great book title Barb. After many months I must be doing something wrong, better read that book so can finish in a week.
I worked too long today, and started feeling anxious so took a break, realized had not eaten yet, already feel better reading your posts on here.
Dianne, "crazy" has been a word I fear being called, so glad you enjoyed trip to crazy ville with me. I like the idea of focusing on the area where people will be. Have to get locks for other doors!!! Imagine if they peaked in and fainted, hit their head and we had to call paramedics

I just had the ad for the book Unclutter Your Life in One Week pop up on my screen. HaHaHaHaHa! What a good laugh! Oh, if it were only that easy! Anyone who can clear out all the clutter in one week doesn't really know what clutter is.

Barb, each year I have the same goal for the following Christmas and every year I fail.

Good goals. 🙂

Diane, that's what I call taking a ride thru Crazy Town. 🙂

I'm also happy that you're ending the old year with such a burst of productive energy!

Barb, I am so happy you are seeing such great progress and that you know today you are tired and need to slow down. Nice you can give yourself permission to take it easy, I am still learning that. I wish you continued success

Found an interesting website a few days ago.

The category Inherited Clutter has good info.

Thanks Tillie, when I am out today I will find a long cable of any old type then, excited about attaching that huge old antenna, now that know I can use any old thing. Actually saw really long cable under the house that the last people left, I will try that first, looks extremely old. Goal continues to be use the stuff already hear before buy anything.
MIRACLE REPORT: Sunday after my turn in chat I asked for more time and discovered the terror I was having thinking of my boss/friend coming here thursday to loan me her dog. I burned the terror in my fire yesterday, and today I got up with a new attitude. I know others must look for feelings under anger/terror/fear etc. and I was able to do that for myself this morning. I also know when mad etc I get, it is time for a change. I looked at my living area with new eyes, as if someone I respect was here to help me. I cleaned up several areas. The bump in the road could have sent me shopping, but instead I have now used all that energy to make a huge impact on living area. So the miracle is not being paralyzed by negative feelings but to look at them and see what I could do to make it better. reading Diannes post and tillies, made me know it was time for a huge attitude shift. Sorry I dealt so poorly with it last week, and thanks for all the support when I least deserved it.

Hi Tillie,
It's good to sign on to the post and find someone in a great attitude.
I wouldn't bet on the grocery store being quiet today. People have the day off and are out shopping for New Year's Eve and New Year's Day party supplies.
I finished completely cleaning and sanitizing my refrigerator and freezer compartment yesterday. (The power outage had made quite a mess in there.) I went to the grocery last night to restock the basics. The clerks were all quite busy at 8 p.m. and I had to wait in line at the check out.
I would love to jump in again today, but I am tired from yesterday and my legs hurt from getting up and down off the floor. Part of getting older is trying to learn to pace myself.
I need to do laundry and catch up on the dishes. If the optometrist is open, I will pick up my glasses which are already paid for. That may be all I get done today. I am planning a quiet evening at home to see in the new year.
My goal for 2014 is to be able to invite people in by Christmas time next year. That means having a kitchen, entry, living area, and the bathroom clean and clutter free. I can do this!
Have a very pleasant day and blessings on you in 2014.
Barb

Tillie, you said it beautifully!!!

Happy New Year everyone!

Good morning 😀
The sun has finally burned through the fog!!! 😀 YEA!!!

Planning on going to the grocery store today.
Should be fewer people now that all those after xmas sales are almost all over with.

My wish for the new year.
With so much hatred, suffering and tragedy going on in the world...
My wish is for everyone to find inner peace.
Acceptance of other's differences.
Forgiveness even for the unforgivable.
Walk in peace. (((hugs)))

Diane,
We had a huge antenna on the garage connected to the analog tv with a cable.
When he bought me a large flat screen HDTV I attached the old antenna cable to it.
Using the huge old roof top antenna I get great HDTV on the new tv.
Plus now I get 27+ channels rather than the 3 fuzzy ones I used to get.

Karl, with new HDTV can you use any cable to connect to antenna, or does it have to be a new cable
just for HDTV. Don't know if cables are all the same or if they are different for cable vs antenna.
Tillie, how is white death? still foggy brain?
Did dishes and put all away. This morning plan to finish papers in living room, then tidy up living room and dining room. then for reward will do whatever I feel like outside. Today have to go to town and pick up prescription, go to store and buy food and also more board insulation for opening in skirting.

Thanks, Diane. One of my favorite childhood memories is the smell of burning leaves.

Karl, I turned the computer off and on and it said Windows 7. I looked at the pictures (thank you so much for doing that!) and the computer I have now and the last one are like the first picture. Not that I can see those plugs now but I remember them from when one of my brothers set them up. The second picture looks familiar and I saw it next to one of the outlets in the first pic.

Dianne great insight, optimism and extremely helpful.
Well I had such fun taking stuff off deck and putting away in garage. Then for the reward I burned a pile of leaves just for fun. I made a hohum fire pit last summer, and realized I can make a real fire with wood and roast a hot dog just to pretend I am camping. Have only used it so far for burning debris. Now that I have been reminded to balance fun and work, have thought about fun things to do. I put a curtain up in walkway, looks so good, it was fun and only took a few minutes, have been "planning" to do it for days. I also started putting up racks and peg board up in garage so I can organize things where I can find them. Was so much better than working inside all day.
Emailed boss to meet away from here for dog. She really wants to bring dog here so dog will know she wants him to be here. I understand, told her I have fear she will judge my excess stuff, she knows I have worked on clutter for months, she was very understanding, took the pressure off. My plan next few days is to finish entryway and work on maintenance of kitchen living room, so I can have her bring dog here, and survive it.

