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Original poster

Cleaning thread anyone?

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afreshstartplease · 19/09/2015 08:08

Used to do one of these each week but I have become a lazy lazy slob it would seem!

Anyone care to join me with lists and motivation?

OP posts:
cikecaka · 30/10/2015 07:10

Good morning, this morning I need to:

Go shop and top up esb
Go to lidl
Tidy Kitchen
Tidy sitting room
Get DD3 ready for day out with her bff!
Make DH's lunch
Put on wash
Hang up wash

cikecaka · 30/10/2015 11:07

I have:

Topped up Elec
Went to lidl
Got DD3 ready
Cleaned sides
Loaded dishwasher

Next
Clear table
Sweep kitchen floor
Washing

On an old mobile so cant copy and paste

Kim82 · 30/10/2015 11:21

Struggling to get motivated here after no sleep for the past few nights:

  • tidy beds done
  • wash dishes and wipe over kitchen
  • dust living room
  • laundry washer on
  • fold and put away clean clothes
  • clean the massive streak of bird shite off the patio door window (bleurgh!)
  • clean out cat litter tray
  • sweep floors downstairs
  • carve pumpkins with the girls
  • empty bins done
  • get Halloween decs and decorate the house

baby has been asleep for over an hour now so I should get up and do something but sitting with a cup of tea in front of the TV with the kids sounds so much more appealing...

Kim82 · 30/10/2015 13:03

I've moved and done a few bits. Dh is home now too so he can watch the kids whilst I finish off:

  • tidy beds done
  • wash dishes and wipe over kitchen done
  • dust living room
  • laundry washer on
  • fold and put away clean clothes
  • clean the massive streak of bird shite off the patio door window done
  • clean out cat litter tray done
  • sweep floors downstairs done kitchen, living room and hall still to do
  • carve pumpkins with the girls
  • empty bins done
  • get Halloween decs and decorate the house they are currently spread all over the living room, will put up with the girls in a minute
cikecaka · 30/10/2015 13:04

All above done!

TO DO
DH lunch
Tidy hall
Hoover Hall and stairs

Kim82 · 30/10/2015 22:13

I did everything apart from dusting the living room (again!) today. I'm exhausted from lots of disturbed sleep and sitting up with the baby for almost 2 hours last night from 3am as her breathing wasn't great so I'm off to bed in a minute. She has seemed a little less croup-y today though so hopefully won't be too bad tonight.

Anyway, tomorrow's list:

  • strip all 5 beds
  • remake beds
  • wash dishes and wipe over kitchen
  • mop floors downstairs
  • dust living room
  • laundry
  • fold and put away clean clothes
  • clean downstairs bathroom
  • Hoover bedrooms, stairs and landing
  • clean upstairs bathroom
Original poster
afreshstartplease · 31/10/2015 06:14

I'm very sleepy

Up with dd at five

House is a tip

Need motivating please

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penguinsarecool · 31/10/2015 07:46

Hi all, i've strayed off mumsnet again but basically yesterday i done hoovering and Thursday i cleaned the bathroom. House not looking too bad but by Monday no doubt it will be looking a tip.

Eeek that is an early start afreshstart get lots of coffee down you!

Original poster
afreshstartplease · 31/10/2015 08:00

I dislike coffee

I am awaiting asda delivery of Coca Cola and energy drinks

Made a start on pots
Cleared and wiped one worktop
One wash just finishing
One dry load just finishing

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penguinsarecool · 31/10/2015 08:34

Good start. I'm yet to do a thing.

