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10/4/12 9:10 P

Nothing today-I've been awake until 1 a.m. two nights in a row and when the alarm goes off at 4:40 a.m. that is NOT enough sleep. Someone hacked my email so I have to wait a couple days before I can get back on and access my account so that will give me extra time so I can go to bed earlier.

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10/4/12 12:07 A

Hang in there and invite God to assist you.

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10/3/12 7:54 P

Getting a bit overwhelmed about how much I have to do before going to Kazakhstan.

Today I got car tags, hair color and cut, filled 15 boxes with Hersheys kisses that I put labels on. We are going to a reunion for my DH. He went to school in Japan. I found these wonderful kimono boxes so we filled them with kisses with the school logo on them. Printed the labels on Word. They look great.

Also, paid bills and mailed them, did a few errands.

Tomorrow I am off to San Antonio for the reunion.

Diana

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10/3/12 10:39 A

I have a top shelf of my space cabinet to clean today!

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10/3/12 12:05 A

Did dishes, washed and folded clothes, dealt with some paperwork.

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10/2/12 9:51 P

Hi all

Today the only thing I managed was looking for a job and going to my quilt guild meeting.

I have to step it up though. We are now scheduled to go to Kazakhstan for at least 2 months Oct 15. Not thrilled. I have to do so much to get ready and I hate being gone for the holidays but I guess I get money in exchange for it so I guess it is okay. At least DH and I work together.

I will be very busy tomorrow. I start out with getting my hair colored and trimmed so at least I will feel good about that.

Have a good week all.

Diana

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10/2/12 9:49 P

in case you guys didn't know, there was a new thread started for October :)

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10/2/12 9:45 P

Decluttered some moving boxes and found a home for some packing paper, bubble wrap and more boxes as our banker is moving!

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10/2/12 12:16 P

Knuckles sometimes a break is needed! Enjoy it.

Diana

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10/2/12 12:15 P

I'm taking a couple of weeks break before fostering again. and hopefully the next foster dog won't shed as much lol.

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10/2/12 12:06 P

TRAVELBUG deep cleaning ? I’m jealous. With all our boxes around there is no way to deep clean anything. Someday….sigh

ND a 100 year celebration, how exciting! I love good gospel music. I used to be in choir in high school.

KNUCKLES are you not going to foster any more pets? I thought you always had dogs?

CBRINKLEY as a quilter I pictured your garden with a quilt on it! LOL

GARDENS I need to do my spices. Some got shoved into the back and are probably outdated.

DH bought new shoes yesterday and they were SO expensive. SAS shoes. But, I told him he keeps buying cheaper and is always unhappy because of the comfort. I told him it is best to buy a pair he loves and wear them than have five that sit in his closet! So, today I get to actually give away two pair of his shoes!

Today I have quilt guild so I have to do the agenda, I will take the mouse in the trap we found this morning out to the trash. They are starting to come in to the house since fall has arrived. I have to go buy tags for the vehicles and do a million little things on my to do list.

Have a good day all
Diana

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10/2/12 9:17 A

I am organizing my spice cabinet.

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10/1/12 10:54 P

Washed two loads of clothes.

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10/1/12 7:02 P

I pulled my tomato plants on Sept 28th so I could put the garden to bed for the year. Still have to empty the compost bin one more time - tomorrow's project. I sift the compost, the finished compost goes in buckets to be spread among the perennial beds before I mulch them with chopped up leaves. The unfinished compost get spread on the vegetable garden and tilled in this time, as well as when I first empty the compost bin in the spring (in summer the unfinished compost goes back in the bin). Then I can plant my garlic and also cover the bed with chopped up leaves, which will be dug in come spring.

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9/30/12 11:27 P

my latest foster dog got a permanent home this afternoon. Now I can really clean up his dog hair lol

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9/30/12 11:08 P

I had choir practice after church, we're getting ready for our 100 year celebration. It is so nice to hear the old hymns sung with strong harmony. Shopped and then came home.

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9/30/12 3:16 P

I am hoping to declutter the 2.6 pounds I gained over the last two weeks due in large part to my move - lots of fast food, home ruled by chaos, etc.

On the brighter side, I have decluttered quite a bit because of the move. I still have a lot to do, but am trying to put out the things I love right now and will go through the other stuff when I am a lot less stressed.

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9/30/12 2:54 P

Today I need to make sure the house is picked up and ready for the cleaning lady tomorrow.
She does the deep cleaning for me and it is wonderful.
I have been quilting and need to get all that stuff put away......

Suppose to be really hot around here this next week - predictions are 100 degrees in my area, but cooler at the beaches (95) LOL.

Can you believe it is the last day of Sept. already?????

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9/30/12 8:53 A

TRAVELBUG good job on the weight loss.

Yesterday I spent the day cooking for 3 men DH, DS and friend, who were doing the floor joists in my new master bedroom in our little house. That took priority.

I managed to keep the dishes up and clean up the living room though.

Today I'm off for a 4 hour drive to GS birthday.

