phathui5 Posted July 6, 2010 Share Posted July 6, 2010 House bothering you? Dirty laundry piling up? Dishes in a stack in the sink? Decluttering to be done? Join me in the 5 minute timer challenge! Set your timer for ten minutes, clean up, pick up and put away. Then come back and tell us what you accomplished. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coffeegal Posted July 6, 2010 Share Posted July 6, 2010 House bothering you? Dirty laundry piling up? Dishes in a stack in the sink? Decluttering to be done? Join me in the 5 minute timer challenge! Set your timer for ten minutes, clean up, pick up and put away. Then come back and tell us what you accomplished. Do I hafta? :001_tt2: Off to set the buzzer....;) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OnTheBrink Posted July 6, 2010 Share Posted July 6, 2010 I have bronchitis and a sinus infection. May I be excused? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jean in Newcastle Posted July 6, 2010 Share Posted July 6, 2010 OK - why is it a 5 min. timer challenge if we're supposed to set our timers for 10 minutes?! Or is the 5 min. how long it takes us to find the timer in all the mess?:D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phathui5 Posted July 6, 2010 Author Share Posted July 6, 2010 Hm. Good question. You can do 5 or 10 at a time, I guess. 5 minutes- I put the clean dishes away and started to clear the counter. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jean in Newcastle Posted July 6, 2010 Share Posted July 6, 2010 5 min. - took dry clothes out of dryer. Put wet clothes in the dryer. Listened to the aftermath of a sibling fight. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coffeegal Posted July 6, 2010 Share Posted July 6, 2010 10 min. - started the diapers in the wash and changed my sheets. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phathui5 Posted July 6, 2010 Author Share Posted July 6, 2010 5 more minutes: Worked on putting away stuff in the living room. 10 min total so far. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joannqn Posted July 6, 2010 Share Posted July 6, 2010 I've already put in a solid hour of organizing and cleaning. :D Now, I'm off to vacuum my first floor, making & eat lunch, and take the kiddos out to the park. Have fun! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jean in Newcastle Posted July 6, 2010 Share Posted July 6, 2010 Did 10 min. of folding of laundry. Ran out of time. Have to take my neighbor to the hospital for a spinal tap. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jen in PA Posted July 6, 2010 Share Posted July 6, 2010 No timer necessary here! Knowing that it would be so much easier to get everything done before the house heated up led me to get it all done nice and early today. That made a nice change from my usual procrastination. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phathui5 Posted July 6, 2010 Author Share Posted July 6, 2010 10 more minutes: Folded laundry with dd. Washed another load of dishes. 20 min total. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BridgeTea Posted July 6, 2010 Share Posted July 6, 2010 First 5: Yanked a load of laundry off the clothesline and threw it at my daughter to fold. Cleaned bathroom sink. Next 5: Stacked 24 rolls of toilet paper under the sink and made a glass of iced tea. :) phatui, I'm so glad you posted this! Seriously, I was thinking about it last night. I've been on the road all day, just got home and sat down to read the forums, and there was the 5 minute challenge staring me in the face! Off now to catch up on new posts and google phatui to see if it has a deeper meaning than the "patooey" I always say in my head...;) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phathui5 Posted July 6, 2010 Author Share Posted July 6, 2010 5 more- swept the kitchen and dining room. changed ds#3's stinky diaper. 25 min total. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thescrappyhomeschooler Posted July 6, 2010 Share Posted July 6, 2010 I'm having 35 people over my house on Sunday for a pool party to meet my new niece that my sister who lives in another state adopted in March. This is the only time many of our relatives will get to meet her. Anyway, I've been trying to fix up the backyard and wash down the plastic chairs and stuff for the past couple of days. BUT, IT'S SO HOT! So, I do a little weeding or washing of stuff for about 15 minutes, then jump in the pool for a half hour! :lol: I'm not getting much done. I've been working on cleaning the grill for about 3 hours now! :D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jean in Newcastle Posted July 6, 2010 Share Posted July 6, 2010 5 min. to finish folding laundry. Also checked the kid's work on cleaning out the car. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quiver0f10 Posted July 6, 2010 Share Posted July 6, 2010 So is this 5 minutes of cleaning per day? :D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dm379 Posted July 6, 2010 Share Posted July 6, 2010 5 mins. - wiped the dust off the computer. Wound up on facebook for half an hour. hmm.. maybe I should work on that Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phathui5 Posted July 6, 2010 Author Share Posted July 6, 2010 So is this 5 minutes of cleaning per day? :D With the number of children you have, that's all the cleaning you should have to do. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quiver0f10 Posted July 6, 2010 Share Posted July 6, 2010 With the number of children you have, that's all the cleaning you should have to do. Hmm tell them that LOL Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kalanamak Posted July 6, 2010 Share Posted July 6, 2010 Picked up my room and vacuumed it, including closet. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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