Yesterday my mother and father in law popped over. It's been awhile since they have been here and they have seen a few things that have probably made them want to run screaming from the room I'm sure.
I usually do a running inventory of all the stuff I 'wish' I had done when they come in.
NOT TODAY
Today, although their visit was unexpected, I saw a few messes around but it wasn't the overwhelming kind of MESS that can knock an unsuspecting person right out of the room.
THE BEST THING?
The…
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Added by Jan Ferrante on June 29, 2009 at 8:54am —
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Not!
Yesterday I didn't do my BOOST. It's 'that time of month' and I was feeling really disoriented and tired. On top of all the activity going on and too many late nights, I couldn't even tell you what I did most of the day.
The good news is that the BOOST circuit actually does allow for a day of rest, for the most part I choose not to take it because I like the results and don't find it to be a huge deal most of the time.
The other good news is that missing one day didn't make the sky fall.…
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Added by Jan Ferrante on June 27, 2009 at 10:05am —
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Yesterday was quite busy with a last minute trip down to the hairdresser so that my daughter could get her hair cut for her grade 6 grad, next year she goes to senior public. She will love it.
It is the end of an era for me. At one time all 3 of my kids were in junior public and it seems like it would always be that way.
Now one is out of school completely, my middle daughter is going into grade 11 and youngest is moving on.
It's hard to believe.
So, I didn't get my BOOST done in the morning…
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Added by Jan Ferrante on June 26, 2009 at 9:00am —
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Yesterday I barely squeaked through in getting my
BOOST finished.
Today I totally rocked it out.
The first reason is that I took the extra time even though I didn't really feel like it to vaccuum on the floor that our kitchen/office/bedroom is.
This set me up perfectly when this morning came along. I noticed that the dog area needed changing (our pom is paper trained because she can't get to the front door to ask to go out. this way she…
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Added by Jan Ferrante on June 24, 2009 at 8:30am —
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We've been having some great summer weather and I my schedule has been a little loser than usual. (knock on wood!)
Funny, I seriously considered skipping my BOOST today.
Why?
Mostly because I missed my morning session which put me off of my schedule. I almost forgot that I didn't do it.
And then when I remembered I almost didn't bother.
But I did and now I'm glad that I did.
There were a few things that needed 5 minutes and I don't feel guilty.
Instead I feel very good.
As I was picking…
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Added by Jan Ferrante on June 23, 2009 at 5:55pm —
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You may have noticed that there were some problems accessing the iShine site. I got out of the habit of writing my daily BOOST blog post so I am going to pick it back up now!
I am still going strong and getting more blown away every day at what has been happening here.
The biggest win is that my family members have really been jumping on board.
My son was kind of tip toeing across the kitchen floor. He had been helping his dad do some lifting so I thought he hurt himself. I asked him and he s…
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Added by Jan Ferrante on June 22, 2009 at 12:42pm —
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Today I realized as I pecked away at my
BOOST Housework Circuit that in a relatively short time I've achieved a freedom that I has been missing for quite some time.
The freedom to go somewhere if I choose without having to leave the house in a state or scheduling time to clean up.
The freedom to have people drop by without my scurrying to clean something up, or feeling 'caught' again because I hadn't gotten around to one thing or the oth…
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Added by Jan Ferrante on June 6, 2009 at 12:17pm —
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Today was a much better day.
I did so well yesterday that i contemplated skipping today.
DANGER! WARNING! DON'T EVEN GO THERE!
Although I could have, and picked up tomorrow without any dire consequences, I'm glad that I didn't.
Firstly because it sets a bad precedence.
Very bad.
This is the first step on the way to finding ourselves someday right back in the mess and wondering what happened.
Secondly because every day it just keeps getting better and better. Today was no exception.
I tro…
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Added by Jan Ferrante on June 5, 2009 at 2:48pm —
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I've been really interested to see the goings on lately. It's been like Murphy's Law on steroids for about 2 weeks, almost as long as I've been back on my
BOOST circuit.
What is really interesting, is that the exact same thing happened the last time I was really excelling with it. Everything started breaking and generally caused enough diversion and distraction that I went off of my routine and never got back at it for ages.
It delayed t…
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Added by Jan Ferrante on June 4, 2009 at 11:26am —
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I've been doing my
BOOST Circuit for awhile now but today is the first day that I am starting my BOOST journal.
I will record what went well, surprised me, was interesting etc and also what I may be able to do better.
