CHORES & EXERCISE - Double Whammy Challenge (May)

[sallyseachange]

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Getting pics up is great Jimmie! Means you're nearly there!

Reminds me... yesterday, I got given a present of a picture from a young couple who went down to the Aeolians for a week and stayed in one of our flatlets for free. It was sweet of them to give it to us and I don't mean to sound ungrateful... but, oh dear! Talk about an awful pic! We obviously have radically different taste! Now, I have the problem of where to hang it, without upsetting them. My instinct is to put it in my now cleared up garage!!! Just as well I can't start cluttering that up again.

White elephants are always a problem... but moving is a great excuse to get rid of some! Did you have any to get rid of Jimmie?

[jimmie 48]

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oh sal, i've had a few of those kinds of gifts and yes, moving has a way of taking care of some things.

can you hang the picture in one of your flatlets? how about the one the couple stayed in? that's a way of keeping it without actually having to look at it.

[Uk Girl]

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Hi All


Sorry been a while since I checked in!

Sooo busy, got that huge pile of ironing done, ended up working my day off - the big supermarket in town is shut for 12 days so my poor lil shop has been twice as busy - which meanscarrying twice the fruit and veg and other stuff about - shattered!! so that was my extra exercise this week!
House work and more ironing tomorrow and back to work on sunday! grr

Hope everyone is well.

Sally - hang the pic in the garage - and if they find out just say you spend a lot of time in there! and pray they dont get you another one!
anj

[Mickkey]

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How's everyone doing? Hello to all newbies.

I've had my dental surgery on Weds., and wow, it threw me for a loop! Just today I'm beginning to feel alive again. I had some bone grafting done, and some roots cut. It's all in an effort to save my teeth, or so I'm told. Never want to go through this again. My face looks like someone took a hammer to it. I'm swollen and bruised. But, the one good thing out of all of this was right before they put me out....the anesthesiologist said, "wow, your blood pressure is really good....112/68" Then, he asked, "how much do you weigh, can I ask? I'm just curious." I guess he couldn't figure out how this fat woman had such good bp! Regardless, I was thrilled! Last I took my bp , it was VERY high so this is such a good thing for me.

Anyway, I've gotten nothing further done that could contribute to this challenge.
I'm sure you're wondering why I chose to come and report this? I don't have an answer..lol.. just wanted to....No, just wanted to let you know I'm still alive and have my mind on it. And, plan on getting busy as soon as I can. Now the rest of ya .......get busy...... just joking..........

[sallyseachange]

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Wow Anj... just goes to show the effect these big supermarkets have on smaller shops. Even here in Italy the small shops are suffering, and shopping in small local stores has always been a way of life here. Supermarkets seem to be winning slowly though. Pity. When shopping at the supermarkets I miss the personal service and the chat that you get at local shops. Sometimes it's worth the small extra price you pay.

Anyway... all that carting of fruit and veggies must've been gruelling!

Mickkey... your poor mouth and face! So sorry you had to go through all that. Congrats on the B/P though!

As for my pic... tks for the suggestions Anj and Jimmie... but actually I was saved by my son. He came in, saw it and said: "che bello!" (how nice); so he can have it in his room! Where does he get his taste from, I wonder???

[Uk Girl]

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What a great son!!

done the housework and so needed some real exercise so went for some retail therapy! - new make up and a top - will never go down a size in tops as my shoulders are so broad - all the weight lifting at work!

[jimmie 48]

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sal, offspring can certainly save the day! now everybody's happy!

mickkey, sorry about the dental work. my good buddy, ernest, is a large woman and her b/p is always excellent. mine is normal now after losing my weight and her's is still better than mine!
you've got till the end of may to get the promised chores done, still plenty of time to get something accomplished.

uk, you just keeping going and going. are you leaving something for june?

as for me:
last night i got jack to hang a couple of large wooden shelves for me. i was able to get some things on those before calling it a night. a few more pictures are up, another quilt rack and i was able to clean up the major mess in the craft room. it was the catch all for things when we moved in. everything is now against the walls and i can see clearly what i have to go in and grab. things are coming along!

[Uk Girl]

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wow you can talk Jimmie! at least I have stopped now! Just to watch the football - cup final day - Manchester United V Chelsea. Chelsea are gonna whoop their arses!!! hee hee I hope!

[sallyseachange]

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Ohhhh... I'm not a great football fan, but have to admit having a soft spot for Chelsea!

[Uk Girl]

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Yay Chelsea won!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!


that doesn't count as thread jacking - cos as soon as they won I walked to the shops for my hubbys lotto ticket as he has been held up at work

[sallyseachange]

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Yippee!

[jimmie 48]

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see, i have been working


this is the foyer before and after


this is the spare bedroom before and after. the last renters left that waterbed frame so that had to be removed.

[jimmie 48]

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here is the landing before and after




i don't have a before of these room but this is the our bedroom.....



living room

[jimmie 48]

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and the last ones

the dining room that has been converted to another sitting room.

[sallyseachange]

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Jimmie.... great pics! Thanks so much for posting. You have indeed been working very hard. It all looks lovely. Very nice house! Congrats! Now I can picture you in your new home.
Love the quilt on your bed; so pretty! And cool antlers on the shelf! You don't see that kind of thing much here in central Italy... in the alps yes, but not where I am.