Wednesday Fly - Anti-Procrastination Day

[TheMadHouse]

Morning all

mission

babysteps

[intravenouscoffee]

Morning Mad - thanks for the thread and links.

I love the way Kelly thinks dusting the tops of my door frame and cupboards is going to be a short mission. What about the time allowed for hospital treatment following the inhalation of 6 inches of dust?

Anyway, busy morning today. Have toddler group mums coming over so likely to have a house full of small children running around. And it's too cold here for a morning of outdoor play. Morning routine is started but still got quite a few bits to do and also want to clear out the fridge today in preparation for shopping - I intend to do that every week and usually manage it less than once a month. Hope everyone has a good morning.

[swanriver]

Hello, Mad and IVC, I ws up early today for once, so have done:

Recycling kerbside
Geography computer map skills with ds2
Breakfast with late risers
appt for dd at dctrs (stomach now...?) but hope to have her back at school this pm
Made a bed
Some laundry away
Table cleared

TO DO
Now do some more homework with her
and unload dw
Another 10 mins on boxroom mess.
Need to go back to work this afternoon.

Really having probs with fridge. Dh keeps buying tasty treats whereas I feel I can make a meal out of old cheese rinds and brussel sprouts if nec therefore reluctant to chuck anything if it might come in useful.
Still, managing to keep food on right shelves.

[swanriver]

Lightning fridge sort achieved!

[dylsmum1998]

morning IC andSwan
thanks for the thread Mad

did not want to get up this morning, am not feeling great.
i need to go to my nans and take her shopping. so i have an hour to get everything done in
i need to

tidy
hoover
dust
wash up
sort dry washing done
strip my bed done
load washer done
s&s bathroom
mission
make a dent in the ironing ( pile is huge will take over an hour just by itself!!)
just making toast for dd then will try and crack on

[sagacious]

need to get off here and go and get changed for the gym

My mission for this afternoon is so sort out the spare room as we've got friend over at the weekend and its turned into a giant dumping ground

Be back later !

[swanriver]

I was discussing stash and dash room with dh last night and the only solution we have hit on is for it not to be spare room any more but have child in it fulltime, otherwise mess keeps accrueing(sp?) I mean one of existing dcs not new one.
Where does everyone keep their paperwork in their house? Kitchen, spareroom, living room cupboard? Suggestions please.

[TheMadHouse]

Right

I have:

Dropped DS1 at Preschool
Changed our bed and bedding is in washer
Changed the boys bed
Bedding to go in the washer
Swimming kit sorted
Breakfast pots washed

To Do

Swimming with DS2
Home and lunch
Drop mum home
B&Q visit
Back home and DS2 to bed
Homestart lady coming
Ironing
Swimming things washed (DS1's turn tomorrow)
Mission

[TheMadHouse]

Swan We keep it in the spare room, which is also the study.

We need to keep the room as if DH works from home that is wear it happens.

Trouble is it is just a dumping ground. We are going to sort through it and decorate it, then organise it in the hope that we keep it clean.

[swanriver]

That was meant to be idea with our boxroom TMH, (I was meant to work from home in it)but I think I prefer it in the kitchen and will never ever get anything done in that boxroom so maybe it is better to make a sleep zone. Anyway just warbling on to myself...off out now..beds and dw, and laundry DONE

[grouchyoscar]

Morning FLYers

DONE

Up, wake Ed
Downstairs with crockery
Start breakfast
Load DW
Serve breakfast
Up to bathroom to shower me and Ed
S&S bathroom
Get dressed
Get Ed dressed
Down with laundry
Load WM and run
Get bags ready
Clean sink
Ed to school
Home. Empty TD
Contact bank re standing order

TO DO

Put dry washing away
Clear hotspot at top ofstairs
Vac front room
Lunch
School to do Reading Friends
Home with Ed
Whatever needs doing
Make lunches for morning
Clothes out for morning
Load DW and run
Shine sink
Bed

Hey, I've just done a To Do list!

