SO DISAPPOINTING TO LOSE LONG POST COMMENTING ON ALL OF YOUR GREAT POSTS. Short version:
Barb good plan.
LR can you vacuum books, worked for me
Decision making in BIT, reread, helpful
Dianne, yeah to the beach
Love hearing your plan to hire help to get home more like beach place.
Today will work on bedroom clothes, paying attention to my anxiety and following book experiment on it
short version, lets see if it posts

Good morning, all.
Dave has a good suggestion on the techie thread. I have been wondering myself if we shouldn't archive at least the first 15 pages of "What are you doing today?" This thread takes forever to load and sometimes gets stuck.
Last night's support group went really late. I woke up this morning at 8 with the dogs barking at me to PLEASE let them out! That is late for me. My body and brain are not yet back on Eastern time.
Tom called. The weather is cool and clear so they are coming to install my new gutters and gutter covers. I am so glad they are going to get them on before helicopter (maple seed) season hits in full force.
I will catch up on laundry and clean the kitchen while they are here.
Frank Kitty is going to freak out. When the roofers came a year ago, he disappeared for 3 days. I thought he had gotten ouside somehow, but he was just in hiding.
I want to go to the green house either this afternoon or tomorrow. We have surely had the last hard freeze. I want to get the salsa/salad garden in before it rains on Wednesday. A plant list of types and numbers of plants will help keep me from over buying. I bought more plants last year than I had room for or time to plant and several died. Yes, I can be a "plant hoarder" too! The beautiful new colors of flowers just call to me and I want to take them all home!

I've repeatedly had trouble posting (as you can tell) the past couple of days, even when it has seemed I was trying to do things "lightning fast." I'm going to try a variant of Karl's technique in the Techie Stuff and see if that works. If you see this post, you'll know it did work. Then I'll try to explain in the Techie section what I did, although I probably won't explain it as well as Karl does.

Dianne, your place at the beach sounds so lovely. I like your idea of hiring people to do just the parts we feel "ready" to allow them to work on. I've thought about that same sort of thing the last few days. In some cases, it wouldn't have to be a professional . . . just someone who isn't going to make judgmental comments when they come in to help. For example, I have a bookcase that is not only really, really dusty but that also needs to be tidied up and organized. The dusting is the biggest thing it needs. I could let a trusted someone do that small task, and it would be one less thing for me to do. I have a bigger area that I also think I could turn over to someone. I need to dump my all-or-nothing thinking on this matter.

And, no, Dianne, unfortunately I'm not planning to buy a Steri-Clean franchise. (Don't have what it takes to do that. Would be nice if I did, but . . . .) Tried to post about it yesterday but couldn't, but I did talk about it at chat last night. What I did do was go to that expo and over to the Steri-Clean booth. I had previously emailed Cory Chalmers to see if just a "plain-Jane" hoarder could attend the function, and he had emailed back, "Sure!" (That's an abbreviated version.) It was great to get to talk with him, to be able to say "Thanks" face to face. It was a two-day expo and I was only there for part of the first day. I don't know how the rest of the expo weekend turned out for them, but I do very much hope he was or will soon be able to make connections with "the right" people in Texas, people who can and will start a great Steri-Clean franchise in this state.

More later. I'll see if this post "takes" or not.

Hi, all!

Even with trying to cut and paste long posts (in order to get the posting done quickly), I kept having trouble yesterday posting. So maybe I'll do several kind-of-short posts today.

Diane, it's nice that you made some progress on that bedroom, even if you didn't work as long as you wanted. I hear you about the "will do anything that doesn't require decisions" comment. I find that decision-making has affected me in many areas of my life, not just in the realm of clutter. (I'm glad that decision-making is addressed in the Buried in Treasures book.) I know that in my case, I over-analyze just about everything in my life. A life slogan that is good for me is to "keep it simple." (That's in theory, though. I started trying to apply that idea to my clutter at one point, and I found I could make even that idea complicated. You know, like "What is the best way to keep this thing simple?" Arrgh!) : )

Later!

Couldn't find the timer so thought I didn't have to work on bedroom, oh, that is what regular clocks are for. I aimed to do 5 mins, turned out 3 sessions of 15 minutes. Bed is still full of stuff. Often I did laundry, sorted stuff on bed, forgot about it, then when time for bed, carefully piled it all at end of bed, after several times, have another mountain of clean clothes. Sorted it all, and must face it before I go to bed tonight
did dishes, pulled weeds and excess grass in flowers, played with dogs, cleaned counters, just stuff. but not the most impt, the bedroom
I spent at least an hour peeling paint off deck, so will do anything that does not require decisions, rather than cleaning bedroom. Think I should buy a pressure washer for cleaning deck

Testing again . . . 4th time.

OK, this is the third attempt since 8am to post. Testing . . . 1-2-3.

Last week I heard all the sirens and was later told that there was a house fire near by.
Yesterday on the way to the grocery store we had to pass by the house.
It is completely gutted by the fire.
Very terrifying to see how the fire raged very quickly through there.
Yellow police tape surrounding the property.

The two women were able to run out safely but the man was trapped inside upstairs and later rescued by a neighbor who was driving past and saw the fire.
The man later died in the hospital from severe burns.
The authorities are still investigating.

This house was not filled with excess stuff.
No hoard or stash of newspapers, magazines, books, clothes, etcetera.
All hallways, doorways and access to windows were all clear and easily accessable.

Did they have smoke detectors with working batteries? I do not know.

This happened during daylight hours. Were they asleep?
Did the women see the fire and try to put it out by themselves rather than evacuating everyone from the house and calling the fire department?

This whole tragedy has been weighing heavy on my soul.

Do you have a plan?
Do you have working smoke detectors?
Do you have more than one way to escape from every room?
Are the hallways and pathways to all doors and windows clear of items?
Are your porches clear?
Is there stuff too close to any heat source? Like the water heater, furnace, stove?
Are all combustible products like paint, paint thinner, nail polish remover and such all stored properly?
Have you thought it through as to what you would do?
Do you have a plan?

Losing a house, a home and all your possessions is something we can all recover from.
Losing a life this way, there are no words to describe the emotions.

Hi Dianne, we posted at the same time. Would love to go to beach with you!!!! Sounds so wonderful.
Nice you got your graveyard all cleaned up and less creepy. Safe travels to you today

good morning, raining here so 8 muddy dog feet to clean
I feel a little better this morning, plan to make a to do list. Past few days, wandered around not knowing what to do, then last night realized in my fog, did not make to do list and really need list to give me direction when don't know what to do.
Thing that bugs me the most is the excess pile of clothes in my bedroom now that I found all summer clothes that were lost for 3 years.
I washed and hung all the dresses to get wrinkles out, so they are ready for closet, no room in closet , so they are hanging on door of closet and door to bedroom, then there are many things at end of bed that need a home or garbage. So my bedroom is on to do list today. First try will be only 5 minutes, then will see if I can move up to 10 minutes on timer. Yep, difficult to deal with clothes. I thought I had it handled after went through closet and organized it, then the found clothes appeared. Makes me very aware nothing I could find at the thrift store would my life better. I have more than enough clothes. So goal today, timed events in my bedroom. Black garbage bag for donations, at least 5 items, 20 would be better. I could try the fill the bag, place in trunk for 1 week to see if I miss anything, then donate. Thanks for your kindness this week. I learned so much from you, like the to do list, timed sessions and black garbage bag for donations so I can't see the valuables that are in bag.

Will try short version of previous lost post.
Billie your reposts made me smile, thanks
Wonderful you got so much done
LR fun reading your progress
So happy to read your report Tillie, sounds like you had a good day except cat/bird situation.
I did dishes first thing this morning, I think before 6am, dog usually gets up at 4am, can you believe it? His mom gets up that early to workout. Yes, not enough sleep again .
Kept dogs separate after one tore down part of fence and I put it back and reinforced, working great now. Just got a spider bite on my back while in yard finishing fence in a bush, thought of you spider savers as I swatted whatever bit my back. very little accomplished today. Need to get out of here, so will take remaining dog to lake one day next week when weather is good. will rain beginning of week.
I am just hanging in here today, knowing I will feel better soon.

Good afternoon, everyone.

Barb, so glad you're back! Hope your trip was terrific!

Tillie: Glad you got the new wasp trap!

Billie, glad you got so much done on your fridge. (I need to do the same to mine.) I got a good belly-laugh out of your "cut and paste monster" comment. I didn't know what you meant by it until I scrolled down. Too funny. At least you just copied and pasted your own comments. You didn't do what I did a few weeks ago, where I'd copied and pasted not just my comments, but everyone else's recent ones as well!

Diane, glad you're feeling better! I had that problem with a post a few weeks ago.

Me: Well, now I get to tell what I did today (see post from this morning). If you check out the following link today or tomorrow, you'll have a hint about my day. http://crimescenecleanupfranchise.com/

I'll tell you more later. : )


My evening goals are to eat supper, scan and toss some brochures I picked up today, and then spend time visiting on the phone with a friend.

Hugs to all.

