Monday's Motivational Accountability....Account - update #1

Change Penny Savers on floor - done
Dishes
Organize entryway (maybe put stuff in car to bring to Sally Ann's) - done
Vac - done

Go through D's clothes
Wash my clothes
Wash P's clothes
Wash D's clothes

Go to HHH & MT

Add:

Pick up clothes on floor - done

Monday's Motivational Accountability....Account

This weekend wasn't too bad, even considering that I went through D's room. Now it seems my living room has been overrun by her clothes (she has so many!), and the rest of the house has fallen to a bit of a shambles. Not totally sure how that happened, but it's not going to be too hard to put back. The dripping from my ceiling seems to be slowing down, but I think that's only because it's been a couple days since they use their portable washing machine! According to the resident manager, the guy who was supposed to come and deal with the leak upstairs hasn't returned his calls. He seems to have that happen to him a lot---the same thing happened with the oven! I want to head over to at least one of the real estate offices in town to look into apartments. I was going to email one, but I think we'll just go downtown and do it. Other than that, I've got a lot to do, so it's PODA time!

Change Penny Savers on floor
Dishes
Organize entryway (maybe put stuff in car to bring to Sally Ann's)
Vac
Go through D's clothes
Wash my clothes
Wash P's clothes
Wash D's clothes
Go to HHH & MT

That's more than enough for today!

Thursday's Trek - update #2

Put away the clothes I folded last night - done
Put P down for a nap - done

Finish the dishes
Start cleaning out the fridge
Work more on some roses - 2 more roses, 8 total left to do now, then the green parts, then assembling the rest of the stuff with them after I get the pearl sprays with dad

Do more of T's clothes - moved what was in the washer to the dryer and put more in the washer
Change the Penny Savers on the floor - done
Write the rent check - done
Make a SHORT grocery list (I know we at least need garbage bags!) - done
Throw dinner in the crock pot (salsa and pork chops) - done (smells nice, going to go add some rice to it soon)
Take the garbage down to the dumpster - done
Go to post office - done
Go to store - done

Thursday's Trek - update

Put away the clothes I folded last night
Put P down for a nap - done
Finish the dishes - working on it
Start cleaning out the fridge
Work more on some roses
Do more of T's clothes - moved what was in the washer to the dryer and refilled the washer
Change the Penny Savers on the floor - done
Write the rent check - done
Make a SHORT grocery list (I know we at least need garbage bags!)
Throw dinner in the crock pot (salsa and pork chops) - done
Take the garbage down to the dumpster

Later today:

Go to post office
Go to store
Get jackets from mom?

Now I'm trying to figure out what's up with my head. My eyes went weird earlier, and now I have a mild headache. I'm wondering if it's a migraine. It's not really bad, but they do run in the family. What my eyes were doing could have been an aura.

The dripping from the ceiling seems to have slowed down, and I think I heard someone up there working earlier. I'm hoping they got everything fixed and this will be the end of that. For now. Ha ha. :-(

Wednesday's Plan - final update

I feel REALLY good about today :-) I've gotten the MAJORITY of my list DONE! WOOO HOOOO, GO ME! :-D I'm currently taking a few out to check comments on my blog (I've been deep into the memes lately :-D), check out other blogs (it's only proper and nice to check out other people doing the meme you're doing, especially if they visited YOUR blog, and leave a comment :-)), and just generally veg a few minutes before I go off and do a few more things from my list then collapse into bed! :-)

Oh yes, and the latest report on the slow drizzle from our ceiling...about 6 this evening, the water started coming down a bit more (not a constant stream, but it picked up the pace enough to notice), so I decided it was time to call the resident manager. Well, not 2 rings into it, I hear a knock at the door. It was the resident manager, because he wanted to let me know what was up and see how the situation changed. He had replaced the pipe he said he was going to replace, but found a NEW leak...this one in the pipe going from the kitchen sink upstairs to the main line (or vice versa, depending on how you want to look at it). Someone is supposed to be coming tomorrow to fix that, good thing there doesn't have to be much if anything done down here with that. And good thing there are no appliances in that half of the room anymore. :-| This house deserves to be leveled. :-|

Dishes (of course!) - 2/3 of the way through :-) - one of the next things I'm going to do.
27 flings around the house, of both varieties - since this is sorta redundant (ie, I'm flinging things, either to the garbage or to my donation box, while I'm sorting stuff, and when I clean things up, so I'm already doing this), I think it's going to be eliminated from now on.

