"Isn't it nice to think that tomorrow is a new day with no mistakes in it."

Cheery_Daff

An epic list there! Well done! I remember our pre-house moving days - I never thought I could work so hard as I did then 😮 Worth it though!

greenbee

Cheery_Daff said:

An epic list there! Well done! I remember our pre-house moving days - I never thought I could work so hard as I did then 😮 Worth it though!

I hope so @Cheery_Daff. I'm aiming for maximum price rather than a speedy sale (unless I suddenly find something that I can afford at a lower price) so appearances are everything. Things like getting rid of limescale marks in the bathroom that suggest the shower might have had a leak at some point is important... (mind you, then I might discover that there's still a drip). 

I'm NOT however, going to get the brasso out on the copper coal scuttle until I've finished using coal for the year as it's a messy job and I'd want to wash the coal dust out first!

On that note, I'd better finish my coffee and get on with the next section of the list, which is getting the fuel/fire sorted out. 

greenbee

Let's see how far I've got... (moving stuff that's done to the bottom)

• Clean bathroom - MONDAY MORNING - MAY USE BATH SUNDAY
• Hoover bedrooms (job for upstairs robot) - not sure it's necessary

• Light stove

• Clean bedroom window frames
• Steam bathroom floors

• Clean utility sink & surfaces
• Soak whites
• Clear dining room table

• Hoover dining room/kitchen/utility floors (job for downstairs robot)
• Steam kitchen/utility/loo floors
• Wash dining room/sitting room/hall floors

• Dust sitting room/hall/dining room/downstairs loo
• ADDED - Clean hearth with stone cleaner
• Clean loos
• ADDED - wash hoover filters

• Sow sweet peas (have loo roll inners saved) and leave in greenhouse
• ADDED - sow lettuce
• Finish cutting up old log store and putting bits away
• Lay slab for greenhouse waterbutt

• Spread bark chip/put away
• Put away spare compost
• Topsoil in dips

• Tidy office - identify paperwork to do, file the rest, get rid of junk and clear floor enough to hoover/wash. Dust the rest. Fix window catch. 

• Do calculations for pension 

DONE

• Strip bed
• Empty ash from stove
• Hoover sitting room & hall (job for downstairs robot)
• Make list
• Clean ensuite
• Dust all bedrooms
• Put away loo paper delivery
• ADDED - empty ash
• Refill coal scuttle
• Refill coal hod in garage
• Refill log baskets in garage 
• ADDED - refilled kindling, and garage kindling basket
• ADDED - open windows to air the house
• Put kitchen herbs outside to die (they have green/whitefly probably from organic veg deliveries)
• Collect concrete slabs from next door for inside/outside greenhouse
• ADDED - call my mum
• ADDED - charge gadgets
• Wash down kitchen window sill & windows
• Descale/clean coffee machine, kettle, WM, DW
• ADDED - coffee machine cleaning capsule
• Clear and clean kitchen surfaces
• Wipe down kitchen unit doors

greenbee

Some things take less time than expected (dusting!), others longer (kitchen window sill - all the herb pots need washing up to put away, and other stuff on the sill was sticky from the bugs. So I'm not quite clear in the utility room to soak the whites, or in the kitchen to do the surfaces. And needed a break. What I CAN do is chuck soda crystals in the WM to give it a clean before I do the next lot of washing. Admittedly I've lost track of whether its a descale or degunk month, but I reckon as long as I do one or the other it's helping. Oh yes that means I need to clean the filter... 

greenbee

Let's see how far I've got... (moving stuff that's done to the bottom)

• Clean bathroom - MONDAY MORNING - MAY USE BATH SUNDAY
• Hoover bedrooms (job for upstairs robot) - not sure it's necessary

• Clean bedroom window frames
• Steam bathroom floors

• Clean utility sink & surfaces
• Clear dining room table

• Dust sitting room/hall/dining room/downstairs loo
• ADDED - Clean hearth with stone cleaner
• Clean loos
• ADDED - wash hoover filters

• Sow sweet peas (have loo roll inners saved) and leave in greenhouse
• ADDED - sow lettuce
• Finish cutting up old log store and putting bits away
• Lay slab for greenhouse waterbutt

• Spread bark chip/put away
• Put away spare compost
• Topsoil in dips

• Tidy office - identify paperwork to do, file the rest, get rid of junk and clear floor enough to hoover/wash. Dust the rest. Fix window catch. 

