~Good morning!~Coffee clinks!~
Tillie, im so glad for your fresh air! Its pretty amazing to end up so grateful for something so taken for granted, like air! :D
Tatoulia, your Congrats from Cory is well deserved! You have been a miracle worker lately! And all the while being such an inspiration & so supportive of us, too! YEA!
Mar, the computer thing is a great idea! Im thinking of doing something similar. A combo of what youre doing & SubC, too, for exercising....tho lately ive been compulsively visiting Walton's Mountain....ha ha(old TV show on DVD). I hope your place will be better for your Dad to see! You got a good start!
SubC, id be diagnosed with a whole list of mental disorders, too, if i went to be diagnosed. Im guessing thats what your moniker means? You still get so much done, and wonderful stuff, too! Teaching children, being a great Mom & wife & animal care person & earth protector! All of that is plenty to be proud of!
CM, i hope the kitties will be ok soon?! Im glad you found out! =^-^= ~♡~ =^-^=
Yesterday i got so depressed. I dont know why. The weird thing is my place looks horrible again to me, whereas just the day before i was on such a high(manic) about how good it looked to me after getting those gross areas clean. The only difference is my state of mind. Right above that place i cleaned is a board in a window that has fallen apart & is gonna fall out soon & i cant get to it from either side. Its legitimate stuff in the way, not just stuff stacked up, but it made me feel so hopeless. I have a possible plan how to do it today...hopefully before more spiders come in through the gaping crack...

Ok I am so psyched about hearing from Cory! We are doing this, people.

Mar, when I was in grad school, one of my professors said, TV is a thief. I went to grad school nights and worked full time during the day, as did 80% of my fellow students. And he was right. If I turned on the TV, it was guaranteed to take at least half an hour if my time. But likely, much, much more. Is there a way to say, the computer is a time-burglar or some such to help you from suddenly needing to google ABC? I think you will feel much better getting away from it.

Tillie, I am grateful you are still enjoying blue skies and pink nail beds! CM I am so sorry about the continued kitty problems. Sending love and support. SubC that is a lot of work with the goats. I hope the injections go well and that you are able to rid them of the terrible parasite. Anony it sounds like you had a great day with your friend. I'm not a Dr Who person yet have respect and reverence for the fans and the joy they experience.

I likely left some people out, I'm still savoring the message from Cory. And some unknown birdie (Miss Kitty is eyeing Tillie)

MUCH MUCH LOVE AND GRATITUDE TO CORY AND TO A LITTLE BIRDIE! I'm swooning and crying. Thank you so much! It's been a group effort so far and it will be a group effort as we move forward. I will work on pictures this weekend!

Hello everybody :)

All day today I had clear blue skies and pink toe nails.
Amazing what breathing oxygenated air can do to energize a human and cats.
All day I was so busy.
Did a TON of laundry
Watered some bushes
Cleaned the bathroom, wiped the vanity counter top so I did something for the surface challenge
vacuumed the carpet
Straightened and tidied this & that
Played and petted cats since they were awake and very active today too
Scooped litter boxes and swept.

Since the smoke cleared, tomorrow I plan to go to town and pay the property tax bill.

Hi Subclinical :)
Good luck with the goat shots.

Hi Mar :)
YEA!!!! WAY TO GO! for one box done! :D

Hi CriticalMass :)
I am glad girl kitty peed on you so now you can help her. (((HUGS)))

Mar, you packed a box! That was terrific! You packed a box, you kept a healthy meal schedule, and you came up with a plan to separate yourself from the computer! That is a great start.

I'm glad your dad will help you. Knowing he is coming should help you not stay with the computer.

Tatoulia, you got a congratulation from Cory! Way to go!

CM, hopefully the girl kitty just has what the boy kitty had and will be better soon.

I can relate to the doll buying - it there something that would help give you willpower?

I kept up with my addition surfaces today and made tiny progress in the studio - I cleared off half a six foot table so I can work.