Fold whatever needs folded, and put away - also next on my list
Sort things on futon - phase 1 complete. Phase 2 complete (there will be a Phase 3) - computer cables and a few other items - Phase 3 will have to wait until tomorrow. Anyone having small flashbacks to the game Phase 10? I'm also getting them to the Army when discussing phases. Weird.
Pick up the floor - always
Start Advent project with kids - I'll finish cutting some of this and setting it up, then the kids and I will catch up to where we are on the Advent calendar. I know, bad me..:-\ Clear mantle - done!
Decorate - mantle only, but that's all I intended to decorate!
Figure out dinner - I'm thinking spaghetti with homemade spaghetti sauce. It's amazingly quick for me :-) Maybe some chicken in it too :-) - done, no chicken. That's okay :-)

Vac - done
Replace Penny Savers on floor - done
Pick up our room after T wakes up - done
Added:
Put P to bed - done
Wash T's clothes - also next on the list....

Getting P to bed didn't go too bad tonight. He insisted on sitting up a few times to have some water, and we forgot to bring his big stuffed Elmo in, but other than that there was no yelling and screaming, and he eventually rolled over and let me pat his back so he'd fall asleep. I think it helps to have the light off and the door closed. I hope he's this good when my fil comes out. If he does. T said "as far as I know, that's what's supposed to happen when he comes out." Okay, the guy already has his vacation scheduled for the time his dad's supposed to be coming out. When are we going to hear from his dad or call him? :-| Men. That's part of why I'm doing the house. That and it needed it. But still. And he has to work Christmas night :-( At least he'll be getting paid a BUNCH for it!!!! :-( But he still has to WORK CHRISTMAS NIGHT.

I've got to get going. I'd like to get my little list done and then I want to do some of the reading for Advent. Hopefully I'll be able to keep up with that once I get to the point where I've caught up :-|

Tuesday's Territory Transformation - update #2

Dishes (of course!) - I can't get the drain plug/basket/thingie to stick and keep the water in :-(
27 flings around the house, of both varieties

Fold whatever needs folded, and put away - half way through---I've folded the things that are on the futon that need folded

Sort things on futon - since folding involves sorting---I'd say about 1/3-1/2 done! :-)
Pick up the floor - did some

Sort/clear off this desk of all the papers, etc - done, did some other stuff here too

Start Advent project with kids
Clear mantle
Decorate
Figure out dinner -split pea soup or salsa and pork chops in the crockpot, or even chicken and salsa in the crockpot. - split pea soup - smells nice! :-D

Now I'm going to go put on my shorts (done) for WW (I put shorts on underneath my pants during the winter), then SIT and do something I LOVE---crochet!!! I've got a rose or two to work on! Then about 5 I will go to WW--with or without the kids & hubby, preferably without!!!

Fwd: Tuesday's Territory Transformation - update #1

Dishes (of course!)
27 flings around the house, of both varieties

Fold whatever needs folded, and put away

Sort things on futon
Pick up the floor - did some

Sort/clear off this desk of all the papers, etc - done, did some other stuff here too

Start Advent project with kids
Clear mantle
Decorate
Figure out dinner -split pea soup or salsa and pork chops in the crockpot, or even chicken and salsa in the crockpot. - split pea soup

PODA updated, and the rest of my day

First the update on my PODA:

Sort through the baskets of D's clothes in the living room - Done!
Clear off and move the computer desk that used to be sitting under where the ceiling is leaking (I'm going to put it by the door and use it to house the shoes and as a place to put things when we come in the door. I'll keep it clear!) - Done!
Dishes (of course!) - About half way there :-)
27 flings around the house, of both varieties - ongoing

Wash P's and my clothes - done (they're in the washer at least, just waiting for the dryer to clear)

Move what's in the washer to the dryer - Done

Fold whatever needs folded, and put away - moved to tomorrow

Put the iron-on letters on my bag (a bit of an advertisement, it's the bag I not only use as a purse but more importantly carry candles in. It's going to say "Makes Great Gifts") - doy! Right on the package it says "no synthetic fabrics" and that's ALL my bag is...good thing I got the tube of fabric paint, huh? I put "Makes A Great Gift". My intention---for SOMEONE SOMETIME to ask me "What makes a great gift?" Do you think it might work?

Sort things on futon - This may just be taken care of tomorrow, between MOPS and Weight Watchers
Pick up the floor - mostly done. Isn't amazing how it grows though?

Sort/clear off this desk of all the papers, etc - Boxed up the computer stuff that had been here though!

Start Advent project with kids - I think I will do this after dinner is done! :-) Forgot :-(
Clear mantle

Bring down Christmas stuff (maybe some of the stuff on the old computer desk can go upstairs too, after D gets home) - Done

Next, what I was doing after (and sometimes instead of) doing what I should have been (like, stuff on the list):

Through the plugboards I found a forum for PSPers, or People who use Paint Shop Pro. It's not just people like me who are just getting into it---they're a lot more advanced than that sometimes! But I like playing with it (another facet of my creativity coming through), and anything to help me further taking care of my family (within reason, of course....there are some lengths I WON'T go to!). It's also fun (and I am serious....my plugs so far look rather amateurish!). And the lady who has put up all the tutorials (and seems to be the head of the forum) seems pretty cool already :-) I definitely look forward to learning more about PSP!

