Cleaning motivation thread - Summer 2016

[celeste83]

The old thread has maxed out due to us being so busy cleaning so here is the new thread.

She's almost 2 (it's her birthday on the 20th). She's not settled at all whenever I've picked her up, she has had that horrible, uncontrollable sharp intake of breath every couple of minutes as she has cried so much when she's been there and her face has been all blotchy from all the sobbing. She's really not happy about it, bless her, and I feel so guilty leaving her like that. Luckily Dh will be home from work by 1pm so he can pick her up so she's only doing half days until she gets more used to it. I'm going to drop her off a little earlier than I need to though as I know I'll have a little cry myself so will need time to make myself look presentable! Lol

I'm glad your bath has helped with your acheyness, hopefully an early night will work wonders for you and you'll feel better in the morning.

Oh dear bless her, does the nursery seem to have a good key person system? Someone she can build a bond with?

Yes, she has a key worker who is absolutely lovely and has spent every session solely with her trying to engage her with things. When I picked her up on Friday she was alone outside with her key worker, watering flowers and looking for birds so she seems to have worked out that she's an outdoor girl (she adores being in the garden) and she's so sweet with her. Hopefully the crying will start to die down soon and she'll start to enjoy being there. Fingers crossed!

Good luck with the job Kim and I hope your daughter is more settled in nursery.
Today I need to:
Do handwashing
Do dishwasher
Wash dd1's clothes and do a darks wash
Brush and mop

Morning all,

Good luck with your first day at the new job Kim

Another weekend over so quickly. Gloomy Monday here. This summer is rubbish lol

Today i need to:

• make beds
• anti bac kitchen worktops
• tidy ds room
• general tidy up
• hoover floors
• laundry

Hope you and your dd had a good day Kim

I am so ready to finish work already but am only 24+5 lol!

Posted too soon!

Just home now and have put kids dinner on

First list

Dryer on
Washer on
Wash pots
Dry washing upstairs
Clear table of tat

Late post but better late than never.

Done:

• made beds
• anti bac'd kitchen worktops
• emptied kitchen bin
• tidied ds room
• general tidy up
• hoovered floors
• done some laundry
• bleached both loos
• made tea
• washed dishes
• wiped kitchen tops
• ironing

Good evening everyone, I disappeared for a couple of days. Monday I didn't need to do anything as my lovely Ds had done all the housework whilst I was at work and had made a cup of tea for when I got in. What a little star!

Before I left for work today I:

• tidied beds
• ironed work clothes
• put a load of washing in the machine

I got home at 1.45pm and have since done:

• cleaned out fridge
• went to Aldi
• put shopping away
• washed breakfast and dinner dishes
• put washing in dryer
• folded and put away yesterday's washing
• made tea and cleaned up kitchen after
• tidied living room
• bathed toddler

All I need to do now is fold and put away washing when the dryer finishes (it has probably already finished tbh so I'll sort it after eastenders).

Tomorrow I have a bit more to get through, the two girls get home from Greece around 6.30pm and I cannot wait to see them, I've missed them so much so I want all the housework done before they get home so I can concentrate on them.

Day off tomorrow so the list is:

• strip toddler's bed and remake all 3 girls' beds
• tidy bedrooms
• dust bedrooms
• Hoover bedrooms, landing and stairs
• clean and mop both bathrooms
• wash breakfast dishes and wipe over kitchen
• dust and polish living room
• empty kitchen bins
• sweep and mop throughout downstairs

Bless your son Kim. Thats a nice thought.

Today i have:

• made beds
• washed dishes
• done some gardening, cut the grass
• made tea
• washed dishes
• dettol'd kitchen worktops
• bathed ds
• bleached the loo in the bathroom and wiped basin whilst watching ds in bath

How's the job going Kim and how is your dd at nursery now?

Need to have a busy morning before going out

Need to

Finish pots
Put wash on
Take up dry washing
Clean out pets
Empty bin
Put away shopping
Tidy living room
Hoover living room
Quick wipe of sink
Quick wipe of bathroom

Hi Fresh

Today i have blitzed my kitchen which was my main task for the day. Am now chilling in the garden. Lovely day here today

Done:

• made beds
• tidied ds room
• washed dishes
• cleaned kitchen (cleaned fridge, cleaned hob, cleaned microwave, bleached sink, dettol'd worktops, mopped the floor)
• bleached downstairs loo
• general tidy up

Well done on the new job Kim! Hope your wee girl is more settled at nursery too.

I cleaned the kitchen yesterday and did the tops of the cupboards (yuck) but now it's all squeaky clean I'm using it as extra storage so the kitchen is much less cluttered.

I've got visitors coming tomorrow morning to see DD. Got most things done this evening but have a few jobs for tomorrow:

Take out recycling
Put out landfill bin for collection
Wash dishes from tonight's dinner
Sweep floors downstairs
Put on a couple of those Yankee wax melt things
Air rooms
Make bed
Put a washing on
Put a tumble on

Hi,

I've just found this thread - am I too late to join in?

I'm terrible with housework but now I'm a sahm I feel I really need to take on the lions share now!

So far today I've done 2 loads of washing, folded other clothes up and done the washing up. That's it. I distracted myself by making chocolate cornflake cakes and jelly so as you can see, I really need the motivation!

Welcome in Crafty!

So far today I have done all the things on my list except putting the bin and recycling out.

Baby was wheezy so had a trip to the doctor's this morning. All fine, just a cold!

Went a bit mental and dismantled the cooker hood to clean it and change the filter (it was disgusting).

Now feeding baby and watching crap tv

How old is your baby handbags? Mine had a cold today too :( so extra clingy, wanting more cuddles etc so it's hard to get anything done!

She's 10 weeks - literally got nothing done after my last post. I think I've got the same thing and DH has come home feeling poorly too.

So baths, medicine and bed for all here tonight!

It's horrible watching the wee ones feel ill

Same here too, all 3 of us are poorly. Last night's washing up only got done this morning - that never happens. I doubt much else will get done tbh. I need to do a few loads of washing though due to all the sick!

Hope everyone who had been feeling poorly is now feeling better!

I had plans to meet up with someone this morning but haven't heard from them so god knows. I will plan cleaning anyway.

Last night I managed to tidy the living room toys and give it a hoover, also cleaned out pets and emptied kitchen bin.

First three jobs

Pots
Wash on
Dryer on

Pots
Wash on
Dryer on

We're all better here!

Didn't get much done today, DM and DB came over to 'help' with my housework (despite having been told that i don't need any help) but made more mess for me to clear up tomorrow whilst repeatedly telling me to 'sit down, we'll do it'

you are not 'helping' you are messing up my house

And sneakily picking up the baby to cuddle her when I have just put her down for a much needed nap

It's been a long day here, I am a grumpy cow

Oh dear handbags!

We don't really have any relatives who like to "help" like that. Good in the respect no one would dare come and try and wake a baby of mine, but also no one ever does genuinely help without being asked lol

So far today

Washer on
Sink filled

Next up

Dryer on
Fold dry washing
Wash pots

Morning,

They had the right intentions handbags but I wouldn't like anyone coming to my home to do my housework either i would find that annoying too.

Yesterday it was a really lovely sunny day which was great as we went down to the local regatta and went for a pizza on the way home. Today we'll just be mulling around the home.

My list today:

• strip beds and put bedding on a wash
• put fresh bedding on beds
• do some laundry
• general tidy up

Dryer on
Fold dry washing
Wash pots

Second wash load on
Reload dryer
Fold more dry washing
Put away shopping
Clean bath
Clear stairs clutter