Getting nothing done? Procrastinators, pottering here.

[Alibabaandthe80nappies]

Welcome to the new thread ladies :)

I have a confession to make....

I am going to give flylady a go (blush) :o

I thought it is worth a try, and I won't join their thread, just see how I get on (hopes slatterns don't boot me off the thread)

Alice I will join you. We are having a party here in a fortnight for DS1's birthday, and from nowhere we suddenly have 20 people coming
There are grubby corners in my house that need banishing before then.

Hi I am around but laptop not working well and been busy too, hopin to get back online soon as I have tonnes to do.

Hello all! Can I say thank you to you all - read this thread on Friday and it gave me the kick up the bum I needed to get cracking on all the jobs I've been stalling on. Now feeling chuffed with progress made and very motivated to carry on.

That's great minkie!

We're nearly ready to go on holiday, I'll be back at the weekend with big lists I tell you, big lists.

Hi:)
Hope it's ok to join you here I have finally realised I may need some sort of a plan for the day my house has turned into a tip and no amount of avoiding it seems to be helping!
We have 4 dcs and pregnant with dc5 I blame morning sickness for my current laziness
dh is currently working really long hours on a project so at the moment getting it under control is pretty much down to me.

I'm going to start small as I feel so awful.

Main problem is clothes washing so will try to concentrate on that today ( seriously the pile is taking over our bedroom now

Washing x 3
Tidy kitchen
Make the cakes for tonight
Tidy kids room

See how I go with that i think rather than make a huge overwhelming list.

Well done minkie :)

Hello pepsi :)

Wasting have a lovely time - where are you going? Would these lists be the 'holy shit how are we going to fit a baby in' lists?

My house is a tip.

TODAY
Me up and exercise - exercise later
Boys up and dressed - done and DS2 back asleep
Unload dishwasher - done
DH to work - done
Breakfast and tidy kitchen - done
Me showered and dressed - done
Make beds and tidy upstairs
Wipe over bathroom
Hoover and sweep downstairs
1 load of washing washed + nappies
Water plants
Lunch and tidy kitchen
DS1 preschool
Post box
Mop kitchen floor
Wash bathroom floor
Dust everywhere
Pick up
DS1 tea
DH home
Baths
DS1 bed
Our dinner
Tidy downstairs
Kitchen clear before bed

THIS WEEK
Plan DS1's party

• Invites - done
• Food
• Booze (party is for family not weenies!!) - done
• Cake

DS1's birthday presents - books done

Alice I think we've all used bits of flylady at some point.

Right massive list needed today but seem to be on a go slow so think 3 things lists might keep me motivated

First
Tidy sitting room
Dust sitting room
Clean inside windows & mirrors

Then
Finish stripping dc beds
Tidy dc room
Dust bedrooms

Then
Hoover downstairs
Hoover upstairs
Pick up ds

lots of washing going on as well

I am not making much progress despite having been busy for the last hour. This is what happens when I don't do much at the weekends, the whole place goes to pot.

TODAY
Me up and exercise - exercise later
Boys up and dressed - done and DS2 back asleep
Unload dishwasher - done
Breakfast and tidy kitchen - done
Me showered and dressed - done
Make beds and tidy upstairs
Wipe over bathroom - half done
Hoover and sweep downstairs
1 load of washing on the line + nappies
Tidy up downstairs - in progress, was messier than I thought
Water plants
Lunch and tidy kitchen
DS1 preschool
Post box
Mop kitchen floor
Wash bathroom floor
Dust everywhere
Pick up
DS1 tea
DH home
Baths
DS1 bed
Our dinner
Tidy downstairs
Kitchen clear before bed

THIS WEEK
Plan DS1's party

• Invites - done
• Food
• Booze (party is for family not weenies!!) - done
• Cake

DS1's birthday presents - books done

Morning all, Hi to newbies

Alice I love looking at fly lady, it gives me a wee boost, although find you have to watch you don't spend more time reading about cleaning than doing any
Whats on your fly list today?

waves to JKS, Wasting, Freak & Ali

everyone washed & dressed me done, dd1 in shower
put a wash on
make a start on ds & dd2s room done yest 2 big black bags culled
sort pile of clothes in my room
sort clean washing
put away clean washing
quick shopping list
lunch???
Pay bills done
Ironing
order scripts done
collect scripts

Declutter list:
dd2s wardrobe
Kitchen drawers
Pot cupboard
my wardrobe
utility room
dinning room
desk

DONE
Tidy sitting room
Dust sitting room
Clean inside windows & mirrors
Finish stripping dc beds
Tidy dc room
Dust bedrooms
Hang out load 3
Put on load 4

Next
Hoover downstairs
Hoover upstairs
Pick up ds

sat down to update list and have been mning instead of hoovering Oh well can do it after lunch...(maybe)

So, shortened version of todays task is clean round the back and sides of the loo (actually did that last week, so v quick and easy) and go through laundry area and chuck any rubbish (empty powder boxes, bottles and in my case broken pegs and fluff from the tumble) and no I haven't done it yet :0 but I have:
Hung out washload
Put a load onto wash
Emptied dishy
Mucked out horses
Been to playgroup
Made lunch.

So still pretty productive!

Ooh I'm ahead of the flypeople! Did both of those last week

Well I have declutter utility which is the same as second one, and I do first every time I clean bathroom, not too bad,
I do like though as it does remind you of jobs that don't spring to mind give

Well done Freak!

