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  • Ladygrim
    Ladygrim Posts: 739 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture Combo Breaker
    Update from my previous note #222
    Bookcase is now moved into kitchen!! :T
    Will hoover area where it used to stand, then put the books into boxes ready for car boot sales. (dont read them anyway)
    Then onto do kitchen
    But first....
    A very large cuppa!!! ;)
    working hard at this thing called life
  • PiixxySu
    PiixxySu Posts: 247 Forumite
    done so far:
    - washed and dressed
    - dinner is smelling nicely out of the SC (put it on last night)
    - made bed
    - s/s bathroom
    - dress kids
    - t/d 2x (1 folded)
    - w/m


    daily:
    - lunch
    - d/w
    - toilet
    - get OH dinner out of freezer to take into work (i always forget!!! )

    today:
    - sort jackets
    - sort shoes
    - clean frontdoor (in-and outside)
    - hoover upstairs have to wait for OH to get up
    - change beddings have to wait for OH to get up
    - drop ds at nursery at 1pm
    - library i got all the books together and ready to go
    - filing

    it's nice having a routine back now with OH being back at work :D
    I have not failed. I've just found 10,000 ways that won't work ;)
  • kscour
    kscour Posts: 665 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 500 Posts Name Dropper Photogenic
    shopping yesterday and up until midnight with over tired DD2 (arghh!!!)
    so v. tired this morning and overslept.
    so for today:

    house
    dw
    kitchen sides
    5 min whizz round
    wash kitchen & bathroom floors
    washing/ironing

    work
    wages
    sort post
    find desk

    hopefully will get this done if not more
    DD's not back at school until the 9th:eek: may have to send them into their grandparents for a day so I can get something done!
  • PiixxySu
    PiixxySu Posts: 247 Forumite
    oh wow - i read 9th may :shocked: :D
    you must have very lovely grandparents to keep them that long :rotfl:
    I have not failed. I've just found 10,000 ways that won't work ;)
  • lil_me
    lil_me Posts: 13,186 Forumite
    10,000 Posts Combo Breaker
    Right here goes today, we're out for most of the day tomorrow so need to do a lot.


    [STRIKE]Several calls. Inc getting door fixed!
    Fresh juice making for breakfast to use those apples etc up
    Fresh banana milkshake in blender as we have excess bananas too
    Dogs room sorted, vacuum, mop and dogs routine kept to
    2 x 27 flings 1 upstairs and 1 downstairs as it's bin day
    Breakfast lunch and dinner sorting
    Clean juicer and parts
    Shop for milk only!!!
    Refil my stardrops squirters
    TD on (towels I have so much to get dry with door leaking)
    Clean microwave
    Clean cooker top and front
    Rubbish day so bins out
    Sort through emails (one account has over 900 and limit is 1000 oops)
    Sort freezer and list again
    Sort fridge, clean and list
    Clean downstairs loo
    Sort through toiletries and sling empty ones as part of boogie
    Clean fridge and freezer fronts
    Make beds
    Swish & Swipe bathroom
    Calendar check & sort appointments [/STRIKE] pleased I have as some clash!
    [STRIKE]Sort that filing cabinet out been meaning to do for days [/STRIKE] I now have a filing system :j

    Post eBay items
    Sort under sink cupboard
    Clear some more clutter off the desk! Inc find somewhere for the helicopter
    Clean fishtank, water change and filter etc
    Kids stuff (books, toys etc) all upstairs
    Find somewhere for crafts stuff


    Today I am going to teach the kids what a 27 fling boogie is too so they can start helping :) Will help with little DS's maths too, so I can claim it's educational :D
    One day I might be more organised...........:confused:
    GC: £200
    Slinkies target 2018 - another 70lb off (half way to what the NHS says) so far 25lb
  • Kazonline
    Kazonline Posts: 1,472 Forumite
    Yikes... I've been found out!
    Best rush upstairs, shower and dress to my shoes.
    Girlies - do be carefull to babystep - I crashed after Monday and didn't recover till yesterday evening (lol, and then I did 3 hours of ironing - will I ever learn???)

    Kaz x
    January '06 Grocery Challenge (4th - 31st) £320.
    Week 1 - £73.99 Week 2 £5.10 (so far :p )
    Someone burst my bubble and I lost the plot so no idea what I spent now... :(I will try to work it out.
    Other Jan :- Petrol £20.41, Clothes £8.50, House £3.
  • lil_me
    lil_me Posts: 13,186 Forumite
    10,000 Posts Combo Breaker
    :rotfl: Kaz you know you can't escape!
    One day I might be more organised...........:confused:
    GC: £200
    Slinkies target 2018 - another 70lb off (half way to what the NHS says) so far 25lb
  • Craftyscholar
    Craftyscholar Posts: 3,403 Forumite
    OK

    Kitchen
    Clear worktops and clean DONE
    Sort out fridge DONE
    Wipe down cabinet doors DONE
    Clean fronts of appliances DONE
    Shine sink DONE
    Clean floor DONE

    Still to do
    One hotspot
    30 mins paperwork
    Get diary and calendar filled in

    Thanks Moggins (and everyone else) this thread is keeping me motivated :T
  • Punky
    Punky Posts: 450 Forumite
    100 Posts
    Ok. I'm doing ok as I've done the following and still managed to find time to play building blocks and cars with DS. Still haven't showered and dressed yet though :o

    Daily:
    [STRIKE]Make beds[/STRIKE]
    Swish & Swipe ensuite
    [STRIKE]WM one load[/STRIKE]
    [STRIKE]TD one load[/STRIKE]
    Iron one load
    DW - loaded
    Calendar check - update 2007 calendar and add birthdays - done January!
    What's for dinner? - chicken faj's which I'll prepare now before I get tired/sick!
    [STRIKE]Post[/STRIKE]
    [STRIKE]15 mins paper control - pick a pile! [/STRIKE]
    [STRIKE]15 mins emails[/STRIKE]

    Plus:
    Purchase, wrap & deliver FIL present
    Drop off dry cleaning
    Tidy up kitchen
    Tidy up playroom
    Sort out thank yous

    Keep finding more jobs I haven't done over Christmas :rolleyes:

    lil_me - mmmm banana milkshake sounds yum - milk is the one thing that doesn't make me gag at the moment do you just blend banana and milk?

    Punky x
    Punky x
  • lil_me
    lil_me Posts: 13,186 Forumite
    10,000 Posts Combo Breaker
    Blended bananas first for a while, then blended the milk into it, put through seive after to get the bits out. DSs can't stand bits in.
    One day I might be more organised...........:confused:
    GC: £200
    Slinkies target 2018 - another 70lb off (half way to what the NHS says) so far 25lb
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