thanks for the well wishes my friends.
Dentist was great, such a wonderful man and strong, he got that tooth right out. He only charged me $72 since I had already had paid for diagnosis appt and xray and it came out easily. He charges $120 if difficult $72 for easy. Sure beats $363 for the other tooth.
I decided to take donations to thrift store on the way home and happy to empty my trunk. Found a simple shower curtain that I like, my current one is bright colors, fun for a few years and now want to tame it down since bathroom is so small. It is really nice so I am pleased. When I got home and took 2 aleve the pain had already gotten pretty intense, the cost of shopping!!! I was going to go to Lowes to check out pressure washers, but knew I would not be using it for awhile, with the pain and dog, so just hurried home. I might have to take real pain pill if pain gets any worse, really do not like to.
While waiting at dentist read an article on heart health, didn't realize smokers have a much greater risk of heart attack. I have been taking in to much salt in salted nuts but other than that heart healthy. Mom had several heart problems, strokes etc. She was also very overweight which is a big risk factor. Today my to do's are to keep pain under control, may put off calling tech help until tomorrow, pretty miserable right now. Thanks for your kindness.

Checking back in.

Tillie: Yes, I did get out before it got too hot. As for the cat, we had one in my younger days (an outside cat) that was gone for I think about a year. Then one day, he just showed back up, ran onto the enclosed back porch when we opened the door, and then started looking around for his food just like you said . . . as if nothing had ever happened! I'm glad Marty showed up!

diane: Hope your dental procedure went well. Looking forward to hearing more from you when you feel up to posting again.

Barb: Sounds good that you're planning to try to balance outside work and inside work.

Me: Got my morning outside plans done, then came in, washed some laundry, and ate lunch.

Plans for later today are to work ten minutes on paperwork, freeze some of the excess spaghetti sauce I made yesterday, contact the lawn guy to get more mowing scheduled, spend a minimum of 40 minutes working at a storage unit to get some things more organized there, finish putting away tools I used this morning and getting items cleaned (goggles, for instance) and organized for my next outdoor-work outing, dry my laundry, and spend at least 20 minutes trying to get more papers together for the upcoming Saturday "shred day."

Happy Monday.

Good morning
A fresh new week in a fresh new month! :D

Hi Roxie :)
I don't know the name of the bats here but they are small, reddish fur and a sweet little face.
Some evenings the entire sky will fill with them, thousands, all swirling around eating bugs.
When this happens I stand out there with my arms spread out and they fly all around me, but never touching. :D
Please take care, give yourself more time to recover. (((HUGS)))

Hi LR2014 :)
Hope you got out while the day is still cool.
WAY TO GO! for all you are getting done. :D

Hi Barb :)
Sounds like a solid plan to try to accomplish those other tasks one every few weeks this summer.
Heaven forbid that Frank's food bowl should ever be empty and you trying to sleep! ;D lol

Hi Diane :)
Thinking of you today and wishing you all the best at the dentist.
(((HUGS)))

Marty (the cat) went out yesterday morning and was missing all day and night.
We slept poorly, getting up several times during the night to see if he was back & sitting on the porch.
Well, at 9:15 this morning he finally showed up on the porch asking for breakfast.
Will not tell me where the heck he's been and he is not sorry at all that he had us so worried.
Need to do a bit of house cleaning today, the usual stuff, bathroom, floors, dust.

HAPPY MONDAY!!! :D

Took shower, washed hair, off to see new dentist for 8am appt. Emailed him the xrays from other tooth pull, that I finally got in email. sure looks to me like wrong tooth was pulled.
Beautiful morning here, hope you all enjoy your day. Chat was helpful last night to realize how much we inspire each other to get rid of excess stuff. Thanks Roxie for putting into perspective how we need to live today, get things in order. So happy you are doing better and have family to help.

Good morning, all.
Roxie, it is so uplifting to read your gratitude lists every day. Please take care of yourself and don't try to move too quickly today.
I'm glad i got the lawn mowed yesterday. It looks like it is going to rain the next three days. That will force me to work inside.
Frank Kitty woke me up very early by biting my shoulder. He doesn't break the skin, but lets me know his food dish is empty and he is hungry.
I can't believe that June is here already. I have several projects to complete that can only be done in the summer: painting the garage door and trim on the house, repairing the screen windows, recaulking around doors and windows, cleaning the garage.
I need to focus on the inside, but if I can work on a project every two weeks I will get them done, too.

