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Dipo
Member
04-23-2002
| Monday, September 15, 2008 - 10:41 am
I got my kitchen totally cleaned, that was fabulous, did the bathroom last weekend so just need some minor up keep.
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Wargod
Moderator
07-16-2001
| Monday, September 15, 2008 - 12:54 pm
I was up all night sick as a dog, haven't done a thing today. In fact I woke up this morning and asked the kids to ask the neighbor if she'd take them all to school (we carpool, she takes the younger ones, I take the older ones) cuz I felt so lousy. I was up maybe half an hour then went back to bed, haven't been up long now. Won't be much getting done later either.
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Mameblanche
Member
08-24-2002
| Monday, September 15, 2008 - 12:55 pm
((((War)))) Feel better soon, hon!
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Wargod
Moderator
07-16-2001
| Monday, September 15, 2008 - 10:57 pm
Tuesdays Mission Thanks Mame. Might be something going around. Oldest niece has been sick since yesterday (she's finally feeling better tonight.) School nurse called me at 2:15 to pick Caleb up today, she said he had a migraine...teacher said he was acting like he didn't feel good so he sent him to her, she made him lay down and turned the light off. If I had to guess, I'd blame his on his newer glass prescription being lowered (we've been waiting for the headaches) but since I'm sick and niece is I'm not sure yet. I did talk to the nurse about the situation with his glasses and how if the headaches become frequent we'll try me taking him tylenol up until I can get him back to the eye dr. Of course, he could just be sick so it may not be an issue yet.
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Dipo
Member
04-23-2002
| Tuesday, September 16, 2008 - 12:49 pm
Darn, sorry to hear everyone isn't feeling well - feel better!!
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Wargod
Moderator
07-16-2001
| Tuesday, September 16, 2008 - 2:26 pm
I don't know what the heck it is. Niece woke up Sunday feeling lousy with what we thought was a sinus infection...headache, sinus pain, fever, naseua. Sinus infections aren't contagious so the whole time I was there, I held her in my lap. I started Sunday night with the naseua/vomiting/fever and moved into the headache part (feel lousy today.) Caleb started with the headache yesterday and felt lousy enough today to stay home. He had to have felt terrible, we have a perfect attendence deal...if he made it, laptop at the end of the school year. And he really wanted that laptop. I did get motivated enough today to wash dishes and wipe the counters in the kitchen. That'll be the extent of it for today. In fact I'm probably going to go lay down and take a nap here in a minute.
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Wargod
Moderator
07-16-2001
| Tuesday, September 16, 2008 - 11:13 pm
Wednesdays Mission Hoping tomorrow is a better, more productive day around here!
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Wargod
Moderator
07-16-2001
| Thursday, September 18, 2008 - 10:43 am
Thursdays Mission I did get quite a bit done yesterday (ok, wasn't all that much to do but it was all finished, lol) but today I have no energy at all.
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Wargod
Moderator
07-16-2001
| Thursday, September 18, 2008 - 11:43 pm
Fridays Mission I was supposed to have a busy day tomorrow, running to the drs office to get some paperwork filled out for the school for Caleb, cleaning my aunts, and Caleb's track meet. But, Kota got sick tonight and I'm not sure if I'll be able to get anything done tomorrow or not.
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Wargod
Moderator
07-16-2001
| Monday, September 22, 2008 - 12:12 am
Mondays Mission It's a zone super fling boogie! Decluttering for the holidays, I'm very excited about this. And oddly enough, my bedroom is on the list for tomorrow so the mission works great, lol. Besides that tomorrow I have errands to run, need to recycle my cans, and will probably clean my aunts and help her shower. Today we had a family meeting and rearranged and added chores for the kids. Before, Caleb mowed once a week and then Dakota would sweep the driveway and porch but she was having allergy problems with the dust/dirt being kicked up. So Caleb will mow one day a week and then sweep the driveway and porch the next. He'll also be responsible for moving the trashcans to and from the curb and cleaning the living room once a week (most likely it'll be a day or two after my thourough cleaning, lol.) Dakota will start doing laundry for her and Caleb (one load a week, everything from sorting, washing, drying, folding and putting it up,) cleaning the den and bathroom once a week (again a day or two after my cleaning.) Both still have to clean up their own rooms and five nights a week wash/rinse/put away dinner dishes. Other than the yard work and laundry on the weekend, their chores take maybe half an hour a day, it looks like a lot when I type it out though!
