cia007

is getting ready to have strangers view her decluttering work !



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cia007's Life List

  1. 1. Learn to play the piano (well)
    13 entries . 57 cheers
    46 people
  2. 2. get the house ready to sell
    17 entries . 4 cheers
    4 people
  3. 3. make my home so darn comforting that everyone who enters falls into a zen coma
    16 entries . 60 cheers
    8 people
  4. 4. get rid of all my clutter
    6 team members . 50 entries . 17 cheers
    1,066 people
  5. 5. Work clockwise: declutter, clean and organize every nook and cranny
    4 entries . 7 cheers
    1 person
  6. 6. organize my paperwork
    5 entries . 1 cheer
    43 people
  7. 7. Practice our Catholic Faith, on our journey to Heaven
    15 team members . 2 entries . 13 cheers
    17 people
  8. 8. Manage my household to be clean organized and happy
    2 team members . 28 entries . 14 cheers
    11 people
  9. 9. go out on "date nights" with my spouse on a regular basis
    15 entries . 28 cheers
    456 people
  10. 10. Spend quality time with my son
    14 entries . 18 cheers
    4 people
  11. 11. spend more time with my grandma
    6 entries . 13 cheers
    41 people
  12. 12. walk my dog more
    4 entries . 9 cheers
    343 people
  13. 13. Go for nature walks on the weekends
    4 entries . 13 cheers
    2 people
  14. 14. Master Time Management
    17 entries . 17 cheers
    25 people
  15. 15. Get out of debt and stay out of debt forever
    5 entries . 27 cheers
    82 people
  16. 16. Create a budget and stick to it
    3 entries . 14 cheers
    80 people
  17. 17. Strengthen my core muscles
    8 entries . 11 cheers
    29 people
  18. 18. learn python
    6 entries . 2 cheers
    699 people
  19. 19. read 100 books
    11 entries . 13 cheers
    119 people
  20. 20. говорить хорошо по-русски
    2 entries . 9 cheers
    2 people
  21. 21. make a list of 100 quotes that inspire me
    50 entries . 5 cheers
    196 people
  22. 22. build a 'classic' wardrobe (think Audrey Hepburn)
    9 entries . 28 cheers
    2 people
  23. 23. learn how to make my own soap and candles
    2 entries . 7 cheers
    22 people
  24. 24. bake something every week
    9 entries . 8 cheers
    4 people
  25. 25. Create an emergency notebook with archive of important documents
    3 entries . 6 cheers
    2 people
  26. 26. Prepare My Home and Family for an Earthquake, or any other disaster that comes along
    3 team members . 2 entries . 2 cheers
    4 people
  27. 27. believe I have great energy
    7 entries . 4 cheers
    2 people
  28. 28. Learn to can and preserve the food I grow and buy from the farmer's market
    5 entries . 11 cheers
    1 person
  29. 29. Perform a 52 fling junk boogie every night for 1 month!
    3 entries . 2 cheers
    1 person
  30. 30. prepare wonderful bento lunches
    3 entries . 4 cheers
    3 people
  31. 31. Have an Organic Square Foot Garden.
    6 entries . 4 cheers
    2 people
  32. 32. list 43 artworks I love
    6 entries . 4 cheers
    8 people
  33. 33. use my fabulous household notebook daily
    1 entry . 1 cheer
    1 person
  34. 34. do something wonderful for my husband on our tenth anniversary.
    1 entry . 5 cheers
    1 person
  35. 35. Learn to make cheese
    1 entry . 3 cheers
    29 people
  36. 36. try 43 new recipes
    1 entry . 6 cheers
    35 people
  37. 37. Craft something each month
    2 entries . 5 cheers
    2 people
  38. 38. Organize my Palm Pilot
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    1 person
  39. 39. write more music
    1 entry
    163 people
  40. 40. enroll into cardio kickboxing class.
    1 entry
    2 people
  41. 41. clean out the garage
    3 entries
    173 people
  42. 42. be a renaissance woman
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    21 people
  43. 43. Attend 20 year high school reunion and look smoking hot!
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    2 people
Recent entries
get the house ready to sell (read all 17 entries…)
Papers signed, lock on door... for sale sign goes in front yard tomorrow! 2 days ago

House doesn’t “feel” ready, but we signed the papers tonight, and sign goes up first thing tomorrow. Very emotional… on the one hand we do still have attachments to this place, but practically speaking, this is the time to do this, and I couldn’t turn back after all the work we put into it. Rugs almost all steam cleaned, kiddo bedroom almost ready, and minor touches throughout the home. Hot tub up and running, and tiki bar decorated. Kitchen counter stripped, touchup paint done, and no space to spare in storage unit.

All in all, IT IS FINISHED! Stage II of this project starts NOW! I can’t believe we just did this. I am so wiped out I cried when we signed the papers. Any way, the investment will be worth it, even if it does not sell.

We shall see how the boys do in keeping the place clean for showing on their own….I hop a plane for Florida for a week on Friday! LOL!


Work clockwise: declutter, clean and organize every nook and cranny (read all 4 entries…)
Hmmm...let's see.... 5 days ago

Every nook and cranny done in hall closet, master bedroom, (although the drawers are not quite to perfection!), master bedroom small closet, master bedroom closet, under sink master bath, master bath drawers, kitchen drawers, kitchen cupboards, pantry, den, bookshelf in den, bookshelf in master bedroom, 1/3 of garage shelves, and 1/3 of son’s room, hottub room.

Still need to do studio, son’s room, garage, and side yards. Getting there!!

(Then what to do with all my stuff in storage! :-P )


get the house ready to sell (read all 17 entries…)
Listing set for Monday! 6 days ago

We’ve got the paperwork, Realtor says it is ready to show with just a few last minute minor touches!

My son’s room exploded, however, so that needs some more purging and attention.

Today I used touch up paint on the walls, and we also got roofing estimates done, and the den is empty, the bedroom empty, the hall empty, the living room almost there, and front yard looks great!

I’m getting a little scared we are actually going through with this and will have people walking through the home as soon as Monday! Yikes! talk about a little pressure to keep it clean!


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