UFYH - the great spring clean

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A shiny new thread for our soon-to-be shiny homes
Spring cleaning time is upon us (or autumn cleaning time depending where you are in the world)

Thought this thread could last through April as well. Given how nobody but the lovely MrsN clocked how far into March it was already
Link to website www.unfuckyourhabitat.com/

Zing I've done something similar - when we have a roast dinner we put the remains of the chicken in the grill whilst we eat, other DDog 1 would snaffle it off the worktop. Then when we wash up we get it out and pop in the fridge.

Except this one time, as the week went by, I could smell a funny smell. I tried EVERYTHING. Emptied and bleached the bins. Drain cleaner, deep cleaned the dog beds. It was thursday before I found the chicken in the grill. The grill is directly above the oven, which had been used every day so the chicken had been heated / cooled repeatedly. Belive me, it was AWFUL.

On the up side, the kitchen was SPARKLING by the end of the week!

Anyway, jobs for today:

Clean out fridge (yeah, I know. Couldn't be fucked yesterday)
Order new catch for bin
Get ready for DS' swimming lesson tomorrow
Start decluttering some emails.

Raspberry I scrapbook, so anything that I don't really want to keep but has memories associated with it I phograph and then scrapbook the photo. With a bit of journalling it means the memories associated with the item will be kept, and I can let go of the item. Would something like that help?

I've had a semi me day.

Morning routine plus driving DDs To school then shopping and dropping off at school recepción for a shared snack - unfucked

Leísurely breakfast then a meander round shops before going on to Pilates -unfucked
Pilates - unfucked
Coffee by the lake reading my book before heading home- unfucked
Fed dogs, no time before leaving- unfucked
Cleaned out and hosed down their kennel, they'd been in it over night úntil I got back and it was disgusting. I literally wouldn't put a dog in it - unfucked

Still need To buy dishwasher powder before I collect DDs from school, then I can put the fucking dishwasher on

Then it's dinner, there will be , and prep packed lunches for Tomorrow To be unfucked. Oh, and dogs will need another meal.

Ooooh, Cupcakes I like the idea of a scrapbook. I've actually been working through photos to print, it's not so bad now but DH took so many when DD was tiny that sorting them is a gargantuan task! Must get on with it this weekend.

DD still on a cycle of being sick once per day but otherwise fine, it's quite strange. Can hear noise upstairs so best go check on her...

I have painted the hallway, living room and landing in a base coat so tomorrow the top coat is going on.
4 bags ready for charity.
2 bags ready for the baby market
Sorted downstairs paperwork into labelled plastic folders and filed away into a new metal filing box.

Wow MsAsprey, that is an amazing day! Wish I could be that productive!

Think I'll be pottering around today trying to do some general decluttering and tidying. May be having a friend visiting this afternoon so need to make sure the house is presentable.

DD seems to be over the bug, touch wood. Hope your DC are better Zing

Right. Day off today

Recovered (finally) from my nights.

Time to get a wriggle on.

Plan (very small one as I'm only just awake eek!)
Clean bathroom & kitchen
20/10 bedroom

Then go get squishy newborn cuddles from friends baby, taking lunch stuff with me so will need to go buy that on way.

Then tonight do some sorting of stuff shite in baby room as more painting being done tomorrow.

Happy Friday all

The painting is done!!!!

Not by me I hasten to add. But it's done! (Apart from second coat on window ledge)

claps hands excitedly

Just need to phone and organise carpet fitting now

I had one very productive day and then have done nowt all week!
Got put migraine, always a killer and leaves me flat for a few days afterwards.
Fingers crossed I'll be ok to continue tomorrow.

DH finally budged and we have CD holder cases ordered and on their way.

I'm ridiculously excited about being able to spend a couple of hourse filling them with DVD discs and chucking out the boxes. so much spece will be freed up, can't wait!

I meant those zip cases that store 40 discs.
and they are red too.

Hope you feel better soon MrsAsprey, migraine is a bastard.

Zing yay, red storage things.

Today we got rid of the recycling, it's not collected here. Clothes, books and an old dishwasher - unfucked.

