The steps:
Forward one side step - cleaned off just the treadmill.
Back a step - went out of town for the entire weekend (Yarn store AND trains!)
Forward two steps - cleaned up floor of bedroom, put down new rug. Dusted AND vacuumed.
Back a step - had laser proceedure to cauterize diabetic retinopathy in left eye. (Eck.)
Back three steps - kitchen sink plugs up so bad that chemicals and a 25 foot snake haven't helped. No sink, no dishwasher. Am contemplating washing dishes in my bathtub (Eck.)
And a dosey doh!
There is a chance that I will be cleaning SOMETHING this weekend. Really.
Our Poll results:
One vote for choosing what would make me happy (and that would be hiring an organizing team and cleaning crew to work it all out while I go on a Hawaiian cruise.)
One vote for the living room as when that is clean it makes our voter happy so it might make me happy too :)
One vote for the niece's computer as that is "someone is waiting on you and you shouldn't make people (especially family) wait." Why yes, this voter is a family member! :)
I don't even want to look to see how long it's been since I last posted. This way I can delude myself that it's not as long as I know it's been...
Thursday, June 7, 2007
Tuesday, April 17, 2007
Horse shoe dilemma
I can't decide. Dammit.
1) Finish in the bedroom.
+: It won't take more than two or three hours to finish.
-: I have to move heavy furniture.
-: I have to use my retarded sewing skills.
-: I have to go through a box of misfit toys (okay, assorted bits that have no home that I move from room to room so I can think I'm dealing with it.)
2) Fix my niece's computer.
+: Guilt - I've had it since before Christmas.
+: Guilt - I gave her a new computer desk and chair for Christmas.
+: Guilt - Larry wants to actually use our dining room table (probably for trains though.)
+: Guilt - Then I could work on my brother's computer, which I've had about one month longer than that.
+: When its done, it will leave the house.
-: It's Windows 98.
-: Its mouse doesn't work, and the video is stuck at 16 colors/640x480.
-: It's likely I'll have to nuke and pave. A W98 obsolete driver hunt.
3) Finish in the living room.
+: We have a new TV that could go up.
+: It's a public space.
+: It's almost done as well.
+: The TV needs to be tested out before 30 days are up in case of malfunction.
-: It doesn't seem like it's the most important.
-: It's another heavy lifting job as well as an installation project.
-: Some of the pieces I need (IKEA book case extensions) are out of stock.
-: Larry's hugemongous fish tank need to be given away to truly finish the area (but its out of my hands.)
4) Clean the back bedroom.
+: It's been organized, so what's in there has a home.
+: It could be done in two or three hours as well.
+: My treadmill is in there and I need to start using it again. This is kind of important.
-: It's filled with lots of Larry's model railroad stuff.
-: The space is cramped and it's difficult to get to the "homes" because of all the other things you have to step over.
I need to make a decision so I can keep stumbling in a forward direction. I pick a task, but then this one seems more important so I end up tail-chasing. I even know that I could pick one randomly, get it done and still be ahead of the game. So, another mind trick: I'm calling for a vote! :)
Which one would you do (or think that I should do?) Post a comment.
1) Finish in the bedroom.
+: It won't take more than two or three hours to finish.
-: I have to move heavy furniture.
-: I have to use my retarded sewing skills.
-: I have to go through a box of misfit toys (okay, assorted bits that have no home that I move from room to room so I can think I'm dealing with it.)
2) Fix my niece's computer.
+: Guilt - I've had it since before Christmas.
+: Guilt - I gave her a new computer desk and chair for Christmas.
+: Guilt - Larry wants to actually use our dining room table (probably for trains though.)
+: Guilt - Then I could work on my brother's computer, which I've had about one month longer than that.
+: When its done, it will leave the house.
-: It's Windows 98.
-: Its mouse doesn't work, and the video is stuck at 16 colors/640x480.
-: It's likely I'll have to nuke and pave. A W98 obsolete driver hunt.
3) Finish in the living room.
+: We have a new TV that could go up.
+: It's a public space.
+: It's almost done as well.
+: The TV needs to be tested out before 30 days are up in case of malfunction.
-: It doesn't seem like it's the most important.
-: It's another heavy lifting job as well as an installation project.
-: Some of the pieces I need (IKEA book case extensions) are out of stock.
-: Larry's hugemongous fish tank need to be given away to truly finish the area (but its out of my hands.)
4) Clean the back bedroom.
+: It's been organized, so what's in there has a home.
+: It could be done in two or three hours as well.
+: My treadmill is in there and I need to start using it again. This is kind of important.