I spent some time on the phone with a vet today about a problem i've been having with the goats. Apparently my wormer has stopped working and tomorrow I have to give all 21 goats (even the apparently healthy ones) shots and reclean all the stalls. Ug.

Took some packaging to the ups drop off and three empty plastic bags bag to the studio for people to wrap clay.

Hi all!

I packed a box!

SubC, I hope you're feeling better.

I have friends here, but I don't want them to see my horrible mess. It's so embarrasing! Then, I can't consider them for helping with this :(
But, I'm thinking, what I could do is to save my laptop in my desktop in the space of students of my university. I still have things in it. I need to take the recyclables there, anyway. I'll do so tomorrow! The risk is stay with the computer instead of going back to home...

My dad is coming here tomorrow, we agreed he will help me. I'm sorry that he will find the place as bad as always.

Today I managed to have breakfast and lunch at time and without the computer :)

Tatoulia, your progress has been awesome! It makes me feel hopeful :) WTG!!!

Hi Cory! Nice to see you here!

Tillie, I hope there is no more smoke :)

Anony, good that you spend time with your friend :)

CM, it's so good to be motivated. Sorry for the poor girl kitty. I will pray for all of you :)

The "official" thing with me is some depression. Unofficial: Maybe I've some OCD issues. I also have some features of ADD, but for diagnosis it's necessary to present symptoms since childhood, rigth?

I'd like that my life was not so "interesting", hehe.

Welp. It's Thursday and August already.

I had set aside this day to go to the church quilting room and work on getting that quilt binding done. I was so motivated, I was waking up early like I'd planned...

...and then while lying there in the bed dozing lightly, I got treated to

KITTY URINARY MADNESS II: THE SEQUEL
Featuring The Other Cat

Yes. Somehow we didn't put two and two together. The male's urine was stinky, that's how we noticed the problem in the first place. The cats had also been more than usually snarly with each other in the weeks leading up to the discovery.

So male kitty has been treated and is on special food (what my reading online is revealing though is that the real culprit is feeding dry food at all). And when we got a pee sample for retesting, his didn't seem to have blood in it, yet I had seen some recent bloody pee here and there. Plus if he'd been confined up front, why was there bloody urine in the back of the house. Etc.

Anyway, to cut to the chase, female kitty jumped up on my bed this morning and went right on the blanket and my leg, and when I turned the lamp on, no mistaking, it was the bloody pee. Last night I had gotten a sample of that to take to the vet this morning from a puddle on a plastic bag, thinking it was boy kitty's.

So now we may or may not have a week of medicating girl kitty and keeping them in separate "wings" of the house. What's scary is that I Googled bloody urine in female cats and it can be the sign of more serious conditions. So prayers for our kitties would be appreciated if you want to send some up. And for our own frazzled nerves! :P

Of course, there was clutter on my bed, which made stripping the bed to wash bedding, mattress cover, etc. more complicated. And that had been one of those "Round TUIT" things I'd been meaning to do when NOT under pressure. But at least it'll be done, finally, and I'll have nice fresh bedding.

There have been ups and downs Went to a small local Doctor Who con on Saturday and my roommate bought us both Dalek necklaces. It was fun. We still need to get hold of Peter Capaldi's final season (12, I think?) and the new lady doctor DVDs from the library. We don't have cable, BritBox only has Classic Who, and we don't always rush to buy the DVD sets, which we probably should just go ahead and do but we forget or are low on money.

Tillie take care of yourself with that oxygen - glad it's better.

Anony, DE is fabulous for flea and pest control without toxins. And one bag lasts a long time. Death to fleas!

SubC - I am pretty sure I'm subclinical autism spectrum too, and I'm "official" on the ADD/OCD and some other fun stuff. Makes life interesting, doesn't it.

My naughty thing this spring and summer has been buying more dolls (mostly Barbies) than I planned - not expensive ones, but I'm reining in the addiction for the most part. Having the van and getting back into the swing of life helps. And I'm getting to the point of ALMOST having the sewing table cleared off - except that one of the places Girl Kitty was peeing was - you guessed it! Luckily she didn't ruin anything significant, but the items that were on the floor under the table are now on top of the table. Some of them will be gone forever soon I hope.

