Making a New start, Stepping into the New year

[BlackCatinChristmasChaos]

Hi all, After a pretty rough ride last year (2012) I think I feel ready to start again with babysteps
So who's with me for the journey?

Old and new steppers are welcome!

Lets do this one small step at a time!

good lists!

Woo Hoo, all I need to do today is sink shine and get dressed. I haven't managed getting dressed yet! Oh well!
I have done
School run
Made jelly - random
Shopped for jelly - I don't know!
Posted eBay stuff

Still need to
30 mins exercise
Shine sink
Shower and dress
Fold washing
Ironing
List more eBay stuff

Good luck ladies,

helles you are right, the perfectionism set in! Bad days are going to happen! Sounds like you have a mad day ahead of you, good luck!

Sarah welcome hun! not too late at all, just jump in where we are!

Having a much better day today, sitting enjoying nap time peace guilt free cos i have most of my list done.

Done
Up washed and dressed on time
Kitchen table cleared after breakfast (thats a new one on my essentials list, its nice coming in from the school run with the dishes cleared and no weetabix going hard in the bowls!)
Washing done and in the drier
Toys cleared away after the morning play
Kitchen counters cleared
Floors swept
15 mins in my living room
DS1 bedroom windows washed

Must
Post letter
Pop out for top up shop
Dishes
Put away clean laundry
Sort out bag of clothes to see whats to be donated/binned.

Wow theonly! You've done loads, I still haven't managed to shower yet!

HB you sound super organised.

Hi Sarah

Hope everyone else is doing well today.

Hello Sarah and welc

Welcome (excuse sausage fingers )

As has already been said, you are not behind, or late. There's no guilt here for taking a day off either.

Ta da's

Up & dressed
Roused DDs
Breakfast for family - i didn't feel like eating
Set DW To run
Took DDs To volley ball, had a coffee with OH while they played
Back home, fed dogs
Refilled ice lolly moulds
Currently snacking on walnuts and apricots while DDs splash about. The pool is at 27C with no heating other than sunshine, I'm hiding in the shade

Still haven't done andy of my list. I have 20 minutes before I have to go out!
Just on to it now!

Thanks for all the welcomes ladies!

dishwasher unloaded and reloaded
shoes and bags put away

Must Do:
Get showered and dressed!!
(mostly) Clear kitchen table
Shine sink
One load of washing
Unpack suitcase from New Years - do not know why I can't get around to this one. Dog is using it as a travel bed so will have to wash everything now

Could Do:
Take parcel to collect plus

I now have a load of work work still to do as I spent too much of wfh day getting excited about getting shit done

well done to everyone on working through their lists x

We've had a late lunch, DDs have emptied DW and eaten ice-cream, they are currently using laptops. It's about 43C and even the dogs CBA to move. Dinner will be the meat I cooked last night, enough for two meals, and salad. I actually want a cauliflower/egg curry, but even I'm not daft enough to start cooking in this heat.

Good lists everyone! I have set my timer for 30mins playtime on the laptop - then it's time to try my new pilates DVD!

Oh well I'm a bit disappointed in myself today.
I didn't manage to shower
I didn't do 30 minutes exercise
I didn't fold and put away washing

I've done very little

I did list a couple of eBay things
Emptied and reloaded DW
Fed baby lots
Made muffins and jelly

I'm so bad. It'll be better tomorrow

Feeding the baby & making muffins sound like top priorities to me WhatNameForMe!

scuba when we get home from holiday I empty the suitcases onto the bed & put them straight away as it forces us to sort the stuff out there & then, otherwise the cases will be there annoying me cluttering up the house for weeks (and the cats will use them as beds)

Pilates DVD done, WMx2 TDx1, tomorrow's lunch made, sink clean, kitchen hot spot dealt with, clothes laid out, Nail Envy applied (hopes paint is impressed by that one)

Need to dig out my old "control journal" sometime, but right now it's time for a soak in the bath (will hang wet washing while it runs) & to do my hair ready for work tomorrow. Must remember to do the weekly pamper mission tonight (adora this appears to be timezone dependent, so you should see something different to the rest of us!)

whatnameforme you said earlier:
Woo Hoo, all I need to do today is sink shine and get dressed.
All the other stuff was extra:
^I did list a couple of eBay things
Emptied and reloaded DW
Fed baby lots
Made muffins and jelly ^

And point of order here YOU are not bad. YOU are doing something amazing for your family - you are retraining yourself to improve everyone's home. That's fantastic!

