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Skootz
Member
07-23-2003
| Friday, May 23, 2008 - 4:14 pm
Friday's Mission Sorry, forgot to post this earlier today. Worked de-cluttering from 9-4:45pm today - At the end of it today, I had my van packed, I mean packed with 22 garbage bag full of things at the end of the day. I could on fit in 18 bags into the one drop off bin for Sally Ann...so at least there is enough room for my kids to fit in tomorrow when I go to the city and get rid of the rest. I am pooped and have to have a shower yet and fold laundry...may just have to get a nice glass of wine to wind down my day.
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Wargod
Moderator
07-16-2001
| Friday, May 23, 2008 - 10:54 pm
That is a lot Skootz! Do you have much work left with your client or all you all done? We're having Caleb's birthday party here next week so it's a good time for me to get to the spring cleaning. Figure focus on one room each day and it won't be too bad. I had planned to have it outside where the kids could pretend we weren't here keeping an eye on them, lol, but the 10 day forecast says it's going to be pretty windy that day. Tomorrow will be the living room (cleaning walls, carpet, curtains, bookcase, and windows.)
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Skootz
Member
07-23-2003
| Saturday, May 24, 2008 - 5:29 am
Here is part of my letter to the worker. " Worked from 9 till 4:40 today, we got a lot accomplished. Storage, Hall clothes & linen closets and bedroom closet as well as large dresser in bedroom. I left there with 22 garbage bags bound for goodwill. My van was stuffed. Client had a new wall storage unit purchased and built in his apartment. He has the shelf brackets purchased and just needs to get the long piece of shelving for the long wall for his cars and a small board or two for the storage closet above where we put the freezer. (which also was de-cluttered and rid of old food etc.) We got under the sink done in the bathroom and bathroom decluttered too. I cannot believe how much we got accomplished in one day. I am figuring 2 more days. One day to finish off bedroom, ,living and do the kitchen, balcony and the rest of that day and the next to organize papers etc.for him so that everything is in order and not all over the place. Today was the big day as so much got moved out of his place that we have room to move and actually organize what he has left next time I go there (which will be Wednesday) It was a busy day, but loved it ... so nice to look at someones house or in this case small apartment and see how much better it looks so far." Good luck with the cleaning War.
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Wargod
Moderator
07-16-2001
| Saturday, May 24, 2008 - 11:28 pm
Wow, you did get a lot done! I bet it already looks great. I did the kitchen today instead of the living room. I cleaned out one cabinet that had a bunch of Darren's tools in it, made him take those out to the garage and then put everything on the counter (blender, food processor, etc) into the cabinet. Wiped the doors and drawer fronts, fridge, and stove. Cleaned the walls, the sink, and counters. Only thing I didn't get to was the floor because I was doing laundry at the same time. I did five loads of laundry today too. Most of it was winter bedding and clothes/sweaters/jackets. But, at least I was able to put that stuff up.
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Dipo
Member
04-23-2002
| Sunday, May 25, 2008 - 10:23 am
Wow, Skootz and Wargod you two have been busy. Lets see, I took an expensive purse to the repair man to have him put new handles on it so I will use it, LOL, I want it to be a shoulder bag. I thought is was when I ordered it, it is Donney and Bourke so too expensive to just sit in my closet. Finally got through all my newspapers, was a week behind. Went through a ton of catlogs and recycled them, makes some beef stew (it was cold here, too funny since last week we were bitching about the heat). Today I am putting together my new storage unit for the patio, doing laundry and cleaning the front porch (I have some birds nesting, so it is time to get rid of the bird poop, lol. Have a nice memorial day!
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Skootz
Member
07-23-2003
| Monday, May 26, 2008 - 3:08 am
Zone 5: The Living Room (May 26 - 30) Monday's Mission
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Lumbele
Moderator
07-12-2002
| Monday, May 26, 2008 - 5:47 am
<--- hanging head in shame after reading everyone's accomplishments. Zone 5??????????? Heck, I haven't even touched Zone 4 yet.
