I give up.
Why do I always have to be the adult.
When I see something in the house that needs to be repaired or taken care of and mention it,
I then become the "nagging evil person".

This place has a LOT of problems that could have easily been fixed but after many years of neglect are now major issues.

He would rather spend the money on crap.
He does not need any more crap, he has tons of it already.

My To-Do list today....

Be selfish and carefree and not even think about the future.
Dust the things that give me pleasure and take a hammer to those things that don't.
Start a fire in the burn barrel.

Thank you for letting me vent. :)

Good morning :)

We will NOT be going shopping this week.

We have more than enough stuff here to last us many years. ;)

Today I plan to cook one of my favorite recipes then clean up the kitchen.
This dish is sort of a small meatball wrapped in bread dough then baked.

I have no idea what kind of plans he has for today.

Have a good day! :)

Today is BLACK FRIDAY!
Who's going shopping today?
I know I'm not. ;)
I went shopping on black Friday like 2 years ago and it was awful.
The lines were super long and there were people fighting in the isles.
I remember when I was waiting in line to check out at Kohls 2 women started fighting over some toy; and while they were fighting they accidentally knocked me over.
It was so crazy!

Good morning :)

Hi MayMay :)
Hope you have a great day!

Today my plans are to bring in the little ladder and clean the ceiling light fixtures.
Put the stove rings to soak and scrub them clean.
Already have 2 loads of laundry hung on the clothes line.
Then I need to clean out the fan on my laptop. It gets lots of dust and then runs hot.

Wishing everybody a wonderful day. :D

Today I am going to clean the house. Then after I clean the house I am going to take Cory and Matt for a walk. Then when we get back from the walk I am going to give both of them a bath so that they will be all nice and clean when my relatives from Michigan arrive later on tonight. My relatives are coming down to visit us for thanksgiving. They are arriving tonight and then they are leaving on Friday morning.

Good morning :)

You all probably have a lot of plans and things to get done.

Places to go and people to see.

Whatever your plans, please be careful out on the roads.
Better to arrive late than never. ;)

I don't really have anything planned for today. It is really cold outside. So I think I might have a movie marathon today. I always like to have movie marathons whenever it is really cold and gloomy outside. :)

Good morning :)

Today I will do 2 loads of laundry
The usual cat related tasks

Then I plan to treat myself kindly with a shampoo and pedicure and watch a video.
Might even take a nap.

Have a fun day! :D

It took me longer to finish cleaning today.
Discovered a leak under the bathroom sink.
Would have found it earlier if I had not been sick all last week.
The washing machine is in the bathroom and the cold water hose is leaking at the connection.
Slow leak, about one drop every time I count up to 5 or 6.
Fortunately, I never keep anything under the sink that can be damaged by a water leak. :)
Only plastic jugs of laundry stuff, toilet brush and a bucket with my cleaning supplies.
The piece needs to be replaced so I have a dish pan under there to catch the drips.
He has taken Wednesday off work this week and also has Thursday, Friday, Saturday & Sunday.
Plenty of time to fix this.

Anyways...
The house is clean and I had lunch. :)

Good morning :)

I am feeling better but the house is a mess.

My To-Do list for today...
do 3 loads of laundry
sweep floors & porches
clean the bathroom
wash the floors
vacuum the carpet
wipe off all the door knobs, light switches, remotes and everything else that gets touched daily
use the vacuum to dust drapes, window sills and the edges around the walls
dust everything because everything is dusty
wash the cat's litter boxes
Tidy up and clean anything else I see that could use a cleaning

Then I will eat lunch :D

Have a great Monday! :D

Hi MayMay
Welcome back :)

I'm Baaaaack!!!

I just got home from Seattle. Even though I enjoyed being in Seattle a lot, I am really glad to be home. Cory and Matt practically attacked me when I walked through the front door. lol. They were really excited to see me. I actually think that I missed them just as much as they missed me while I was in Seattle. Tomorrow I will post all about my trip and the clean-up. But right now I am going to unpack, take a shower, and go to bed even though it's only 7:30pm where I live. Today was a very long day. :)

WTG! Cory for getting it done! :D

OK, that virus really knocked me on my bumm.
Feeling good today but a little weak & tired.

