"Chore Wars" is a (free) site where various household chores are presented as sword-and-sorcery themed adventures, a la Dungeons & Dragons or World of Warcraft. Kind of silly but it can provide a little extra incentive. A few of us have signed up; if anyone else wants to join, click here soon (the invite is expected to expire Tuesday evening).

My friend and I use to have laundry races when our kids were little I think I need to get back to that instead of everything being a race or most days a marathon lol.

Have a great day all

My friend and I use to have laundry races when our kids were little I think I need to get back to that instead of everything being a race or most days a marathon lol.

Have a great day all

CORRECTION: .things cleared, not thongs....ha ha

CORRECTION: .things cleared, not thongs....ha ha

Wow?!! Tatoulia, Congratulations on a great day of accomplishment!!!
Im feeling accomplished, too! Ive got a huge pile ready to go in the morning! It is a nice change having those thongs cleared! I even.found a pile of wood thatd be perfect pai ted turquoise for the garden! I also made some more decisions! It feels great! I hope all of you got a chunk accomplished too, and are feeling good about it!!! 😀

Wow?!! Tatoulia, Congratulations on a great day of accomplishment!!!
Im feeling accomplished, too! Ive got a huge pile ready to go in the morning! It is a nice change having those thongs cleared! I even.found a pile of wood thatd be perfect pai ted turquoise for the garden! I also made some more decisions! It feels great! I hope all of you got a chunk accomplished too, and are feeling good about it!!! 😀

Thank you for another beautiful description, Tillie! Oh how I wish it were 54 degrees here! We did have some beautiful days without humidity so for that I am grateful.

Need to vacuum and get garbage out today. Not sure that I'll do much more. Bedroom needs to be dusted and vacuumed too. Actually the whole place needs TLC.

Thank you for another beautiful description, Tillie! Oh how I wish it were 54 degrees here! We did have some beautiful days without humidity so for that I am grateful.

Need to vacuum and get garbage out today. Not sure that I'll do much more. Bedroom needs to be dusted and vacuumed too. Actually the whole place needs TLC.

Got garbage and recyclables out. Emptied dishwasher and put in dirty dishes. Didn't get vacuum out. Trying to get to bed early tonight. Would really like to be on time for work tomorrow.

Hope you are all well. Chipping away and feeling good about it. Sometimes I've loved something enough and it is time to send it on its way. And sometimes I never loved something and it is still time to send it on its way. Going through third and fourth level stuff including old costume jewelry. Still no non food purchases, Tillie! Thank you for helping me in so many ways--your post about what life do I want is reinforcing all the lessons learned here during the worst of the cleanout last year. Much love to Marty and Twinkles and Scooter and the other two cats.

Thank you all for your support. Hello to all--Oodles and Mel and LR and Bitsy and Anony and Roxie and Karl and everyone else! I know I'm missing some people but I'm thinking of you warmly and fondly. Special shout-out to friends Diane and Dianne.

Got garbage and recyclables out. Emptied dishwasher and put in dirty dishes. Didn't get vacuum out. Trying to get to bed early tonight. Would really like to be on time for work tomorrow.

Hope you are all well. Chipping away and feeling good about it. Sometimes I've loved something enough and it is time to send it on its way. And sometimes I never loved something and it is still time to send it on its way. Going through third and fourth level stuff including old costume jewelry. Still no non food purchases, Tillie! Thank you for helping me in so many ways--your post about what life do I want is reinforcing all the lessons learned here during the worst of the cleanout last year. Much love to Marty and Twinkles and Scooter and the other two cats.

Thank you all for your support. Hello to all--Oodles and Mel and LR and Bitsy and Anony and Roxie and Karl and everyone else! I know I'm missing some people but I'm thinking of you warmly and fondly. Special shout-out to friends Diane and Dianne.

Keep up the good work, Anony! I'm excited about the truck coming to your place!

Keep up the good work, Anony! I'm excited about the truck coming to your place!

Good Morning Everyone 🙂

7:30am and I am drinking tea and looking at the internet.
Have stuff that needs to be done outside this morning.
Water trees and bushes
light up the burn barrel
wash the cat's litter boxes
But it is only 54 degrees out there right now so I will wait till the sun warms it up a little first.
Have fallen behind on household tasks due to being busy with the yard sale and just too exhausted to do anything else around here.
Now it is time to play "catch up".
Slowly but surely things will get done.
The rancher has moved his cattle into the field close to my home and the cows are all mooing.
The covey of Quail in my yard are all chittering.
There are two roosters crowing nearby.
Other than that, it is another quiet day here.
Saturday at the yard sale a runaway horse all saddled up came by, shortly after, the angry rider followed. LOL
Two hawks were hunting in the trees and all the little birds ganged up on then and chased them away, what a loud bird chirping noise that made.

