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Talk about Ambitious!

16 years ago

I woke up at 5:30 this morning. It is now 8:00 and I have my laundry done, dishs are washed and I am crock potting Spagetti sauce. Now I am off to do my ironing. Should be able to relax by 9:00

Anyone else ambitious this morning?

SamKaren

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alisande
16 years ago
Nope.
dotmom
16 years ago
Yawn....stretch, pulling the covers higher. Me? Ambitious? Not in my vocabulary. LOL. Seriously, once in a while, I get up all rearing to go, but not today. Good for you, SamKaren, You will certainly earn to sit back with your feet up later today.
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lydia1959
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Not ambitious, but I need to be. Have company coming in a few hours.
patti43
16 years ago
I am not much of a morning person. Only when forced :-)
wanda_va
16 years ago
I'm certainly not as ambitious as you are, but I do have bed sheets in the dryer, and I'm heading out to wash windows in a few minutes.
pammyfay
16 years ago
Will y'all keep it down pls? I'm trying to sleeeeeeeep!!!!!
minnie_tx
16 years ago
No I watched the finals of the Australian Rules Football league on ESPN last night until about 3 am and am now just waking up!!
sue_va
16 years ago
My ambition, such as it is, doesn't kick in until the afternoon. My plan is to dust/vacuum. We'll see how that goes.

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ronf_gw
16 years ago
I'm right there with you, Samkaren. I'm a morning person and when the energy is there you gotta jump up and use it.
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Nita__AZ
16 years ago
I am a morning person too. I was out washing my car at 6 this morning. Then fixed breakfast for all of us. I needed to get busy in the kitchen finishing up the dishes I am bringing to a pot luck today. Everything has to be finished and ready to head out the door at 11:15.
nicole__
16 years ago
Oh yes, I'm keeping up with you! :0) Went to the ARC shopping, then the grocery store. Put baby back pork ribs in the crock pot. Ran 5.5 miles. Came home & cooked brats on the grill. Watered deck pots, unthawed a couple of things, payed bills online, balanced the check book.....the day is young!
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I like to get going early too, that is after I read the paper and drink my coffee. First went to a plant sale at the local Ag.College, then to the Dog Rescue Walk at the fairgrounds for an hour or so, then returned a curtain rod and misc. to JoAnn Fabrics, then stopped at the car wash and had THEM sweep and wipe out my car and give it a good wash and shine. Figured I'd splurge on that for once instead of doing it myself.

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