I have a disabled friend I want to help but her clutter is serious and includes rotten food and bugs - according to a mutual friend. It's a complicated situation - strained relations with her family members who could help. Trying to figure out what to do. It's complicated. More about that on another thread soon, possibly in the forum about helping others. It makes me want to deal with my stuff while I do still have my health...

Time to put the bedding in the dryer - had to rinse it a second time.

Iced tea clinks

Hi mar,
I can relate to getting stuck on the computer. It's a great tool for avoiding tasks we find unpleasant! Also, many of the things on line are designed to be addictive. They draw you in and make your brain give you little happiness rewards.

Decluttering, otoh, is hard work.

Do you have a friend who can come support you and help keep you on task? Or even one who will hold your computer (or phone?) for a while?

It will also help you on the decluttering if you build in breaks for rest and healthy meals or snacks - but no "just getting online/checking e-mail while I eat." That is how you suddenly realize you lost 4 hours.

Tatoulia, enjoy your clean house and your friend today.

Tillie, I am glad you have sky! I hope it keeps clearing off!

Some of what is going on with me may be hormonal, but a lot of it is just different flavors of my personal "normal" - I have had periods of low level mania and depression, mild ocd symptoms, and bouts of disassociation my whole life. The skin thing is a new physical sensation, but feeling "separate" from or repelled by my body is not a new one. (That sort of thing is where my name came from - subclinical depression, subclinical ocd, borderline aspbergers...)

I need to make a (routine) doctors appointment, but I am putting it off because I don't want another thing I have to do. I have no interest in hormone therapy - my mom tried it and hated it and quit, and the side effects worry me.

Not sure what my plans are for today, except I have class tonight.

Hi every one!

A long time without writing, again...

I went some days to visit my dad and stayed longer than expected, so the work on my rented room clutter was left parked for a while.

After coming back, I have been leaving my volunteer activities and related classes, with the intention of dedicating myself completely to packing, clearing, and cleaning.

The problem now is that I get stuck in the computer: social networks, news, articles, seeing items and discounts in online stores, editing photos,... They aren't bad things, some may even be useful, but since I've urgent work to do, all this is just wasting my precious time! D:

Because of this, sometimes I miss the meals times and make very little use of the day :( I feel like I'm a mess and an irresponsible person.

Also, there are people interested in renting this room that I'm occupying now!

Yes Tatoulia
We did it!
And I am so happy for you I have tears of joy.
(((((HUGS)))))

Wow! Blue skies! Congratulations Tillie & Cats! SubC you did a great job on surfaces today! I hope the bike ride helped you. I'm sorry that even your skin is causing you frustration and bad feelings. Anony looking forward to hearing about your fun day.

I slept then I had an English muffin and a peach. Now I'm going to think about going to bed. Yes I'm happy with the cleaning. I'm out my rug back and it looks terrific. Kitty is back on her chair and she looks so happy.

I'm meeting a friend for lunch tomorrow. I haven't seen him in a while and I'm looking forward to it. We are supposed to have high temperatures and oppressive humidity but I'm too busy being happy for Tillie to care!

Tillie can you believe that a year ago, and for many years, I'd engage in self-loathing because I couldn't stand a dirty apartment in the summer? And now I'll have cleaners every other week. We did it.

Hi Subclinical :)
Glad you decided to ride the bike.
Exercise is better than being frustrated about being torn between the studio and the house.
No need to answer here online...
but, how are your hormone levels?
What you described is how it felt for me during change of life.
I also feel that way whenever I eat soy because I am very allergic to it.
Take care and feel better soon. (((HUG)))

Hi Tatoulia :)
I always wonder why manufacturers always have to add so much salt to everything.
Well, I do know the answer, but that's beside the point.
Whenever I get V8 I get the low sodium and doctor it up with some fresh lemon juice.
Don't be hard on yourself or push yourself to "get over" your new emotions about having the cleaning ladies come in.
You have never done this before and it will take time for you (and Miss Kitty) to adjust to the new normal. (((HUGS)))

The surfaces in the new room were the easiest. It gets picked up most often. It was mostly to give me a leg up.

