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Old 04-13-2011, 08:14 AM
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Someone gave my neat freak DH a placard to hang above his desk. It said

A CLEAN DESK IS THE SIGN OF A CONFUSED MIND.

I, on the other hand, am sane and highly intelligent, but don't tell anyone because a lot of them know me far too well.
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Old 04-13-2011, 08:16 AM
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Originally Posted by Lystra
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I love your last line and will remember it....about leaving a room better after you leave it! I have so much more free time since getting organized and cleaning up after myself. I have also taught my 2 boys I am not the house slave and they have to pick up after themselves and replace items when they use it....makes life easier for all
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OKay, confess. You're a Flylady follower, aren't you? That's almost exactly what the ones who write to her say.
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Old 04-13-2011, 08:21 AM
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Originally Posted by quilting cat
Remember the old adage, "a place for everything, and everything in its place" ? But if it's in its place, you can't be using it, and if you're using it, you'll probably set it down there, and ...
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I believe in that EMPHATICALLY!!

Everything has a place and everything in it's own place.

Unfortunately, in my case, it's never the right place two times
in a row.
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Old 04-13-2011, 08:25 AM
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This is my solution, works perfectly, everything close by and so easy to make. http://www.quiltingboard.com/t-89283-1.htm
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Quick! Grab a cup of coffee and put your feet up. This will pass soon. You will back to "Normal" in no time.
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Old 04-13-2011, 10:29 AM
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felfertim, I really like your storage idea. I see a couple in my future.
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Old 04-13-2011, 11:05 AM
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Originally Posted by Ramona Byrd
Originally Posted by Lystra
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I love your last line and will remember it....about leaving a room better after you leave it! I have so much more free time since getting organized and cleaning up after myself. I have also taught my 2 boys I am not the house slave and they have to pick up after themselves and replace items when they use it....makes life easier for all
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OKay, confess. You're a Flylady follower, aren't you? That's almost exactly what the ones who write to her say.
Nope, not FlyLady. I tried that for about a week and didn't like it at all. She's far too rigid for me--no criticism intended--but I do not like my life scheduled. That's the way it came across to me. I don't have just once a week to handle paperwork, for example. I open my mail beside the trash can and anything I need to take care of is filed that evening. My two rules come from years of reading about being organized and being married to someone who takes care of everything he handles.
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Old 04-13-2011, 11:39 AM
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It drives me to tears when I can't find something, so I have also cleaned up my act. It's just easier on myself.
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Old 04-13-2011, 12:37 PM
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I have a basket by my sewing machine where all my tools go so I don't have to go searching wasting precious quilting time.

And the seam ripper is another story - I attached sticky velcro to the top of the ripper and the sewing machine - out of the way of my sewing space and I don't have to search for it.
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Old 04-13-2011, 02:25 PM
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My seam ripper sits alone on one of those square magnetic pin holders. I haven't lost it once since I bought it its own throne. . .
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