Monday!
A fresh new start on a fresh new week.
Lets all make it a good one! 😀

Good Morning Everyone 🙂

7:30am and I am drinking tea and looking at the internet.
Have stuff that needs to be done outside this morning.
Water trees and bushes
light up the burn barrel
wash the cat's litter boxes
But it is only 54 degrees out there right now so I will wait till the sun warms it up a little first.
Have fallen behind on household tasks due to being busy with the yard sale and just too exhausted to do anything else around here.
Now it is time to play "catch up".
Slowly but surely things will get done.
The rancher has moved his cattle into the field close to my home and the cows are all mooing.
The covey of Quail in my yard are all chittering.
There are two roosters crowing nearby.
Other than that, it is another quiet day here.
Saturday at the yard sale a runaway horse all saddled up came by, shortly after, the angry rider followed. LOL
Two hawks were hunting in the trees and all the little birds ganged up on then and chased them away, what a loud bird chirping noise that made.

Monday!
A fresh new start on a fresh new week.
Lets all make it a good one! 😀

How neat that the little birds chased off the big hawks that were hunting, Tillie?! I love stories like that!!! 😀
Im collecting junk for my pile to go out tomorrow! YEA!!!
I asked myself, 'What kind of support did i want to hear from a friebd?' I wondered what i would tell myself, knowing myself this well, and my honest answer was, that id likely eventually get my place cleaned and fixed up and wish id just done it sooner, instead of fretting over it so long. That has really been a comfort and a motivator!!!
Happy projects everyone! 😀 A freind coined the phrase 'Zenification' meaning to create empty space. Happy Zenification.to all!!! 😀

How neat that the little birds chased off the big hawks that were hunting, Tillie?! I love stories like that!!! 😀
Im collecting junk for my pile to go out tomorrow! YEA!!!
I asked myself, 'What kind of support did i want to hear from a friebd?' I wondered what i would tell myself, knowing myself this well, and my honest answer was, that id likely eventually get my place cleaned and fixed up and wish id just done it sooner, instead of fretting over it so long. That has really been a comfort and a motivator!!!
Happy projects everyone! 😀 A freind coined the phrase 'Zenification' meaning to create empty space. Happy Zenification.to all!!! 😀

Wow, Tatoullia(sp?), Congratulations on not bringing in more stuff AND the bag of stuff you threw.out AND the nice clean new arrangement of things to keep!!! It sounds like you made progress on.all 3 fronts!!!
Tillue, im glad your yard sale went well and is over!!! I realky like your suggestions about how to view old sentimental things!
I have a truck coming Tuesday to take some loads out and im getting big stuff to go! Im really ready to clear the yard of this cr@p!!! As soon as the offer came j started realizing how much i want my yard cleared of it all!!! YIPEEEE!!!
Happy cleaning and clearing to everyone!!! Good job!!! 😀

Wow, Tatoullia(sp?), Congratulations on not bringing in more stuff AND the bag of stuff you threw.out AND the nice clean new arrangement of things to keep!!! It sounds like you made progress on.all 3 fronts!!!
Tillue, im glad your yard sale went well and is over!!! I realky like your suggestions about how to view old sentimental things!
I have a truck coming Tuesday to take some loads out and im getting big stuff to go! Im really ready to clear the yard of this cr@p!!! As soon as the offer came j started realizing how much i want my yard cleared of it all!!! YIPEEEE!!!
Happy cleaning and clearing to everyone!!! Good job!!! 😀

YEA!!!! Anonymoniker 😀

What a wonderful opportunity you have to make a fresh clean & clear start in your yard!
Go! Go! Go! 😀

YEA!!!! Anonymoniker 😀

What a wonderful opportunity you have to make a fresh clean & clear start in your yard!
Go! Go! Go! 😀

Tillie--beautiful and well-timed post! I was just getting another bag together. Got some more books off the bookshelves and was able to make enough room to have a few of my treasures on the bookshelves! Also found some glassware that survived the Big Cleanout of 2014 but didn't make the cut this year. So I have another bag ready to go!