Went grocery shopping.
Dropped off a small bag of donations at the thrift shop.
Put away all the groceries.
Had a big fight with Marty (the cat).
Some Sparrows have nested on a beam under the carport roof.
I have been watching the babies and the babies have been watching me.
So sweet when they peek over the edge.
Marty climbed way up on all the hoarded clutter out there, got only three feet away and was thinking about how to get up even higher.
I used a long stick to poke Marty down from there.
Marty cried and cried, I felt very bad, still do.
Gave Marty lots of hugs and some cat snacks.
He hasn't climbed back up there again, yet.
The wind is back and there is high cloud cover but it is 79 degrees.
Oh Yeah! almost forgot...
at the thrift shop there was a new, still in the box wasp trap. I bought it for one dollar and will put it outside soon as I finish here. :D

This post should get us to the next page, then it won't take so long to load on the computer screen. :D

I just wrote a long post, put the code in box at bottom, sent and it did not post. Usually my message will turn blue when I am not looking and disappears, this is the first time it just did not send in months.
I am doing better today than yesterday, not enough sleep again but feel like life is worth living today.

OMG!!!...so sorry y'all...I have become the copy/paste monster!!!

YEA!!! Billie :D
you did GREAT learning to copy & paste.
Keep practicing because practice makes perfect.

Hello to everyone....
I did not get very far with washing the dishes last night...I fell asleep..and I was not really all that surprised about it. So this morning I plunged right in to getting those dishes washed.
Then wiped down the stove, front of refrigerator and microwave. It took me between one and a half to two hours, with little breaks in between here and there. Was feeling kind of not quite alright, so I took my 1/2 mg of Alprazolam and continued on. And wiped down the counters.

Then I could not stand it any longer..my refrigerator has needed a good going through and thorough cleaning and I knew I had a lot of stuff in there that needed to be thrown out and has been so frustrating trying to find something that I wanted to use and then when I did.. it was not usuable anymore. I was buying more of an item that I thought I was out of, since I had everything stacked out of place in there because the produce bins needed to be cleaned out....so I would go buy more, then later on find the lost item.:(
I removed all items from refrigerator(except for the stuff on the door), washed all the glass shelves and produce bins. Put all spoiled items out in my composter.....Took me a break and spent some time on the computer..and fell asleep!
Guess my little "chill pill" was really workin' eh
Well, when I woke up I remembered that I had to get the library books turned back in today.

So..after I get off of here, I will wipe down the inside walls of the fridge, replace shelves and bins and then return all the good stuff back in their proper "homes" :)
That's all for now my friends..and have a peaceful evening....













Hello to everyone....
I did not get very far with washing the dishes last night...I fell asleep..and I was not really all that surprised about it. So this morning I plunged right in to getting those dishes washed.
Then wiped down the stove, front of refrigerator and microwave. It took me between one and a half to two hours, with little breaks in between here and there. Was feeling kind of not quite alright, so I took my 1/2 mg of Alprazolam and continued on. And wiped down the counters.

Then I could not stand it any longer..my refrigerator has needed a good going through and thorough cleaning and I knew I had a lot of stuff in there that needed to be thrown out and has been so frustrating trying to find something that I wanted to use and then when I did.. it was not usuable anymore. I was buying more of an item that I thought I was out of, since I had everything stacked out of place in there because the produce bins needed to be cleaned out....so I would go buy more, then later on find the lost item.:(
I removed all items from refrigerator(except for the stuff on the door), washed all the glass shelves and produce bins. Put all spoiled items out in my composter.....Took me a break and spent some time on the computer..and fell asleep!
Guess my little "chill pill" was really workin' eh
Well, when I woke up I remembered that I had to get the library books turned back in today.

So..after I get off of here, I will wipe down the inside walls of the fridge, replace shelves and bins and then return all the good stuff back in their proper "homes" :)
That's all for now my friends..and have a peaceful evening....













Hello to everyone....
I did not get very far with washing the dishes last night...I fell asleep..and I was not really all that surprised about it. So this morning I plunged right in to getting those dishes washed.
Then wiped down the stove, front of refrigerator and microwave. It took me between one and a half to two hours, with little breaks in between here and there. Was feeling kind of not quite alright, so I took my 1/2 mg of Alprazolam and continued on. And wiped down the counters.

Then I could not stand it any longer..my refrigerator has needed a good going through and thorough cleaning and I knew I had a lot of stuff in there that needed to be thrown out and has been so frustrating trying to find something that I wanted to use and then when I did.. it was not usuable anymore. I was buying more of an item that I thought I was out of, since I had everything stacked out of place in there because the produce bins needed to be cleaned out....so I would go buy more, then later on find the lost item.:(
I removed all items from refrigerator(except for the stuff on the door), washed all the glass shelves and produce bins. Put all spoiled items out in my composter.....Took me a break and spent some time on the computer..and fell asleep!
Guess my little "chill pill" was really workin' eh
Well, when I woke up I remembered that I had to get the library books turned back in today.

So..after I get off of here, I will wipe down the inside walls of the fridge, replace shelves and bins and then return all the good stuff back in their proper "homes" :)
That's all for now my friends..and have a peaceful evening....













Hello to everyone....
I did not get very far with washing the dishes last night...I fell asleep..and I was not really all that surprised about it. So this morning I plunged right in to getting those dishes washed.
Then wiped down the stove, front of refrigerator and microwave. It took me between one and a half to two hours, with little breaks in between here and there. Was feeling kind of not quite alright, so I took my 1/2 mg of Alprazolam and continued on. And wiped down the counters.

Then I could not stand it any longer..my refrigerator has needed a good going through and thorough cleaning and I knew I had a lot of stuff in there that needed to be thrown out and has been so frustrating trying to find something that I wanted to use and then when I did.. it was not usuable anymore. I was buying more of an item that I thought I was out of, since I had everything stacked out of place in there because the produce bins needed to be cleaned out....so I would go buy more, then later on find the lost item.:(
I removed all items from refrigerator(except for the stuff on the door), washed all the glass shelves and produce bins. Put all spoiled items out in my composter.....Took me a break and spent some time on the computer..and fell asleep!
Guess my little "chill pill" was really workin' eh
Well, when I woke up I remembered that I had to get the library books turned back in today.

So..after I get off of here, I will wipe down the inside walls of the fridge, replace shelves and bins and then return all the good stuff back in their proper "homes" :)
That's all for now my friends..and have a peaceful evening....













Hello to everyone....
I did not get very far with washing the dishes last night...I fell asleep..and I was not really all that surprised about it. So this morning I plunged right in to getting those dishes washed.
Then wiped down the stove, front of refrigerator and microwave. It took me between one and a half to two hours, with little breaks in between here and there. Was feeling kind of not quite alright, so I took my 1/2 mg of Alprazolam and continued on. And wiped down the counters.

Then I could not stand it any longer..my refrigerator has needed a good going through and thorough cleaning and I knew I had a lot of stuff in there that needed to be thrown out and has been so frustrating trying to find something that I wanted to use and then when I did.. it was not usuable anymore. I was buying more of an item that I thought I was out of, since I had everything stacked out of place in there because the produce bins needed to be cleaned out....so I would go buy more, then later on find the lost item.:(
I removed all items from refrigerator(except for the stuff on the door), washed all the glass shelves and produce bins. Put all spoiled items out in my composter.....Took me a break and spent some time on the computer..and fell asleep!
Guess my little "chill pill" was really workin' eh
Well, when I woke up I remembered that I had to get the library books turned back in today.

So..after I get off of here, I will wipe down the inside walls of the fridge, replace shelves and bins and then return all the good stuff back in their proper "homes" :)
That's all for now my friends..and have a peaceful evening....













Hello to everyone....
I did not get very far with washing the dishes last night...I fell asleep..and I was not really all that surprised about it. So this morning I plunged right in to getting those dishes washed.
Then wiped down the stove, front of refrigerator and microwave. It took me between one and a half to two hours, with little breaks in between here and there. Was feeling kind of not quite alright, so I took my 1/2 mg of Alprazolam and continued on. And wiped down the counters.

Then I could not stand it any longer..my refrigerator has needed a good going through and thorough cleaning and I knew I had a lot of stuff in there that needed to be thrown out and has been so frustrating trying to find something that I wanted to use and then when I did.. it was not usuable anymore. I was buying more of an item that I thought I was out of, since I had everything stacked out of place in there because the produce bins needed to be cleaned out....so I would go buy more, then later on find the lost item.:(
I removed all items from refrigerator(except for the stuff on the door), washed all the glass shelves and produce bins. Put all spoiled items out in my composter.....Took me a break and spent some time on the computer..and fell asleep!
Guess my little "chill pill" was really workin' eh
Well, when I woke up I remembered that I had to get the library books turned back in today.

So..after I get off of here, I will wipe down the inside walls of the fridge, replace shelves and bins and then return all the good stuff back in their proper "homes" :)
That's all for now my friends..and have a peaceful evening....