[dylsmum1998]

saga enjoy the gym
swan sound s agood idea to make it a sleep room if it saves it from being dumping ground- not that that stops my bedroom from being a dumping ground!

well i have done
tidy
hoover
dust
wash up
sort dry washing
strip my bed
load washer
s&s bathroom
mission
also spent 15 mins sorting out under my bed- that was just 2 of the boxes hidden there, think i need more than a week to organise that room!

still to do
make a dent in the ironing ( pile is huge will take over an hour just by itself!!)

that will have to do as i need to go to my nans now, really dont feel up to it but she cant get to the shops by herself, think i will just go but not stay for the afternoon like i normally do

[galen]

Morning all

Popping in very briefly to say hi, morning been a disaster so far!

Just spent an HOUR on the phone trying to sort out ASDA order due this am. They rang to say card hadn't been authorised so I panicked, and checked bank acc, but plenty of money in acc (well not plenty but enough for shopping LOL) so rang ASDA - cue on hold for endless hours to random overseas call centre..... resubmitted details, card still not going through. Rang bank, more endless call waiting... card fine apparently, details not submitted correctly or prob at ASDA end, rang asda back... more endless waiting... tried again... still not going through... told them it was their prob and I had to get on! Apparently still getting shopping... we'll see . Second time this has happened with asda in last 3 weeks! Would have been quicker to just go shopping. Feeling disproportionately irritated now , plans and routine all behind schedule.... off for a cuppa and chill then will get FLYing!

BBL!

[swanriver]

You are a lovely granddaughter Dylsmum.
Galen, sounds infuriating.
Grouchy, sometimes TO DO gives one an optimistic feeling.

[TheMadHouse]

Back from Swimming

Swimming with DS2 - Done
Home and lunch - cooking
Drop mum home
B&Q visit
Back home and DS2 to bed
Homestart lady coming
Ironing
Swimming things washed (DS1's turn tomorrow) - in washer
Mission

Phew galen I had issues with Asda, so now use tesco when I get orders.

Swan He needs to be out of site of the boys or they want to help , but if we had more children it would have been a bedroom.

[galen]

Back again!
Well shopping came! Don't know if I've paid for it. seriously bummed off with Asda though. Have use them for ages, but less recently as have been alternating with aldis! Really will have to look for alternative though cause I can't have this performance every week
mad I used to use tesco, but found asda to work out cheaper - may go back to tesco though...

Anyway..
mad thanks for thread, hope you enjoyed swiming
IVC know what you mean about the dust - just done mine and it was scarey LOL
swan sounds like youre cracking on great
DM hope you feel better soon
sag good luck with the spare room!
grouchy looking on the bright side your to do list is shorter than your done list!

Well I'm feeling so flustered still don't really know what I've done or got to do!
DS haS ALSO BEEN GRUMPY ALL MORNING SO NOT MUCH ACHIEVED! oops sorry caps

Have done
Morning routine
Washing
hoovered lounge
mission
bit of zone clean

To do:
clean washing away
lots else Im sure but cant remember....!

dd informs me she needs to drawer a house on the pc so will have to go
Have good afternoons all!
bbl

[swanriver]

TMH. If dh was working from home he would DEFINITELY have to be out of sight.
Dd is suffering from stomach probs, due to amoxycillin, (which will end soon I know)and I can't go to work which is really frustrating tense making as I'm letting various people down, and there isn't any cover from other volunteers.
BUT, will just have to make my excuses and do something useful HERE.

[scattyspice]

Hi all.

swan remember they are not paying you!. Re paperwork - I try not to keep much tbh. Recent stuff is in a file in bedside cupboard and old stuff in a box in the loft. Computer in the kitchen. 3rd bedroom is a playroom, DC share small boxroom to sleep (DD still in toddler bed so just about fit). I agree, a 'spare' room will always become a dumping ground .

galen How frustrating!