Tillie, I hope your air continues to improve!

And Anony, I hope you had a great day with your friend. Glad your clean spaces are giving you a boost!

Tatoulia,
It does not surprise me at all that you feel stressed. Having people in my space and change both make me feel unsettled, and the cleaning is lots of both of those!

I have been trying to make some progress, but I mostly keep walking back and forth aimlessly between the studio and house - I will start a job and need something in the house, start another thing and remember I left something half done in the studio...

I need to finish work for class, but my studio is overwhelming and my creative energy is like a battery that won't even jump start.

I feel really low on energy in general, and hot (feverish hot, not sweaty hot) and like my skin is made out of something uncomfortable - like slimy dirt or an itchy sweater - and I am tensing up trying to pull away from it inside myself. I literally just want to peel it off like really dirty clothes. Not a good mental health afternoon.

I think I am going to get a book and go ride the bike - one, it will be something accomplished, and two, I don't want dh to let me off the hook when this is hard, but I might cry if he comes home and takes my iPad.

Thank you Tillie. I so appreciate this support. I didn't think it would be taxing on me. I'm going to have a v-8 and see how I feel. I never drink v-8 and for some reason bought some last weekend.

Oh I forgot hue salty v-8 is. I'm not a fan of salt, and I bought the hot and spicy one. If not for the salt, this would be delicious. Next time I'll buy low sodium and spice it up myself. I'm not sure if I'll be able to finish this. I may need to bring the remainder to work. I bought a six pack so I can easily bring the other five to the office.

I have peaches. I'll go have a peach.

Hi Tatoulia :)
Just think how much farther along you are getting your home all fixed up since you do not have to do all the scouring and scrubbing all by yourself.
I am so proud of you for being so brave and hiring cleaning ladies. (((HUGS)))
Just one year ago you were no where near the place to have people in to clean and now you are well on your way to twice a month regular routine cleaning help. ;D
Have fun with laundry, treat yourself to an indulgent snack.
Don't worry about the calories, today a treat is calorie free for you.

Checking in. Still a little stressed, which surprises me. Doing laundry. Working. I made lunch and I'm still a bit hungry.

Tillie that is frightening that your oxygen was so low that your nailbeds were blue. My goodness!

Good to see everyone posting and thank you again for your support.

Tillie, your nails turned blue from the smoke?!!? That is awful?!! Im so glad its better now! :D

~♡~Good Morning!~♡~
SubC, good for you to already have those surfaces cleared & cleaned on day one! :D
Tatoulia, how exciting to finally have things at this point now! They were probably just trying to do their new job well by pointing out what was dirty & needed done, not criticizing you or your house. Congrats on doing this! :D
Tillie, have fun breathing fresh air today! ;D
It feels so good to see these new cleaned areas, rather than cringe in disgust every time i walk by them! :D
I have sudden fleas everywhere. Both tame cats let me flea comb them & put DE on them & the bedding, etc. It is nothing like as bad as in CA, even on my boat surrounded by water. The vet was always very interested in what products worked best, since i was essentially an island....non were as good as DE, tho. I didnt know about it then.
Today is a fun day with my friend! YEA!
~☆~♡~☆~♡~☆~♡~☆~♡~☆~♡~☆~♡~☆~

Good Morning Everybody.
Iced tea "Clink!" :)

Tatoulia (((((HUG)))))
How wonderful the cleaners are there!
You have come such a long way in your journey to reclaim your home.
WE ARE ALL SO VERY PROUD OF YOU! :D
Relax and enjoy the freshness.
Love you (((((HUGS)))))

Hi Subclinical :)
Great way you explained the healing and cast removal.
WAY TO GO! for a fantastic start on the surface cleaning challenge! :D
Enjoy all your baked goods and especially the homemade ice cream. (((hug)))

Still smoky but right now it's not as bad as it had been the last few days.
Hoping the winds return and bring us more air to breathe.
My house smells funky. Everything needs to be washed off or laundered.
My toe nails are pink again.
Last several days the oxygen levels in my body were so low that my nails were blue.
But until more smoke clears, today will be another day of just being still and watching Netflix.
;)

SubC THANK YOU. Giant hugs!

I have had my own casts as a kid. You are right. I had the old plaster ones.

The cleaning people are cheerful and nice. They are glad they be here and when I apologized, the one who speaks English told me not to apologize and said, you're too busy. They are hardworking and sweet. I offered to pay her more $$ today and she said no. They are happy to be here and they defihave a new customer. No question. They are mopping my floor now. Kitchen and bathroom are done. I'm staying out of their way and just concentrating on my work.

I just tipped them 15 and they were thrilled. I haven't looked around yet. I just need to be peaceful and see if kitty will come out.

Homemade ice cream. With milk from your farm. What a treat.

Tatoulia, you don't have kids, so i'm guessing you have never taken one to get a cast off. When the cast comes off, no matter how "good" or "careful" you and the kid have been about following instructions, it is smelly. And the skin under it is pale and gross.

So the kid goes home and really washes the arm or ankle or whatever that has been itching for weeks, and then the skin is red and irritated looking but now the skin is out in the air and it is healing and healthy, and as long as the kid continues to bathe regularly, in a few days to a week, the affected part is back to normal.

That is your house. You have been healing. And now you can open it up to sunlight and air and cleaning people and it will be just fine.

But you don't need to be ashamed that it got yukky. you were broken. And now you are better. And if the cleaning people can't realize that you wouldn't need their help if your house was clean - you have the wrong cleaning people!

We are PROUD of you!

I have been baking and churning ice cream this morning, and so I have needed to stay in/near the new kitchen, and I have cleaned off all of the surfaces in the addition!

My nerves are shot

But I'm breathing and waiting for it to end

Cleaners are here and they are no fooling around. They are doing kitchen and bathroom top to bottom then I asked them to do my floors only. They will come next week to clean rest of house. Yes it needs that much scrubbing. And I don't care. I told her I'm depressed all the time. I thought that would help.

Basically they asked me what to concentrate on and I said bathroom and kitchen. She mentioned that my bathroom is really dirty. Yikes. But I don't care. One has been cleaning my tiny kitchen for the past hour.

If they do the deep clean today and next week, then they can start coming every two weeks and they'll be able to do the whole house in two hours.

I keep telling myself I'm not embarrassed. I might be ashamed, though. But I'm going in the right direction.

Hello ladies! Iced tea clinks!

Wow! So much progress yesterday! Great work! Here's my feeling on routine maintenance. Sometimes I post it, other times I don't for the very reason Anony mentioned/I don't want to feel like I've made progress just by doing the basics. Other times, I need to post it so I can show myself that I have made progress!

Tillie I am grateful for the southerly wind that is helping clear the air!

The cleaning lady is coming at 8. I sure hope she doesn't think I'm one of those who cleans for the cleaning lady (insert sheepish from here)

WTG everyone for your great work yesterday!!!

Thank you for the tip!

I have a bunch of type 1 food containers in the basement to send things home with people. I figured the berry ones would be good for blackberries (they are bad this year, but usually we have tons and friends come to pick.) I would not want to share mold!

I don't think the reuse store will take them, they are lidded clamshells, not the old fashioned baskets, but they do require that items brought in be sorted, so I could fill them with things like bottle caps. Then the reuse store would probably throw them away, but I won't always have a reusable paper bag or spare ziplock. Used twice is a little better than used once.

Sometimes when I get too many of these containers in my basement, I take them to school and give them to kids as take home boxes for small projects.

I feel less responsible for these particular containers because I did not buy them. I did buy two plastic shells of little tomatoes this week. It frustrates me, but I can't buy them loose. I need to do better with my garden next year!

Tillie, I am very glad that you have some fresh air.

It's August! Time to address a surface.

