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Biloxibelle
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12-21-2001

Wednesday, September 27, 2006 - 6:03 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Biloxibelle a private message Print Post    
Dipo, have you thought about hiring an Estate Auction Company. The will come in and price everything and run the auction.

Vee
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02-23-2004

Wednesday, September 27, 2006 - 7:27 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Vee a private message Print Post    
Dipo, I know what you mean about having a piece that really isn't working for you, but that you feel obligated to keep. There's an antique Victrola on my porch right now that falls in that category! LOL

Have family members already been asked about your mother's furniture? This could be an excellent answer if you want the comfort of knowing that someone is enjoying it in your own family and that the legacy continues that way. You could widen that to include family friends as well.

Sometimes we just want to keep something as a reminder of that special person. I have nothing from my beloved great-grandfather's home...I would have loved having even a spoon. But the fact of the matter is that nothing can ever take away our memories. I have also found that I can part with things more easily if I take a photograph of it.

Grace, I love the piece that you found. It really looks nice in that space. For me, it's always preferable to find an older piece that functions over purchasing something from IKEA with all due apologies to Martha Stewart.

Speaking of MS, there have been three hints that stand out. The first is to purchase tennis balls for use in the laundry when drying comforters or plumping pillows. (I've always used an old sneaker wrapped in a pillow case.)

The second is to iron embossed linens on a bath towel and on the reverse side so that the embossing stands out properly. I've tried it and it works beautifully.

The third is the zip cord for electrical wires such as computer or tv, dvd, and vcr players. Now I am trying to find one online or in Staples, etc. I hate the look of a bunch of cords all over the place.

Happy fluttering or as Lum says, "Happy Flubbing!"

Urgrace
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08-19-2000

Friday, September 29, 2006 - 3:04 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Urgrace a private message Print Post    
Thanks Vee. It will be a functional unit for me. I can use the storage for my table linens and free up my linen closet for the extra blankets and quilts I have in my clothes closet. We usually bring in another table for extra serving dishes when having company for dinner or parties. Now I may not have to.

Thanks for the hints/reminders. Funny how you know these things but they don't always come to mind.

Maris
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03-28-2002

Saturday, September 30, 2006 - 9:49 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Maris a private message Print Post    
I just got a Scunci steam cleaner and it is amazing how great it is with tiles. I have these horrendous tiles on the wall behind my stove which are the worst pain to clean. I just did my walls in no time. It cleans everything with absolutely no effort.

I have seen it for $70 but JC Penneys has a closeout right now and you can get it for $39. It is amazing!!!

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Vee
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02-23-2004

Saturday, September 30, 2006 - 10:02 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Vee a private message Print Post    
Wow, Maris, that is a bargain!

Yup, I love mine, too. Thanks for reminding me that I have one...I can tackle a few little items right now.

Maris
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03-28-2002

Saturday, September 30, 2006 - 10:18 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Maris a private message Print Post    
I know, if we used half of the wonderful toil saving appliances we had........ :-)

I am hopeful that in six months I will love it just as much and not put it in the back of a closet somewhere

Landi
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07-29-2002

Saturday, September 30, 2006 - 10:31 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Landi a private message Print Post    
vee, i see we have another convert to the wonders of the scunci steamer! maris, go squirt around all of your faucets and you'll go "ewwwwwwww" i never knew that was there! and you'll keep using it!

Maris
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03-28-2002

Saturday, September 30, 2006 - 11:16 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Maris a private message Print Post    
Just did the faucets, amazing

Landi
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07-29-2002

Saturday, September 30, 2006 - 2:24 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Landi a private message Print Post    
now the tracks in your shower stall, and the rubber gasket on the fridge!

maris is going to be singing the "i love scunci" song!


Maris
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03-28-2002

Saturday, September 30, 2006 - 2:58 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Maris a private message Print Post    
lol Landi, if I had know about this a few weeks ago I wouldnt have paid someone to regrout my entire bathroom. oh well. Just ordered one for my mother.

Vacanick
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07-12-2004

Sunday, October 01, 2006 - 11:47 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Vacanick a private message Print Post    
I finally cleaned my garage. Took everything out, hosed it down, only put back what I'm keeping. It looks soooo much better!!

Just thought I'd share!

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Vee
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02-23-2004

Monday, October 02, 2006 - 6:42 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Vee a private message Print Post    
Vacanick, you had a busy weekend! But what amazing benefits you are going to reap from getting rid of all that extra stuff that you didn't need nor want! It sure looks neat and clean. I feel inspired to head into my garage at some point this week!

In addition to FlyLady's digest, I receive a newsletter from Maria Gracia and in this week's edition, she said:

Getting organized is not really about clutter control, or even about being productive. The truth is, getting organized is about freeing you. It's about knocking down the barriers that are holding you back from doing the things you love, and from spending time with the people you care about. It's about giving you the balance you need to enjoy life. *Get Organized Now*

Over the weekend, I freed myself of two more boxes of books. Many of them are education related and I thought that somebody somewhere could use them better than I. I also tossed out all the grading and planning books that I have been holding onto for years and years, but not before being careful to remove all names...nearly burned up the poor shredder.

I threw out all the ancient teddybears that didn't make it through the laundry. Listen, if my kids don't want those things, neither do I. I took a picture and called it good. I considered emailing my ds and telling him that I had to put down Ranger Rick, but decided against it. LOL!

And, best of all, I tossed all those half-burned candles that have been taking up so much space. My sis has a passion for candles, but if she's going to have that passion, by golly, she'll have to find the space in her room. They won't be in mine anymore.

Waking up this morning in such a beautifully decluttered space was terrific. I had been too tired last night to appreciate it.

Now let me get my hands on the basement!

Happy fluttering, everybody! (As soon as I discover what October's new habit is, I will post it.)

Vee
Member

02-23-2004

Monday, October 02, 2006 - 9:49 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Vee a private message Print Post    
Say, Lum, would you consider posting that pantry list you sent to me? I think it's a good one.

Lumbele
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07-12-2002

Monday, October 02, 2006 - 10:18 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Lumbele a private message Print Post    
Wow, Vaca, I am dreaming of a garage just like yours.

It's nothing special, Vee, just a starting point for you, considering the sparsity in your pantry. But here goes:

Brown sugar
Nuts (almond, hazel, walnut, pecans)
Graham crumbs
vanilla
Cocoa
Baking soda
Baking powder
Chips (pb, chocolate, butterscotch)
dream whip powder
puddings
dry beans
diff. shape pastas
lentils
barley
rices
spices (basics: paprika, poultry, chili powder, cayenne pepper, onion and garlic powder and/or salt; fresh nutmeg)
versatile specialty spices: Greek, Montreal Chicken, Montreal Beef
dried herbs (basics: rosemary, if you must; parsley, chives, oregano, basil, thyme, majoram)
sesame, poppy seeds
vinegars (Balsamic, wine, white)
oils (olive, canola, sesame)
green chillies
pickles
good mustard
olives
sauces(sweet/sour, plum, cranberry, chili, pizza, tomato etc)
shake n bake (chicken, pork)
canned veggies, water chestnuts, bamboo shoots, bean sprouts
canned tomatoes
tomato juice
tomato paste
powdered vegetable stock, or canned, or boxed
canned fruit

Vee
Member

02-23-2004

Monday, October 02, 2006 - 10:35 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Vee a private message Print Post    
Just to let you know, I printed it and put it in my household journal. I like it because it's concise and doable. Say, did you have to mention how sparse my pantry is? LOL!!

Lumbele
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07-12-2002

Monday, October 02, 2006 - 11:28 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Lumbele a private message Print Post    
Probably not, but then I do enjoy needling you. Which reminds me, I should have probably listed flours and sugar as well for you.

We all use different things, but if you have a good base, you can cope without having to run to the grocery store or hang in for a few days in an emergency.

Swiss homemakers have to have 3 months worth of staples in their homes. At least they used to. I wonder if that is still in effect today. Probably, because the Swiss are very cautious.LOL

One of these days, I'll have to look into my fridge for you for the staples in there.

Vee
Member

02-23-2004

Monday, October 02, 2006 - 11:37 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Vee a private message Print Post    
Flour and sugar? Geeze, you really don't trust me do you?!

Vee
Member

02-23-2004

Thursday, October 05, 2006 - 6:41 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Vee a private message Print Post    
NEW HABIT FOR OCTOBER: PAPER PATROL


Notes:
Your new habit for October is to spend 15 minutes each day dealing with paper. You can break it down into 5 minutes three times a day or do 15 minutes at one time.

Now set your timer and go attack a hotspot with paper clutter. Throw away what is trash and most of it will be trash.

Put your bills in your Office in a Bag and recycle your newspapers and magazines.

As your hotspots get cleared put a clingie there to remind you to not put papers there and to deal with them when they come in the door.
*FlyLady*

Habits:

January - Shining your Sink
February - Decluttering for 15 minutes a day
March - Getting Dressed to the Shoes
April - Making your Bed
May - Moving
June - Drink your water allotment
July - Swish and Swipe
August - A Load a Day Keeps Chaos Away...
September - Before Bed Routine
October - Paper Patrol

Good one this month...paper is an ongoing problem. I am currently working through my file cabinet for just 15 minutes a day and not every day. I keep a big chunk of cardboard upright where I leave off. LOL! I am halfway through one drawer, but I found my deed, which had been lost/misplaced for some time. Yay!

Happy fluttering, all!

