Friday's Fabulous 5 Minute/To Do List Challenge

[LisaMarie]

Hey ladies,
I'm still around. Trying to keep up with life! haha. I see that you have all be very productive and doing great! :D
I just thought I'd start today and see if I can get everything done that I want to today. Here's my list:

House:
recycling out
office cleanup
office vacuum
landing vacuum
kitchen dishes
counter wipe off
laundry
plan supper
downstairs bathroom

Work:
website edits for client
fix my blog categories
catch up on blog building challenge (days 6-12 oops)
contact a business re: reviews.
type up paperwork for community office.
drop off paperwork to community office
Figure out why my partner's blog isn't working .... (grr)

With Kids:
schoolwork
board game
outside time (it's cold - this is scaring me haha)

Me:
Read more of my small group book
shower

:phew

All that and hope that the whole baby sickness stays away today. That's so debillitating.

Here's to a productive day to us all! :D

[Daria_Aleksandrovna]

The list looks great. Even if half is done, still big :tu

I need to:

- put away all clothes from the living room
- do supermarket shopping
- purge kids' clothes
- purge kids' books
- purge my shirts and tops that I just haven't worn for years and unlikely to wear

[Llee]

The girls and I need to

Upstairs
Put away shoes
Put away books
Clean off table
Put away toys
Put away food
Pick up trash
Clean the sinks
Clean the toilets
Clean the showers
Check GCM

Downstairs
Put away shoes
Put away books
Put away toys
Put away food
Pick up trash
Clean the sinks
Clean the toilets
Clean the showers
Make beds
Check FB


Grocery shop
Fold laundry
Vacuum
Go to P&W practice
Charge phone

[Katydid]

This has been a rough week (the kids and I have all had colds) and the house is a disaster. I'm not making a list or anything, but I want to start chipping away at the mess 5 minutes at a time.... after I finish my coffee. :yawn :shifty

[Llee]

OFf to find all the books and put them back in place.

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Books are done.

[LisaMarie]

Glad to see you guys all working! :) (Even if you need your coffee first hehe)

Recycling out.
Vacuumed the landing.
Dishwasher done - just need to unload and reload.
Supper plan - breakfast for supper. :)

Now to finish the office.

[Katydid]

Collected garbage from kitchen

[Daria_Aleksandrovna]

Purged my clothes - tops, T-shirts, skirts, jeans
Purged DS1's clothes closet - outgrown clothes now packed away

DS2 just woke up so :nak2ing now

[LisaMarie]

Dishwasher unloaded and reloaded.
Washed slowcooker and put it away.
Pulled the garbage out and ready to go to garage.

Go me!

Keep it up everyone! :D

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Laundry from dryer folded, laundry changed around and new load on.
Kids starting their schoolwork. :)

[Katydid]

Nursed and made breakfast for everyone

[Llee]

Took a shower. Forgot to put that on the list the first time. ;)

[backtobasicsmum]

Hi gals! I want to play today. :heart It's been a long time.

So far I've:
fed everyone breakfast
phoned about art lessons for the kids
phoned the lawyer
sent an email to a tax specialist
spent a lot of time pming :shifty
coffee

now I'm starting kitchen clean up and vacuuming

[Llee]

And now the villagers need to be fed and napped. That was so not on my list.

[backtobasicsmum]

dishwasher unloaded
slop bucket out
3 bedrooms vauumed
breakfast stuff put away
:nak

[easygoinmomma]

My house is a disaster! I am just getting over being sick and now ds1 is sick. Ds1 bedding needs to be washed since he was sick on it last night. I have a mountain of dishes waiting for me, all the floors need to be swept, and the bathroom needs to be cleaned. And so far all I have done in got breakfast and vitamins for the boys. I just nursed baby down to sleep so I should really get to work now.

[LisaMarie]

School done with the kids. :)
Now what. .... lol.

[backtobasicsmum]

:poke Don't over do it, Norma!

Dirty dishes loaded
handwashed the rest
counters wiped down
morning chore routine with kiddos

[crunchymum]

Oh man. We were sick this week, too, and it's a disaster!!! :hissyfit mind if I keep track here?

