I’m posting the Monday check-in early this week, because tomorrow morning when I would normally post…I’ll be on an airplane headed to Michigan. Here’s my weekend progress report.
Play List
- Tae Kwon Do tournament. This means no boot camp. Oh no! Check and I ran Saturday morning to make up for missing boot camp…so this is a double check.
To Finish
- Start and finish packing for trip. At this point this is almost a check. But it will definitely be a check before tomorrow morning.
- Finish laundry. The last load is in the washer right now. And it’s a blanket for my bed…so the laundry will be done before bed. 🙂
- Start and finish cleaning the house. Thanks to my sweet son…this is almost a check, too. I will clean the bathroom tonight, and call it good.
- Meal plan / grocery list for the upcoming week. Check!
- Finish (at least) one spring cleaning task. Check! Okay…I seriously want to spring clean so, so much right now. It was the perfect day to spring clean the garage…BUT…I am packing to go north…where it will be nothing like spring for the time while I’m there. Yes, folks, this is torture for the organizer in me. I did spring clean the pantry a bit, so I got my check…but darn, I wish I could do more!
How did you do with your lists this weekend? I hope it was a fun and productive weekend for you!
Well, lol, I have had my paper clutter spread all over the family room floor for much of the afternoon and am still pecking away at it. Thankfully, after Christmas I finally found a solution to my file drawer shortage that works for me, so it is looking like the paper backlog will soon be cleared up, and it’s about time!
Got my new curtains washed and dried, so they are ready for hemming, tomorrow if I’m lucky.
And I managed to spend a good bit of time just relaxing today, which is always on my weekend list, but never seems to get done.
All in all, I’m calling it pretty successful.
I beg your pardon – it’s spring here in Michigan. It’s raining and the birds are chirping. 🙂 It was in the high 60’s last week and while a bit colder this week, we ARE officially in spring. By the way, have you heard of the book “1000 Mile Walk on the Beach”? It’s about a mom that decided to walk the perimiter of Lake Michigan during a whole summer. Sounds like a cool adventure, don’t you think? The author lives in Battle Creek and will be at the garden show in Grand Rapids this weekend. Just in case you are there. If not, check out on amazon. It’s a good read. Have a nice trip!
Thanks for the recommendation Lisa. Have you, uh, checked out the Michigan weather forecast for the upcoming week? Brrr… 😉
Thanks for checking in Jan C. So happy you found a solution to your file drawer shortage. 🙂
Finish:
1. Fix bed drawers. Check! Finally!
2. Bring puppy to the vet. Check!
3. Drop off recycling. Check!
4. Wash windows, inside and out. No check.
5. Clean and declutter the patio. Check and check!
6. Laundry. Check! I finished folding and putting it all away this morning.
7. Clean house. Check!
8. Finish chair makeover. Sort of check. I recovered the chair with a patterend fabric that I had trouble making work so I decided I would redo the chair in a solid.
Play:
1. Date Night with the husband. Check! We had dinner out and saw Paul.
2. Family Day at the park with our puppy. We didn’t go to the park but we did go to my in-laws’ home, which has a big backyard. So we still played outside. Check.
Well Not sure if I got ot all done! It was busy and I am tired. Does that count for anything?
Sat:
Go to dunkin donuts for a coffee and hopefully free mug as part of grand opening week =-) – DONE
Gym – DONE
Banks (2 differnet ones to deposit $) NOT DONE
Recycling ——–Sort of Done
sams – buy milk and fruit (love spring & summer fruit) – DONE
Clean house – Sort of Done
Dinner & Bingo with a friend – Of course this got DONE
Hope husband gets cabinet from storage unit – DONE
Sun:
Cleaning – Minimal Done
Cleaned cabinet – DONE
Laundry – 2 of 3 Loads Done
Pay bills =-( SOMEHOW THIS DID NOT GET DONE WONDER WHY? LOL
prep stuff to list on ebay when listing sale comes up in April – I never touched the computer this weekend so nope, but I still have time right
finish getting tax stuff together for tax guy so we can hopefully submit to him next week – NOPE
empty out storage unit so we can cancel on 3/21 – ONE LAST LOAD TODAY!!!
start loading cabinet from storage unit… – STARTED LOADING
clean items to go into storage – ??? Not sure what I was thinking
prep box of containers to be donated to gimme5 program – STARTED TO CLEAN/SORT
meal plan for next week – NOPE
As I am looking at this above this should be enough to keep me busy!!
