My 5 Year Plan to a better life!

MuffinTops

I have a couple of frogs to swallow tomorrow that are so big they could be toads.

The first is that I need to get the last things down from my loft.  It shouldn't take too long, but will require some sorting out while in the loft as there is a box 📦 of books and CD's 💽which are too heavy to drag them down all together by myself.  So I'll put them in bin bags first and then bring them down in manageable sized bags to sort out.
The second is that I need to get the items under my bed that have been hidden there for a long time and may actually be breeding dust bunnies 🐰.  They're in the middle of the bed and I have a super kingsize bed, so I'm going to have to go full assault course shuffling to get to them.
Once those 2 jobs have been done, I think I'll feel much better.  I then just have one last abandoned cupboard to look in.  I don't think there's much in there other than some board games, but we'll see.  

Finances haven't changed since yesterday, although I do need to get some shopping at some point as I have no fruit or vegetables.  I may be able to hold out until tomorrow though as I have some salad items in which need to be used up.

I've got tomorrow off to get the last bits prepared for the removal company on Monday.  I was hoping I'd have been able to sort out contract exchange dates this week, but it's not looking as hopeful.  Although I guess I could actually be contacted about it at any moment, so I'll see what happens today and tomorrow.

Forging_Ahead

I slid my heaviest boxes (my old vinyl collection!) into an empty duvet cover and lowered them down from the loft that way! I'm not sure I could recommend it as a method, I was panicking throughout that they'd slip and drag me down with them... Good luck with your toads and loads of empathy, clearing my loft when I moved was a veritable nightmare I never want to repeat!

MuffinTops

You really get it Forging_Ahead.  I'm in a panic every time I have to bring things down.  Has it made you more mindful of what you put in your new loft?  I'm hoping it'll have that effect on me.

MuffinTops

Today is productive, but those frogs are still marinating in procrastination.  I am about to go and sort under the bed shortly, but the loft will be a tomorrow job as I don't like going up there after a shower and as I have to present a show at the hospital this evening I don't have time to shower later either.

I've stripped the bed (making it easy to get under it now the fringe is out of the way).  I've put one load of clothes washing on so far, been food shopping, had breakfast and also went to Ikea to pick up some cheap zip up bags to add material items to.  2 large ones for my bed covers and 4 smaller ones for my clothes.  I've also requested a new passport as my last one ran out last year.  It's such an easy process now as the photo goes from the machine in the supermarket straight online for the passport company to pick up.  The photo is shocking, but it is what it is! 

YNAB only had a couple of direct debits to authorise, and the above shopping to add.  I thought I was doing well with all the NSD's, but after buying the above I'm only around £10 ahead of myself now.  However, I should have enough food for the week, and am hopeful I'll have some left over at the end of the month to squirrel away.

So today I need to:
- Get under the bed cleared.
- Wash and dry bedclothes
- Put freshly washed bedclothes back on the bed
- Start putting material items into bags for storage
- Check the songs I want to play on my show for any "controversial" lyrics
- Send my friend's birthday card to her (can do that from the hospital)
- Send my old passport back to the passport office for them to cancel it.
- Log onto my work account for an hour to see if I can complete a task that needs to be finished today.

I think that's going to the best I can do for today.

Frog 1 awaits.  I will hopefully be back to cross things off the list later.

Happy Friday everyone.

MTx

another_casualty

Good luck with the frogs 🐸🐸
Hope the radio show goes well . 🎤🎧 
When sending old passport back, make sure you use "signed for" delivery although you probably know that anyway . 

Keep going ..

MuffinTops

MuffinTops said:

So today I need to:
- Get under the bed cleared.
- Wash and dry bedclothes (part 1 is drying. part 2 is in the wash)
- Put freshly washed bedclothes back on the bed
- Start putting material items into bags for storage I've started that, but still a few more to sort.
- Check the songs I want to play on my show for any "controversial" lyrics
- Send my friend's birthday card to her (can do that from the hospital) forgot the card, but posted Saturday morning
- Send my old passport back to the passport office for them to cancel it.
- Log onto my work account for an hour to see if I can complete a task that needs to be finished today.

So Frog 1 is done.  Phew.  If this move has taught me anything it's that I'm a terrible housekeeper!  Why haven't I tried to get to these bits before in my standard housekeeping routine?  That frog was very salty!  I hope I'm learning lessons here with things like adding items to the loft and hiding things away under the bed.

I've just logged onto work and am unable to do the work I need to as the bits I need haven't been fixed yet.  I don't think I can log on again this weekend.

So next job to tackle is check the music I've set up for this evening.  I should find some things to talk about too!

Edit: I will have to finish bed clothes tonight when I get home. I’m pleased with how much I’ve managed to cross off today’s list though. 

MuffinTops

Thanks AC.  Frog 1 has been tackled.  Tomorrow is the turn of Frog 2.
I agree that sending my passport back using a signed for delivery is the best idea.  Thank you for confirming that.
I do love the radio shows, but I could do with the time more at the moment.  But I have a clear weekend, so that's a bonus.
Have a great weekend...

Four_Seasons

I am in the process of moving house, oh my goodness the rubbish I have stored for years!!  At the moment it just feels never ending and I haven't even looked under the beds!!

MuffinTops

Four_Seasons said:

I am in the process of moving house, oh my goodness the rubbish I have stored for years!!  At the moment it just feels never ending and I haven't even looked under the beds!!

Why do we do it to ourselves? I have no idea how my house managed to store so much rubbish. Do we go blind to it, or are we just able to pack it away so we’ll that it’s all hidden away?
Good luck with your house move. 

MuffinTops

I've been shopping this morning and the bill was over £50 as I bought a few clothing items.  I used vouchers that I had so everything was sort of free.  I did also buy food and some bits and pieces for the removal guys on Monday.  Just normal tea 🫖 (I've been drinking the biscuit tea and toast & jam tea which they may not like), milk 🥛, biscuits🍪, fizzy drink🥤 and crisps.  All unopened for them so they don't need to worry about infectious diseases! 😷

YNAB has been checked and no surprises there. 

My show went ok. I'm going to miss it when I can't get there anymore.  I can still do some recordings though, so that's a bonus.

Right, onto the day.  I'm just preparing some food as I've not eaten yet, then I need to get on with today's jobs.  Writing a list yesterday really helped, so I think I should do it again today.  My bin men are on full strike action now, so no bins at all are being emptied for 3 weeks 🙈  As the loft contents are likely all rubbish, I'm going to go up there in the morning otherwise it'll just be rubbish getting in the way.

So today I need to:

• Box up the office
• Take what I'm keeping from the office into the living room (work laptop, personal laptop, small amount of stationery)
• Box up my bedroom
• Take what I'm keeping from the bedroom into the living room (clothes I need and toiletries I need)
• Box up the spare big bedroom
• Bag up the rest of the material items
• Put all boxes out of the way

Happy Saturday all.  I hope it's a great weekend for you.