Poor Ruthie. Get better soon, sweetie. For today's TA-DA, why don't you flip your pillow over so that the drool is on the other side? You don't want to overdo it.
My big Ta-Da was scrubbing the kitchen floor and all the lower cabinets this morning. I figure that counts as my workout, too. Now I don't have to do it this weekend!
YOu girls are really inspiring me. Black bird, FANTASTIC! Good for you. I am so disorganized, slob, messy, terrible housekeeper, and I could go on. But you have all inspired me to do something with this place. I am going to clean my kitchen between today and Sunday. Then tackle my living room, and possibly even start to redecorate with the wall paper and border I have had for over a year now. I am such a big fat slob. I need to get my *** movin'.. Have to go to work first though.
Virginia
Virginia, have you ever tried FlyLady? It's pretty good. Too many damned emails, but there's a 15 minute cleanup that's great and a 27 Thing Fling that's good, too. And the laundry reminder...
"Where is your laundry?" ... oh yeah... it's been sitting in the washing machine for three days and it now smells like old socks.
Ok I just have been reasonably motivated today, no idea why. But I have managed to get a number of things done, including laundry, grocery shopping, going through a few weeks worth of mail, a ton of magazines and other junk (enough to fill my recycle bin), cleaned my bathroom sink, cleaned out my linen closet, cleaned my kitchen table, and by the end of the night I will finally have an empty sink. I have had dishes in the sink for weeks, not the same dishes, I just haven't managed to do all of them all at once. The ultamite goal is to get together the package I have wanted to mail for months.
Ta DA, I unpacked the 4 boxes at the foot of my bed that I kept tripping over. I bought paint for my living room and the tape. That is tomorrows project. I paid my bills, even paid for my April's morgage!!! I used up the leftovers too. Oh yeah, I bought a street map book for all of my town and the surrounding towns. I hate not knowing where anything is and I only go to the same street in Reno because I am afraid to get lost. But now, who cares, I can find home again!!!
I painted my living room. Basically behind the japenese futon is a grid. A faux rice paper screen. I left the "wood" white, and the "rice paper panels" a chinese red. The only problem with it is that I have seriously textured walls, and as careful as I could be, the red bled thru the tape in spots. You can't tell just passing by, but you can if you are looking at it for the first time. So, I will have to get some opinions on it from family. I was thinking I could gold leaf all the panels edges. That would add a lot to the panels as I am not hanging any wall art on it. But where in the world am I going to find gold leaf in this tiny town? I am sure Walmart doesn't carry it. I have to go to Reno this week so I suppose one more stop won't hurt me! I have also ordered bamboo stencils to make some greenery on some other walls. Check them out at stencilease.com
My other ta da is that I finally got the copies made to send to the credit bureau. I am still trying to clean up my credit from that fraud who stole my idenity. What is so not fair, is she doesn't have to put up with my sh***y luck either. As my step mom says to me, if I didn't have back luck, I wouldn't have any at all! I should be annoyed, but I am not. I did win something at my sons schools raffle. I am going to go pick it up in a little bit. 3 floral switchplate covers from the local silk florist. If I don't like them, I am sure they will make fine Xmas presents!
I had a second thought...I am going to go get black electric tape and edge the "boxes". Or if honey is feeling crafty, he could make molding frames... Since everything is 2-D not 3-D, I couldn't use spray paint. I am not that talented! I will add gold somewhere else for the little bit of sparkle!
I forgot, I did another TA DA yesterday. I bought new underwear. A pack of my current size, Haynes high cuts and a pack in the next smaller size. Modivation ya know! I am tossing out the old comfortable ones that I would be so embarrassed to let anyone see. (Ya know when moms told you to wear the nice ones just in case you were in an accident. )
Speaking of rooms...Ellis how is your kitchen coming along?
My ta-da for today is that I managed to wash, dry and put away the dishes right after dinner! I usually leave them to the next day or wash them and then let them dry on the rack for 2 days and I got my laundry sorted out and ready to do tomorrow night
Clothes are picked out for work tomorrow and most of the lunches are ready-I have to leave the tomato salad until the am or it turns out funny if you leave it in the fridge overnight.
My tape idea is a no go. I put it on 2 of the squares. The tape doesn't stick to walls, besides I didn't like it. Small molding would be much better! I need how to learn hown to do miter joints anyways!
Hey Mauvais, you ARE getting organized! Good for you, girl!
My kitchen? Ummm, not much happenin'. But my pantry is looking pretty good! Actually, it's good that the kitchen plans are going slowly, because I've just changed my mind again as to the plan. It's going to be U-shaped with a counter under the window. I like the idea of looking out the window while I'm working. Now my NEIGHBOUR may not like it! I'll be looking right into HIS kitchen window! We can grin at each other across the driveway.
Still not sure about the colour yet, either. Next time we do dim sum with Ruthie you can give me your input, Mauvais.
Mauvais-WOW!! I usually do the dishes the next day too, and store them in the rack until I use them again!!!
Ellis-I like looking out the window while I do dishes. Except my view is of aluminum siding next door. Maybe THAT is why I don't do dishes! (YUP! That's the ticket!!)
I'm still scraping off wallpaper backing in the upstairs bath! It will be a big TA-DA when I finish.
However, TA-DA, Harry and I bought a gorgous new woodstove yesterday and sprang for a custom made tile hearth! It won't be installed until later this month but this means the back room is finally up to scratch.
I have to go to Reno this week so I suppose one more stop won't hurt me! I have also ordered bamboo stencils to make some greenery on some other walls. Check them out at stencilease.com
and I got my laundry sorted out and ready to do tomorrow night 
Ok...
So in order to focus on the bright side of things... here are my tadas for Monday:
