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Tillie
Posted: 09 December 2016 - 09:56 AM
 

Good morning everybody 🙂

Great to read your posts on phase five! 😀
Been run ragged here and ended up quite ill.
Taking care of myself and ALL the cats & kittens though.
Need more supplies like cat food and kitty litter.
Need HELP! ;D
But the kittens are so sweet and adorable I just could not leave them outside when the temperatures are down in the 20s and the hawks, owls, coyotes & foxes are hungry too.

WAY TO GO!!! Everybody on every accomplishment, especially the little ones that really do add up and help make your homes the sanctuary of your dreams.
(((HUGS)))

 

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Tatoulia
Posted: 01 April 2017 - 04:09 PM
 

I loved Rogue One--hope you do too CM. Truthfully I'm not a science fiction fan but Star Wars movies are something my brother enjoys so I go to all of them. I hope you have a nice time!

Wishing you a happy birthday! I generally love my birthday but this year eclipsed by mother's health. So I'll celebrate yours, CM!

Hello Tillie! Due to weather, I didn't see brother today so I took a nice afternoon nap!

Anony have a fun time tonight--so funny what Tillie said about not having too much fun!

Keep up the good work, Porter.

I'm a slug today. So nice to relax.

 
CriticalMass
Posted: 01 April 2017 - 01:59 PM
 

Hi all,

Happy April. It's my birthday month (bday on the 11th) so I'm kind of excited. I'm not the sort who always does get excited over birthdays, but sometimes I do over the ones that have a special significance. And this one does. It's my 55th, which marks my passage into official "seniorhood" - and discounts, LOL! I don't feel like a senior that much of the time. But with folks living longer, how "should" a senior feel anyway? It's like what's "normal" - a setting on the dryer!

And I'm glad to be through with March. Last few days were crazy. I still have 2 more to go till payday, and I'm pinching pennies and trying to drive on fumes. It's not that I couldn't buy any gasoline but I'm so tired of ending the month with almost no money. So I'm being tight-fisted.

The nightmares and stressful sleep, and daytime lack of focus and times of grumpy moods, have been with me off and on. It should be more on the upswing though. I'm going to go to church and go to Confession and unburden my soul! That should leave me feeling more peaceful. And next week there are some sunny days predicted, instead of mostly rainy ones. So I will have gasoline and a chance to work out at the storage unit.

Later today we're going to go see "Star Wars Rogue One" at the discount movie theater. I was disappointed in "The Force Awakens" but Rogue One is supposed to be good. It might be good for me to fly to a galaxy far, far away for a couple of hours!

Everybody have a good weekend!

 
Tillie
Posted: 01 April 2017 - 11:56 AM
 

Happy April 🙂

Hi Porter 🙂
Have a WONDERFUL day! (((HUGS)))

Hi Anonymoniker 🙂
Have fun tonight
but not too much fun ;D

Beautiful bright sunny day here.
Hoping all the sunshine will help motivate me out of this dragging, don't wanna do nothin mood.
😉

 
Anonymoniker
Posted: 01 April 2017 - 08:40 AM
 

Porter,
You learned how to be functional growing up. I did not. I wasnt made to do chores, so i still cant effectively clean, or organize....im actually very envious of people who had demanding childhoods cuz it gave them a lifetime of being able to take care of things so well. Im in complete awe of that! I read your posts & it blows my mind how well you function. You are amazing! ....actually ALL OF YOU ARE AMAZING!!! 😀

 
Anonymoniker
Posted: 01 April 2017 - 08:29 AM
 

Porter, there arent many life forms more obnoxious than a 17 year old human girl!!! Its in our DNA to rebel against our parents to keep our gene pool diverse! That is science. I know it hurts, but it is actually quite normal....what id give to have my parents 'on my case' again...(sigh)
Im having my ex ex over tonight & i dont even have to clean the place or even feel embarrassed....he will laugh in an understanding way...im not sure how good that is, but it sure is a nice change!
~Happy Pagan New Year to all!~ (the early Christians made fun of the Pagans for celebrating their New Year by calling them April Fools!)
~☆♡☆~☆♡☆~☆♡☆~

 
Porter
Posted: 01 April 2017 - 08:21 AM
 

I don't I tend for this to come out the way so please forgive if it does. This little tread is a very precious place for me. So even though many things in my proximity are negative. All of you on the what are doing today thread are my rock.

