Happy Monday morning to you, and welcome to the brand new week. Woohoo! I hope you had a great weekend and a productive one if you played along with Finish It Friday this weekend. I did pretty well with my to-do list, and also enjoyed relaxing on the big chair, watching the Olympics. I’m really enjoying the Olympics this time around.
So here’s how I did on my list:
- Finish laundry.Done! (Though oddly, I didn’t finish laundry until last night. I sure liked it better the weekend before when laundry was all done on Saturday.)
- Start and finish cleaning the house.Done! With the help of the whole family — funny how much more enjoyable the task is with some helpers.
- Pick two things from my to-finish list. Done! I picked some nagging, lingering to-dos such as returning some items to a friend and hand-washing the one item that needed hand-washing for a really long time. Simple task and now it’s done.
I also started some spring / deeper cleaning projects in the kitchen—like washing the utensil drawer dividers and silverware dividers. I also used Murphy’s Oil Soap on the bottom cabinets and pantry door. Whew, looks so much better. Next week, if the mood strikes, I’ll finish up this cabinet cleaning project, doing more inside and outside cabinets and drawers.
Claudia asked how I keep track of my to-do lists. (Great question Claudia!) I’ll share that in a post later this week. So stay tuned.
Remember, today is a great day to plan your week. What would you like to accomplish this week before Friday? Make a list and see how many things you can check off this week. Also, remember our friend Move It Forward Monday. Use today to make a bit of progress, or to move forward, any project or task that was on last week’s to-do list but didn’t get finished up. Sound like a plan? Terrific! I’ll be right there with you as I have a long to-do list this week. So let’s get busy! Remember to share in the comments how you did on your Finish It Friday list. I can’t wait to hear!
I didn’t do finish it friday this week as the kids were on half term holidays but I am really pleased that even with 4 kids rushing around here all week the house was pretty reasonable this morning!
I am definitely interested in how you do your To Do lists! I was wondering if you have a method or something you could share about how to tackle spring cleaning? I am feeling the need to spring clean but haven’t a clue how to go about it! thanks!
Emily :o)
Ok, well it might have helped if I’d written them all down properly lol.
1. Order Vista labels (had designed, but not ordered) Umm….not done!!
2. Make 3 cards for me; 1 congrats, 1 get well & 1 male birthday, plus 5 cards for salon – done
3. Return library books – doing tomorrow
4. Start scrapbook tags with Natasha – started
5. Print out stars and laminate posters – posters done, forgot all about the stars lol
6. Prepare for presentation by end of Sunday night – done (well technically today, but done which is the main thing!)
7. Sewing (forgot about this)
8. Figure out how to make crochet flower! (made progress, still got a bit to do. I need to ask a friend!)
Love the idea of the Move it Forward Monday, will definately try that. I am really making progress now, loving this! :o)
Ok. Let’s just say that dealing with coupons takes up a large chunk of your weekend. Period. Very little shredding was done. So… looks like I will be moving my same things on the list to next Friday and Sunday because Saturday we will be going out of town for the day. I did finish laundry and iron clothes. 🙂
Friday is a great day for getting organized the following week. I like to engage in a little bit of planning each evening before the next day arrives. A little bit of organization each day goes a long way to having the week run smoothly.
My goal was to complete at least 15 items on a ToDo list that had 60. I did at least 20.