Jean in Newcastle Posted January 10, 2013 Share Posted January 10, 2013 Ack! I hate when I finish a task because then I'm lost while I figure out what I should do next. . . not because it is difficult to see other things that need to be done but because there are so many! When all else fails. . . Clean the kitchen Laundry - 1 load still to fold and put away. School specials: Ds15 - chemistry seminar Dd11 - History DVD Handicrafts Mask lights etc. in the cat's bathroom to prepare for painting Paint ceiling. Tidy living room. Grocery store? I know that I need bananas. . . Go through Teaching Co. stuff from library Go to the library. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest inoubliable Posted January 10, 2013 Share Posted January 10, 2013 Me! I'm feeling really overwhelmed today. Last night was stressful, this morning was a relief, but now I'm dealing with these darned allergy symptoms again. Looking at my list of things to do, I just feel like I need a nap. Accountability is going to have to be my motivator today. So. So far: -Breakfast - Opened all windows in the house - Empty trashcans brought back in the house -Showered, dressed, makeup on - Kids started on math To do: - Lunch (need to make pizza dough in advance) - Decide on dinner - Science for both olders - Encourage olders to finish up their books - Finish going through scrapbook stuff - Pare down some email accounts - Make a list of all different medical appointments needed by everyone in the next month and start getting names/phone numbers of docs through our insurance website - Figure out the best way to sell off some curricula Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Amira Posted January 10, 2013 Share Posted January 10, 2013 I should be getting things done, but my husband's big interview is today and that's all I can think about. I exercised and did some cleaning and emailing and it's almost time for lunch, but I really can't think of anything to fill up the afternoon while I'm waiting for him to call later. Oh, I have put my five-year-old's shoes on at least four times and I brought the trash can in. And the neighbor's. Maybe I'll do some baking this afternoon. Or maybe just drum my fingers. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Live2Ride Posted January 10, 2013 Share Posted January 10, 2013 What a horrible miserable no good day....it has now rained for three solid days...I'm flat sick of it and can't get anything done outside like I need to. My floors are muddy, my yard and pastures are muddier, and everything is just damp or wet. That said, I don't have much planned since I can't do what I want to outside. Laundry is done and the rest needs to be folded. School work has been graded. I have some large tins of buttons to sort through that a friend gave me after cleaning out her mothers home. I love buttons. I have made my few phone calls... Now I don't know what to do, lol. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hunter's Moon Posted January 10, 2013 Share Posted January 10, 2013 Lots and lots of laundry. Blah!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jean in Newcastle Posted January 10, 2013 Author Share Posted January 10, 2013 Myblessings3 - I hope your son's earache goes away. KK - I hope you feel better soon. Vitamin A and D - good for both allergies and colds. . . Amira - I hope your dh gets this job. CountryGirl - I hope it stops raining and dries out! Elisheba - this is for you Now - time for me to get cracking. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aggieamy Posted January 10, 2013 Share Posted January 10, 2013 Jean - what's our soundtrack for today? :) I should be getting things done, but my husband's big interview is today and that's all I can think about. I exercised and did some cleaning and emailing and it's almost time for lunch, but I really can't think of anything to fill up the afternoon while I'm waiting for him to call later. Oh, I have put my five-year-old's shoes on at least four times and I brought the trash can in. And the neighbor's. Maybe I'll do some baking this afternoon. Or maybe just drum my fingers. I'm an impatient wait-er too. I know how you feel. Do you have some involved task that you could get involved in. Maybe go through all the kids clothes to see what still fits? That usually takes me a few hours and keeps my mind busy. :grouphug: I'm hoping for great news when he calls. I'm going to be gone out of the house almost all tomorrow so I really need to be motivated to get a lot done today. DONE: Bed made Laundry HAVE TO DO: Answer emails DD to tennis Spelling Go through inbox Pay overdue tax bill (oops!) Make lunch Write my sister Review something for work WANT TO DO: Finish party reservations Go to bank Go to library Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest inoubliable Posted January 10, 2013 Share Posted January 10, 2013 Amira - keeping you in my thoughts. :) Jean - thanks! I'll have to look for that this weekend. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jean in Newcastle Posted January 10, 2013 Author Share Posted January 10, 2013 Today's soundtrack - James Taylor. It isn't get your booty moving music but it is nice and calming! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest inoubliable Posted January 10, 2013 Share Posted January 10, 2013 Great idea! I've got http://www.amazon.com/Yay-Janka-Nabay-Bubu-Gang/dp/B008DL42L6 playing now. We're moving and grooving now! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lea_lpz Posted January 10, 2013 Share Posted January 10, 2013 To do list: Morning chores- make beds, get dressed, pet care, tidy up around house School time: 2 hours Put away laundry folded in hampers, get a load going Paperwork / answer emails Get car washed Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Amira Posted January 10, 2013 Share Posted January 10, 2013 Thanks, everyone. You're the best. I just got a phone call from dh saying things went well this morning, so that's good. Here's my list of non-essential but time-consuming activities to do this afternoon. I don't know if I'll actually do any of them, but just having some ideas would help. I'll also keep up on the emailing because I have to. Go through the boxes under the bed and vacuum under there too Make banana bread Organize the bookcase in the family room Help oldest son clean his room Read something Go through the closet upstairs to get the snow clothes out for tomorrow and then reorganize it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Molly Posted January 10, 2013 Share Posted January 10, 2013 Jean, I love James Taylor, such a fabulous choice. Amira, glad you heard from DH. Friday here. Three baskets of washing to fold and put away. Lots of laundry to wash and hang out Baking for the weekend and for some friends Get blossoms to help me move some garden rubbish to a more appropriate place Take library books back Pick up mail that is at the post shop Sort out my dining room cupboard Have decided not to push it today, am feeling quite weary at the moment. Hoping to ease back into school next week, we've had since early dec off due to my surgery. Had to laugh yesterday, received a letter from the immunology dept yesterday saying I was on the urgent list and should be seen within six months. Glad I'm not on my death bed. Hehe. I do thank God that I live in a country with a great public health system so I'm not complaining at all. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jean in Newcastle Posted January 10, 2013 Author Share Posted January 10, 2013 Lea, Molly, good to see you. Molly, I hope your recovery goes well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Faithr Posted January 10, 2013 Share Posted January 10, 2013 I didn't really have a plan but so far I've: run dishwasher -need to unload Two loads of laundry taken son to drs appt and then Aquinas Learning nagged 17 to work (haven't been successful in actually motivating him though!) answered email cleaned off terrible mound of clutter that's been sitting on the big chair in my room (I meant to clean it a week ago and never did) Did copy work and math with 11 yo lectured 11 yo on bad attitude Got 20 yo son up and out to his oral surgery follow up appt. got 11 yo to spend about 5 minutes cleaning her room I'm off to finish up cleaning that one corner of my room and then to put on a 3rd load of laundry (this time mine!) Still need to take 11 yo to gymnastics p/u 14 yo continue to sit on 17 yo to get stuff done order pizza Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jean in Newcastle Posted January 10, 2013 Author Share Posted January 10, 2013 11 am check in. Kitchen is sparkling. Supplements and meds. have been taken. I swept the kitchen floor and it was so nice to have a bigger area with no boxes to sweep! I vacuumed the hallway and it was nice to have no boxes there either (those boxes fit on my new kitchen shelves too). I took apart the vacuum to clean the beater bar area - do you know how dirty a vacuum gets?! Ds had to help me put it back together. . . Dd is being a hormonal pill. My offense? Asking her to tell me about the history DVD she watched. Ds is done with his chemistry experiment AND he cleaned up afterwards without me nagging!!! Next up depends on dd. In the meantime, I'm going to do the laundry. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest inoubliable Posted January 10, 2013 Share Posted January 10, 2013 2 pm check in. To do: - Lunch (need to make pizza dough in advancees not quite pizza. :( peanut butter sandwiches for kiddos and I had apples - Decide on dinner Black bean burgers, baked potatoes, and steamed broccoli - Science for both olders - Encourage olders to finish up their books - Finish going through scrapbook stuff - Pare down some email accounts - Make a list of all different medical appointments needed by everyone in the next month and start getting names/phone numbers of docs through our insurance website - Figure out the best way to sell off some curricula DS7 begged and begged to do math instead of science, so we've been working on that and he's rocked right through several chapters. No idea if we'll get to the science but I'm holding out hope. Still trying to figure out the best way to sell some school books. Doesn't look like my local Craigslist is active for it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jean in Newcastle Posted January 10, 2013 Author Share Posted January 10, 2013 Noon check in: Laundry is folded and put away. Woo hoo! Dd got herself under control and we got spelling and Japanese done. We had fun going through one of my Japanese picture books. Preschool stuff is challenging even for a 5th grader when you're doing it in another language! Ds finished history/lit. for the day. Next up: Go through Teaching Co. stuff from library. And give myself a noon recess. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Molly Posted January 10, 2013 Share Posted January 10, 2013 9.15am check in Three baskets of washing to fold and put away. Lots of laundry to wash and hang out Baking for the weekend and for some friends Get blossoms to help me move some garden rubbish to a more appropriate place Take library books back Pick up mail that is at the post shop Sort out my dining room cupboard Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MamaAkins Posted January 10, 2013 Share Posted January 10, 2013 It's 3:30pm and other than finishing C25K, Week 2, Day 3, :willy_nilly: , I've spent my day dealing with teenage drama :blink: :eek: and succeeded in giving myself a headache from :banghead: :banghead: :banghead: . The evening can only get better, right? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jean in Newcastle Posted January 10, 2013 Author Share Posted January 10, 2013 12:45 - time for a late lunch. The good thing is that I decided which lecture on Beowulf we're going to watch. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jean in Newcastle Posted January 10, 2013 Author Share Posted January 10, 2013 Next up: math and music with dd11. Then more paint prep in the cat's bathroom. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Amira Posted January 10, 2013 Share Posted January 10, 2013 HE PASSED! There's still more paperwork we have to do, but he got an amazing score and we should be starting a new, permanent job in a few months. I really need an emoticon. Stupid iPad. Can someone else supply one? And I got the boxes neatly organized. Bonus. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Julie Smith Posted January 10, 2013 Share Posted January 10, 2013 I'm tired. But my kitchen is tid(ish) School is done(ish) - we still have reading to do Dinner is bought- Why did I let the kids convince me to make pizzas tonight? Why? The big thing is we put away our Christmas tree. Well we brought it upstairs but it never made it to the attic. It is currently in one of the kids bedroom. I need to bring it all the way up. Oh, and does anyone know if I can just buy a bubble for my Eldest to sleep in? His dust allergies are annoying and make me have to clean his room, vacuum dust, wipe down ceiling fan, bedding, ... once a week. I just crossed that chore off my list and it's back on already. I want a bubble for him to crawl into at night. I'll zip it up and tada, his room wouldn't ever need to be dusted, vacuumed, ... again. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lea_lpz Posted January 10, 2013 Share Posted January 10, 2013 Completed: Morning chores 1st half school time Took car to car wash Laundry in process Still need to: Put away two baskets of laundry 2nd half of school Paperwork / phone calls Make dinner / eat AWANA tonight Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Molly Posted January 10, 2013 Share Posted January 10, 2013 11.30 am check in Three baskets of washing to fold and put away. Lots of laundry to wash and hang out Baking for the weekend and for some friends Get blossoms to help me move some garden rubbish to a more appropriate place Take library books back Pick up mail that is at the post shop Sort out my dining room cupboard Have had a phone call and am now expecting visitors for lunch so stopped at the supermarket and grabbed some food. About to hang out the third load of washing. Not sure I will get to the other things on my list, maybe tonight when it cools down. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jean in Newcastle Posted January 10, 2013 Author Share Posted January 10, 2013 This is for you, Amira! and this Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Amira Posted January 10, 2013 Share Posted January 10, 2013 This is for you, Amira! and this Those are perfect! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jean in Newcastle Posted January 10, 2013 Author Share Posted January 10, 2013 4 pm check in - I got the cat's bathroom masked off and the ceiling painted! Dd11 helped do the painting for Handicrafts. Painting is a handicraft, right?! I am taking a snack break. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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