Hello to everyone....
I did not get very far with washing the dishes last night...I fell asleep..and I was not really all that surprised about it. So this morning I plunged right in to getting those dishes washed.
Then wiped down the stove, front of refrigerator and microwave. It took me between one and a half to two hours, with little breaks in between here and there. Was feeling kind of not quite alright, so I took my 1/2 mg of Alprazolam and continued on. And wiped down the counters.

Then I could not stand it any longer..my refrigerator has needed a good going through and thorough cleaning and I knew I had a lot of stuff in there that needed to be thrown out and has been so frustrating trying to find something that I wanted to use and then when I did.. it was not usuable anymore. I was buying more of an item that I thought I was out of, since I had everything stacked out of place in there because the produce bins needed to be cleaned out....so I would go buy more, then later on find the lost item.:(
I removed all items from refrigerator(except for the stuff on the door), washed all the glass shelves and produce bins. Put all spoiled items out in my composter.....Took me a break and spent some time on the computer..and fell asleep!
Guess my little "chill pill" was really workin' eh
Well, when I woke up I remembered that I had to get the library books turned back in today.

So..after I get off of here, I will wipe down the inside walls of the fridge, replace shelves and bins and then return all the good stuff back in their proper "homes" :)
That's all for now my friends..and have a peaceful evening....













Hello to everyone....
I did not get very far with washing the dishes last night...I fell asleep..and I was not really all that surprised about it. So this morning I plunged right in to getting those dishes washed.
Then wiped down the stove, front of refrigerator and microwave. It took me between one and a half to two hours, with little breaks in between here and there. Was feeling kind of not quite alright, so I took my 1/2 mg of Alprazolam and continued on. And wiped down the counters.

Then I could not stand it any longer..my refrigerator has needed a good going through and thorough cleaning and I knew I had a lot of stuff in there that needed to be thrown out and has been so frustrating trying to find something that I wanted to use and then when I did.. it was not usuable anymore. I was buying more of an item that I thought I was out of, since I had everything stacked out of place in there because the produce bins needed to be cleaned out....so I would go buy more, then later on find the lost item.:(
I removed all items from refrigerator(except for the stuff on the door), washed all the glass shelves and produce bins. Put all spoiled items out in my composter.....Took me a break and spent some time on the computer..and fell asleep!
Guess my little "chill pill" was really workin' eh
Well, when I woke up I remembered that I had to get the library books turned back in today.

So..after I get off of here, I will wipe down the inside walls of the fridge, replace shelves and bins and then return all the good stuff back in their proper "homes" :)
That's all for now my friends..and have a peaceful evening....













Hello to everyone....
I did not get very far with washing the dishes last night...I fell asleep..and I was not really all that surprised about it. So this morning I plunged right in to getting those dishes washed.
Then wiped down the stove, front of refrigerator and microwave. It took me between one and a half to two hours, with little breaks in between here and there. Was feeling kind of not quite alright, so I took my 1/2 mg of Alprazolam and continued on. And wiped down the counters.

Then I could not stand it any longer..my refrigerator has needed a good going through and thorough cleaning and I knew I had a lot of stuff in there that needed to be thrown out and has been so frustrating trying to find something that I wanted to use and then when I did.. it was not usuable anymore. I was buying more of an item that I thought I was out of, since I had everything stacked out of place in there because the produce bins needed to be cleaned out....so I would go buy more, then later on find the lost item.:(
I removed all items from refrigerator(except for the stuff on the door), washed all the glass shelves and produce bins. Put all spoiled items out in my composter.....Took me a break and spent some time on the computer..and fell asleep!
Guess my little "chill pill" was really workin' eh
Well, when I woke up I remembered that I had to get the library books turned back in today.

So..after I get off of here, I will wipe down the inside walls of the fridge, replace shelves and bins and then return all the good stuff back in their proper "homes" :)
That's all for now my friends..and have a peaceful evening....













Hello to everyone....
I did not get very far with washing the dishes last night...I fell asleep..and I was not really all that surprised about it. So this morning I plunged right in to getting those dishes washed.
Then wiped down the stove, front of refrigerator and microwave. It took me between one and a half to two hours, with little breaks in between here and there. Was feeling kind of not quite alright, so I took my 1/2 mg of Alprazolam and continued on. And wiped down the counters.

Then I could not stand it any longer..my refrigerator has needed a good going through and thorough cleaning and I knew I had a lot of stuff in there that needed to be thrown out and has been so frustrating trying to find something that I wanted to use and then when I did.. it was not usuable anymore. I was buying more of an item that I thought I was out of, since I had everything stacked out of place in there because the produce bins needed to be cleaned out....so I would go buy more, then later on find the lost item.:(
I removed all items from refrigerator(except for the stuff on the door), washed all the glass shelves and produce bins. Put all spoiled items out in my composter.....Took me a break and spent some time on the computer..and fell asleep!
Guess my little "chill pill" was really workin' eh
Well, when I woke up I remembered that I had to get the library books turned back in today.

So..after I get off of here, I will wipe down the inside walls of the fridge, replace shelves and bins and then return all the good stuff back in their proper "homes" :)
That's all for now my friends..and have a peaceful evening....













Hello to everyone....
I did not get very far with washing the dishes last night...I fell asleep..and I was not really all that surprised about it. So this morning I plunged right in to getting those dishes washed.
Then wiped down the stove, front of refrigerator and microwave. It took me between one and a half to two hours, with little breaks in between here and there. Was feeling kind of not quite alright, so I took my 1/2 mg of Alprazolam and continued on. And wiped down the counters.

Then I could not stand it any longer..my refrigerator has needed a good going through and thorough cleaning and I knew I had a lot of stuff in there that needed to be thrown out and has been so frustrating trying to find something that I wanted to use and then when I did.. it was not usuable anymore. I was buying more of an item that I thought I was out of, since I had everything stacked out of place in there because the produce bins needed to be cleaned out....so I would go buy more, then later on find the lost item.:(
I removed all items from refrigerator(except for the stuff on the door), washed all the glass shelves and produce bins. Put all spoiled items out in my composter.....Took me a break and spent some time on the computer..and fell asleep!
Guess my little "chill pill" was really workin' eh
Well, when I woke up I remembered that I had to get the library books turned back in today.

So..after I get off of here, I will wipe down the inside walls of the fridge, replace shelves and bins and then return all the good stuff back in their proper "homes" :)
That's all for now my friends..and have a peaceful evening....













Hello to everyone....
I did not get very far with washing the dishes last night...I fell asleep..and I was not really all that surprised about it. So this morning I plunged right in to getting those dishes washed.
Then wiped down the stove, front of refrigerator and microwave. It took me between one and a half to two hours, with little breaks in between here and there. Was feeling kind of not quite alright, so I took my 1/2 mg of Alprazolam and continued on. And wiped down the counters.

Then I could not stand it any longer..my refrigerator has needed a good going through and thorough cleaning and I knew I had a lot of stuff in there that needed to be thrown out and has been so frustrating trying to find something that I wanted to use and then when I did.. it was not usuable anymore. I was buying more of an item that I thought I was out of, since I had everything stacked out of place in there because the produce bins needed to be cleaned out....so I would go buy more, then later on find the lost item.:(
I removed all items from refrigerator(except for the stuff on the door), washed all the glass shelves and produce bins. Put all spoiled items out in my composter.....Took me a break and spent some time on the computer..and fell asleep!
Guess my little "chill pill" was really workin' eh
Well, when I woke up I remembered that I had to get the library books turned back in today.

So..after I get off of here, I will wipe down the inside walls of the fridge, replace shelves and bins and then return all the good stuff back in their proper "homes" :)
That's all for now my friends..and have a peaceful evening....













Hello to everyone....
I did not get very far with washing the dishes last night...I fell asleep..and I was not really all that surprised about it. So this morning I plunged right in to getting those dishes washed.
Then wiped down the stove, front of refrigerator and microwave. It took me between one and a half to two hours, with little breaks in between here and there. Was feeling kind of not quite alright, so I took my 1/2 mg of Alprazolam and continued on. And wiped down the counters.

Then I could not stand it any longer..my refrigerator has needed a good going through and thorough cleaning and I knew I had a lot of stuff in there that needed to be thrown out and has been so frustrating trying to find something that I wanted to use and then when I did.. it was not usuable anymore. I was buying more of an item that I thought I was out of, since I had everything stacked out of place in there because the produce bins needed to be cleaned out....so I would go buy more, then later on find the lost item.:(
I removed all items from refrigerator(except for the stuff on the door), washed all the glass shelves and produce bins. Put all spoiled items out in my composter.....Took me a break and spent some time on the computer..and fell asleep!
Guess my little "chill pill" was really workin' eh
Well, when I woke up I remembered that I had to get the library books turned back in today.

So..after I get off of here, I will wipe down the inside walls of the fridge, replace shelves and bins and then return all the good stuff back in their proper "homes" :)
That's all for now my friends..and have a peaceful evening....













