A Get Things Done thread

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I am a chronic procrastinator and feeling lonely today so all I want to do is hide in bed and play on my phone.

I have a Ton of sorting to do (mainly resources for work) and my house is awful.

I was just thinking instead of hiding in bed feeling lonely and overwhelmed I'd start a thread in case anyone else fancied company today while Getting Things Done.

I'm going to Go Downstairs at 10.10 and make a cup of tea and Get Started.

(I know some people probably don't find life so overwhelming but I currently am!)

@frozendaisy wow!
You definitely deserve that treat.

Well done @frozendaisy !

I decluttered a few bits to the tip, and a bag of clothes to the charity shop. The kitchen tidying continues. It's a kitchen / diner and there's lots of places for stuff to get piled up.

DD (12) wanted help sewing today, and as DS was out of the house it was nice to spend time with her on her own. She's struggling with hormones, bless her. Thankfully she's not raging and angry with it, she tends to just get tearful. I do feel for her.

I’m liking reading about everyone’s progress. The more I read the more I feel motivated. And I want the distraction to stay out of my head.

Tip trip completed. Shop done. Forgot a return.

Tomorrow continue to sort kitchen.

I also must figure out a way to store all my prescription meds. There’s too many for a tub. I tried a fabric drawer thing from IKEA. Still got overflow.

hows everyone doing?

Well done @Rummikub. In the immortal words of Meatloaf, two out of three ain't bad.

I have achieved absolutely nothing that was on my list today. Instead I collected elderflowers and made cordial.

You’re right 2/3 ain’t bad! 😂

Making elderflower cordial sounds quite relaxing though.

Watched something and in that the tip was to ask yourself “will I miss it”
And that might help me nice a few things on!

I am absolutely fine until it comes to putting dry laundry away again!

Needs to be done so I can escape for a lone wolfess day tomorrow.

I need a mantra, half hour it will all be over, apart from the stuff drying on the line, 30 little minutes after this coffee.

After the school run this morning, I have washed and hung x2 loads of laundry, cleared kitchen, done x2 rounds of washing up and dried, emptied kid's room of dirty clothes, plates, drink cans, am almost in a position to run the hoover round, compost, recycling, put in bread dough to make burger buns, put away all revision books and papers that have been hanging around for past month or so as exams are finished today.

So why can't I do dry clean laundry?

I just hate it, it's not because it doesn't stay done because nothing I have to do stays done.

30 small minutes.

I might be the piles done on kitchen table, then "reward myself" with the fun job of shaping and second proving bun dough, whilst that is second proving, do the running up and down with piles of bastard clean dry, then bake buns ready for later and then shower and go for walk and cheeky afternoon tipple with H who is off work today.

There job - reward ish - job - rewards

I have changed the beds.
Laundry going.
Rubbish out.
Diswasher emptied and filled.
Been to the chemist.

Still have to do:
Dry the laundry/put away.
Do the floors.
Pack dd2's bags.
Shop for packed lunch for dd2.
Work out tea

I am on my way to collect € for dd2's holiday.
Should have done it weeks ago

And go to work as an emergency last person to do it - not fond.

Buns in oven so to speak
One more trip upstairs with the bastard clean laundry
Will be out house about 1pm

I am also clean with soft silky hair :-D

Cleaned bathrooms today, and vacuumed. Also did some exercise 😁

I’ve listed some things on Vinted, made lentil and vegetable soup, done a food shop, done washing, put laundry away.

Now I need to paint a window frame and vacuum the house!

I had plans to do so much today, but I had to go to town first thing, and had forgotten that DS's school sports day was this afternoon. By the time I'd finished in town I had to head straight to school.

I'm now folding dry laundry, and then I have to do some work.

Hello! You all sound like you have done loads. Tomorrow hoping to paint upstairs hall. Tonight tip run and yeah I can post again but have to use the app :(

Useful thread. Place marking myself on this thread.

Won't get much done productive today though as we are out most of the day but my to do list won't be going away.

I got absolutely loads done today, I'm really pleased with what I achieved.

My biggest job was emptying, cleaning, and putting away the old fish tank. I upgraded a few weeks ago, and the old one still had gravel and sand in it, but that's done now, so I have lots more space.

I also pulled a load of weeds out of the paved area of the garden. It doesn't really look much different, but if I can get out tomorrow and do another half hour that'll help.

I cooked a chicken in the instant pot and stripped the meat off ready for tonight's dinner and a couple of other meals later in the week.

It felt really good to actually be getting things done, rather than feeling guilty for wasting the day. That's the difference a sunny day makes.