Fantastic February!!

UncleMac

Welcome to the shortest month of the year!!

I wonder if whoever wrote up the calendar decided to make February the shortest one in the faint hope that it will be over with more quickly? At least here in the northern hemisphere... I'm fairly sure the Auzzies & Kiwis take a different view of such... lol

Anyone have a goal in mind for February? If so, share!!

AnnPT77

I'm not much a goals gal, more an opportunities exploiter, so neither NY resolutions last month, nor goals this one.

I'll probably do the Concept 2 Valentine challenge, since it's the easiest one of the entire year (14,000 rowing machine meters between Feb 9-14; even at my li'l ol' lady pace, that's only about 70 minutes spread over the 6 days).

I'm still trying to kick myself into consistency with off-season lifting. I'm moving big bunches of stuff stepwise between rooms in my very-untidy house, with the ultimate objective of making my currently avalanche-prone sewing/laundry room actually usable for sewing again. (Currently there's a big pile of furniture and such in the middle of the kitchen floor . . . SMH.) On the side, I'm doing a little reorganizing of the bead stash.

So: Winter puttering.

Cheers, all, and happy Valentine's Day!

UncleMac

I'm actually going to celebrate Valentine's Day this year... my GF is flying up from Texas to frozen Canada to spend a week with me. If that ain't love, I don't know what is... lol

BBee5064

I’m planning to lose 5 lb this month if I can. I’m going to Australia for a month in September. So I’m focused on getting into shape. I’m on count down

b3achy

Love the idea of Winter-Puttering...lol. I'm also doing some of that.

Trying to lighten the load of my laziness (ie, throwing stuff into boxes and stashing the boxes in the back room when 'tidying up'), and sort through the junk that I have and get rid of most of it (sorting involves predominately trash or give away piles...every little keeping). It's just that it's gotten overwhelming with the number of boxes of that bad habit over the past 20+ years. So trying to take it a day at a time, a box at a time. I really do need to set a goal to get it done though...as I think I had the same goal last summer. Hmmm, maybe get my dining room and the boxes sitting in my living room done by the end of this month.

Actual workout goals for February is to get more paddling in. Race season starts in earnest in April, but we already have some smaller races starting up this month (one that I'm missing today). It's just been too dang cold and choppy this winter to get much done on the water.

alteredsteve175

Great inspiration, ladies and gents! I need to do some decluttering as well.

Got a little vacation planned for the middle of the month. Just trying to hit the gym on the schedule while I'm home. Then start a structured lifting program again when I get back.

UncleMac

For those looking to declutter...

https://www.onekingslane.com/live-love-home/marie-kondo-book-declutter/

Although I haven't dug into this book yet, I have a couple of friends who did... and they swear by it...

BBee5064

Thanks UncleMac

UncleMac

BBee5064 wrote: »

Thanks UncleMac

Eventually, I will need to declutter. In addition to my own piles of "stuff" accumulated during 20 years of dysfunctional marriage to a quasi-hoarder, my daughter stored an apartment's worth of "stuff" in my crawl space...

BettyM1017

I'm happy to say I survived my daughter's wedding! It was a crazy schedule that last month of preparations and festivities. My daughter and her husband got married on January 24th but had the reception on the 29th. When we made these plans, it seemed like a great idea since we were travelling for the ceremony and then travelling back home for the reception. However, now that I've lived it, I'm not a fan of a long separation between ceremony and reception. It was pretty much a week of social gatherings, dinners, parties, etc. Can you have PTSD from a wedding? I'm asking for a friend....

Anyway, February will be all about getting back to my regularly scheduled life. Regular exercise, good nutrition, and cleaning up the house, especially the Etsy workshop. We've already made a pretty good dent, but the workshop needed an overhaul before we made all of the favors, centerpieces, and other decorations. Now we need a complete do-over. The room is getting emptied and completely reorganized. Wish me luck!!

AnnPT77

UncleMac wrote: »

For those looking to declutter...

https://www.onekingslane.com/live-love-home/marie-kondo-book-declutter/

Although I haven't dug into this book yet, I have a couple of friends who did... and they swear by it...

I threw out that book because it didn't bring me joy.

Just kidding, in a form that might not make sense to those unfamiliar with Kondo's conceptual frame.

But truthfully the "clutter as stress" scenario doesn't work at all for me. I find clutter stimulating in general, in a positive way, and my many hobby tools & supplies will keep me happily in clutter indefinitely. I'm rearranging and reorganizing, but only incidentally donating/recycling/tossing things. In fact, I'm acquiring more stuff, to more usefully organize the other stuff.

UncleMac

AnnPT77 wrote: »

UncleMac wrote: »

For those looking to declutter...

https://www.onekingslane.com/live-love-home/marie-kondo-book-declutter/

Although I haven't dug into this book yet, I have a couple of friends who did... and they swear by it...

I threw out that book because it didn't bring me joy.

Just kidding, in a form that might not make sense to those unfamiliar with Kondo's conceptual frame.

But truthfully the "clutter as stress" scenario doesn't work at all for me. I find clutter stimulating in general, in a positive way, and my many hobby tools & supplies will keep me happily in clutter indefinitely. I'm rearranging and reorganizing, but only incidentally donating/recycling/tossing things. In fact, I'm acquiring more stuff, to more usefully organize the other stuff.

I suspect you are the exception, AnnPT77... Most of us find clutter to be an anchor...

BettyM1017

AnnPT77 wrote: »

But truthfully the "clutter as stress" scenario doesn't work at all for me. I find clutter stimulating in general, in a positive way, and my many hobby tools & supplies will keep me happily in clutter indefinitely. I'm rearranging and reorganizing, but only incidentally donating/recycling/tossing things. In fact, I'm acquiring more stuff, to more usefully organize the other stuff.

LOVE THIS!! I often say that I thrive in chaos, lol!

Occasionally, I do have to organize The Cave, AKA Etsy store workshop, in order to reclaim my flat surfaces, but for the most part my home and workshop look like people no only live there, but do more than park their backsides on the couch and watch TV. Don't get me wrong, it's clean. It's just lived in.

I live by the philosophy that homes are for free expression, not good impressions.

RodaRose

House is organized and I do a purges often enough so although I do not keep extra junk, I need to see my stuff. Thus I live with open shelving because I like to have everything out. If it is put away out of sight, I do not see the item and go buy another version of it.
Although, certainly not the the same, hubby and I have somewhat compatible systems.

beaglady

This pretty much explains my house. I’ve revived my interest in sewing, so I’ve got a couple projects in progress that occupy the kitchen table.

alteredsteve175

UncleMac wrote: »

For those looking to declutter...

https://www.onekingslane.com/live-love-home/marie-kondo-book-declutter/

Although I haven't dug into this book yet, I have a couple of friends who did... and they swear by it...

Visiting my sister for a few days. We both have packrat tendencies. I was perusing her bookshelves and ran across one of Ms. Kondo's books. Interesting approach to the organization of your personal space.

UncleMac

alteredstates175 wrote: »

UncleMac wrote: »

For those looking to declutter...

https://www.onekingslane.com/live-love-home/marie-kondo-book-declutter/

Although I haven't dug into this book yet, I have a couple of friends who did... and they swear by it...

Visiting my sister for a few days. We both have packrat tendencies. I was perusing her bookshelves and ran across one of Ms. Kondo's books. Interesting approach to the organization of your personal space.

There's a fine line between packrat vs hoarder. My wacky ex straddled that line. When we parted ways, she left a ton of "stuff" for me to sort through. I made enough trips to the local charitable donation drop-off that they asked if I was emptying an estate or doing pro-decluttering...