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« Reply #45 on: August 05, 2001, 09:32:50 am » |
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That's my way of doing too Bethalize. If i haven't used it in a while and can think of no need for it, it goes. But each items has a phase it goes through (ie: could use it for something coming up next month, etc.). By doing it this way, I can have things around for a while just in case and still get rid of the clutter. I'm not nearly as much of a packrat as I used to be. Seemed to get better as I got older. I use this approach when cleaning out the storage closets at work. The last helper I had complained because I didn't take enough breaks for him...........lol.
GE: I agree there are packrats out there. My sister and her husband are one of them. I'm tempted to send her the FlyLady site as a helpful hint, but worried I might step on toes. If I were her, my brother-in-law would be the first of the 27 items I tossed - he generates 90% of their clutter and does nothing to help her keep the house straight. Doesn't work either. But anyway......her life and her choices. Doesn't make me love her any less.
Have a good day ladies.........off to work on shopping for school clothes. Only 4 weeks to go and I have my lunch hours to myself again.
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goldenearring
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« Reply #46 on: August 05, 2001, 11:16:19 am » |
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hehehe - toss the b.i.l.? First you'd need to coax him out of the house and into a box. Probably need another plan. Maybe after sis's house is in order, things could turn around completely. Order has a strange, empowering, yet cathartic, effect on a person who has not known it for awhile. FSWK (From Someone Who Knows!)
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northcarolina
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« Reply #47 on: August 05, 2001, 06:58:02 pm » |
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Ge - a Hoover Farrington - hmmm sounds like the stuff are dreams are made of Especially with a little one running around here!
Is it just for steam cleaning? I'm actually in the market for a new vac and am trying to figure out what would give me the most bang for my buck.
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goldenearring
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« Reply #48 on: August 05, 2001, 08:05:07 pm » |
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Hey, nc -
Yup, the Hoover Farrington is the King of steam vacs. It even has a hose with a rotating brush or a scotchbrite pad. My vac is pretty old, a canister, but I like it. It's called a Progressive, but that's all I know about it.
Lord, have mercy on me, I even cleaned my oven today, and underneath, since these posts reminded me. We cleaned carpets again, and varnished a couple of windows and sanded them - - just one more coat to go! I think I need to go lie down now! Shopping done, laundry done, YIKES! housework done?! Going now to look out the window for a blue moon - hope you find a dandy new vacuum, nc. GE
BTW - to whoever started this post, my desk is clean, clean, clean this weekend! Finished up projects in time for new ones to arrive this week.
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