Aiming high in April, babystepping our way to a cleaner house

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Hi all, welcome to the new babysteps thread for April.

All newcomers welcome.

We have pointy sticks ----> to help get you moving and plenty of brews and biscuits on our Chat thread for in between jobs.

Please come and join us.

morning!
ta das

emptied an dcleaned stinky cat litter tray

fed kits

played kits

sorted zoolets

lunches made

school run

shop at morrisons

am now trying relax,eat a banana and mn.am going to stroke kits and listen to them purr for a bit before i pick up little zoo and try abitmore shop local asda

Oh dear zoo - are you feeling any better?

Oh dear zoo. Do you know what set it off in Morrisons? Maybe the distress of the dcs being unhappy to part with you was enough to deal with. Are you ok now? Stroking pets can be really therapeutic as I am sure you know.

Ta Das:

Haircut
washing hung up
wm on again
made lunch
now lurking for a while

To Dos and Ta Dahs:

wash up pots from Monday night
keep on top of Tuesday's dishes so far so good on that front
wash down stove
plant Toddler's seeds
paint with Toddler
declutter Toddler's room, 15 minutes
declutter kitchen, 15 minutes
Tesco, recycle
Tesco, shop & drink (as promised to Toddler)
trip to tip for cloth recycling
make playdough (Seniors)
print origami instructions (Seniors)
letter, Canadian friend
letter, MiL friend (who made TS a sweater)
pack for Seniors (tomorrow's meeting)
recycling out to bin
bin to curb (usually MrScout's job but he's not home tonight)
email Seniors, district event details
email Guiding friend, joint meeting
cut out Toddler's picture (so he can glue the pieces together later)
copy more pictures for Toddler to color/paint

I have all of the recycling by the door to go out when Toddler gets up. Bin can't go to the curb until this evening. Playdough can't be made until I get more salt. Won't bother washing down the stove until tonight since Toddler and I are having sausages for dinner (and sausages always cause splatter).

ta da
fetched little zoo
offloaded on MH and picked up tip do little chunks of anything
am off to try find home for dd2 new things got for birthday

oh and forgot to mention ironing did earlier!

Ta Das so far:

Work
Write up 3 lessons
prepare 2 lessons (done 1)
teach 2 lessons
do urgent financial admin

Household etc
Wipe round kitchen surfaces (swish and swipe but better than nowt)
take out recycling ( before the flat descends into a swamp of paper and card)

To Dos ( would like to)
prepare another lesson for later in the week
vacuum work room
sort a random pile of paperwork from workroom
work filing (some)
do less urgent financial admin
more woodgraining/craft
quick Morrisons shop
wrap a birthday present

I have also:
emptied dishwasher and put away and started to re-fill with dirties;
made cups of tea and coffee for workmen who are painting the corridor (paint stinks and is getting to my throat);
made lunch - well heated up frozen (homemade) cottage pie in microwave and made cup of tea
about to eat lunch

Depressingly few items with a line through there!

Ta da:
up and dressed
shiny sink
beds made
swish and swipe
breakfasted
wm on
what's for tea
calender checked
bathroom mission done
10 minute bedroom blitz

To do:
excersize
paint pirate tresure box
make treasure
have a princess party
potty training - ongoing!
weaning - ongoing!
put clothes away
turn matresses
clean gunk in wm drawer
sort through the girls books for any that can 'bless' someone else
do bed laundry
15 minute rescue of living room
15 minute rescue of kitchen

Off to make princess hats and have pasta!! We decided she's quite good at numbers, but we've just started playing i-spy and all she says b!!!

ta da
washing hung up

washing on

dd2 new things put away

little bit ironing done

paired some stray socks

feel bit better knowing at least getting few bits and bobs done

camper sounds like you are having a fab day!

Ta Da update!

