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What have you actually done today?

170 replies

Herecomethedaffodils · 28/03/2020 17:04

I'm at home with the family, husband and 3 teenagers. Had a long walk this morning to try and gear me up for a productive day and just realised I've done nothing really. There's loads I could be doing, ironing, cleaning, baking, decorating etc but I'm really struggling to focus and get into things. I feel lethargic and anxious as I'm sure so many do. It's not that I can't think of things to do, I just find myself not doing them, for any longer than 10 minutes anyway!!!!
Kick me up the backside please.

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breakingbetter · 28/03/2020 18:15

Walked the dogs with DD in pram
Played outside
Baked frozen buns
Watched new Aladdin
Cutting and sticking
Painting
Dealt with 456 tantrums

Basically anything that stops DD killing herself, or the dogs.

Nothing for myself, nothing for the house.

MilkGoatee · 28/03/2020 18:16

Took one of the cats to the vet for a check-up (she had half her tail amputated on Thursday). Did laundry, went for an after lunch walk. Did some jig saw puzzling. Tried to console kitty with her cone of shame who seems a bit depressed just now. Generally did nothing much otherwise. Off work next week, as planned, got some windows to clean, gravel to bust, more jigsaw puzzling, and sleeping in. Oh, and another trip to the vet. On Monday.

MrsPelligrinoPetrichor · 28/03/2020 18:17

Stripped the beds and did the washing
Put washing away
Cleaned the kitchen
Made lunch
Knitted
Hoovered
Made up the beds
Made a vat of bolognese
Watched telly
Texted friends...a lotGrin

Going for a walk after we've eaten.

LesLavandes · 28/03/2020 18:17

I am unmotivated. Bathed, put laundry on, MN and more MN and other social media. TV and now back on here. I hope I can pick myself up

ilovecakeandwine · 28/03/2020 18:17

I woke up this morning like I honestly couldn't be bothered but I
tidied up got showered .
Made a Spanish omelette for lunch and soup for the week .
Me & dc went for a walk fed the ducks felt better.
Made some cakes with dc & sat mums-netting for the rest of the afternoon.
I've just cooked then tidy kitchen .
From 7pm no internet just relax watch tv and not think about Coronavirus .
Everyday is a bit like Groundhog Day but the days are going quickly.
I feel like I'm wasting my days but nothing I can do really anyway .

LargeGinOnTap · 28/03/2020 18:20

Baked and decorated cake
Went for a walk
That's about it . I feel like I've been busier than that

JohnnyMcGrathSaysFuckOff · 28/03/2020 18:25

Up and breakfast for kids x 3
Out in the garden, hung out 2 loads of laundry
Fixed broken garden hose reel
Handwriting practice with 5yo DD1
Measured all DC feet using gauge bought from Amazon, ordered new shoes for 2 DC from Clarks sale
Lunch and tidy up
DH minding DC downstairs whilst I clean upstairs
Take DC out for daily exercise on local playing fields
Home, DH does children's dinner whilst I take in laundry, sort recycling, run bath and lay out pyjamas
Currently supervising toddler bath

Tonight's plan - make lasagne from scratch to freeze, clean downstairs, and sit down with wine!!

clippityclop · 28/03/2020 18:25

Laundry
Tidied up
Ready Steady Cook lunch, dinner and meals planned for part next week from fresh stuff left in the fridge
Facebook
Long chat with friend overseas
Kids are voluntarily mucking out their cupboards.
DH happy doing a hobby project..
To be honest it's lovely to slow downbe at home and just get on with stuff we enjoy.

readingismycardio · 28/03/2020 18:27

Kitchen (deep clean)
One hour of zumba online class with my trainer (she's amazing)
A napBlush
Read for about 1 hour
Took a bath with epsom salts soaked in lavender oil, put on a face mask, put some oil on my cuticles (I'm happy that now I moisturise my whole body after shower/bath - was too lazy before)
Ready to watch a movie with my DP.

Have a lovely evening all!

CaptainPovey · 28/03/2020 18:29

Put 2 washes on (boiled bed all white and 90 degrees, plus separate towel wash)
Went out to shops (horrific)
Unloaded dishwasher
Another wash
Another dishwasher load
Thought about tidying up (didn't)
Opened wine
Drank wine
Pissed about on internet
Drank wine
Prepped dinner
Pissed about on internet
Drank wine
Fed cats
Pissed about on internet
Drank wine
Oven is on and will be sorting dinner somehow (hic)

ShowerTheHorse · 28/03/2020 18:34

Lots of housework, including cleaning the skirting boards and dusting the very top corners of the house. Some washing. Drank wine. Grin

Pixxie7 · 28/03/2020 18:44

Cleaned kitchen from top to bottom.