Update on my list now:
ta da:
up, showered, dressed
bed made
kitchen tidy
most of sink shiny but over slept so there is a little bit of porridge in the plug hole. took porridge out of plughole
left dining room light on (only noticed as drove away and running late so left it)
put tent, scout uniform, ds scout uniform, equipment for cubs into car

must:
prepare tomorrow's dinner for slow cooker - will do
swap over drying on airer - might do
put wm on - unlikely
make another sandwich for freezer as brought two to work today (one for lunch, one for tea) - not a chance
buy milk Ta Da!!

should
get out clothes that need packing for camp - not a chance
take parcel to post office - not a chance

Ah well!! Tomorrow is another day

Bessie I really should've done it but we got home 9:30 pm and this being up-the-duff lark has me too blimmin knackered :-(
Still shoulda done it tho
Tomorrow night!

Ah scuba I remember that pg tiredness well - shouldn't you be tucked up in bed by now?

My pampering plans have gone to pot - DD2(1.9) started crying the second I put shampoo on my head, DH is out, so had a very rushed wash & am now sitting with her...

Bessie completely right but ended up glued to OBEM
Regretted that when alarm went at 5:55!

Must do for today:
Complete 3 reports for work on the train to work
Survive 9-4pm back to back meetings
Get on 5:30 train home so I am home for dinner
Persuade DH it's his turn to cook, again
Shine sink

At least I'm up and dressed but the shoes are warm Uggs not lace ups

Morning all, Not managing to post much but I'm still here with you all.

PLEASE don't beat yourselves up if you don't get things done! I have learned the hard way that the most important things are your's and your family's health

I must get breakfast in a mo then I will try and pop back to do links.

Well done everyone!

I like today's babystep. It's one that I find is the most useful!

* babystep 10* **

Will try to pop in later on, have a good day everyone!

Loving all the emoticons!

Tired after marathon wednesday when I have school, cubs and scouts back to back!

Ta Da!

Up washed and dressed
Bed Made
Slow cooker on

Must
Pack for tomorrow's camp
Find compasses for tonight's tutoring session
Shine sink
hot spot (dining table ahead of tonight's tutoring session)
wash and dry scout uniforms ahead of tomorrow's camp
Make sandwich for work tomorrow

Could
Sleep!!!

Today's BabyStep is a good one.

Have a good day everyone, I'm just having breakfast (in peace - DH & the DC have left already) before going to work. MUST remember to do some errands on my way home!

Morning everyone. I'm been feeling a bit low the last couple of days as there hasn't been anything but grey sky all week.

I'm completely lacking in self motivation so I've decided that until I see some blue sky and start to feel better my must do list reads like this.

Up and dressed
Bed made
Breakfast done
School run
Washing up to date
Shiny sink
Dishes done
Lunch and dinner

I'm not doing a should do list as I feel rubbish if I don't do things on it. It's psychological really because it means anything else I do is a bonus rather than having a list of things I haven't done. I hope that makes sense.

TheOneWithTheHair I hope you'll still do a TaDa list of the extra things you do though - it might give you a lift.

Good babystep today. It really works as well. It's amazing how much you can get done in that time.

Thanks for the boost. I could do with it today. I am hoping for an achievement filled day!

So far I have
Up and dressed, warm uggs here too
Breakfast
School run
Took little ones to play group
Made lunch

Need to
Go to mortgage appointment
Make healthy meal
Shine sink
Bath two little ones
Lunches for tomorrow

Hubby isn't in till late so we will see what can be achieved with a baby attached to me?

Theonly, your list still looks plenty long enough! It's a good idea to list all the other things you do.

Right, whatname I wanna word wiv yoo.

You've got 3 things on your Didn't Do list and 4 on your Did Do list.
So you've done moré than you've not done, see.

As for my Ta Das

Got up & dressed
Roused DDs
Breakfast OH got his own while I Did drinks because he's a clever boy
Harried DDs To get washed before dressing
OH dropped us off for volley ball - which meand we're walking home
E-mailed a friend while enjoyong a coffee and the view

Still To do

Oh, load but the heat us defeating me!