Happy Sunday

Diana

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9/29/12 11:13 P

I have done nothing thus far except go to a class and come home and take a nap because I stayed up waaaaay too late last night.

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9/29/12 4:58 P

I went to Weight Watchers this AM and was down 2.4# yeah!!!
I was thrilled to hear that news.
Now I'm motivated to continue on this week.

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9/29/12 12:04 A

Organized and revamped my work area.

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9/28/12 7:47 P

finished the quilt top I was working on for my church group. took car into shop for maintenance. Taking my grown kids out to dinner.

Travel Bug. sure wasn't expected the email from the quilt shop

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9/28/12 12:01 P

In just about 3 days - my paper and junk control has gone crazy.
I looked around last night and I have stuff all over the dining room table, the kitchen counter,
another counter in the family room.
What the heck happened in just a couple of days?????
Today my goal is to get all of the junk cleaned up - tossed - or put away.
Sheesh
(I turn my attention away for a couple of days and it it back to the way it was months ago.....)
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Late afternoon - YEAH all the paperwork and junk is removed from where it shouldn't
be. I even washed all my throw rugs !!
Feels like major progress.



Edited by: TRAVELBUG12 at: 9/28/2012 (18:58)

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9/28/12 10:20 A

Good morning

Today I cleaned a little in my sewing room. Until a critter ran across the floor from my bedroom. I HOPE it was a mouse and not a spider that was that big! We will be setting traps this weekend. I suspect they are coming in since fall has hit.

I cleaned the kitchen and the living room.

I will be feeding DS and friend who will be helping DH on the remodels.

Just clearing clutter that has landed around the house.

Diana

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9/27/12 8:39 P

I am working on getting organized in little ways. I have been cleaning out some of my closets. cleaned out some of the old stuff in the refrigerator. My MIL is coming in two weeks and the guest room is ready for her. I am looking forward to that visit. I had my husband clean out his closet, take out all the shoes in the bottom and vacuum. I feel like I am making progress.

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9/27/12 2:25 P

Hi everyone

Today I did some job searching and finishing up of Dad's invitations. I'm off to mail them now.
DH and I will go frame some of the windows in one of the houses.

It is rainy and cold today. Fall is definitely here.

Diana

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9/27/12 8:43 A

Diana, love the idea of gathering memories. DH's dad only reluctantly allowed his two sons to meet him for dinner (with me and the SIL and one granddaughter).

Yesterday, I finished preparing the cubicle for the guest scientist, bought him a welcome card and mug (he is always so generous with gifts from his country when he visits), put together a short-notice travel package, and straightened up my desk. At home, I packed. We're on our way!

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9/27/12 6:34 A

I am looking forward to the October posts. But in the meantime, I bought a pack of 3 Raid bug bombs. These are new and claim to use less chemicals to accomplish the same task, without staining, etc. I like to do this every fall, just when the spiders start coming indoors. I use one in the basement and one on the main floor of our home, then one on the main floor of the cottage. After that is done, I am ready to tackle vacuuming the basement. It's a start!

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9/27/12 4:56 A

did the dishes, laundry, and cooked in batch for the next three days

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9/26/12 11:22 P

NDTeacher hope your work lightens up a little. Great that you are doing something about bullying! I’ve never heard of the program.

FRANNY glad insurance will be helping out!

TRAVELBUG as we all know keeping up with daily organizing is where we need to be to keep clutter at bay! All those little errands take time.

Celia I am giving my dad an 80th birthday party next month. I sent out requests for “memories” of him and I am learning a lot about my dad. It has been so much fun to read. He is going to love the “treasure chest” I’m putting together.

IRENO keep at it!

KNUCKLES I hope you can get reimbursed for the Spanish channel. If not at least you won’t be paying for it long! Love going to garage sales…hate putting them on!

TONED good attitude! You can get it done.

I’ve been away again so I didn’t get anything done except to make lists of things to do! I will be going back to Kazakhstan to work so I have to prepare for that.

Diana

Edited by: DIBANANA at: 9/26/2012 (23:22)

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9/26/12 11:09 P

All day at school, then a meeting after school, took my cat to the vet so no time for anything else.

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9/26/12 2:44 P

Most of my day was spent on the phone canceling or re-scheduled ds2's appts for the week because of a cold.

Got a surprise phone call letting us know that ds2's ABA therapy would now be covered under our insurance! And was able to make those phone calls to set up those appts.

Also got a b-day card out- on time; woo-hoo!

All in all I think a productive day. =)

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9/26/12 7:18 A

TonedTori, are you my twin? We have soooo many boxes, baskets, files, and stacks of papers. Makes me want to light a match. ;-)

NDTeacher, good for you! What a great project!

