| Tillie | Posted: 09 December 2016 - 09:56 AM |
Good morning everybody 🙂 Great to read your posts on phase five! 😀 WAY TO GO!!! Everybody on every accomplishment, especially the little ones that really do add up and help make your homes the sanctuary of your dreams. | |
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| Tillie | Posted: 15 February 2017 - 08:43 PM |
That is WONDERFUL news CriticalMass! 😀 | |
| CriticalMass | Posted: 15 February 2017 - 05:15 PM |
****BREAKING NEWS - THIS IS BIG!!!**** I went to my clutter meeting today. The person who runs it is a social worker who is with the same place where I see my psych doc for anxiety & ADD meds. Really nice lady. She knows my situation, and she has helped other people with practical matters re hoarding situations. I got the sense before that she would've liked to help but wasn't sure how. Today, I don't know if I looked more pitiful or something just clicked in her mind (besides that, I know people have been praying for me, many without even knowing the private details of all this - so I attribute some of this to the Holy Spirit's inspiration). She came to me after the meeting and asked me what specifics I needed. We talked awhile and long story short, she is going to meet me at my storage unit when we can set a time. That will give her a chance to assess what is needed, and from there we can make a plan to get me transferred over to one closer to where I live, where it will be so much easier to deal with my decluttering. That is the basic plan. I know there'll be lots more details and practicalities - and money remains an unknown - but I think this is the beginning of something great. I am soooooo jazzed! It would mean the world to me if I had a shot at rebooting my life from the hoarding. I think I could solve other issues with the freed up energy. One step at a time, I know. But to have someone reach out, someone who may have some honest to goodness resources and connections - wow. Just wow. | |
| Tillie | Posted: 15 February 2017 - 03:43 PM |
Hi Everybody 🙂 Hi Tatoulia 🙂 Another big storm is blowing in this afternoon. TTYS 🙂 | |
| Tatoulia | Posted: 15 February 2017 - 01:03 PM |
Working from home today but under a lot of pressure. Not sure I'll be able to do more than run dishwasher and do a little laundry. Need to leave here at 5 and then tomorrow have a big day. Luckily my valentine gave me gift card & I got a new suit and blouse and new costume jewelry for tomorrow. At least I'll feel good about myself. Tillie ice cream has been a real problem for me. I don't seem to know any limits. I cannot buy it anymore. Not able to find anytime til the weekend. Luckily Monday is president's day. If consignment is open I'll bring st least one thing with me. They don't seem to do a good job of selling silver and glassware so I won't bother with that. I'll just donate. I'm trying to bring stuff that should sell rather than might sell. Like my antique chocolate bunny mold. I have some antique salt & pepper shakers that might catch someone's eye. Even though low value, they are very cute. Like watermelon slices and penguins/stuff I couldn't resist so very long ago. What a big waste of money for only slight joy. Learning process. | |
| Tillie | Posted: 14 February 2017 - 09:21 PM |
HAPPY VALENTINES DAY! 🙂 Hi Anonymoniker 🙂 Hi Pain 🙂 Hi Tatoulia 🙂 BEAUTIFUL day here today! | |
| Tatoulia | Posted: 14 February 2017 - 08:45 PM |
Happy Valentine's Day! I'm home now, pretty exhausted. Had half a sandwich but I'm still hungry. Went clothes shopping and got a real eye opener on my extreme weight gain. I need to immediately get back on track. It's embarrassing. So I'm doing a little self-loathing right now. We are celebrating Valentine's on Saturday. Good work, everyone. Pain I can't believe how much you do in a day. Anony, you seem happy these days! Keep up the good work! Hey CM! Would love a drive by! My dear Tillie, thank you for keeping me on track. Much love to you & the kitties. Let me know how scooter's eyes are. | |
| Pain | Posted: 14 February 2017 - 07:50 PM |
I forgot to mention. | |
| Pain | Posted: 14 February 2017 - 07:39 PM |
Happy Valentine's Day. Tuesday's are my one and only trash day per week. So Monday is the day I gather trash, and then spend time in those rooms that I keep trash cans . After the trash truck comes and goes. I take my can past our cars and clear out all trash from the cars. We're doing fine today. We went to a pasta place called the spaghetti factory. Even though we have colds. I up to $682 of Sales from the hoard. No need to go to storage today to visit our hoard. Most of the have gone. I've been vigilant about looking for dead ones and keeping bait everywhere. I started buying new airtight containers from Walmart. They have a vacuum pump in the lid. So I go back to the old law. A little mess is OK. Alot of mess is unacceptable. Right now I have a friend of my wife come on Friday's. To stay with my wife. I am planning for another dinner this time just for visiting. I think I would be nice to open the doors to friends and family on Saturday's or Sunday's . Maybe I should leave it only Sunday's after church. Whatever mess I make on Sunday could be cleaned up on Monday's. I hope you are well. | |