Good morning.

diane: Many hugs, and may your tooth situation be doing great soon! Thinking about you!

Roxie: I'm glad you have some family reaching out. Iced tea clinks to your coffee cup clink.

Me: Didn't set any specific goals for yesterday. I did do a little cooking, got together at lunchtime with some family members, got together in the late afternoon with some friends, spent a little time walking, and made it to chat. Lately, on days when I haven't done outside work, I've at least been trying to spend about twenty minutes walking in order to get in some needed exercise.

I'm planning to eat some breakfast, take my morning meds, do a reading in a daily meditation book, and the get ready to head outdoors (with sunscreen, a drink to keep me hydrated, and all that good stuff) to get some tasks done I didn't do Saturday morning. Want to get this done before it gets too hot here today. Will post more, later, probably. Hugs to all.

HAPPY JUNE 1st!!! :D

Great to read about all of your days.
Been so busy since Friday morning, no time for myself.
But I guess it's good for me to get out and interact with humans for a change. :)
There will be one more visitor here today and then chat tonight.
Meantime, I need to wash dishes, do cat related tasks and generally tidy up around here.
Have so much I want to say in reply to all your posts but no time right now.

Keep up with all your progress, take care of yourselves and (((hugs))) :D

Barb, I'm sorry things didn't work out about seeing your friend. Bummer.

Me: I did get my evening goals done last night. I'm glad I posted them, because otherwise I would have gotten off onto a lot of rabbit trails and probably not have done some of them. I'm learning to do the paperwork goal first on the days that I list that one, because it's the task I usually want to procrastinate the most on. Doing it first helps me.

Happy June. (Wow, how time flies!)

Feeling sad today. I was going to have lunch with an old friend who moved to Florida and was back in town for her granddaughter's graduation. Due to a family emergency, she is going to have to go back early. I have missed talking and laughing with her.
I'll finish mowing the backyard today. It got very hot yesterday. After I mowed the front and sides, trimmed, and swept, I didn't have enough energy left to finish the back.

Good afternoon, everyone.

Barb, glad you got to play in the garden yesterday.

Kathy, it's so cool that your mother is going to be 93! Wow!

Me: I did a little laundry this morning, got a tiny bit (but again, only a tiny bit) done on "the vehicle project," met with friends this morning as planned, and ended up having very pleasant lunch with a friend I hadn't seen in quite a while. For various reasons, I am probably going to do weed-eating on another day.

I'm going to go ahead and post a few more specific goals for today to help motivate myself: spend at least ten minutes on paperwork, work at least fifteen minutes in the BIT book, finish loading the dishwasher and run it, and spend ten minutes finding papers to toss or shred (shouldn't be hard to find those!). If weather permits (we're having off and on rain and thunderstorms today), I will also try to walk for twenty minutes.

Hugs to everyone.

BTW, Barb, on the Myer-Briggs test I am waayyy over on the introverted side. I did work for about 40 minutes on the top two left desk drawers, and even threw out some perfectly good boxes of staples because I just had too many, as well as a couple of decks of cards for the same reason. And the second drawer was more of a challenge because it had a lot of old checkbooks in it, some of them duplicate stubs and some unused, that needed to at least be torn in half before discarding them. I don't bother with shredding thngs, don't even have a shredder, but I don't throw away intact checkbooks for obvious reasons, even though the accounts are closed. So I didn't quite get through sorting the last couple of boxes of checkbooks, but I can go back to that. Worked probably 3/4 hour on it and that is enough for today. I need to pack for my trip down to see my mother tomorrow, and do some cooking.

I decided this morning it was time to add some fun into the summer, so I drove the dog (with his service dog jacket on) to the nearest beach, and we went for a half hour walk. Good to see the ocean, even if not going swimming or anything. On the way back I listened to the new Hoard No More CDs again.
When I got home I filled up my medicine box for the week. I need to take a trip tomorrow 125 miles s. to celebrate my mother's birthday, she is going to be 93 this week. I did empty the car after going to the beach, but still need to empty the bag I took out...trying to keep up with things instead of letting them pile up. As far as progress is concerned, I think I will spend a half hour on the cubbies and drawers on the left side of my desk in the den. The surface is decluttered, but the drawers and cubbies still need work. I returned two calls that came in while I was gone this morning (mom and friend) and I need to call another old friend who is celebrating her 90th birthday today. It's actually a significant anniversary for me too, which is why I remember her anniversary. This is a lot of socializing for me, even if it is all by phone!