Done shopping, spent fucking loads because DH was with me - unfucked

Now I need to unfuck setting up t'internet access for bank. Bank is in UK and shop in Chile today said I'm over my limit but the ATM can't show me a balance

well done Adora

Just remembered, after unfucking my shower and hair Wash this morning I unfucked my manicura bag. Got ríd of nail polishes and emery boards that had seen better days

We had a surprise deep clean today. DP suddenly decided that dsd2 (eow) should not have to arrive to a dirty house (cleaner comes every other Monday after all 5 of us have been in the house, has been this way for a year now) ... So after hoovering downstairs, he decided to remove all the items from kitchen drawers and cupboards, Hoover and wash them, as well as the larder/pantry. I felt guilty so deep cleaned the bathroom and de-moulded all the grout and silicone, polished and hoovered rest of house. Would have rather waited for cleaner to come on Monday but apparently the carpet man is coming (unbeknownst to me) while they are at home on Monday and so cleaner has been canceled... We did the garage and shed and loads of gardening last week but still tonnes to do out there - too rainy today. Dsd1 (almost 16) has put her entire floordrobe into the laundry basket that I emptied with 3 loads earlier... Will be a while before there is room on the airers to put another 2 loads on. Might have to introduce DP and her to the washing machine on Monday whilst they are on half term..

FLOORDROBE My new favourite word! thank you

Those zip cases are great Zing, we have a couple waiting to filled here, just need to convince DH he doesn't need the DVD cases.

Glad your decorating is all done comeagain, always annoying when really you want to do things yourself and can't.

Very slow progress here this weekend and tomorrow will be the same as we are going to ILs for lunch so out most of the day. Am going to make myself do stuff in the evenings this week I think, will start with ironing as DH is out of shirts for work!

you need to pick a moment when he is weak

I've brought this a up a fair few times last year. He insisted the boxes look nice
But today, when we were talking about the future living room and I pointed at the bookshelf fullbof DVDs and said "where are we going to store all that crap? Can we just please get rid of the damn boxes?" he sighed and agreed. he has had a terrible headache all day and just couldn't care less.
result

actually it was all coincidental, I don't play games. but I won't deny it, I'm happy I got my way.

cheers Zing

We're in the proccess of sorting through clothes and books, because we have too many of both and if our plans work we'll be shipping stuff soon-ish, but that's a secret coz I'm not allowing myself To believe it will happen, so don't tell Anyone, 'kay?

So since arriving home we have done another few boxes of books. I have thousands that belonged To my late father. I'm torn as To what To do with them because A, there won't be space for them and B, he was a toxic abusive cunt and C, he was my father FFS.

Raspberry do what Zing said and catch him when he's not on top form Well down Zing

but my fingers can tap so rooting for you big style!

re books

choose one book

chuck/give away the rest. feel no guilt, it will be ok.

Cheers again Zing

Morning all.
Chucking it down here so I'm stuck indoors - hopefully this will mean things will get done.

Sort emails - unfucked
Clean out rabbit - unfucked
Breakfast - unfucked
Ordered new bin catch & lid for saucepan - unfucked

Still fucked:
Filing
Birthday cards for April
And hopefully scan in parents old wedding pics so I can ditch the album. (they're divorced - I see no need to keep the actual albums)

MrsAsprey how are you feeling today?

Much better than yesterday thanks Adorabell & Cupcakes but it's left me feeling a bit flat. Nothing a couple of Easter eggs couldn't sort out to give me a boost!

I did manage to paint the top coat on one half of the living room while she did the other half. Looks so much better now, I was embarrassed inviting people over before.

Will sleep now ready for part 2 tomorrow.
Night all.

Hope you sleep Well MsAsprey

Bookcase is unfucked, 40/60 split between recycling, majority, and keep because I actually want To read them.

Laundry also unfucked

Still To unfuck

Dinner, it's in the pan as I type
Packed lunches for tomoz
Bag up tinned food from our emergency supply, earthquake región, for school donación To help the poor peeps in the floods of northen Chile.
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Hope you have better weather Tomorrow Cupcakes