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The 'Get It Done' Challenge!!
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Morning :hello:
Had a hot and busy week at work - felt completely washed out when I came home, so nothing much done.
Here's this week's list (and I will get it done!)- Do the housework. Done
- Do all my washing. This week's done - other stuff still lurking at bottom of washing basket.
- Do all my ironing. Done
- Start to enter CPD online. Started
- Go shopping and get enough food for the week. Done
- Check a cashback site for any freebie offers. No
- Send for 5 freebies. 3 done.
- Clear filing trays completely. Working on it.
- Do surveys as they arrive in my in-box. Mostly
- Keep up-to-date with competitions. Not really.
- Do my daily scratch/clicks routine every day. Done
- Sell something. No
- Clear out some paperwork at work every day. Done
- Throw/recycle/donate one thing every day. Done
- Have something to eat and wash-up before I put the computer on every night. Mostly - need to tighten up on this next week.
- Write to pension scheme to update details. Still no!
- Do any new things on the day they come in. Done
- Re-activate my AQA account. Half-done
- Buy some ink for the printer. No
- Start looking for/buying birthday presents for parents. Started.
- Do one thing every day to look/feel physically better. Done.
Have a good weekend
Polly0 -
Morning Polly:D
Another list not finished:rolleyes: but I got most of it done so quite happy with that. This week's list:- hoovering
- [STRIKE] polishing[/STRIKE]
- general tidy of room doing
- [STRIKE]tidy dressing table[/STRIKE]
- tidy bedside table
- tidy magazine rack
- [STRIKE] coins in piggy[/STRIKE]
- [STRIKE]check quidco and pigsback[/STRIKE]
- post letter
- store boxes tidily
- [STRIKE] clear everything off bed[/STRIKE]
- 2 x washing
- line drying
- hair treatment
- [STRIKE] foot treatment[/STRIKE]
- hand treatment
- food shopping
- tidy and wash car
- [STRIKE] put rubbish out[/STRIKE]
- tidy top of baskets doing
- sort ironing basket
- buy vitamins
- [STRIKE]check email[/STRIKE]
- [STRIKE]buy lottery tickets[/STRIKE]
- hang clothes up
- cancel dd for pc world
- [STRIKE] use epilator[/STRIKE]
Pay/save £20k in 2010 £5888.75/£20,000June Mini target 0/5lbs Total 23/40Ebay profit 2010: March £207:) April £95:) May £130:) June £0 Total £432:j0 -
Hi

It's Monday morning :eek:. Time for a daily reminder of what I'm going to get done today :rolleyes:
Today I will- Do my daily scratch/clicks routine. Half done
- Clear out some paperwork at work. Done
- Throw/recycle/donate one thing. Done
- Do something to make me look/feel physically better.Done
- Have something to eat and wash-up before I put the computer on.Done
- Do any new things that come in today.Done
- Do anything towards something on my weekly list! Think I did something towards something from last week's list!
Polly0 -
Hi everyone
Wow, I had completely forgotten that I started this thread
. Well done to everyone for keeping it going.
I'm going to start a weekly list which I have to get done by the end of Sunday:- Do 700 questions on AQA
- Get another £10 Amazon voucher towards my sister's birthday present
- Clean out rabbit cage and list on Gumtree
- Take leftover rabbit food and hay to charity bin at Pets at Home
- Do washing up as and when so it doesn't mount up
- Tell landlady about leaky roof and broken light
- Pay rent!
- Deliver/collect Avon books and place order on Wednesday night
- Buy another TMF offer and send off for money back
- Put cheques and bagged coins into the bank
- Get form to renew passport and at least fill it out
- Clean out hamsters
- Take lunch into work every day
- Call Tesco and change Clubcard address
- Get photos done for passport and cinema pass.
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Emily x0 -
Good morning.
Hi Emily and welcome back
. Thank you for starting this challenge - it's really helping me.
Right, today I will- Do my daily scratch/clicks routine. Done
- Clear out some paperwork at work. Done
- Throw/recycle/donate one thing. Done
- Do something to make me look/feel physically better. Done
- Have something to eat and wash-up before I put the computer on. Done
- Do any new things that come in today.
- Do anything towards something on my weekly list!
Polly0 -
Hi

How's everybody doing?
I've let this challenge slip a bit over the last few days, although I've managed to keep up with the throwing/recycling/donating part, so clutter is reducing.
Here's my list for this week:- Do any new things on the day they come in. Done
- Do the housework. Not done and don't think I will now!
- Do the washing. done
- Do the ironing. Not done
- Do all my marking.done
- Enter some CPD online every day. Finished
- Go shopping and get enough food for the week. Done
- Check a cashback site for any freebie offers. Not done (again)
- Send for 3 freebies. 1
- Clear filing trays completely. Done (at last!)
- Do surveys as they arrive in my in-box. More or less
- Keep up-to-date with competitions. No
- Do my daily scratch/clicks routine every day. Done
- Sell something. And again, no.
- Clear out some paperwork at work every day. Done
- Throw/recycle/donate one thing every day. Done
- Have something to eat and wash-up before I put the computer on every night. More or less.
- Write to pension scheme to update details. Oops, again no
- Re-activate my AQA account and earn some money. Done
- Buy some ink for the printer. No
- Buy birthday presents for mother. started
- Do one thing every day to look/feel physically better. Does going to bed early because I am so tired count?
Have a good weekend.
Polly0 -
I have also let the challenge slip and did almost nothing last week:o This week I will:
- [STRIKE] hoovering[/STRIKE]
- [STRIKE]polishing[/STRIKE]
- [STRIKE]tidy dressing table[/STRIKE]
- tidy bedside table
- post letter
- tidy magazine rack
- lose 1lb
- put rubbish out
- [STRIKE] 2 x washing[/STRIKE]
- [STRIKE] clear everything off bed[/STRIKE]
- [STRIKE] coins in piggy[/STRIKE]
- [STRIKE] check quidco claim[/STRIKE]
- [STRIKE]hair treatment[/STRIKE]
- [STRIKE]foot treatment[/STRIKE]
- [STRIKE]hand treatment[/STRIKE]
- tidy and wash car
- cancel pc world dd
- [STRIKE]check online banking[/STRIKE]
- [STRIKE]buy vitamins[/STRIKE]
- sort out boxes
- [STRIKE]ring office re new job[/STRIKE]
- tidy book cases
- [STRIKE]order course book[/STRIKE]
Pay/save £20k in 2010 £5888.75/£20,000June Mini target 0/5lbs Total 23/40Ebay profit 2010: March £207:) April £95:) May £130:) June £0 Total £432:j0 -
God, I'm useless!! I only did a few things on my list :rolleyes:.
Right, start of a new week - must get my act together. I have to do 2 of the following 14 tasks every day from today (or at least do the equivalent of 2 tasks a day!):- Do 1,000 questions on AQA
- Clean out hamster cage
- Hoover house
- Clean kitchen
- Deliver Avon orders
- List 10 items on Ebay
- Clean rabbit cage and list on Gumtree
- Call Tesco and change Clubcard address
- Get a £10 Amazon voucher for sister's present
- Take rabbit food to Pets at Home charity bin
- Get photos done for passport and cinema card
- Get forms for passport and cinema card and send them off
- Bank change and cheques
- Buy another TMF offer and send it off for refund.
Emily x0 -
Morning :wave:
Sarah, you're really powering through your list this week
.
Emily, how are you doing? I think aiming at a couple of things a day is a good way to look at it - it all gets done eventually (or the need for it to be done goes away :rotfl:).
Today I will- Do my daily scratch/clicks routine. Done
- Clear out some paperwork at work.
- Throw/recycle/donate one thing.
- Do something to make me look/feel physically better.
- Have something to eat and wash-up before I put the computer on when I come in from work.
- Do any new things that come in today.
- Do anything towards something on my weekly list!
Polly0 -
Can I join in. I to and quite rubbish at getting stuff do, i find sitting on the sofa watching telly a much beeter idea lol.
I will do a new list on a sunday 2 but as i am a few days late here you go.
Do ironing
Cook Chilli for party
Get birthday card
Do garden
Check allotment
Go to Gym 3 times
Do washing
Clean oven
Change bed clothes
I think that will do for the rest of the week.
1vs 100 £505500/335.25 (5.5K COMING DOWN)20.00/10,000(10K GOING UP)Not long now
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