to anyone who will put up with my interfering. LOL! Keep a can of Lysol near the trash can and every single time the trash can is emptied, spray it well. You will never again experience the funky smell of garbage lingering. This is especially true for plastic wastebaskets.

Hope everyone had a terrific Super Bowl weekend. I know that Urgrace did!

Vacanick
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07-12-2004

Monday, February 05, 2007 - 6:33 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Vacanick a private message Print Post    
Since I'm looking into getting my kitchen updated, this weekend I decided to clean. All the containers without lids, all the lids without containers, a couple old popcorn poppers. All gone!! It felt good to throw out the old.

Next stop the garbage can!

Vee
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02-23-2004

Monday, February 05, 2007 - 6:52 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Vee a private message Print Post    
Excellent job to part with all those lidless containers and vice versa. Why do we feel that we have to save all that stuff? : )

Forgot to post February's Habit!

January - Shine your sink
February - Declutter 15 minutes a day