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| Today, I actually went outside and mowed the backyard. This is notable since I haven't used a mower in about...TEN YEARS! LOL
Reminds me of college. I used to clean out my closets or my refrigerator the night before a test. I guess I'm consistant! Tonight, I attack the kitchen. The WHOLE THING is a 'hot spot'. We basically live in there. It's where 'my' junk is. It's where the paper lives. It's where everything I don't know what to do with, lives. It's the most evil place in my home. It's not dirty. The sink is clean. The dishes are put away. The counters where I cook are clean. But everything else? Oh lordy. If you don't hear from me in a few days, send in a posse... |
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- Posted by cupofkindness (My Page) on Fri, Oct 7, 05 at 23:22
| Shop for more stuff. |
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- Posted by ShirleyinAdirondacks (My Page) on Sat, Oct 8, 05 at 8:32
| I read a good mystery. preferably, something I've already read. But after my daughter died in December and again when my father died seven months later, I couldn't read at all. My youngest daughter does the same and had the same reaction to reading afater Shelly died. Every other situation works with the reading. shirley |
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- Posted by Julie_MI_Z5 (My Page) on Sat, Oct 8, 05 at 9:50
| To avoid the worst jobs around the house, I usually do volunteer work or join a new committee. Volunteering gives a positive sense of accomplishment; washing the kitchen floor just means it's going to be dirty again the next day. I'm trying not to do that as much this fall so I can get caught up around here! |
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- Posted by Des_Arc_Ya_Ya (My Page) on Sat, Oct 8, 05 at 9:57
| Play on the computer or talk on the phone. (Just think, by reading this we might ALL get new methods of avoidance! LOL) |
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| My biggest avoidance method is browsing the internet - mostly looking at decorating ideas, furniture, & organizing stuff. Sometimes I read, watch tv w/DH or talk on the phone. |
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| Same here. I can spend hours surfing when I should be doing other things. Talking on the phone, though, actually helps me get stuff done because I can talk on the cordless and do mindless stuff like empty the dishwasher or fold clothes -- it makes the job fly by. |
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| Going to several sites on the internet. They, unfortunately, have taken number 1 priority on my "to do list". There are times when I'll stay up late just to get my internet fix so that I can concentrate on the house the next day. |
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- Posted by maddiemom6 (My Page) on Sun, Oct 9, 05 at 19:37
| Shirley.. Like you anything that had to do with using my head like that was out after our baby son died 5 years ago... I acutally got a lot of or actually tackling projects that I had not gotten too... but that were for the most part mindless... it gave my head a a break and my heart time to at least start the process of healing... it take a long time but each day it gets a little better. Lots of hugs for you! Maddiemom |
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