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General Discussion => Throw Down the Gauntlet => Topic started by: joonifloofeefloo on December 05, 2018, 11:46:15 AM
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One Song: One Improvement
Regularly, we lock the thread and start a new one so people aren't receiving notifications for the rest of their lives.
The idea: You know those tasks that are quick and really improve your day, but you avoid like the plague? This thread supports us to set press play on the song of our choice and move on that task for the duration of the song. Extra Challenge: Whenever we see this thread because someone has bumped it up with a new "go", whoever is on it stops what they're doing, and joins in.
Stuff one might improve, depending on personal circumstances:
*improve minimalism: scan stuff
*improve personal security: shred stuff
*improve environment: put dry dishes away
*improve mood: write a thank you note
*improve body: do pushups
*improve blood sugar: eat some protein
*improve ambience: put the thing back into the storage room
*improve foot happiness: vacuum one room
*improve stress load: wash one unmentionable
*improve floor smoothness: wash one section of floor
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@Dollar Slice is sponsoring us with one Jewish song per day of Chanukah, most recently Steven Bernstein - Chusen Kalah Mazel Tov https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5osBa1oI5ME. I'm all about the Jewish music. I'm also all about Spotify. There I was able to find that musician and that song, but not that musician doing that song, so I went with the latter.
Banda Comunale: Chusen Kalah Mazel Tov
Sort floor papers like-by-like into vertical stacks again
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@Dollar Slice is sponsoring us with one Jewish song per day of Chanukah, most recently Steven Bernstein - Chusen Kalah Mazel Tov https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5osBa1oI5ME. I'm all about the Jewish music. I'm also all about Spotify. There I was able to find that musician and that song, but not that musician doing that song, so I went with the latter.
I think that record label doesn't do Spotify for reasons of "they don't pay us real money for our work." :-/ It's a great album, though. I bought it as a pick-me-up present to myself when I was having a really bad day. :-)
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Song is sooooooooooooooooo good! Thanks for Chanukah sponsorship, DS!
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Song is sooooooooooooooooo good! Thanks for Chanukah sponsorship, DS!
Agreed--love the song. I am grooving my way around the room, tidying all the odds & ends.
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Unless I'm forgetting something, I largely have the day off, so going to focus on moving through some stuff, using Spotify's Discover Weekly...
Eva Cassidy: American Tune
*pick up every strand of tinsel!!
Vetiver: I Know No Pardon
*wash out garbage can
*put kid's little kitchen items away
*fold downstairs sheet
*move clean, folded clothes from laundry to steps
*put music and folders into filing crate
Johnny Cash: Don't Think Twice
*start snack in microwave
*clean dry ziplocs fold and put into their homes
*move work collection from Side 1 to Side 2 of room, to find sillies
Guy Davis: Maybe I'll Go
*continue Side 1 to Side 2
*mix snack to rest
*period bathroom garbage pail clean and into storage
*sort/fold/hang/tuck gym set
Don McLean: General Store
*eat!
Magnolia Electric Co: Whip-Poor-Will
*keep eating!
*look through project copies, declare ONE the working copy, flag it [or THREE, d'oh!]
Olivia Chaney: False Bride
*sort through folder, pull out pages no longer needed, insert current page
*rest
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I Believe in Father Christmas: Emerson, Lake & Palmer
--wash sheets
--cook some black beans
--turn lights on the tree :)
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Thanks @joonifloofeefloo for starting a new thread!
I have been so ill the last few days. Somewhat better now. Need too straighten up a bit at home, it's messy.
Starting with Driving home for christmas/Chris Rea and tidying the kitchen.
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Last Christmas--Wham!
--dry sheets
--take out recycling/garbage
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A little Chanukah music to get me up and washed and brushed and dressed and out of the house tonight...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yscO4zZU67Q
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tight timeline!
Blind Willie Dunn: Hot Fingers
*unload critical groceries
*hide kid xmas gifts
*sneak surprise treat onto tree for kid
*take oil of oregano
*make sandwich + for kid
*pack for outing
*bolt
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A little Chanukah music to get me up and washed and brushed and dressed and out of the house tonight...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yscO4zZU67Q
I'm copying this @Dollar Slice --to get ready for a work party tonight :)
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jooni, thanks once again for starting this thread/concept!
Black Crowes: Losing My Mind
updated checkbook spreadsheets
TIL that a week's worth of data entry takes <5 minutes. Why do I always put it off so long???
