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^^^^^^^^^^^^^^15 mins cleaning^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^

71 replies

misdee · 25/01/2006 10:19

anyone?

need some motivation

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Gingerbear · 25/01/2006 13:52

I have done what feels like 15 hours cleaning

Does that count?

And the place is still a tip.

LoveMyGirls · 25/01/2006 14:39

im back but im doing no more now, im feeding baby, i have cleaned bathroom and finished putting clothes away, put clean linen on bed and tidied bedroom, washed bottles and that will do
well done everyone!

charliecat · 26/01/2006 06:39

I have got up this early to get a head start!!!!!!!!

nowanearlyNicemum · 26/01/2006 12:15

So how did you get on CharlieCat?
I'm off for 15 mins ...

nowanearlyNicemum · 26/01/2006 12:37

well; I'm sure no one is the interested in the slightest - and I'm boring myself stupid just typing it - but I did the washing up, drying up, put a load of washing on, cleaned the hob and made myself a cup of tea.
Anyone want to play? I'm going again at 12.45...

LoveMyGirls · 26/01/2006 12:41

hey i need a kick up the backside! help!

LoveMyGirls · 26/01/2006 12:43

well done ill join you! place looks like a bombs hit it! and i should be writing stuff for my website and im shattered cause baby was up chatting to herself from 4am this morning! yawn!

nowanearlyNicemum · 26/01/2006 12:45

I know what you mean about bombsite and being knackered... dd has nasty ear infection and is constantly waking up during the night at the mo. She's snoring now though
Come on then, ready, steady, go...

LoveMyGirls · 26/01/2006 13:03

ok i have put most of the shopping away, bought the wheelie bin in and emptied the kitchen bit, washed up baby bottles put fresh water in steriliser tidied the living room a bit and put dishwasher on. not bad for 15mins must go again in a min though because there is still loads to do and i need some lunch before baby wakes up.

nowanearlyNicemum · 26/01/2006 13:04

swept kitchen floor, emptied bins, sorted recycling, gave highchair thorough going over, tidied living room and then best friend phoned so that was the end of that little spurt!!!

biglips · 26/01/2006 13:06

ive partly tidied up living room (im permantly tidying that room!!! as 15mths old makes a tip!), ive put whites in washing maching, washed abit if dishes and put loads of dishes away that was washed last nite, feeding baba inbetween, nect job is the hoover out and mopping the floor nad hang washing out then another loads goes in - dark ones

nowanearlyNicemum · 26/01/2006 13:06

am going again at 1.15 - or have you already gone LMG?????
how old is baby by the way?

LoveMyGirls · 26/01/2006 13:09

you did well to get anything done with bf phoning you, well done though, its amazing how much gets done in 15mins when you put the effort in, cant believe how quickly my good work go out the window though grrr starting to wonder how im going to keep on top of this all day everyday when i start childminding, must go on the childminders bit and start a thread asking them how they cope!

nowanearlyNicemum · 26/01/2006 13:44

oh god, have sat on my a* mumsnetting since my last post.
have got nothing done, whatsoever
am signing out to have a mad dash before dd wakes up

LoveMyGirls · 26/01/2006 13:48

good luck i have done some but i need to do more was thinking about walking to get dd1 from school but have decided im too tired. im going to do 10 mins before i feed baby J.

LoveMyGirls · 31/01/2006 12:46

im off til 1pm then ill be back with an update if anyone is interested or wants to join me

freshstart · 31/01/2006 12:54

im in for this

just done kitchen thoroughly now about to start on living room

get rid of piles of clothes first

popsycalindisguise · 31/01/2006 12:55

right - i neec to put my kitchen right as it flooded (well slightly)
empty and refill dishwasher

freshstart · 31/01/2006 12:58

clothes put away]

will now put away anythign where it belongs in other rooms

LoveMyGirls · 31/01/2006 13:04

i have sorted washing into piles and put a load on, rinsed baby bottles and filled with water, put sausage casserole on to cook.

am now going to go for another 15mins and then reward myself with a cuppa tea

festiveface · 31/01/2006 13:14

o.k you have all inspired me!
15 minutes chores here i come/go......

freshstart · 31/01/2006 13:18

i have tidied living room

pulled sofas out and hoovered properly

need to polish and clean mirrors/windows now

LoveMyGirls · 31/01/2006 13:20

right i now have a cuppa tea and i have......taken clean washing upstairs, cleaned bath, tidied living room, taken rubbish out and discovered i have a flat tyre on my car - which means that i will be walking to get dd1 from school, i was going to anyway as i need some exercise!

littlemissbossy · 31/01/2006 13:20

I've joined in as well - cleaned/tidied kitchen, sorted out washing, tidied family room, cleaned the downstairs loo. Now I'm going to tidy the cupboard under the stairs - LOL - wish me luck it's really bad!

LoveMyGirls · 31/01/2006 13:21

still cant get over how much you can do in 15 minutes if you really try keep going everyone!