Spring cleaning, list making, or just plain procrastinating? Join us here!

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Welcome one and all, especially if you love writing a great list, then sitting back and MNing crossing everything off.

And extra welcomes to those of us who write something we've already done on the list just for the satisfaction of getting to cross it off

Done:
Morning bits
Wm on (baskets empty!)
Jo jingles
Drop off hat to friends
Cycle home along seafront lovely
Dd's lunch

To do:
Dd nap
My lunch in peace!
Ds1 sports day
Ds1 staying for drama??
Prob not
Dc tea play in garden & bed
Me out to orch meeting
Dinner at some point...

Plus other stuff...

I have been keeping on top of
Washing up
Meals
Washing
Tidying
Hoovering around the furniture

This weekend I need to
Supervise dds thank you letters (late as always )
Make dd empty and sort her desk
Dc have a party each
Clean kitchen cupboards
Hoover under furniture
Clean skirting boards

House is just feeling really messy and cluttered so at the very least need to reorganise if not have a cull.

Erm yeah. Not done much of that. Seem to have shouted at the children a lot. We sorted the shed. Dd's desk is done. Some of their toys are organised better.

Tomorrow's job for after work is dusting mainly.

I wonder how much it would be to get a cleaner in to do a one off deep clean?

I feel your pain Freakoid. I'm tempted to get a cleaner in but I know I will be back to square one within a few days. I have to change my habits.

Wasted most of Sunday hungover oops.

Have set dd up in her big girl bed - first night was fine fingers crossed for first nap...

So much to do - went for a really long bike ride with other mum this morning so have done nothing at home.

To do:
Bike out of car & seats back in
Some toys in from garden
Strip our bed & remake
Strip boys beds & remake
Lots of laundry
Watch some tennis?
General Monday tidy
Sch runs
Tea
Beavers
Bed

Hiya all. Am nearly ready. So have got down my list. Dog end is
Pack T bags.
Decant some conditioner/ gunk.
Do toe nails< absolutely essential>
Plant pansies
I had a cleaner in to do a spring clean, she came 2 days running, and absolutely flew through the house. She charged £10 per hour. It was well worth it. I have her once a fortnight for a couple of hours, she gets through, bathroom kitchen, floors Hoover dust polish and anything else I ask for help with. The house always feels tranquill when she's been. < it does not take us long to trash it but you have to live don't you>

When are you off mini?

Did some of list, mostly faffed trying to resuscitate laptop - currently restoring from backup with 33hrs to go...

Ah thanks for the info mini I only have a tiny house so shoukd be able to do it myself really but don't seem to have enough consecutive hours to really get stuck in these days. I have 2.5 hours tomorrow afternoon so can hopefully make inroads.

Didnt dust today, manana manana...

Laptop says 9hrs to go ...

Nurse appt to sort my ears cancelled with no sign of another anytime soon, sigh.

H-bar painted outside though yey! Hopefully no more blocking in parking.

Done:
Morning stuff
Change beds
Lots of laundry
Sort boys clothes
Start on tidying spare room
Lunch & tidy kitchen

To do:
Ironing with tennis (hopefully dd asleep)
Sort through dd's clothes...marathon
Make bed in spare room
More tidying spare room
Ds2 home
All to collect ds1 from art club
McDs for tea?
Dc bath & bed
Me to orch

Need a list need a list need a list need a list... Need a list!

Dones
all up etc
dc to bfast club
me to work
lunch
tidy food cupboard
clean hob and hood
strip my bed
sort washing
load of washing on
phone riverford
make contact check at optician
text cm re tomorrow

Still to do
another load washing
dry washing x 2
ironing
put washing away x 2
tidy kitchen cupboards x 2
clean kitchen
dust sitting room
hoover downstairs
mop kitchen
clean bathroom
dust bedrooms
hoover upstairs
mop bathroom
pick up ds
tea with friend
pick up dd
ds reading
cook dinner
wash up
bath and bed dc
remake my bed
wrap present
put booster, change of clothes and present in bag for ds tomorrow

eek. How much do you reckon I can do by 3.15??

Um......!

How did you do?!

Laptop is back, hooray! I must now get sorted with a trip to the Apple store asap to get it checked over. Luckily I have a Time Machine, think the latest backup was middle of May for some reason so may have lost a few things but nothing earth-shattering I hope.

Done:
Morning stuff
Change beds
Lots of laundry
Sort boys clothes
Start on tidying spare room
Lunch & tidy kitchen
Ironing with tennis (hopefully dd asleep, don't think she did)
Trip to Asda for more single sheets (for DD) & other bits
inlcuding;
new kettle
new 4-slice toaster
Ds2 home
starting process for toaster & kettle

To Do:
Sort through dd's clothes...marathon (prob not today then!)
Make bed in spare room
More tidying spare room
All to collect ds1 from art club
McDs for tea?
Dc bath & bed
Me to orch

Erm... hardly anything by 3.15 but have caught up slightly now. Cupboards took longer than I thought.

Dones
all up etc
dc to bfast club
me to work
lunch
tidy food cupboard
clean hob and hood
strip my bed
sort washing
load of washing on
phone riverford
make contact check at optician
text cm re tomorrow
another load washing
dry washing x 2
put washing away x 2
tidy kitchen cupboards x 2
tidy understairs cupboard a bit
clean kitchen
bleach sink
wipe round oven
hoover downstairs
mop kitchen
pick up ds
tea with friend
pick up dd
ds reading
cook dinner
wash up
bath and bed dc
remake my bed
wrap present
put booster, change of clothes and present in bag for ds tomorrow
clear out purse
tidy sitting room a bit

Not done
dust sitting room
clean bathroom
dust bedrooms
hoover upstairs
mop bathroom

Freakoid - step away from the list before you collapse with exhaustion. I can send over emergency if you need it.

