Woohoo! I’m really happy that it is Friday. Around here it’s quite snowy—which I love. The kids are off school today for the second day this week, so its feeling like it’s going to be a “stay inside, relax, and get a few things done” kind of weekend. This weekend I’m going to keep my list quite short so I can focus my energy on finishing up my office paper organizing project, and so I can set myself up for success. So here’s what’s on my lists this weekend:
Play List
- Read
- Relax with my family
- Organize / decorate another binder. (Fun part of office / paper project.)
- Boot Camp. My muscles are finally not sore. (I know—it took almost a week for the pain to go away.) And now it’s time to go back for a second round of punishment, er, I mean fun! 😉 Wish me luck. This time will be even more challenging since I now know what I’m getting myself into.
To Finish
- Laundry.
- Office paper project.
Before I say goodbye for the weekend, I want to talk about laundry a bit. I know that laundry is a source of frustration for many of my in-home organizing and coaching clients, as well as for many people who take my online workshops. One of the reasons that you see laundry on my list every week is because I make it a point to get completely caught up on laundry every single weekend. And this works really well for me. Here’s why. First, it means that laundry never piles up. There is never more than one week’s worth of laundry to do at a time…so laundry never gets overwhelming. Second, it allows me to give myself a check mark—and I find check marks very motivating. When that last load of the week is dry, folded, and put away, there’s a sense of accomplishment. The laundry is done! Sure, within minutes somewhere in the house a hamper has another pair of socks added to it…but for that brief moment in time, laundry really was finished and I got my check mark. Ahh…. 🙂
Okay…that’s all I’ve got for laundry chat today. So now…it’s on to your to-do lists! Please share your plans in the comments, and then check back here on Monday to let us know how things went. If you’ve never tried Finish It Friday before, give it a try this weekend! Tap into the power of accountability…and see how it works for you. I hope you have a terrific weekend.
Hi! This is my first Finish it Friday, so here goes!
Play List
1. Finish stitching 1st bunny
2. Relax with family
To Finish
1. Laundry
2. Gather refinance papers
3. Take stuff to storage/charity
Thanks for the encouragement Abby. I did end up loving yoga, though I almost didn’t make it. http://witharmsopenwide.wordpress.com/ One of the factors that got me out the door was knowing I was going to post here today! I also made it to tap class, which was a complete blast!
TO PLAY:
1. Meet friend at Y for the Elliptical. Short swim after.
2. Waffleman at Elementary School tonight
3. Take kids to brunch and open gym time at the Y (it’s been cold and snowy here, so I’m planning ahead ‘get the energy out’ activities for the weekend)
3. Sunday activity???
TO FINISH:
1. Calls for Appointments: 10th grade enrollment, orthodontist, physical therapy, preschool enrollment
2. Organize therapy notes (we have a couple of special needs kiddos) and decide on three areas of parenting focus for each child with hubby.
3. Pay Bills
4. Finish MBR Project (I made progress this week, there’s nothing left in there that doesn’t ‘belong’, but I want to go back through one last time and see if I can eliminate another layer. An empty shelf would be nice!)
ALWAYS ON MY LIST:
1. Laundry
2. School paperwork (I’m on top of it, so I need to stay that way!)
3. Exercise!
A mother of seven taught me years ago to completely empty the laundry basket twice a week. Now I can do it once a week and it’s not hanging over my head every single day. When I was growing up, we always did the laundry only once a week. Laundry is not my boss!
Finish it:
1. Finish laundry and do ironing.
2. Hang tie rack for hubby.
3. Set up spare bed.
4. Move china cabinet and bookcase.
5. Clear off dining table.
Play list:
1. Take kids swimming.
2. Board game night on Saturday.
I love this every Friday, this makes me think of what I want and need to do on the weekend!
Play:
-Create Junqe journals with my sister and step mom
-Hang out and go to the bookstore and shopping with family that is visiting
-Catch up on 365 uploading and photo book in progress
To Finish:
-Clean out dressers in room
-Complete collage images organizing in new system
I have a snow day today so I have been having fun blog hopping and feel that I can get a jump on my Finish It Friday list!
-Laundry
-Dishes (My dish washer is broken boo hoo 🙁
-Wash floors
-vacuum
-Bills
Play : )
Work on a new sewing project!
Thanks for the inspiration!! : )
Play:
1. Go shopping for home decor with the Husband (using our gift card so we keep with our New Year’s Resolution to save $$)
2. Hang out with my Mom. This will probably consist of dinner and a movie out our place.
Work:
1. Quick declutter of the various areas in the house, using your low hanging fruit method!
2. Bring items to Goodwill
3. Bathe the dog
4. Tackle a few small items on my Bugs list (it’s a list of things in my home/life that bug me, like a leaky faucet, pile of paper, etc)
The Usual:
1. Clean house
2. Do all laundry
Play:
-Skype with my mom
-Upload my finished MeTav album to Blurb
To Finish:
-Financial Documents for Taxes
-Take donations to goodwill
Hello Ladies,
playlist:
tennis
photo preservation
miniature golf
to finish (it is looong)
1. laundry
2. laundry
3. laundry
4. laundry
5. laundry
6. laundry
you get the idea I have about 6 loads to do.
Finish:
* clean bathrooms
* vacuum entire house
* sweep + mop kitchen floor
* plan meals + shop for the coming week
* finish dusting
* feels like I have more to do but that’s all I can come up with!!
Fun:
* Pinewood Derby with my son’s Cub Scout pack tomorrow
* Borders on Saturday or Sunday
* Get caught up on reading magazines
* Family movie night
* Quick trip to Target?
We have 5 in our family so I feel like we do a lot of laundry. I dread doing it every day so I pick 2 days a week(usually Wed and Sun) and do it all day until it is caught up. This way I don’t feel like it piles up but I’m also not a slave to the washer every day.
Woohoo! Thanks for sharing your lists! Have a great weekend. 🙂
I also love the few minutes where ALL the laundry is done and put away, the hampers are empty, and I feel great. Then someone will, without fail, take a shower or spill milk on their shirt, etc…. But it’s a great feeling while it lasts!