I grew up as the youngest of three boys, my dad was fireman and a cement truck driver. A Fred Flintstone type of there ever was one.
So everything was about being male .
My mom had to argue for everything.

My first job was in the furniture store where my mother worked. She was top sales person, very pushy ,but very good at room decorations. Not easily intimidated and could get her customers anything even in-store credit. She was respected.

I was not. I was the backroom. Grunt. But no need to go into that. What happened was I started. Moving furniture around. The sales ladies would have me rearrange the roomlets. In favor of how the sales ladies liked it. It was interesting to me. I could clear furniture out and then put the furniture in. But it was the room accents that made a room personal. I never forgot that.
A minimalist room with only furniture is vague and boring.

But a room that has to much accessories is cluttered.
Then as emotional attachments to the clutter piles up. The room loses it functions for the furniture's intended use.

So I feel like I'm high function hoarder.
I know how it should look.
I've always pulled my emotional attachments out of the clutter . And when my wife isn't looking pull out some of the clutter. But over time I lose the battle.

Still I remember those days as a furniture grunt.
If I remove everything to reclaim the space. It won't be long before the accessories get in.
But how I choose to defend against clutter and emotional attachments will make the difference on wether I live in hoard or somewhere beautiful.

Staying home today. Playing games, listing to you tube music videos fro. The 80s and my daughter taking turns playing her music . And mixing in my wife's favorites when she's sits in with us.
Favorites on The menu. Just us three today.

 
Tillie
Posted: 31 March 2017 - 07:22 PM
 

Porter
She responded "whatever"
That means she HEARD you, heard what you said & meant.
At her age that is a very common way for a teen to acknowledge an adult.
It was not a grunt with a shoulder shrug, that means they are dismissing you and whatever you might have said.
A blood curdling cold stare means they heard you and resent the air you breathe.
Taking her to see the old folks was a great idea.
She may act like it didn't sink in when really it did.
For some reason teens act like they don't care but really they do.

Teenage girls are a mystery. ;D

(((HUGS)))

 
Porter
Posted: 31 March 2017 - 04:50 PM
 

Well my love fest went aground.
Teenagers???
Mine told it doesn't matter what I say. She doesn't have to help if she doesn't want to. And here the icky part.
Just cause your old doesn't mean I have to help you.

I was so bothered by it. I went to this old folks home with my daughter. I mean this is where there are so many people living there that it's like stepping into another world filled with only 70 s and up. I was there by mistake. Years ago. And people ,strangers pulling to there rooms asking me to move stuff.
So I decided that's not too bad. She can handle that. I spent 3 hours today just walking through the halls with my daughter. And is was same. People complaining that is their family's don't help. I know. That was really weird right.

I told my daughter later in the car. I hope I never miss you as much as the old lady her daughter. I tried to be nice. She responded "whatever"

Tillie only you know what needs to be done and what can be done. As much as I've wanted to leave in the past . I am so grateful to be spending what little time I have left with my little family. Even if I'm at my wits end annoyed. For so long I couldn't forgive them , but can't imagine letting them go without forgiving them.

 
Tillie
Posted: 31 March 2017 - 10:49 AM
 

Good Morning Everyone 🙂

Hi Porter 🙂
YES! 😀
Live each day with them to the fullest!
(((HUGS)))
Your daughter will need you in her life.
Maybe she won't think so now but later as she matures there will be times when she does.

Many people in my "real life" don't understand life with a hoarder.
They tell me to just clean it all up myself.
They tell me to "make" him clean it all up.
They never hear me when I say "I can't" do that.
Some call me low life white trash & worse.
They don't ever "see" the areas that I maintain.
I am all alone with this except here on the message board where I have met so many lovely people who really do understand and "hear" me.
((((((HUGS))))))

 
Pain
Posted: 31 March 2017 - 09:49 AM
 

Just watched a movie called. Fault in stars.

