Two steps forward one step back. Stepping or not here's the list thread for June.

[CatsSleepAnywhere]

Welcome to the thread where we try to do what we can.

Some of you might like to try:
babysteps

Others may just want to do what you feel you can.
Life has a habit of throwing hurdles in the way!
Lets try to do what we can one step at a time.

All newcomers welcome.

Good introduction Cats. That sums up exactly how it is in this household for now.

Ta Das:

washed and dressed
dishwasher filled and put on
worktops cleaned
ds's snacks sorted (having a school dinner)
got dcs to school - eventually
got Twilight outside to do the loo - eventually
fun shopping trip
supermarket shopping trip
kitchen table decluttered and cleaned
table set for tonight's meal
meal cooking
ebay parcel posted

It is better than I thought actually.

ta dahs today to date!

Up, breakfasted, showered and dressed and dried hair
Prepared 2 lessons
Shopping - part work, part personal ( I took ages longer than I thought -partly where my day started deteriorating)
Talked to friend on phone - important chat but ate into work time!
Did various bits of office admin and accounts
Vacuumed workroom even underneath the tables (I don't have so much teaching this week so it is a good displacement activity to avoid doing accounts and tax work good time to catch up on cleaning!)
Had a healthy lunch
Unloaded dishwasher and put more dirties in
Taught 1 lesson
Found some time to pray
Ate a very unhealthy creme egg while I was out

I'm just off to make and eat a healthy tea and set the dishwasher off, before going to teach lesson 2 and then to my church group.

Ta da's since 5.00pm today:

Clear a space in kitchen on worktops
cooked dinner
ate dinner
10 mins washing up
fed the cat
started writing a To do list --for when I get round to it--

I didn't see this one, just up dated on the old one, does it still count

Hi Adora, don't worry about it!

I have just done a link on the old lists thread to this one so hopefully everyone will join us.

Good morning!

To Dos and Ta Dahs:

Toddler & I up
Toddler & I dressed
keep up on feeding Toddler
keep up on dishes
town, post office
town, bank (Seniors)
town, string and clothes pins
top up snacks in diaper bag
pack for weekend (Toddler, Scout and MrScout)
take out recycling
take out trash
clear up toys before we leave
download ebooks from last night's order

If I have time and/or the weather holds:
put up Toddler's color line
weed pot by door
top up pot by door with soil
transfer plant into pot by door

I'm sure there's more but I can't think.

So far I've managed to do the following Ta Da's

Got up
Tea
Breakfast for family
Let dogs in, gave them a biscuit each
Packed the packed lunches and threw a snack in
Signed school test, can't count how many times I've told them to give me these things when they get home from school
Ushered family out the door
Coffee
MN
Emptied DW, put breakfast things in
E-mails and texts
Tea for OH post school run
WM on
Coffee
Ran out of steam

Still to do
My breakfast
Bubble bath
Find trainers so I can walk dogs in comfort
Walk dogs
Lunch
Shopping, but I can't remember why
Pm school run
Dinner
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Haven't done much work today, just 1 x washing. Still it is a weekend day so technically ought to be a family day!

I've had a day off too, showered while OH walked the dogs, made breakfast, put the washing machine on, emptied dishwasher and hung washing on the line.

Yesterday I finally got towels washed, waited all week for enough sunshine to get them dry outside as gaving them hanging around inside makes the house too humid.

No Tadas to report. This is Sunday doncha know, flylady recommends I "renew my spirit"

Hi dashoflime.

I think I renewed my spirit for a few days this week and feel like getting going today so I had better strike while the iron is hot.

Ta Das:

cleaned out guinea pigs - bleurgh!
lazed in the bath - now washed and dressed though
cleaned ensuite, even all the fiddly bits of the pull out shaving mirror etc, but still have the floor to do.
decluttered the bedroom - could still do more but got cold doing it naked
ate breakfast
discovered that a boy asked dd out (he is a lovely boy though so probably gay and therefore safe enough )

Ta Da:
dw loaded and on
left over dishes hand washed
worktops thoroughly cleaned
dead birthday flowers in compost and vases cleaned
4 windows cleaned - only another 12 in this room to do
paddling pool emptied before the green tinge on the top developed into something more alarming - Yikes!

ta didnts
got up
fed dcs
put nursing pinny back on for ds

Oh no Zoo. What is up with him?

hes hot,very hot.bright red cheeks and quiet and wants just lay quiet.apetite dulled but still eating a little,very thirsty
tearful and having tantrums exerts self/tries jion in the play
very cuddly
just goin gto look up slapped cheek

Oh no! Poor kid. Sounds unpleasant.

Ta Da:
2 banana loaves made - smell delicious (we had an excess of very ripe bananas)
lunch made for everyone
afternoon plans made for everyone
kitchen decluttered - still mess on desk and sideboard but much better than it was.

next job is a thorough hoover, cleaning windowsill (should do that first actually) and hanging the next wash.

i love banana cake waft through the house

ive managed offload ds long enough to clear a space on the front room floor and the zoolets are now colouring crown pictures i printed off activity village webpage and a second sheet of jewels etc that you then cut and stick onto crowns

we have the thames boat thing in the background and im expected to know who everyone is!!!thank goodness so far its been charles and camilla and kate and wills,easy ones!>

forgot made a party style lunch

i will need some major sticking tomorrow as the laundry situation will be approaching critical soon with a pant shortage imminant and wshing trickling down the stairs

Ta Das:
downstairs hoovered
ds taken all his crap precious stuff upstairs
bathroom mopped
kitchen windowsill dusted and polished in the hopes it stays looking ok longer
kitchen table cleaned again
bedroom dusted

Still can't quite make myself hang up the washing...

have i missed some excitng news carrots

you are very industrious with the cleaning

I don't know what has come over me zoo but I am trying to capitalise on the motivation as I had a few days this week when I couldn't even load the dw.

Ta Das:

mini shop as we have 2 extra mouths for tea
four more windows washed

I realised when I got back from the mini shop that the house stinks of vinegar due to my window cleaning (I still have a bowl of vinegar on the go). My visitors must have been as there is no chippy for literally miles!

Ta Da:

2 more windows cleaned - slow and steady wins the race

i obviously gavelled too late

ive made tea

i really must climb back on the flying wagon tomorrow,the mess is starting to get to me

It's ok zoo. The bird poo is still there as I have been cleaning inside and the poo is obviously outside. There are already handprints inside. What a waste of a life! Grrr!