Jean in Newcastle Posted June 18, 2013 Share Posted June 18, 2013 Before I start to peruse the board, I better get this thread up! Priorities, priorities. . . Clean kitchen Continue to work on laundry School Dh and ds leave at some point for a seminar for tonight and tomorrow. I'll probably have to do some last minute stuff to help them get ready to go. Pharmacy when they call to say stuff is ready. Need to go through refrigerator and make a new grocery list. Swim lessons - dd Zumba - me Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mom in High Heels Posted June 18, 2013 Share Posted June 18, 2013 Tuesday, Tuesday, Tuesday. Done: Exercised (30 Day Shred) B'fast Filled out some forms for Indy's scout camp First day of summer school session Emptied and reloaded the dishwasher Complained about the heat Lunch 2 loads of laundry Post office Aldi Complained about the heat some more Vacuumed Did some more scout stuff (WHY IS THERE SO MUCH????) Surfed the interwebs (in front of the a/c) I still need to make dinner, sweep the kitchen floor and complain some more about the heat (can't do that enough!) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sparkle Posted June 18, 2013 Share Posted June 18, 2013 Ugh. So. Achy. Today. Done: Got dressed (yay me!) To Do: Take ds to light rail station for school Stop for coffee Sort through box of odds and ends Mail get well card to BIL Stop at library to pick up book on hold Pick up ds Grocery shopping Schoolwork Figure out dinner Call sis to find out how BIL's surgery went ETA: oh,yeah, tackle the never-ending laundry Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JustEm Posted June 18, 2013 Share Posted June 18, 2013 Will some tackle tuesday for me?? ugg not feeling it today. too much on my mind and plate to find the motivation to get things done, but i'll try. laundry (how is it that I have another 2 loads to do?) straighten upstairs rooms vacuum upstairs rooms phonics with kids straighten up downstairs sweep downstairs 30 minute read aloud to kids 30 minute personal reading call mechanic about car (ugg) call roofer about roof (double ugg, had a steady stream of water coming in our bedroom yesterday during a rain storm) I'm feeling quite defeated right now but hopefully writing it out will push me to do it all. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jean in Newcastle Posted June 18, 2013 Author Share Posted June 18, 2013 We can do it! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
swellmomma Posted June 18, 2013 Share Posted June 18, 2013 Yesterday was a full day of work but a lot of my list went undone because each step took longer than I had anticipated. So some of those things have been brought forward to today's list Done: before school child review fair booklet to plan what we are entering this year clean backroom breakfast for all Watch new episode bachelorette To Do Move tv (finally!) out of backroom and into livingroom Move new cupboard for holding animal supplies into backroom vacuum backroom clean entranceway clean kitchen school lunch dinner load to goodwill bins work on plans for floral arranging course rehang "stained glass" on bay window make list of summer time home repairs to do finish making sure home is dog ready (dogsitting for a week starting tomorrow) put garbage can out to curb at end of night Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joannqn Posted June 18, 2013 Share Posted June 18, 2013 DD13 is feeling much better with two doses of amoxicillin in her. I think I'll try to be up and tackling today. Make and eat breakfast Wash dishes from yesterday Vacuum the car before it starts raining Pull some of the tall weeds in the backyard (before rain) Lunch Assign state history Find DS11's math book Pick up and vacuum living room Pick up and vacuum school room (assigned to DS11) Pick up and vacuum master bedroom Have the big kids pick up and vacuum their rooms Vacuum hard floors and mop Dinner Clean my "home office" space Work on last two boxes in school room Work on summer schedule Work on boxes in master bedroom Work on Motivated Moms list I really need to get to where I'm vacuuming the whole house every day. The spot on treatment for fleas did nothing, and my dog has flea allergy dermatitis. It's miserable for both the dog and us. He bites, scratches, and licks 24/7. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
readinmom Posted June 18, 2013 Share Posted June 18, 2013 Ds to water polo practice, which by the way, was out early again...sigh Dd is not going to swim (stomach hurts) On my list: Kitchen Laundry Ds's room My annual physical (joy) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shannanlee Posted June 18, 2013 Share Posted June 18, 2013 Do summer enrichment school Laundry Clean Living and Dining Room Take daughter to Orthopedic Appt Drive Son to Youth Group Dinner Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jean in Newcastle Posted June 18, 2013 Author Share Posted June 18, 2013 Oh and. . . order Tai Chi shoes Call New Balance about my Zumba shoes Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jean in Newcastle Posted June 18, 2013 Author Share Posted June 18, 2013 I'm torturing my kids with this today: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3OMxC7te5Ks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Luckymama Posted June 18, 2013 Share Posted June 18, 2013 Done: regular morning things picked strawberries at the local farm; rain commenced pouring after 30 minutes; I gave up 15 min in read dd18's "college stuff" shopping list ate lunch lol To Do: supervise dd's Geometry work make strawberry jam! exercise later Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jean in Newcastle Posted June 18, 2013 Author Share Posted June 18, 2013 11 am- ish: Ordered Tai Chi shoes Had breakfast - wrote down what ds wrote after he told me that he had an itchy throat (this is the same kid who broke out in hives for "no reason" yesterday.) Figured out what I wanted ds to watch on King Lear when the link I sent him was not to the right thing. Ordered all the books we need on Africa for dd11's history. One load of laundry has gone through the washing machine and is now in the dryer. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Artichoke Posted June 18, 2013 Share Posted June 18, 2013 I'm tackling Tuesday with you. I have quite a few items on my summer to do list before surgery in two weeks. I'm home alone every day this week so I'm doing the Flylady emergency method of work for fifteen minutes and then rest/re-evaluate for fifteen minutes. Thanks for starting these threads each day! So far I've: Done the reguar morning stuff Swept the downstairs changed all the trash can liners ( It's garbage day.) collected and loaded all of the recyclables into my truck collected and loaded library books into my truck started dinner in the crockpot straightened the living room washed, dried, and put away three loads of laundry swept the downstairs Still to do: Set up boxes to sort homeschool materials to either shelf, donate, or sell finish cleaning the shelves of the refrigerator put the deep freezer organizers back into their correct places wash and change the MB linens clear off the night table on my side of the bed go to Hobby Lobby for items to finish dd's poodle skirt cut and sew dd's poodle skirt ( McCall's Easy Pattern ) drop recyclables and library books Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JustEm Posted June 18, 2013 Share Posted June 18, 2013 Its raining again so I get cry on the inside a little bit as I watch rain stream through the whole in the ceiling. trying to be thankful I have a roof over my head! I've gotten a few thing done and more to come once baby is napping Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sparkle Posted June 18, 2013 Share Posted June 18, 2013 Take ds to light rail station for school √ Stop for coffee √ Sort through box of odds and ends Mail get well card to BIL √ Stop at library to pick up book on hold √ Pick up ds Grocery shopping Schoolwork Figure out dinner Call sis to find out how BIL's surgery went √ ETA: oh,yeah, tackle the never-ending laundry - started on this, haven't gotten too far Dropped off donations at thrift store √ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jean in Newcastle Posted June 18, 2013 Author Share Posted June 18, 2013 Noonish report. I am feeling a bit better today. I'm not doing cartwheels or anything but I am feeling functional instead of feeling like I'm battling to just get through each hour. In the last hour I have: Done the very last of dd's literature guide on The Phantom Tollbooth with her. Went to the pharmacy and picked up more allergy meds. and prescriptions. Went to the library and picked up holds. Next up: lunch. Ds is filling out forms for volunteer work. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
readinmom Posted June 18, 2013 Share Posted June 18, 2013 I'm tired...didn't sleep more than two hours last night. I have definitely hit the wall. Kitchen is done, laundry needs to go in the dryer, ds vacuumed his room and is washing his bedding. Off to my appointment; maybe I'll feel inspired later on. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jean in Newcastle Posted June 18, 2013 Author Share Posted June 18, 2013 I'm definitely feeling better. I am getting a huge kick out of abusing my kids with music. My dd wants to call the CPA on me (bad joke)! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ElizabethB Posted June 18, 2013 Share Posted June 18, 2013 I do not want to tackle anything, and I don't want to move! That being said, I did do laundry and dishes and emptied out the chest freezer. I have 16 pigeon that I am now allergic to that I am giving away to the first taker. I called my husband at work and asked if he could see if anyone wanted 16 pigeon, he laughed hysterically but said he would ask. I actually have homeschool friends who will want them if he doesn't find a taker, but that will be more work for me to deliver or arrange to get a base pass for them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joannqn Posted June 18, 2013 Share Posted June 18, 2013 12:30pm here... Cleaned out the car Vacuumed the car Cleaned the inside glass of the car Wiped down the plastic of the car The inside of the car is clean! :hurray: Blew all of the fir needles and seed cones off the driveway and the neighbor's driveway. Started to blow the back deck clean but got distracted by the yellow spotted millipede I found. It is now in an old goldfish bowl we have. After putting it in there (no I didn't touch it or let the kids touch it), I found it what it was. I loved bit of information: "Like most animals that bite, sting, taste bad or smell bad, yellow-spotted millipedes have a warning coloration. The bright yellow spots on a black background serve to warn potential predators..." except homeschooling moms with four children. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joannqn Posted June 18, 2013 Share Posted June 18, 2013 1:45pm here... I finished blowing the back deck. The more I use the blower, the fewer fir needles and seed cones in my house. I considered blowing the roof, but chickened out. I'm too afraid of heights and am afraid I won't be able to get down. (There's a spot where my roof and my back deck are only about four feet apart, but I really am afraid of heights.) I filled our large, deep wheelbarrow full of weeds twice. We have weeds in our backyard that easily grow over 4 feet tall and another that is like a vine. I only pulled about a third of the weeds. Next up is a shower...because my feet are black despite wearing socks and shoes. I need some kind of work boots. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jean in Newcastle Posted June 18, 2013 Author Share Posted June 18, 2013 Lunch. Ds finished his application and sent out e-mails for references. I have finished cleaning the kitchen. Dd is mad at me because I wouldn't drop everything to see what she had made. I didn't handle it correctly but will wait until she isn't barricaded in her room to apologize. Next up: Figure out what to have for dinner now that I discovered that dh and ds will be eating here. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JustEm Posted June 18, 2013 Share Posted June 18, 2013 Well ladies, I've marked everything off my list for today except 30 minute personal reading for myself, that will come when the kids are in bed. I'm still in a funk but at least it didn't get worse with my ignoring my responsibilities. Thanks for this daily motivation. With dinner in the oven and the kids playing nicely by themselves I may even tackle a closet that needs some organizing Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jean in Newcastle Posted June 18, 2013 Author Share Posted June 18, 2013 Good job, egregg! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sparkle Posted June 18, 2013 Share Posted June 18, 2013 Take ds to light rail station for school √ Stop for coffee √ Sort through box of odds and ends Mail get well card to BIL √ Stop at library to pick up book on hold √ Pick up ds √ Grocery shopping √ Schoolwork Figure out dinner √ Call sis to find out how BIL's surgery went √ ETA: oh,yeah, tackle the never-ending laundry - still working on this Dropped off donations at thrift store √ Just got home from shopping, going to eat a late lunch and do some schoolwork w/the kids. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Artichoke Posted June 18, 2013 Share Posted June 18, 2013 I'm tackling Tuesday with you. I have quite a few items on my summer to do list before surgery in two weeks. I'm home alone every day this week so I'm doing the Flylady emergency method of work for fifteen minutes and then rest/re-evaluate for fifteen minutes. Thanks for starting these threads each day! So far I've: Done the reguar morning stuff Swept the downstairs changed all the trash can liners ( It's garbage day.) collected and loaded all of the recyclables into my truck collected and loaded library books into my truck started dinner in the crockpot straightened the living room washed, dried, and put away three loads of laundry swept the downstairs Still to do: Set up boxes to sort homeschool materials to either shelf, donate, or sell finish cleaning the shelves of the refrigerator put the deep freezer organizers back into their correct places wash and change the MB linens clear off the night table on my side of the bed go to Hobby Lobby for items to finish dd's poodle skirt cut and sew dd's poodle skirt ( McCall's Easy Pattern ) drop recyclables and library books Well, it's all done but the freezer and the skirt. We'll work on that after dinner :-) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joannqn Posted June 18, 2013 Share Posted June 18, 2013 I pulled another wheelbarrow full of weeds in the backyard. It's in a pile in the backyard because my yard bin is full. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jean in Newcastle Posted June 18, 2013 Author Share Posted June 18, 2013 I pulled another wheelbarrow full of weeds in the backyard. It's in a pile in the backyard because my yard bin is full. JoAnn, our backyard is so bad that I am seriously considering renting goats. One of my neighbors did last year and was very pleased with the results. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
swellmomma Posted June 18, 2013 Share Posted June 18, 2013 Change of plans a little. Learned big storm was rolling in and it was supposed to rain the rest of the week so decided to get my overdue mowing done today. Finished just as the thunder and rain began. Also decided to plant my herb seeds for my new indoor herb garden. I guess now I should get back to my previously planned list. Adding lawn and seeds to my previously done list Yesterday was a full day of work but a lot of my list went undone because each step took longer than I had anticipated. So some of those things have been brought forward to today's list Done: before school child review fair booklet to plan what we are entering this year clean backroom breakfast for all Watch new episode bachelorette mow front and back yards plant seeds in indoor herb garden To Do Move tv (finally!) out of backroom and into livingroom Move new cupboard for holding animal supplies into backroom vacuum backroom clean entranceway clean kitchen school lunch dinner (currently in the over) load to goodwill bins work on plans for floral arranging course rehang "stained glass" on bay window make list of summer time home repairs to do finish making sure home is dog ready (dogsitting for a week starting tomorrow) put garbage can out to curb at end of night Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joannqn Posted June 18, 2013 Share Posted June 18, 2013 JoAnn, our backyard is so bad that I am seriously considering renting goats. One of my neighbors did last year and was very pleased with the results. Goats could be useful. Fortunately, these are pretty easy to pull, and I got the most densely covered area done today. The Catchweed Bedstraw left a nice rash on my arm. I'm glad I washed it right away and applied Benedryl. After a shower, the rash is hardly noticeable. But I remember next year to be sure to wear long sleeves pulling the stuff. The other stuff I'm pulling is hawkweed or oxytongue or something like it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Luckymama Posted June 18, 2013 Share Posted June 18, 2013 Done: regular morning things picked strawberries at the local farm; rain commenced pouring after 30 minutes; I gave up 15 min in read dd18's "college stuff" shopping list ate lunch lol To Do: supervise dd's Geometry work DONE make strawberry jam! exercise later And that's it... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jean in Newcastle Posted June 19, 2013 Author Share Posted June 19, 2013 Took a 15 minute nap which wasn't nearly enough. Made Shrimp Scampi with green beans for dinner. Pulled 1 minute's worth of weeds. Hey, it was better than nothing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ElizabethB Posted June 19, 2013 Share Posted June 19, 2013 When we moved across town to the house where I lived most of my growing up years, the house and yard were fixer uppers, my dad bought a goat. We had goat burgers when the goat was done with the yard and started growing horns, but my dad did not inform us that we were eating said goat until the last goat meal. Evidently, goat tastes fine. We were pretty young, though, we cried and refused to eat the goat (even though we had been eating goat for weeks.) Mom was not happy with dad, she did not make us eat the goat. He was a cute goat, we named him Snoopy because he slept on top of the doghouse. My dad killed the goat to keep us safe when he grew horns and might have hurt us accidentally. The goat did a good job with our yard, he ate everything, even blackberry bushes, those are hard to get rid of normally. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
readinmom Posted June 19, 2013 Share Posted June 19, 2013 Back from errands and appointments Went and picked out two possible paint colors for laundry room Going to pick up dd's piano keyboard this evening, set it up, practice Splurge on some type of drink at Starbucks Watch some episodes of Hoarders, feel better about what my house looks like :laugh: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joannqn Posted June 19, 2013 Share Posted June 19, 2013 I washed half the dishes. Then DH came home with his new bike, so we went out on our first ride together. It was a whopping 2.16 miles, and I'm toast. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jean in Newcastle Posted June 19, 2013 Author Share Posted June 19, 2013 Called New Balance. They messed up my order. Good thing I don't really need those shoes yet. They've sent the order in again. (I thought this might happen because they moved the store in between my order and when it was supposed to come in.) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Artichoke Posted June 19, 2013 Share Posted June 19, 2013 Thanks for letting me join you all today! It helped me stay on track and accomplish a lot more than I would have. Everything, except the deep freeze, is finished! That'll have to be on the top of my list tomorrow :-) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jean in Newcastle Posted June 19, 2013 Author Share Posted June 19, 2013 Great job, LoriAnn! I can cross swim lesson and Zumba off of my list. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joannqn Posted June 19, 2013 Share Posted June 19, 2013 I didn't finish my list. I never do. In my world, there is no such thing as a list that is just one day long. However, I'm happy with my day. My car is clean. I got a lot of activity/exercise between the weeding and two short bike rides. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jean in Newcastle Posted June 19, 2013 Author Share Posted June 19, 2013 Great job, JoAnn! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
swellmomma Posted June 19, 2013 Share Posted June 19, 2013 11:45pm wrap up for the night. Did not finish my list...like Joann I seldom do, things get rolled to the next day. It was still productive, and in addition to all I got done I watched a lame horror movie with my teens which they enjoyed. Now going to try to get some sleep despite the urge to finish the list because 6 am comes way too early. Yesterday was a full day of work but a lot of my list went undone because each step took longer than I had anticipated. So some of those things have been brought forward to today's list Done: before school child review fair booklet to plan what we are entering this year clean backroom breakfast for all Watch new episode bachelorette Mow front and back lawns plant seeds in indoor herb garden To Do Move tv (finally!) out of backroom and into livingroom Move new cupboard for holding animal supplies into backroom vacuum backroom clean entranceway clean kitchen school lunch dinner load to goodwill bins work on plans for floral arranging course rehang "stained glass" on bay window make list of summer time home repairs to do finish making sure home is dog ready (dogsitting for a week starting tomorrow) put garbage can out to curb at end of night Oh and I got the bright idea to haul all the boxes of excess books out of my closet to start sorting them and deciding if I am going to actually use them or get rid of them, so I have several bankers boxes of books stacked beside my desk to actually tackle tomorrow. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jean in Newcastle Posted June 19, 2013 Author Share Posted June 19, 2013 You still got a lot done, Swellmomma! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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