FALL into November card file

[blessedw2]

sorry couldn't resist.

Happy November!
What is going on in your card file, or if you are like me, during the summer I kept asking where is my card file?

The card file is meant to give you order that is flexible to your needs.

Wishing you a wonderful November filled with peace, purpose and joy.

Cards for me: Dailies in yellow
Weeklies (flexible) in blue very flexible
Monthly and seasonally: white flexible

[blessedw2]

November 1 Saturday:

Hi Nancy and all.

Goals today: put away halloween , bring out thanksgiving
ymca
go to craft show with dmom (almost all day lots of fun)

house: family room clean up , pull outside stuff in, church, just got home so church in the morning then

9:00 check in and ready to start
dailies: fill what you can in dw and start if necessary
find laundry bring it down stairs
counters
stove
table
sweep kitchen floor
make beds
make garbage run
dejunk one thing from refridge
empty car stuff as you go, bring in cups (easy as dh cleaned it) dh is doing this for me (so nice.
make dinner and clean up after (as a family) misc dinner (all on our own as we just got home) dh did dishes

weekly: game night we are moving it to Sunday or not
weekly: bathrooms

house: staying in kitchen area and next week hoping to move to family room.
start writing Christmas cards. bought but will start 1 or 2 a day
work on hand made present
work on family gift

[blessedw2]

Realizing my limits and thank Goodness I can be happy with this as I get older.

Sunday November 2, 2008
Bill day and balance check book
Menu plan simple
Laundry Insist on dd13 doing hers
me: one load of darks
family Asking and expecting help: clean the bathrooms xgone all afternoon, never happened eeek

This week hopeful plan:

Sunday November 9 put Christmas lights up outside

on November 22, 2008 planning to go to lights on michigan ave

special: continue on wall paper and painting
bring in all things from outside to get ready for winter
call man re: taking down trampoline
write 3 xmas cards a day an put stamp on it right away
work on moms present daily
work on family gift daily

dailies: always hopeful
fill dw
empty dw
do at least one load laundry and put away right away
bring all laundry downstairs
find garbage (sweep thru house)
toss one thing from refrig. if necessary
sweep family room
sweep kitchen
brush dogs
walk dogs
clean stove
clean sink
clean counters
make beds
wipe top of sinks bathroom quick

[Harriet]

Nancy, you would get a kick out of reading the last couple pages of Thursday's PWYC. Several folks were missing you and Indiana had to reassure that you had been around, just posting here in Cardfile Central mostly.

blessed, what a great start you posted for the cardfile month.

I have continued to get more basic and more basic lately with so many things going on and time short. Dh and I agree we've hit a time lately that's put so much on us while unwell, and pushed so much back.
Evening dailies - that's my absolute card, faithful, faithful.
Morning dailies - they are almost always getting done but not always well.
Afternoon Dailies - piling up (mail).
Weeklies - going on most-obvious-gets-done status, I'm afraid.

Tomorrow -

dd out of school
Early must pick up a prescription for my mother
and gasoline in the Explorer
3:15 Parent teacher conference

On My Mind

this Friday dd28's little family arrives as houseguests

[blessedw2]

Hi dNancy!
Hi dHarriet, so happy to see you! Boy do I agree basics are best! So many times that's all I can do and not even all of them. I really like the idea that your evening routine is set! How wonderful, your dd coming! I am so happy for you and your family!

moved my monday to here:

Monday: dd13 karate
me: ymca
dailies
empty dw
dishes washing themselves
counters cleaned
table cleaned
found garbage and recycling in house
counters in bathrooms swiped as I cleaned bathrooms
toss one thing out of refridge.


weeklies pulled: white laundry towels washing now and put away right away
clean animals: bird/hamster /cat stuff /dog stuff outside
clean garbage can in kitchen
put bike thing together
write 3 Christmas cards put stamps on and wrote one personal letter to neighbor
wrap presents
bathrooms as I couldn't do it Sunday x powder room done my bathroom , girls bathroom do toilet they will do rest, I have decided they will each do 1/2 of tub and their side of sink, one will vacuum and one sweep that room
special remove more wall paper only took off 2 inches square of paper
so I don't freak (I tend to make a project huge in my mind and then not do it) so I will break the outside clean up through out the week: today: take in one corner of porch pots. which means empty dirt and clean pots and put on shelf in garage. only took in one pot (at least I can say I did something from it).



hi nancy: that info came from our dear Harriet.

