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#1 ·
I tried reading through to get to the end of the last thread, and got dizzy! It was so fantastic to see everybody motivating each other, and I love how easy things become when they are broken into 'chunks.'

Here are my sessions, I am kid-free while they are at their dad's, and trying to get motivated!

~Dishes

~Unpacking/Putting away clothes from vacation

~Sewing room reorganize

~Sewing project started

Thank you all so much for the inspiration!
 
#52 ·
I was about to write Hi Cleaning Ladies, but thought hmm that doesn't sound quite right lol.
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Oki your post brought a smile to my face.
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I am starting doing motivated moms again as I have really become quite slack lately and I need the chore lists to stick to.

So far today:

made appointment

To do:

have breakfast

make beds

put washing in machine

hang out washing

put another load on

make DD's bed with clean sheets..she made it herself yay

hang out washing

empty dishwasher upstairs

empty dishwasher dstrs

clean toilets 1 2 3

vacuum upstairs kitchen

mop upstairs kitchen

vacuum downstairs

make lunch

go to appt

take DD to her appt

make dinner

clean up
 
#53 ·
I got a late start to things today but made some progress. So far I've:

baked 2 loaves of bread

picked up our milk and egg order

read 20mins w/ dd1

read 20mins w/ ds1

math work done w/ kids

straightened up master bedroom

straightened up dining room table

took out meat for dinner and beef bones for stock

knit a few inches on my fingerless mitts

Left to do:

Make dinner

Roast beef bones & get them in the crockpot for stock

wash dishes in sink

empty dishwasher

plan seed order

knit more on fingerless mitts

fold darks load
 
#54 ·
Thanks bejeweled! It's something I don't do often enough and both kids have been sleeping lousy lately, so I went for it!

Ok, today was good! The table still is a mess, but...

  • clothes folded and put away
  • 10 min timer in the living area
  • vacuumed living area
  • 10 min timer in kitchen (dishes unloaded and loaded), all surfaces clean, garbage out.
  • towels washed and dried
 
#55 ·
Ok, tomorrow I need to:

Have a child vacuum the stairs

Take the tub of baby girls clothes out of storage

Organize my kids toy closet

Wash 2 loads of laundry

(Please kids no more peeing the beds or I'll have more wash to do. 3 out of the last 4 nights kids have peed the beds and 2 or them are still in diapers. I need to go buy some overnight diapers I guess.)

Scrub my shower

Have a friend over

Relax and maybe take a nap after lunch
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#57 ·
Ugh, I was so exhausted last night I fell asleep w/ the little one. On the list for today:

Fold darks load

Plan seed order

Knit more on fingerless mitts

Wash pots and pans in sink

School (read 20mins w/ each child, handwriting, math)

Dust living room

Pick up toys

15min sorting hand me down bag from aunt

But first, breakfast.
 
#58 ·
Good Morning.
So far today I:

*made breakfast and hot tea
*got DD off to school w/cupcakes
*washed and dried the bathroom rugs
*cleaned out the refrigerator
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*took out the trash
*went to an appointment
*read
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and took it easy
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*took DH out for his birthday dinner

Have a good night.
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#59 ·
*finish (Fly Lady) home blessing

*pick up grocery order

*homeschooling

*drop-off another box of purge items to thrift store

*change litter boxes

*two loads of laundry

*dishes

*make new batch of carpet sprinkles, litter box deodorizer, and all-purpose cleaner

*wash/chop/prepare veggie and fruits for easy snacking

*organize coupon binder

*get ready for the first day of daughter's basketball learning camp tomorrow

*register for several classes at nature park and library

*begin garage and shed decluttering project *scared*

*bake a double recipe of blueberry muffins

*read 4-5 chapters of my book club book
 
#60 ·
How do you ladies manage everything?

I have only managed to put chicken wire around my favourite pear tree (it gives delicious, sweet but firm pears in August-September...sadly I don't know the name of the tree) and proof read a hand-in for Monday.

I had planned to do a load of laundry...but just can't seem to get my butt downstairs to see to it.

Oh well, we all have good days and bad days, no?
 
#61 ·
Sorry for not checking in! My week got derailed by my partner's family drama; he has been torn up, distant, and ineffectual so I have been trying to give him space. And of course my XH takes this week to start mucking with his custody schedule (which HE sets, since I am self-employed and make my own hours, but I still need to know when to schedule!).

So, I have finished;

~Keeping up with dishes

~Keeping up with laundry

~Staying on top of my bare bones work schedule

~Seriously, my house is clean and everybody is getting fed on time!

