Let's Get Motivated

nanny_beach

Am with you, poster, have a HUGE to do list, but er, whats this all got to do with the title, "Old School Money Saving"

monnagran

OL, you are quite right. I wouldn't like it, it must take a tremendous toll on your energy and your mental well-being, but there must be a happy medium. Perhaps one day we will both find it.
In the meantime, I love clean and tidy. I just don't like doing clean and tidy.

nanny beach, I have no idea. I guess its like most of the threads on this forum and it's just an excuse for a good gossip.

-taff

nanny_beach wrote: »

Am with you, poster, have a HUGE to do list, but er, whats this all got to do with the title, "Old School Money Saving"

You're not paying a cleaner to do it.....

Mrs_Salad_Dodger

Friday has been another dry day but again overcast & cold.
DH & I transferred the TV, DVD/VHS Player & Sk* Box from the coffee table to the new to me cabinet. DH had to enlarge the hole to get the wires through :eek: All the wires/cables are hidden behind the cabinet. The bonus is that everything still works :rotfl: He also spent more time working on the motorbike - he is still adding the fog lights but it is proving more time consuming than he thought. He has to finish it off tomorrow:D

FRIDAY’s LIST

Set up TV, SKY box & DVD/VHS on/in new cabinet - DONE
DH to mend my wardrobe :rotfl:
DH to put up picture in bedroom :rotfl:
DH to put up blind in his office
Wash kitchen floor - DONE
Wipe down kitchen tiles - DONE
Clean kitchen window & external door - DONE + window frame cleaned - DONE
Baking - plum crumble & fruit cake

The only one of my jobs that I didn’t do was the baking :T However, I did do some extras :T -
Washed the hall & cloakroom floors, vacuumed the whole of downstairs, oiled my chopping board, thoroughly disinfected my kitchen worktops, moved the dismantled dining room table out of the living room & polished the wooden coffee table which is now being used as a coffee table :rotfl: rather than a TV stand :rotfl:

SATURDAY’s LIST

Baking - plum crumble & fruit cake
Wash & dry bedding & remake bed as I only have one set of winter bedding
Go out with DH weather permitting
DH to finish working on his motorbike
DH to mend my wardrobe
DH to put up picture in bedroom
DH to put up blind in his office

MrsSD

Highland_Fling

Good morning everyone
I hope you all had a productive week.
Well here is my list for the weekend:

Tidy scarf drawer and gift scarves I don't wear to charity.
Tidy sock drawer and bin any socks which are faded or tatty.
Wrap baby gift and deliver it.
Wrap two more Christmas gifts.
Weedkill the paving at the front of the house.
Buy B&Q vouchers for Christmas gift.
Unpack some toiletries I was given as gifts in the last year to refill stores I use everyday.
Cook meat and make steak pies.
Finish book "Let Me Lie" by Clare Mackintosh

Just going out to hang washing and hopefully if I can get it dry I will iron it later today or tomorrow.
Have a super Saturday.

Highland_Fling

Good evening everyone
here are the chores I managed to achieve today:
Tidied scarf drawer and put scarfs I don't wear into charity bag
Also tidied sock drawer and gifted some socks as well as throwing others out.
Wrapped baby gift (will deliver it tomorrow)
Wrapped two more Christmas gifts
Weedkilled paving at the front of the house.


Tomorrow I plan to finish the list by:
Dropping off charity bag to pick up point.
Deliver baby gift while I am out.
Buy B&Q vouchers.
Finish steak pies.
Tidy toiletries baskets.
Continue reading book.
Iron clothes I washed today.
Hopefully I will achieve all of the above.

Mrs_Salad_Dodger

Does anyone remember the film “The Lost Weekend” - well I have just had a”Lost Saturday” but without the alcohol :rotfl: Did not get dressed & all I have done is pay the milkman & make lunch

So SATURDAY’s LIST is now SUNDAY’s LIST

Baking - plum crumble & fruit cake
Wash & dry bedding & remake bed as I only have one set of winter bedding
Go out with DH weather permitting - POSTPONED UNTIL WEDNESDAY regardless of the weather
DH to finish working on his motorbike
DH to mend my wardrobe
DH to put up picture in bedroom
DH to put up blind in his office

MrsSD

monnagran

Mrs S D, I can just about understand the way that your DH's jobs appear on your to -do list. Obviously you have to pu a great deal of effort into cracking the whip to get various household jobs done. But working on the motor bike? Really?

I also did nothing yesterday. Cold, dark and rainy. Time to get cosy.

Today I am going to get stuck into making up time on writing Christmas cards. I did plan on doing 5 a day but I'm about 5 days behind. It's a job I like doing, but it's still a job.

Anything else that gets done will be a bonus.

Mrs_Salad_Dodger

monnagran, no car so the motorbike is our mode of transport & has to be in tip top condition Of course I do not ride :rotfl: I am only a pillion passenger which means I get to have a tipple when we go out & about :rotfl:
As a reward for doing jobs in the house (the ones I could do but don’t want to :rotfl:) my lovely DH gets to play with the motorbike :rotfl: By the way, his late mother also taught him to cook - although the clearing up leaves a lot to be desired :rotfl: Good job I like washing up :rotfl:

It is bitterly cold today but DH has filled the bird & squirrel feeders & set up a new peanut feeder in the olive tree :T I on the other hand am watching a topless Sharpe :rotfl: ooh er missus :rotfl: but I have put the first load of bedding in the wm - have to show willing :rotfl:

See you all later

MrsSD

Highland_Fling

Good afternoon everyone
well I have achieved everything on my list except buying the B&Q vouchers. Hope to do so tomorrow.
I am now going to spend the rest of the day in relaxing pursuits such as reading and watching TV.
Have a productive week everyone.