Today I:Made bed.Washed and dried a load of laundry.Cleaned kitchen.Emptied dishwasherSwept kitchenDid 5 minute walk-throughChecked bathrooms for clutter.Did my last night's routine - made lunches, laid out clothes, finished putting away laundry, and wiped down bathroom counters and toilets.That's two successful nights of my evening routine. I can … [Read more...]
Archives for October 2009
Daily Tasks
Today I:Made bed.Cleaned kitchen.Swept kitchen.Checked bathrooms for clutter. Did 5 minute walk-through.Last night:Did my new nightly routine. Made lunches. Wiped down sinks and counters in bathrooms. Checked to be sure laundry was done. Laid out clothes for morning. I must say that actually having lunches AND clothes done the night before … [Read more...]
Speeding up Supper Prep – Chicken
I've said many times that I'm good at excuses. I can come up with some doozies. What makes them so good is that there's always truth in them. As I work on this process of changing my slobbish habits, I'm working on stopping the excuses. Really, that's something I've been working on for many years. The best way I know of to … [Read more...]
Daily Checklist
I'll say right now that I totally stink at laundry. Give me a task that can be started and completed in one time period, and I'll do it. But give me a task that has to be remembered and come back to and my adhd totally kicks in. I went to bed last night without doing any of my new non-negotiable evening routine. I was sick and was in bed about … [Read more...]
Getting so Close!!!
If you've been reading my blog at all, you know that my office/game room is my big project that seems to never end. It has been the subject of many posts, even this Tackle it Tuesday post from a few weeks ago. I've been enjoying it so much for the last few weeks that it has been clutter free. I've even been able to ignore the very scary … [Read more...]
Two second tasks!
WHAT is my problem? I really irritate myself sometimes. I've been noticing some cobwebs by the ceiling in my hallway for probably a month now. A MONTH! Today I decided to do something about it. So I opened up the coat closet that I could reach without taking EVEN ONE STEP, and I grabbed the long-pole-duster-thingy, WHICH WAS RIGHT THERE IN THAT … [Read more...]
Menu Plan Monday
Not feeling so good today. All the more reason to have a plan. I was craving chicken soup tonight, but hubby offered to grab dinner. Even better. I'll make the soup tomorrow. When bone-in skin-on chicken breasts are under a dollar a lb, I love to buy a bunch and boil them. We'll have soup the first night, and then I'll have lots of cooked … [Read more...]
My New Non-Negotiable Task for the Week
I'm back! We actually got back on Saturday night, but yesterday was so busy and I was exhausted, so I'm just now getting back to the blog. The wedding went well, and I did forget mascara, the one thing my mother doesn't have. Oh well, I just looked like I was half-asleep. The great thing about having the flower girl for a daughter is that no one … [Read more...]
Quick tasks
We're heading out soon for the wedding, and I've been running around getting the stuff together for five people to spend the night away from home AND be beautiful the next day. I can be away from home and ugly, but away from home and pretty, is tough for me. Thankfully we're spending the night with my mom who probably has whatever I'll forget. … [Read more...]