It's 9:30pm.
It's still smoky here but that beautiful wind has brought in some fresh air.
What a relief to breathe new air. :D

Hi Subclinical :)

When things go moldy in a plastic container the containers tend to hold mold spores microscopically and any other foods placed in them then tend to go moldy quickly.
What you do is add some vinegar to the soak water and that will kill any mold spores.

Learned that from a Tupperware dealer.

Don't want to use anything non food grade on the plastics like bleach.

Maybe the REUSE store can use the berry baskets?

Oh dear, I forgot to confess one very important item - the containers the berries were in are all in my sink, waiting to be washed so they can be reused because they don't recycle. :(

Anony, I took so long playing with colors, I missed your posts. Good for you! You can dance if you want to.... :)

Tillie, I am very glad for your wind!

Hi :)
I don't know how things work on your computers/phones/laptops
but on all my computers and tablet I can just open another "TAB" or "WINDOW".
This is how I remember who said what.
Because I post on one tab and reread the message board on the other tab.
Just switch/click between the two pages.

Tillie, YEA! FOR THE WIND!!! And, im guessing if its from the south, it wont bring the fire towards you?! That is great news!!! :D

Hi Subclinical :)

You did great highlighting your hot spots.

WAY TO GO!!!
you sure did a lot today! :D

Feeling physically well does make it easier to take care of the home.
Eating right and getting enough sleep are important for thinking and decision making.
Plus we all need to have play time on a regular basis.

One good reason I would not want too many things is because old age is making it harder every day to do what I could more easily do when younger.
Now I concentrate my energies more on just the basics. ;)

SubC, wow! Fantastic! You are great at coming up with creative solutions?! That is an impressive list for today!
I just found another notebook to use for posting, after that last embarrassment. Not to blame my cat, but hes usually laying on it & like a good cat lady, i hate to disturb him, so i wont have to now, since he cant lay on them both at once....ha ha. :D

Hi Anonymoniker :)

That's alright. :D
Hope your motivation continues for you! (((HUG)))
WAY TO GO!!!

All I did do today was the necessary cat related tasks and put the hose on somethings to water them.

All this time I have been reporting about all the wildfire smoke there has been NO wind or even a slight breeze here.
Right now the winds have returned!
This is what I really needed to help move the smoke out of here! :D
They are coming from the South
High heat I can handle but the smoke is impossible. which is the direction I hoped for.
Fingers crossed that the winds last long enough to do the trick.
I am so sick and tired of feeling so sick and tired because of the smoke and high heat.

So, to sum up in a geographical tour of my day - I did not go anywhere, so I brought in no new outside items. I also did not order anything online. I did have my mom e-mail me some pictures that I will need to print out for class.

Studio - several pieces of cardboard were removed to the garden to serve as underlayment for dirty stall bedding. Also, some "used but good" bags were removed to use for freezing moldy raspberries.

Barn - stalls were cleaned and I brought in a bowl and a bin that had been carried out and left. Collected eggs and milk, which were mostly used up for ice cream and drinking (one quart net increase in milk)

House - berries are frozen and no longer tormenting me. I still have too much bread for the week for the chickens, and cardboard boxes are piling up (need to flatten and use as mulch or take to recycling) dishwasher is running again, which helps me keep up with food issues (spoilage, packaging). (Clean pots and pans etc to cook fresh food with)

I exercised, which matters because I am better able to make good choices and take care of my environment if I feel strong and healthy, and because I am more likely to work on clothes and accessories if I don't hate my body.

If I did that correctly, my "hoarding hot spots" will be highlighted red. If not, I guess there will be a lot of gibberish in my post - no edit button.

Dh should be home in half an hour.

