JZ, I promise, it gets kind of mostly better!

Hey, are there any Spoiler peeps in here who could tell me what the discussion topics have been since the burst of 24 Activity a couple weeks ago?

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Punctuation for moms of unhappy babies, and to migraine sufferers (no matter how often you get them).

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JZ do you have soft earplugs? They can dampen the sound of the crying without cutting it out totally. I've done that so I could relax (because the sound of my kids crying causes severe anxiety for me).

I hope she wears her wee self out and can nap and get over her ick.

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Oh, JZ. I'm sorry. That's so hard. I hope it melts away in her sleep.

Hey, are there any Spoiler peeps in here who could tell me what the discussion topics have been since the burst of 24 Activity a couple weeks ago?

BSG.

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Poor JZ and Matilda. I hope you both get to feeling better (since I am sure that M crying breaks your mommy heart) soon.

There was even a comment that harping on what the homeless will possibly do to your property values is more in line with what the Religious Right would say, but Jesus would not agree, and perhaps it's time to decide if you want to be Conservative or Christian.

Bless them. Literally. Because it's about time that Conservative and Christian were shown to be a wee tiny bit different from one another.

Makes me feel better about the painful things I sometimes imagine doing to the Conservatives. Not that Jesus would approve but maybe he'd look away for just a moment and that would be enough.

I'm still going to Hell, aren't I?

If someone could tell me what to do with the stack of clothes that do not fit, but one day might, so I don't want to get rid of them...that'd help.

I've narrowed mine down to the things I really like and there's a spot in the closet for them. One that I do not go near and do not see in the normal course of life. The rest get donated.

Of course I still haven't put my clean clothes away. Or sorted through the rest to do a purge after buying new underthings and a few basics that needed to be replaced.

I should get on that.

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Hey, are there any Spoiler peeps in here who could tell me what the discussion topics have been since the burst of 24 Activity a couple weeks ago?

BSG speculation based on vague and uncertain spoilery information.

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So how do you make yourself do the things you really hate to do, but have to get done - at home or work?

At home, invite people to come and visit. That usually inspires a burst of cleaning fury.

At work, deadlines (as much as I hate to admit) will get me to get stuff done. A to-do list often works as well, but not today ...

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So how do you make yourself do the things you really hate to do, but have to get done - at home or work?

I set a timer for 5 or 10 minutes and do as much as I can, as fast as I can. Then I take a 5 minute break. Repeat until task completed.

Yup. I do this, particularly with washing dishes, when I've left them get to the point where both sides of the sink are heaped with dirty dishes and some are on the stovetop and some are on the counter and there are dirty dishes in the sink that I swear I don't even OWN and it would take about 2 hours to wash them all.

The timer method works really well for that.

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I use that method with my kids, but I'm ass at doing it myself.

I had the house spiffied for brunch Saturday and the floor of my room has been reclaimed by clean clothes. I hate folding, but I'll do that before I sort socks. Sorting socks is EBIL.

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My years of living in a tiny studio with sheddy animals have made me very good about putting away clean clothes instantly. I still have a tendency to throw sweaters or jackets over a chair when I come inside and leaving them there for days, though.

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