Monday:
start laundry
repair guy is coming to look at stove
need to pick up some more Halloween candy
buy new toilet paper-holder-thing while out running errands
dump recycling
transfer laundry
continue prep work to paint dining room
transfer laundry and fold, fold, fold
That's my list. Good grief. When did I become such a house wife!?!?
Yah, I don't want to wash either, but my walls are splattered with 8 years of fingerprints, tomato sauce, sharpie pen marks, and strange bits of crusty stuff.
Somehow, I thought the washing would make everything look better, but not really. Now the walls and wood just look tired and dirty, where they used to look like a Jackson Pollack done by various children and their lunches.
Painting is easy. Prep work is laborious. But the prep work is what makes a paint job look nice. So, join me and we'll wash together today. I am finding that an old toothbrush is excellent at getting the nooks and crannies. Fun times.
What are you using to clean your walls? I was trying to figure out what the deal is with TSP and found some conflicting stuff -- ie, TSP is bad for the environment/water table but is recommended by San Diego environmental services as a less hazardous cleaner, but then somewhere else that it's outlawed for sale in california and you have to order it through amazon or ebay. I'm hoping I can get some and use it because it sounds like people think it's way better than anything else for paint prep. But I don't think it's worth it if it's basically poison. And at one place I read that you have to wear gloves when you use it or it will cause chemical burns, but I didn't see that anywhere else in my reading. Hmmmm....
So far I have washed the dishes and wiped off stove top and counters. I need to:
-- sweep living room/dining room (my dogs seem to shed just as much as the weather is getting cooler, what's up w/ that?)
-- clear off dining room table (kept it clear for like ten days and all the sudden clutter is back!)
-- probably 1 load of laundry
-- put new waistbands in 3 new pairs of sweats for Milo (he's got such a tiny waist I don't know what I'd do if I didn't sew, I cut his elastic at 17" and newborn patterns recommend 14.5"!)
-- if I can get some tsp (or alternative), start on walls/baseboards -- will partly depend on whether this check we're waiting for gets here
eta: I just brought up the tsp issue to my husband and he's astounded that anyone would wash the walls before painting. He claims he's painted tons of walls w/o cleaning. Sigh... I wonder if it's worth a try. Anyone else done it?
I am just using hot water and lots of rags. I am 8 months pregnant and don't feel like dealing with any chemicals. The low VOC paint is bad enough.
I guess you could paint without washing. I am finding that my walls are dusty even in the spots that are not really dirty. I want this paint job to last and everything I have read says to clean well or the paint can just end up peeling.
And the washing is going really fast. The baseboards are taking more time, but that is because I am scraping up bits of old paint as I go.
I have done my chores and have washed wall for the last hour. That is it for my energy level. The painting will have to wait till tomorrow. Off to pick up the kids and get Halloween started!
I never wash my walls before painting.. in fact until I joined the military I never washed my walls at all 
I haven't done much for the last few days.. DS is teething again (could this child just get a tooth in please, hes been teething for months and still no teeth) so Im beat. I got a return date for DH so its motivated me to get going on the cleaning. I have to start packing soon! Woohoo! I know Im the only person who would get excited over a move but I can't wait to have my family together again..
Today I need to
pay rent
pay electric
make a food list
go food shopping
post office
charge phone, load with minutes
get gas
trip to Michaels- pick up size 19 knitting needles and super bulky red yarn for scarf
trip to dollar tree
check mail
get car insurance
fill out paperwork to transfer car title
pick up around the apartment
vacuum around the apartment
order yarn for sweater Im test knitting for a pattern maker (wowzers you should see the pattern. Its awesome but complicated, I hope I haven't bitten off more than I can chew there)
make list of things I need to get to make Christmas presents
clean crate and lay new linens down
make my bed and the girls beds
laundry- 1 load
Things needed to get done this week
snake drain
frame pictures and hang
print family pictures
research school stuff for next year, activities for drive
get plain shirt for under DD's birthday outfit
dump old litter, clean/disinfect litter box, replace with new litter
take dog/cat on a half hour drive (working on getting them use to the van)
revise moving to do list by time it needs to get done by
wishlist for DD1's birthday
wrap DD2's presents
find cake recipe and make a list of ingredients needed (would it be totally cheating if I used a boxed cake mix?)
transfer van title/get new license plates
moving quotes since I didn't do it last week
tell housing office that we are moving
put in a work request to have the lightening fixture in the kitchen fixed
Crafting to get done
finish the two baby outfits I didn't get done last week
Ribbon giraffe
nativity finger puppets
Christmas puppets
Hairtie organizer
Princess finger puppets (x2)
magnetic dolls
pop up book (x2)
1 Santa washcloth
1 gardening girl washcloth
Rubi- I feel for you and the tiny waist issues.. My children are all small waisted and don't fit into the clothing off the rack. Its one of the motivating factors behind me learning to sew, I got tired of my daughter's skirts and pants falling down when we were out. When I get a chance I want to try my hand in altering the waist to make it adjustable instead of just making it smaller (if that makes any sense)
Off to run errands.. Its a lot so I think its going to take a while. Specially since the girls aren't being cooperative today.
Tuesday:
transfer laundry
downstairs bathroom
upstairs bathroom
wash dishes
wipe down kitchen
transfer laundry again
paint at least one section of dining room wood work
make soup and scones for dinner
Didn't get to the upstairs bathroom or the painting...tomorrow!
You guys have been busy!
So far I have:
-- done dishes/quick wipe of kitchen
-- brought in accumulated crap from car
-- cleaned, THOROUGHLY, about 70% of hardwood floor in LR/DR -- I was totally sweating and decided this was not a one day job 
-- I got the high traffic areas and went over the spots that my peeing dog hangs out on a lot, sigh, about six times -- I really hate it when I smell dog or dog pee (I think it's mostly just dog, but I'm paranoid) when I walk through the door
-- started load of laundry
Still to do:
-- clear off DR table (didn't I do that yesterday?)
-- finish laundry/put away
-- fix waists in other two pairs of sweats (I was afraid o do all 3 at once w/o him trying on)
-- wipe down bathroom if Augie takes a bath tonight
-- take Augie to the zoo!
-- take Milo to karate and go get paint chips (for wall art project) while he's there
Rubi- I feel for you and the tiny waist issues.. My children are all small waisted and don't fit into the clothing off the rack. Its one of the motivating factors behind me learning to sew, I got tired of my daughter's skirts and pants falling down when we were out. When I get a chance I want to try my hand in altering the waist to make it adjustable instead of just making it smaller (if that makes any sense)
I wish I knew if my little one was going to be the same shape as his brother. If so the just plain elastic is fine. And I really like the look of a surged-in elastic waist. But it'll be such a bummer if his waist is too much bigger...
I think I'm gonna skip the wall washing. I'm too lazy to do that unless I know for sure that it is completely necessary. I hope it works out!
Yeah, you guys have been busy... I haven't been... today has been rough... oh well. Hoping since DH took over bed time I can get the living room cleaned and vaccumed the carpet badly needs to be shampooed and I hope to do that first thing in the morning! Off to my living room! Gonna go for 15 minutes of power cleaning!
Ok just got the living room picked up and vacuumed and have baking soda on the floor over night to hopefully kill the dog stink! Tomorrow morning I vacuum again and then shampoo!
