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Will someone please boss me into action!?

36 replies

pecka · 03/07/2006 11:58

I have 'til just before 3 to get the house sorted. DH is off work today and has taken DS off my hands. We were away at the weekend and I havent lifted a finger since Thursday. The house is a BOMBSITE in every room.

I cant get motivated PLEASE someone make me do it

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controlfreaky · 03/07/2006 12:01

JUST DO IT FFS.
look. one room at a time. kitchen and bathroom first. reward of cup of tea / vodka / biscuit (delete as appropriate) and then rest of house in decending order of priority. put washing on before you start. will check up on you later...

neena28 · 03/07/2006 12:01

Find a timer, do 15 mins in one room, then stop, go somewhere else and do 15 mins, then stop, then do another 15mins somewhere else then have abreak for 15 mins. Keep doing it until your done.

I have just started reading the flylady book and I did a fab day yesterday doing 15mins each time.

Try not to get sidetracked and race against the clock!!

Post in 3/4 of an hour to tell us how much you did!!!

neena28 · 03/07/2006 12:02

I am the worlds worst procrastinator so I do know how you feel!

charliecat · 03/07/2006 12:02

start in the bathroom make it nice and shiney and clean...go now...come back then we will move onto another room. I will do mine at the same time if you want?

pecka · 03/07/2006 12:14

ok have just hung a load of washing out and emptied dishwasher.

Charliecat - doign it with me would be good! Ill go now and do bathroom. Last one back stinks of eggs

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charliecat · 03/07/2006 12:18

LOL, right im off to do mine then

charliecat · 03/07/2006 12:26

im done Think ive bleached my jeans but its clean

pecka · 03/07/2006 12:33

haha ok I stink of eggs, Im last but my bathroom smells of cleanliness! yay

have chucked out old stuff, thoroughly cleaned, changed towels, sponges, flannels and toilet rolls cleaned the floor and polished the mirror

phew - feeling better already

next?

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pecka · 03/07/2006 12:38

charliecaaaaaaaaaat I need you

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charliecat · 03/07/2006 12:39

erm...dunno wheres worst in your and I will do ine
I didnt change towels as i did those last night..

charliecat · 03/07/2006 12:39

Im here lol

pecka · 03/07/2006 12:40

Wheres worst? take your pick! You tell me, that worked last time lol

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charliecat · 03/07/2006 12:41

right kitchen then...get radio on and lets go

pecka · 03/07/2006 12:42

ok _ im off

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charliecat · 03/07/2006 12:43

k me too

charliecat · 03/07/2006 13:03

right, resting before tackling the hoovering and mopping...theres few bits to be picked up as well but its roasting and need to stop!

pecka · 03/07/2006 13:14

phew, am about to keel over

Have done kitchen....tidied it, cleaned surfaces, cleaned table, hoovered adn cleaned floor on hands and knees

have lost a stone in the process

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pecka · 03/07/2006 13:16

come on then

who is going to tell me what to do next"?

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poisson · 03/07/2006 13:17

chacnge all bed linen
now
get to it

charliecat · 03/07/2006 13:20

im NOT doing that LOL...im gonna move onto floors in about 2 minutes. Well Done pecka, its looking good i bet

pecka · 03/07/2006 13:23

change all bed linen?

I really think I would keel over doing that

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charliecat · 03/07/2006 13:25

I would rather die than do that> HATE IT. lol...right how about 5 mins picking up stuff off the floor them hoovering mopping pecka?

pecka · 03/07/2006 13:26

I will pick everything up from living room floor

Then dust

Then hoover then at least main rooms are done and i can think about moving upstairs (argh)

leaving playroom til the morning, really cant face it its so boiling hot as its a conservatory

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charliecat · 03/07/2006 13:28

feck the conservatory in this heat...right of we go again then ......shoooo

albatros · 03/07/2006 13:28

Ha I have just come accros this thread when I know I should be doing something constructive like cleaning my bathroom, I can't even hid from it here!

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