| Anonymoniker | Posted: 14 February 2017 - 01:12 PM |
~♡~Happy Valentine's Day to all!!!~♡~ | |
| Tillie | Posted: 13 February 2017 - 07:14 PM |
Good Evening or Late Afternoon 🙂 Hi Anonymoniker 🙂 Hi Tatoulia 🙂 Bought a birdbath last week for 5 dollars. | |
| Tatoulia | Posted: 13 February 2017 - 06:36 PM |
PS by scanning the diaries I mean skimming them--I am NOT converting them to a digital format. | |
| Tatoulia | Posted: 13 February 2017 - 06:35 PM |
Hello everyone! Do get some help, Anony--hope you have a friend or neighbor that can help with heavy lifting. I've been shoveling for a few days. It's definitely been winter here so cannot imagine your comfortable weather, Anony & Tillie. I'm shredding. I'm shredding I'm shreddingIm shredding. It is very painful and I'm taking a break. I'm on to another donation bag. Boots that hurt my feet and a pair of sneakers I no longer wear. I'm about to take garbage out. It's dark & icy but I don't want to miss it in the AM. I am unreliable in the mornings. I'm feeling a lot of stress from different sources. Largely it's scanning the diaries before shredding. I can't tell at this point how many are left. There could be three, there could be 13. I don't feel like checking. This isn't easy. But I'm doing it. Spent some time with mom today. Brought her flowers for Valentine's Day and BF sent her some very nice pastries with a cup of coffee. She was thrilled. Okay I'll take the garbage out and see if I can do anything else tonight. I'd like to vacuum but kitty's asleep. Thank God for her. Otherwise I'd be vacuuming. 😄 | |
| Anonymoniker | Posted: 13 February 2017 - 02:07 PM |
Hi all! | |
| Tatoulia | Posted: 13 February 2017 - 12:12 PM |
Poor Tillie! Poor Scooter. I'm glad you got some time in the sunshine. We've been having a lot of snowstorms here. I'm finally doing it. I'm shredding and shredding and shredding. It's hard. I'm also making a bag of stuff that's cute but I need to say good bye to. Not sure if any of it is potential consignment stuff. I can think of two pieces maybe that can be consigned. I also have a nice table that I will give to BF. I know he'll want it so no point in consigning. I use it but I think it's time to let go. It's next to my couch and I think I can move a little table in my bedroom to the spot, thius decluttering the bedroom. I really don't have extra furniture here. I have a big piece I want to consign but not til I have its replacement. And I know what I'm looking for, so I'm in no rush. I'm watching the auctions for it. That's what I'm doing today. Plus working. And shoveling. | |
| Tillie | Posted: 13 February 2017 - 10:25 AM |
Good Monday Morning 🙂 House has gone to heck since I wrenched my back during the disastrous wind storm. So, what are you all doing today? 😀 | |
| Tillie | Posted: 12 February 2017 - 05:21 PM |
YEA!!! A self sustaining compound is very interesting. | |
| Pain | Posted: 12 February 2017 - 03:55 PM |
Went shopping again. So quiet right now. Nothing to do. So I'll just keep at it until sailing season opens. | |
| Tillie | Posted: 12 February 2017 - 12:24 PM |
Good Morning Everyone 🙂 Hi Pain 🙂 Hi Tatoulia 🙂 Almost 10:30am here. TTYS 🙂 | |
| Tatoulia | Posted: 11 February 2017 - 09:33 PM |
Tillie I'm sorry about the close line and your upset. You don't deserve it. I'm so so sorry. I'm doing laundry and about to change the sheets. Dishes done. I'm still very tired these days but keeping calm and cool. It's after 10 here. i have to shred papers tomorrow and cat litter. Kitty will be fine one more night. Pain glad you are trying to get back in the swing of being a family. I'm amazed at your work. | |
| Tatoulia | Posted: 11 February 2017 - 09:33 PM |
*clothesline. ❤️ | |
| Pain | Posted: 11 February 2017 - 01:55 PM |
Daughter is doing with with friends and plan are tentative to ha e a sleep over. Daughter asked if mother in law could go home during. So I proved. I guess I'll take this to be the day I get in her businesses as much as she tries to vet into ours. But I'll wait till her usefulness is done for the day of course. Wife is just watching tv. I asked mother in law to stArt doing the shopping with my wife. My wife can't see well and gets very very upset and takes it out on me. So it's mom in law turn. Mother in law just wants a list, BUT NOOOOOOOOO. Well we're dysfunctional infinite why must I be at the center of frustrations. We all get in the car. And take everyone to the storage. By then no was speaking . Just that awkward silence that makes us want to bang our heads. I thinking. Yep welcome to my life mother in law. But when we need to. It's not a group castration. There's really nothing to do. But sit around respecting each other. So I asked mother in law if she was going home and when she'll be back,? During the week is school nights. | |
| Tillie | Posted: 11 February 2017 - 11:01 AM |
Good Morning Everyone 🙂 Hi Pain 🙂 Hi CM 🙂 Hi Anonymoniker 🙂 Hi Tatoulia 🙂 The other day the winds were raging. | |
| Tatoulia | Posted: 10 February 2017 - 07:39 PM |