Mini - safe trip.

Another busy day.

Done:
morning stuff
Gov meeting at DS2's sch
DD to tumble tots with nanny (she's back from holidays yey!)
lunch & tidy kitchen
Start of massive girls clothes sort (up to age 7 in various piles)
Make bed in spare room

To Do:
me to orch
DS1 swimming
DC tea
try and skype MIL
More tidying spare room?
more clothes sorting?
sort through clothes I'm giving away to refuge & label bags
Dc bath & bed
DD's TQs (very overdue!)
last few DS1 TQs
DH home late

DD napped perfectly in her big girl bed yesterday, not so good so far today, lots of noise & I've been up once already. Hey ho, she's staying in her room for now so i'll leave her.

DONE:
Morning routine
make 2 x Father's Day cards (for my Dad & FIL)
take DS1's bag to sch as him & DH forgot it!
Waitrose for a few bits for Father's Day
Jo Jingles
Lunch & tidy kitchen & dw on
tidy garden (esp as bad weather forecast)
watch tennis (doing)
sort through clothes I'm giving away to refuge & label bags
DS1 TQs
Some of DD's TQs

To Do:
More tidying spare room?
more clothes sorting?
Rest of DD's TQs
DS2's passport form (list what's needed, photos for a start)
DS2 home
collect DS1 from drama club
KFC takeaway?
redo Triops with DS1 (maybe)
DC to bed
DH home, our dinner & bed

DD playing silly buggers now, been in her room an hour playing with all sorts, more and more coming out of her room! But I think she is tired today so hoping perseverance will pay off. And she's not shouting or anything just happy playing...

DONE:
all usual Fri stuff
wrangle dd into bed

To Do:
More tidying spare room?
more clothes sorting?
try and get into loft with some stuff and bring some stuff down
more toy sorting for donations to portage
Rest of DD's TQs
DS2's passport form (list what's needed List done; photos needed first)
sch runs
redo Triops with DS1 (maybe)
DC tea
DC to bed
DH home, our dinner & bed

Hope you've had success jks!

I've finally done the dusting that's been on my list forever.
Dinner is prepped and ready to go in oven
Ive baked brownies
Ive hoovered downstairs
Kids beds have been stripped and two loads washing done and on the line

No sleep I don't think but she stayed in her room for a while, so mixed success I suppose.

DONE:
all usual Fri stuff
wrangle dd into bed
More tidying spare room
more clothes sorting
& too big clothes into loft
& bring some stuff down
deliver too small boys clothes to friend
sch runs
DC tea
DC to bed
DH home & our dinner

Not done:
more toy sorting for donations to portage
Rest of DD's TQs
DS2's passport form (list what's needed List done; photos needed first)
redo Triops with DS1 (maybe)

Sat:
roofer coming at 10 to check poss leak
DS2 football
poss cinema with DS1
brother & his gf coming for the night

• usual stuff

Good evening one and all.

I have worked all day, I wish I could say I achieved lots but alas I seem to have gone round in circles.

Will post what I have done later.

Morning

Done:
Boys to school
My haircut
Lots of ironing
More washing
Load dw & on
Lots of diary bits, calls, texts, etc

To do:
Lunch & tidy up
Dd nap
More ironing & lots of putting away
More general Monday tidying
Sch runs
Tea
Beavers
Dc to bed
Tv and bed early

Think DD has slept today, yey. She did get up with the boys early for her this morning though so I'm sure she needed it.

Done:
Boys to school
My haircut
Lots of ironing
More washing
Load dw & on
Lots of diary bits, calls, texts, etc
Lunch & tidy up
Dd nap
lots of putting away
More general Monday tidying
Online shop
start research into bike rack for car

To Do:
round corner for chemist & postbox
More ironing
Sch runs
Tea
Beavers
Dc to bed
Tv and bed early

Done:
Boys to school
My haircut
Lots of ironing
More washing
Load dw & on
Lots of diary bits, calls, texts, etc
Lunch & tidy up
Dd nap
lots of putting away
More general Monday tidying
Online shop
start research into bike rack for car
round corner for chemist & postbox
More ironing
Sch runs
Tea
Beavers
Dc to bed

To do:
bit more tv, glass of wine and bed early

Tues:
morning routine
strip beds & swap bath mats/towels
go out somewhere with DD? maybe on bike?
lunch & tidy up
DD nap
Govs meeting
straight to orchestra via KFC for my dinner

Lovely bike ride this morning, saw some sunshine, all cloudy now though, so timed it well.

DONE:
morning routine
strip beds & swap bath mats/towels
go out somewhere with DD on bike
lunch & tidy up
DD nap

To Do:
Govs reading pre-meeting/emails/policies/etc
try ringing gym teacher again re ds1
try ringing swimming teacher re ds1
Govs meeting
straight to orchestra via KFC for my dinner

Good evening.

List for tomorrow

Wash on
Dishes
Counters
Put away clothes in bedroom
Finish party decorations
Sort out odd sock drawer (not a euphamism)
DS to school
Tidy den
Open up parents house (they have been away)
Dinner

I'm on a count down to birthday party and holidays! Can't wait for the latter.