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Dipo
Member
04-23-2002
| Monday, September 22, 2008 - 10:34 am
Too funny that you already planned to super fling your bedroom. I guess this might make me get rid of a couple of things I have been hanging on to with really no reason, LOL. I did quite a few things on my list this past weekend. Got the patio cleaned up, installed my new hose hanger and hose. I guess I am a little ahead for the bedroom since I did a detailed dusting and put some stuff away that had been on my "dresser" yesterday. I was planning to change the sheets, wash the comforter and then sweep and mop tonight, LOL, so I guess I have somehow gotten intune with the rotation without realizing it. Sounds like reasonable assignments for the kids!
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Wargod
Moderator
07-16-2001
| Monday, September 22, 2008 - 11:21 am
I dust/change sheets my room every week, but really only clean it every 2-3, Darren and I just don't make that big of a mess. My biggest offense though is always the dresser. I take clothes out of the drawer looking for something specific or just drop folded laundry there if I don't have much time. If the kids are sick (like last week) I'll leave meds sitting there so I don't have to go searching the medicine cabinet in the middle of the night. I'll walk into the room with something in my hand and set it there (I seriously just took the tire pressure gauge thingie out of there, lol) or empty my pockets. I had just told Darren last night I needed to do it today. So far today I've finished that, I started dinner (chili in the crock pot,) and have folded one load of laundry, thrown one in the dryer and started another. Oddest thing this morning, I was sitting here about 9 and the dryer buzzer went off, hadn't even noticed it was on til then! I hadn't been in the laundry room at all til then. Only thing I can think of is maybe one of the kids started it? I'd finished a load about 2 this morning but left it there so maybe one of them saw the clothes and thought they needed more time? I still need to run by the grocery store and to my aunts but now I'm just lagging, lol. It's such a beautiful day I don't feel like cleaning.
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Julieboo
Member
02-05-2002
| Monday, September 22, 2008 - 12:21 pm
Hey Do you guys post flylady's missions everyday here? I would love to get more organized and if someone is here everyday, I would try to pop in and do the mission! I don't know why I've been skipping over this thread, but it's high time I got in the groove. We got a new dryer this weekend (the old one literally ripped holes in our clothes--there was a crack on the inside and clothes would get caught in it often) plus it was squeaking loud loud loudly! What a dream this new one is!! It is quiet and HUGE and has an anti-wrinkle setting!!! Anyways, I washed my washing machine today so it would look as nice as the dryer. Amazing how dirty and grimy a washing machine can get on the inside! Then I finished steamcleaning our upstairs carpet. Still need to do the stairs, but my dh will have to do that as the steamcleaner is major heavy and the attachment pieces are missing (the machine is our inlaws, so beggars can't be choosers.) So now I am sweaty and in a cleaning mode. Guess it is time to hit some toilet bowls!
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Wargod
Moderator
07-16-2001
| Monday, September 22, 2008 - 1:09 pm
Julie, I try to remember to post them every night before I go to bed (usally around 2-3am.) Sometimes I forget and either post two a day or someone else will come along and post them. If they aren't posted, you can also follow the last link given, it'll take you to the current one. You've been major busy today! Carpets are always a lot of work. The missions are great. They're usually pretty quick, 15 minutes or so of work. I tend to clean a whole room at once so a lot of times don't follow them (they're great for the kitchen or spring/holiday type cleaning/decluttering.) What I really like about them is there are times the house is fairly clean and I don't feel like doing anything, if I do the mission it'll spur me to tackle the rest I need to do. Also no matter how busy you are or how the kids are right behind you, usually you can find 15 minutes somewhere to do it.