Ugh, made me cry , made me grieve.
It was beautiful. My life isn't such a story, but I glad to have seen it. I know I need to see the therapist again. But not for the grief and and the loss , but it'll eclipse what I really need help with. Thank you again anony, tat, Tillie, critical mass, Joan. Because I'm so isolated ,I feel better after posting to my peers. In many ways better than the people I cross paths with.

Life is what we make it.
I still have today with them . So I'm going to show them love for as long as they let me.

 
Porter
Posted: 30 March 2017 - 07:24 PM
 

If I had to pick only five tools for reclaiming living space.

1. Tubs because they. Because they can be stacked.
Organizing unsorted small clutter into a task stack for another day.

2. A big cart that can hold 8-10 tubs. so I can easily move stacks of tubs where the are best kept.

3. a comealong . It's like a solid rake.
This helps sweep up tiny pieces into a pile. Very quickly.
So it fits like this.
Bag up trash.
Remove big clutter
Tubs small clutter into sorted categories.
Comealong the small stuff into unsorted tub.
Grabber for what's left
Sweep or mop.

4.Grabber helps to sort papers and clutter from trash. Or trash from clutter.

5. Vehicle for transporting trash,tubs,donations, and volunteers.

Very quiet day , a lot to do, but don't feel like doing anything. It's been 27 years since I was last alone. So I'm just being quiet and enjoying the peace of us all being together.

I've started looking for another place to live.
As my wife is saying she wants to go to hospice Wether the property management let's us stay on 30 day lease or not. It's so helpless to watch my family come apart.
My daughter want to live with mom.
But my wife is too ill , so we're all a little heart broken. I guess when you love your children as much as we can . You give them everything , and just hope they continue to happy even if they go away to live with others. It hurts, but I'll keep it Inside and keep letting her know she is always loved. I choose not to live with my mom at age 17 and if hurt her. But she was abusive. And still is.
Wish I were on that alone show next season. There wouldn't be a need to come back for anything or anyone.

 
Tillie
Posted: 30 March 2017 - 06:51 PM
 

Hi 🙂

Hi Tatoulia 🙂
YEA! for the bed frame
but mostly because you have done a fantastic! job at Mom's (((HUGS)))

Hi CriticalMass 🙂
Thank you (((hugs)))
Keep giving that kitty treats and lovins when she does that and soon she will be there more often. 😉
Have you ever considered hanging up a "Dream Catcher" near your bed?
I have always had good luck with them.

That's the insidious thing about hoarding.
It slowly creeps in little by little over time and you don't really notice what's happening until it's keeping you from using your home and doing all the things you love to do.
I'm looking forward to the time when you can once again be the true domestic goddess you are. 😉

Today was a typical Spring day here.
Rain then hail followed by snow.
Winds have been raging for hours.
Never got out of the upper 30s either.
I have accomplished nothing, the cats have stayed in bed all day.
Good day overall safe & warm inside 🙂

 
CriticalMass
Posted: 30 March 2017 - 02:54 PM
 

Didn't realize I'd been away several days. They went by quickly because they were busy ones. I was getting my fitness time in and sitting for my elderly friend again. We are in the spring rainy season here. Glad to have the moisture but I'm going to wait on the storage unit. I can finish the spring cleaning of my bedroom here.

I'm getting ready to have another nap. Slept horribly - by that I mean my body may technically have slept but my mind was tormented by the usual bad dreams. Daytime naps are my restorative sleep. I don't need one every day, just when physically exhausted or after too many nights with nightmares.

The shyer of the two cats came in a bit ago and actually came up on my bed. I gave her a kitty treat and for awhile it looked like she might sleep with me. She has always been fascinated with my junky room! She likes to climb around on the stacks. She went over and climbed on top of a box that had a stack of clothes on it and stretched up to the TV on top of the chest of drawers. She likes TVs. Mine wasn't on, but last night and other times she gets up by the living room TV and bats at the screen.

Tatoulia, so glad things are working out for your mom. I of course cast my vote in favor of pets for seniors!

Porter, I like your methodical decluttering descriptions. I have similar attack plans, though perhaps a bit piecemeal now but I intend to implement ever more efficient strategies as I go along. Glad your inspection came out and best wishes for future resolutions. Hoping you won't have to be apart from your wife.