Dianne, do you know what operating system is on your computer? I'm guessing it's probably some version of Windows; the full name probably shows up on the screen when you turn it on. Does it have a USB port? Check this pictureto see what a USB plug and socket look like, or look for a socket with this logo next to it.

Hey Lynn,

all the best ~~~ Dianne

Tillie, I did it!!! Thanks, chicken smelled ok but has been in there too long so it felt liberating to toss it plus lots of other stuff. Then remembered how I used to burn in yard for fun. Burned all papers that had my name on it and bank stuff, wasn't as much fun as I remembered but I got into it and enjoyed it. Probably not as much fun because what I was burning, memories, and chances lost instead of just leaves and sticks!!! Thanks again for your support.

Tillie,
Before I go could you please list some of the "hard times" topics so that I'm not completely in the dark? If you know any that could help. Thank you.

Without getting into detail please if you know what are the "hard times" topics.

Hi Lynn 🙂
I will still be wishing you good luck and best wishes in all you do and strive for.
Remember that the most important thing is to take good care of yourself.
Keep looking for all the answers to your questions, stay curious and interested.
(((hugs)))

Tillie,
I'm sorry that I won't be posting on this site anymore.
I've been judged too many times. I've been to two testing places to test my cognitave skills and both don't support college work, nor do both think I can be a leader. (such as an independant worker).
I've been told(by someone on this site) that I haven't experienced any hard times though everyone's hard times are unique to them I was also told that I don't pay bills for which I do considering only working maybe 11-12hrs/wk on minumum wage and paying my car insurance bill, until I paid off my car, I paid car payments (I've had title for a while now), and paid for my car, I pay for gas for the car which is more expensive and I also pay for my essentials for daily living. I've also had very depressing moments such as a very bad break-up with my boyfriend, loss of family members and now dealing with the debt collectors for bills I can't pay.

I don't know what counts as hard times other than losing a child which would be discrimatory for I choose not to have.

If everyone could be a leader it would be a very boring world and there would be no employees. (not everyone can or wants to be a leader)

I'm very very happy being a follower and asking questions on how things are done.

Is it wrong for saying I'm not afraid to seek a counselor for tips while on my own to not follow my mother? If it is I'm sooo sorry, truely sorrry.
I've always believed in not buying things for comfort but doing physical activity for grieving such as cardio and or strength training to help me feel better. I've always believed in that and would never change even when I can be on my own and still keep in touch with a counselor for positive re-enforcement.
I believe not everyone spirals out of control when they are out on their own even during new hard times to deal with.

YEA!!!! 🙂
let it go and don't dwell on it.
These things happen. We mean to cook dishes but then get side tracked.
Just don't punish yourself ever by trying to salvage the unsalvagable. 😀

😀

Thanks so much Tillie, I would have tried to salvage if possible, out it goes!!!

YEA! 😀

and again

Hi Tillie, we posted at same time! I just emailed about meeting her in Bend.

Hi Diane 🙂
When in doubt throw it out.
Better to be safe than sick when it comes to food.
WAY TO GO!!!! for tackling the papers but especially for walking away from that task as soon as you started to get frustrated. 😀

Self care is very important.
Good food, enough sleep, hygeine
We function better when we take care of these things.
It is also important to have equal parts of work, exercise, rest and recreation in oue days.
(((hugs)))

Good morning. I started going through bins of papers in living room this morning. Noticed as soon as I got frustrated and stopped, got up and walked. Started again, frustrated, got up and had boiled egg and cocoa, then started again. Not all done, but I am done for now. A few hours on papers is more than enough for me. Have a big burn bag for papers with personal info, bag of recycle papers and filed most of stuff. Paid bills. Helped so much to hear over and over to time and take breaks. I boiled a chicken days ago to make soup. Afraid to use it, afraid to toss it. I guess logically should toss it, just hate wasting it, and for the fact I procrastinate, and let food rot, over and over. Probably all vegetables are rotten too. When I sign off I will just make decisions and take action, waiting is not going to make it safer. Worse to be sick than to waste $10 food I will prepare some form of protein next. Have frozen vegetables I can use if fresh are rotten. Healthy food is my focus today. I now it will help with the anxiety. Also will load up pill dispenser with vitamins, calcium and D3. Then will shower and wash hair. Today I am procrastinating on calling my boss about not coming to my house, ok will email right now. Thanks for all the support and kindness. I will also be kinder to myself and others today.

Good morning 🙂

Chat was GREAT last night!

Still foggy & frosty here, I am getting moldy 🙁

Need to get some fresh fruit & veggies but don't want to go to the store. Oh Well.

Doing the usual stuff here.
cat stuff
sweep stuff
tidy stuff

Oh yeah, almost forgot...
the cat vomited on all her toys this morning.
Need to clean that up too. 🙁

Just the usual stuff kind of day. 😀

By personally destroying the hard drive her self Dianne would be positively certain that all her personal info would be safe.
Then she can happily deposit the rest of the components at the E waste place for recycling. 😀

Or do what other people here do.
They bring their old computers to my house.
My Hoarder (has degrees in comp tech) then erases the hard drives for them and he gets to keep the old computers that clutter up my life. 😀

He sometimes puts together new computers out of all the old bits and gives them to needy students.