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The Needle and The Damage Done: Laura Marling
work on my half-finished winecork wreath :)
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Black Crowes: Miracle To Me and following songs until I crack this nut. Trying to find reliable nutrition info on egg whites, for eggs in different sizes.
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Made quite a big list of small things to accomplish today, updating as I go
Silver Lining : Rilo Kiley putting the crock-pot on --with spice tea brewing
wiping down herb shelf/re-ordering/filling jars
My Baby Just Cares for Me: Nina Simone organize pantry/wipe shelves
They Can't Take That Away From Me: Billy Holiday soak black rice, lentils & beans for cooking later, grind flaxseed
Wonderful World: Sam Cooke :peeling/roasting veggies
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Annie Lennox: In the Bleak Midwinter
*emergency supplies into basket
*grocery bag away
*clean, dry dishes away
John Prine: Sailing Away
*set up dishes
*make cup of tea
*nap blanket away
*prompt kid
Jerry Garcia: Shady Grove
*move five project sets into filing crate
*put out tomorrow's outing supplies
...heh heh, found a toy along the way and got caught up figuring it out for a good while, lol. This is why I need One Song Wonder to keep me focused long enough to get the tiny things done :)
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Okay, kid has successfully been prompted through all the steps and is in bed, dishes are done, stuff is set out for tomorrow, laundry is even happening, tea is set... Brain is alert after an accidental evening nap, so I want to take the opportunity to do one of the things I dread most.
Merle Haggard: Sing Me Back Home
*look at year's investment activity: what did I sell? (per tax effects)
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Made a mess again today :) A happy mess, but a mess nevertheless...
Robert Johnson: Dead Shrimp Blues
*make this list
Arthur Crudup: That's All Right
*put dewrapping to wrap storage for reuse at xmas
*fold gym clothes
*lotion to bathroom
*wall decal & kid gift packaging to storage
*working papers to unused floor area
*empty outing bag
*check in
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Really procrastinating getting ready for work so it's The Way It Will Be: Gillian Welch
to help get my butt in gear, tidy room /get dressed
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Thanks for bumping this thread up, Serendip! Thursdays are my "day off", so I really tuck into admin paperwork, etc. I've done all I can now for today, and have started going in circles. As soon as I saw this thread pop up, I realized I need to OSW this.
Generation X: Dancing With Myself
*prompt kid (nonverbally)
*put project supplies away
*swap out project pencils
*shower
*make fud
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I get it @joonifloofeefloo
When I have extra time on days off, it often leads to churning in spot rather than making much progress anywhere. That's why I love this micro-challenge!
Girl from the North Country: Ane Brun
tidy up art studio area
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^ Same song, just for fun :)
*thoroughly wash counters and sinks
Ane Brun: Always On My Mind
*via YNAB, view and estimate total income for 2018
Serendip!! What a voice, this Ane Brune!!! Thank you :)))
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Glad you like @joonifloofeefloo , she is one of my favorites :)
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I could go either way: nap or gym.
Uppity Blues Women: Some Cold and Rainy Day
*do big easy dishes so things look easy when we get home
*put rugs back down for our drenched return
*prompt kid
*put on gym clothes
*leave house for gym then to fun time reward
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Is getting a disabled teen out the door exactly equivalent to an hour's gym workout?? Because it feels more challenging in every way. Fuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuck.
Anyhoo, off we go!!! Gym needed more than ever!!!!!!!!!!!
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Is getting a disabled teen out the door exactly equivalent to an hour's gym workout?? Because it feels more challenging in every way. Fuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuck.
Anyhoo, off we go!!! Gym needed more than ever!!!!!!!!!!!
Beyond equivalent @joonifloofeefloo--Hope you had a good gym session!
I am going to use this one song prompt to just chill out due to extreme overwork
You're Gonna Make Me Lonesome When You Go: My Bubba
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Chateau: Angus & Julia Stone and the release radar mix via Spotify
Sick in bed with a cough/cold, so will take the opportunity to go through photos on my computer, deleting and organizing
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Listened to some tracks from Aram Bajakian's Music Inspired by "The Color of Pomegranates" to get myself caught up on all the e-mails I've been feeling too blah to deal with lately. It's dark and sad and lonely music, which suits this time of year, for me.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MQTkbzej1Dw
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Enjoy Xmas with your son. Xmas and kids is magical. Spent the day cleaning for my company on Tuesday and playing Xmas music while I worked. My doggies followed me around all day so are pooped:))