Reythemamajedi · 28/03/2020 18:48

Laundry
Took delivery of a food box from morrisons
Prepared lunch
Walked to corner shop for supplies
Tidied bedroom
Unpacked boxes
Hoovered bedroom
Ate roast dinner
Washed up
Going to watch a movie

CremeEggThief · 28/03/2020 18:48

Got up at 10.30 a.m., after being in bed from 11.20 p.m.
Had breakfast and washed.
Put the laundry that was timed to finish in the dryer and on the airer. Later folded and put away the stuff in the drier.
Cleaned and disinfected the fridge for the first time since before Christmas.
Cleaned and disinfected the microwave.
Cleaned and disinfected a new cutlery tray that's much better than the old one.
Put the Tesco order away.
Had lunch and washed up.
Went on social media and chatted with DS.
Had a nap.
Watched the news.
Going to have pizza for dinner, read and hopefully watch something interesting later before aiming go to bed by midnight.

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Judystilldreamsofhorses · 28/03/2020 18:50

Long lie, then DP brought me a bacon sandwich in bed.
Stripped and changed the bed.
Bath, and fresh lounge-wear - no walk today.
Swept the floors.
DP now cooking sausages and mash, we’re going to watch a film after dinner, and definitely some wine.

NordSjoen · 28/03/2020 18:51

Cleaned the kitchen, made breakfast for DS, tidied and swept downstairs, cleaned litter tray, had a little nap when I put the laundry on and DS was playing on my PC. Then made us lunch, emptied dishwasher, sorted out food for dinner and then weeded and dug over the whole front garden, moved some lavender, scattered wildflower seeds on the beds and re-filled the planter. Then sent DS to his dad’s for tea while I queued up to get into Waitrose, shopped successfully with 39 other people (still no flour though)! Got my feet up now with a glass of fizz and a Higgidy non-sausage roll!

usernotfound0000 · 28/03/2020 18:52

Sorted the kitchen cupboards, we moved house 2 years ago and everything just got thrown in, we've been wanting to sort since moving in but it's actually taken a pandemic to get our bums in gear Blush

Murinae · 28/03/2020 18:53

We’ve been relaxing most mornings and then working in the garden in the afternoons then hot tub and a cooked dinner. Helps that we have a large garden and haven’t really done any gardening for a couple of years so lots to catch up on. I’ve been power washing and painting.

Hannah021 · 28/03/2020 18:55

Studying for an industrial cert... Bloody boring

LadyTiredWinterBottom2 · 28/03/2020 18:59

Well. I fed the chickens, made breakfast with the eggs, did the housework, watched the descendants on the Disney thing, played uno, got the hump over losing uno, changed the beds, tended to the house plant - there is a real chance this one won't die- went 😔😨😭😵😠🥺 at latest death figure, made dinner..drank a beer....slowing down a bit now. I could be wrong but l think tomorrow will be similar.

Lara53 · 28/03/2020 19:01

Toilet training my 8 week old pup - I popped to the loo for 30 secs and she manage to do a huge poo in 4 piles so that took a while to clean up, followed by about 4 pee accidents. This afternoon no accidents at all. Watched her snooze quite a lot, loads of ironing done and we all spent an hour doing gardening stuff

ChardonnaysPetDragon · 28/03/2020 19:02

Walked the dog, I have two but we split them, so u only had the one.

Swept the garden, cleaned the bathrooms top to bottom.
Hoovered.

Cried a bit.

Did an exercise dvd.

Chatted to family on Skype.

Cried some more.

Off to take a bath now.

CeibaTree · 28/03/2020 19:02

I did a Yoga with Adriene session this morning, then watched a LOT of Bing with the DC. Then we all went to the allotment and a walk in the adjacent park. Just had fish and chips for supper and I'm going to have a long bath while DH and DC are downstairs watching a film.

joystir59 · 28/03/2020 19:03

Supervised OH taking meds
Long dog walk
Fed dog
Put a wash on
Breakfast and coffee
Made chicken and veg soup
Had lunch with OH
Hung washing on airer.
Cut elderly resident MIL's finger nails.
Made sure OH took meds
Read book whilst eating mint humbugs
Fed dog
Ate tea with OH
Watching Peter Rabbit with OH cos wanted to watch something light-hearted.

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