Tillie, sorry his junk is such a problem. I hope and pray for better times, helpers, and any other needs to be met. Same for Anonymoniker, what a relief to get the plumbing resolved.

The thing about housekeeping - I am so there. I feel like I got to the point with the hoarding where I hadn't realized how it had crowded out the simple pleasures of running a home. I'm a pretty domestic gal, and I miss being able to cook and bake and other basic homemaking things the way I used to. Even cleaning may someday be enjoyable when I no longer need to move clutter to do it! Looking forward to that time.

 
Tatoulia
Posted: 30 March 2017 - 10:20 AM
 

Good morning everyone!

Porter forgive me I meant to tell you how pleased I was that your inspection went so well. Sometimes I forget what I was going to say and Tillie's post just reminded me!

Good morning--I'm working hard doing work and then back to mom's tonight. Should be my last night going there. Bed frame just arrived.

 
Tillie
Posted: 30 March 2017 - 10:14 AM
 

Good Morning 🙂

Hi Anonymoniker 🙂
YEA!!! WTG!!!! for Stepson fixing the hot water line!!!
Going without really makes us appreciate it when we get it back. 😀
Unfortunately, there is no kind of little get togethers in town.
Unless I were interested in 4H, quilting bees, birthing baby lambs & goats, etc.
Rural area with a nearby tiny rural town.
LOL 😀
Plus I need to do whatever I can manage to clear up on the property now because if he dies I will have to start working on cleaning up all his hoarded stuff, and there is a LOT.

Hi Porter 🙂
Congratulations for making the property managements job to nit-pick impossible! 😀
Fingers are still crossed that you all get to remain where you are now. (((HUGS)))

Hi Tatoulia 🙂
Wonderful job you have done at your Mom's (((HUGS)))
So, what time is dinner?
And I'll bring the dessert ;D

Rain and hail this morning 😀
Have no plans for today.
Maybe I'll make some potato salad?

TTYL 🙂

 
Tatoulia
Posted: 29 March 2017 - 10:45 PM
 

Great to hear from you, Anony! Yay for hot water & help from a family member! Porter, great advice on cleaning.

Mom's house is in great shape. The cleaning lady will vacuum under bed tomorrow and then I have one closet left to organize. The new bedframe comes tomorrow and I'll set that up. I don't know what I've written since I'm so jumbled but mom's bed is too high and they want me to lower it. Her bed is a beautiful antique but she'll have to do without in the short term. Her house is almost perfect right now. Very little left for me to do.

Porter, we don't have any mice problems at mom's house--she's a clutterer and a touch of a hoarder (so much yarn, fabric and other stuff) but she has cleaning lady once a week, her laundry and sheets are also done once a week, and her meals are generally eaten in the dining room (she lives in assisted living and has her own efficiency apartment with own bathroom). I wish I could make the argument that the cat is there for mice! Her physical therapist doesn't want the cat there due to tripping hazards and other physical reasons. I've promised mom that once she's settled in, the cat will come back. I will also bring kitty over for visits as she is a very good companion. Tillie, Her cleaning lady has been taking care of the litter box for years now, so it's never soiled or unusable. We've been lucky that way. My mother is very kind and very sweet so she generally is treated very well.

Anony I hear you on the soothing properties of pets. My mom's cat is very good company for my mother and the two of them are generally sitting together. Very cute. The cat has definitely improved her quality of life these last ten years.

My house is not as clean as I would like it, but I can definitely have a dinner party at mom's if anyone wants to join me!

 
Porter
Posted: 29 March 2017 - 08:29 PM
 

I would think having a cat would around would keep mice from gaining a foot hold. For your moms house.
When I clear an area, for family, as much as don't like too. I pick an area to make much worse, but I pick another area that is easiest to clear . This way I can generate some trust and confidence.

When I cleared my nephew's house. I knew I could count on him someday to help return the favor.

It also helped me develop some clearing and reclaiming skills . That when I finally pushed to completion. I was Confident in making things happen.

Today the property management showed up at. They were hard nosed . The house is so clean the only thing they had against me was the 30 day notice.

