New house, NEED HELP!

Zoelikesjam

Right....erm, yea, here is the list smallemz....

lounge-
paint front window wall
paint back wall
paint back window wall
paint front wall
gloss window frame
gloss door frames
gloss skirting
gloss dado
paint ceiling
gloss doors
unpack lounge accessories
unpack craft/work area
put up pictures
clean sofa(only noticed how minging my sofa is the day we moved tehe)
wash down all window frames

Kichen
paint walls(luckily its a dinky kitchen)
clean out half kitchen cub's (big tick here, did it the day we moved in so i could put away food!)
clean out other half (Tick)
Clean upvc windows and frame (did today before putting up my voiles so TICK)
gloss all woodwork
gloss doors
paint ceiling

pantry area thingy-
CLEAN!
paint brick work so that its lovely-ishness! haha, better than now huh?
gloss wood work
clean back door
jet wash back step

Garden-
i'm not even going here...........honestly, no way

hallway/stairs/landing
gloss skirting
gloss doors
carpet! money permitting
paint hallway
paint stairs
paint landing
paint ceiling hall
paint ceiling landing

bedroom one
paint(little box room)
gloss all woodwork
gloss door
unpack toys ARGH!
paint ceiling

bedroom two
paint window wall and back wall
paint other two walls
gloss skirting and windowsil
gloss door and closet door
paint ceiling

bathroom/toilet
again i dont even want to go here but i know i have to....
for now paint...
money permiting-
tiles?!
flooring

bedroom 3
paint ceiling
gloss woodwork
gloss doors
paint window wall
paint both walls
paint small window wall


Right, i honestly dont think ive got the energy to add anything else to this list....i will probably add more and more things over the next few days haha! Anyone want to come round and help? huh?!!!!

angelavdavis

Blimey! I think you missed "Collapse in a heap" off the end of the list! :rotfl:

Patchwork_Quilt

I've said it before but Grotbuster is fantastic at cleaning up manky old bathrooms. I know. I've been in your situation.

Good luck and don't despair. Ask your neighbours about the plums. It's a good excuse to get chatting

Zoelikesjam

angelavdavis wrote: »

Blimey! I think you missed "Collapse in a heap" off the end of the list! :rotfl:

hahaha yup, that one should be there.....or pass out through sheer desperation! :eek:

Zoelikesjam

Patchwork_Quilt wrote: »

I've said it before but Grotbuster is fantastic at cleaning up manky old bathrooms. I know. I've been in your situation.

Good luck and don't despair. Ask your neighbours about the plums. It's a good excuse to get chatting

I've never heard of grotbuster? where can i get it from and what does it look like?!!!! Have to get hold of some to see if i can grot-bust our MANKY bathroom!!!:beer:

LilacPixie

I sympathise. We are looking for a new place and some of the places we have viewed have been disgusting. I understand that not everyone has the same cleaning habits but I would of thought people trying to sell would be making an effort. I actually dread the state of whatever we buy.

Quillion

Honey just take baby steps and before you know it you will be finished.

Have a look at the Flylady section that will help with the cleaning especially as you seem to like the lists xx

Good luck and remember baby steps x

Zoelikesjam

LilacPixie wrote: »

I sympathise. We are looking for a new place and some of the places we have viewed have been disgusting. I understand that not everyone has the same cleaning habits but I would of thought people trying to sell would be making an effort. I actually dread the state of whatever we buy.

Its unreal isnt it? I honestly thought i was bad, i hate cleaning and try to do the bare min, however when i was walking round the new place cursing(hehe) and saying 'I thought i was bad but this is unreal'

DH turned and said, honey, your not dirty your just messy....made me laugh so much!

keith969

For the cleaning/decorating, start at the top and work down! In other words do upstairs first, do ceilings then work down to skirting boards. No point in traipsing thru a cleanly decorated room making it messy again.

Trinny

Hello Zoe

Congratulations on your new home:j

Here are my suggestions

1. The garden - use what you have growing there - and tackle it from the back door outwards. The greenfingered thread will probably be able to help with specifics on weed killing and plant recognition. Make the most of the wild fruit - jam, crumbles, pies - or just stew and freeze until you decide what to do with it - blackberrries keep for at least a year to 18 months with no loss of flavour

2. Cleaning - head over to the flylady thread - its a case of one room at a time - start where you need to live - kitchen, bathrooms, kids bedrooms and so on. Stardrops, bicarb used as scourer, etc should get most stuff done. Fly lady can also help with advice re specific cleaning tasks - like stubborn dirt and stains

3. Check out freecycle for decorating ideas - and ask friends / family for part used paint pots - it looks like you need to paint quite a few areas - our local freecycle group always has paint going - people buy too much and dont return it. Otherwise - small areas can be painted with half used pots - it might not be immediately stylish but it will be clean and liveable until you can upgrade.

4. Grocery - welcome to OS - when you get a chance - do a freezer and storecupboard inventory - plan your meals to use what you already have - there are plenty of threads about stretching meals to go further, menu planning, filling the freezer and feeding a family on £20 etc - check out the index

We moved last year - inherited a house with woodchip on the ceilings, and with a prevous owner - having a pet which hadnt been bathed for years - still getting rid of the doggy smell now. Our carpets are original 1970's shagpile!. Money has been really tough - which is how i ended up here.

I wish you all the very best - its do-able as long as you pace yourself and dont try to do too much at once. Roping in willing family members to help on the weekends can be a good idea.

trin