Resting today.
Tomorrow I have to clean up here.
It is a mess. He never cleans up after himself.
But I have been able to keep up with the cat care and dish washing. :)
There wasn't much food in the house when I got sick so there was nothing to really mess up the kitchen with.
Just some toast and soup for me. :p

Hope to "SEE" everybody in chat tonight.

Happy Saturday!
Since I am not in the office today it is work at home day. On the agenda for today...steam clean the carpets in the motorhome, take a refrigerator to my sons new apartment, and all the chores around the house, dishes, vacuum, trash, etc.

Hope you all have a great day whatever your plans are!

Hello :(

I have a bad cold :(
Taking sick leave :(

Today he has gone back to work so I get a break.

Since the fridge is pretty empty, today I plan to remove all the shelves & drawers and wash everything.
Then wipe off the few things that we have and put them all back in.

Have two loads of laundry to hang out.

Must vacuum and sweep.

Have a great Tuesday. :D

Good morning

Trash pick up day and he has the wheelie bin plus 3 trash cans and 3 large leaf bags out at the road. :D

My To-Do list for today...

I have no idea what I will be doing
just sort of playing it by ear.
He has today off work and maybe he will still be motivated to do something around here.

Have a great day everyone. :D

Good morning :)

He got a LOT done in his bedroom yesterday!
It's not perfect but it is no longer squalorous.

My plan for today...
make fresh lemonade
clean the kitchen

Try to encourage him to fill the trash cans for Monday's pick up.

Have a great day everybody
and I hope to see you all in chat tonight! :)

28 degrees outside, 58 degrees inside.

Today I hope to get him to clean his bedroom.
It really stinks.
Lots of food rotting and food related garbage.
Also, really want him to change the bed sheets.
Many dirty dishes stuck to things too.
A coffee cup that has a beard of mold growing out of it.

The Horror!

Wish me luck. ;)

Good morning,

Another 3 day weekend coming up.

Hope I can get him to do something productive around here.

Whatever.

Anyways, TTYL

Good morning :)

There is a snow storm blowing in today.

I will be making 4 loaves of cranberry bread.
Then clean up the kitchen.

Hope your day is a good one. :)

We have Golden Eagles here and used to have Bald Eagles.

BREAKING NEWS!

The Bald Eagles have returned! :D

Keep all small animals inside. LOL :D

Good morning :)

Yesterday I took it easy.
Did a little straightening in the pantry and voted.

Going to take it easy again today.
Have had a bad head ache and extreme neck and back ache the last few days. Think I caught a cold. :(

Hope you all have a good day. :)

Just got back from voting :D

Good morning :)

Going to vote together this afternoon when there are never any waiting lines.

So happy all the political mail, phone calls and tv ads will stop now. :D

Have a great day everybody!

Good Morning!
Up early for a busy day. First...voting! Then working on my lectures for Anaheim tomorrow and Toronto on Thursday. Meeting with our first potential franchisee and his business partner this morning, then another meeting this afternoon.

I hope everyone has a great day, is able to vote, and makes a little dent in the clutter. Today we could declutter our homes and our government :)

Good morning :)

My To-Do list for today...

clean bathroom
wash floors
vacuum carpet
sweep porches
generally tidy up wipe things clean

Hope everybody has a good day and gets a little sunshine.

Today he worked on fixing that area where that water leak had been in his closet.

He did a lot of carpentry type work, replacing water damaged wood & wall board.

He was almost finished when he dropped a heavy tool that sheared off the water line.
Water sprayed everywhere!

He took it in stride. Did not blow up as he usually would.

He dried it up and continued on working.

Then he tidied up his bedroom.
He is sleeping in his bed tonight, last night he couldn't even reach it. :)

Good bye MayMay :D

Have fun & be safe.

Ok, this is it...
Right now I am getting ready to leave for the airport.
I will try my best to keep in touch while I'm in Seattle.
If you don't hear from me while I am in Seattle then I will definitely post about my trip once I get back. :)

Hi Cory,
We will all miss you but will try to manage anyway. :D

HEY EVERYBODY!
Remember we have had "daylight savings time" today.

So if nobody is in the CHAT room that's because of the time change & people will start showing up in about an hour.
Hope to see you all there. :)

I am not going to finish up in time today to get on the support group. Hope you guys will fill in for me! Have a great rest of your Sunday :)

Cory

Thanks Tillie. :D

Good morning! :D

So nice to wake up to hope of a bright new future.

I know there is still a long way to go but two major squalor issues have been fixed.

My hoarder has been in a very good mood. Not mean, nasty or negative.
He has not been grumbling about the 350.00 for the septic clean out or the 50.00 for the new plumbing parts to fix the shower leak.

My plans for today....

water some plants in the yard
take a nice long hot shower
flush the toilet every time I walk by

Tomorrow, after he goes to work I will clean the house super good so today I am just going to enjoy myself. :D

Have a GREAT day everybody!

Thank you MayMay :D

Wishing you GOOD LUCK.
Most of all be safe!
Don't get hurt there and make sure to take regular rest breaks.
Drink lots of water.
Wear protective clothing, good sturdy shoes, work gloves, rubber gloves and always a face mask when stirring up dust & mold.

Wash and treat any cuts & scrapes and keep them covered while decluttering.

Keep in touch. :)

YAY! It's Sunday! :D
In about 12 hours I will be leaving for Seattle. :)
YAY! I'm sooooo EXCITED!!! :D
in just a couple of days I will be cleaning my first hoarded house. :)

Hey Tillie,
Yay! Congratulations on being able to finally have the septic tank drained. :D

The Guy came about 11:00 am.
He looked like he was a real pro at walking through goat paths.
After 20 years, the septic tank was drained.
Now the toilet flushes all proper like.
There will no longer be a stinky pond in the side yard.

I stayed inside and watched through the window.
When it was all over with and the top back on I went out and said "thank you" to the man as he finished putting away his equipment.
He stopped what he was doing, looked around and said to me "You be real careful out here".
I assured him that I would be and came back inside.

After all these years of me trying to get my hoarder to do this it's finally done! :D

I will sleep good & sound tonight. :)

He got up before the sun and got out there.
He's done a lot more to clear the path and has moved two vehicles out to the road.

Looks like this will really happen! :D

This is something I have been wanting done for too many years now.

Will report back later. :)

Wow! The time has finally come...

This weekend I am getting ready to go to Seattle to clean my very first hoarded house. I am leaving for Seattle on Sunday night. The hoard in the house is a level 5 so I am kind of nervous about the cleanup. But I am also really really excited about it too! :D

Quarter to eleven PM here.

There is now a goat path all the way through to the septic tank.
Hope the Guy can manage getting through there.
The car is still in the way but he said he will be able to move it to the road in the morning.

I had a hard time sleeping last night, hope tonight is better.
Too bad I never drink alcohol. ;) Oh well...

Good night.

It's after 5pm here now.
The new bath tub faucet has been installed.

He said he will go move stuff out in the yard in a little while.


:(

He took today off work so he could clear access to the septic tank for the Guy to come tomorrow.

The shower/bath tub faucet has had a leak whenever you turn it on for almost a year now.
He has moved stuff from in front of his bedroom closet and stuff in the closet to gain access to the plumbing.
Lots of nasty water damage in there.
He has gone to the hardware store to buy new parts because all the parts he dumpster dived for and saved for years do NOT work.

He has not made access to the septic tank.

Deep breath, deep breath, deep breath.........

My To-Do list for today...

Don't give up.
Don't fall into that deep dark bottomless pit of dispair.
Keep being positive and optimistic even though I'm always dissapointed.
Do not cry.
Do not lash out.
Do not harm myself or anyone else.

Sincerely, Tillie

I got carried away with cleaning :D

Have wiped down everything and washed the floors.
Did a bunch of little cleaning chores, wiping things just to make them smell like lavender scented Pinesol.

Now I am going to take a shower and wash my hair.
I do not care that the water will all pool up over the septic tank.
Yes, I know, I am evil. ;)

OK, first post did not show up :(

My to-Do list today...
Tidy up around here
clean the bathroom
Vacuum & sweep

He is taking tomorrow off work.
Still has not made access to the septic tank and says he will do that tomorrow.

Yeah, right! :(

Try to have a great day everybody! :D

I must see a photo of these costumes ASAP!

No, I don't wanna guess. ;P

I am making popcorn & watching spooky movies. :D

OMG! My boyfriend Josh and his friend Kevin have just arrived at my house dressed like Cory Chalmers and Matt Paxton! I had no idea that they were going to do this for Halloween. They are hilarious. :D

Anyone want to guess which one my boyfriend is dressed as? ;)

Thank you Cory. :D