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InaPickle

DedicatedDFW wrote: »

Hiya Pickle - am doing literature Just popped in for part of my break

Ooh, Englsh Lit? I love that...I wish I'd done it at uni (half and half with French) which is what I'd originally applied for.

Lucky you!

DedicatedDFW

Lucky me indeedy - though I am not enjoying my current module or the assignments :rotfl::rotfl: Oh well, Just need to make sure I do the work and hand it in - looking forward to the modules later in the year much more

Well, skipped breakfast entirely - typical! Lunch is on and I have another cuppa. Think its going to be a late one today as am really struggling to get to grips with the wooliness of the question that has been set for my assignment and also the fact that the tutorial notes (read as a paragraph:eek: and yes, i wrote everything down) are not in any way related to what I have to do. :eek:

So did a bit of decluttering - though nothing got decluttered so would you just call this organisation then? 1 drawer completely done - was never going to produce anything for e-bay mind - worn socks anyone? :rotfl::rotfl:

The kitchen worktops are still begging to be done

Next hour, which will include lunch. Tackle study in a different way :cool: Then move on to drawer 2. Notice I am doing the decluttering in the easiest way and also in a logical order? Logical order definitely good - starting with the easiest room maybe not so good. Have started in my bedroom and obviously only my things. It will be harder when I move on to shared spaces and shared items - like the things in the kitchen. Well, that *should* be a while off anyways.

Ok off I go again x

Oops plan:

Study 1 hour
Drawer 2 decluttered
Kitchen worktops? we'll see

jwil

Hey DDFW, sorry I missed your post on my diary, haven't been in this week. Sainsbury's and Egg were my two. I'll catch up properly soon, good luck! xx

DedicatedDFW

Hi all,

Well a friend popped in for a cuppa :coffee: which was ratherly nice but resulted in a long break from studies and now I am quite tired. Just put tea on to perk me up a bit and finally cleaned half of the worktops down in the kitchen :T So bit of tea and telly and catch up on here and then start to get into my routine again. :cool: Am going to tackle the 2nd drawer after I've eaten - as this is underwear there won't be anything e-bayable but there probably will be plenty that is bin-able Going to have to have a small budget for the next few months to buy lots of nice new items - but the emphasis will be on the budget friendly so won't be too nice although am sure OH will be pleased:rotfl::rotfl:

So tea & browse and telly, yep all at the same time dontcha just lurve multi-tasking
de-clutter 2nd drawer
hot drink
Study

InaPickle

Well done, Dedicated. I'm not sure how you manage 2 jobs and studying, but I think it's fab that you do! :T

And as for your socks and underthingies, I bet there WOULD be a buyer for them on Ebay, but I'm nearly as certain that you wouldn't want to sell them to them!

DedicatedDFW

Hahaha Pickle! I thought the same :rotfl::rotfl: More worryingly I did find something to sell in my drawer too :rotfl::rotfl: But this was something that had been stored in there in error so not underwear at all So that's 2 items found to sell and I threw out 3 things as well.

Must admit my study plans got scuppered by friend popping in for a cuppa which was lovely but they were here for several hours - had a good chat mind but had then missed my peak study time as was very tired when they left. Will be off to sleep shortly as I need to try and make up for this with an early start in the morning :cool:

*Eek* must be tired - the timer just went off reminding me to lift meat out of the oven - completely forgot it was in there :eek:

So, I am up to date with the Great Declutter :j:j I have made a start on my assignment and am aiming to achieve far more on this tomorrow. I completed my 2 free bingo's, Got *nearly* all the pots done & half the kitchen cleaned. :A Put some bits away in the kitchen which have been sat untidily. Oh, provisionally booked my place on my next 2 courses - 1 module I want to do :j the other I think is compulsory

Tomorrow: -

2 free bingo
1000 words of assignment to be written
All pots washed
Declutter top of the set of drawers I did today
Paperwork mountain in my study breaks if OH is still in the land of nod
If and only If I have already completed at least 1000 words of my assignment then list a couple of things on e-bay
Get my work stuff together ready for Monday
Sort sold item out to post

Night all x

DedicatedDFW

Morning all,

Am not up as early as I wanted to be. Although the fact that I went to bed quite late due to an upset stomach didn't help. And then OH arrived home - seems like 5 minutes ago but was probably around 3ish so I did not even hear the alarm this morning.

Must add on to todays to do list looking at banking and working out what needs to be in there before the end of the month and then, more worryingly :eek: working out where the money will come from

Tada:

1 x free bingo done
Top of drawers decluttered and a few items to sell :T

Very enthusiastic about getting rid of all these things that have just been sat in drawers etc. and that will never be used. Aim to declutter a storage box which I only just organised after xmas but already know there is at least 1 thing in there which I will never use :) this is more a carboot item

DedicatedDFW

Plan now is: -

Study x 1 hour
coffee break / brekkie when OH gets up though :cool:
Decluttering of paperwork
Study

DedicatedDFW

I think all the plans I make get scuppered :rotfl::rotfl:

So far I have done - at least an hour of study - was interrupted by breakfast and quite a long phone call - a call to me not by me by the way otherwise it'll just sound like i'm sabbotaging my own plans :rotfl:

I have decluttered the storage box and another drawer. Found a pair of new earings - they came with another pair that I wanted so these are going into the gift stash :T A hair clip thingy - very fancy but no longer used - a good clean and then off to the carboot stash. The thing with all the bits for the carboot is that they are indeed only bits - fair enough if I have enough bits to make £100 so its worth my while but I need a couple of those bigger things which encourage people to come and have a mosey at the stuff I'm selling :cool:

Got a couple of things now going on e-bay so all good there though would obviously be alot happier if several of the other items sold as well

Ok, back on with another hour of study, followed by a cuppa and a catch up on here Oh, I also sorted out the bottom of part of my wardrobe the other day - nothing there to part with. Shoes for all different occasions but they fit me and I wear them so it is looking like my next job will be going through the bit of the wardrobe I organised and doing a very dull wardrobe inventory. Trying to make myself see what else can go :cool: I have missed out going through my record collection - this is a much bigger task and not one to be done mid-assignment :rotfl:

DedicatedDFW

Study is hard going - I guess no matter what this was always going to be the case - i.e. even if I had reams of notes from a tutorial the actual formulating of an argument exactly as I want to present will always take some work. Oh well, as long as every hour I spend on it now shows some progress being made then that's all to the good

Would say I've spent more than an hour on this now - got interrupted by yet another phone call and am starving - maybe its all those brain cells working making me peckish :rotfl::rotfl: so I have enjoyed some pancakes for lunch too :T

Feeling a bit flu-ey now - aching all over, sore throat, headache - am sure it will all pass and just keep telling myself I am not ill! - bit of positive thinking and all that :)

Need to get myself away from the writing for another few minutes so will go and organise the bottom of the rest of the wardrobe and then back to it - I have a rough idea of how I am pulling everything together but breaks are essential. :cool: