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

Tillie,
Matt and Dr. Green are ok. I have been in contact with them, but they are just busy filming and probably exhausted at night. Hope everyone else is doing ok. For all of you outside of the Sandy zone, have a very Happy Halloween and stay safe!

Omg! I just looked out my window and realized that it is now snowing outside. This is crazy. I can't believe it is snowing on Halloween.

Hey Tillie,

Yeah on Monday while the storm was going on, I was definitely worrying about Matt Paxton; because I know that he is from Virginia, so he was very close to where the storm was.

Happy Halloween!

Thanks to the weather my plans for Halloween are all screwed up now. :(

I was supposed to take my 2 nephews trick or treating tonight but because of the rain and the really cold weather it looks like that won't be happening now. I'm so sad because I was really looking forward to taking Matt and Cory with me so that I could walk them around in their Halloween costumes.

My friends and I are still going to be holding a seance tonight in my room; so that we can try and connect with some spirits. :)

HAPPY HALLOWEEN!

Doing some laundry right now.
Today I will go through my summer dresses and let go of some that have seen better days.

Not much else on my To-Do list :D

This is the one holiday I ever do, so a kind of free & fun day here.

Drive slow today, kids will be out
Trick or Treating.

Have a GREAT Pumpkin day everybody! :D

I am concerned about Matt and Melva.
Matt was able to post once on the A&E messageboard yesterday and Dr. Green never did come on.

Looking at the news coverage last night showed just how devastating that storm was.

I have a friend who lives in NY state, south of NY city and I have not heard from him.

Then there is Sheryl and Darci and so many others.

I have a prayer candle burning for them all. (((hugs)))

Haha! Matt and Cory have done that before; but instead of leaving blue paw prints all over the carpet, they left muddy paw prints. :)

He did put a coat of blue paint on the back porch floor when he was finished with the car.

Then Marty (the cat) ran across the porch.
I tried to grab him to wash his feet but he got past me and ran through the house, leaving little blue foot prints all over the carpet.

Finally caught him and washed his feet with Dawn dish washing soap.
Then I washed up all the blue foot prints he left.

Well...

That car was not moved today.

With all the other vehicles, campers & general clutter there is no place for him to put it.

He said he will move it to the road before the guy comes.

Moving a car.....

He decided that the engine compartment needed to be vacuumed out.
It is full of everything.
Leaves, spider webs, wasp nests, etc.
The battery cables need to be cleaned so he can put in another battery.

I haven't asked if the fluid levels are alright.
Another thing about this car is it is all electric doors, windows and such.
It is big and heavy and there is no way he can push it anywhere.

The gas is very old & full of moisture.
He is putting air into the tires.

He just got it started, doesn't sound very good & the smoke is terrible.

It's an old Ford Crown Victoria, ugly thing.

Now lets see if he can move this puppy out of the way.

Thanks for the link Tillie. :D

Sorry to hear that he had to reschedule for Saturday. :(
I hope he will be able to get everything done by then. :)

UPDATE

He realized that he can't do all that needs to be done in just a few hours.

The batteries on those vehicles are dead and will not take a charge.
The dirt all over the septic tank is hard to dig because it's all saturated, wet & heavy. Not to mention the smell.
Then there is that path that must be cleared through the carport.

He has called and rescheduled for Saturday.
Then he started doing other stuff that has nothing to do with achieving the goal.

So, anyways,
I am making a banana cake.
Nathan loves my banana cake with my chocolate mocha frosting and I will freeze this cake for the next time he visits. :D

MayMay,

Watch the episode online.

http://www.aetv.com/hoarders/video/susan-michael-5033027656#5033027656

Hey Tillie,

Yeah last night while I was in the middle of watching the newest episode of HOARDERS we suddenly lost power; so I missed the last half of the show. I was so mad when we lost it because right before we lost power, Cory chalmers was just about to come on the TV. So when we lost power I was like "NOOOOO!!! This cannot be happening right now!" and then I accidentally stubbed my toe when I went to get the flash light. Lol. So last night was definitely not a good night for me. Luckily we have power right now. It came back on earlier this morning.

That storm has made all message boards look like ghost towns. Even over at A&E.

I am bored and getting very uncomfortable sitting here in bed.

My plan is to stick it out till 12 noon Pacific time.
Then I will get up, do the bed, get cleaned up & dressed.
Wash up the cat's dishes.
Lay out some paper and get busy carving my pumpkin :D

I will keep you posted if any positive progress happens here.

Tillie :D

Hi MayMay :)

I am still sitting here in my bed :D

In a little while I am going to carve my pumpkin!
I enjoy pumpkin carving. :D