Work
Write up 3 lessons
prepare 2 lessons
teach 2 lessons
do urgent financial admin

Household etc
Wipe round kitchen surfaces (swish and swipe but better than nowt)
take out recycling ( before the flat descends into a swamp of paper and card)

To Dos ( would like to)
prepare another lesson for later in the week
vacuum work room
sort a random pile of paperwork from workroom
work filing (some)
do less urgent financial admin
more woodgraining/craft
quick Morrisons shop
wrap a birthday present

More To Dos and Ta Dahs:

keep on top of Tuesday's dishes still so far so good
wash down stove
Tesco, recycle
Tesco, shop & drink (as promised to Toddler)
trip to tip for cloth recycling
make playdough (Seniors)
letter, Canadian friend
letter, MiL friend (who made TS a sweater)
pack for Seniors (tomorrow's meeting)
recycling out to bin
bin to curb (usually MrScout's job but he's not home tonight)
cut out Toddler's picture (so he can glue the pieces together later)
copy more pictures for Toddler to color/paint

Added to List To Do:
clean up toys when Toddler goes to bed
transfer my treasure box of Toddler's things from small box to bigger one

Ta Das:

wash no2 hung up
wash no3 in wm - maybe a mistake as I am not sure where it will dry
meal made by ds (with supervision) - spag bol - yum!
dogs fed
ds sent to burn off some mania on trampoline despite having been to the park, a music lesson and a swimming lesson

ta da
dinner made
kids sorted and sent to bed
washing hung up to dry on airers
depooped kitty tray
put out rubbish

Ta Da update again!

Work
Write up 3 lessons
prepare 2 lessons
teach 2 lessons
do urgent financial admin

Household etc
Wipe round kitchen surfaces (swish and swipe but better than nowt)
take out recycling ( before the flat descends into a swamp of paper and card)

To Dos ( would like to)
prepare another lesson for later in the week
vacuum work room
sort a random pile of paperwork from workroom
work filing (some)
do less urgent financial admin
more woodgraining/craft
quick Morrisons shop
wrap a birthday present

Well this thread is amazing. Like magic, I have actually achieved all my "musts" and some of my "would likes".

I definitely think I would have "not bothered" about the recycling and the Morrisons shop if I hadn't put them on here!

Ta Da

• washed/dried/changed bedding
• decluttered DDs books
• bought new storage boxes
• got new paint tester
• bought new dirty laundry basket for DDs to use
• bought new scratch post for cats
• attempted to buy cupboard for utility room (size/color combo I wanted unavailable)
• bought & ate a sandwich
• installed & filled new storage boxes
• put test paint on wall
• washed DDs clothes
• cooked & ate tea with DDs
• bath/bed DDs
• packed DD bags for tomorrow
• checked fridge for out of date stuff (delivery arriving this evening)
• updated MN profile
• paid Next bill
• checked work email & changed my out-of-office message to say when I am going back [sob]

Forgot to add earlier that I did some ironing too. I know you were all desperate to know that

Carrots, you're just trying to make me feel guilty aren't you!!

Ha ha! Sarah your list is very impressive today so you have definitely earned sofa time with a or

Thanks Carrots. That's what I reckoned too!

Morning all

Slow start again today (although in my defence, I was working till 8.00pm last night). I have an easier teaching day today which should mean I can catch up on various other tasks ( both work and household) though if I'm not careful. all it will mean is that I do things more slowly and mess around on MN

Still I am up and breakfasted, showered and shower squeegeed and wiped out.

To Dos (must)
Work
Write up 1 lesson
prepare 1 lesson
teach 1 lesson
post letters
do a Staples order
update accounts

Household etc
Dry hair
put load in wm
hang out washing to dry
personal admin
wrap birthday present
write 2 birthday cards
do some more on woodgraining/craft project
go out for lunch

To Dos ( would like to)
prepare 3 lessons for Saturday
vacuum work room
sort a random pile of paperwork from workroom
do main Aldi shop
put away spare room bedding
put away dry washing

So hear goes!

HERE goes even! at foggy brain this morning!!

Morning all!

My ta das are my usual morning routine. I am so glad I have pinged right back into it now the dcs are back:

wm on
washed and dressed
dcs breakfasted
ds's lunch and snacks made
dcs to school (after a lot of trauma)
meeting with headteacher - Eeek!
washing hung
wm on again
dw unloaded
dw reloaded
worktops cleaned
breakfast for me with a

The hoover is also sitting in the hall, plugged in and ready to go.

ta das

up and sorted
washing on
kids fed/hair done and sorted
lunches made
washing hung on airers
school run
quick shop trip for milk and bread
more washing on
ironing-finally caught up what had washed in hols