Good morning, all!
It is a beautiful, cool morning here.
Yesterday I did not go anywhere or talk to anyone except on line. I worked in the garden and planted marigolds, sunflower seeds, and weeded a little. After a very frustrating Thursday, I needed to do that for me.
I took the Myers-Briggs personality test several years ago and discovered that I am 49% extrovert and 51% introvert. That means I need to balance my life with both time to socialize and be with people and take solitary time to reflect and be alone. Yesterday, it was time for the latter. Playing in the garden was very therapeutic.
I'm going to mow this morning. School is out and Clay is gone on family vacation.
I will also need to clean out the cabinet under the kitchen sink. Last night as I was doing dishes, water began flowing out from under the door onto the floor. I have a leak. I have a suspicion that it is where the broken garbage disposal is hooked up. I have avoided calling a plumber, but that's no longer an option.
It's so good to read everyone's gratitude lists. Even when things are going wrong, we can always find something to be thankful for.

Roxie, I am grateful for the many words of wisdom you have to share with us!

Vi, there was a point yesterday when I thought about checking to see if anyone was free to chat. I might just take you up on that sometime. Yea for no trash and for the house starting to look tidy again!

Me: I did get some decent sleep last night. Plans and goals for the earlier part of the day are to meet with some friends, do some weed eating (making sure to put on sunscreen and wear safety goggles), and work on my vehicle cleanout project. I'll probably post more goals later today.

more laundry today, a little at least, did the dishes with my son and took out all the trash. as of this moment there is no trash cluttering the house. Working on getting my things in order and getting a valid ID which I've been neglecting for years. tidying the mudroom and doing more laundry in a minute. tired and cranky because of lady problems and I've come to the realization that I've let myself become rather rotund over the last few months. Back on the diet and time to start moving more. I hate being messy but I hate being fat even more :/ My work yesterday has paid off at least a little as Sunday I have two walk throughs for potential homes. more and more the house is starting to look tidy again. It feels good to walk in a room and not experience instant heartburn at the sight of the crap i'm actively trying to ignore.

I'm glad you got a laugh LR. It seems many of you could use one these last few days. Tillie, I'm glad you got out today and had a decent time. Roxie, hang in there lady. I'm sorry that things have been so rough for you but you seem to be one tough cookie. Minnie, I'm really glad to see you but I'm sorry your daughter is having a rough time. If I could help you guys out or give you even a ten minute break to be calm and cool I would. To the rest of you, I check this thing daily and if you ever need to chat just to have someone listen you can reach me here.

Hi again to everyone!

Diane: Not being able to get sleep really stinks. Yea for June 10th ! I do hope you eventually feel much better physically after you get that tooth pulled. Hugs.

Tillie: Going out to eat, even! Whoo-hoo! Glad today went better than yesterday.

Me: In the grand scheme of things, the stuff that I'm down about today is nothing (especially compared to the heavy-life-stuff that some of you are dealing with at the moment). That being said (as someone near and dear to me often reminds me), my feelings still count. They're still valid. So here goes.

I mentioned yesterday that I'd rented an open-bed trailer. This morning, I washed a load of clothes, gave away one item that was still on the trailer, got the trailer cleaned up, and returned it. I was on the road (no pun intended) to being somewhat "down on myself" after that. For one thing, while it's true that I did get rid of some things yesterday, I also spent a fair amount of time yesterday doing what many of you call "churning," and that didn't feel good. (I did find a couple of missing items while "churning," so at least that was a plus.) Another thing that didn't feel good is that while working yesterday, I kept seeing how much work on "stuff" I have yet to do.

Fortunately, soon after I returned home from turning in the trailer, I read something in a book I use for daily meditation . . . something that reminded me to be kind to myself. So I tried to remember that I did get some things accomplished yesterday. Also, it was nice to think about the fact that my trailer-pulling skills keep improving! (That's a skill I didn't have a few years ago, so that was additional encouragement.)

