JANUARY 1, 2013

[itneverends]

HAPPY NEW YEAR!!!!!

Good Morning!
Im sure scattered filled you in. I felt like I was hit by a train yesterday. Ive been thru this before, so I know what to expect. But this WAS NOT on my list of expectations for bringing in the New Year. Today so far I feel a bit better, so I am going to see what I can accomplish. Going to work in rounds/sessions to try and pace myself. Also going to try really hard not to get sidetracked. However with everyone at home today, it will be a miracle if that happens. AND I am moving at a waayyyyyyyy slower pace.

Having said that.....

Round One
breakfast
meds
email and boards
reboot laundry
wash up
d2s
flip laundry

Waves hi to the next post *********

[itneverends]

Hello?!?!?!?!? Anyone out there?

I am rearranging my attack plan just abit. Seeing how everyone around here is still asleep. I am going to work on the downstairs first.

TADA's
up at a decent hour....630am
breakfast
meds
email and boards
reboot laundry by flipping and restarting
fold a load of darks
cleaned off desk and gathered all mail
took ibuprophen for pain....hoping to keep it at bay for at least half the day

ROUND TWO
put away clean dishes
reload dw
rehome the perpetual clutter of strays that land in the kitchen
clean counters
menu for the rest of the week
grocery list ..... someone MUST go grocery shopping today
open kitchen blinds and let the gloom and doom in....hoping for a little sunshine today

I think I can I think I can I think I can

Waves hi to the next post *********

[Twins' Mom]

Happy New Year - I went to bed early shortly after posting last night...was up at midnight when fireworks were going off and dMacs was upset, then slept through to the morning. I'm feeling bad now about getting upset with dh and dd and not going out last night - would have been better to "just do it." DD still upset at dh had adult friends D&P pick her up last night to spent the night with them so she's home either and I am feeling weepy.

I need to get the day started....a.m. routine and transferring stuff into Jan planner and PODA for today. We are going to an afternoon chili and beer and football open house type party which we go to every year.

-breakfast
-clear kitchen counters
-monthly planner transfer
-20 pieces of paper gone
-meds, vitamins me and ddogs
-check for Frontline, comfortis and heartguard for ddogs

[OKay]

Happy New Year!

New Year. New Month. New Day. Bring it on!

(((INE & Twins)))) Just in case you need an extra ((((Hug))) this morning

I am up, S2S and wash hair then i got sidetracked looking for an app. time for me to get back on track.

Cinnamon rolls are baking. I told they guys they would have a surprise this morning. I think they will be please.

[DeeClutter]

I'm up and s2s and am sipping a coffee. We were trying to get things done in the living area. But (not so dear this morning) Sonil is trying to "focus" on his computer. Heaven knows what he's doing today -after 7 months of not working. DD started to vacuum so she can get that out of the way for mopping. "Could you please not vacuum right now!?" I had started dishes and she passed me a note saying we had to be very quiet for his "royal dumbness". Great -we have company coming in about 2 1/2 hours and we can't do anything??? Woe to gd if she starts in this morning. Hope this doesn't last too much longer. He has his computer on the table so anything in the Great Room is too near. My take is if he wanted complete quiet he should have gotten up and done this earlier or last night when he was a night owl. Don't often vent about dsonil, but today must be the day!
RANT OVER.

How long ago did you have shingles before, INE? And you have them again? It's been almost 4 years since I had a very long episode with them -and it happened down here so it was a nightmare getting insurance, etc to cover it. DH and I took part in a Shingles study up home so they eventually paid for most of it. I had had the "real" inoculation while dh had a placebo. When the study concluded they did give him a free shot. Every once in a while I wonder if they're rearing their ugly head again, but so far so good.

Oh, I have GOT to do something -just don't know what to do. This is mind boggling. And it's definitely not a good way for dd and dsonil to start the day, the year!

[Harriet]

It's the beginning of a new year! Do you know where you're headed?

Opportunities abound for challenge, accountability, inspiration and for encouraging others!

New monthly threads:
January Cards in Cardfile Central forum
January Appointments with Our Organizers in The Decluttered Home forum
Health and Fitness January in the Healthy Habits forum
Art, Craft and Needlework, January in The Creative Home forum

New seasonal threads:
Paper Tamers Challenge - Tame by April, 2013 in Organizational Tools forum
The Productive Backyard, January to June in Outdoor Spaces forum

New year threads:
What are you reading this year? 2013 in Across the Cafe Table
2013 with the PocketMod in Household Notebook/Planner and PocketMod forum
2013 with the Household Notebook in Household Notebook/Planner and PocketMod forum

A new year in Focus
the 2013 Calendar is a new Announcement at top
Indiana's "Getting Started" thoughts are a new Announcement at top
Porch/Entry/Foyer week begins the year


now posted!

[Twins' Mom]

Thanks for the hugs, OKay. At least it's not like back when dd lived at home all the time and she and dh were on each other all the time.

I am just now sitting down to work on planner transfer. DH took ddogs for walk in the rain. We're both pretty quiet this morning.

-clear kitchen table
-start a lol
-make the bed
-more paper decluttering
-PODA for rest of day

Harriet has been busy!

[Kathryn-in-Canada]

Thank you Harriet for getting everything set up for a new year in the village.

As for where I'm going - I haven't a clue.

Nowhere far today; I feel really sick.

I'm s2s.

I've put the load of laundry that ran overnight in the dryer and started the last load in the washer.

Ds called to ask if the wheelchair was here and asking to loan it out. He was calling from the hospital almost 2 hours after his shift ended so not sure who he's offering it to or why he was still at work (friend in the ER so he stayed with them? shift relief didn't show up? covering for another co-worker?) He'll call later to arrange the pickup so I've moved it in from the garage and will mop it down and get the cushion from the basement. It is warming up now and that will take hours I'm sure since it hurt my hands to touch the metal when moving it inside.

I'm having my tea now and will move on to devotions. I ended the year a month behind so don't know what to do. If I do two a day, I'll catch up by the end of the year so I think I might just leave space for the ones I missed and start the new year. My notebook is only about 1/3 used so I don't want to start a new book for 2013 and waste all that space.

[scattered]

(((INE))) - Please be gentle with yourself... I don't want to have to come up there and kick your bum!

(((Twins))) - They'll get over it, and you'll know better next time.

{{{Dee & DD}}} - "is royal dumbness"

Harriet - Wow ya'll have been busy!

(((Kathryn))) - feel better soon!

I have actually been up for over almost 2 hours, and actually I woke up around 7 am but was napping in bed when DS13's BFF got home (he spent last night at another friends house) and I had to get up to let him in. He took a shower and is now napping (sitting up) on the couch. The DS's are both still asleep. I am watching a DIY marathon on restoring old homes, which makes me want to get busy on my house. Before I can start restoring this house I need to get it decluttered and clean... hmm wonder if I can get that done by April 1st! Need to think on that!

Today, I want to get the Christmas tree down and stored. That may sound easy but I would really like to store it in the hidden hallway under the stairs, unfortunately the door is blocked by a stack of boxes that I need to go through and figure out what the heck is in them. I also need to do some laundry and cleaning. First up though is to start off my morning the way I would like to start every morning this year. I think I am going to start figuring out my morning routine.

Start the Day Routine (SDR)
s2s
coffee
meds & vitamins
prayer & meditation (DP gave me a cleaning flip calendar & I bought myself an inspirational daily readings at B&N)
something small to eat (I am not a breakfast person, it actually makes me ill if I eat to much in the morning... always been like that )
swish & swipe BathR

ToDo/TaDa
SDR
Gather laundry
feed Bert & Ernie w() d() f() p/a()
undecorate tree
pack tree in new box
pull boxes out of closet
go through boxes
check hidden closet for contents (I am rather scared to see what is in there)

I am sure there is more to do but that is definitely a good start. Time to jump in the shower... after one more cuppa (still to much blood in my caffeine system).

BBS

[BookSaver]

Good morning, villagers ~
Happy New Year!

Itneverends ~ Thanks for opening the thread. I'm glad you're feeling a little better today.

((Twins' Mom))

Hi Okay! Cinnamon rolls, yum ...

((Dee)) Did SIL forget that guests are coming this morning?

Harriet ~ You've been on fire, girlfriend! It's inspiring to have such cheerful threads open on the first day of a new month.

Kathryn ~ S2s already and laundry started, that's a good beginning to the day. I hope you feel better after your hot tea and quiet time.

Hi scattered!