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Post by freecharlie on May 26, 2015 15:02:28 GMT
I'm on my first official day of summer and I'd like to use this week to clean and purge to start with a fresh slate. I also need to do a little planting and cleaning up outside.
My biggest mountain is laundry and I can't do more than a load at a time.
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Post by alittleintrepid on May 26, 2015 15:08:52 GMT
I'm at home today as my DD is sick. I wasn't planning to be home so have had a really lazy morning and have wasted a ton of time online! I could use a challenge to make me feel productive as soon as I figure out where to start!
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Post by Kelpea on May 26, 2015 15:12:34 GMT
Best day ever! I've been woefully behind on normal chores, due to my jobs. Today I had off, so I've done three loads of laundry, mopped my gnarly main level floors, made blackberry cobbler, pumpkin blueberry muffins, and a muffin tin full of eggs and goat cheese, for early morning bites on the way out the door.
I'm gonna do some phone calls I've blown off for weeks, paint a little nightstand table I got on an online yard sale site, and then reward myself with a few episodes of Downton Abbey on Amazon Prime.
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Post by alittleintrepid on May 26, 2015 15:34:51 GMT
@kelpea .... You've prompted me to do more than surf the internet! And your baking sounds delicious!
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Post by Kelpea on May 26, 2015 15:46:13 GMT
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Post by freecharlie on May 26, 2015 16:03:10 GMT
Made breakfast
folded a load of laundry, put another one in.
unloaded the dishwasher
started on kitchen counter
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Post by Gravity on May 26, 2015 16:08:16 GMT
Dusted the whole house.
Made my bed.
Washed, dried and folded two loads of laundry.
About to hop on the treadmill and kill two birds with one stone, exercise and reading.
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Post by mom on May 26, 2015 16:12:07 GMT
Best day ever! I've been woefully behind on normal chores, due to my jobs. Today I had off, so I've done three loads of laundry, mopped my gnarly main level floors, made blackberry cobbler, pumpkin blueberry muffins, and a muffin tin full of eggs and goat cheese, for early morning bites on the way out the door. I'm gonna do some phone calls I've blown off for weeks, paint a little nightstand table I got on an online yard sale site, and then reward myself with a few episodes of Downton Abbey on Amazon Prime. damn, now I feel like such a loser because I have spent my day doing nothing! Guess I will have to change that now!  |
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Post by Kelpea on May 26, 2015 16:16:01 GMT
mom, don't feel that way; I never get to have these days. I'm relishing every second of it!! I usually work about 55 hours a week plus I go to school and have teens.
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Post by alittleintrepid on May 26, 2015 16:24:31 GMT
Put away the laundry that was sitting in baskets from last night and put another load on. Tidied up DS's room, made the bed and vacuumed. Did the same to DD's room and vacuumed the home office. Kelpea , I'm happy to have the recipes....I might just add blackberries to my grocery list. I also like your baked egg recipe....I normally make them with the eggs scrambled but might try it your way too! |
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Post by alittleintrepid on May 26, 2015 16:26:03 GMT
mom , Kelpea a inspired me to get moving too! It's not too late for the rest of us!
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Post by Miss Lerins Momma on May 26, 2015 16:30:51 GMT
Can you take the laundry up to a laundry mat and conquer it that way? I totally understand the laundry struggle, we went camping over the weekend and I have a huge mountain to do today too. I've never gone the laundry mat route but I always think about it, on days like today when it's piled up, LOL. I try to get up early and keep the washer and drying going all day at my house, I even set the timer on the microwave to go off every 50 minutes, to keep me on task! That helps me a lot!
The kids have school this week, so I'm trying to get as much cleaning done as possible while they are still in school. I know once school is out, we won't want to be stuck inside cleaning all day!
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Post by doesitmatter on May 26, 2015 16:46:20 GMT
Yep that's me today! Cleaning! Having a cup of coffee and then I need to get on it!
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Post by uksue on May 26, 2015 16:49:03 GMT
It's early evening here, so I have completed three loads of laundry , a pile of ironing and putting away and have been decluttering my bedroom.i now need to cook but hope to finish my bedroom declutter and clean the carpet before bedtime.
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Post by freecharlie on May 26, 2015 17:00:32 GMT
Can you take the laundry up to a laundry mat and conquer it that way? I totally understand the laundry struggle, we went camping over the weekend and I have a huge mountain to do today too. I've never gone the laundry mat route but I always think about it, on days like today when it's piled up, LOL. I try to get up early and keep the washer and drying going all day at my house, I even set the timer on the microwave to go off every 50 minutes, to keep me on task! That helps me a lot! The kids have school this week, so I'm trying to get as much cleaning done as possible while they are still in school. I know once school is out, we won't want to be stuck inside cleaning all day! I've thought about it, but the closest one is 30 minutes away and I wonder if the time spent at the laundromat isn't better spent at hOne. I organized my plastic and baking pantry and threw out the plastic containers that didn't have a lid or that just weren't going to fit. |
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Post by Miss Lerins Momma on May 26, 2015 17:15:17 GMT
Can you take the laundry up to a laundry mat and conquer it that way? I totally understand the laundry struggle, we went camping over the weekend and I have a huge mountain to do today too. I've never gone the laundry mat route but I always think about it, on days like today when it's piled up, LOL. I try to get up early and keep the washer and drying going all day at my house, I even set the timer on the microwave to go off every 50 minutes, to keep me on task! That helps me a lot! The kids have school this week, so I'm trying to get as much cleaning done as possible while they are still in school. I know once school is out, we won't want to be stuck inside cleaning all day! I've thought about it, but the closest one is 30 minutes away and I wonder if the time spent at the laundromat isn't better spent at hOne. I organized my plastic and baking pantry and threw out the plastic containers that didn't have a lid or that just weren't going to fit.