~Revamped my sewing room (with a HUGE AMOUNT of my partner's help :) )

~Had a LONG talk with my roommate about my depression, and how I need to kick my own butt. :p

Today I have to;

~get to a point where I can fit the two formal dresses I have due next week, so I can finish them

~Come up with something distracting to do with partner tonight after my fitting

~Dust the whole house

~Order prints for frames that are empty all over the house... :p

~Pay Car reg

~Order transcripts so I can start school

~Pay cable and PGE

WEEEEE!!!!
 
#62 ·
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Originally Posted by CultivatingMyRoots View Post

~Seriously, my house is clean and everybody is getting fed on time!
Haha! Nice!!

Today I haven't been on top of things as well as I could be, but I have managed to:

  • Drop DD at school
  • keep my sink dishes free and shiny
  • 10 min timer in the living room for pickup/put away of toys/things
  • got a few items cleared off the table
  • wiped all bathroom surfaces
  • got towels from dryer

Still need to:

  • fold towels
  • run the dishwasher
  • clear table completely (COME ON, ALREADY!)
  • vacuum living area
  • tidy DDs room (AGAIN)
  • make beds
 
#65 ·
Quote:
Originally Posted by Lovesong View Post

How do you ladies manage everything?

I have only managed to put chicken wire around my favourite pear tree (it gives delicious, sweet but firm pears in August-September...sadly I don't know the name of the tree) and proof read a hand-in for Monday.

I had planned to do a load of laundry...but just can't seem to get my butt downstairs to see to it.

Oh well, we all have good days and bad days, no?
Definitely!!

i'm finding the 10 min sessions totally doable. It's the deep cleaning and larger projects (cleaning out closets, tackling bookshelves, toy bins) impossible. One step at a time!
 
#68 ·
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Originally Posted by PoetryLover View Post

Just do 10 minutes of larger projects at a time?
For some things that will work. Demo is quick but putting things back in order takes so much longer!!

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Originally Posted by PoetryLover View Post

I SUCK! I SUCK! I SUCK!!!!!!

There. I said it.

Now I'm setting my timer for 10 minutes.
No you don't! Now get moving!!
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#69 ·
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Originally Posted by Lovesong View Post

How do you ladies manage everything?

Oh well, we all have good days and bad days, no?
I don't manage it all. Many of my tasks carry over to the next day or even a few days til they get done. I just chip away, a little bit at a time. 10 minutes here, 15 minutes there. I'm really trying to embrace FlyLady's advice that even housework done incorrectly still blesses your family. The last few years I've gotten so caught up in it being done perfectly or "efficiently" (just touching paper once, etc) that it stopped me from doing some tasks at all and getting overwhelmed.
 
#70 ·
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Originally Posted by Baby_Cakes View Post

For some things that will work. Demo is quick but putting things back in order takes so much longer!!

No you don't! Now get moving!!
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Some things do take longer and they can't exactly be "left out" with little ones around.

Thanks for the vote of confidence. The babe just went down for a nap and I have my toddler playing with legos.

In the last session I organized my dishes to wash and cleaned out both sinks. Yes, it took 9 of the 10 minutes. It's BAD.

Off to do another 10.
 
#71 ·
The landlord dropped by yesterday while I was gone and said she was coming by today to do an inspection so my parents (visiting from CA!
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) and I cleaned the heck out of the house from top to bottom. Laundry done, dishes, sweeping, mopping, vacuuming, scrubbed the bathtub, toilet, sink, kitchen sink, everything. Whew!
 
#74 ·
So my mom, the HGTV addict, shared this tip with me. I was freaking out about the inspection today because my son scribbled all over the walls with pens and pencils. Squirt a little toothpaste on the spot and scrub it with a sponge. It comes right off!
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#75 ·
Lovesong if I didn't come here and write a list, I would get a lot less done. I love lists!

I have days when I do nothing. Other days I am hyper and run around doing everything. I think you just have to strike a balance.

I have found printing out the Motivated Moms chore lists and ticking off things, is a great help to me. I love lists. Did I mention that?
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So far today:

made breakfast for DS

postage totals organised

To do:

shower

make coffee

make beds

wash towels

dry towels

fold towels

do some craftwork

package up at least one item

read a bit

knit a bit

cook dinner
 
#76 ·
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Originally Posted by jimblejamble View Post

So my mom, the HGTV addict, shared this tip with me. I was freaking out about the inspection today because my son scribbled all over the walls with pens and pencils. Squirt a little toothpaste on the spot and scrub it with a sponge. It comes right off!
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Ooh thanks for the tip!

Anyone have a tip for getting crayon off painted walls?
 
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