Today I need to
fill out paperwork to transfer car title
make list of things I need to get to make Christmas presents
clean crate and lay new linens down
make my bed and the girls beds
laundry- 2 loads
sweep kitchen and mop
clean stove top
wipe down inside of stove
clean microwave
sweep/mop both bathrooms- one done
catalog yarn and assign project to each one
try to find shirt for DD's birthday outfit
get envelops to mail off Christmas presents
shower/dress
dishes
go to DMV and transfer title/get plates
Things needed to get done this week
snake drain
frame pictures and hang
research school stuff for next year, activities for drive
get plain shirt for under DD's birthday outfit
dump old litter, clean/disinfect litter box, replace with new litter
take dog/cat on a half hour drive (working on getting them use to the van)
revise moving to do list by time it needs to get done by
wish list for DD1's birthday
find cake recipe and make a list of ingredients needed (would it be totally cheating if I used a boxed cake mix?)
transfer van title/get new license plates
moving quotes since I didn't do it last week
Crafting to get done
finish the two baby outfits I didn't get done last week
Ribbon giraffe
nativity finger puppets
Christmas puppets
Hair tie organizer-
Princess finger puppets (x2)
magnetic dolls- printed out
2 Japanese knot bag
2 scarves
1 Santa washcloth
1 gardening girl washcloth
Two bed-wetting accidents last night, so lots of laundry to run today. Thankfully, it is breezy and dry outside today and I can line dry most of it. 
Wednesday:
laundry (4 loads)
upstairs bathroom
fix toilet seat while cleaning
dishes
wipe down kitchen
hopefully get to some painting
Looks like I won't get to the painting. I need to run out for milk and then pick up the kids from school, make dinner, etc....maybe dh and I could do a little painting later when kids are in bed. I think I'll start with the painting tomorrow and skip all these darn chores. I am glad to have the bathroom clean though, it was getting a little stinky.
Today I need to:
- Go shopping to get DS a fleece jacket (ad get a few other things)
- shampoo the living room
- do dishes
- drop off the library stuff
- Put DS's clothes away
- run more laundry
- hopefully go to the grocery store... :/
Off to the DMV.. hopefully this doesnt take all day
day. I'll start sorting...
Ok just got the living room picked up and vacuumed and have baking soda on the floor over night to hopefully kill the dog stink! Tomorrow morning I vacuum again and then shampoo!
I wonder if baking soda would help on a wood floor. My incontinent sweetie is really about to make me crazy! I think yesterday's serious vinegaring of the floor helped a lot, but it's hard to tell because you get desensitized to those dog smells, kwim?
Are you feeling better?
Two bed-wetting accidents last night, so lots of laundry to run today. Thankfully, it is breezy and dry outside today and I can line dry most of it.
Wednesday:
hopefully get to some painting
Ack! Bedwetting. Line-dried sheets sound nice, though. I'm so jealous that you're ready to paint! This check we're waiting on is like a week late now and I can't do anything until we get it. Gah! I am worried that I'll be over the idea of all that work before I get started. Are you taking before and afters??? I think I will. But I have a lot more to do than just paint. Right now we don't really have any art on the walls or real curtains (just fabric slung over a rod).
OkiMom, Do you really snake your own drains? You're my new hero! 
There's a guy here in san diego who has taught a bunch of kids to do it and runs a service where they'll come out for 20 bucks per drain. I thought that was pretty awesome, but doing it yourself is even better. I do actually kind of like the idea of paying these guys $20, though. They're mostly 20-somethings with families and they're able to work for themselves and set their own hours and not have to be part of the rat race, and I'm happy for anyone that has that option.
I'm hoping to have a big cleaning day today. Here's my to do list:
-- sweep LR/DR/kitchen
-- thorough mop of the area in dining room I didn't get to yesterday
-- quick mop of kitchen
-- dust cabinet that tv's on
-- declutter buffet table in dining room
-- declutter above fridge
-- one load of laundry
-- straighten up bedroom (mostly just putting kids books away)
Yay! My van is officially mine! I umm didn't put DH's name on the title (not cause I didn't want to but because even with a POA I had to have a copy of his license and I don't) so hopefully he doesn't mind. I just got done putting the plates on. Now Im going to go feed the kids then start cleaning the kitchen.
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