Then . . . I was noticing on the way to a noonish meeting today that my purse was very full and heavy. Shortly after my meeting with these people ended, my purse tipped over into the floor, and a number of things spilled out. (Ugh.) So one of my goals for the day was to spend some time cleaning out my purse. Did that. Now it's not bursting at the seams.

Almost immediately after the purse incident, I went to the Laundromat to dry my clothes. When I was getting the wet clothes out of the vehicle, I ended up accidentally pulling some other stuff out of the vehicle and onto the concrete parking lot (in front of the Laundromat). (Ya think I've got clutter/hoarding problems, maybe????) : ) Am not very far along at all on the vehicle decluttering/organizing project.

I did get some bills paid today, did a tiny bit of walking, bought some more groceries, and at least attempted to buy a refill sponge at a certain store for my mop. (Turns out that it was available online only. At least I tried. Probably will be faster and cheaper just to get a different mop.) Now I'm going to add to my gratitude list, finish putting away my laundry, and then try to hit the sack early. Tomorrow will be a new day.

See, nothing major negative about the day. I'm just "in a mood." Maybe when I sleep, I'll dream that the Clean House Fairy (Clean House Genie? Clean Vehicle Fairy) came to grant me three wishes. Hmmm, let's see . . . . (Good night, everyone.)

HI!!! :D

Yesterday just kept getting worse & worse but today made up for it.
Busy, busy, busy still but just wanted to say "HI!!! :D"

I've had company since first thing this morning and still have company & things to do.
I also went visiting and catching up on lots of other people. Like a regular social butterfly. :D
Also ate lunch out!

TTYL :D

I can relate to so much that you wrote. I am having difficulty feeling optimistic. Dog hair is flying, I am sleep deprived and feel like eating all the time. I used to eat for energy, well it doesn't work when I really need sleep.
I have been out watering, yesterday burned lots o weeds and cheat(sp) grass, heard neighbors complaining and I just kept burning. No wind yesterday so wanted to get it done.
I really want to feel better so am more upbeat in my posts.
We all have ups and downs, but think I should be productive every day, and chee
rful.
I tried again this morning, redid cd for router or modem whatever it is called, followed instructions carefully, still shows signal but not connected to ISP. Did I call comapany for help? No, I think I need to figure out everything myself. And here it is 4 days later and still can't connect it, and it is Friday. Will go out an do dishes from 2 days, not that many. Brushed dog again today and vacuumed. she goes home June 10th A happy dance will feel so good.
I go to the dentist Monday to have tooth pulled, will be painful but then no more daily pain. thanks for being honest with your ups and downs, helps me feel less isolated and wrong for not feeling well.

Hi, everyone. Struggling with my mood today. More on that in a later post, maybe. Got a fair amount done in my BIT book while drying clothes at the Laundromat. Feel good about that. Going to eat some supper soon and try to relax a bit, then might post more later.

Vi: I just reread your most recent post. I got a good laugh out of your dust bunny comment. (I feel better already just from laughing.) : )

Barb: I do hope you got the chance to play! By the way, I read what you posted recently about dealing with inherited stuff. Helpful. Thanks.

Roxie: I'm sorry you fell. You seem to be doing good things (like reading more about your meds) to take care of yourself. I'm glad about that. Thanks for your loving words to us all. Many hugs.

Mar: Best wishes as you deal with your schoolwork and other things!

Minnie: That's awful about the way your doc treated you! I'm so sorry about that! So sorry, too, about your daughter's situation, but I'm glad that she's being treated at a hospital. I hadn't heard about that syndrome until you mentioned it, so I did a little reading on it and now I know at least a little about what it is. Many great big "Minnie" hugs.

Diane: I hope your computer/modem situation gets fixed soon. Thinking about you!

More later, probably. Time for me to go eat now.