Hello to everyone....
I did not get very far with washing the dishes last night...I fell asleep..and I was not really all that surprised about it. So this morning I plunged right in to getting those dishes washed.
Then wiped down the stove, front of refrigerator and microwave. It took me between one and a half to two hours, with little breaks in between here and there. Was feeling kind of not quite alright, so I took my 1/2 mg of Alprazolam and continued on. And wiped down the counters.

Then I could not stand it any longer..my refrigerator has needed a good going through and thorough cleaning and I knew I had a lot of stuff in there that needed to be thrown out and has been so frustrating trying to find something that I wanted to use and then when I did.. it was not usuable anymore. I was buying more of an item that I thought I was out of, since I had everything stacked out of place in there because the produce bins needed to be cleaned out....so I would go buy more, then later on find the lost item.:(
I removed all items from refrigerator(except for the stuff on the door), washed all the glass shelves and produce bins. Put all spoiled items out in my composter.....Took me a break and spent some time on the computer..and fell asleep!
Guess my little "chill pill" was really workin' eh
Well, when I woke up I remembered that I had to get the library books turned back in today.

So..after I get off of here, I will wipe down the inside walls of the fridge, replace shelves and bins and then return all the good stuff back in their proper "homes" :)
That's all for now my friends..and have a peaceful evening....













Hello to everyone....
I did not get very far with washing the dishes last night...I fell asleep..and I was not really all that surprised about it. So this morning I plunged right in to getting those dishes washed.
Then wiped down the stove, front of refrigerator and microwave. It took me between one and a half to two hours, with little breaks in between here and there. Was feeling kind of not quite alright, so I took my 1/2 mg of Alprazolam and continued on. And wiped down the counters.

Then I could not stand it any longer..my refrigerator has needed a good going through and thorough cleaning and I knew I had a lot of stuff in there that needed to be thrown out and has been so frustrating trying to find something that I wanted to use and then when I did.. it was not usuable anymore. I was buying more of an item that I thought I was out of, since I had everything stacked out of place in there because the produce bins needed to be cleaned out....so I would go buy more, then later on find the lost item.:(
I removed all items from refrigerator(except for the stuff on the door), washed all the glass shelves and produce bins. Put all spoiled items out in my composter.....Took me a break and spent some time on the computer..and fell asleep!
Guess my little "chill pill" was really workin' eh
Well, when I woke up I remembered that I had to get the library books turned back in today.

So..after I get off of here, I will wipe down the inside walls of the fridge, replace shelves and bins and then return all the good stuff back in their proper "homes" :)
That's all for now my friends..and have a peaceful evening....













Hello to everyone....
I did not get very far with washing the dishes last night...I fell asleep..and I was not really all that surprised about it. So this morning I plunged right in to getting those dishes washed.
Then wiped down the stove, front of refrigerator and microwave. It took me between one and a half to two hours, with little breaks in between here and there. Was feeling kind of not quite alright, so I took my 1/2 mg of Alprazolam and continued on. And wiped down the counters.

Then I could not stand it any longer..my refrigerator has needed a good going through and thorough cleaning and I knew I had a lot of stuff in there that needed to be thrown out and has been so frustrating trying to find something that I wanted to use and then when I did.. it was not usuable anymore. I was buying more of an item that I thought I was out of, since I had everything stacked out of place in there because the produce bins needed to be cleaned out....so I would go buy more, then later on find the lost item.:(
I removed all items from refrigerator(except for the stuff on the door), washed all the glass shelves and produce bins. Put all spoiled items out in my composter.....Took me a break and spent some time on the computer..and fell asleep!
Guess my little "chill pill" was really workin' eh
Well, when I woke up I remembered that I had to get the library books turned back in today.

So..after I get off of here, I will wipe down the inside walls of the fridge, replace shelves and bins and then return all the good stuff back in their proper "homes" :)
That's all for now my friends..and have a peaceful evening....













Hello to everyone....
I did not get very far with washing the dishes last night...I fell asleep..and I was not really all that surprised about it. So this morning I plunged right in to getting those dishes washed.
Then wiped down the stove, front of refrigerator and microwave. It took me between one and a half to two hours, with little breaks in between here and there. Was feeling kind of not quite alright, so I took my 1/2 mg of Alprazolam and continued on. And wiped down the counters.

Then I could not stand it any longer..my refrigerator has needed a good going through and thorough cleaning and I knew I had a lot of stuff in there that needed to be thrown out and has been so frustrating trying to find something that I wanted to use and then when I did.. it was not usuable anymore. I was buying more of an item that I thought I was out of, since I had everything stacked out of place in there because the produce bins needed to be cleaned out....so I would go buy more, then later on find the lost item.:(
I removed all items from refrigerator(except for the stuff on the door), washed all the glass shelves and produce bins. Put all spoiled items out in my composter.....Took me a break and spent some time on the computer..and fell asleep!
Guess my little "chill pill" was really workin' eh
Well, when I woke up I remembered that I had to get the library books turned back in today.

So..after I get off of here, I will wipe down the inside walls of the fridge, replace shelves and bins and then return all the good stuff back in their proper "homes" :)
That's all for now my friends..and have a peaceful evening....













Hello to everyone....
I did not get very far with washing the dishes last night...I fell asleep..and I was not really all that surprised about it. So this morning I plunged right in to getting those dishes washed.
Then wiped down the stove, front of refrigerator and microwave. It took me between one and a half to two hours, with little breaks in between here and there. Was feeling kind of not quite alright, so I took my 1/2 mg of Alprazolam and continued on. And wiped down the counters.

Then I could not stand it any longer..my refrigerator has needed a good going through and thorough cleaning and I knew I had a lot of stuff in there that needed to be thrown out and has been so frustrating trying to find something that I wanted to use and then when I did.. it was not usuable anymore. I was buying more of an item that I thought I was out of, since I had everything stacked out of place in there because the produce bins needed to be cleaned out....so I would go buy more, then later on find the lost item.:(
I removed all items from refrigerator(except for the stuff on the door), washed all the glass shelves and produce bins. Put all spoiled items out in my composter.....Took me a break and spent some time on the computer..and fell asleep!
Guess my little "chill pill" was really workin' eh
Well, when I woke up I remembered that I had to get the library books turned back in today.

So..after I get off of here, I will wipe down the inside walls of the fridge, replace shelves and bins and then return all the good stuff back in their proper "homes" :)
That's all for now my friends..and have a peaceful evening....













Hello to everyone....
I did not get very far with washing the dishes last night...I fell asleep..and I was not really all that surprised about it. So this morning I plunged right in to getting those dishes washed.
Then wiped down the stove, front of refrigerator and microwave. It took me between one and a half to two hours, with little breaks in between here and there. Was feeling kind of not quite alright, so I took my 1/2 mg of Alprazolam and continued on. And wiped down the counters.

Then I could not stand it any longer..my refrigerator has needed a good going through and thorough cleaning and I knew I had a lot of stuff in there that needed to be thrown out and has been so frustrating trying to find something that I wanted to use and then when I did.. it was not usuable anymore. I was buying more of an item that I thought I was out of, since I had everything stacked out of place in there because the produce bins needed to be cleaned out....so I would go buy more, then later on find the lost item.:(
I removed all items from refrigerator(except for the stuff on the door), washed all the glass shelves and produce bins. Put all spoiled items out in my composter.....Took me a break and spent some time on the computer..and fell asleep!
Guess my little "chill pill" was really workin' eh
Well, when I woke up I remembered that I had to get the library books turned back in today.

So..after I get off of here, I will wipe down the inside walls of the fridge, replace shelves and bins and then return all the good stuff back in their proper "homes" :)
That's all for now my friends..and have a peaceful evening....













Hello to everyone....
I did not get very far with washing the dishes last night...I fell asleep..and I was not really all that surprised about it. So this morning I plunged right in to getting those dishes washed.
Then wiped down the stove, front of refrigerator and microwave. It took me between one and a half to two hours, with little breaks in between here and there. Was feeling kind of not quite alright, so I took my 1/2 mg of Alprazolam and continued on. And wiped down the counters.

Then I could not stand it any longer..my refrigerator has needed a good going through and thorough cleaning and I knew I had a lot of stuff in there that needed to be thrown out and has been so frustrating trying to find something that I wanted to use and then when I did.. it was not usuable anymore. I was buying more of an item that I thought I was out of, since I had everything stacked out of place in there because the produce bins needed to be cleaned out....so I would go buy more, then later on find the lost item.:(
I removed all items from refrigerator(except for the stuff on the door), washed all the glass shelves and produce bins. Put all spoiled items out in my composter.....Took me a break and spent some time on the computer..and fell asleep!
Guess my little "chill pill" was really workin' eh
Well, when I woke up I remembered that I had to get the library books turned back in today.

So..after I get off of here, I will wipe down the inside walls of the fridge, replace shelves and bins and then return all the good stuff back in their proper "homes" :)
That's all for now my friends..and have a peaceful evening....













Hello to everyone....
I did not get very far with washing the dishes last night...I fell asleep..and I was not really all that surprised about it. So this morning I plunged right in to getting those dishes washed.
Then wiped down the stove, front of refrigerator and microwave. It took me between one and a half to two hours, with little breaks in between here and there. Was feeling kind of not quite alright, so I took my 1/2 mg of Alprazolam and continued on. And wiped down the counters.