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Skootz
Member
07-23-2003
| Monday, May 26, 2008 - 4:40 pm
Don't feel ashamed Lum...just cause I am posting them, doesn't mean I am doing them. I am just trying to keep the house in order as best I can esp. being away so much working etc,.
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Wargod
Moderator
07-16-2001
| Monday, May 26, 2008 - 7:41 pm
No fear Lum, I'm in whatever zone suits my fancy, lol. Saturday I did the kitchen. Yesterday I took the day off, had a migraine (took a 3 hour nap then went to bed and to sleep at 10:30!!! which is totally unlike me at all.) Today I've focused on the den and yet more laundry, couple loads of clothes and couple of sheets/blankets from the kids beds. I also cleaned at my aunt's and gave her a shower this morning and Dakota and I put some work into what will be our patio table (I'll post some pics either later tonight or later this week, whenever I get around to it.) Just so ya'll don't think I'm insane, lol, this bout of spring cleaning is brought on by the fact that Caleb's having a birthday party here Friday and I want everything done by Thursday night. If not I'm not gonna stress about it if it's not done, but it'd be nice if it was.
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Skootz
Member
07-23-2003
| Tuesday, May 27, 2008 - 2:48 am
Tuesday's Mission Just thinking...I have Julia's birthday party here on Friday night too...rats I work every day this week except today, which I leave very shortly to be at dd's school for 7am. Guess I better start the clean up here too lol Have a great day!
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Lumbele
Moderator
07-12-2002
| Tuesday, May 27, 2008 - 5:31 am
War, me too, but last week (and the week before) I was in *no* zone at all, kinda "zoned out". Hope to at least tackle part of my bedroom closet today. Since the wool is waiting for pick-up at the post office, there won't be a whole lot of "zoning" happening after, till that afghan is ready for the wedding. I really ought to have my head examined!!! Ack!!! Good luck w/ your birthday preparations, Ladies. Remember, kids couldn't care less whether they celebrate at a "dusted" or a "dusty" house; main thing is the presents are aplenty, the games fun and the food unhealthily delish.
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Dipo
Member
04-23-2002
| Tuesday, May 27, 2008 - 9:31 am
LOL, seems like lots of parties. I was zoned out as well, only cleaned my front porch, other than the everyday stuff of the dishwasher and sink. I just enjoyed memorial day by watching tapes and reading papers, magazines and books. I will have a busy week this week doing all my chores after work since I took the weekend off, LOL. And I do have to do some laundry, checked the panty drawer and it is getting low.
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Wargod
Moderator
07-16-2001
| Tuesday, May 27, 2008 - 12:42 pm
Most of our family birthdays (not just ours, but the nieces/nephews) fall between April and July. And this year we have a baby shower first week of June and a graduation party this Saturday (which is why Caleb's party is going to be Friday.) I love kidlet birthdays, just wish they were spaced out more, by the second or third one of the spring, I'm already bored, lol. I've accomplished almost nothing so far today. Washed breakfast/lunch dishes and wiped down the kitchen (nothing to that since the big clean on Saturday.) We took aluminum cans in cuz Darren wants to clean the garage this week...I admit, the last time I took them in, Dakota used the money to buy a winter coat, lol, so at least 6-7 months. I had 34 lbs of cans...for a little over $50! We'd already decided to buy Caleb one gift to open tomorrow, then we'll probably give him cash (he wants to buy legos) at his party, but we went to three different stores today before finding the computer game he wanted. Kinda fun to use the can money for his gift and get change back! Dakota's got practice today and Darren's talking about doing the brakes on his car so I'll probably wait til then to get some housework done. Caleb has a field trip tomorrow out of town and since dads on vacation he's talking about going. But, Caleb said they won't be back til 5:30 (they're going to Little Toyko?) and Darren has class and isn't sure he can be gone that long. I'm hoping Caleb's wrong about the time, cuz if Darren goes with him that gives me all day tomorrow alone to get stuff done!