To do:
Story teller after school
laundry
sort p/w in kitchen
mission
ds reading
exercise!!!

[Wolfcub]

afternoon all

was ready to murder dp this morning, kitchen was a tip after his cooking adventure yesterday and he was in a right mood

done
bed made
washing hung up
dry washing (all except ds's) put away
ds's dry washing put in his room to put away later
kitchen surfaces cleared and cleaned
quick kitchen and living room tidy
bathroom s&s
ds taken to granny's

had a bit of an eventful day and am feelin gunder the weather, i need to go home and sleep. Have a good afternoon everyone.

[TheMadHouse]

Hello All

Swimming with DS2 - Done
Home and lunch - cooking
Drop mum home - Done
B&Q visit - Done
Back home and DS2 to bed - Done
Homestart lady coming
Ironing
Swimming things washed (DS1's turn tomorrow) - in washer
Mission - Done

I have popped the TD on.

galen I am an aldi girl, but I get all the masses of milk etc from Tesco.

Swan DH doesnt work from home often, but will whist I am recovering, therefore, I MUST sort out the room.

I am going to take the boys out for a walk with the HS lady.

[TheMadHouse]

Wolf Are you OK and did your meeting go well?

[dylsmum1998]

galen hope ds cheers up soon!!
tmh enjoy your walk

have taken my nan to the shops and came home, am feeling a bit better than this morning.
dd fell asleep on the way home and is still sleeping now so i have done an hour of ironing.
there is still more prob about half hour so will finish that when i get in from school

need to do
finish ironing
put ironing away
whats for dinner?
make my bed (stripped sheets this morning
study

[intravenouscoffee]

Evening all. Just checking in as DD is having her dinner. Good day here, most things done so feeling more positive than I have recently!
Swan I have a new filing system that I read about somewhere. Get one of those cardboard files and put everything in it for the year. Then at end of year I go through it and transfer any stuff I still need immediately (car insurance cert, birth cert etc) into the new year's file and put the previous year one in the loft. Then I've still got stuff I might need but it's not all bursting out of the filing box and I can, in theory, keep on top of it. I only started it with last year's stuff tho so I'll need to keep you posted on how it works.

Right, DD is throwing peas on the floor so I'd better go!

[wendythepositivethinker]

Hello everyone

Galen I had major issues with Asda too, and gave up on them after one call too many overseas. Then Tesco kept not having stuff I had ordered so I had to go shopping anyway ... I have given up on online shop now. I do Lidl weekly and Sainsburys for bits about fortnightly, just the bits you can't get at Lidl.

I have had a rubbish day today, feeling SO tired with this virus I've got. Had to have a lie down on the sofa this afternoon with DC playing in the room - sleep was nigh impossible but I managed to doze I was feeling so ill. Of course DH had yesterday off work sick and slept ALL DAY except for two hours playing on the X Box

So you can see I am feeling pretty rubbish about life in general. Ho hum.

Flying not going so well lately, just doing the basics, and seem to be walking through mud all the time and no time to sit down, always going off on a rant about toys everywhere, clothes, ironing, mess, dirt etc - you all understand - instead of just getting up off my franny LOL and getting on with it.

Tomorrow is another day

[TheMadHouse]

Wendy I think you need to have a discussion with DH. Also remember the thing with flying is you just step back in 15 mins at a time.

We had a really long walk, but the biys are bing nutters at the moment, so I am tuning out and having a cup of tea before PJ's and quite time, they are both running around in various states of undress

I must iron tonight

[wendythepositivethinker]

Thank you Mad you are such a good friend, you are right about the 15 minutes and DH more !

I should have taken the children out for a long walk, it's ages since i took them out in the afternoon. DD naps til 2.30, and it always feels like the afternoon is gone with the darker nights.

I must iron tonight too!

I enjoyed the discussion about shoes yesterday. used to have loads, and then decluttered them all. I miss them all so much!