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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!
 
#852 ·
Hey CW
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Today DD is home.
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She spent the past week with her grandparents. I'm so happy she's home.
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So far I:
*made breakfast and hot
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*rinsed the dishes and cleaned the counters
*put out the trash
*drove to pick up DD
*went to an appointment
*washed one load of sheets
*made the bed
*wiped down the bathroom
*took DD to horse riding
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I hope to:
*read
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and relax
 
#853 ·
Hello, everyone! I didn't even come close to finishing my list yesterday. Ds3 never went down for his nap (and drank food coloring
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So far today I:

-went to the bakery

-returned something at Walmart

-picked up a few things at the store

-put laundry away

-swept

-vacuumed

I still need to:

-take ds1 to karate

-do dishes

-wipe down the bathroom

-return a Redbox movie

-type out ceremony readings

-start working on game/puzzle shelves
 
#854 ·
Hi everybody ,

this morning I put some bread in the bread machine , made breakfast for baby , 2-year-old and me , washed some clothes , emptied and filled the dishwasher , hung up the stuff from the washing machine , filled the washing machine one more time , then played with little ones , put them down for a nap and started on cleaning the spare bedroom aka the computer room aka the trash dump area and I was on such a roll , that I actually finished and now I am so proud of myself .

I just want to stand in the door and admire it all the time
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Other than that , did about ( what seems like ) 15 more loads of laundry , made lunch , made dinner , fed the dogs , cleaned dog poop in the yard , made some oatmeal cookies ....

One thing , I found to be so inspirational to myself , is when I write down , what I did on a particular day .

I sometimes feel , like I haven´t accomplished anything and it really helps me to see it in black and white , since many times, I think " wow , I did get SOMETHING done "
 
#855 ·
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Totally agree. Congrats on finishing your computer room.
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[quote name="tonttu" url="One thing , I found to be so inspirational to myself , is when I write down , what I did on a particular day .
I sometimes feel , like I haven´t accomplished anything and it really helps me to see it in black and white , since many times, I think " wow , I did get SOMETHING done "
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#857 ·
That's awesome, Tonttu! Congrats! I love the feeling of accomplishment I get from finishing a whole room.

This evening we're joining the ILs for a day and a half of camping, so I need to get our stuff ready to go. I need to:

-find the air mattress (pretty sure it's in the basement)

-pack extra clothes & shoes for everyone

-charge the camera

-clean out the car & top off the gas tank

-return stuff to library

-put trash & recycling at curb

-do a load of laundry

-sweep/vacuum floors

-tidy up

-dishes

And I just checked my calendar and realized we signed up to attend a magic show & end-of-summer picnic at the library in an hour and a half, sooo add that to the list.

Have a good day!
 
#858 ·
Good Morning. So far today I:
*cleaned the litter box
*gathered all the trash and put it out
*opened the windows and turned on the fans
*made breakfast and hot
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*rinsed the dishes and cleaned the counters
*had DD make the beds
*had DD fold lots of clean clothes
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*took DD to get a video game she's been saving up for
*picked up flea meds for the cat
*made lunch and soaked the dishes
*rested
*am about to have
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and read
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*put away clean clothes
*played wii with DD
*washed one load of towels

I hope to:
*color my hair or maybe go swimming instead
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#859 ·
Just got done doing a bunch of things with the kids.. Now I have an hour and a half before I need to leave for an OB appointment.. I need to try to:

- do dishes

- swicth laundry and fold clean laundry

- pick up front room

- reorganize bookcase

-vacuum house

- clean both bathrooms

- do blanket laundry

- get everyone ready to go

After the appointment I need to:

make dinner

clean up after dinner

work on the girls dresses
 
#860 ·
Okay , got some quick before - dinner shopping done , fed the baby and managed to hang up a load of laundry while dinner was cooking .

Just started the second load and while that is in the wash , start working on the pile , that is sitting on top of my freezer .

I HATE it , when stuff pileds up , there , especially since I can´t even open it anymore now , it´s so full !
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So , today is definitely the day for that project !

If only I could get off mothering to get started
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#861 ·
Oh I definitely agree tonttu! The other day I was feeling so overwhelmed with what I needed to do, but writing it down got my head so much clearer..
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Done so far:

breakfast

coffee

beds

made appointments

to do:

bring washing in off line

strip sheets off DD's bed

air quilt and blanket

change sheets

fold clothes

empty d'strs dishwasher

vacuum upstairs

take DS to doctor this afternoon

get DD's script

enter some competitions

listen to a craft video

eat yoghurt

make a list or 2

plan dinner

wash sheets

wash more sheets

dry sheets

dry sheets

dry towels

wash one load clothes

hang clothes out to dry

make dinner
 
#863 ·
Hello.
Today was a lazy day.

I did however:
*make breakfast and
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*rinse the dishes and cleaned the counters
*make lemonade w/DD and her friends w/lemons from our tree
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*take out the trash
*wash the rugs
*color my hair
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*veg and watch tv and read
*make dinner
*make a grocery list
*play wii with DD

I guess I wasn't quite as lazy as I thought.
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#864 ·
Hi all. We came home from camping late last night and oh, the laundry I need to do today!

I plan to:

-wash & put away all laundry

-keep up with dishes

-sweep & mop or vacuum floors

-do baths (filling the tub for ds3 right now)

-work on playroom, and find a few things to donate or discard

-continue working on upstairs closet

-run the trash out

-clean out cat box

-wipe down bathroom

-bake - seems like the thing to do on a gray, rainy afternoon!