Then I could not stand it any longer..my refrigerator has needed a good going through and thorough cleaning and I knew I had a lot of stuff in there that needed to be thrown out and has been so frustrating trying to find something that I wanted to use and then when I did.. it was not usuable anymore. I was buying more of an item that I thought I was out of, since I had everything stacked out of place in there because the produce bins needed to be cleaned out....so I would go buy more, then later on find the lost item.:(
I removed all items from refrigerator(except for the stuff on the door), washed all the glass shelves and produce bins. Put all spoiled items out in my composter.....Took me a break and spent some time on the computer..and fell asleep!
Guess my little "chill pill" was really workin' eh
Well, when I woke up I remembered that I had to get the library books turned back in today.

So..after I get off of here, I will wipe down the inside walls of the fridge, replace shelves and bins and then return all the good stuff back in their proper "homes" :)
That's all for now my friends..and have a peaceful evening....













Hello to everyone....
I did not get very far with washing the dishes last night...I fell asleep..and I was not really all that surprised about it. So this morning I plunged right in to getting those dishes washed.
Then wiped down the stove, front of refrigerator and microwave. It took me between one and a half to two hours, with little breaks in between here and there. Was feeling kind of not quite alright, so I took my 1/2 mg of Alprazolam and continued on. And wiped down the counters.

Then I could not stand it any longer..my refrigerator has needed a good going through and thorough cleaning and I knew I had a lot of stuff in there that needed to be thrown out and has been so frustrating trying to find something that I wanted to use and then when I did.. it was not usuable anymore. I was buying more of an item that I thought I was out of, since I had everything stacked out of place in there because the produce bins needed to be cleaned out....so I would go buy more, then later on find the lost item.:(
I removed all items from refrigerator(except for the stuff on the door), washed all the glass shelves and produce bins. Put all spoiled items out in my composter.....Took me a break and spent some time on the computer..and fell asleep!
Guess my little "chill pill" was really workin' eh
Well, when I woke up I remembered that I had to get the library books turned back in today.

So..after I get off of here, I will wipe down the inside walls of the fridge, replace shelves and bins and then return all the good stuff back in their proper "homes" :)
That's all for now my friends..and have a peaceful evening....













Hello to everyone....
I did not get very far with washing the dishes last night...I fell asleep..and I was not really all that surprised about it. So this morning I plunged right in to getting those dishes washed.
Then wiped down the stove, front of refrigerator and microwave. It took me between one and a half to two hours, with little breaks in between here and there. Was feeling kind of not quite alright, so I took my 1/2 mg of Alprazolam and continued on. And wiped down the counters.

Then I could not stand it any longer..my refrigerator has needed a good going through and thorough cleaning and I knew I had a lot of stuff in there that needed to be thrown out and has been so frustrating trying to find something that I wanted to use and then when I did.. it was not usuable anymore. I was buying more of an item that I thought I was out of, since I had everything stacked out of place in there because the produce bins needed to be cleaned out....so I would go buy more, then later on find the lost item.:(
I removed all items from refrigerator(except for the stuff on the door), washed all the glass shelves and produce bins. Put all spoiled items out in my composter.....Took me a break and spent some time on the computer..and fell asleep!
Guess my little "chill pill" was really workin' eh
Well, when I woke up I remembered that I had to get the library books turned back in today.

So..after I get off of here, I will wipe down the inside walls of the fridge, replace shelves and bins and then return all the good stuff back in their proper "homes" :)
That's all for now my friends..and have a peaceful evening....













Hello to everyone....
I did not get very far with washing the dishes last night...I fell asleep..and I was not really all that surprised about it. So this morning I plunged right in to getting those dishes washed.
Then wiped down the stove, front of refrigerator and microwave. It took me between one and a half to two hours, with little breaks in between here and there. Was feeling kind of not quite alright, so I took my 1/2 mg of Alprazolam and continued on. And wiped down the counters.

Then I could not stand it any longer..my refrigerator has needed a good going through and thorough cleaning and I knew I had a lot of stuff in there that needed to be thrown out and has been so frustrating trying to find something that I wanted to use and then when I did.. it was not usuable anymore. I was buying more of an item that I thought I was out of, since I had everything stacked out of place in there because the produce bins needed to be cleaned out....so I would go buy more, then later on find the lost item.:(
I removed all items from refrigerator(except for the stuff on the door), washed all the glass shelves and produce bins. Put all spoiled items out in my composter.....Took me a break and spent some time on the computer..and fell asleep!
Guess my little "chill pill" was really workin' eh
Well, when I woke up I remembered that I had to get the library books turned back in today.

So..after I get off of here, I will wipe down the inside walls of the fridge, replace shelves and bins and then return all the good stuff back in their proper "homes" :)
That's all for now my friends..and have a peaceful evening....













Hello to everyone....
I did not get very far with washing the dishes last night...I fell asleep..and I was not really all that surprised about it. So this morning I plunged right in to getting those dishes washed.
Then wiped down the stove, front of refrigerator and microwave. It took me between one and a half to two hours, with little breaks in between here and there. Was feeling kind of not quite alright, so I took my 1/2 mg of Alprazolam and continued on. And wiped down the counters.

Then I could not stand it any longer..my refrigerator has needed a good going through and thorough cleaning and I knew I had a lot of stuff in there that needed to be thrown out and has been so frustrating trying to find something that I wanted to use and then when I did.. it was not usuable anymore. I was buying more of an item that I thought I was out of, since I had everything stacked out of place in there because the produce bins needed to be cleaned out....so I would go buy more, then later on find the lost item.:(
I removed all items from refrigerator(except for the stuff on the door), washed all the glass shelves and produce bins. Put all spoiled items out in my composter.....Took me a break and spent some time on the computer..and fell asleep!
Guess my little "chill pill" was really workin' eh
Well, when I woke up I remembered that I had to get the library books turned back in today.

So..after I get off of here, I will wipe down the inside walls of the fridge, replace shelves and bins and then return all the good stuff back in their proper "homes" :)
That's all for now my friends..and have a peaceful evening....













Hello to everyone....
I did not get very far with washing the dishes last night...I fell asleep..and I was not really all that surprised about it. So this morning I plunged right in to getting those dishes washed.
Then wiped down the stove, front of refrigerator and microwave. It took me between one and a half to two hours, with little breaks in between here and there. Was feeling kind of not quite alright, so I took my 1/2 mg of Alprazolam and continued on. And wiped down the counters.

Then I could not stand it any longer..my refrigerator has needed a good going through and thorough cleaning and I knew I had a lot of stuff in there that needed to be thrown out and has been so frustrating trying to find something that I wanted to use and then when I did.. it was not usuable anymore. I was buying more of an item that I thought I was out of, since I had everything stacked out of place in there because the produce bins needed to be cleaned out....so I would go buy more, then later on find the lost item.:(
I removed all items from refrigerator(except for the stuff on the door), washed all the glass shelves and produce bins. Put all spoiled items out in my composter.....Took me a break and spent some time on the computer..and fell asleep!
Guess my little "chill pill" was really workin' eh
Well, when I woke up I remembered that I had to get the library books turned back in today.

So..after I get off of here, I will wipe down the inside walls of the fridge, replace shelves and bins and then return all the good stuff back in their proper "homes" :)
That's all for now my friends..and have a peaceful evening....













Hello to everyone....
I did not get very far with washing the dishes last night...I fell asleep..and I was not really all that surprised about it. So this morning I plunged right in to getting those dishes washed.
Then wiped down the stove, front of refrigerator and microwave. It took me between one and a half to two hours, with little breaks in between here and there. Was feeling kind of not quite alright, so I took my 1/2 mg of Alprazolam and continued on. And wiped down the counters.

Then I could not stand it any longer..my refrigerator has needed a good going through and thorough cleaning and I knew I had a lot of stuff in there that needed to be thrown out and has been so frustrating trying to find something that I wanted to use and then when I did.. it was not usuable anymore. I was buying more of an item that I thought I was out of, since I had everything stacked out of place in there because the produce bins needed to be cleaned out....so I would go buy more, then later on find the lost item.:(
I removed all items from refrigerator(except for the stuff on the door), washed all the glass shelves and produce bins. Put all spoiled items out in my composter.....Took me a break and spent some time on the computer..and fell asleep!
Guess my little "chill pill" was really workin' eh
Well, when I woke up I remembered that I had to get the library books turned back in today.

So..after I get off of here, I will wipe down the inside walls of the fridge, replace shelves and bins and then return all the good stuff back in their proper "homes" :)
That's all for now my friends..and have a peaceful evening....













Hello to everyone....
I did not get very far with washing the dishes last night...I fell asleep..and I was not really all that surprised about it. So this morning I plunged right in to getting those dishes washed.
Then wiped down the stove, front of refrigerator and microwave. It took me between one and a half to two hours, with little breaks in between here and there. Was feeling kind of not quite alright, so I took my 1/2 mg of Alprazolam and continued on. And wiped down the counters.

