You are right. They always say to follow that little voice and I will. My friend, however, is insisting that it's "owed" her, so be it. My karma will be intact. I didn't volunteer to get anything but the satisfaction of a successful event. I have to live with myself! Thanks for the advice!!! Maria ----- Original Message ----- From: "Airual" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Tuesday, January 15, 2002 9:29 PM Subject: [JFC]: OT Maria's PTA tickets
> The mere fact that you feel "very uneasy about this" tells you what you should do. You'll feel much better with a clear conscience if you pay > the $3.00 too. It's going to a good cause, and who knows, maybe doing the right thing will bring you good Karma and you'll get lucky and win > something! > > Airual > > Maria Wahl wrote: > > > Could I ask you a question that strays from JFC??? In addition to > > de-cluttering my house, I help a great deal with the PTA at my daughter's > > middle school. The president of the PTA (who is a friend of mine, > > sort of), thinks that since we have spent the last 5 days going to area > > merchants soliciting merchandise for the Theme Tray auction (where you buy > > 25 tickets for 3.00 and put your ticket in the bag by the item you want to > > win), that we should get our tickets for free. She feels that the time we > > took away from our lives and families (and de-cluttering) is worth the free > > tickets. I am very uneasy about this and don't know what to do-sorry for > > going off the path, but I am really in a quandry over this. Any advise? > > Maria > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: "Louise" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > To: "JFC" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > Sent: Tuesday, January 15, 2002 1:28 AM > > Subject: [JFC]: Monday ... the longest day of the week LOL > > > > > Hello all > > > > > > Why does Monday always drag LOL. Monday is when I spend all day at the > > shop > > > and doesn't the day drag LOL. I start at 7am and work until noon then I > > get > > > a three hour lunch break going back at 3 pm and finishing at around 6 or 7 > > > pm. This evening it was 6:30 pm. > > > > > > In my lunch three hours I did manage to watch a film 'On the Beach' > > (Neville > > > Shute my favourite author) whilst I finished up some ironing, washed up > > the > > > breakfast things and sorted out another cupboard in the kitchen. > > > Unfortunately I had to return to work before the film finished .. never > > mind > > > I thought, I'll tape the last half an hour and watch it whilst I am > > > preparing the evening meal..... Its a shame I was only half listening when > > > DH told me how to record on the new video ... seems I had it recording > > Line > > > One instead of Program One ... well you guessed it ... all I got was 30 > > > minutes of blue screen! Oh well at least I have seen it at least six times > > > before LOL. > > > > > > This evening after dinner I came upstairs to do my book keeping job, well > > I > > > started out with good intentions honest. Now could I help it if the pile > > of > > > stuff that DH had dumped on my desk needed putting away, and could it be > > > helped that the place where the bulk of it belonged needed reorganising. > > So > > > I got carried away ... cut a long story short another cupboard in this > > house > > > has been well and truly sorted and reorganised, a large bag of clutter has > > > been despatched to the bin and there's a lot more room now. By the time I > > > had finished it was time to dish up the dinner and everyone knows that its > > > far too late to start work after dinner, especially if you have to really > > > concentrate ... LOL. > > > > > > I learnt very early on that when juggling more that one paid job it is not > > a > > > good idea to start work after dinner (8pm), that's when the mind is tired > > > and most mistakes are made, not to mention that its just torture LOL. As I > > > tend to be ready for my bed by 9pm it doesn't give a lot of time anyway so > > > the only job that I do consider after our evening meal is sticking on > > stamps > > > and sealing envelopes, that is all I am capable of at that time of night > > > anyway. > > > > > > Plans for tomorrow: > > > > > > Finish the plans for the vegetable garden. As some of you may remember I > > was > > > intending to do this at the weekend, I did make a start but as we where > > > doing so well at the decluttering I was reluctant to get out the seed > > > catalogues as I get lost in them for ever LOL. > > > > > > I finish at noon tomorrow, all being well, I would like to do some more > > > laundry, the curtains in the office need washing and I would like to make > > a > > > start on the blinds for the office. As the back of the house faces > > > practically due south and my office is in the back, in the summer it is > > > impossible to shade the sun out without closing the curtains, blinds > > however > > > would still allow the natural light to come in whilst cutting down the > > > glare. > > > > > > I need to do the book keeping tasks that I neglected to complete today but > > > in my breaks I would like to: > > > > > > Go through my pyrex 'collection' (no other word for it) and pass on some > > of > > > it. > > > Declutter a few more books, namely the ones that live in the living room. > > > complete my dalies and one weekly task. > > > > > > Tomorrow is also the funeral of a friend, so I will be out of the house > > > tomorrow afternoon for a couple of hours. She was 4 years younger that I > > am > > > now and leaves behind a husband and two young children. She had > > Scloroderma > > > a very rare condition [http://www.raynauds.demon.co.uk/] although it was a > > > routine operation that brought it to a conclusion, she just never > > recovered > > > from the anaesthetic. When things like this happen to people that you know > > > it certainly has an effect on your outlook on life and what is important. > > > > > > Well on that sad note I will close, it is well past my bedtime and its > > > another early start in the morning. 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