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The 'Get It Done' Challenge!!

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  • Marru
    Marru Posts: 4,126 Forumite
    Hello everybody!

    May I join you?

    I am full time student and single mum and somewhere I need to find time and ways to earn living. So when it comes to getting my personal things done I feel that I am just chasing my tail.

    Here is my list of things that I am hoping to get done by the end of this week:
    - Finish health assingments
    - Finish nutrition assignment
    - Finish MAC assignment
    [strike]- Clean all my animals[/strike]
    - Send letter to Lloyds and their collection agency re my DMP
    - Send letter to another collection agency re my DMP
    - [strike]Send letter to adult learning grant to get some of my child care costs refunded[/strike]
    - Pay DMP payments
    - [strike]Send off raffle tickets that I sold on behalf of a charity[/strike]
    - Send forms of address changes to companies house
    - Sort out id stuff for one bingo site to be able to withdraw a tenner
    - [strike]Get money and food for baby sitter for tonight (I haven't been out socialising for almost eight years so really looking forward to that)[/strike]
    - Update my spreadsheets to find out about my true financial situation
    - Sort out my post
    - Sort out my inbox (outlook and hotmail)
    - Check DD's old buggies
    - Advertise buggies to be sold
    -[strike] Book car for MOT[/strike]
    - [strike]Take books back to the library[/strike]
    - [strike]Go to pound shop[/strike]
    -[strike] Find cheapest way to get recovery service[/strike]
    -[strike] Do some accounting work and send invoice[/strike]
    - Do all the washing including tidying it away when dry
    -[strike] Call council re council tax payment[/strike]
    -[strike] Find last year's MOT certificate[/strike]
    -[STRIKE] Cook something in SC for the following week's suppers[/STRIKE]

    Ouch - It is longer than I thougt. Will let you know on Sunday how I got on.

    Have a productive week everybody!

    Marru
    "Everything will be alright in the end. If it's not alright, it's not the end."

  • good luck marru
    Dec 31 2009 target: Currently have SAVED: £2963/£20 000
    Just another 17 037 to go
    Debt: 1700+1600 = 3300
    Savings: 2700+1100 = 3800
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  • ShelleyC_2
    ShelleyC_2 Posts: 1,500 Forumite
    Bit of a failure today - did complete my expenses upto April but have decided to keep going and complete them until end of Oct so will strike that one soon.

    As I expected the cleaning jobs have been left until last :rolleyes:
    Looking for the perfect home and saving to make becoming a MFW easier
    MFiT3 48103/50000 Saved So Far :j
  • Again have done nothing today!

  • + Phone alliance & leicester about my esaver - couldn't face this today :o

    + Get all the washing done/ironed/put away - all the washing has now been washed, some of it is dried and put away, the rest is on the airer waiting to be ironed!

    + Do at least 2 parts of my project (due 5th Dec, eek!) - haven't even attempted

    + Take masses of magazines to the recycler - might not sound like a big deal but they've been invading my floorspace for about three months and I keep forgetting to take them - haven't been into town today so haven't had the chance to drop them off

    + Catch up on Eastenders - yes, this IS important and needs to be done ;) - Two episodes watched, two to go!

    ^So far so bad :S Hope I get more done tomorrow...
  • the dreaded list

    College work
    [STRIKE]Finish questions 7&10 for law
    Do any corrections i might have for law
    Draw my graphs for Marketing[/STRIKE]
    Spanish Summary
    Spanish Reading Passage & Questions
    [STRIKE]Spanish Verb Sheet[/STRIKE]
    Find 4 Spanish newspaper articles online for my speaking exam (eeek!)
    Write Spanish speaking
    Learn Spanish speaking
    study preterite and imperfect tenses (Spanish)

    Other Stuff
    [STRIKE]
    pick up prescriptions from doctors
    phone doctors for nurse appt
    post 6 books i sold on play.com
    Ironing

    [/STRIKE]Make at least 3 YT videos (have made 2)
    Clear out wardrobe
    List clothes i don't wear/need/don't fit on Ebay
  • ShelleyC_2
    ShelleyC_2 Posts: 1,500 Forumite
    1. [strike]Sort out paperwork[/strike]
    2. Once above done complete expenses
    3. [strike]Contact EON about electric bill[/strike]
    4. [strike]Contact HBOS re prob with account[/strike]
    5. [strike]Open Barclays regular saver[/strike]
    6. [strike]Clean bathroom[/strike]
    7. Clean oven (thanks brummiebabe for suggesting it :rotfl: )
    Only 2 left but I really really really don't wanna do number 7 _pale_
    Looking for the perfect home and saving to make becoming a MFW easier
    MFiT3 48103/50000 Saved So Far :j
  • edsjad
    edsjad Posts: 194 Forumite
    hi - can i join in - I'm a terrible procrastinator; I will write things I want to do on saturday;
    - phone re mortgage payments
    - go through income and outgoings
    - payment towards court fine
    - letter re court fine
    - phone insurance re damage to kitchen lino done by dog
    - check insurance policy
    - change sheets on bed
    - make soup or stew and freeze
    - make dinner prior to x factor
    - sign up for mystery shopping
    - see if there are any jobs I can do to contribute towards claiming from credit cards
    - write review of the week
    - spend one hour cleaning house
    - take dog for walk
    - buy papers for mocs
    - check pts for mocs
    - list for shopping
    - tescos - using mocs
    - wash up before going out
    - eat breakfast
    - go through e mails
    - work on project - one hour
    - send off reference for three
    - spend one hour filing papers
    - review what I have done (and haven't at the end of the day)

    I better get to bed now cos need to get up early to do all this!! Thanks for starting the thread!!
    Aiming to take control of my life:A

    £10 per day in JUNE
    So far: £18 ebay; £20 cash for clothes; £50 flea market
  • Originally Posted by CompletelyLost viewpost.gif

    + Phone alliance & leicester about my esaver - couldn't face this today :o

    + Get all the washing done/ironed/put away - all the washing has now been washed, some of it is dried and put away, the rest is on the airer waiting to be ironed!

    + Do at least 2 parts of my project (due 5th Dec, eek!) - haven't even attempted

    + Take masses of magazines to the recycler - might not sound like a big deal but they've been invading my floorspace for about three months and I keep forgetting to take them - haven't been into town today so haven't had the chance to drop them off

    + Catch up on Eastenders - yes, this IS important and needs to be done ;) - Two episodes watched, two to go!






    OI!!!!!!!!!! Stop procrastinating!!!!! Eastenders can be a reward for doing point 1 and 3 - 5 december is close matey dont piut it off!!!!!!!

    I am just as bad as you
    Dec 31 2009 target: Currently have SAVED: £2963/£20 000
    Just another 17 037 to go
    Debt: 1700+1600 = 3300
    Savings: 2700+1100 = 3800
    Shares 2463
  • Recurring Weekly tasks:
    1. Get my shirts for the week Ironed on Sunday (no I am not a banker and thus an optimist by ironing 5 shirts) - even put a button back one of my shirts from last week
    2. Make my lunches for work - got to be done again
    3. Sort out my website and 3 posts still got to be done

    New ones:
    1. Get my eyes tested on Sat - i have been avoiding this as I know I need glasses and really dont want to pay for them but its getting bad - next sat will have to be, got a mild hangover
    2. Sort out my squabble with Barclays - Still not sorted letter sent off by registered mail need to check if delivered
    3. Do the reviews on qype - lazy still got to do this perhaps on sun
    4. return tax form
    5. pay for tickets
    6. buy ms books
    7. sort out the mounting paper work and file it away
    Dec 31 2009 target: Currently have SAVED: £2963/£20 000
    Just another 17 037 to go
    Debt: 1700+1600 = 3300
    Savings: 2700+1100 = 3800
    Shares 2463
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