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03-13-2011, 01:30 PM

#151

ajohn52

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Join Date: May 2010

Location: Lincoln, Ne

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I have a little wooden girl that I bought at a craft show; her hair is standing on end and she says, "housework makes you ugly." I no longer stress over the dust. When it gets too thick I grab the swiffer.

03-13-2011, 01:51 PM

#152

luvTooQuilt

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Join Date: Jul 2010

Location: A Hop from Heaven, a Skip from Sanity and a Jump from the Good Life....

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I've got a housekeeper. No way I can keep up the house like I want it. Not enough hours in the day.

03-13-2011, 02:11 PM

#153

moreland

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Location: Manhattan, Kansas

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Quote:

Originally Posted by davidwent

hire a house cleaner...best 40 bucks ever spent :thumbup:
David

My sentiment exactly! I worked away from home for years and always figured house help was "my pay". My husband really wanted a clean house and the only way that was going to happen was if I hired someone to come in and help. I am not a house cleaner--the sewing machine calls much louder.

03-13-2011, 02:22 PM

#154

May in Jersey

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Originally Posted by aorlflood

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Originally Posted by May in Jersey

Always kept a neat and tidy house but never was complusive about housework. DH and I are retried and home a lot so lots of cups and dishes all day long but glad I can hide them in the dishwasher. DH, after 56 years of marriage, covers over our bed in the morning and I throw dirty clothes into hamper in the closet so that room looks 'neat'. Sun shone on bedroom mirror the other day and I noticed it was quite dusty - can't remember when I last cleaned it but it's on my To Do List. Spring is here so I guess I'll do it when I clean the bedroom windows. I'm 75 and have limited amount of engery and don't want to spend it all on cleaning the house and afterwards all I want to do is take a nap instead of quilting. Speaking of quilting, I'm going to finish my coffee and then go right to my sewing machine and finish off my latest quilt. May in Jersey

If that's you in your avatar, you certainly don't LOOK 75!

Thanks, I look young there because I'm hold fabric, LOL, May

03-13-2011, 02:30 PM

#155

grammy17

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Join Date: Oct 2010

Location: Largo FL

Posts: 917

me too. Been trying to make two squares for the Just One Star quilt all day. I've read millions of messages. Still no squares. They are cut and pinned.

03-13-2011, 03:21 PM

#156

jbronston

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Join Date: Dec 2010

Posts: 13

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Originally Posted by milp04

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Originally Posted by Sweeterthanwine

How do you find time to get housework done when all you want to do is quilt? My house sure suffers when I am in the quilting mood which is most of the time. Any secrets, please pass them along.

Yes, our houses do suffer once we find quilting!

I can suggest the FlyLady method. She has a group on yahoo. It is a group for those with fibro. It's a method where you divide up the house in sections and work on different sections different days of the week. She teaches how to short-cut house chores and gives lots of tips.

Use a timer, work on the house, then reward yourself with quilting. The quilting reward makes digging into the housework not seem like such a chore, cause in no time at all, you get to be back quilting.

When life tends to take over, try to get at least 15 minutes of sewing in each day. You will not feel quite as deprived and the little bits of sewing daily tend to add up by the end of the week.

I'll be watching this thread to see what others have to share.

Pam M

I try to get 15 minutes of housework done a day & then quilt. LOL