Original poster
afreshstartplease · 31/10/2015 08:36

Quick tidy of the living room done
Living room hoovered
One bed stripped
More washing in
More drying in

OP posts:
Kim82 · 31/10/2015 09:26

Got a bit of a lie in this morning (til 8.30am) so haven't done much yet. I'm just having some tea and toast then I'll crack on:

  • strip all 5 beds 2 stripped
  • remake beds
  • wash dishes and wipe over kitchen
  • mop floors downstairs
  • dust living room
  • laundry one load in dryer, covers in washer
  • fold and put away clean clothes
  • clean downstairs bathroom
  • Hoover bedrooms, stairs and landing
  • clean upstairs bathroom
penguinsarecool · 31/10/2015 10:12

Breakfast dishes washed
Kitchen tops dettol'd
Kitchen bin emptied

Gonna go upstairs now and make the beds, bleach the loo and wipe over the bathroom.

Original poster
afreshstartplease · 31/10/2015 10:28

Pots are finished
Shopping put away
More washing and drying on
All beds are stripped

Now off to the shops

OP posts:
penguinsarecool · 31/10/2015 10:35

Breakfast dishes washed
Kitchen tops dettol'd
Kitchen bin emptied
Beds made
Bathroom wiped over
Put Domestos down the loo
Put a load of washing on

Not much else needs doing for now :)

Kim82 · 31/10/2015 10:35

Right, one load of covers hung out to dry, another load in the washer, kitchen cleaned, swept and mopped. Now to tackle the shit tip that is my living room. It was tidy when I went to bed last night, how does this happen in half a morning?!

Cleaning thread anyone?
penguinsarecool · 31/10/2015 10:39

Its an endless battle Kim!!

Heyheyheygoodbye · 31/10/2015 11:02

My cleaning list for this weekend:

Tidy bomb-site bedroom and living room
Clean bathroom and loo
Dusting
Change sheets
Hoover
Empty bins
Four hundred loads of washing Haloween Sad

Original poster
afreshstartplease · 31/10/2015 11:17

Back from the shops!

Next to do -

Empty and reload washer and dryer
Make lunch
Tidy my bedroom

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Kim82 · 31/10/2015 11:41

Living room has been tidied, dusted, swept and mopped and the pile of clothes that was on the sofa has been folded and put away.

I'm just going to take the baby to play in the garden for half an hour before lunch as she has serious cabin fever after being stuck in for days. After that it's lunch then I'll make a start on the jobs that need doing upstairs.

Heyheyheygoodbye · 31/10/2015 12:03

Right:

Tidy bomb-site bedroom and living room - DONE
Clean bathroom and loo - DONE
Dusting - DONE
Change sheets - DH doing
Hoover - DH doing
Empty bins - DONE
Four hundred loads of washing - FIRST ONE IN.

New items:

Help DH get stuff from loft
Run to supermarket for wine and treats for friend's Halloween do tonight. Thought we had some in but they seem to have been consumed Halloween Blush

cikecaka · 31/10/2015 14:05

Cleaned and hoovered sitting room
Cleared out fire.
Took clothes of 1 clothes horse

Need to
Hang up another wash
Unload dishwasher
Reload "
Clean sides
Tidy Hall
Clothes off airer
Hoover hall

cikecaka · 31/10/2015 14:43

Done:
Unload and reload dishwasher
Cleaned hall
Hoovered hall
Took clothes off airer
Put clothes away.

Having a quick cuppa before i restart the timer

Kim82 · 31/10/2015 14:52
  • strip all 5 beds done
  • remake beds done 4, one to go
  • wash dishes and wipe over kitchen done
  • mop floors downstairs done
  • dust living room done
  • laundry 5th(!) load in washer, 3 on the line outside, one in dryer
  • fold and put away clean clothes none dry yet
  • clean downstairs bathroom done
  • Hoover bedrooms, stairs and landing
  • clean upstairs bathroom

Will do the hoovering, remake last bed and clean upstairs bathroom when baby wakes up. All that'll be left to do then is fold and put away the mounds of clean washing once dry, then make tea and clean up afterwards. I also need to nip to the shop for some crisps and chocolate to eat in front of the xfactor tonight as I think dh is going out (yay!).

Kim82 · 31/10/2015 14:59

Bugger, just remembered I also need to tidy up the back garden after the little'un going wild out there earlier.