I won't sign a lease . It's weird they were really looking for something to claim to invalidate the condition of the house. But ;0 I've been on it!
Just about an hour or two a day.

Anony
I thought about how does it apply to hoarders like myself. If I'm constantly focused on only the next move instead of the overall management.

Make a path.
Grab as trash as is easy and big.
Make room for tubs,boxes,or bags
Get a cart
Load the cart with sorted stuff.
Lable what is unsorted.
Sort into categories.
Papers and photos.
Donations
Trash
Keep for storage
Keep in the room
Keep for other rooms
Belongs to someone.

I personally have work in a clockwise motion from the door of a room all the way around.

Wether I'm purging or just saving everything unsorted for another day.
My goal is to remove everything.
Clean the floors and walls
As I bring back furniture I clean the furniture.
As I bring back clutter clean the clutter.

Resort the remaining cutter.

But if I dont do the overall . Clockwise motion. I tend to unstack and restack clutter from one pile to next and rarely reclaim space.

I find reclaiming. A single room to the point of being reset. More liberating than reducing the hoard. So I judge my success 1 room at time .

After going through it only a few times . I realize I have spent almost as much time maintaining as unstacking and restacking.

My property management , is going to determine Wether my wife goes to her mother's ,and her and I will live in separate homes. I'm sad.

 
Anonymoniker
Posted: 29 March 2017 - 03:04 PM
 

Hello, all!
Porter, thats an excellent observation about short term survival overriding creativity & other aspects of our being in life. I think that is rampant in society these days. ~☆~
CM, Slam Dunk The Junk is hilarious!!! ha ha I also dont get sports, but i get the hoarder reference!!! 😀
Tatoulia, i bet your place is ready to throw a dinner party in?! Seriously! 😀 And your Mom's cat would absolutely be of great comfort to her & immeasurable help to her overall health! ...not to mention the cat, your cat & you! We all understand the deep benefits of pets, but many recent studies are now proving many amazing health benefits to having pets! =^-^=
Tillie, you do so much work. Maybe consider taking up something new? Like some kind of get together in town, or ??? ~♡~ Also, i remember an amazing little island we found on my boat up the Sacramento Delta! Someone had planted all these exotic banana trees & palm trees, etc. It was incredible! We were there for the Harmonic Convergence in the mid-late 80s! 😀
Well, i ended up seeing my stepson's Dad for a bit, by chance & it was quite interesting. We talked through some important old issues. It was especially odd being in his house cuz it looks sooo much like mine, only worse! It is the same style of 'decor'...ha ha In many ways it made me want to improve mine more, but the odd thing is, i could bring him here & not be embarrassed!!! HA!!! Im not sure where things will lead, but it did help me to break that hung up bond on my recent ex...Venus is retrograde alright...ha ha
Also, my stepson fixed my hot water hose! YEA!!! I couldnt get either plumber to even call me back! It is sooo helpful to do dishes & laundry, not to mention showers, with hot water! Such simple things are sooo greatly appreciated! ~♡~

 
Tatoulia
Posted: 29 March 2017 - 11:13 AM
 

Tillie just thinking about the tiny hummingbird families makes me smile! I also am envious of being able to hang laundry. Please watch out for your back! It is a terrible shame that you don't have help or support at home. Wish I were there to help you.

Heading up to mom's soon--just for a quick stop in.

Ttyl!

 
Tillie
Posted: 29 March 2017 - 10:12 AM
 

Good Morning Everyone 🙂

Hi Porter 🙂
WAY TO GO! with continuing to reduce the amounts in the tubs! 😀
Little by little it will get done.
There is a whole society of people living on their boats.
I got to meet many of them while I was living in my bus on the island.
Very interesting people with amazing tales of the places they have been.

