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Good morning!
I will! I'm feeling rather energetic this morning.... You know, as I'm still pregnant and all. :p ;)
What I'd LIKE to do today:
Consider giving birth
What I WILL do today:
Make breakfast - done - smoothies & baked oatmeal
Pay bills this afternoon.
Paint the hall or possibly another wall in the living room? I really like the Vintage Mauve I used on one wall and I'm thinking of painting one wall at a time until it's too much, lol.
Finish painting the dining room - 1/2 of one wall left from running out of paint.
Plan which lit books the middle girls are starting on this AM - running to 1/2 Price Books this afternoon.
Eye appointments - three of them today for three cute little girls, all of whom desperately want glasses.
Plan supper. I'm out of wood pellets so I'm actually going to have to cook. Sigh.
Plan Costco trip for tomorrow night so the children don't starve when I actually DO have the baby.
Trip to the PO
JoAnn's for fabric for a blankie for a dear friend who had a cute little girl.
You're so funny! And, you have too much on your to do list! I think you should stop after paying bills. :)
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Good morning! I hope you all have a great day! I'm still practicing baby steps with flylady and hoping to transition to SHE system.
Done: dressed to shoes
Finished cleaning master bath
one load of laundry washing
everyone ate breakfast
facetime with grandparents for anniversary
started soaking beans for dinner
garbage and recycling out to road
To Do:
Make bedreload laundry, also did another loadplay with DCHWT, read aloud, reading, sight wordsstart chili in crockpot for dinnerpapers from kitchen to officepossibly declutter office x 15 minonly did 10 min of shifting to a better room, but was upstairs and heavy, so good enough!vacuum bedroomunload dishwasherETA: maybe get some basic school supplies -- went bulk shopping instead
Maybe clean kids bathroom -- nope
Started working index card system for SHEAlso cleaned sink and got bag ready for early am appt!
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I would love to do some research like this. I really liked regular ancestry.com but didn't have time to research what I wanted. I still don't but find it fascinating. I love that show who do you think you are ( or similar title?).
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Wishing all a great Wednesday!
Work out
Eat healthy
Hoping to shift kitchen papers to office
Do chores not done yesterday
Basics of survival and basic cleaning/organizing today
DH to do boy scouts tonight
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:(. Hope he heals well
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What a big life change! I used to live in the mid Atlantic north of DC and would visit as much as possible. There's so much to see and do, not only there, but a lot of big cities are close enough to visit for the weekend, like Philly, Hershey and amish PA, beaches, mountains, etc. Even NY is close enough if you have a few days off!
I would talk with older DS about the situation. If you'll be near DC for 3+ years, then I would not break up the marital home. Discuss living on campus if possible with DS, and considering changing universities if necessary if it's too much pressure. You can establish residency in the meantime in a different state. He could go to college in NM and then transfer, pull out now and go to a new univ after applying near DC, go to local comm college and transfer, take a leave to explore DC with you for a semester, etc. I had a few friends at univ who grew up where the college was but didn't have family nearby (the rest of the family moved away) and they did better than I did, a new transplant who never lived there before.
DS 15 I don't have much advice.
DC and the area is expensive so start thinking about downsizing stuff to fit easier in a smaller home, consider renting out your home, etc. Also I don't know about your weather supplies, but consider getting cold weather things on clearance where you live and bringing it if the job will pay for relocation. Consider nice thick lined or double lined jackets, lots of layers, hats, gloves, etc. I think the weather is nice but if you're not used to winter it may be a challenge.
One thing about the areas I found is that some things were more expensive but others were less. In general if you can skip the highest rated school areas you can also skip the higher priced homes, maybe. There will be state income taxes too. IDK if NM has them?
In general I really liked living there and moved away only to be closer to family. I loved and now miss all the cultural activities, diversity, weather, and proximity to lots of fun things! GL with it all.
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I think I have that book pending at the library too. I think piecemeal may work best for me too, but I need some motivation at first to get some routines and habits going.
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Better late than never!
Done already: dressed to the shoes
Dishes
Hwt, sight words, read aloud, reading
Spoke forever with serviceman about broken home appliance and patch fixed it
Crockpot dinner cooking
Healthy breakfast and lunch done
Spot vacuum area rugs
Took out garbage and recycling
To do: nap! --done thank goodness!
Get dc to nap! -- done thank goodness !
Get oops I forgot to get something groceries -- done
Hopefully clean master bath and/or guest bath -- guest done, master started (sort of)
Reserve for birthday party -- nope oops
Get invites for party -- nope
Maybe school supply shopping/bulk shopping? - nope
Appt PT -- sigh nope
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Hello, I started going through fly lady. I did not sign up for her e-mails because I almost never check mine and hate "spam". I just look at her website multiple times per day.
