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<blockquote data-quote="donna723" data-source="post: 10947" data-attributes="member: 1883"><p>If I ever start doing the r-e-a-l-l-y good cleaning. I end up going into a frenzy and feel worse than I did before I started. I'm sure you know the routine - I take down the curtains to wash them, then I see how dirty the windows are. After I've washed all the windows, I'm up there noticing all the tiny little cobwebs I could never see before and while I'm getting them, I can't help but notice how the walls really need washing too. The gas heaters turn everything orangey after a while but of course, you can't just wash PART of a wall! And how did that ceiling fan get so dusty ... I just did it! And sometimes I THINK my house looks clean, then when I'm home on the weekend and see it all in the bright sunlight ... yuk! How did I miss all THAT?!?! But it does get my mind off of whatever is bothering me.</p><p></p><p>When I first moved in to this house, I had all kinds of things to occupy my time. I bought a flea market dining table and five chairs that were in pieces and it kept me busy for weeks, reassembling chairs, sanding and refinishing and recovering the chair seats. No time to think of anything else while I was working on it and it ended up looking GORGEOUS! And I still feel good just looking at it ... much better than if I had just bought them that way! And I now have pretty shelves going all the way across my kitchen wall that I made myself! Started out with a board, some molding and wood brackets from Lowe's, and with my rusty old saw and my Dollar Store screwdriver set, I turned them into shelves! I still smile every time I walk in to the kitchen!</p><p></p><p>My favorite thing, if I have a little extra money, is to spend a whole day hitting the stores and just "shopping"! Usually I go by myself so I can go at my own pace ... I've been known to spend over three hours just in the Hobby Lobby! I have one friend at work who "shops" like I do and we sometimes spend an entire Saturday hitting every antique store within a 50 mile radius! Neither one of us spends a whole lot of money, just enough to buy a few things that make us feel good! I prefer to think of it as "fiscal therapy"! Works for me!</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="donna723, post: 10947, member: 1883"] If I ever start doing the r-e-a-l-l-y good cleaning. I end up going into a frenzy and feel worse than I did before I started. I'm sure you know the routine - I take down the curtains to wash them, then I see how dirty the windows are. After I've washed all the windows, I'm up there noticing all the tiny little cobwebs I could never see before and while I'm getting them, I can't help but notice how the walls really need washing too. The gas heaters turn everything orangey after a while but of course, you can't just wash PART of a wall! And how did that ceiling fan get so dusty ... I just did it! And sometimes I THINK my house looks clean, then when I'm home on the weekend and see it all in the bright sunlight ... yuk! How did I miss all THAT?!?! But it does get my mind off of whatever is bothering me. When I first moved in to this house, I had all kinds of things to occupy my time. I bought a flea market dining table and five chairs that were in pieces and it kept me busy for weeks, reassembling chairs, sanding and refinishing and recovering the chair seats. No time to think of anything else while I was working on it and it ended up looking GORGEOUS! And I still feel good just looking at it ... much better than if I had just bought them that way! And I now have pretty shelves going all the way across my kitchen wall that I made myself! Started out with a board, some molding and wood brackets from Lowe's, and with my rusty old saw and my Dollar Store screwdriver set, I turned them into shelves! I still smile every time I walk in to the kitchen! My favorite thing, if I have a little extra money, is to spend a whole day hitting the stores and just "shopping"! Usually I go by myself so I can go at my own pace ... I've been known to spend over three hours just in the Hobby Lobby! I have one friend at work who "shops" like I do and we sometimes spend an entire Saturday hitting every antique store within a 50 mile radius! Neither one of us spends a whole lot of money, just enough to buy a few things that make us feel good! I prefer to think of it as "fiscal therapy"! Works for me! [/QUOTE]
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