P went down fairly roughly, but eventually he got there. I've got to get it through his mother's head (yes I'm talking about me) that she's got to get him IN THERE and WORKING ON IT before 8:30---probably before 8! And I thought I was doing good even getting dinner going. Nope, still ended up too late :-( Tomorrow I plan on using the crockpot---for split pea soup! Which I will start after we get home from MOPS and probably going to visit my mom. Which means I need to get going to bed here!!

This morning I didn't start right on stuff. When I got up, T told me he wanted to go to the bank. So shortly there after I got dressed and we left. We never made it to the bank. And most of his pay check from last week is gone :-S But I got some yarn for mom's hat and maybe even a scarf, and he got his digital scale! Then he came home and went to bed!

Well, I need to get going to bed myself, so I will see you all tomorrow! I hope you enjoy this week's edition of 10 on Tuesday!

Finally the PODA - update #2

So here's another update. I'll clear the commentary from before :-)

Sort through the baskets of D's clothes in the living room - Done!
Clear off and move the computer desk that used to be sitting under where the ceiling is leaking (I'm going to put it by the door and use it to house the shoes and as a place to put things when we come in the door. I'll keep it clear!) - Done!
Dishes (of course!) - About half way there :-)
27 flings around the house, of both varieties - I think this is a continuous process, involves the other things I've done right now, but I may do one or two at some point. Things have gone in the box and bag though!
Wash P's and my clothes - done (they're in the washer at least, just waiting for the dryer to clear)

Move what's in the washer to the dryer - Done

Fold whatever needs folded, and put away - will probably also be done when P goes to bed. Some while I'm waiting for the iron to heat up, so while I'm waiting for this or that....there will definitely be time :-)
Put the iron-on letters on my bag (a bit of an advertisement, it's the bag I not only use as a purse but more importantly carry candles in. It's going to say "Makes Great Gifts") - I'm thinking I'll do this after P goes to bed tonight
Sort things on futon - This may just be taken care of tomorrow, between MOPS and Weight Watchers
Pick up the floor - mostly done. Isn't amazing how it grows though?

Sort/clear off this desk of all the papers, etc - Boxed up the computer stuff that had been here though!
Start Advent project with kids - I think I will do this after dinner is done! :-)
Clear mantle

Bring down Christmas stuff (maybe some of the stuff on the old computer desk can go upstairs too, after D gets home) - Done

And I also got dinner made, just gotta go serve it! Woo hoo, go me!

Finally, the PODA - update #1

Sort through the baskets of D's clothes in the living room - one basket done (it's actually a box), 2 to go. I've already put a nice little pile into my donation bag (one of those large Ziplock Storage bags, which I got when I got the clothes from my first recruit a while back. It's pretty full, I'm going to have to find another container, possibly just my donation box, to put the clothes in).
Clear off and move the computer desk that used to be sitting under where the ceiling is leaking (I'm going to put it by the door and use it to house the shoes and as a place to put things when we come in the door. I'll keep it clear!) - 1/2 done - the desk is clear, I'm going to be moving it as soon as I get up from here. I'm going to leave one of the computer towers on it, as it's the one we borrowed from dad when the other computer bit the dust.
Dishes (of course!) - haven't even looked at the kitchen yet, but as soon as I have the desk moved, that should be next!
27 flings around the house, of both varieties - well, unless you can count all the garbage I took off just that desk....not yet
Wash P's and my clothes - the washroom is the next room after the kitchen, and if I haven't gone for the kitchen yet, LOL....this will be brought in when I go to the kitchen so I can do both this and the next one while the sink is filling with water!
Move what's in the washer to the dryer
Fold whatever needs folded, and put away - not yet, but soon! :-)
Put the iron-on letters on my bag (a bit of an advertisement, it's the bag I not only use as a purse but more importantly carry candles in. It's going to say "Makes Great Gifts") - I'm thinking I'll do this after P goes to bed tonight
Sort things on futon - gotta move the desk, which is blocking the futon. There's really just a box of things on there, which is where I toss things to take care of later, etc
Pick up the floor - wow, finally something else I did. Not a whole lot of it, but the floor doesn't look like it's littered with stuff anymore
Sort/clear off this desk of all the papers, etc - I just piled more stuff on it, this time computer items from the other desk, which will be put in a box of their own, which I will also be looking through, and trying to consolidate or something to find room to put everything
Start Advent project with kids
Clear mantle
Bring down Christmas stuff (maybe some of the stuff on the old computer desk can go upstairs too, after D gets home) - This has been done, as it was something I planned on doing as soon as the desk was clear, since then I could put the one tower upstairs and the other on the stairs. Yes, there were 2 on the desk, don't get me into T and his computer stuff :-S I'm going to have to find a way to convince him to go through the box down here and the large box that's more than overflowing upstairs. :-|
Decorate with said stuff - partly done---I have my door wreaths up on our main entrance door and my front door :-)