More dones:
DD to preschool
DS for nap
Dry washing in and folded
Wet washing hung out
Loo cleaned (including back and sides etc)
Lunched cleared up
Under highchair and kitchen floor swept

Now just having a quick sit down and a glass of water before getting stuff together to go back to the school to help with sponsered walk. Unfortunately this means having to get DS up.

After walk:
If time, go back to horses, do haynets, feeds, water and wash numnahs
Pick DD up
Strip beds
Make dinner (macaroni cheese)
Clean sheets on beds
DCs bath and bed (early enough, DD will be exhausted!)
Put washload on
Put dishy on
Clear up dinner stuff
Shine my kitchen sink [hwink]
Tidy up toys
Watch another episode of Glee [hgrin]

Freak I've got a 3 month old baby here, cut me some slack

I also did the base of the loo last week so it isn't too bad. Has prompted me to wash the floor though.

Plum - that is why I like it, because it makes me think to do things that otherwise wouldn't cross my mind.

Just having a cuppa and feeding DS2 then I must get some more done before preschool pick up.

TODAY
Me up and exercise - exercise later
Boys up and dressed - done
Unload dishwasher - done
Breakfast and tidy kitchen - done
Me showered and dressed - done
Make beds and tidy upstairs - done
Wipe over bathroom - done + 15 mins cleaning - done
Hoover and sweep downstairs - done
1 load of washing on the line + nappies
Tidy up downstairs - done
Water plants - done
Lunch and tidy kitchen - done
DS1 preschool - done
Post box - done
Mop kitchen floor
Wash bathroom floor - have hoovered in preparation
Dust everywhere
Pick up
DS1 tea
DH home
Baths
DS1 bed
Our dinner
Tidy downstairs
Kitchen clear before bed

THIS WEEK
Plan DS1's party

• Invites - done
• Food
• Booze (party is for family not weenies!!) - done
• Cake

DS1's birthday presents - books done

Hi pepsi, hope you're making good progress today with your list. I'm using the same approach with a small list rather than a really long list that is a bit overwhelming.

Although I'm really optimistic that soon I'll be tackling lists like Alibaba, Freakoid, Plum et al in no time!!!

3 more of dh's shirts left to iron and then I'll have an empty ironing basket for the first time in ages - woo-hoo!!

Woohoo laptop is back!!!

laundry baskets are empty yey, but ongoing list/projects are going nowhere, so much to do....

back tomorrow with lists.

Plum - how might I go about making a Gruffalo cake?

On phone so can't update but list all done bar the dusting.

Ali a couple of ways, depends how confident you are feeling

immediately I'm thinking blue cake with green icing at bottom, few trees, and the gruffalo like the cover of the book, but simplified it honestly wouldn't be that hard,

or do you mean just gruffalo? If you draw out or photo copy pic up to size of cake, that will give you outline to carve, cover cake with chocolate buttercream, score his fur and add face details with fondant, Make on top of the pic to get right size

give me a few more ideas of what you want, must have a google to see what has already been done, and I can give you more help

Friend came with her baby to visit and then PIL came for unexpected visit so didn't get anything else done tonight!

Plum I can do that, the outline, fab. Might need to buy a bigger tin, rectangular I am thinking.
Would you cut both halves to shape before you filled it? I can't see that cutting through jam is going to work! But that means the halves have to match exactly - eek!

Right so shopping list is
Big cake tin
Food colouring
Big cake board
Ingredients

Dh into work late today so he's busy in the garden with DS1 (did i mention he's on holiday already?!).
Going to be late to BF group & the other 2 helpers are off today so it could just be me on my own anyway, tempted to ring up and say call it off for today...

Today:

• all up & breakfasted DONE
• DS2 on bus DONE
• all dressed me & DD to do
• strip beds DONE
• swap bathmats & towels
• BF group?
• lunch & tidy kitchen
• other jobs?
• DS2 home
• chill out/tv time
• pasta tea x 3
• DC bath & bed/ready for bed
• orchestra (check cash for sitter)

Ongoing:

• Find new dentist that is taking on NHS nervous patients for me/investigate private; DH thinks his will take me on too
• order blind for kitchen side door
• pictures to label 'animals' & 'people' & 'cars' boxes
• see if any toys can go/be put away
• watch Prison Break DVDs & give back to PIL; Started
• DS1 Party; Deliver to non-sch DONE ; Track responses 15 Yes's so far
• clean oven; Bought Oven Pride
• blue badge application for DS2; Form done need photos
• passport photos x 2 boys
• bathroom needs a blitz
• check length/take down/shorten front door curtains & store in vacuum bag until winter
• sort out 'exit pile' for ebay/freecycle
• folder for afternoon orch music DONE
• FIL birthday card & present DONE
• SIL card DONE
• get on with milk donation registration (need blood tests done & to email lady in London)
• sort out various To Do lists & make into one, lol :)

Hello jks-CAN'T MANAGE A LIST OF LISTS-JUST ONE FOR TODAY

Done today-haircut, bought pillows, washing clothes, made presentation for daughters nursery

To do-Paint dolls house, playgroup accounts, clean bathroom floor, m ake dinner (lamb with orzo), ironing

That will do for today

Put the 2 cakes on top of each other undressed,
cut outline, have a thin baking tray (with no edges) slide top half off onto to tray, add filling to bottom half then slide top half back on, should match up perfectly!

put a wash on done
hang out washdone
sort pile of clothes in my room
sort clean washing
put away clean washing
quick shopping list
Ironing
collect scripts

Declutter list:
dd2s wardrobe
Kitchen drawers
Pot cupboard
my wardrobe
utility room
dinning room
desk done
make a new cake stuff cupboard

Plum you are a genius I will post a picture of the finished article!