Not quite a horder - decluttering

Gingerbrew

Sunshine, Lollipops, and Rainbows and all of that to all of you!

Happy Easter all GInger

Kaara

Happy Easter everyone!  Don't eat too many of those chocolate bunnies!

3jaysmom

okay: so, the cochroach problem is solved.. when i went in the back of the fridge (i did spray there,thanks gals) we found that 6" up, the drywall was wet, and crubling.. THATS whats drawing them.. so, razor nife uout, and only one missed hammer swing, i removed all the drywal.. full of mold, had a breathing tx after..

 handy man came.. seems when they installed the new dishwasher 6 mos ago they "crimped" a pipe, and none even knew it..

  who says God doesn't use bad (roaches) for good (getting drywall, mold and dishwasher fixed!!!

  will have to wait till after passover (my landlord) and Easter (me and handyman) but he'll be in touch...

  a little more work. im hand washing everything cause i used borax, then putting the heat cycle on bc of the infections i get.. tech is only as good as you can figure out how to use it!!!!

  i hpe everyone had a blessed holiday for pesach, and /or a great Resurrection day!!!....3jays

Teka

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Kaara

Teka:  Yes, the oriential rug in my family room has been bombarded with baby vomit and then yesterday, a beer that one of the grands knocked off the coffee table...oh well...since it's an oriental rug, the stains don't show.  I don't want to use a heavy cleaner on it either...it might fade.

Teka

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3jaysmom

@Kaara: sorry about the rug; it sounds like a good time was had, though.lol i use oxyclean on everything, including mymil oriental.. it came out well for spots.. she has them cleaned prof.. too much trouble for me, even though they're gorgeous!!.now serious cleaning will commence.. we have to be tented !!!!!later in the month. one of our 3 neighbors in this villa has termites..

  now, DH has  no excuse.. it HAS to be done.. i told him God was yelling "clean up that mess" loud and clear, now..hahahaha3jays

Kaara

I don't think mine is a "real" oriental rug...just a knockoff, so I don't worry too much about it when someone spills something on it.  I'm busy packing for our trip to Nevada and Arizona...leaving tomorrow and gone for about 10 days.  Looking forward to it.  My boyfriend will play golf with his cousin, and his cousin's wife and I will do the spa.  After that, we head to Scottsdale for a week at the time share that we traded for our ski week.  I probably won't be on the site that much, but will catch up when I return.  Stay well and happy everyone!

Teka

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Meece

Sounds like fun, Kaara.  Have an enjoyable trip.

Blessings2011

We have brand-new carpeting throughout the house.

For cleaning, they gave us something called "Folex" in a spray bottle. You gently blot the stain, spray it with Folex, agitate it with your fingers, then blot with a clean towel. Works great.

Safe travels, Kaara - have a fabulous trip!!!

Teka - I understand the Easter Bunny left behind a little something extra for everyone!!!

Meece

I love Folex.  It is a lifesaver.  Even when DS spilled red ink on the carpet.  My DIL was trying to save her Little brother-in-law's hide and bought some to try to clean up the mess.  It fade it it to barely there pink on my pale tan carpet.  I always keep a bottle around now.

3jaysmom

hey ladies.. where do you find this magic folex?? with my dropping everything these days, it couldn't hurt to have a bottle here... and my little blindie has her "accidents" but those we got under control, mostly.hahaha3jays

Blessings2011

3jaysmom -

Here ya go!

http://www.folexcompany.com/find_us_dbl.cfm

Meece

You can find it at most Walmart/Target type stores,

3jaysmom

thanks.3jays

Meece

You can get it at Home Depot as well.

3jaysmom

i have a funny story for you guys.. we were at bed bath and beyiond over a week ago, and in line, i "grabbed" a bottle for set in stains, then never looked at it, till today... you got it: its'folex!!!do you know if t comes to put in the steam cleaner?? im gonna ck it out. it did a great job, today, but there's places i have to go back and do again.. where we enter our living room, we have "ground" in dirt, from the garden, im sure.. it would be great if i could just do the whole carpet, instead of spots.. that stuffs' great!!!thanks3jays

Meece

Is it the same one that goes in the steam cleaner that is used for spots?  I usually buy Bissell fro mine, but would get the Folex instead.  I have so many little spots between my kitchen and "the couch".  How do people dribble so much?

Gingerbrew

Dribbles, I bought a stack of bar towels. I bring those with me to where ever I am carrying food. Still I have managed to slop milk over, then later turn over an open  gatorade right into my lap.Glug, glug, glug.

 

Meece

I always take a towel with me when I eat on te couc, but DH doesn't.  If he really needs it, he reaches over and gets mine.

Teka

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Gingerbrew

I used to have my poor DD do that loking for dog or cat accidents.  Poor sweet DD.

Blessings2011

I used to get out the hand-held ultraviolet light (black light) when looking for kitty stains on my light-colored carpet!

Now I don't have either the kitty OR the carpet.....sure miss the kitty, but not that nasty carpet!

Meece

I don't have indoor pets which makes cleaning a lot easier.  Even our most beloved pets can leave their traces in our homes.  At ths point I don't know which is worse, cleanin g up after a shedding pet, or my own shedding.  Grrrrrr

Gingerbrew

My 2 dogs are poodles so they don't shed at all. I used to have Golden Retrievers and I Know about shedding.   My Dogs bring in twigs and sticks and leaves and especially seeds seem to stick to them.

I took my shedding into the back yard thinking the birds could use it to make their nests. White fluufy stuff. 

Ginger

Teka

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Blessings2011

Hi, Teka!

Sitting here sipping my last Optifast Shake of the night....vanilla, with Mango flavored Torani sugar-free syrup! (Sometimes it's hard to get all six products in every day, but we have to.)

Last week was good! Lost 3.4 pounds, guess that made up for GAINING two pounds the first week on a 960 calorie diet!!!  So far, down ten pounds from the first meeting a month ago. Only forty more to go!!!

Hope the rest of your evening is more relaxing than your day went......

Teka

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Meece

Wow!  Congrats, Blessings!

Baby steps, teka.  Sounds like you have an attainable goal.