Chicken lady
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So, in general, keeping up with the exercise, eating ok on average, found the stuff I need to start my seeds today but still didn’t start them, spent...

Day 17 - confirmed that dh does want to keep all nine pairs of boots that are on his shelf.

Day 15 - nothing. Day 16, found a hanging thing with pockets and hung up some more tools. still nothing from dh, but I am close to cleaning off...

The good Scottish Presbyterians clearly never tried to save you from sloth.

I understand exactly what you are talking about. I feel bad that I can’t stay up “late” and spend time with my dh (although he has never once...

Oh! I like the idea of rice noodles as a rice alternative! has anyone tried freezing and reheating lentils/dal? They are a food component that...

A long time ago I used to freeze soup, but I felt like the carrots and potatoes and such always ended up too soft after reheating. We like to be...

So, I don’t have a crock pot and likely never will. Dh is opposed to the idea of leaving things that heat on when we are not home. And honestly,...

Well, I keep thinking “this is the last easy thing” and finding another one. I see a difference, but I don’t think it is half done. Dh has not...

Day 13 - nothing. day 14 - threw out another old pair of shoes

I feel like selling the kits - even though you write the patterns - is a little out of the craft fair wheelhouse. OTOH, if you sold the kits at a...

Yppej, you are making progress. i keep finding myself wanting to list the failures and “buts” when I come to this thread. I am struggling very...

Wishing you luck! today I cleaned up and spent an hour and a half in the studio. I still didn’t throw - I had three balls ready, but nothing in...

Day 12 got a hammer and nails and hung the tools that were leaning against the wall/falling over. carried a random 2x4 back to the wood rack in...

Yppej, i’m Sorry about the recruiters. How frustrating! yesterday I went out to work in my studio, but was overwhelmed and ended up cleaning...

Day 11 brought the two babygates dd borrowed for her puppy into the house and washed them. Halfway through washing them, decided baby gate design...

Yes. ...?

Nope, I have always known I could only do so much in 24 hours - it’s just that I have always resented that some of it had to be rest. I am learning...

Good job on the decluttering Tybee! how are the music and the planner going? Gardnr, do you have a plan you are following? Do you want to...

Day 10 cleaned up a plant tray and a bucket

Yay for a happy dh and potential better jobs! teacher terry, I hope he is motivated to build on your success. Yesterday a friend dropped by to...

Day 9 - put another large broken plastic thing in the big trash can, and a small thing in the donate box.

We gave a lot of my kids’ old swimming trophies to a local swim team. They were able to have the plate on the bottom changed locally for much less...

Yppej, good job on the call. Tybee, you are learning what works for you. That is good. A small change you can stick to us better than random...

Full days of school kick my behind. Also, it dropped to the teens after I got home last night. day 8 - nothing again. but they did take the...

I’m still working in a scattershot fashion, so no idea how long I worked last week, but I put three cans up. I think that was more garage than...

Teacher terry, i’m glad you are getting help. today I R - fixed dinner for dh and emailed a friend i’ve Been out of touch with H - swam 2800m...

Well, yesterday I discovered that planning to do my five minutes when I hit home was not a good plan. day 6 - nothing so this morning I made sure...

Ejchase, you are doing well. And you deserve a nice room! when we helped my ❤️Dd with her house, I was the last one there, and I gave her the...

Good luck on your interview Yppej! yesterday was very full and tiring. i did, do yoga, give dh a haircut, and clean up one tiny spot in my...

Thanks everybody! hopefully i’ve got another ten years to save up for the next one....

TT, waterproof cast? and IL, you guys DON’T have ice? Yppej, yay for walking! Good start! and Tybee, how is the planner? I wrote a...

I paid off my car! :cool: Ejchase, how are you doing?

I am visualizing a game show challenge “how many of these items can Tybee put in their proper place BEFORE the timer runs out?” - cue dramatic music,...

Tybee, that feels much calmer and more focused - a good place to start. All those five minuteses and times were making my head spin! that is me...

Good job ejchase! is the shopping a problem? Could you take a picture of all the boxes and put it somewhere - like wrapped around your preferred...

Tybee, that is a very clear plan, but it is a lot! I’m cheering for you! Yppej, glad to see you. Hopefully another seed starter will keep me...

Day 4: Picked up the really cute, but broken duck umbrella that has been in the garage for, um, years. Told myself “ok, it’s the moment of truth...

Day 3: Dumped out and stacked some flowerpots, found a handful of plastic spoons to run through the dishwasher (we use them in pottery class), and...

Do you think you can make time to set it up today?

There was a goodie bag. :) i got a blank tile (useful in my classroom), a small jar of underglaze ($4.35 retail), an apron - also classroom, and a...

TT, that’s a lot! ejchase, I completely understand. i did 4 hours in the studio barn on Friday. Not all at once, broken up. Honestly, you can...

TT, that’s a lot! ejchase, I completely understand. i did 4 hours in the studio barn on Friday. Not all at once, broken up. Honestly, you can...

So far February has been very frugal. snow day yesterday so I got paid without spending gas to drive to work. Ate leftovers all day. today I...

The bows are washed and put away. only one can up again this week - it was too cold to go out to the barn during most of my available time. But...

That sounds terrific! Here’s hoping a clean office will inspire him to work through the drawers! Maybe strategically position a flat surface, a...

TT ❤️:) And has he maintained the shed for 5 years? That’s encouraging! Maybe over time you can help him need fewer cabinets.

How’s it going tybee? before 9:00 I: took my vitamin made coffee restarted the fire fixed dh breakfast packed his lunch emptied the...

You are making a value judgement, using your values on his stuff, without his knowledge or consent. unless you know that he would agree that the...

Lots of people have stealth storage. or mistresses. are you actually saying it’s ethically different because you think it’s more common? or...

How is a secret storage unit ethically different from secret decluttering?

Tybee, did you choose another project? things I did before 9:00: Take vitamin make coffee restart the fire yoga make dh breakfast and pack...

So, we were actually much better about making time for ourselves when we had kids. Regular babysitters or kid exchanges... we knew it was important...

I did not run out of trash, but I ran out of areas that have a lot of trash, or easily accessible trash (for example - there are two more broken...

The Christmas decorations are mostly put away. - there are 2 sets of lights in the house that are just white and always stay out at least until...

So today, I managed to put my coat and shoes away without a piece of candy. But I threw my school bag on the couch. I left everything else in the...

Well, a lot of things work once, we’ll see.and that was mostly housekeeping. I still don’t know what to do about connecting more. we still ended...