Tillie, i mis-remembered your post & knew youd talked of housework, but didnt write it down like i usually do & didnt want to lose my post to go back, tho i started to & now im super embarrassed cuz you were just referring to your housework system...ooops?! Im sorry (embarrassed emoji face)
~♡~♡~♡~

~Celebratory beer clinks!~
I finish all 3 goals & am very pleased! That area was likely the grossest area of my house! It has already made me see other gross areas as stuff i want to toss, in a new way! Im also glad that the few things i did keep, there were sound, logical reasons for, and i already washed them & put them away! I feel so happy! :D
Tillie, you got a lot done today! YEA! :D
Do you know how high raccoons can jump onto things? Im thinking of ways to make the cat food unaccessable, which would improve my whole situation.
I really hope that Steven gets really tired of the varmints & starts cleaning things up?
SubC, congrats on the stalls! I admit, i laughed so hard, with you, not at you, about that and #3 on your list, that i almost peed my pants!
I think maybe i dont post maintainence cuz im afraid ill feel thats doing enough & i wont do more?
I need to keep going on this. Sometimes my mind frame fades if i wait too long once i get going in a good direction.
I see several other areas id like to take on that i hadnt felt that way about before, so i am very pleased! :D
~☆~♡~☆~

WAY TO GO!!!
Subclinical :D

I post routine things that are at a stage where if I didn't do them that day
I would be being so negligent that I would not feel happy in my home.
Like I am alright with my few dishes rinsed thoroughly and neatly stacked beside the sink until there are a certain amount.
Then if I don't wash them it is getting out of control.
It looks bad and would take a much longer time to wash them.
And since the kitchen, dining room and living room are all just this one small room,
It makes the whole house look messy and dirty.
Steven no longer eats in the house.
He comes home from work and goes directly into the garage where he has a fridge, microwave and other ways to cook.
He eats off paper plates and leaves them where ever they fall.
He prefers living this way because I no longer annoy him by complaining about that kind of behavior in the house.
He is very unhappy with all the vermin and pestilence though in the garage. LOL ;P

I worked on stalls for an hour, so I don't have to ride the bike to keep my iPad.

Sometimes I post routine maintenance, and sometimes I don't. When I post about it, it is because:
- The area is newly accessible to cleaning
- That particular job had gotten backed up and was contributing to hoarding behavior by making spaces unpleasant or unusable or by causing me to buy things I already had because they weren't usable/accessible
- I am having a rough day and need credit for something
- I had so much routine stuff to do, I didn't have time for other stuff.

Hi Anonymoniker :)

Dusting and vacuuming are considered routine maintenance.
But here people are starting from all different house keeping levels.
We add on daily/weekly/monthly tasks slowly one month at a time depending on where people are at.
Like the floor challenge the last month.
We are trying to incorporate floor maintenance into a regular routine.
Right now you have other more pressing tasks to get to so dusting and floors are not your priority yet.
Adding a new regular task and practicing it for a whole month gets us into the routine of automatically knowing when we should do it again.

YES! move that file box out of the way and DANCE! ;D

~Iced cinnamon coffee clinks!~
Tillie, ive had planes do that too & i always figured its cuz of all the junk in the yard, which most is gone now, but it must have looked very noticeable & strange from up there. That may be what it is with your plane, too..but itd be nice if they were planning to steal it, like SubC said? ha ha. ;D
I have another spot picked out to clear today, like yesterday's area. Its hard to get to & disgusting. I actually have 3 projects for today: clear that new spot, vacuum yesterday's spot, and put some papers back in their file box & move that file out of my way in the living room, so i have part of my dancing area back! Im gonna finish vacuuming the living room once ive rearranged all those things first. Theres another idea im considering, but i dont have it quite figured out yet. Ok, ill be back to report once i have completed things. Im trying to be accountable, like SubC said. It does help!
I never post my regular maintenance stuff & was thinking of how i distinguish it, cuz vacuuming or dusting is a huge deal to me & that is supposed to be considered maintainence(sp?). I think its just what i procrastinate vs what i do easily & theres no rhyme or reason for why which is which?

Hi Subclinical :)

Soon as the berries freeze they will no longer impart any of their fuzziness to other foods.
So bagging and freezing is a great way to have chicken treats on hand.