Still have that trip looming, so the energy to get things done was high. At work, I got most of the guest scientist's cubicle cleared of clutter and dusted everything. On the way home, I stopped at the credit union and took 3 pairs of pants to the dry cleaner to be hemmed. At home, after ST and dinner, I did 4 loads of laundry, paid bills, balanced checkbooks, tidied up the kitchen, neatened up some of the stacks of junk (no time to do it all), changed the cat litter, located a needed medical EOB to do coordination of benefits with insurance company, decluttered one hot spot, and gathered/sacked all the recycling. Tonight is dedicated to packing.

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9/26/12 2:05 A

I was sewing much of the day - so instead of cleaning things up.......I was making a mess.
I haven't cleaned it up yet, because I will continue with my sewing tomorrow.
I'm making lots of stuff for the church bazaar.......

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9/25/12 11:37 P

Ironed and folded 100 camouflage bandannas for the bullying project-screening on them Combat Bullying.

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9/25/12 10:49 P

almost 2 hours on the phone and I finally have the new cable box hooked up and working. what a pain. did spend my wait time doing useful stuff though, had the phone on speaker

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9/25/12 10:42 P

I purged more of DS school papers...am 2/3 of the way done. Continued cleaning/purging DDs room now that she is in college...am about 1/3 of the way done. Did the dishes, 2 loads of laundry and got DS to help me with 2 bags of recyclables and taking out the trash!

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9/25/12 2:02 P

I am in the middle of another years reno's. I have a spare room where things are moved into while there is OSB and studs in the dining room. I am going to go through 3 or 4 boxes and get rid of some stuff I won't use after the reno is done.

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9/25/12 12:47 P

So I am purposely pushing myself to move this clutter out of my house. I have so many of THOSE boxes I put stuff when company was to visit. I have a found a box in the garage w/ papers. I have 2 boxes w/ old high school photos in my room. I have 5 baskets under my desk. Tooo many baskets!!@!!! SO, yesterday, I organized the laundry room cabinets a bit. Still have some extra stuff. Merged into the garage and organized the mounds of traveling bags I recently bought. Now our family room has a few mounds on the couch from yard sale finds, and other finds that don't have homes.
The good thing, it's not so anxiety creating as it used to me. It still hurts to see it, but that is my motivator. I am out to KILL the PAIN!!!

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9/25/12 10:05 A

ND, I feel like you...small things...a space on a shelf...a few square feet of floor space visible...it all adds up.

Yesterday, I spent time cleaning out the cubicle where our guest scientist will sit when he arrives next week. I had put out a call for anyone using the cubby for storage to get their crap, er, stuff out, or I would. I found old TV tapes that went back to the 70s or 80s, before everything went digital...no equipment left that can read the tapes!

Usually on my long day (don't get home till 7:30, then eat, then sleep), I don't do much at home, but with a trip coming up, I got a couple of loads of laundry done and at least pulled together the recycling. Much on today's to-do list.

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9/24/12 10:39 P

Washed some curtains for my classroom to be hung, every day I am putting items away so I feel as thought it may not be much but it is making a difference.

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9/24/12 6:06 P

I'm reorganizing my office closet.

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9/24/12 1:00 P

no hablo espanol. lol geeze maybe I SHOULD to watching the spanish channels. The kid who lives with us (our mutual friend will know who I'm talking about) joking comment was "but how will I be able to keep up with my mexican soap operas lol

The "kid" I was talking to on the phone decided that she needed to switch me to "problem resolution" real fast when I found that out.

Now to schedule a garage sale in October and finish sorting out stuff to sell. My garage is getting pretty full of stuff for it.

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9/24/12 12:51 P

Que bueno Knuckles ..... hablamos espanol?????

LOL

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9/24/12 11:19 A

Got my new TV set up and the cable switched around to more what we need (apparently have been paying for spanish programming for several months.)

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9/24/12 8:19 A

Haven't been home the last couple of days, as we went to Pennsylvania to celebrate FIL's 80th (and there is NO WAY that man looks...or acts...80). Got home in time to toss in a load of new pants that needed to be washed separately the first time, then ran off to a couple of social commitments. Came home and did another load of laundry so I could dry the two smaller loads together. Other than that, I managed to unload my suitcase right away, which almost never happens, but I am finally feeling what I think of as "good" guilt when I let something like my messy, partially unpacked suitcase hog floor space for days.

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9/23/12 2:47 P

Put all papers and old mail stuff in the recycle bin..... the kitchen counter is now paper free.
I also made a detailed to-do list for the next couple of days for things I have been putting off.
Lots of phone calls, oil change, new tires, eye exam..........all kinds of stuff.
I'll be busy.

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9/23/12 1:04 P

My kitchen- I have just one more cabinet to clean. I had the space painted, got new lighting and have organized the cabinets. I am removing items I do not use very often (but do need ) for storage in a clear box in a close closet.


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9/23/12 12:29 P

have been very bad at doing stuff lately

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9/23/12 12:20 P

Am continuing to go thru papers toss and file what is needing filing.

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9/23/12 10:19 A

Cleaned up a mirror from the attic that I am now using & pulled out a box for my dh to hopefully purge :)

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9/23/12 6:36 A

Need to keep going and get one box a day scaled down.