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Lumbele
Moderator
07-12-2002
| Tuesday, May 27, 2008 - 2:16 pm
Yay for the big recycling bucks!!!! These days we have to drive way too far to get rid of ours for money, so we just let the city's truck pick them up. Well, lucky for Zone 4, my dh pushes everything to the last minute. He just left for the post office.LOL Ergo...closet done, dresser done, 1 night table done. As soon as I can find where he is hiding the vacuum cleaner even the jewelry box should be done. How all that fuzz got in there, I'll never know. Got a load of laundry going as well. Not bad for a day's work. I think my house is in shock.
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Wargod
Moderator
07-16-2001
| Tuesday, May 27, 2008 - 2:29 pm
I only take in aluminum. We do drink out of plastic water bottles (and re-use them) but we usually have a couple tall kitchen bags of plastic bottles...water, juice, milk...at the end of the week. They're just not worth taking in for me since you have to have so many of them! What I do do though is there's a little old man in the neighborhood who every trash day goes around and collects the plastic. I leave those bags sitting on top of the can for him. I'm guessing it's got to be worth it for him since he's usually out there really, really early, lol! Truth is if they didn't pay so much for cans (it was $1.56 a lb today) I would leave those on the curb too. Skootz, are you doing a themed party for Julia? That was the one thing Caleb asked for, or rather, not to have, lol. No themes mom! In fact, he doesn't want us to do much, just some munchies, drinks, and cake. He's only inviting 10 friends (plus family) and he wants to do game competitions, wii, computer, x-box. Works for me, we plan to let the kids do their thing and set up Dragonology and Wizardology for the adults to play in the den (which gives them the living room and backyard, both places we'll be able to watch without actually being in there.)
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Skootz
Member
07-23-2003
| Wednesday, May 28, 2008 - 3:54 am
Wednesday's Mission War, we don't really do themes here. I have a couple games I am going to get them to play. One is "I'm Dead" One person goes out of the room and then one person is picked to be the sniper - when all return to the circle (including the person who left the room) and the sniper will blink at people and if you are blinked at you then say "I'm Dead" and die. the person that left the room has to figure out who is the murderer as this person keeps killing people by blinking at them. The next one will be the present game with music...except when the music stops, if you get to a coloured piece of wrapping paper you have to pick something out of the bag and you have to put it on....it is an article of clothing i.e. bra, underware, socks etc., It is a fun game. I also will do the candy game - where the kids have to guess how many candies have been put in a jar and the winner gets the candy and the jar. The party starts at 5 and ends at 8 - I am cooking a large pot of spagetti with meatballs for supper, will do presents, games and the rest of the time they can wear the rest off outside playing soccer or something in our yard. Well off to organize again all day - long day ahead. Have a good one all. Vee...where are you ...Miss ya 
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Wargod
Moderator
07-16-2001
| Wednesday, May 28, 2008 - 11:22 am
I'll be doing todays mission since the living room is on my list of things to do today. Those games sound fun. Especially the putting clothes on, I may have to do that for Kota's birthday.
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Skootz
Member
07-23-2003
| Thursday, May 29, 2008 - 3:13 am
Thursday's Mission
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Wargod
Moderator
07-16-2001
| Friday, May 30, 2008 - 12:01 am
Open mouth, insert foot. Sometimes I just can't help it. Darren's been taking care of his moms house, watering plants, playing, feeding/watering her dogs, taking in mail, etc, this week while she's been out of town. He went out this evening and found her back a day early so he stayed to visit with her for a while. When he came home he told me that her and his step dad had invited him to go fishing in the morning, but that he'd told them he couldn't go because we have work to do around the house tomorrow to get ready for Caleb's birthday party. I said, Aw, you should have told them you'd go, I can get more done without you here. He said, oh I get it, you just want me out of the way. I couldn't even keep a straight face to deny it cuz that's exactly what I meant, lol. I didn't quite mean it the way it came out, but there's no denying I get more done when he's not here. I don't really want to ask him to do much since he's on vacation, if he's working on homework or playing his computer game I feel like I'm in his way doing my work, and truth is it's so much easier to justify leaving something til later to go have fun with him. Today for instance, we went to the movies. It was fun, but I skipped doing some stuff around the house, not something I'd do if he wasn't here. So, he called his mom and tomorrow morning he's going fishing, lol. I don't really have all that much to do except the floors and cleaning the bathroom. We were going to bbq, but when Caleb heard that he informed us he invited 11, 12, and 13 year old boys and all they need is some pizza, chips and dip, and soda. I thought, huh...now that sounds really, really easy!