Dipo
Member

04-23-2002

Thursday, October 12, 2006 - 3:22 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Dipo a private message Print Post    
time to get this back up again!! Wow, Vee that is some pantry list, I don't have enough room in my apartment for all of that stuff, LOL.

I have managed to get almost all of my Mom's stuff packed up for goodwill ( it is all knicknack/collectible stuff ) Some of it I have boxed for Ebay or something like that, haven't figured it out. Just have two more boxes to finish and I will be done! Then I can move a small bookcase out of my den, I am thinking it will be good in my patio storage cabinet - I can put my gardening stuff on it and maybe organize that space a little better.

I am also doing a little paper declutter at the office. We have these manuals that get updated, but someone dropped the ball and we have a foot and a half high of updates, all they way back to 2003. Unfortunately you can't just throw them away because the updates aren't for the whole manual just select pages! Anyway, I am working on it now and hope to have recycled the whole pile by the end of the day!!

Dipo
Member

04-23-2002

Friday, October 13, 2006 - 1:15 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Dipo a private message Print Post    
Well my little work project didn't go quite as quickly as I had planned, LOL. But finally, I am done!! Quite a bit of paper recycled!

I am looking forward to the weekend because I am going to redo my patio storage area. It's really the place for the washer/dryer if you have one, but I can't imagine where you would store stuff if you had a W/D in there. Anyway, I am going to do it remix style. Take everything out sweep and dust, the decide what really should live in there, LOL. Like I think the Bissel carpet cleaner could live there instead of in my master bedroom closet!! I can't wait.

Hope everyone has a great weekend!!

Vee
Member

02-23-2004

Monday, October 16, 2006 - 8:50 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Vee a private message Print Post    
Dipo, how did your project work out? I love rethinking the way I work in my home and what would work better. I know that Lum is always thinking about things like that, too, much to her dh's chagrin. Let us know if you like the carpet cleaner in its new space. Where does your washer/dryer live?

Yay for getting a handle on the paper clutter both at home and at the office. Can you believe that I still haven't gotten back to the file cabinet? Acckkkk. I'll have to set the timer and work on the "do it now" principle.

The racket at my house continues, but the carpenter says that the roof should be done by tomorrow. He never works ahead of what he can finish in a day so, that way, we never have to worry about bad weather coming in and catching us with the entire roof off.

Happy fluttering all and don't forget to C

Vacanick
Member

07-12-2004

Monday, October 16, 2006 - 9:45 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Vacanick a private message Print Post    
We worked on the back yard this weekend. We raked & bagged & broomed & dug. The idea is to clear everything out in order to start fresh. It was hard work but it does look better.

Lesson to self ... keep up with things so they don't reach the point craziness!!!

Thanks for the reminder Vee, I'll do the sink when I get home.

Dipo
Member

04-23-2002

Monday, October 16, 2006 - 4:46 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Dipo a private message Print Post    
Vee, I didn't finish the project, still working on it, had a bit more prep work than I realized. My Washer/Dryer are down in the community laundry room, LOL. I just don't have enough laundry to bother with my own set, it isn't cost effective at this point! I have moved the bissel out of my room and another rolling cart thing I had gotten for scrap book stuff (sent that to my Aunt). Now I am going to use the cart thing for office supplies which may then free up some more shelving for the storage unit.

LOL, it is that chicken and the egg thing, LOL. do I do finish the storage unit and do it again once the den closet office supplies are done! So I am kind of working on that first because I want to call Salvation Army to come and get all this stuff and any excess office supplies that don't go to the schools will go to SA. Finally I will move all the different bookcases out to the storage unit. Babysteps, but I am getting there!!

Wow Vacanick, that sounds like a bunch of work!! Glad you like how it looks!

Vee
Member

02-23-2004

Monday, October 23, 2006 - 7:54 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Vee a private message Print Post    
Ahhh, now I get a better picture, Dipo. I know what you mean about which job to tackle first. One thing always leads to another that's for sure!

I am a little reluctant to mention the holidays since I am so not ready to think about it myself, but FlyLady has her *Cruising Through the Holidays* journal ready. Thought we might all get a head start. Right!

Dipo
Member

04-23-2002

Tuesday, October 24, 2006 - 1:35 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Dipo a private message Print Post    
LOL, Vee, I have started the cruising. I make people nuts because I need to know what we are going to do as a department at work so I know if I need a gift and how many! Have already figured out my Thanksgiving plans, now just need to figure out what dish to bring to the event. I even took a look at my christmas card list, LOL, and started thinking about who I need to get gifts for in my "family".

I will work on it more, but I need to finish figuring out who and what I am voting for so I can get my absente ballot in the mail. Then I should be able to do the holiday thing and finish my still ongoing storage unit project, LOL. I did get it emptied out, I couldn't believe some of the wierd stuff and junk I found. I am thinking I will sweep, dust and wash it out tonight, I was amazed at the amount of dirt built up on stuff in there!