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Tuesdays stuff

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I woke up early and had slept pretty well overall. I have constant interrupted sleep. And if it’s a dex night or night after forget it. So last night I slept ok. So, went for my walk. Everyone is getting there early now that it’s getting light so early. 

Tonight I’m going to grill pizza on our new gas BBQ. I wasn’t going to buy one as we’ve had extra bills, but with the Memorial Day sales ,it seemed better to get it on sale rather than wait. I saved $110 dollars on the one I got. 

Yesterday, I did two  20 minute clearing sessions in the barn and bagged up 7-8 bags of garbage/ junk. I wiped some surfaces. It’s much better but still needs some work by my son. He needs to put back his weight set and a few other things. 

Saturday stuff

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Today is a work day till 2pm. Then I need to come home and catch up on the minimalist game (decluttering the number of items for the day). I have yesterday and today. Most of the stuff is junky little stuff, so it’s just a clean sweep really of some bins and other drawers.

I haven’t felt great again, just overall blah and tired. I feel like I’m slipping on some Flylady stuff cause I just don’t have the energy. But im going to go back to just 15 min at a time.that seems to help.

so, I just finished the bathroom zone, lights and shelves, so now I feel better about it.

Well, I’m off to the library and then it’s a pizza night so I don’t have to cook!

This weeks goals…..

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Well well, for starters, have B finish painting. We’re going on day 3 tomorrow. I finished work at 2 and dashed down to the paint  store for 2 more gallons before they closed at 3pm. Plus they are closed tomorrow, so I need it to be done! It looks really great. Not sure about trim, but we are thinking about it.

So my L 1 is better, not all the way, but better. It takes a while for the inflammation to go down . Can’t really tell what starts it. It hasn’t bothered me in 3 months. Go figure.

walked this morning. Still smokey from our California fires. Next week starts week 13. Yeah !

So, goals for the week:

1. Finish painting . Put stuff back.

2. Declutter pantry

3.walk

4. Menus for the week

5. Handle dex ,ha, ha,ha!

6. Tally budget numbers for August

7. Decide on a trim color

8. Do budget for September , including propane and firewood.

9. Order XL twin mattress for Z

10. Walk, walk, walk.

William Morris project

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So, I love this quote. I try to live by it and all my decluttering has been based on this. When I decided to get rid of the MIL Navajo rugs, it was because they were not useful and I didn’t love them . So many examples of this. But , there isn’t a lot left to make this decision on. But I’d still like to get rid of 50 % more. So far some things I’ve accomplished are: all Life magazines bins except 10. I’d like to get this to 5. Then my kids art work from school. One bin each. That’s down from about 8 total . So, I got rid of half my dishes. The closet and pantry looks good. I’m still working on it for now , happy decluttering.

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Saturday updates

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image imageToday was my 50th day walking. Yeah, so I’m starting week 8. As I said my new motto is”JUST WALK”. So even if its .5 mile, it’s walking. I’m pretty pleased with this progress. Not much in the way of weight loss, but that ‘s not my primary goal.

its getting hot here, is going to be 100 or more. Ugh! I do not do well in the heat.

but, we are leaving for Tahoe tomorrow so, it’ll be nicer up there. Should be interesting ,as S and Z are staying home. It’s probably better as our cat tucker ,who has the feline diabetes ,needs food every 4 hours.

I’m decluttering tons of photos as I redo the books. It looks better and I’m hoping to get the photo albums down to 4. I also got rid of a cabinet I had tried painting but the cabinet wasn’t very functional. I was using it for shoes but it just wasn’t right. So that’s gone.

then I’m painting a bookshelf ,really just touching it up with white paint.Above is a picture after and before.

Then I told Z to clean up his room,as there was clothes all over. Well he didn’t so I put everything in a laundry basket, outside his door. Then pulled a stereo  cabinet that held absolutely nothing out. I told my husband to trash it. Then I pulled out his totally destroyed leather chair. It is not going back in. But since I’m gone till Wednesday, I can’t go get him anything, it’ll just have to wait. He also needs a longer mattress as he is 6’3″. So I’m going to do a mini room makeover. Not paint, cuz that’s too much for me.. But new rug, and side table.

Honestly, I could’nt  take it anymore. I told when school got out may 29 , clean your room, so what’s that 2 months…..

Well, I’m off to work and then home to get ready to camp!

Wednesday stuff

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Going to the library this morning for summer reading crafts. Made a bunch of colored pasta so the children can make necklaces. Fun. I’ll only work 2 hours or so and then I need to go into town to get my grocery cash and gas $.

Im planning on giving  the armoire I listed on Craig’s list to hospice thrift store. One more piece of furniture gone. Its an old piece and I was going to paint it but , no I just don’t want it.Imagethen I have a small box of stuff to go, but I think I’ll wait. Two old fiesta ware plates I’ll give to my friend.

Later, when I’m home, I’m going to finish the studio and wash windows out there .

B is on the road all week, so I went for my walk alone. But then he texted me and had just done his walk. Cool. I’m in week 6 so pretty good.

Kitchen reorganizing

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ImageWell,I have been busy on a rearranging and decluttering  day. I decided to move all our white dishes over to these built in shelves. (That’s not all the dishes, half were in the dishwasher). Then I moved my vintage Neddles and Pine dishes into the Heywood Wakefield . That’s only half of them. That’s not a good picture nut you get the idea. Then I moved the fiesta ware( only half to the front room bookcase . So then that allowed me to move a whole bookcase from the kitchen . Then I had my husband remove the door. This actualily was the front door , but since we added the front entry porch, we never use this any more. Then I had him take down the mop hooks. So here’s how it looks……imagenot sure why I can’t write in between the pictures  then I went to Home Depot and got theses shelf things, so you maximize the shelf. Pretty cool., and I opened up a whole wall. I’m going to put a different picture there .or over the tea pots. I’ve also listed an armoire on Craig’s list. Hope it sells. And I’ve decided to sell or give away the Franciscan ware. I probably might keep the teapot. But well see. ImageImageImage

Allergies? Cold?

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imageI am rarely sick. It’s true, even with my compromised immune system do to multiple myeloma, I am rarely sick. So , Friday , I thought ,great, allergies? My throat was mucusy ( is that a word).Saturday , same, Sunday , coughing a little. Monday, coughing a little more. Tuesday I worked my shift and coughing ALOT. Today, I feel sort of worse, ,coughing hard, and I need to go to Costco. So, I’ll take some cough stuff and hope for the best.

Well, like I say, it’s always something. B’s bonus didn’t show up, so we are going to be so tight, with no 0 balance , as B absolutely needs tires on his car. So technically that is a sinking fund, it’s just I was hoping to take it from bonus money and not our zero balance, which now, really is at zero.

On another note just came across a blog I’ve found useful,Alejandra’s tv.com( I’ll add the direct link when I figure out how to do it on WordPress .http://www.alejandra.tv/