We have one really close and as many times as I've thought about taking all the laundry up there, I never have. I agree, I can get more done at home while it's all washing. I'm doing the same exact thing today, just set my timer on my microwave and sorted all the laundry. I may get it all done by dinner time, if I'm diligent about it! And while it's going, I can get the rest of the house cleaned!
Good luck to you! Hope we both are productive today!!!
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Post by alittleintrepid on May 26, 2015 17:27:04 GMT
flipped the laundry.
Made lunch for my sick kid. Made jello so that she'll have a snack for later as she doesn't want to eat but will likely go for the jello!
Cleaned up the kitchen - dishes are in the dishwasher, floor is swept, counters are wiped down,
I'm at the stage where the routine tidying is done, The house looks decent, if not immaculate. Now I have to tackle one of the long put-off and dreaded de-cluttering chores. I'm debating between the laundry room and the kids play room. Blah! I think it's 15 minute break time!
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Post by uksue on May 26, 2015 18:36:35 GMT
Dinner cooked and eaten, dishwasher stacked. Cooker cleaned . Now to get back to my bedroom which I no longer want to do  My youngest is due back from a couple of days with his father any minute and I can't concentrate because I missed him so much, lol! |
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Post by maryland on May 26, 2015 19:31:23 GMT
mom, don't feel that way; I never get to have these days. I'm relishing every second of it!! I usually work about 55 hours a week plus I go to school and have teens. You are truly superwoman! I have 2 teens and a 12 yr. old and am a sahm. I can't keep up with anything, and I have all day to do it. And you work so many hours and go to school. You should be so proud of yourself! I too enjoy a day when no one is home where I can work uninterrupted all day. Quite easy for me when the kids were babies/toddlers, they slept or played next to me while I cleaned. Very hard with older kids. |
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Post by freecharlie on May 26, 2015 19:33:56 GMT
Planted most of the gardrn, put mulch in the flower beds, cleaned up tumbleweeds and other crap from the yard... Forgot sunscreen and my face is feeling burnt. Off to my parents so ds can mow. I'm pretty confident they won't do it before we get there. |
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Post by lattemomof3 on May 26, 2015 19:50:47 GMT
Just saw this but I'm up for an afternoon challenge! I took DS to football camp, made the kids Greek yogurt, peaches & toast for breakfast, picked ds up, and made broccoli cheese & sausage soup with grilled cheese for lunch, picked up the kitchen/dining & living rooms. Kids unloaded the dishwasher, fed pets & cleaned their rooms. Now I'm having coffee but really need to gather up all the laundry & unpack from our weekend trip to state track. Anyone else love to listen to audio books, podcasts or YouTube videos while they work? It really helps cut the boredom! The kids & DH gave me some wireless headphones for Mother's Day, and they have been life changing! I look absolutely goofy wearing large purple headphones;), but being able to listen to my iPhone without carrying it from room to room is great, not to mention the added bonus of drowning out some of the background kid noise:).
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Post by oldcrow on May 26, 2015 19:53:50 GMT
Do I want a cleaning challenge? No I do not. I concede so you win.  |
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Post by bklyngal62 on May 26, 2015 23:07:41 GMT
The only cleaning I did today was my kitchen cabinets. Threw out containers and dishes that I had no use for. Stacked my rubbermaid nicely and put all their lids in a basket. Looks so much more organized.
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Post by Kelpea on May 26, 2015 23:58:14 GMT
thanks, maryland! I took this semester off; busy getting one of the kids ready for college plus been working more than usual hours with my two jobs. It's so funny; I always thought teen world would be easier, but with my son's football weight training three days a week plus football, I'm still in the car all the time; my daughter tries to help with getting him but she's busy with her job and social stuff. But I can't complain; her life was far busier than his; she's all done with her travel comp cheer and all her high school cheer as of January. It's been sooooooooo nice.
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Post by PEArfect on May 27, 2015 0:11:37 GMT
Yesterday I cleaned 3 bathrooms, kitchen, dining room, and living room. Organized the basement utility closet. I also mopped, swept, and vacuumed every room. Today I went to the gym, ran/unloaded dishwasher, took care of finances, and sorted through the basement (garage sale piles.)
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Post by cherrie on May 27, 2015 0:28:00 GMT
You guys rock! I started organizing pictures of my 4 grandchildren that had been thrown in a box. They are going to be in age order and separate for each child. I can do that in front of the tv..yay!
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Post by shannoots on May 27, 2015 2:29:55 GMT
I am in a spring cleaning mood. We moved in almost 5 years ago and there are still boxes and toys in the basement that my kids have outgrown. I have had the urge to clean it all so I went down today and got started until....I found a dead bird! How the heck did a bird get in our basement? I just can't figure it out. I was so creeped out that I couldn't stay.
I did get a ton of laundry done and my kids cleaned out their dressers.
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Post by maryland on May 27, 2015 3:39:04 GMT
Planted most of the gardrn, put mulch in the flower beds, cleaned up tumbleweeds and other crap from the yard... Forgot sunscreen and my face is feeling burnt. Off to my parents so ds can mow. I'm pretty confident they won't do it before we get there. That's what we did all weekend! We had 9 yds. of mulch delivered for us and our next door neighbors to share. My girls helped the neighbors do their lawn, so the mulch is now gone from the pile in the driveway. My girls love to mow the grass and do the mulch, so we got a lot accomplished this weekend. |
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Post by freecharlie on May 27, 2015 16:17:07 GMT
Im back at it this morning
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Post by Peamac on May 27, 2015 17:45:55 GMT
I need to get the basement ready for DD#1's boyfriend. DD and BF are arriving Saturday and i haven't done a thing to get ready yet. I'm always too tired to start. I really do need to get on it today. It won't take long once I get going.
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