What a lovely dream, to have a thief come steal away all that hoard! ;D

Sure it wasn't hot sweaty dirty tasks you accomplished today but you DID do some important things.
WAY TO GO!!! :D

Steven never removes items from the freezer either.
He has never noticed there are veggie bins and anything in a covered container is invisible.
So, the fridge/freezer is a great place for me to hide things. LOL :D

Hi Anonymoniker :)

Yeah, that's why we need a professional bunny expert like CriticalMass.

If you make one dirt bag room, a place dry comfortable, bug free and critter proof
that would be a great improvement in your life.
Your stuff could stay in the trailer until you figured out how best to proceed next.
Don't think of it as an all or nothing abode.

WTG! for waking up to a clean clear area this morning! :D
Maybe today you could pick a less cluttered gross area and clear & clean that?
Whatever you do today I wish you happiness. (((HUG)))

Tillie, maybe the airplane is casing the joint and he's coming back with a truck to steal all of Stevens junk. (We can hope ;) )

Sharing my rain would be lovely!

Anony, I have been thinking about the DE, but I would need to order it. I've actually been thinking about sprinkling it on the goat feed because I hate the chemical wormers. Good to know about the bunny though. I do know about the soapy water, but thank you. No good combing them off and setting them free!

I gave 1/5 of the raspberries to the chickens and they were very happy. I am thinking about sealing them in bags and freezing them so I can give them a frozen chunk on hot days - if I double ziplock them, do you think that will be safe for the other food in my freezer? I'm not worried about anyone eating them. If I wrote "there is a million dollars in this freezer!" On the lid, I still couldn't get my family to take anything out of it.

I haven't posted because I have done very little - made ice cream mix to put in the machine tonight or tomorrow a.m., watched some videos for homework for my class, sent some e-mails, and called my mom.

SubC, i just thought of something with the diatomacious earth, in case you were considering it, bunnies dont have tear ducts, so the dust from it might be more of a risk than for cats.

~♡~Hello, to all!~♡~
SubC, im glad you earned your ipad back! YEA!
I kinda figured the rasberries wouldnt make it. They go bad so fast, i eat mine the day i buy them. If you'd made that jam, itd probably not been as good?
You are certainly creative! And your kids!
What ive done when flea combing, is to have a bowl of soapy water to put the fleas into as i pull them off, even just dip the comb into it, cuz they jump off pretty quickly.
I want to do an earthbag house, but it will need to be small, so most of my things will still be in this trailer.
Tatoulia, ive never worn heels either. Twice i fell in them & it looked like i was drunk or something, once was with my Mom in a fancy place. I cant even bend my toes to fit in them anymore. Youre smart to choose comfort!
You are so wonderful & i appreciate you so much, too! All of you are so special to me! ~♡~
Tillie, we had another big storm yesterday & i kept wishing i could send it over your way? I hope you get rain soon?
Yes, i am really good about food. Im so pure about food & then my house is so gross. Its a complete contradiction.
It was nice to see that cleared corner in the kitchen this morning! Its been really hard watching things deteriate(sp?) in all this rain & heat.
Yesterday i cleaned one of the cat food areas with lemon soap cuz of flies.
I want to vacuume today & maybe pick another gross area to clear, like i did yesterday?
~♡~Thank you all for being in my life & supporting me, even when im being lazy!~♡~I love you each so much!~♡~

Good Morning Everyone :)
"Clink!"

Hi Subclinical :)
Post all you want! ;D
WAY TO GO! Great early start on your day!
Sorry about the raspberries.
Just compost them and return them to the earth.
Wish we could rearrange the weather and even out the dry smoky dusty regions with the damp muddy rainy flooded areas.
(((hug)))

Hi Tatoulia :)
(((HUGS)))
You mean the world to us too.


No change in the weather conditions.
No reason for me to clean house or do laundry until the smoke clears out.
Stupid little airplane kept buzzing very low over my house and woke me up at 6am.
I don't know what or why he was doing that. Not a crop duster.
Kept circling around and around for an hour.
So low that I could see the pilot, jerk.
Oh well, going to put the hose/sprinkler on in the garden but think I should get dressed first. ;P