Well on the way

Chickabid's room:

• tidy bedside
• tidy cupboard
• dirty clothes to laundry
• tidy bookshelf
• tidy floor
• vacuum

Bathroom:

• change linen
• clean vanity
• tidy top drawer
• tidy middle drawer
• tidy bottom drawer
• clean bath
• clean shower recess
• throw out empty bottles
• mop floor
• sweep
• empty bin
• replace linen

10 minutes folding

10 minutes folding

10 minutes folding

To-Do list for between now and leaving for Stockholm...

• Grocery shopping
• Bake something for when Lars' family comes over tomorrow.
• Tidy up living room.
• Clean bathroom.
• Tidy up kitchen.
• Last laundry run.
• Pack for Stockholm :)
• Pick up 2nd hand books.
• Sync iPad
• Put clean sheets on bed.
• Cancel newspaper (Lars).

Friday, 12th April, 2013

• wash up the oddses
• clean sink and surrounds
• make bed
• fold clothes
• put away
• get shoes on
• make another cup of coffee
• hang out load of washing
• load of washing
• load of washing
• hang out 
• hang out
• pack Chickabid's clothes for camp
• teach a full day of school
• hope my dad doesn't ring tonight because it will mean that Mum is all confused again and doesn't know who he is

Thursday, 11th April, 2013

Only managed to get as far as the master bedroom yesterday, and didn't quite get it finished.  I ended up getting four phone calls, including one from my sister in England, so progress was a bit slow.  Mum has her repsite intake interview this morning.  Before that I am taking her shopping for some clothes - a black skirt and a pair of jeans or two.

I need to get a few things done before that happens.

• washing up the oddses
• clean sink and surrounds
• clear off breakfast bar
• fold the clothes from yesterday
• have a shower
• get dressed for the day
• supervise hair and teeth for everybody 

Goals

I've set myself the goal of having our bedroom and the kids' rooms done by the end of today.  If I can get those rooms sorted this week, it will make it easier to work on the rest of the house next week.  Between school, church and family responsibilities I'm not accomplishing much in the house right now.  Chickabid cleaned the bathroom of his own accord this morning which was lovely.

MASTER BEDROOM

LADYBUG'S ROOM

CHICKABID'S ROOM

Leftovers

• clear kitchen benches
• wipe down benches
• clean sink
• mop floor
• fold clothes
• put away
• tidy family room
• replace toilet linen
• mop bathroom floor
• put ironing board away
• put iron away

Yay!! I managed to complete everything off my list for today, even if they were only the leftovers from yesterday.

The public parts of the house look pretty good now, and as an added bonus I have the chicken for dinner defrosting on the bench.  No take out tonight!!

I'm even feeling strong enough to make another list of things to do today.

A new day, but not a new perspective

My saving grace this week is that Chickabid is on restricted school due to his asthma attack, so it's only the Ladybug that will be doing any school work.  

That gives me four weekdays to work on the house while trying to support my Dad in looking after Mum.  Mum has become very much worse in the last month, but especially over the past two weeks.  If things continue to progress the way they are right now, Mum will be in care by the middle of the year if not sooner.

• load of washing
• load of washing
• load of washing
• hang out
• hang out
• hang out
• hang out
• tidy lounge room
• vacuum lounge room
• clear kitchen benches
• wipe down benches
• clean sink
• sweep and mop floor
• fold clothes
• put away
• tidy family room
• sweep floor
• vacuum mat
• clean toilet
• replace toilet linen
• top up toilet rolls
• sweep and mop floor
• make tonight's dinner and put in the fridge
• run dishwasher
• unload dishwasher
• reload dishwasher

The big list just isn't working

The big list of things to do isn't working for me any more.  Things have gotten so out of control that the big list is too overwhelming.
Today I cleaned out the fridge.  I didn't *clean* the fridge; I just cleaned it out.  To do both jobs is a bridge too far.