[blessedw2]

hi dNancy sorry you still aren't feeling well. Praying for you to feel better fast.
what a pain to have to do all your laundry over again... ugh is right. I will cheer you on as you finish your laundry. *\o/*


Tuesday: dd13 pilates - VOTE - sign up for aerobic classes (ha ha ha that will be interesting)
me: ymca
BIBLE study

wall paper took off 2" x 5"
took in one pot from garden

never home yesterday and ended with a headache again so day was a wash

[blessedw2]

Hi Nancy, hi Harriet and hello to all

Wednesday: dd13 karate (being pragmatic as I will be out all day)
ask me if I want to start, I think I know the answer , geesh I wish I could get over that feeling and just head off to work with "yes I am ready" instead of stamping my feet and saying I don't wanna.

me: ymca xx
errand day: get dd19's present from dh and I
grocery store
target shampoo on sale
dog food/cat food on sale with $5.00 coupon yeah
me: shoes casual dressy
weeklies: clean mixer
clean off toaster
clean off phone
clean off water cooler
clean off finger prints where you see them (don't go crazy)

]being pragmatic about the below weeklies I missed yesterday: I may need to push these to next Tuesday instead. hopeful but realistic

dust kitchen wood work x
dark laundry x
dust frontroom x
dejunk one drawer x
dust family room x
vacuum stairs up and down to basement x
pick up dog stuff xx

dailies x
missed yesterday family room so that will be first xx
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fill dw
empty dw
do at least one load laundry and put away right away
bring all laundry downstairs
find garbage (sweep thru house)
toss one thing from refrig. if necessary
sweep family room
sweep kitchen
brush dogs
walk dogs
clean stove
clean sink
clean counters
make beds
wipe top of sinks bathroom quick

special:
write 3 Christmas cards
wrap presents
more paper off the walls (I am being a brat and taking off 2 x5 pieces a day)
more pots from outside put away (only one pot at least)

[Nancy]

I have notes in my journal on stuff to go in to the news letter.
Thanks for that reminder Blessed.
Laundry is current thanks for cheering me on.

We voted last week the whole county does mail in ballots
I rather like it no waiting in long lines!
What a great idea.

I have the stuff done for this week mostly
all except for vacuuming the upstairs.
Mopping sweeping is done yea!!!

Dgds will be here in a few for after school.

[blessedw2]

The bests of mornings to you Nancy
I see all that lovely laundry put away... great work!
Glad you got to vote early, we had that available here and actual voting day was busy but really easy and quiet. I think it was because so many people voted early
super job too on vacuuming and moping! really super! have fun with dgrandchildren!
have a great day

Thursday heavy cleaning day usually set for friday but dd19 leaves for florida tomorrow
(started not feeling well so heavy cleaning went out the window ) but that happens...it is the trend that counts and it will get done.
my mini goal tonight is to be like our dharriet ... make sure I do my night time routine

dd19 special ceremony at 7 pm, pilates at 5 for dd13 , dress up
dd13 is home today

weeklies moved to today (if I get them done great if not they get moved to next week on their regular day)

-christmas cards I missed yesterday but I will still only do 3 as that is realistic for me
-wrap Christmas presents, move them to my closet and mark it santas workshop( funny girls are older and they still love this).
-clean one shelf in refridge so I stay on top of it for Christmas. once a week
-move one or more pots inside (I know this is foolish doing it this way but I am making my brain think I am not really doing the work (the brat inside)
-remove even the smallest piece of wall paper (funny even this slow poke method (because I am busy) has made quite some progress) took off a 5' section

-bike thing xx

dailies: always hopeful
fill dw washing now
empty dw
do at least one load laundry and put away right away
bring all laundry downstairs
find garbage (sweep thru house) x
toss one thing from refrig. if necessary
sweep family room
sweep kitchen
brush dogs xx
walk dogs xx
clean stove
clean sink
clean counters
make beds
wipe top of sinks bathroom quick

my family project : I am making it too hard so I will try and simplify. making family pictures for dmom and ddad and cousins. I think I got overwhelmed by all the pictures. did some by separting many pictures, have decided to start with old photos first

moved: dress casual shoes to next week
call on dentist, hairdye, karate

re: family room focus this week... it's not going to happen but thats okay

[blessedw2]

hi dnancy!

my baby step for today to get it to be a habit. do night time routine. (thanks dharriet) really you gave me the inspiration, so at late night I emptied the clean dishes instead of waiting to morning. what a nice thing to wake up to (a clean kitchen)