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.

hello just trying and banana

id just like to addorganized is not a word id use to describe me

if you could see state my house today you would call for a skip ana a shovel

i definately need restart babysteps

its been a rough few weeks in the zoo house and ive lost the routine rhythm

I am not organised either but I am a million times better than I was before babysteps and little bits are getting better all the time. It takes a while before the whole house is sorted. As flylady says, it didn't get like that in one day and it won't be sorted in a day. However, each day it can get a bit better.

Ta Das:
washed and dressed
dcs breakfasted
ds's lunch and snacks made
wm on
dcs to school
letter put through friend's door as won't see her to pass stuff over
shopping for fundraiser tomorrow done - was a bit eeeek! but I have done it.
cleaning stuff for us bought - now bankrupt
parcels collected from post office that needed to be signed for.
hallway and kitchen and spare bedroom hoovered.

That is a respectable start!

So today's list:

Must do

Work
Prepare one lesson
Teach one lesson
Have a bit of a paperwork tidy

Household/personal
Get up, breakfast, shower, dressed, hair
Shower squeegee and wipe
Put on load of washing
Put washing on airer
Do some sort of exercise
Be organised about lunch
Organise tea beforehand so I don't snack!

Would like

Work
Prepare some lessons for Saturday (ideally all 3!)
Organise waiting list

Household/personal
Put away suitcase that has been mouldering on the floor of my spare room since February.

I am out for the rest of this morning and again this evening so not too much time.

Good luck guys!

So far today I have fed and clothed DS and myself, had a cup of coffee and done a bit of washing up, put a load of washing on and watched a heck of a lot of tv

I feel I owe myself a break after yesterdays marathon tidy up and bakeathon. I made a Moroccan inspired veg casserole for dinner and as a spur of the moment thing baked some cornbread to go with it instead of rice.

Can't face doing much today

Ta Das (update)

figured out storage for some craft supplies
dealt with some ebay messages I needed to send
hung the washing
put another load of washing on
chatted to friend who came to borrow pup
did some beading
played with fancy camera dh's colleague has let us borrow (might be getting a better camera for my 40th)
looked at mess in kitchen and sighed.

Anyone got a massive muddy boot to aim at me to make me do the kitchen?

I really want to play with my beads but am feeling guilty every time I pick them up.

I am playing some Kate Rusby to try to make myself feel chilled but just have this nagging, "you have still to do..." voice in my head.

Ok, so dw unloaded and reloaded and worktops more or less clean (I messed them up again making my lunch).

Can I play now?

Ta da's (in last half hour)

Dry up x1
empty washing machine
change nappy
fill sink with soapy water and soak some washing up (will try to do in a mo)
Sort toddler with some colouring in.

all work and no play makes us very boring bunnies

ta dahs
beds made
bath wiped out
sink cleaned
bathroom floor washed
stairs swept
landing tidied

toys not tos!

Well done! zoo

I will try and come back on later. School run in a bit.

I have had a little play with my beads. I can't decide how long to make my necklace though so I have taken a break.

Kitchen is finished -yay! Just waiting for floor to dry so I can put table etc back in. Going to reward myself with all one of the chocolates my work colleagues sent me today.

Ta Da:
up and dressed
breakfasted
beds made
swish and swipe
shiny sink
wm on
checked calender

To Do:
write my Moms b'day card
room rescue living room
clothes away
de-clutter yesterdays flapjack
todays mission
what's for tea
flip mattress (third time on list, really must do!!)
go to soft play with Mom and the kids
sort out ebay stuff
exercise
drink water
hoover
room rescue kitchen
keep everybody fed

Not doing to badly today!!!!

Well done! all

Just incase anyone is confused, I am Cats.

just wanted to share something nd knowing not everyone uses the chat thread thought would pop on here

according to scientists in chicago chores reduce risk altzheimers

another reason to fly!

OOOOooooohhhhhhh, I really Need to Fly then as it's in my family !

if turn out well will let know and post recipes if wanted

Just checking in to update find out what I was supposed to be doing
Today is going really pear-shaped (and it doesn't look like tomorrow will be much better!)

Must do

Work
Prepare one lesson
Teach one lesson
Have a bit of a paperwork tidy

Household/personal
Get up, breakfast, shower, dressed, hair
Shower squeegee and wipe
Put on load of washing
Put washing on airer
Do some sort of exercise
Be organised about lunch
Organise tea beforehand so I don't snack!

Would like

Work
Prepare some lessons for Saturday (ideally all 3!)
Organise waiting list

Household/personal
Put away suitcase that has been mouldering on the floor of my spare room since February.

Feeling stressed!

Ta Dahs

Must do

Work
Prepare one lesson
Teach one lesson (about to do)
Have a bit of a paperwork tidy

Household/personal
Get up, breakfast, shower, dressed, hair
Shower squeegee and wipe
Put on load of washing
Put washing on airer
Do some sort of exercise
Be organised about lunch
Organise tea beforehand so I don't snack! (about to do)

Would like

Work
Prepare some lessons for Saturday (ideally all 3!)done 1
Organise waiting list

Household/personal
Put away suitcase that has been mouldering on the floor of my spare room since February.

Still feeling stressed but calming down.
Off to have 30 minute tea break before teaching!

arti you don't have to do it all. Prioritise and then one step at a time and you will suprise yourself.

Ta Das:
washing load no 2 hung up
wm sanitised (dmum got me some sanitiser from Kleeneze so thought I would try it out)
dd taken to activity
coffee and collected ds who had behaved himself - Yay!
finished necklace - not quite right but pleased with it as a first effort

zoo you know we always want your recipes!

banana any chance of a recipe for your Moroccan inspired veg casserole? Sounds yummy!

We go home tomorrow afternoon, will try to get the bulk of the laundry done then, so back to the relaxed weekend routine then.

I think we are agreed we need want to revisit the babysteps next month. Would anyone like to volunteer to link to them each day? I go back to work in a few weeks (mat leave) so probably won't have time to.....

I'll do it Weds-Sun if no-one else volunteers - I'm working Mon-Tues so I find it all slides a bit those days...

Today's To Dos

Must

Work
Prepare 2 lessons
Get all work materials packed and ready for tomorrow morning
Update accounts

Household and personal
Go to 2 medical appointments
Meet gardening friends for lunch ( even if I can't actually garden today)
Organise lunch
Organise tea
Do an Aldi food shop
Sort a random paper pile
Some sort of exercise

Would like to

Work
Sort waiting list and start contacting a few more people on it
Tidy work room

Household
Do a 30 minute house blessing (and exercise at same time?)
Put away suitcase
Put together woodgraining project and post pic on mumsnet
Collapse in an exhausted heap!