JUNE - CHORES & EXERCISE Double Whammy Challenge

[jimmie 48]

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this is the set of bushes out front. i had wacked on them before i remembered to take a picture. you can see one of them before the hedge trimmer got to it. the middle bush has not filled in the way it should. i imagine they will be much prettier next spring. my gosh! what a difference now that i see the pics!

[jimmie 48]

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here is a shot of the side of the house. you can see the trees overgrown and brushing up against the house. you can't walk through this very well.
i hacked and cut and got a mess of dead stuff out of the way. that side of the house is very wet so maybe by clearing the overgrowth, the ground will start to dry out just a bit. i did the best i could with the tools i had. i can walk through now without hanging myself on the limbs.




1. paint the back steps
2. clean up the basement almost done
3. kill the weeds in the drive done
4. trim the bushes at the front window done
5. remove the iron stake in the back yard. done
6. add rocks to the border on the very small hasta bed out back done
7. add some bushes and/or flowers to the front porch area.
8. trim the lower branches off the trees that are brushing up against the kitchen window done
and if i have the strength (this will purely be a bonus)
9. i want the rusted clothesline pole (there's only 1) removed from the yard.

[biogeek]

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Sorry about supporting that store, Jimmie. DH & I don't watch NASCAR, but rather, Formula 1....which is more popular overseas than in the US. I could switch to Ace Hardware instead of anti-Lowes.

Great job on those hedges, though! What a difference!

[Junebug]

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Hello to everyone! I havent had a chance to really catch up, but it looks like everyone is doing awesome with this challenge so far. Just wanted to report in and let everyone know I'm beat! Im so tired! I walked 5 miles today. I'm feeling very well, and as far as the exercise part of the challenge goes...its going great!!

Ive been thinking theres nothing really wrong with white walls....
(this is the thought process that is going to get me in trouble!)

This weekend perhaps...I'll have a crack at painting the kitchen

[zencyn]

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Your bushes are looking good, Jimmie!!!
I didn't get any of my chores today - too busy running around. Hopefully tomorrow I can finish up a couple more closets AND get started on tilling the backyard. Keep your fingers crossed for me

[jimmie 48]

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junebug, there's so many colors out there! i hate painting too but the finished job looks so great! good luck this weekend with the kitchen project!

cynthia, good luck with your weekend tilling and the closet clean up!

i think my project today is to paint those back steps.

[apple]

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Jimmie...Beautiful job on the bushes!

Junebug...good luck finding paint. I love the colors that are out these days.


Okay, it looks like I may have ONLY finished 2 chores so far, but man, there was a lot more involved than I planned. I just couldn't let the closet be cleaned and not the room that went with it. UGH! Anyways...closets done, and fridge is done and ready for groceries tomorrow. Good thing because Old Mother Hubbard has nothing on me right now.

June Double Whammy Challenge Chores/exercise:
1. Closets, DONE!
2. Garage Organized, Yet to be conqured
3. Light Fixtures Cleaned, Yet to be conqured
4. Pantry, Started...organized and ready for painting of shelves
5. Fridge, DONE!
6. Paint Holes Yet to be conqured

[zencyn]

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I finished my pantry today. I'll go ahead and post pics because I took them, but I don't think there's a big difference.

BEFORE:


AFTER:


And no, I don't keep pull-ups in my pantry - I bag up all the kids' snacks in individual servings and put them in the box.

And here's a pic of baby Sarah helping me with my bedroom closet

[biogeek]

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Cynthia, there's a huge difference in what you've done!!! Like things are together and organized!!! It should be a lot easier to find items, too. And Sarah is beautiful!!! What a good helper she is!

Apple, I know what you mean about tackling the rest of the room. Doesn't seem right to have a tidy closet and not having the room match. You've got a busy month of chores ahead of you!!!

[jimmie 48]

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cynthia, it looks like you made better use of the space to me. good job!


mark another done for me too. i got the steps painted. you'll see what appears to be a white part on the rail but trust me, it's the sun and it is indeed barn red.

geez the before steps are horrid! lol

[sallyseachange]

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Sorry folks... haven't been able to get on for more than ten mins today... one crisis after another...
Had to pop in here though to cheer you all along. Glad to see you're all surviving and steaming ahead!!

Thanks for enlightening me on Lowes and Anti-Lowes Apple and Jimmie! Now I get it....they sponsor drivers! Well, I'm rooting for yours then Jimmie.
Great job on the bushes btw!

Hope to get more time on here tomorrow!

[zencyn]

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Great job on the steps! They look so much better! [img]images/smilies/smile.gif[/img]


Finished my bedroom closet today!

BEFORE:



AFTER:

[jimmie 48]

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cynthia! you closet looks great! you had room to put a little nightstand in there!

i'm so proud of us!

[zencyn]

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Well, the embassarring thing is that the nightstand was already in there - you just couldn't see it!!! LOL Well, I'm rewarding myself for all my hard work today with a dip in the pool. Ta-ta!

[jimmie 48]

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too funny! i see the very top corner of it now. well done! lol
enjoy your well deserved dip!