Kitchen:
Wash and put away dishes
Clear off and wipe down counters
Sweep
Mop
Take out trash
Start dinner prep
Tidy up coat closet

Living/dining rooms:
Major pickup
Clear off table and sideboard
Wipe down surfaces
Sweep
Mop

Bathrooms:
Wash mirrors
Clean toilets :yuck
Clean sinks
Sweep
mop

Bedrooms:
Pickup
Make beds
Sweep
Clear laundry off of chair
Fold and put away laundry (sooo dreading!!!)
Sweep hallway


Run
Do some light schooling with kids
Grocery shop? Maybe tomorrow
Drop off donations at goodwill
Drop off highchair and diapers at friend's
Knit (I need to finish a hat I'm making for someone)


I'm tired just looking at that list. :yawn

[Llee]

And managing a five-minute meltdown wasn't on the schedule either. Villagers! I have a schedule to keep here!

[Katydid]

My freakishly strong baby threw a truck on my toe earlier and now it hurts to walk. :pout

So now I'm working on our budget/bills (cause I can sit down to do it :shifty )

[backtobasicsmum]

finished vacuuming all the floors
changed baby
started school with kiddos
:nak again

[Daria_Aleksandrovna]

Supermarket done.

:nak2ing

Next:
- load laundry
- put away shopping

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My house is a disaster! I am just getting over being sick and now ds1 is sick. Ds1 bedding needs to be washed since he was sick on it last night. I have a mountain of dishes waiting for me, all the floors need to be swept, and the bathroom needs to be cleaned. And so far all I have done in got breakfast and vitamins for the boys. I just nursed baby down to sleep so I should really get to work now.

Yeah that was us sick too...Amazing how much all of our hard work gets undone fast.

[LisaMarie]

Fed kids lunch (will get to me in a min)
Fixed client's website.

[easygoinmomma]

Dressed
Tea for me and trying to get ds1 to drink some too
Started loading the dishwasher
Took my vitamins
Started a load of laundry
Started a list of things I would like dh to pick up
Phone call with my sister :heart

[Llee]

Beds made and bedrooms vacuumed. Cranking the 80s/early 90s on spotify and doing the dishes. Dishes are the bane of my existence.

[easygoinmomma]

Finished loading the dishwasher and started it
Put a movie on for the boys
Folded a load of laundry
Switched laundry over
Took some pumpkin puree out of the freezer (I am going to make some pumpkin creamer and pumpkin cookies)
:nak2

[Llee]

Did 36 dishes. Having snack with littles. Back to cleaning kitchen. Loving my music--ThirdEye Blind. :rockon

[Daria_Aleksandrovna]

Shopping put away.
Traced odd smell back to rotting red cabbage and washed away juices that travelled far underneath other vegs...being sick and making virtuous food do not mix....
Laundry loaded...
Read big book to DS1 after big meltdown...

[Llee]

Eeew on the rotting cabbage. Eww, eww, ewww.

All dishes are done. Girls are in their room, tearing it up, I imagine. :sigh

Cleaning counters now.

[backtobasicsmum]

did lots of school stuff
showered and dressed
lunch

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everyone fed
kitchen all cleaned up
:nak

[RiverRock]

Back from an awesome ladies' bible study. I must tidy the house before the dk come home from school. Seriously, I am overwhelmed. :sigh I will plod along and hope to get some order around here. My mantra: I'm not striving for perfection here. :no

[easygoinmomma]

Coffee
Lunch
Fed the kitty
:nak2

[Llee]

Kitchen done, including floor. Living room and dining room vacuumed. Meltdown #27 of the day in progress by 2 yo. Kiddo, if you'd wake up later when you go to sleep later, you'd be much better off today. :heart

[Katydid]

Moo.












(Still sick kids = all day nursing marathon, apparently :sigh At least I got my budget done)

[crunchymum]

My list is way longer than my day. :lol



Picked up living/dining room
Cleared off and washed table
Lit smelly candles :)
Cleaned mirror, sink, and toilet downstairs
Swept living/dining room
Emptied trash

[Katydid]

Collected garbage and dishes from the dining room and school room
Started dinner

[backtobasicsmum]

let the kids play their computer game
fixed myself up
ran to town for errands (bank, post office, groceries)
home and unloaded van
put all the groceries away
snacks

now to make supper

[RiverRock]

I washed the kitchen floor, worked with my ds to clean his bedroom (about 1.5 hrs), washed a few windows and blinds, and made a healthy dinner. A good day!

[Daria_Aleksandrovna]

Fell asleep with DS2 at 9pm and out of the window went productivity....

Winter is definitely coming when I'm doing that 5 out of 7 nights...:/