Really down today. Seems like everything difficult is hitting at once this week. Tuesday I accomplished a lot in the yard and house so was feeling really upbeat about moving forward but Wed, Thurs and today have just been from bad to worse. Wed I had my hand splint taken off and the finger is healed all wrong. It is twisted so the fingernail is on the side!! toward the ring finger. The doctor said its no big deal, I said not to YOU but it is to me! So he got horribly abusive after that, grabbed my fingers and yanked on them very hard so I cried out in pain and he belittled me for having no pain tolerance! It hurt so much! Then he said he has had gunshot patients who didn't react as bad as me. Then he grabbed my hand again and twisted and bent my fingers very roughly continuing to say mean things! I cried all the way home. Since then, my finger isn't doing much like it is supposed to, bends off to the side, has weird sensations, continues to hurt. I am so upset over the way it looks and the way the doctor hurt me and humiliated me. Wed and Thursday my husband was home sick from work so I accomplished very little those days. Also as you may know, my daughter is in Minnesota (1500 miles away) for anorexia treatment for they estimate will be 3 months more at least. Well last night they took her to ER in an ambulance as they thought she had refeeding syndrome which is very dangerous and can be fatal so I slept very little out of fear. I believe she is somewhat better this morning but I hear very little about what is going on so that is worrisome. I am taking care of her two children (daddy has 2 fulltime jobs so isn't home much and sleeps when he is). He son is 6 but she has kept him sort of a baby so he is up a lot in the night crying for mommy and there isn't much I can do to sooth him. And I am getting not much sleep. So today I have had a bad headache all day and I have tried to get some work done in the house but I have done little. The kids get home in a half hour so it starts again and I am already feeling worn out. I'm 57 and tired. Being a "mom" again is wearing me out and now its the weekend so there will be no break in that for awhile. I have found that dad and grampa aren't much help with the kids but quick to tell me what I'm doing wrong. Okay sorry for all the woes and pity party. I did talk myself out of going to the church rummage sale where I got so much good stuff last year. But the biggest reason is I didn't get anything together to donate and I'm too embarrassed to go without giving something. Last year I gave a lot but this year I started gathering stuff and only got one small box, hardly worth driving over there. Well thanks for listening. Sometimes you just need to tell someone. I hope you all have better days.

Today, my goal is to take it slow and easy and work in the garden.

I spent much of yesterday trying to dispute a bill I got from a collection agency in Chicago. It is the $10 copay for my mammogram this fall that I paid in cash and was not credited for. I got nowhere with the clinic, Blue Cross, or the collection agency. So I will have to end up paying the collection agency again. This makes me very angry but there doesn't seem to be anything I can do about it.
I also spent time on the phone with the water company trying to figure out why I have an almost $200 credit on my account. It turns out that when I filled out the forms for autopay, I filled out the wrong form and instead of taking out what I owe each month , they are taking a set amount out which is much higher than my monthly usage. They told me that I need to come in and fill out new forms.
I will also need to stop by the county building. They billed me for the wrong amount on my spring taxes and sent me an amended bill. I paid spring and fall before the due date, and technically should not owe anything again until fall. However, they said that since the additional amount is assessed for both spring and fall, I owe a penalty for not paying 1/2 of the new bill by May 15. If I don't pay, they will put a lien on my property.
All this financial stuff is very frustrating. My poor brain and my patience need a break.
I am going to play in the garden today.

Spent all morning on the hunt for the apartment, then vacuumed the whole den and even under the couch. I think I may have killed an entire civilization of dust bunnies. folded all the clean laundry and did a few sink fulls of dishes. Made an appointment for a check up yesterday for late June. Finishing more laundry tonight. Still haven't seen that spider though did find a suspiciously large spider leg. my cats may have eaten her. Oh Well. See you all later.

My main goal for today was to rent a small, open trailer and use it to move some bulky items, some of which were destined for donation. (FYI, that thing I mentioned in my morning post, the item I'd waffled back and forth on for years, has now been donated.) I also used the trailer to help move and then trash a number of items I'd stored that had seen better days. I got a tiny bit of my vehicle reorganizing done today (but just a tiny bit), did some laundry, and did a tiny bit of decluttering on my back patio. While I was out there on the patio, a neighbor kid offered to clean it for me during the next few days. (I paid his sister a few months ago to clean up some leaves and debris that had accumulated back there, and now he wants his chance.) Sounds good to me.

Kathy, for someone who wasn't feeling well, you really got a lot done! Wow!

Tillie, I'm sorry you got that little early morning "surprise." Hope the rest of your day went much better.

Have a good evening, everyone.