We are getting a roommate and this is also motivating me to clean house and attempt to rid the clutter. Its embarassing to have someone see how messy you truly are. However there just are not enough hours in the day to get it all done.
Help I need balance! =-)
Posted by: Skye | March 18, 2011 at 11:42 AM
We had a warm day Friday and it put me in the mood to spring clean. Not warm enough to move around the summer clothes but I did get a lot done because I was motivated by warm weather.
Play:
Craft shopping with gift card – It was fun shopping and having a gift card to use
Read – Finished 1 book and started another
To Do List:
Wash – got head start yesterday – Check
Ironing – Check
Spring clean bathroom cabinet – Check
Spring clean linen closet – Check
Sort out shoes – Check
Organize master closet (at least start this project) – Check – now I’m ready to just move stuff around when we finally get warmer weather in May
Clean house – Almost Check (Hubby helped) Still have to dust the bedrooms
Grocery shopping/Meal plan – Check (Hubby helped again since he does most of the cooking.)
**Cleaned out my dresser drawers
**Cleaned out 2 more cabinets in craft room and straightned closet (need to purge a few things from the closet – will be much easier now that everything is organized
**Cleaned out 3 craft containers of projects and extra paper and put in color coordinate bins – so happy to have this done
**Paid Bills and have banking ready to go when I do errands
**Hubby cleaned out cookbooks and rearranged some kitchen cabinets so that’s off the to-do-list
**Purchased can opener
**These items weren’t on my list but I was on a roll and kept going. It felt so good to get so much done this weekend. I’m so ready for warmer weather with having a taste of this past weekend. I always enjoy seeing what everyone gets done and it motivates me to keep going. Thanks! Have a save trip. Dottie
One last thing, I went to target and found some bobble filters on clearance, might try that.. and I found a binder that I think I will use in making my command center binder on clearance.
Well, I got my Play done!!
Play: Fun Walk — did it and came in under 40 minutes (2 miles). Very good for me.
Topeka Bike Show — went and it was fun. We also got in for free being military.
To Do: Laundry — nope. But I am cleaning my washing machine today and will do a load of whites
Put laundry away!! — no. Will do it tonight along with switching out Winter/Spring clothing
As I am on Spring Break this week I have already got some stuff done today like cleaning out and organizing the front closet. Hoping to get my bathtub cleaned, too.
Finish:
Laundry – DONE
Meal plan + shop for the week – dONE
Vacuum – DONE
Clean bathrooms – DONE
Dusting – DONE
Sweep kitchen + mop – DONE
Finalize schedule for the upcoming week – DONE
Pay a few bills – Mon or Tues
Fun:
Little League pictures + batting practice on Sat – DONE
Library – DONE
Family movie night + pizza – DONE
Scouting for Food with my oldest on Sunday – DONE + they raised a lot of money and collected donations for our local food bank 🙂
Early Sunday am run – Skipped it….
Reading – DONE
Finish:
Start Command Central Binder-CHECK (still have more to do but at least it’s started).
Clean Master Bath-CHECK
Put Clean & Folded Laundry Away-CHECK
Make beds for guests.- CHECK
Grocery Shopping(Pick up a few necessities for a picnic on Sunday)-CHECK
Play:
Game Night w/ Friends & Family-CHECK
Date Night w/ Hubs-CHECK
Make Key Lime Pie- Made a chocolate cake instead…will make this later this week.
Plant Flowers- CHECK
Extra’s That Were Finished This weekend:
Trimmed Trees & Cleaned Up After
Plowed Vegetable Garden Area
Prepped Vegetable Garden for Tilling
Made A Mosaic Stepping Stone w/ My Son
I posted a follow up e-mail on my blog!