Then I could not stand it any longer..my refrigerator has needed a good going through and thorough cleaning and I knew I had a lot of stuff in there that needed to be thrown out and has been so frustrating trying to find something that I wanted to use and then when I did.. it was not usuable anymore. I was buying more of an item that I thought I was out of, since I had everything stacked out of place in there because the produce bins needed to be cleaned out....so I would go buy more, then later on find the lost item.:(
I removed all items from refrigerator(except for the stuff on the door), washed all the glass shelves and produce bins. Put all spoiled items out in my composter.....Took me a break and spent some time on the computer..and fell asleep!
Guess my little "chill pill" was really workin' eh
Well, when I woke up I remembered that I had to get the library books turned back in today.

So..after I get off of here, I will wipe down the inside walls of the fridge, replace shelves and bins and then return all the good stuff back in their proper "homes" :)
That's all for now my friends..and have a peaceful evening....













Hello to everyone....
I did not get very far with washing the dishes last night...I fell asleep..and I was not really all that surprised about it. So this morning I plunged right in to getting those dishes washed.
Then wiped down the stove, front of refrigerator and microwave. It took me between one and a half to two hours, with little breaks in between here and there. Was feeling kind of not quite alright, so I took my 1/2 mg of Alprazolam and continued on. And wiped down the counters.

Then I could not stand it any longer..my refrigerator has needed a good going through and thorough cleaning and I knew I had a lot of stuff in there that needed to be thrown out and has been so frustrating trying to find something that I wanted to use and then when I did.. it was not usuable anymore. I was buying more of an item that I thought I was out of, since I had everything stacked out of place in there because the produce bins needed to be cleaned out....so I would go buy more, then later on find the lost item.:(
I removed all items from refrigerator(except for the stuff on the door), washed all the glass shelves and produce bins. Put all spoiled items out in my composter.....Took me a break and spent some time on the computer..and fell asleep!
Guess my little "chill pill" was really workin' eh
Well, when I woke up I remembered that I had to get the library books turned back in today.

So..after I get off of here, I will wipe down the inside walls of the fridge, replace shelves and bins and then return all the good stuff back in their proper "homes" :)
That's all for now my friends..and have a peaceful evening....













Hello to everyone....
I did not get very far with washing the dishes last night...I fell asleep..and I was not really all that surprised about it. So this morning I plunged right in to getting those dishes washed.
Then wiped down the stove, front of refrigerator and microwave. It took me between one and a half to two hours, with little breaks in between here and there. Was feeling kind of not quite alright, so I took my 1/2 mg of Alprazolam and continued on. And wiped down the counters.

Then I could not stand it any longer..my refrigerator has needed a good going through and thorough cleaning and I knew I had a lot of stuff in there that needed to be thrown out and has been so frustrating trying to find something that I wanted to use and then when I did.. it was not usuable anymore. I was buying more of an item that I thought I was out of, since I had everything stacked out of place in there because the produce bins needed to be cleaned out....so I would go buy more, then later on find the lost item.:(
I removed all items from refrigerator(except for the stuff on the door), washed all the glass shelves and produce bins. Put all spoiled items out in my composter.....Took me a break and spent some time on the computer..and fell asleep!
Guess my little "chill pill" was really workin' eh
Well, when I woke up I remembered that I had to get the library books turned back in today.

So..after I get off of here, I will wipe down the inside walls of the fridge, replace shelves and bins and then return all the good stuff back in their proper "homes" :)
That's all for now my friends..and have a peaceful evening....













Hello to everyone....
I did not get very far with washing the dishes last night...I fell asleep..and I was not really all that surprised about it. So this morning I plunged right in to getting those dishes washed.
Then wiped down the stove, front of refrigerator and microwave. It took me between one and a half to two hours, with little breaks in between here and there. Was feeling kind of not quite alright, so I took my 1/2 mg of Alprazolam and continued on. And wiped down the counters.

Then I could not stand it any longer..my refrigerator has needed a good going through and thorough cleaning and I knew I had a lot of stuff in there that needed to be thrown out and has been so frustrating trying to find something that I wanted to use and then when I did.. it was not usuable anymore. I was buying more of an item that I thought I was out of, since I had everything stacked out of place in there because the produce bins needed to be cleaned out....so I would go buy more, then later on find the lost item.:(
I removed all items from refrigerator(except for the stuff on the door), washed all the glass shelves and produce bins. Put all spoiled items out in my composter.....Took me a break and spent some time on the computer..and fell asleep!
Guess my little "chill pill" was really workin' eh
Well, when I woke up I remembered that I had to get the library books turned back in today.

So..after I get off of here, I will wipe down the inside walls of the fridge, replace shelves and bins and then return all the good stuff back in their proper "homes" :)
That's all for now my friends..and have a peaceful evening....













Hello to everyone....
I did not get very far with washing the dishes last night...I fell asleep..and I was not really all that surprised about it. So this morning I plunged right in to getting those dishes washed.
Then wiped down the stove, front of refrigerator and microwave. It took me between one and a half to two hours, with little breaks in between here and there. Was feeling kind of not quite alright, so I took my 1/2 mg of Alprazolam and continued on. And wiped down the counters.

Then I could not stand it any longer..my refrigerator has needed a good going through and thorough cleaning and I knew I had a lot of stuff in there that needed to be thrown out and has been so frustrating trying to find something that I wanted to use and then when I did.. it was not usuable anymore. I was buying more of an item that I thought I was out of, since I had everything stacked out of place in there because the produce bins needed to be cleaned out....so I would go buy more, then later on find the lost item.:(
I removed all items from refrigerator(except for the stuff on the door), washed all the glass shelves and produce bins. Put all spoiled items out in my composter.....Took me a break and spent some time on the computer..and fell asleep!
Guess my little "chill pill" was really workin' eh
Well, when I woke up I remembered that I had to get the library books turned back in today.

So..after I get off of here, I will wipe down the inside walls of the fridge, replace shelves and bins and then return all the good stuff back in their proper "homes" :)
That's all for now my friends..and have a peaceful evening....













Hello to everyone....
I did not get very far with washing the dishes last night...I fell asleep..and I was not really all that surprised about it. So this morning I plunged right in to getting those dishes washed.
Then wiped down the stove, front of refrigerator and microwave. It took me between one and a half to two hours, with little breaks in between here and there. Was feeling kind of not quite alright, so I took my 1/2 mg of Alprazolam and continued on. And wiped down the counters.

Then I could not stand it any longer..my refrigerator has needed a good going through and thorough cleaning and I knew I had a lot of stuff in there that needed to be thrown out and has been so frustrating trying to find something that I wanted to use and then when I did.. it was not usuable anymore. I was buying more of an item that I thought I was out of, since I had everything stacked out of place in there because the produce bins needed to be cleaned out....so I would go buy more, then later on find the lost item.:(
I removed all items from refrigerator(except for the stuff on the door), washed all the glass shelves and produce bins. Put all spoiled items out in my composter.....Took me a break and spent some time on the computer..and fell asleep!
Guess my little "chill pill" was really workin' eh
Well, when I woke up I remembered that I had to get the library books turned back in today.

So..after I get off of here, I will wipe down the inside walls of the fridge, replace shelves and bins and then return all the good stuff back in their proper "homes" :)
That's all for now my friends..and have a peaceful evening....













Hello to everyone....
I did not get very far with washing the dishes last night...I fell asleep..and I was not really all that surprised about it. So this morning I plunged right in to getting those dishes washed.
Then wiped down the stove, front of refrigerator and microwave. It took me between one and a half to two hours, with little breaks in between here and there. Was feeling kind of not quite alright, so I took my 1/2 mg of Alprazolam and continued on. And wiped down the counters.

Then I could not stand it any longer..my refrigerator has needed a good going through and thorough cleaning and I knew I had a lot of stuff in there that needed to be thrown out and has been so frustrating trying to find something that I wanted to use and then when I did.. it was not usuable anymore. I was buying more of an item that I thought I was out of, since I had everything stacked out of place in there because the produce bins needed to be cleaned out....so I would go buy more, then later on find the lost item.:(
I removed all items from refrigerator(except for the stuff on the door), washed all the glass shelves and produce bins. Put all spoiled items out in my composter.....Took me a break and spent some time on the computer..and fell asleep!
Guess my little "chill pill" was really workin' eh
Well, when I woke up I remembered that I had to get the library books turned back in today.

So..after I get off of here, I will wipe down the inside walls of the fridge, replace shelves and bins and then return all the good stuff back in their proper "homes" :)
That's all for now my friends..and have a peaceful evening....













Hello to everyone....
I did not get very far with washing the dishes last night...I fell asleep..and I was not really all that surprised about it. So this morning I plunged right in to getting those dishes washed.
Then wiped down the stove, front of refrigerator and microwave. It took me between one and a half to two hours, with little breaks in between here and there. Was feeling kind of not quite alright, so I took my 1/2 mg of Alprazolam and continued on. And wiped down the counters.