Decluttered the corkboards, took out the trash for tomorrow morning's pickup, started the dishwasher. Things are in reasonably good shape around here, amazingly. :-)

I didn't post yesterday, because I woke up about 5 am with severe diarrhea, managed somehow to pull myself together enough to go out and give a talk by 10 am...came home had to do an infusion, go to online meetings at 4 and 9 and keep up with the dishes, take meds, feed dog etc. Under the circumstances that was as much as I could do. I didn't eat anything until about 2 pm by that time my intestines were OK. I think it was adrenal stress rather than an infection or anything.

Today I caught up on a number of phone calls that needed to be done this week, and the first prospective handyman stopped over with his daughter. He fixed my interior door that slides into the wall on the spot for $25, and gave me a reasonable estimate for taking care of the shed, pressure washing the front porch, painting the eaves where my son could only reach the bottom two boards, covering the hallway to my kitchen where the wallpaper is peeling badly with vinyl wainscotting, repairing the grout next to the tile floors, etc. I liked him and thought his prices were very fair so I'm going to get all that neglected stuff done. He is even a licensed electrician so something can be done about the lamppost in the back next to the shed which is half broken and just sitting there with the lamp hanging from the post.

I have two very cluttered corkboards in my house, one in my bedroom and one in the den, and I think this evening since I am still taking it kind of easy, I will spend 15 minutes on each--I bet I can finish them both in a half an hour.

Oh! And my Scottie got a bath down at the pet grooming place. I'm keeping up with the dishes and kitchen counter, amazingly.

Good morning :)

Not ten minutes after I crawled out of bed, my cat jumped up on the bed and vomited on my pillow. :(
Gunna be one of thosedays.

Anyways...
now have laundry hanging out on the clothes line.
Have no set plans for today. Did a little bit of tidying up and cat related stuff.
Thinking of looking through every drawer, cupboard, nook & cranny and seeing what, if anything, can and should be donated.
My favorite charity thrift store could really use some more inventory.
I have been supporting their worthy cause since 1988.
It makes it very easy to donate to them when I can see all the great works they do for people with learning disabilities right here in my community.

Don't forget to smile and look for the fun! :D

Good morning and happy Thursday to Abbey, Barb, Billie, Bluerthnu, Candy, Dave, Diane, Dianne, Helpless Hannah, Jess, Just Me, Karl, Kathy, Mar, Roxie, Sharon, Tillie, Trapt, Trust God and Clean House, and Vi (and to others here I may have failed to mention).

Some of us who have hoarding issues have problems passing up something that is free. Isn't it great that we can come here and get help, hope, support, caring, friendship, and more . . . all for free? Many thanks to you, our much-loved Cory Chalmers, for the time, money, effort, and caring you have put in to make this possible for us.

I got my posted goals done yesterday. I ended up spending longer working in my BIT book than planned, which is a good thing in my case. I didn't end up getting the type of "fun" worked into my schedule last night that I'd originally thought about, but I did spend some time on the phone with two good friends. That was "fun" enough.

One additional positive from last night is that I applied the principles from my Tuesday BIT book work to an item that's been taking up floor space and going unused for a number of years. I've decided to let it go. I think I can get it loaded up into my vehicle (by me or by someone else) for donation within the next two or three days. Yea for the decision (after years of waffling about it)!

Tillie, I hope you did get some rest last night. Thank you for what you do here to help and encourage us all each day. Many, many, many hugs.

Diane, I'm sorry you're not able to get much sleep right now. Sounds like you're getting a lot done. FYI, I got a big laugh the other day about the idea of vacuuming the dog. Hugs.

Roxie, I'll be sipping tea at breakfast and clinking my glass to your cup of coffee.

Will try to post more later. Hugs to all.

HI EVERYBODY! :D

Hi Mar :)
GREAT to "see" you! :D

Hi Violet :)
Happy the garbage situation has been solved for you! :D

Hi Barb :)
You sure have been busy!
YEA!!! for salsa garden sprouts! :D

Hi Roxie :)
Keep taking good care of yourself (((hugs))) :)

Hi Dianne :)
Take care & come back soon (((hugs)))

Hi LR2014 :)
working with BIT is so good because CBT helps us change the way we experience and feel and think about situations and experiences.
Helps us to re-think our thinking. :D

Hi Diane :)
whenever he hooks up a different modem he has to then "tell" my computer that there is this new modem before it realizes it's there.
He goes into the main control panel to do this.

Hi Cory :)
Always GREAT to "see" you here! :D
WOW! so wonderful that so many are reading here now.

