Anyone (who finds it hard to get motivated) want to join me for a big clean-up day tomorrow?

[Countingthegreyhairs]

Ok, so this is a bit sad at my age ...

but ...

house is a total wreck as usual ..

have zero motivation ....

have a whole 6 hr day tomorrow (Thursday 8th) while dd is at school to really go for it ...

stole idea from LoveMyGirls but would you like to join me for a sort of mutual "kick up the bum and get your house sorted " thread? Suggest meet on here at 9am GMT (I'm an hour ahead - so will get a head start ) and then report back in at 45 min or hourly intervals ....

anyone??

thought the participants in these threads might be interested :

www.mumsnet.com/Talk/2430/519951
www.mumsnet.com/Talk/2430/523444

perhaps?

well done everyone!!

I'm hopeless at transferring these clip art images but here's a

border=0 src="http://www.clipartguide.com/_thumbs/0512-0710-2917-2946.jpg" alt="Free Clipart Picture of a Bottle of Champagne in an Ice Bucket. Click Here to Get Free Images at Clipart Guide.com">

and a

www.fotosearch.com/DGV074/200165979-001

as a reward for all your hard work!!

hope you have a lovely shopping expedition tomorrow Misdee!!

7 out of 11 is bloody GOOD VP!!

May be see you all next Thursday (if I'm around) ....?

See you next week and thanks for starting the thread, Countingthegreyhairs. House is still not quite spick and span but it's good enough for today

Raises glass of complimentary bubbly by the pool

Message withdrawn

cheers yourself!

Here's to next wk ...

Well im just about done, did spend a hour in the garden with ds1 in his paddling pool though

Just need to do the insides of my windows upstairs and clean the downstairs loo then im done!!!

crikey fifisworld - are you still at it?
top marks for determination ....

could happily stick my plates of meat in a paddling pool right now ...

No been finished for a while, saving the windows for tomorrow!!

Missed everything again - will def join in next week if you do it again. Well done all of you, you can all have a chilled evening now!

Meanwhile, I have a cunning plan! Kids have 3 friends coming round for tea so will pretend to dh that house was immaculate and the 5 kids demolished it before he got home

V pleased with myself, now, where's my hammock?????!!

It's a date MellyJ!

well done girls! See you next week!!

Yeah i'll be back next week, i like to have everything properly done on a thursday coz i go out friday during the day and hate spending the weekend cleaning when dp is off work!!

Thanks for starting this Countingthegreyhairs
Seems like we all had a prodctive day.

I managed to give the bathoom a good scrub before the school run, too.

I'll join you next week in the afternoon if I may

Might have to do another massive cleaning day tomorrow as we have friends coming over at the weekend. But house will be a tip again by next week so I'll see you all next Thursday (unless anyone wants to join me tomorrow???)

I'll be tackling the girls bedrooms tomorrow afternoon, toadette, so I'll keep you company

Great, see you back here tomorrow and anyone else who's up for another cleaning mission

Great stuff. Thanks for all the support everyone.

I'm working tomorrow morning but I'll join you after 3.30pm (2.30pm) if you are still going strong then ....

And hope to see you all next Thursday too ....depending on my holiday dates ....

Got about an hour now to start and will join you again next week - definitely need this sort of motivation! Well done to all you hard workers today!

I'm going to tidy the living room and hallway now.

Helloooooooo, anyone about this morning?

Don't know if I'll be talking to myself on here this morning but I'm going to post my list anyway just to keep myself motivated. Jas and Counting, will hopefully see you on here this afternoon if I haven't collapsed from housework fatigue by then!

Ok so today's list is...

• have cup of coffee to set me up for the day ahead
• continue sorting the laundry situation
• tidy dc's bedrooms and make beds
• change bedding in spare room
• clean main bathroom including shower tray and screen
• clean downstairs loo, basin and mop floor
• living room, tidy up migrating piles of toys that find their way into corners and under sofas
• dust and vacuum living room, clean window
• declutter dining room and clean wooden floor, clean window
• hallway and stairs, vacuum and dust, clean windows
• load dishwasher, wash down worktops, cooker and kitchen table, mop floor, clean patio doors
• keep ds2 entertained and fed while I clean, cbeebies alert

Right..off to have some coffee and will report back on progress with list

Hi
I'm on a massive cleaning frenzy this week so do you mind if i pop in belatedly? Yesterday was downstairs and today is upstairs:

coffee - essential!!

• clean loo and loo room
• chisel clean bathroom.
• stuff dds stuff into cupboards so she can sort out later.
• dust her room
• wade through our room and sort out clothes
• stuff things into our cupboards
• dust
• change bedding (eep ought to put it on to wash)
• put everything in spare room into neat piles
• hoover upstairs
• wash carpets
• clean fish tank.
• water garden

blimey.
will report back too. Tis nice to have the support. Good luck with your list!!

Yayyy, ohyoubadbadkitten...thought I was going to be talking to myself this morning.

So far I have made a cup of coffee, fed the goldfish and loaded the dishwasher

Will check in later with another progress report.

Lol, just noticed your 'stuff things into cupboards'. Think we may have studied at the same school of housework

Hi Toadette, thanks for this thread.

I hereby pledge not to return to MN until
the kitchen, living room and hallway are clean and tidy.

(Which will be some time next week and will last for five minutes, tops)

No, positive thinking. Here I go.

(Sorry - just noticed it was Countingthegreyhairs who started the thread)

Hi janni, I'm just keeping the thread active because I didn't get through my list yesterday

Here's my update:

• have cup of coffee to set me up for the day ahead ~just about to have another cup to keep me going

• continue sorting the laundry situation ~one load in dryer, another in machine

• tidy dc's bedrooms and make beds ~2 ds's done, still to do dd's (nightmare!)

• change bedding in spare room

• clean main bathroom including shower tray and screen

• clean downstairs loo, basin and mop floor

• living room, tidy up migrating piles of toys that find their way into corners and under sofas ~half-heartedly started to sort toys

• dust and vacuum living room, clean window

• declutter dining room and clean wooden floor, clean window

• hallway and stairs, vacuum and dust, clean windows

• load dishwasher, wash down worktops, cooker and kitchen table, mop floor, clean patio doors ~still to mop floor and do windows

• keep ds2 entertained and fed while I clean, cbeebies alert ~'Nightgarden' is on so should really make use of my time now ie get off PC!