The bookshelves look nicer with fewer books. Really pleased with myself and your post is perfect!

Thank you, thank you, thank you!

Tillie--beautiful and well-timed post! I was just getting another bag together. Got some more books off the bookshelves and was able to make enough room to have a few of my treasures on the bookshelves! Also found some glassware that survived the Big Cleanout of 2014 but didn't make the cut this year. So I have another bag ready to go!

The bookshelves look nicer with fewer books. Really pleased with myself and your post is perfect!

Thank you, thank you, thank you!

WAY TO GO!!! Tatoulia!!! 😀
(((HUGS)))

WAY TO GO!!! Tatoulia!!! 😀
(((HUGS)))

HI Everybody 🙂

Hi Anonymoniker 🙂
Hope your weekend has been a good one for you. 😀

Hi Tatoulia 🙂
Hope you enjoyed the day too. 🙂

Well, the yard sale is over and done with.
We packed up all leftovers, donations now, ready for pick up.
This is a rural area, lots of space between homes, ranches & farms and not a whole lot of people.
So we spent a lot of time visiting and catching up with our neighbors as they came by for the sale.
Had a good amount of people from town stop by too.
The weather was great, the company was good so all in all a pleasant way to spend the weekend.
Made some money and cleared out a lot of items we were done with.
We are tired, sore and dirty now. LOL 😀
Time for showers, dinner, ibuprofen and bed.

Have a great Saturday evening/night! ;D

HI Everybody 🙂

Hi Anonymoniker 🙂
Hope your weekend has been a good one for you. 😀

Hi Tatoulia 🙂
Hope you enjoyed the day too. 🙂

Well, the yard sale is over and done with.
We packed up all leftovers, donations now, ready for pick up.
This is a rural area, lots of space between homes, ranches & farms and not a whole lot of people.
So we spent a lot of time visiting and catching up with our neighbors as they came by for the sale.
Had a good amount of people from town stop by too.
The weather was great, the company was good so all in all a pleasant way to spend the weekend.
Made some money and cleared out a lot of items we were done with.
We are tired, sore and dirty now. LOL 😀
Time for showers, dinner, ibuprofen and bed.

Have a great Saturday evening/night! ;D

Congratulations on the sale, Tillie! I wish I could have a yard sale to make a little $$. No yard=no sale. There is a block yard sale every year in June nearby. Maybe I'll buy a table next year and see what I can do. I think it's a modest price to get a space there.

Have only purchased food since my promise. I'll keep you posted. Took a bag to goodwill. Will need to get another together. I have too much stuff. And it bothers me. I think of f it as too much. It bothers me to have this much stuff. I need to figure it out.

Congratulations on the sale, Tillie! I wish I could have a yard sale to make a little $$. No yard=no sale. There is a block yard sale every year in June nearby. Maybe I'll buy a table next year and see what I can do. I think it's a modest price to get a space there.

Have only purchased food since my promise. I'll keep you posted. Took a bag to goodwill. Will need to get another together. I have too much stuff. And it bothers me. I think of f it as too much. It bothers me to have this much stuff. I need to figure it out.

Good Morning Everybody 🙂

Hi Tatoulia 🙂
Thank you.
WAY TO GO!!!
For sticking to the no shopping except for essentials and the donation bag! 😀

One thing that helps me to keep my possessions under control is to figure out what my[/I] priorities are.
What kind of life I want to live now and possibly into the future.
My main priority is to keep things simple, easy for me physically and mentally.
I also want to have beauty and fun in my home.
At my age, I know right now what hobbies or crafts I want to pursue so that keeps the supplies under control.
I know what I want to cook or bake and most important what I no longer want to bother with cooking or baking so this keeps the kitchen cabinets clear of unnecessary dishes and utensils.
I know what clothes I enjoy wearing and do wear so this keeps the wardrobe under control.
Take the time to sit quietly and "Know Thyself".
Try to get past what you used to do and enjoy and find your true passions now.
Get past anything other people have tried to ever pigeon hole you into being.
Try not to be the "Keeper Of The Past", meaning only keep things you honestly treasure/want/use. Don't feel guilty or obligated to keep every gift or inherited thing. Keep the person/memory in your heart.
Become who you truly are because you are a beautiful and wonderful unique individual.
(((HUGS))) 🙂