• Do calculations for pension 

DONE

• Strip bed
• Empty ash from stove
• Hoover sitting room & hall (job for downstairs robot)
• Make list
• Clean ensuite
• Dust all bedrooms
• Put away loo paper delivery
• ADDED - empty ash
• Refill coal scuttle
• Refill coal hod in garage
• Refill log baskets in garage 
• ADDED - refilled kindling, and garage kindling basket
• ADDED - open windows to air the house
• Put kitchen herbs outside to die (they have green/whitefly probably from organic veg deliveries)
• Collect concrete slabs from next door for inside/outside greenhouse
• ADDED - call my mum
• ADDED - charge gadgets
• Wash down kitchen window sill & windows
• Descale/clean coffee machine, kettle, WM, DW
• ADDED - coffee machine cleaning capsule
• Clear and clean kitchen surfaces
• Wipe down kitchen unit doors
• Hoover dining room/kitchen/utility floors (job for downstairs robot)
• Light stove
• Soak whites
• Wash kitchen/utility/loo floors
  
• Wash dining room/sitting room/hall floors

greenbee

Bed is remade, sheets are having a quick wash with bio powder before going on a full-length wash (delayed so it finishes when I'm up and they can go on the line) - this seems to stop them going yellow. 

Quite a lot of stuff has made it into the bins/recycling. Hopefully I'll get some of the outside stuff done tomorrow - and at least make a start on my office. I spend do much time in there it would be nice if it wasn't quite so cluttered.

I'm using up coal on the fire at the moment, and haven't needed to turn the heating on since I lit it. I might regret it in the morning as it may be chilly. But then if I bank it up, it should keep going overnight (something I never manage with logs). 

The house feels so much nicer with things put away and feeing clean. Hopefully I can keep on top of it after this. 

Let's see how far I've got... (moving stuff that's done to the bottom)

• Clean bathroom - MONDAY MORNING - MAY USE BATH SUNDAY
• Hoover bedrooms (job for upstairs robot) - not sure it's necessary
• ADDED - sort out landing rug (needs cutting in a couple of places to fit)

• Clean bedroom window frames
• Steam bathroom floors

• Clean utility sink & surfaces
• Clear dining room table - almost done

• Dust sitting room/hall/dining room/downstairs loo
• ADDED - Clean hearth with stone cleaner
• Clean loos
• ADDED - wash hoover filters

• Sow sweet peas (have loo roll inners saved) and leave in greenhouse
• ADDED - sow lettuce
• Finish cutting up old log store and putting bits away
• Lay slab for greenhouse waterbutt

• Spread bark chip/put away
• Put away spare compost
• Topsoil in dips

• Tidy office - identify paperwork to do, file the rest, get rid of junk and clear floor enough to hoover/wash. Dust the rest. Fix window catch. 

• Do calculations for pension 

DONE

• Strip bed
• Empty ash from stove
• Hoover sitting room & hall (job for downstairs robot)
• Make list
• Clean ensuite
• Dust all bedrooms
• Put away loo paper delivery
• ADDED - empty ash
• Refill coal scuttle
• Refill coal hod in garage
• Refill log baskets in garage 
• ADDED - refilled kindling, and garage kindling basket
• ADDED - open windows to air the house
• Put kitchen herbs outside to die (they have green/whitefly probably from organic veg deliveries)
• Collect concrete slabs from next door for inside/outside greenhouse
• ADDED - call my mum
• ADDED - charge gadgets
• Wash down kitchen window sill & windows
• Descale/clean coffee machine, kettle, WM, DW
• ADDED - coffee machine cleaning capsule
• Clear and clean kitchen surfaces
• Wipe down kitchen unit doors
• Hoover dining room/kitchen/utility floors (job for downstairs robot)
• Light stove
• Soak whites
• Wash kitchen/utility/loo floors
  