Enjoy your day, ladies
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#865 ·
So far I've:

Made coffee and breakfast

Supervised coloring at the easel whiteboard with markers, chalkboard with chalk & also playing with play doh (I say "supervise" because my whole apartment would otherwise be colored
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Washed dishes from yesterday
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and this morning, wiped the table

Folded a load of laundry

Washed a load of laundry

I'm most excited because yesterday I bought 2 timers, one digital and one wind-up. The digital one needs a battery, but the wind-up timer means no excuses!
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I need to:

Make Lunch

Lunch cleanup (wipe table, counter, stove, sweep , was & put away dishes)

Fold & Put Away clothes on couch

Put away load I already folded

Transfer to dryer, fold and put away last load of laundry

Start a load of diapers

Make the bed

Pick up bedroom and living room

Put cover on bedroom chair

Fix covers on 2 couches

Declutter entertainment center

Declutter dresser

Declutter book shelf

Call doctor's office

Find scissors and cut sponges into rectangular blocks for toddler

Read to boys

NAP TIME!!!

Spend time on poetry
 
#866 ·
So far today I have:

- almost finished 2 skirts (just need elastic and hems)

- did school time with the kids

I need to:

quick clean the apartment

finish the 2 skirts and 1 dress almost finished and do 2 more dresses

dishes

laundry

What actually will get done totally depends on when hubby gets home. He might be getting off early today since he worked till 10 yesterday (5am-10pm, he was exhausted when he got home)
 
#867 ·
Good Morning.
Today so far I:
*made a quick run for groceries
*made breakfast and did cleanup
*had DD make the beds
*gathered the trash
*cleaned the bathroom
*changed the bathroom rugs
*decluttered my reading nook
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*read awhile
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*made lunch and did cleanup
*went to the airport
*picked up dinner
*decluttered a corner in my room
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#868 ·
I need to visit here everyday for motivation and to know I'm not alone in my struggle to stay on top of things at home!!!

I'm overwhelmed today as each and every room NEEDS something done! Kids are well taken care of ... and it's nearly lunch time ... then during their nap ... I get to catch up.

So far ...

kitchen is straightened, dishes are done, rfg cleaned out

bathroom is cleaned

...

laundry piled up - both clean and dirty

all rooms seem to be cluttered with either toys, office stuff from me or my hubby ...

Only one of mine will nap, the other will get to be worn in our baby carrier! He has sensory issues and the Action Baby Carrier seems to be like a BIG HUG for him. I've decided it's easier to wear him and get something done instead of fussing with him to try to get him to go to sleep. He's out within 5 minutes if I wear him!
 
#869 ·
Poetry, sounds like you're having a busy day!

It took me a few hours, but I completely decluttered and organized our upstairs closet. It's this cavernous space between the grownup bedroom and kids' bedroom and it's really our main storage area - it holds everything from baby stuff to holiday decorations to outgrown or out-of-season clothes for the whole family, so getting it 100% done feels like a huge accomplishment! I threw out or put in bags to be donated probably close to half of what was in there, and I now have empty storage bins and clear floor space.
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The floor track for the sliding doors is broken, so tonight I'm running to the hardware store for a replacement, as well as stopping at the jewelry store to pick up my wedding band.
 
#870 ·
Cleaned the car out , was quite an urgent necessity , it has started to look like a trash can
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, but now it´s clean and sparkly and we even vacuumed the upholstery off , so I am proud of myself !

And exhausted
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, but still managed to cook dinner and do a few loads of laundry , more tomorrow
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#871 ·
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Originally Posted by tonttu View Post

Cleaned the car out , was quite an urgent necessity , it has started to look like a trash can
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, but now it´s clean and sparkly and we even vacuumed the upholstery off , so I am proud of myself !
I need to do this too, ours has gotten rather bad.

So far today I:

-went to the store, bought a dish soap pump with an attached sponge caddy to streamline the look of the sink, and a paper-storage container for the kids' coloring books and paper

-picked up The Hunger Games on blu-ray from Redbox
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-took ds2 to t-ball

-went to the farmers market

-stopped at the park with the kids

-made lunch and put on The Land Before Time

My plans for the rest of the day:

-replace closet door track

-wash & put away a load of laundry

-keep up with the dishes

-sweep kitchen & stairs

-tidy the living room, which has gotten rather messy

-drop off several bags at the Salvation Army

-clean out the car (thanks, tonttu!)

-spend a few minutes decluttering the playroom
 
#872 ·
Off to cleaning my closet now , then packing my suitcase , the kids´stuff is ready to go already , then we are off to a nice vacation in my home town , 1500 miles away .

Haven´t been there in almost a decade now , so despite dreading the long drive , I do look forward to seeing everything again , porobably will be another decade after this time , to go back there !
 
#873 ·
Good morning. Tonttu, enjoy your vacation!

Yesterday the only things I didn't do were tidying up the living room and working on the playroom (but I did run a few extra errands), so those are priorities. I'm hoping we can go do something fun as a family today, too... maybe Niagara Falls (we're local).

My plans:

-go for a run

-straighten up living room

-work on playroom

-keep up with dishes

-get sleeping bags out of trunk and wash them

-return redbox movie (I was disappointed in The Hunger Games - I actually fell asleep watching it)

Enjoy your Sunday!
 
#876 ·
Bejeweled, how was your trip? I also enjoyed the books.

My plans for the day:

-straighten up downstairs - looks like a tornado came through. Made 120 wine bottle labels last night, so I skipped my usual before-bed tidying.

-dishes

-put basket of laundry away

-vacuum

-clip & file coupons from yesterday's paper

-work on playroom

-exercise

-sweep & mop

-wipe down bathroom

-upload pics to computer

-trash out

-go to pool or playground

Enjoy your day
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