Then I could not stand it any longer..my refrigerator has needed a good going through and thorough cleaning and I knew I had a lot of stuff in there that needed to be thrown out and has been so frustrating trying to find something that I wanted to use and then when I did.. it was not usuable anymore. I was buying more of an item that I thought I was out of, since I had everything stacked out of place in there because the produce bins needed to be cleaned out....so I would go buy more, then later on find the lost item.:(
I removed all items from refrigerator(except for the stuff on the door), washed all the glass shelves and produce bins. Put all spoiled items out in my composter.....Took me a break and spent some time on the computer..and fell asleep!
Guess my little "chill pill" was really workin' eh
Well, when I woke up I remembered that I had to get the library books turned back in today.

So..after I get off of here, I will wipe down the inside walls of the fridge, replace shelves and bins and then return all the good stuff back in their proper "homes" :)
That's all for now my friends..and have a peaceful evening....













Hello to everyone....
I did not get very far with washing the dishes last night...I fell asleep..and I was not really all that surprised about it. So this morning I plunged right in to getting those dishes washed.
Then wiped down the stove, front of refrigerator and microwave. It took me between one and a half to two hours, with little breaks in between here and there. Was feeling kind of not quite alright, so I took my 1/2 mg of Alprazolam and continued on. And wiped down the counters.

Then I could not stand it any longer..my refrigerator has needed a good going through and thorough cleaning and I knew I had a lot of stuff in there that needed to be thrown out and has been so frustrating trying to find something that I wanted to use and then when I did.. it was not usuable anymore. I was buying more of an item that I thought I was out of, since I had everything stacked out of place in there because the produce bins needed to be cleaned out....so I would go buy more, then later on find the lost item.:(
I removed all items from refrigerator(except for the stuff on the door), washed all the glass shelves and produce bins. Put all spoiled items out in my composter.....Took me a break and spent some time on the computer..and fell asleep!
Guess my little "chill pill" was really workin' eh
Well, when I woke up I remembered that I had to get the library books turned back in today.

So..after I get off of here, I will wipe down the inside walls of the fridge, replace shelves and bins and then return all the good stuff back in their proper "homes" :)
That's all for now my friends..and have a peaceful evening....

I have been planning to ask Cory if he can get a computer geek to look into fixing the dissapearing post problem just as soon as Cory has a minute free.
He has been doing so many things these last several months and barely has any time to spare.

I have found that if I take time to write a post, the post will vanish when I try to post it.

I have learned to always copy my posts before attempting to post them so I can then paste them whenever this happens.

To copy/paste...
place the cursor at the begining of the post
hold down the "left" click button while you drag the cursor along over the post, this will "highlight" the text in blue
while the text is still highlighted in blue press down on control "ctrl" and "c" at the same time
the text is now "copied"
Bring up a "fresh/new" add reply box
type in your name at the top
Place the cursor in the message box
press down on control "ctrl" and "v" at the same time
your post should appear whole & intact in the massage box
then do the capcha/number letter puzzle thingie
your post should now post properly

Is there a time limit on composing a message on here, for the post to be accepted?

Oops. Karl, that was supposed to say, "Glad your window issue is past tense now." (Sounded painful.)

Hope your puzzle thing goes well!

Good morning to all.

As has so often been the case lately, I want to make so many comments, but I'm going to try to watch things for time's sake and do it little by little. For now, I want to say "Ouch!" (That's to Karl. You're your window thing is past tense at this point. ) And to all our other beloved injured, stung, ill, and/or in-pain friends on here . . . lots of hugs.

Tillie, I hear you about the bugs in the vehicles issue. One thing that slows down dealing with our many, ahem, "inherited" vehicles here is that some have become home to bees. (And there are definitely wasps here and there to be dealt with, too. Wasp stings are no fun. Again, ouch! )

Dianne, you brought out a number of good points . . . a lot to chew on.

I finally did get my goals done last night and even got to sleep fairly early. It ended up being one of those good examples (to myself) of times when things don't take nearly as long as expected once I start on them.

I have a very different, fun set of goals for today, and they are very related to my clutter issues and even to this board. And I will leave you in suspense about them until the evening or perhaps until tomorrow morning. (Yes, I'm sure everyone here is just living and breathing to see my posted goals for each day. Ha.) If my goals for today don't pan out for some reason, I will be disappointed . . . but I'll live over it. Tune in later.

Happy day to all. Hugs.

While trying to close a window on Tuesday, I slammed it against my finger. That seems like nothing, now.

It's been a busy week; although I've accomplished various things since the ceiling thing, I don't think any of them have been related to improving my clutter situation. Maybe I'll report on them anyway, when I'm not quite so tired.

Saturday morning is the annual US Puzzle Competition. I've participated before, but I always score considerably lower than I think I'm capable of. I'll try to get a good night's sleep at a hearty breakfast before it starts, at least.

Thank you Diane :)
I have been putting cold on it off & on since it happened.
A few years back I was having one broken tooth after another.
I was so miserable with the pain and all the time spent in the dental chair being tortured.
One by one, the teeth were repaired.
At the time I felt it was not worth it to bother trying to do anything about it, wanted to just give up on life and call it a day.
Now, I am so happy that I put up with all the dental visits and torture because for quite a few years now I have been out of pain and the constant fear of chewing food.
(((hugs))) wishing the same for you.
I have a huge irrational fear of being touched by humans and had to overcome so much to allow the work to be done.

Good work LR, in many areas. Thanks Dianne and Tillie and LR, difficult day today. Wikepedia's definition sounded a bit harsh to me today. I agree we need to be supportive for any sign of willingness to take the steps on the road to recovery from hoarding.
I made very few steps today, just a mess of a day. So now I am cooking soup, mushy soup, no chewing have to avoid pressure on that tooth. Both dogs are sleeping so I have a break.
A good nights sleep and I will be more positive tomorrow.
Tillie did you put cold on that arm? Sorry you had such a reaction to sting.

Hi, all. I have a lot to do before the evening is over to meet my goals for today, but I want to push it and try to meet them. If I didn't have you all to encourage me, I assure you I would put them off until another time. So far, I have dried my clothes, consulted my to-do list for the week, done some bill paying, and worked a lot in the BIT book.

By the time I was working in the BIT book (late afternoon), I was very non-energetic. I was at a part where I was supposed to be rating my responses to certain questions on a 1 to 7 basis or on a true/false basis, and I got to the point of feeling like I didn't care about anything. I don't mean that in a depressed sort of way, just in a "blah" sort of way. I think some of my answers got skewed as a result, so I think that's a good lesson to me to work on it in shorter segments of time or earlier in the day. (I'm more of a morning person.)

Fortunately, my mood doesn't matter when it comes to putting up my laundry. I can feel peppy and happy or I can feel bummed out . . . the laundry can still get put away just as completely. So I'll do that next, with perhaps a break for the ice cream I purchased yesterday.

Diane, your vine-pulling reminds me of my weed-whacking. Weed-whacking is a great exercise for me when I'm angry or frustrated. I've gotten a lot "out of my system" the past few years by whacking at weeds. Your tooth situation also reminds me of a dental matter years ago. I wore braces for a long time, and my front teeth ended up being discolored by the time I got the braces off. The discolorations were exactly where the bands had been. The orthodontist told my parents he was taking a leave from his practice and was leaving my follow-up care in the hands of my regular dentist. He didn't own up to any connection between the discoloration and the braces, and neither (at least not for many years) did my regular dentist. (I asked my regular dentist . . . he denied.) It was probably a decade later before the regular dentist admitted a connection. (I guess he felt I wasn't going to sue anyone by that point.) I felt better about him as a person that he finally "fessed up," but that didn't change my teeth. By that point, I'd lived with ugly front teeth for a long time. (It wasn't just my imagination that they were ugly; little kids, known for their ability to be candid, would make comments about those teeth.)

Basically, yes . . . I think the orthodontist and the dentist were both cowards. I don't think either of those docs wanted my teeth to end up looking bad. (Sometimes, things just happen.) But I wish I could have at least gotten an "I'm sorry" out of one of them. Eventually, I was able to pay a different dentist to do a procedure that fixed the looks of those teeth, and I never went back to that old family dentist. (Don't know what ever happened to the orthodontist.)

I guess I'm just saying, Diane, that you're not the first to get dumped by someone in the dental profession. That doesn't mean you did anything wrong. I'm sorry you're having to deal with the situation and having to find a different dentist to do the work. Bummer!

Well, I guess I'd better get to my laundry doin's and to finishing my other goals.

Huge hugs to all.

wikipedia's definition is not mydefinition of tough love.
If we just sit here and never speak up we can never help anyone.
It is "enabling" to tell a person that their self destructive behavour is fine and dandy.
I never said it was alright to belittle and put down anybody.
Negativity never works, but most times honesty does.


The wasps here are "yellow Jackets"

The dentist is a big butthead to dump you as a patient just because you questioned him.
A patient should always be able to question their doctor without the doctor getting their panties all in a bunch.