• Wash dining room/sitting room/hall floors

maggiem

wow, very productive day Greenbee. Hope all this work leads to a positive outcome with estate agents. 

teapot2

The 'done' part of the list is getting noticeably longer than the 'to do' bit 🎖🎖

greenbee

Thanks Maggie! I'm currently aiming to maximise price rather than speed, so it's important that I stage the house and garden properly - which is what most of tomorrow's discussion will be about I suspect. 

Sunday update... 

Washing is on the line in the frosty sunshine. Taps in the downstairs loo and bathroom have been descaled, and I decided to let the upstairs robot have a go at the remaining bedrooms. I've just wrapped my SIL's birthday present, written an engagement card for my uncle and filled in my discharge questionnaire for the chronic fatigue service. I might brave a trip to the post box later today (and post office later in the week with the parcel). 

• Clean bathroom - MONDAY MORNING - MAY USE BATH SUNDAY
• ADDED - sort out landing rug (needs cutting in a couple of places to fit)

• Clean bedroom window frames
• Wash/steam bathroom floors
• Clear dining room table - almost done
• ADDED - Clean hearth with stone cleaner
• ADDED - wash hoover filters
• ADDED - Ironing

• Sow sweet peas (have loo roll inners saved) and leave in greenhouse
• ADDED - sow lettuce - STARTED (compost in tray, lid found... need to locate seeds)
• Finish cutting up old log store and putting bits away
• Lay slab for greenhouse waterbutt

• Spread bark chip/put away
• Put away spare compost
• Topsoil in dips

• Tidy office - identify paperwork to do, file the rest, get rid of junk and clear floor enough to hoover/wash. Dust the rest. Fix window catch. 

• Do calculations for pension 

DONE Saturday

• Strip bed
• Empty ash from stove
• Hoover sitting room & hall (job for downstairs robot)
• Make list
• Clean ensuite
• Dust all bedrooms
• Put away loo paper delivery
• ADDED - empty ash
• Refill coal scuttle
• Refill coal hod in garage
• Refill log baskets in garage 
• ADDED - refilled kindling, and garage kindling basket
• ADDED - open windows to air the house
• Put kitchen herbs outside to die (they have green/whitefly probably from organic veg deliveries)
• Collect concrete slabs from next door for inside/outside greenhouse
• ADDED - call my mum
• ADDED - charge gadgets
• Wash down kitchen window sill & windows
• Descale/clean coffee machine, kettle, WM, DW
• ADDED - coffee machine cleaning capsule
• Clear and clean kitchen surfaces
• Wipe down kitchen unit doors
• Hoover dining room/kitchen/utility floors (job for downstairs robot)
• Light stove
• Soak whites
• Wash kitchen/utility/loo floors
  
• Wash dining room/sitting room/hall floors

DONE Sunday

• Hoover bedrooms (job for upstairs robot) - not sure it's necessary
• ADDED - engagement card, survey & present ready for post
• ADDED - remove limescale from loo/bathroom taps
• Clean loos
• Clean utility sink & surfaces
• ADDED - wash & dry whites
• Dust sitting room/hall/dining room/downstairs loo

greenbee

Well looking at that lot, it doesn't look impossible. There's not a huge amount left to do inside (if I discount the office!). Or outside (although that's harder work).

Not currently on the list is more outside stuff - getting the rest of the garden furniture out, flattening some ant/molehills, clearing stones out of the grass so I can mow on the north side of the house, ongoing mowing/weeding/maintenance of the garden. 

Guess I'd better get on and try to get more items off the list!