Hello everyone! Glad to hear from you Anony! Don't overdo--I know you are excited with your progress and I am sooooo happy for you! Cm--that must be a relief to have the car fixed and now the vacuum will work again too. Mine is working but you wouldn't know it as I haven't used it in a while. I did wipe one kitchen counter last night and what a pleasure to wake up to it. I need to do this more often. Pain, I haven't read your post yet. But so, so glad you are here. More snow tomorrow and Monday. I am out of everything and even the stores were out of kitty litter yesterday. Miss kitty is not happy about that. Take care everyone--hello Tillie. I hope you & Mr Tillie are okay. | |
| Pain | Posted: 10 February 2017 - 05:45 PM |
Friday. I got thirsty. So I spent time seeking a perfect tea and coffee station. I threatened teenager to sweep, vacuum the floors . Or she stays home alone all weekend. Daughter says. The house doesnt have to be perfect. But she couldnt give me any facts to support her theory. Instead of picking on Everyone. I chose my daughter today. During commercials. Switched to her tubs photos. And I asked her to slide through each one. They are all numbered . I already have a printed form with the the same numbers next to check boxes. So when she says something I can make quick notes. As take things from the tubs. I can quickly swap the pictures by number and time stamp. It's slow. But it's a way of hurdle helping wife and daughter to purge their hoard. One at a time. Aiming to purge 30 tubs each. Daughter is doing well. But my plan was to separate their their stuff and prompt them to purge over a period of months. My hoard is like a child's closet full of projects and equipment I no longer use. Daughters hoard is like a plethora of toys mixed with art supplies and comic books. Wife is like books books and more books . And then 900 purses filled with filth and mouse sheeit. Just keeping in mind. . I need to spend time purging our hoard. So far so good. | |
| Anonymoniker | Posted: 10 February 2017 - 03:11 PM |
Hey, all, im so sorry about that multi-post. Hopefully this one wont do that, too? | |
| CriticalMass | Posted: 10 February 2017 - 11:00 AM |
Anony, great to hear from you! Glad you're coping through the challenges and channeling your energy to good use. Getting a lot done, it sounds like. Hope the kitties are able to sort things out without any major injuries. Pain, glad to hear the new routines are beginning to gel. And how great to be able to sell items and have the cash. That's been one of my problems is that I don't have a lot of things of value. I might be able to sell the occasional book or craft item if I knew how to connect with the person who wanted it at that moment, but in the meantime I still have to store it, so usually I just cut my losses and gift it to a friend or donate it to charity. Tatoulia, be safe and warm in the storm! That darn old groundhog saw his shadow and now you are reaping the fallout. I can relate to the wanting to sleep. When you think about it, it's natural - animals get to hibernate in the winter, why shouldn't we? 😉 Because I'm a night owl, I sleep too late in the mornings - and have crazy and unsettling dreams then too, which wear my mind out. Lately though, I've been getting tired mid-evening and wanting to go to bed with the chickens but there's still too much to do. One of these days I'm going to have a go to bed with the chickens night and see if that helps refresh me. Today I'll just be wrapping up my week of playing catch-up after all those weeks of trying to plan around connecting with the mechanic and getting the van repairs done. He came and got the vacuum cleaner this morning and we'll get it back tonight with the new hose put on. That should help keep up with the pet hair and dust a lot better. The allergens have caused my roommate a lot of suffering this winter. My allergies are mild by comparison, but it'd surely help me too if we can stay on top of things. I think I'll not try to do laundry today; I might go out and grocery shop or something. And need to get a birthday card for my aunt. Our warm sunny day is unfortunately a windy one, not unusual for this area. We get every kind of weather in every time of the year, yet mild days without wind are a rarity. Hey, anyone planning to try and watch the lunar eclipse and comet tonight? Hope we can. Last night I took a couple pictures of the moon with the glow around it and some tree branches. I only have an 8 megapixel camera on my tablet so it's grainy but you can tell what it is. I would love to be able to afford a DSLR and good lenses. When my ship comes in! Need to clean the bunny litterboxes and other miscellaneous around the house. And just continue to get my bearings. Like I said, now that I'm not tied to the "when is the van going to be repaired" guessing game, I'm getting back my focus somewhat and making up for lost time. Guess I'll just play it by ear, it's a Friday, why not. Everybody have a great weekend! | |
| Anonymoniker | Posted: 10 February 2017 - 03:19 AM |
Hi everybody! | |
| Anonymoniker | Posted: 10 February 2017 - 03:18 AM |
Hi everybody! | |
| Anonymoniker | Posted: 10 February 2017 - 03:17 AM |
Hi everybody! | |
| Tatoulia | Posted: 09 February 2017 - 08:19 PM |
Wow, pain. Great job! How nice that the clean house is inspiring your family! | |