Hi Tatoulia 🙂
WAY TO GO! with all you have done to get your Mom Back into her home safely.
I do believe the reason they don't want her cat there is because they think nobody will be keeping the litter box clean and the cat will just go everywhere and generally make the whole house a nasty mess.
Some people are VERY anti cat people and believe cats are terrible pets.
But her cat would be a great comfort and companion for her.
And we both know that cats are not naturally filthy creatures.
Good luck with cleaning out under the bed. 😉

Going out to hang laundry on the line soon as I am done posting.
Then want to spend some time cleaning up outside.
Really wish he would help, the work hurts my back.
Plus, it's a mess he has created through negligence.
The birds are nesting so I can't do much more pruning until Autumn.
Soon the Humming birds will be here raising their tiny families. 😀
Maybe this year I can hang out humming bird feeders without them always being covered with wasps?

 
Tatoulia
Posted: 29 March 2017 - 08:46 AM
 

I have no idea what "ugh this" was supposed to say in adt my night's posting.

Her apartment is looking good. I brought home mom's laundry last night so I can do it here. I will take her dryckeanung out today.

I have to clean out under the bed tonight. That will be a chore.

So I don't know if I mentioned this Tillie, but they want me to keep mom's cat. I know they mean permanently but I pretend to misunderstand and say the cat can stay here while mom acclimates to being home and being in wheelchair. Mom is being cooperative with everything--except the cat. I told her I'll bring the cat by for visits. Trust me, everyone wants the cat to go home! (She's great company/just don't like the occasional outbursts between the two cats).

Tillie, what is up for today? I hope you still feel better. Porter, where do you find the strength and time in the day?

 
Tatoulia
Posted: 28 March 2017 - 09:17 PM
 

I'm back at mom's, now working on aesthetics. Physical therapist came by today--I was not here, and was very happy with all the clearing I'd done. She said I did a very good job of it but it still looks like my mother's place. Now I'm working on some other rearranging and organizing. Cold rainy. Ugh this. I love nights like this.

Hello Tillie and Porter.

 
Porter
Posted: 28 March 2017 - 07:46 PM
 

.I'm glad you have a cleaning Lady.
That's very helpful , especially when yours caring for someone it helps to have friends. Wether they are volunteers or paid. I begged my wife for two years to get help , from a cleaning service sponsored by visiting nurse services.

I find myself waiting to her Show, and while waiting I try to get the rooms she doesn't clean cleaned. And after she leaves I focus on the living room .

I'm still struggling with laundry , but I've made the chore down to 1HR. I have to be present while it agitating, empty , rinse and spins. Or it'll just keep going forever.
We're having cash flow issues ,and I'm just going to keep on doing it this way.
It sort of forces me to clean . I mean since I'm stuck with the task in 6 ten minute intervals.
I go off and clean little single tasks.
Micro wave, waste baskets rinsed. A drawer. Just little things.

I'm considering bringing her hoard back. 1 tub at a time. And as the washer starts deal with her stuff at small steps everyday. I estimate it's possible to help her go through each tub . 1 a day until we move. And some don't need moved from storage at all.

So I'm on a very good path. Not full purge to minimalist, but a full sorting of the hoard.

If I may just think out loud.

After my wife passes it will be my daughter and I .
After my daughter goes to away to college.

I want to buy a boat and live on a boat instead of paying rent. With my survival skills I believe I may enjoy the solitude and the adventures of sailing along the pacific coasts.
I don't want to make god laugh at my plans . But if I get the chance I'll bounce. With social media connectivity what it is . The solitude won't be as bad as complete isolation.
.
I'm considering a long term strategy for long term storage. Because I know someday I'll want or need to stay grounded . So I'm very much desiring the boat retirement as a real way of life.

 
Tillie
Posted: 28 March 2017 - 02:05 PM
 

HELLO 🙂

Got a good night's sleep and woke up in a much better mood today 😀
Cats & I went out and did some tree pruning this morning.
Just now 12 noon here and I am having lunch and deciding what I want to do now.
Cats are all taking naps, watching me tired them out. 😉
Clear sunny skies but a bit chilly.
Rain predicted for Thursday. Fingers crossed we get some.

