Chicken lady
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I put in another hour and 45 minutes today - straightening up, washing things, dissolving dried up glaze and transferring it into other bottles...

An hour and a half sorting glazes, washing things, and adding water to dried out bottles - I have to get the glaze out to recycle them, so I may as...

What is the purpose of the shrinks dink? could you make them as stitch markers? do you know you can make shrink dink’s from #6 food containers?

Yay for a nice clean car! tybee, you are going to be done early! I put in half an hour this morning - decided where to keep the glazes and...

Rosarugosa, I am so sorry someone painted those cabinets! Yppej, good job on the heating oil. Yesterday was a “mini vacation” - spent the day...

Rosa, I like to have a big chunk of time so I don’t have to keep quitting while i’m Still interested - that just makes me frustrated. I think I...

Well, it’s been over a week. my stalls will need cleaning again soon, but they are in good shape for now. i still need to do lesson plans, but,...

I assumed it was a burn barrel, i’m just wondering - do you not have recycling?

We are racking up a lot of hours! tybee, I am curious about why you are burning some of this stuff. i did 45 minutes on shelves yesterday and...

If you can’t find a hone for the cat, you have three options. you can let them continue to badger you about the cat. you can (go) get the cat....

Ejchase, you are doing well! Keep at it! we once took my great grandmother an Easter basket in the nursing home. She loved it, but she was upset...

Another 45 minutes clearing off a shelf, moving it, sweeping, and mopping. A different already wiped down shelf will go there tomorrow when the...

Ejchase, do not be embarrassed! You have identified the problem, and you are making progress. at one point, I had hundreds of random boxes. That...

Went back out for another hour and 50 minutes. Worked on carrying things down from the loft and putting them mostly on my shelves. The loft used to...

Oh, I wanted to say to NewGig - I think you are trying to schedule too much. List your areas and try to be intentional about them, but set yourself...

I appreciate the encouragement of having this thread. dh and I worked a long time on the studio barn today. I don’t know how long, but definitely...

Another hour - I am now ready to set up the long board shelves on the side wall. Dh says it will take several hours of restacking wood to get the...

When my Dd got married she had multiple showers - all given by his side of the family and involving different subsets.they had been living together...

Today was good. I cleaned stalls and mulched part of the garden. i worked on one of my English classes. and I worked in the studio barn a bit....

Another hour - 17:40

Inconsiderate is relative. some places it is annoying when you don’t mow. Other places it is annoying when you do. i will take 365 days of...

My neighbors fire off guns often. Including ones that start with letters like “AR” one neighbor plays with what I am pretty sure is dynamite. One...

30 minutes. 16:40

I keep deciding not to weigh in because I am coming from a very different place, but perhaps a view from a different angle. you see this person...

NewGig, thebooks sound frustrating. ejchase, i’m Glad you are feeling better. i did 1/2 hour today - sorted out art supplies. Put half the...

2 hrs and 45 minutes. Corner is set up, but shelves are still partly empty. Found a little more to discard today. Two more shelves to clear before...

How much is the storage costing you vs. the value of the books? Are they still selling? i spent 45 minutes. I didn’t really address much stuff,...

3 hours a day is huge! It’s a part time job! I guess it helps that your regular job has no commute. but no pets? Groups? Hobbies?

Hi Tybee, good start! i put in another 3 hours and 20 minutes today. I think I have almost reached maximum disruption. I keep removing stuff...

Ejchase, I hope you feel better soon. NewGig, that is a lot of time each day. What else do you do? all I did yesterday was drop the stuff off....

I’m a hoarder. I have no standards. That’s partly a joke, but also true. i generally have to find my standards externally. A recent helpful...

5 hours! i have 8 shelving units I have to clear off, wipe down, and then either donate or move and reload in a neat and organized fashion. two...

When my dad worked at IBM many years ago, you could be fired for adultery. “If you’ll cheat on your wife, you’ll cheat your company.” good luck...

Well, I did my 30 minutes, so I am up to 3:50. I am baby stepping along with you. dd still has her dumpster until Saturday, and I am going to be...

Lol! I had some actual creative work to do yesterday, so I counted the five minutes I spent cleaning up and organizing my work space before I got...

I think the point is just to get started and do something. today my something was literally five minutes. 3:20

“Home improvement.” nice! did another hour and a half. also had a conversation with dh about reorganizing the whole studio. Have a plan that...

Some inspiration from a hoarding friend.

I spent an hour and 15 minutes yesterday. Made good progress this time. Dh even commented on it. Dd came over last night and took away a large...

Lol Gardnr, I otoh and wondering how she keeps from being buried if she only spends 80 hours a year clearing out all of the things that accumulate.

I ended up needing to spend a lot of time working in my animal barn today (that looks better and while I mostly cleaned and organized - I did clear...

Yesterday I reduced my garbage by giving 13 unwanted slip casting molds away to other teachers. I also gave a broken plastic puzzle, some pretend...

Rosa and Yppej, the weeds will be with you always. ;) TT, I hope your motorhome sells quickly. my barn is looking better. My youngest is...

Ok, tomorrow I hit the studio! congratulations on completing the other thread too!

So, I was thinking most everybody would say a protein bar is a convenience food. On the other end of the spectrum, while fruit us convenient, i’m...

Nice job! i worked a little yesterday but didn’t time it. I look forward to seeing you on the new thread. :)

The vacuum turned out ok - all recyclable plastic bags, paper, and cardboard. Dh will operate it. Also, it is a canister vac - so dh can just dump...

Dh just bought a vacuum cleaner because I am not cleaning the new room often enough for him and he hates my vacuum cleaner. He ordered it new from...

It’s lateperson’s group. Herbgeek joined it. If herbgeek wants to be in charge of the group that us always on time, she can risk being a group of...

I’m a hoarder. Trying to reduce my trash - and other people’s trash - is part of what got me into this mess. I think really hard about buying...

Hi ejchase! i have exactly six weeks to my first day of classes. If I average an hour a day that would put me just over 40 hours. I’m currently...

How did everyone do last week? it was fair week here, and I met all of my fair goals and responsibilities while also having a good time. All that...