Woke up at 4:30 this morning and couldn't sleep any more.
Got up and did some stuff inside while waiting for the sun to come up.
Went out and watered trees, bushes & shrubs.
Removed & washed window screens.
Hosed down the exterior walls that don't have clutter around them.
Swept porch & walkways.
Washed windows and yard stuff & door mats & porch.
Washed the back door porch floor.
Scrubbed & sanitized litter boxes & dried them out in the sunshine & fresh air.
Came inside and washed the interior sides of the windows that don't have clutter in front of them.
Washed the suncatchers and hung them back in the windows.
Took a shower & washed my hair.
Did three loads of laundry, line dried it, folded it & put it away.
Did other stuff too.
Should sleep soundly tonight. :D

WAY TO GO EVERYBODY!!!
for all you have been doing and for just being you. :)

Dishes done, almost 2 hours on paperwork, filing, tossing, responding. tried for hours yesterday to hook up modem, now back to rented one, very frustrating, shows there is strong signal, just can't connect.
This lack of sleep is no fun at all.
Made a long to do list to see if that would give me some direction.
Vacuumed some more today, that dog really sheds. did one load of laundry and hung out. so windy here, tough to be outside. Partially cloudy. supposed to rain, if not will water.
Sure will be nice to sleep again, 2 more weeks, 27 days total, that is a long time to wake up at 4am to a barking dog. the owner talked me down in price, now am regretting it and feeling a little taken advantage of because they are wealthy and I am pauper status. When tired, notice I focus on negative too much, ok back to big bedroom for another 10 minutes, maybe 7 minutes, already worn out.

Hi to all. Great to read your posts.

Here are my minimum goals for today: Spend fifteen minutes in my BIT book, spend ten minutes on paperwork, add to my gratitude list, and sweep the kitchen. I've been a bit extra stressed the last 24 hours, so I think that finding something to do for a little bit of fun or relaxation might be extra helpful today. I've been feeling somewhat under the weather off and on today, so I probably can't get too "rambunctious" with my for-fun activities.

As I shared at chat last night, I was working in a section of the BIT book yesterday where, as an exercise, you were asked to find three things to try to discard: one that you thought would be easy, one you thought would be moderately hard, and one you thought would be very difficult to get rid of. Then after trying to discard them, you had to answer questions about your experience.

I dealt with the first two categories OK (and took my "moderately hard" item to Goodwill this morning . . . yea!). I had trouble even choosing a "very difficult" item, though. I ended up deciding that for the moment, most of my stuff falls into one of three categories: fairly easy to discard, moderately hard to discard, and impossible.

The good thing, though, is that from things I've done in the past to work on my clutter issues, I already know that I've made attitude progress. Some of today's "easy to discard" items once would have been a part of my no-way category. So the fact that a lot of my stuff is currently in my "impossible" category doesn't worry me too much. I believe that with more time and more work (working in the BIT book, interacting with all of you, etc.), I will keep making attitude progress. I have some faith that my "impossible" category will continue to shrink.

Lots of hugs to everyone.

Back half of the Den is done! I love my new vacuum. sorting laundry and washing more. have dishes and some other stuff to do but I sure am tired. I'll work on things anyways. Still haven't spotted that enormous spider again, i kind of hope I do so I can catch her and get her out of the house. Normally I'd smash her but she's so big I kind of feel she's earned my respect by eating the nasty things around the house.

I'm looking at Dishes, Mud room and Laundry today. It means I'll be downstairs most of the day, but I only have little things to do upstairs aside from the Kitchen.

I hope you all have a great day today, glad to see you Roxie and I'm glad you're doing alright.

I can take watering the garden off my list. It is pouring down rain!

Good morning, all.
Roxie: Please continue to take care of yourself and take the time you need to get back on your feet.
Tillie: I feel for you with the dust. I live 3 blocks up the hill from the farmer's field and it is plowing, planting and fertilizer season. Even though my little house is pretty tight, I am always amazed at the amount of dust that comes in until the crops take root in the ground. I really need to dust and vacuum every day, but I seldom do.

It took me two days to get my one day list done because I also cleaned out the little flower bed by the garage and the bed under the kitchen window.
I need to be outside part of every day either walking or working in the yard. The vitamin D from the sunshine keeps me healthy and improves my attitude. Watching the little seedlings pop up out of the ground, smelling the flowers and herbs, tending my garden, all make me happy.