Question 1) Do I HAVE to have the e-mails? I ordered her book from the library but I'm still waiting on it and will read it when I can.
Question 2) When do you do the detailed cleaning for each zone? The daily to-do lists don't really mention the time dedicated to this, unless I'm missing it? I'm still early in the decluttering period but there's no way I can wait to have everything decluttered before starting on actual cleaning so I need to clean too. Meaning, she states to just focus on decluttering but I can't as I have to clean too for family and company. Are these detailed cleaning things covered in the daily to-do lists or is that on top of what she says to do daily?
TIA!
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Though pretty expensive, we finally bit the bullet to get a gym membership with child care. However much I want to just bike around with the kids in the neighborhood, run, or exercise when DH got home to watch the kids it wasn't working out (so to speak).
I do elliptical work outs for 30-45 min, then machine weight lifting for 15-30 min x 3-4 days per week. We after school and during the school year we walk the 1+ mile round trip daily. Eventually we will bike to school but DC aren't there yet. I use my fitness pal to just record weight amounts so I know how much I am lifting at each machine I use. But the app also allows you to record food, aerobic exercise, etc.
Honestly, the child care has been the biggest motivator for me! And our gym has a huge indoor slide system for older kids which the kids love too.ETA: - saw your other replies and realize this won't work for you. I'd say look into a fun sport you may want to try that's nearby: karate, archery, swimming, dancing, etc?
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Thanks for an escape list!
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I have in pantry a mish mash of dry, canned, jarred, breakfast, kid snacks, and bulk ingredients, as well as clean bibs and food storage bags, juices, and beer. :)
Cupboards house spices near stove. They are in ABC order in shoebox containers x 3, plus honey, vanilla, and cinammon, oil, cooking sprays out (in cupboards but not in shoebox containers).
Baking supplies all in separate, remote cupboards, with DH snack foods.
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This show had the
. Evah!I've never even heard of this. I'll have to look it up.
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Take sewing needle out of ds10's foot - done
Yikes! Ouch
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I'll try but if I'm currently awake it's looking pretty slow:
ETA: fell back asleep thank goodness!
To Do:
Exercise I hope -- done!
Groceries I hope -- done!
Make appt with serviceman -- done!
Make appt with PT -- nope
Hwt/read aloud/reading/sight words/vocab? --done!
Stretch goals: arrange for birthday party -- nope
Flylady -- decluttered for an hour, changed sheets, dressed to shoes, cleaned sink, laundry x 2 loads!
Buy new toilet piece -- done!
Done: dishes
one load of laundry so far
made lunch
have dinner idea x 3 nights
dressed to the shoes
Groceries
Flylady is confusing but I think I'm finally starting to understand her system.
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When Harry Met Sally
I knew this would show up.
I'll have to rewatch it.
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Will be praying it all goes smoothly. Maybe they can adjust dosages slightly to decrease side effects.
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I love the fall season but don't have it where I live. Any shows or movies off the top of your head that feature autumn? Halloween themes are ok but I'm hoping for a variety. Please limit recs for scary/horror unless they're Awesome. TIA! I know it's deep in the summer and I'm trying to mentally cool off or at least escape!
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Coffee with powdered milk for protein. I do eat breakfast regularly though.
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Usually I have strange hours: bed early or late. Sleep through the night or up for a few hours in early am. But my preferred time is early to bed, early to rise.
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I just posted this in another thread about school supplies ~
I like these blog posts from 2012 and 2013. (And I'm hoping the author will do another post this year.)
Absolutely Unnecessary School Supplies
Absolutely Unnecessary School Supplies, Part II
Regards,
Kareni
Pretty funny
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I've got one of those, but we're doing Saxon 1 so the crayons are for ME!!!!! I'm sure I need the 64 pack with the built in sharpener and it has to be Crayola because the others don't smell quite right. ;)
I'm such a dork.
Has to be crayola! I got Walmart crazeart brand and the crayons are so waxy they don't even color the paper! Never again.
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Can I get your best fish recipes...I need to prepare it more, but I'm sort of scared of it. :o
I'll see if I can dig up one I love for you. I get a lot of inspiration from allrecipes.com.
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If it can be grilled, I will grill it.
Greens, summer veggies and other garden delights (waiting for the purple tomatoes to make their appearance at the farm stands...!!)
Summertime summertime sum sum summertime.
I love eating grilled food, but I hate the heat. Therefore I only eat grilled when someone else cooks it.
Who's going to tackle Thursday with me?
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GL with your MIL. I hope the hip replacement really helps!