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Wargod
Moderator
07-16-2001
| Monday, September 22, 2008 - 10:58 pm
Tuesdays Mission It is nightstands. Only thing on Darren's is a fan and the alarm clock. Only thing on mine is my wrist braces and a little push light thingie that only puts out a little light so I don't wake Darren up when I go to bed. Where my dresser might be cluttered, the nightstands rarely are. I'm such a restless sleeper its not unusual for me to get to the edge of the bed and fling an arm out, would rather not have a bunch of stuff go flying, lol. Not much done here this afternoon (I gave the kids a pass.) We picked Caleb up from track practice and went out to take a drive (or four) down the musical road. Once we got home, it was close to dinner time and kids still had to get homework done (not to mention Caleb has the damn cold again.) Told them they could skip the chores for today. Oh and I'm not nuts...Dakota was looking in the laundry room this morning for a certain pair of socks and saw the laundry in the dryer so she re-started it. Tomorrow is my aunts and picking up in general around here. I did have plans but they were rearranged for today so I have more free time than I thought.
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Julieboo
Member
02-05-2002
| Tuesday, September 23, 2008 - 4:20 am
Here's a link to some recipes for homemade cleaners: http://www.eaudrey.com/cleaning.htm
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Wargod
Moderator
07-16-2001
| Wednesday, September 24, 2008 - 12:04 am
Wednesdays Mission My aunt was cold today so no going over. I could have gone to clean, but then I'd have to go back for helping her shower. Tomorrow Caleb has a min. day so I'll wait for him to get out of school, pick him up and take him with me (he can hang out with my bil,) while I do what I have to do with her. Gives me the morning to do some housework here. Our new chore schedule is going well. Ok, it's been one day, lol, since I gave them yesterday off and this week is a relatively easy week for them (only homework Caleb has is practicing his guitar for half an hour a day and Kota's only doing science since they have minimum days and student free days.) Came home today and they went to do their homework then Caleb went outside to sweep the driveway/patio and Kota wiped down the bathroom, eptied the trash and they were done by 4:30...we didn't even get home til ten til 4. I was happy with that, I'd rather them focus on homework and relaxing on the weekdays though there's nothing wrong with quick chores.
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Dipo
Member
04-23-2002
| Wednesday, September 24, 2008 - 1:45 pm
LOL, Wargod, I will celebrate the one day of success with you. I still am trying to get around to changing my sheets, maybe tonight will be the magic night, but I am afraid if I talk about it too much I will jinx myself, LOL.
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Wargod
Moderator
07-16-2001
| Thursday, September 25, 2008 - 12:19 am
Thursdays Mission How'd the sheet changing go, Dipo? My day was completely blah as far as getting anything done. Aunt didn't want a shower and I didn't argue too much about it. Figure I have a couple busy days coming up so might as well relax today. Tomorrow I need to take my cans to recycle (Darren gripes if I have too many bags, lol,) stop by the oxygen place (luckily right down the street from the recycling center,) then on to her house to try to get her in the shower. Kids both have min. days and I have meetings with Caleb's teachers. I should also try to finish the shopping for Kota's party but don't know if I'll finish that tomorrow or not. Friday the kids are out of school and I have a meeting with Kota's teacher in the morning. Then it's over to my aunts to clean and bake the cupcakes for the party (we're having it there so the kids can swim.) I know I'm forgetting something but I can't figure out what it is dangit.
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Skootz
Member
07-23-2003
| Thursday, September 25, 2008 - 3:39 am
Morning all, yes I have been MIA from this thread..thanks War for posting all the missions. If you go to either Huk's folder you will find an update a few days ago of me. I am off work now till the end of the year...but it is, as I call it a "medically induced retirement" I have been trying not to do too much, but it is very hard with 3 kids in school, living on a farm and harvest season is upon us as well as everything else all at once.
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Wargod
Moderator
07-16-2001
| Thursday, September 25, 2008 - 9:04 am
Ack Skootz! I'm sorry you're having to go through that and have such severe pain. Much better though to take it easy now than to have the problem get worse later.