Reading and working in the book on procrastination is helping me discover that it isn't so much a matter of avoiding work as it is in learning to set priorities. When I was working and caring for family, I wasted time at home worrying about what wasn't getting done at work and time at work thinking about what needed to be done when I got home.
Learning how to balance the priorities in my life and adjust them when needed without beating myself up over what doesn't get done right away is essential.

Today I plan to:
1. Do one load of laundry: sort, wash, dry, put away.
2. Stay current on dishes, clean off kitchen table (grocery bags, priority one bills and correspondence, misc. stuff), vacuum the kitchen floor.
3. One bag of living room clutter out to the toter.
4. Plant impatiens in the bed next to the garage. (Only one cosmo came up this year---not enough sun to thrive.)
5. If it doesn't rain today, water the salsa garden. (The seedlings are up!)
6. Work some in the procrastination book. Decide what i might want to post in that thread.

Have a great day, all!

nearly finished with the den, did a few loads of laundry, got really thrown off of that by a huge spider haunting the place. wormed the cats searched for apartments, and am now trying to set up a doctors appointment.... hoping to get more done tomorrow and more sleep tonight. Sorry I missed the meeting, the Holiday threw me off bad. Garbage situation resolved. The man called today and it seems they changed the billing address without notice causing our auto payments to stop. when asked about why our recycling was still being picked up they said, oh you got free service I guess. sigh... See you all in the Morning.

Roxie, you get on before me, but I hope you can enjoy your morning coffee tomorrow :)

Tillie, hihi!

Got all my posted goals done for today. The specific work I did in the BIT book today took up most of my time this afternoon, so I didn't get a lot else done. Planning to be at chat tonight. Hugs to all!

HI EVERYBODY! :D

WAY TO GO!!!! for all your accomplishments and thank you for the updates on your lives. :)

Was planning to get outside today and finally wash the windows
but...
weather prediction for today is DUST.
So...
really needed to clean inside after that 3 day weekend.
Got it all done! :D
Vacuumed up lots of cat hair and tracked in dirt and kitty litter.
The wind is starting to pick up intensity now.
Maybe tomorrow those windows will get washed. "?"
Planning to cook some food for me to eat.
Something that I can just microwave up later as I get hungry.
This keeps me from unhealthy snacking on whatever is easiest to grab.
I keep thinking today is Monday but it's really Tuesday. lol

TTYL :D

Roxie, I'm glad you're okay. Please take care of yourself. My mom in law tells me that all the time. It's easy to forget but it is so very important.

Dianne, I hope your family problems get resolved quickly and without too much hassle. Good Luck.


Today's plan isn't terribly intricate. It's Monday and I always take it easy on Mondays. That being said, Today the Laundry Room calls I've got a few loads of laundry to do and everything needs to be swept and sanitized. I did clean the cat box last night, I hate doing it, but it's better for everyone that I keep it clean. We switched litters and hopefully this will do a better job.
I also plan on finishing the back half of the den, which mostly means tidying boxes and finding places for the rest of the books. Once I get it done I'll post more before and after pics.
I'll try to get around to the mud room, it's overdue. Definitely though I'll get to using that new vacuum.

Kathy, you are doing great, same with you LR. Dianne thanks for letting us know what you are doing, I wish you the best. Roxie, how are you feeling?
Today I have done several things, wanted to check in here before I try to install new modem in case I lose use of computer if something goes wrong. So if I am gone for a few days; it is techie reasons!
Tillie, did vacuum this morning, thinking of you while going over and over floor, lots of dog hair. Even vacuumed dog for 3 seconds.

My employee was here this morning and she and I finished decluttering the remaining five kitchen drawers and the only remaining cabinet. We used Tillie's method of putting a sheet on the table and she did things like wash items and put batteries in the flashlights, I sorted and organized. This means the kitchen is actually DONE.


I have four (4) meetings the rest of the day, three of them online, and a talk to give tomorrow morning. I'm prepared for the latter. So any chance I get the rest of the day, I'm going to rest. Already talked to my mother, who seemed to be dangerous depressed yesterday, and she is better I think.

I have one box of things to donate from this morning (and others were thrown out) and the box is in the car to take to the Goodwill trailer (closest donation spot).