So, what are you all up to today? 😀

 
Tillie
Posted: 27 March 2017 - 09:22 PM
 

Good Evening Everyone 🙂

Hi Porter 🙂
WAY TO GO! with your kitchen & laundry schedule.
What a great way to get out all the garbage out for trash day.
It is very different doing housework instead of dealing with clutter.
Once you get a regular schedule/method working even if you don't do something one day you can pick it up the next time.
One problem many people have is trying for perfection, which is really unrealistic.
Decide what standard/level is "good enough" and strive to maintain it. 😉

Hi Tatoulia 🙂
WOW!!!!
You sure have been working hard! (((HUGS)))
With a wheelchair we will worry less about her falling.
So happy you had some help from the cleaning lady.
You have been doing a GREAT job getting the place ready, WTG!!!
😉

Woke up in a very bad mood this morning.
Even yelled at the cats. 🙁
It really bugs me that I do everything around here and he just sits there all weekend.
Except when he goes off to the thrift shops and yard sales and dumpster diving and brings home more unneeded useless stuff.

Anyways, I am sorta kinda back to normal again.
Trying to be positive and looking at what's right and turning a blind eye to what's not.

P.S the cats have forgiven me. 🙂

 
Tatoulia
Posted: 27 March 2017 - 08:51 PM
 

Hello everyone.

I ended up having to take a half day from work in order to start in on mom's place. I made four large bags of trash, took two large bags to good will and have two bags for drycleaner and one for laundry. I moved furniture and got rid of hampers and got rid of random dishes and Tupperware tops and the like. I threw out cake pans and other stuff. I combined boxes, moved stuff, cleaned under chairs, etc. very hard all around. I felt alone so I emailed a friend overseas and she called me to talk me through it. That was very helpful.

I'll have to do a few more hours tomorrow night. The cleaning lady helped me for a little while and told me to just pile up the trash and she'll take it from there.

Good work today, Pain! You get so much done in a day. It's really amazing.

Hellooo Tillie, CM, Anony, Joan, et al. Would love even a quick drive by.

 
Porter
Posted: 27 March 2017 - 04:55 PM
 

Kitchen day for me.
Trash day tomorrow so I'm in the kitchen first then I go into each room and take out all trash.
I prompt everyone to take out their own trash.
But I stay in the kitchen. Until it is all done.
Since the washer is manual I do two loads of laundry multi tasked while in the kitchen.
And took over Monday as my day to cook. In the kitchen. So I spend about 4hours in the kitchen on mondays. Buy when I walk out . It's clean place that invites the Tuesday person in . .

The second laundry load is the kitchen towels and other cleaning linens . I'm trying to adjust to how things work and flow. Because I'm no longer just stacking and restacking my hoard and calling it cleaning. I'm actually cleaning and I'm not used to it. I struggle with the feelings like its clean enough and just want to sit somewhere.
But I'm trying this. Routine flow
Kitchen
Trash dinning room
Bathrooms
Floors living room
Bed rooms
Hoard
yard

 
Tatoulia
Posted: 27 March 2017 - 10:01 AM
 

Oh boy. Have my work cut out for me. Got off phone with mom's therapists and I need to greatly reduce her things to make room for wheelchair. They have assessed her space and need me to get this done before Wednesday.

I took my vitamin b.

 
Tatoulia
Posted: 26 March 2017 - 04:24 PM
 

Isn't that a good feeling, Tillie, to admire our hard work? Glad you can see the cleated spaces. CM yes slam dunk the junk. I have zero sports knowledge dso can only enjoy it as a hoarder would!!

Cleaned out mom's fridge and her cabinets. Her food cabinet was filled with expired stuff. Her dish cabinet I rearranged and put her disposable stuff at eaay reach. Her cleaning lady said she'd freshen up the apartment before Wednesday. I have more work to do there and will try to fit in a few hours tomorrow. I haven't taken vacuum over or the carpet cleaner. Will have to do tomorrow.

I then visited her at hospital.

I'm going to head to grocery store now. Get a little walking in.

Keep up the good work!!!

 
CriticalMass
Posted: 26 March 2017 - 02:01 PM
 

Just a quick note before I take a nice afternoon nap. 🙂

I saw this sign at a car dealership on my way home from church and just had to share:

SLAM DUNK THE JUNK

It is no doubt their attempt to link college basketball March Madness with the idea of buying a new car. But for us it has a different meaning! ROTFL!

Happy Sunday!

 
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