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Skootz
Member
07-23-2003
| Friday, May 30, 2008 - 3:14 am
Friday's Mission That's so true War, sometimes it is just better if no one is around when we clean. I will be doing a major house clean up today. Julia's party is tonight.
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Dipo
Member
04-23-2002
| Friday, May 30, 2008 - 9:38 am
You guys have fun at your parties! I finally put together my new storage box for the patio, it is really cool. And the cat crate I bordered in March finally came, so this weekend I will be reorganizing and rearranging my patio! Last night I broke down and cleaned the base of my toliet, it was bugging me! I know its not bathroom week, but at least I will be ahead on that task, LOL. Have a great weekend!
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Wargod
Moderator
07-16-2001
| Friday, May 30, 2008 - 9:47 am
Yay for being ahead Dipo! I've got the den done, getting ready to go finish up the living room. Nice thing is I've been cleaning each room every day so it's not like I have everything to do. In the living room for example, I just need to pick up a little and then clean the carpet.
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Skootz
Member
07-23-2003
| Friday, May 30, 2008 - 10:07 am
Upstairs is done...all I can say is buy Enjo - I got my shipment in this morning and did the upstairs with them. www.enjo.net now to tackle the main floor (every room needs to be done) get games together, make supper all before 4 ish....yikes better get my rear in gear.
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Lumbele
Moderator
07-12-2002
| Friday, May 30, 2008 - 11:08 am
Skootz, how long have you been working with enjo? Their site very cleverly does not show any prices. I have been using a German fibre cloth/cleaner system (ha-ra) for the last 16 years. Expensive initially, but very economical and environmentally friendly in the long run. The fibre "gloves" in my arsenal are at least 4, but mostly 10 - 16 years old and counting. Enjo states their stuff is good for about 2 years. I'd be interested in how they compare pricewise. It's a pain lugging refills of my stuff across the pond every time since ha-ra's distribution here in Canada is still very spotty. Not much happened around here since the "Zone 4" make-up session the other day, except for about 5 loads of laundry. I seem to be mainly occupied in the kitchen, preparing healthy food from scratch. What do working diabetics/dieters do it? Lazy day today. Hanging around TVCH and getting started on my afghan.
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Wargod
Moderator
07-16-2001
| Friday, May 30, 2008 - 11:12 am
LOL, are you feeling that pre-party panic yet, Skootz? I sure am! Living room floor took longer than I thought, but I think I'm doing ok. I just have to vacuum the hall, straighten up the bathroom, and wash breakfast dishes and wipe counters in there. Taking a break now to write out a shopping list. I can finish the rest of the housework in about an hour, but it's the shopping I'm worried about. At least 2 stores, plus need to pick up Caleb from school, be here for Kota to get home, do a little decorating, and take a shower and that's the stuff putting me in a panic. One of Caleb's friends is coming at 4 instead of 5 so I won't be able to leave for last minute things at that point. We did decide to order pizza and give Caleb cash (he wants legos for his birthday but I'd rather have him shop for them himself cuz he knows exactly what he wants) instead of a gift so those things will save some time. While I wanted Darren to go fishing, he was supposed to be back half an hour ago and I haven't heard from him yet which means they're still on the water. If he doesn't hurry up, I'm really going to be rushing cuz I'll have to sweep up the driveway and front porch plus do the shopping myself.
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