As time goes by, it will be a good record to go over and get ideas from.
I've done this kind of thing in the past and it can often be repetitive.
But in the repetition I can identify weak areas and see that I need to take…
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Added by Jan Ferrante on June 3, 2009 at 7:01am —
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It's the long weekend here and I find myself with a few hours to do what ever I want.
Hmmm.
It comes down to two things.
What's nagging me.
Or what will give me the biggest bang for my hours.
I have a few options...
Work in the garden before the bugs come out - I will thank myself later.
Do a little more clean of a few piles that are taking up prime real estate around here.
Paint a chair. I have an old weather worn rocking chair that I've been meaning to paint for years.
Could today be…
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Added by Jan Ferrante on May 18, 2009 at 1:49pm —
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OK, it's not that dramatic but it is big news at our house.
I've been really hitting it lately with stepping up my nutrition and eating habits, primarily through drinking more green smoothies and raw foods.
I am still eating cooked things, but not in any large amount and only things that I feel have got good nutritional benefit.
I'll have recipes and more about my actual eating tips and habits on the…
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Added by Jan Ferrante on March 13, 2009 at 11:39am —
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Have you ever heard the saying "The grass is always greener on the other side"?
Well, our grass is still under snow for the most part, but it's plenty green around here anyway!
We're getting 'green and clean' with our
Spring Cleaning Challenge, I've started some plants in my aerogard…
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Added by Jan Ferrante on March 11, 2009 at 5:30am —
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In many ways I'm just getting my feet wet with 2009.
Our electricity was out for a 5 days starting Dec. 27, then to add insult to injury, our septic pipe backed up.
Laundry, dishes, showers. All running into a frozen line that landed in my kitchen!
I highly don't recommend you try that at home!
How is your new year coming along so far?
More importantly, what's your big thing?
IT DOESN'T HAVE TO BE SO BIG
Your big thing can be anything, any size, any where.
It just needs to be 'the…
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Added by Jan Ferrante on January 9, 2009 at 5:03am —
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Anyone doing the Clean Up Your Messy House Tour on Oprah that Peter Walsh is organizing?
I watched the show yesterday - of course.
It's the one show that I try to catch most days, and I wouldn't miss Peter Walsh or 'the tour' and the words of wisdom about clutter,…
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Added by Jan Ferrante on November 13, 2008 at 1:30pm —
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I've been doing really well in sticking to my
morning housework routine lately.
Part of the reason is that it is really showing. I am excited to get started because I am
peeling back layers, like an onion.
Every week shows noticeable improvement on some of the things that had been put to the
backburner.
But this morning, I found myself not so excited to get started.
THERE IS ALWAYS A REASON IF YOU THINK ABOUT IT
I realized that…
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Added by Jan Ferrante on November 11, 2008 at 6:10am —
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I was looking around my kitchen this morning and I realized that I am collecting small appliances that need a home.
It seems to me not long ago that they were all nestled into my kitchen cupboards, unseen, ready to go when I needed them, but until then, not causing any commotion.
I'm not really sure what happened, I've looked and there is not a spare place to be found.
So I immediately thought, I sure could use another cupboard for these appliances!
And then I immediately remembered my own r…
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Added by Jan Ferrante on October 29, 2008 at 9:19am —
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I've had a long week with my dog Maggie becoming sick on Tuesday.
It turns out that she had pancreatitis. I suspect that she had it for quite a while.
We had chicken on Sunday and gave her and my other dog Snoopy the scraps - skin and fat.
It was too much for her and as I saw that…
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Added by Jan Ferrante on October 12, 2008 at 1:09pm —
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Do you ever just not feel like doing your house cleaning schedule?
Want to fluff it off?
Once in awhile that probably isn't going to be a big deal, but of course the problem starts when that once in awhile works into a regular thing.
I noticed this last week with my dishes (where do they all come from? the same place as the laundry I guess!)
I was exhausted one night and just couldn't bring myself to go over the kitchen before I went to bed to take care of any dishes that needed to be…
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Added by Jan Ferrante on September 13, 2008 at 9:41am —
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THE BIRTHDAY BOY
Yesterday my son turned 18. (I'll post a picture of him when he was little if I can get my scanner to work).
He left early in the morning and I had a nice little time with him before everyone else got up, reminiscing about how he'd been born about 20 minutes before - 1…
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Added by Jan Ferrante on August 28, 2008 at 9:59pm —
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