-: It's filled with lots of Larry's model railroad stuff.
-: The space is cramped and it's difficult to get to the "homes" because of all the other things you have to step over.
I need to make a decision so I can keep stumbling in a forward direction. I pick a task, but then this one seems more important so I end up tail-chasing. I even know that I could pick one randomly, get it done and still be ahead of the game. So, another mind trick: I'm calling for a vote! :)
Which one would you do (or think that I should do?) Post a comment.
Tuesday, April 10, 2007
Okay, I've got the nail.
So my clothes are organized (minus the 42 gallon trash bag of clothes.) I now fill only my dresser and half my closet space. It used to be: Stuffed dresser, leaning tower of clothes on the dresser, miserable pile of clothes on the dryer, can't get clothes out of the closet without some falling out from the pressure, and exploding laundry basket. I literally couldn't have all of my clothes washed at the same time because there would be no place to put them. I would dress out of laundry baskets when this strange and bizarre situation occured.
Since this post is so distant from when I started this, I just want you to know - I have been doing other things. I just haven't settled on my horse shoe yet.
I did start in the bedroom - but have about another half day to get that finished.
I did start in the living room - but there are several projects in there that will take time.
I did start in the kitchen - but you know how that goes, there's never a completely clean kitchen for longer than the time until your next meal. And of course I'm kitchen-handicapped.
The highlights:
Did finally get the pictures up I'd been planning on in the bedroom for more than four years. (And promptly broke the glass in one frame.)
I did get a new couch (loveseat) and FINALLY saw the removal of the hideabed. The new layout in the living room is smaller, but works pretty well.
I did move books from other rooms (not completely done with this) and got them into the bookcases.
There are a million more things to do, so it's hard to feel triumphant about these things.
I really have to choose a horse shoe...
Since this post is so distant from when I started this, I just want you to know - I have been doing other things. I just haven't settled on my horse shoe yet.
I did start in the bedroom - but have about another half day to get that finished.
I did start in the living room - but there are several projects in there that will take time.
I did start in the kitchen - but you know how that goes, there's never a completely clean kitchen for longer than the time until your next meal. And of course I'm kitchen-handicapped.
The highlights:
Did finally get the pictures up I'd been planning on in the bedroom for more than four years. (And promptly broke the glass in one frame.)
I did get a new couch (loveseat) and FINALLY saw the removal of the hideabed. The new layout in the living room is smaller, but works pretty well.
I did move books from other rooms (not completely done with this) and got them into the bookcases.
There are a million more things to do, so it's hard to feel triumphant about these things.
I really have to choose a horse shoe...
Friday, February 23, 2007
Statement of Intent
Or why I'm calling this limited-time-only blog "For the Want of a Nail."
You know the story - for the want of a nail, the shoe was lost, etc? Well, I got into a conversation today that pointed out to me that I feel that I can't have people over unless my house is clean (and by clean, I mean, perfectly organized, brilliantly clean, welcoming, warm, comfortable - the way I see it in my head.)
I hear you, don't shout.
But I don't care about that! I'd just like to see you! Erm. Yes, I know. I'd be saying it to you if you made those statements to me.
But just because it's logical, true, and all right-thinking people agree, doesn't mean that I'll come to my senses and just start inviting people over willy-nilly. I know me pretty well. I'm not just going to bypass this attitude and get on the cluetrain.
Therefore, I need to take action. Not something I'm good at. I'm a planner, a visionary, a resource for all kinds of esoteric knowledge...in other words, I'm all hat and no cattle. I can talk the talk...etc.
So what you can read here are my attempts to get my poop in a group as the NWR say.
Wish me luck. I'm gonna need it. *sigh*
You know the story - for the want of a nail, the shoe was lost, etc? Well, I got into a conversation today that pointed out to me that I feel that I can't have people over unless my house is clean (and by clean, I mean, perfectly organized, brilliantly clean, welcoming, warm, comfortable - the way I see it in my head.)
I hear you, don't shout.
But I don't care about that! I'd just like to see you! Erm. Yes, I know. I'd be saying it to you if you made those statements to me.
But just because it's logical, true, and all right-thinking people agree, doesn't mean that I'll come to my senses and just start inviting people over willy-nilly. I know me pretty well. I'm not just going to bypass this attitude and get on the cluetrain.
Therefore, I need to take action. Not something I'm good at. I'm a planner, a visionary, a resource for all kinds of esoteric knowledge...in other words, I'm all hat and no cattle. I can talk the talk...etc.
So what you can read here are my attempts to get my poop in a group as the NWR say.
Wish me luck. I'm gonna need it. *sigh*
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