Not all black widow spiders are black or clearly marked with the red.







spiders

I am in such despair right now, just feel like such a failure. Got letter back from dentist and he said he did not pull wrong tooth or break other tooth and I will no longer be able to get care from him. I ripped out a bunch of dead vines as I processed it. It was so clear to me why I isolate, failing in relationships over and over and the pain and hopelessness after every failed attempt. I felt like why even try anymore, so sad. Then I read your posts, LR so nice you spoke of isolation, made me feel less alone and a little less hopeless. I never learned people skills, and may never learn them well enough to communicate without blowing it. I can see why the hoard gave me a reason not to be out with people, shame of hoard, and they might find out. truth is the shame of saying things harshly made me choose stuff over people, I have been beat up and hurt so much over my life, that is what I know. Even though I think I have improved and wrote carefully to the dentist, the response was a clear indication of my failure once again. I feel really sad and not sure what to do to feel better. The rest of the story, I thought I could dog sit 2 dogs from different homes, well they hate each other and I have to keep them separate at all times, which has taken hours to figure out ways that they can't get at each other, the bigger one has knocked down fencing and barriers to get at the smaller one, smaller one is more vicious.
so of course I think it is my fault, if I was a better person they would get along, no way, I have really done everything right to make them both feel loved and at home. I have so far succeeded but will never do this again, one dog at a time. Also poor sleep last night due to 2 dogs and tooth pain. and to think, I was on top of the world a few days ago and today I feel like life is too hard to go on

Hullo! Yesterday I was so glad to read about all your doing and this morning too. Diane and Roxie, I'm so glad you guys are focusing on harmful spiders and know which are the ones to look out for. Spiders freak me out as do bees but I've made it a point to know my enemy. I find it admirable that many of you have a no kill policy when it comes to these fascinating but fearsome little beasties.
One thing many of you may not know is that the Giant House Spider http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Giant_house_spider is often confused with Brown Recluse and can actually be a benificial spider to find around your home as they compete with and often deter Brown Recluse from their territory.
Tillie, please be careful near those wasps. Depending on the species you may be in trouble dealing with them. paper and mud wasps are fairly easily dealt with just by removing the nests, but if it's a yellow jacket (ground wasp)you should be aware they will swarm and bite/sting en masse. Bald faced Hornets are also scary to deal with if you have them there as well.

Yesterday I didn't do much, but i did get the bathroom cleaned out and planned my attack on the house for today, unfortunately it's much stow n go, but it's only for the weekend. Good luck to all of you and I hope to see you Sunday night :)

Good morning :)

WAY TO GO!!! everybody for making plans and getting so much accomplished!!! :D

Even just thinking about things is accomplishing.
Everything first starts in our selves, our thoughts & emotions.
Then we can start to make them happen in our lives.
Until we first imagine them, they cannot happen.

Sometimes people come here and refuse to accept any of our help. They spend a lot of time and energy coming up with excuses as to why they cannot even attempt to try any of our suggestions.
They just want us to validate all their excuses.
It becomes very tiring and frustrating.
They leave us with only one option, "tough love".
We tell them the unvarnished truth about their constant denial and refusal to help themselves.
So very sorry if this offends anybody here, but they really do need to hear it.
Maybe someday they will accept it. (((hugs)))

Taking today very slow.
The muscles in my legs are very sore and tight and I walk funny now.
The wasp sting has half my arm swollen, red & itchy even though I am loaded with Benadryl.
Finally decided it will not get cold enough any more to need my down comforter so I washed it and have it out drying on the line.
Need to do kitty related stuff.
Going to write up a grocery list so I will be ready if I get to the store tomorrow.
Have a book to read today.
My plan for this weekend is to force him to raise the hoods on all his vehicles so that I can kill all the wasps that are nesting in there.
You can see them all going in and out of those locations.
Last weekend he refused to do this but I am very serious now.

Keep up all the Great Work :)

Good morning, everyone.

Following up from yesterday: I didn't work in my BIT book as planned, nor did I get my laundry dried. I will move both of those plans to today. I did run dishwasher, washed more clothes, made my doc appointment, got prescriptions filled, and I did a lot of reflecting on some things my doc and I discussed. (My "isolating" came into the discussion.) Because my doc is truly a family doctor and has been my doc off and on for over twenty-five years, he has seen me in life periods when I was much less of an isolated person. I have been doing a lot of thinking about what contributes to my isolation (it isn't all just my "stuff," although my "stuff" contributes to it) and what I am and am not doing to move back out of isolation. Maybe I'll write some later on that topic in the "spirituality" thread.

Tillie, one of my fond childhood memories is being at my grandparents' house out in the country and being around their evaporative cooler. I get "warm" feelings thinking about your "cooler."

Plans for today: Pay some bills, get laundry dried and put away, meet with some people at noon today, work in my BIT book for at least 15 minutes, spend at least ten minutes on organizing my paperwork, add to my gratitude list, and review my "plans for the week" that I wrote out several days ago. As with certain other days this week, I may have to adjust my plans, depending on how I am feeling physically. (That's OK.)

I'm glad that you share your days and your wonderful self with us, Roxie. Lots of hugs. As a small side note, I'm glad you're going to look into those masks. I think that wearing masks more often has helped me with all kinds of physical things lately (headaches and allergies, especially). I need to keep that in mind today.

Hugs to all.

HI :D

After all those hours spent yesterday doing yardwork my body hurts.
lol
Anyways, got up early again today, took aspirin with my tea, dressed, put on sunscreen, hat and long sleeve shirt over my dress and went back out there.
Pruned low hanging branches from trees, trimmed the mountain laurels, fertilizer & compost to everything, watered everything.
My body still hurts, but only when I move.
Came back inside about noon and did stuff in here then took a shower and washed my hair.
Then did three loads of laundry, dried it on the clothes line, folded & put it all away.
It got hot here today.
Late afternoon we got the evaporative cooler up and running. Nice :D
Had my dinner all made up already and in the fridge.
Rice seasoned with curry, sausages and mixed vegetables.
Lounging here in my bed all made up with freshly washed, sun dried linens. :)
I am exhausted.
Oh Yeah, made a point of finding out what channel & time Dr Phil is on here.
Watched it. Wanted to educate that woman's children and wanted to punch that husband.
Taking tomorrow off. Would do a pedicure if I could bend over without pain. lol
Almost falling asleep at the keyboard.
I am happy, I got to go outside finally. :)

Ok..trying this again....
Hello to....my helpful, enouraging caring and fun friends.

Well I am finally back on the boards again.
Tuesday night I made a start at packing up my Easter Village decoration that were on my dining room table. Wednesday I also spent sometime on them.
Today I finished packing them and took them to their place in the basement. Now my brass and glass dining room table is all cleared and clean :)
Today I cleared and cleaned the brass and glass coffee table that is in the living room. Then from under the table I took 4 pair of shoes and 1 pair of boots and put them upstairs in the closet. Also washed 2 loads of laundry.

Yesterday I completed the finishing touches on the fish aquarium(it is located in a corner of the dining room)and I am enjoying it very much now:) I am hoping that this will keep me motivated to reclaim more and more of my dining room, but of course a little bit at a time and reclaim more of my living room a little bit at a time.
Today(it's 9:30-Central right now) I would like to get my dishes washed, that have been setting for a week. My plan is to wash them during the commercials...I have done them that way many times.
Live..Laugh..Love..I'll be back tomorrow...?

Bummer billie.T
I called and made dental appt. First available was 8am June 2nd.
It is hot today so been just hanging out. Turned on Dr. Phil and saw the last 1/2 of hoarder woman, with her family who tried to "help" then went to Dr. Phil.com and read the transcript of first 1/2 of show. Startling how much I could relate to her thinking. She likes to "fix" things so has lots of stuff to make into other things, sees herself as creative. Has trouble throwing anything away. Looking at her house, I could clearly see that it was mostly junk, hope it will help me see my junk as junk. A hoarder can rationalize lots of reasons to keep stuff, all the possibilities----. She is a dentist and works at home, in a 9,000 square ft house. I have a 900 sq ft home, but much of her thinking was so familiar. It was emotional seeing how sick our thinking is about the potential creativity.

Well Crap! I had just spent a good part of an hour composing a quite lenthy post on here and OOPS!...it did not go through. So I am going to write it down on paper first before I try again....

Bad tooth ache again today, have I called to make an appt? No of course not, my goal today is to make appt. Have not heard back from first dentist, was trying to wait until he responded, but must just go to 2nd dentist.
weird morning, I am so used to having to pick stuff up before people come over, but did that yesterday. Feel a little lost with time to relax before friend comes over at 2pm. Did go into a bedroom, did very little, felt overwhelmed, shut door. Next time in will have to take timer, no way can I face that mound without knowing 15 minutes and I can leave it.
Finally took shower and washed hair, way overdo.
2 loads laundry today, one is spinning now, then will hang out.
I really dislike making appts, but I will when I sign off.
Nice hearing from you this morning, health problems can really interfere as stated by others. Cant imagine not being able to breathe, so sorry you have to deal with it.