Rubbish!!!!

This isn't going to well to be honest!!!!!

This week my husband has been on nights and I have either found myself crawling back into bed beside him late morning and sleeping for a few hours, or I find myself thinking I can't do stuff as I don't want to wake him up!! But it's excuses, excuses, excuses isn't it???

I did sort out quite alot in the "junk room" though - but now I have various different piles - car boot, ebay and charity piles!!! All the rubbish I have managed to bin although I do have a few bits I need to go to the tip to get rid of - could do that tomorrow morning.

I need to get my arse into gear though - time is quickly running out for us to get these things done. Effectively we have about 8-10 weeks to get this house in order and decorated - so next week I really really really have to make an effort. - Yeah right I hear you say - but if I don't do it this week I never will will I??????

Motivation starting to kick in......!

So I am still no good at this new career...but I am trying!!!!
Last week I did manage to get through a fair bit of the ironing pile. I first split the pile down though into things that I knew we both wore regularly - and in my case things that still fit me!! No point ironing stuff we won't wear is there?

This weekend my husband decided to invite round a couple of mates to spend Saturday afternoon watching football and playing on XBox with him - aaaggghh!!! So Saturday morning was spent quickly tidying the downstairs of the house. Husband did join in thankfully and he did the hoovering while I popped out and bought the beers (!) Was quite nice seeing everything downstairs all neat and tidy!!

On Sunday I spent the day at Mum's. I went through boxes of my old stuff. A lot of it is going to hopefully earn us a few pennies by being sold at a car boot sale but think we'll have to wait until the weather is a little bit warmer!!! But at least that's done.........well, apart from the stuff in the garage that is still to go through, but again that will be when the warmer weather comes!

So this morning I got up and after walking the dog and having some breakfast I cracked on!
I have decided not to write To-Do Lists anymore. I don't stick to them in any way and then I get annoyed when I haven't completed things on the lists......or I end up writing new ones before finishing the old ones! So instead I have a new book (3 for £1 in Poundshop!!!) and I put the date at the top of the page and then I write the jobs I do during that day beneath it. Today was Day 1 in the new book and looking at my list this evening makes me feel like I have had a good day - I am also shattered!!!!! Today I have completely cleaned the fireplace! It's a gas fire but inside it was covered in dust so I took off the front panel and completely cleaned it! It looks so shiny!!!! I also sorted out the bathroom cabinet, dusted lounge, hoovered downstairs and the stairs, and I washed all the skirting boards, windows and banister in the hall..............phew!!!

And the funny thing is I can't wait to get going again tomorrow!!!

Wow - I'd have been sacked by now!!!

Ok ok ok - so I am terrible at my new job!!!
We were away from 23rd December until the 2nd January. I was so so knackered when I got back it was unbelievable!!! On Sunday I took all the Christmas decorations down while my husband was at work......took me hours and we hadn't even put them all up this year seeing as we were going to be away!!

Yesterday was a weird day. I had no motivation to do anything. I tried to do a few things but we were out in the afternoon for an appointment and then in the evening I had to do the food shopping after dropping my hubby off at his pool evening.........then had to pick up him.....

Excuses, excuses, excuses.

So today - Snow day!!!!!! After being out for over an hour in the snow with the dog I started in the kitchen. I sorted out loads of bits and pieces and completely turfed out the cupboards throwing away anything out of date (which was a fair bit!) and completly cleaning the cupboards. Thought ran through my head that I must be getting a head start on my spring cleaning which isn't a bad thing!!

Took me quite some time to be honest!!!

Now about to cook dinner for me and the hubby - then a bath to soothe my sore back which I seem to have pulled somehow while walking the dog in 6-7inches of snow this evening!!!

I really need to sort myself out though which I know I have said before - but tomorrow's mission is to have downstairs completely tidy and as organised as possible...........
Thursday is ironing and putting it all away - our ironing pile is a mountain range - as this weekend we are sorting through all our clothes and getting rid of what we no longer fit into or wear.
Friday may still be ironing but will have to see how I go!!!!!!!!!!