Stuff to be done before lunchtime Sunday

Am having 8 girl friends over for lunch. Lars conveniently has work, so we'll be able to be girly all on our own :-D

• Empty trashcans
• Clean bathroom
• Clean kitchen
• Vacuum
• Bake 2 pies (one vegetarian, one not)
• Make a salad
• Warm bread rolls
• Take bottles down for recycling
• Take newspapers down for recycling
• Do one load of laundry
• Go shopping
• Tidy up living room
• Tidy up bedroom
• Set table
• Go to church

Phew!!! I hope I'll have time for it all!!!

Jumping in where I am... again

I keep trying to get my wings... I keep failing it seems. No, that's not quite true, the flat looks MILES better than when we started this joined venture back in... February? and I guess that any given room is never more than 15 minutes away from company ready (with the exception of my kitchen, but that's usually because of dishes that need to be done... I want a dishwasher!!!!), so I should look at the progress rather than the draw-backs, but I'm still so far away from where I want to be.

The truth is that I hate vacuuming, and I hate mopping. All other chores are ok, but those two get me down every time.

*sigh*

Any good advice on that one?

It's Wednesday again

• unload dishwasher
• reload dishwasher
• clear kitchen hotspots
• load of washing
• load of drying
• load of washing
• load of drying
• load of washing
• bath kids
• dress kids
• dress me

Yesterday was the day; today is the half

Morning routine is done already ;)

• 15 minutes kitchen
• 15 minutes laundry
• 15 minutes craft room
• 15 minutes toy room(didn't need 15 minutes to do it)
• empty bins including recycling
• vacuum
• mop
• dust
• polish doors and mirrors
• purge magazine rack
• filing

The rest of the day is mine!

Enough for a day and a half

• shower
• bath kids
• dress kids
• kids' breakfast
• iron 3 shirts
• load in dryer
• load in washing machine
• make beds
• swish toilet
• dishwasher
• feed cat
• water cat
• kitty litter
• meat out for tea
• tidy lounge room
• ladybaby to playschool
• get script from doctor
• get script filled
• 15 minutes family room
• 15 minutes master bedroom
• 15 minutes Georgiana's room
• load of washing
• hang on line
• folding
• put away
• 15 minutes Mike's room
• 15 minutes bathroom
• 15 minutes kitchen
• 15 minutes laundry
• 15 minutes craft room
• 15 minutes toy room
• empty bins including recycling
• vacuum
• mop
• dust
• polish door and mirrors
• purge magazine rack
• tidy computer table
• filing
• clothes in off line
• fold
• put away
• pick up Georgiana from playschool
• exercise bike

I know it is a lot but today is the last day for doing stuff before my world goes mad.

Tasks of the day

• take linen off everybody's bed
• swish toilet
• swish and swipe toilet
• tidy toilet and empty bin
• dishwasher
• load of washing
• hang on line
• ring mil about lunch
• ring Dr Gina about script
• kitty litter
• feed cat
• water cat
• tidy, dust, vacuum and mop family room
• vacuum hallway
• iron shirts for Ian next week
• iron one basket of clothes
• lunch with mil
• put Ian's suit in for dry cleaning
• tidy, dust and vcuum master bed
• change linen in everyone's room
• tidy lounge room (wretched kids!!!)
• scrapbook page for Wacky Wednesday challenge...I promise myself I will do this today!!

Almost-birthday

Lars' parents are coming over tomorrow. That's always the cause for some major cleaning. I know it's silly, but I like my house looking its best when they're visiting. I guess it's some sort of feeling of 'see, I'm good enough for your son - I can keep our flat looking good'.

Silly, as I've never been given reason to think they don't think I'm good enough for their son, but I still wouldn't want them to see how messy our flat can get at times.

Tonight and tomorrow I have to:

• Do dishes and generally clean up the kitchen.
• Do a quick extra swish-swipe in bathroom.
• Tidy up living room.
• Take down newspapers for recycling.
• Get Lars to vacuum. (He's promised to do so while I'm at work)
• Bake three cakes (one for tomorrow and two for the birthday party Saturday). (two baked. I want to serve the last one fresh out of the oven tonight.)
• Tidy up bedroom so the bed is made and the cupboards are able to close.

Not much time, but a lot to do

• make beds
• swish toilet
• dishwasher
• load of washing
• kitty litter
• feed cat
• water cat
• tidy, dust and vacuum family room (mop as well)
• iron shirts for Ian for next week
• 45 minutes on exercise bike
• swish and swipe remainder of bathroom
• scrapbook page

Mum and Dad are coming today and it is possible that Dad and I will start painting the Ladybaby's room...or maybe we'll recommence the previously started Ladybaby's room lol.

Still trying to get a scrapbook page done.

A sense of accomplishment

Did all but two of the things on my list yesterday and it gave me a great sense of accomplishment.
For today, I have a few more things to do as Mum and Dad are coming tomorrow, but I really feel as though I can get them done.

• make beds
• swish toilet
• get meat out for tea (honey soy chicken drumsticks)
• dishwasher
• load of washing
• kitty litter
• feed cat
• tidy craft desk
• tidy, vacuum, dust one room (kitchen)
• fold clothes and put away
• iron shirts for Ian for next week
• tidy, vacuum and dust family room
• 45 minutes of exercise bike - not going to be able to today...much too unwell
• read 3 books to kids - no craft today as they drew on the carpet with chalk! - they had a very, very naughty day
• scrapbook page
• quick grocery shop at Aldi

It's quite a list, but I think I'll get it all done.

I'm on holidays

and I am not going to fritter these ones away.
On the menu for today:

• make bed
• swish toilet
• load of washing
• dishwasher unload and reload
• kitty litter
• feed cat
• ring Dr C
• ring FAO
• ring Absolute Domestics (emailed instead)
• craft with the kids: fingerprint drawings and stamping
• reading time: Green Eggs and Ham, Wilfrid Gordon Macdonald Partridge, Who Sank the Boat, Touch and Feel Bible Stories, Peepo
• tidy craft table
• scrapbook page
• 45 minutes on exercise bike
• tidy,dust and vacuum one room...probably lounge room today

If I get that done, I will be one happy bunny :)