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Dipo
Member
04-23-2002
| Thursday, September 25, 2008 - 3:19 pm
Wargod, I jinxed myself. I was so tired I said I will do that tomorrow (it is a very stressfull time for me at work - I am tired by 10am) and I am not going to push it tonight, just do it this weekend, LOL. I did get the plants watered, cleaned up the patio a bit (I can't believe all the leaves that are already falling), got through 6 hours of soap tapes and four newspapers. I do feel relieved about that. Skootz, so sorry to hear you are hurt, hope you feel better soon.
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Wargod
Moderator
07-16-2001
| Thursday, September 25, 2008 - 10:36 pm
Friday's Mission That sounds like a good plan Dipo. Sometimes the housework should wait, relaxing, videos, and newspapers are more important when things have been stressful! I kinda had a mini melt down today, lol. Left to myself, I'll schedule things out so that I might have something big/time consuming and some small chore or errand, keep things balanced out. Sometimes it doesn't work this way. I spent half the day stressing over what I had to do today because I realized every bit of it had to wait til the kids got out of school (they had half a day) and have it all finished in an hour and a half. I finally figured out there were a couple things I could do tomorrow (though ended up doing party shopping tonight) and was able to get everything done. Tomorrow will be hectic (appt with Kota's teacher, cleaning my aunts, rest of party shopping, and getting set up what I can) but hopefully not too bad. I've also got to get some cleaning done at my house if I get around to it. Caleb invited a friend to Kota's bday party but the only way he can come is if he spends tomorrow night. No biggie, but wasn't really planning on an extra kid.
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Wargod
Moderator
07-16-2001
| Saturday, September 27, 2008 - 2:10 am
Today actually went much smoother than I thought. Got up a little earlier than normal and did some cleaning around my house (not too much but some.) Went to Kota's parent/teacher conference (posted about it in the advice for not so new parents thread...sigh.) Ran home to get the stuff for Kota's party, which is tomorrow, and my cleaning stuff and went to my aunts. I did a good portion of the cleaning, came home to grab Darren and went back to finish. Also got some of the stuff ready for tomorrow (decorations and the party/food table set up...plates/napkins/etc.) Sis had offered to bake the cupcakes. She saw a cute idea, take the cupcake, put it in an ice cream cone and frost/decorate it. So she made 2 dozen cupcakes and then we shoved one down into the cone. Ok, sis kept saying, I saw this somewhere and it was so cute, didn't look anything like this sloppy thing! Our friend was there and she said, wonder if you could bake the cupcake in the ice cream cone? They were debating that and I looked down to the ice cream cone box I was holding and right there was the recipe to do the cupcake ice cream cones. You just pour your batter in the cone and bake! Duh on all three of us, lol. I picked up a couple more boxes of cake mix this evening and we're going to redo them tomorrow the right way, we'll just have a couple dozen extra cupcakes, lol. I even made it to the store to pick up a gift for Kota from my aunt (she can't do her own shopping and she knew I knew what Kota would want.) For anyone interested, I picked her up this electronic journal/diary that has a voice activated password. She's been asking for it for awhile. Since aunt had money left over and wanted it all spent, I also got this SMS thingie...reminds me of walkie talkies, except it's for text messaging, comes 2 to a pack, something else she'd been asking for for a while. I'm hoping my aunt will be happy with what I got for her to give Kota. She doesn't quite get the appeal of electronic toys. Anyways, tomorrow morning well go over early. I'm going to help aunt with her shower and then decorate, finish up the food (not much to do,) and help sis with the cupcakes and we'll be ready to go. Dakota was bouncing off the walls tonight, her birthday was two weeks ago so she's waited quite a while for it.
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Dipo
Member
04-23-2002
| Saturday, September 27, 2008 - 2:28 pm
Wow, you have been busy. I got some stuff done, but was suprised to find out it was going to be in the 90's today, I thought is was going to be in the low 80's! Changed the sheets, washed the comforter, unloaded and reloaded the dishwasher, cleaned the kitchen, took out the recyclying and newspapers. Caught up my email and finished my safeway delivery for tomorrow. I think it is time for a nap, LOL.
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