Happy Monday! I hope you had a great weekend. Mine was tiring but good. My volunteer project this weekend was working (for 26 hours!) at a basketball tournament that my son’s team sponsored. It was fun…but boy am I worn out today. As for my weekend to-do list, I did relax on Sunday night as planned, but the other two things on my really short list didn’t get done. (But I did do a couple of loads of laundry.) This weekend made me even more glad that I’ve changed up my cleaning and laundry routines. Having those new routines in place allowed me to be away from home for most of the weekend…yet not be too far behind on Monday. Love that! So often routines seem like they’d be the end of spontaneity, but as counter-intuitive as it may be, routines can actually allow you to be more spontaneous. Pretty cool.
Speaking of routines…you may be wondering who won the spot in Janine Adam’s online workshop Simplify Your Life with Habits and Routines. Well, it is evi who posted on February 19, 2012 at 05:55 AM and said: “just retweeted Aby’s post (two of them, wasn’t sure which one is the right one… ;->).” Congrats evi! (I don’t have your email address so email me at aby @ simplify 101 dot com to claim your spot!)
Thanks to everyone who entered the giveaway. And remember, class begins tomorrow, so there’s still plenty of time to get in on the fun and simplify your life with new habits and routines. If you played along with Finish It Friday this weekend, I’d love to hear how your weekend went. Thanks so much for sharing your updates in the comments.
Enjoy the rest of your Monday!
Aby! You worked 26 HOURS??? Oh.My.Goodness!!!! You *should* be tired – you should be exhausted! Congrats on getting it done though 🙂
Here’s my update for the weekend:
PLAY:
*Shopping day with Mom – CHECK! We had a really, really nice day.
*Family movie/pizza night – CHECK!
*Amazon.com order (Project Life) – CHECK (thanks to my husband)!
*Something fun & creative…I’m leaving it open for now. – CHECK (I watched some class videos)!
*Daily photography (ongoing project) – CHECK!
TO DO:
*Lesson plans – CHECK!
*Prepare for Bible class – CHECK!
*Make progress on taxes – no; plans for Saturday got changed, so will make this a priority this week.
*Change sheets – rescheduled for Monday (and as of this posting, it’s a “CHECK!”)
*Laundry – CHECK!
*Continue decluttering of old computer – CHECK!
*Continue progress on bookkeeping tasks – CHECK!
*Directory project with DS – no, but it’s an ongoing project & will be a priority for this week
A busy, productive weekend. Felt good to cross things off the to do list!
Fun:
*scrapbook – check…my 9 year old son was surprising helpful in my making progress!
*college basketball game – check
*son’s basketball game – check…won by 2 in overtime!
To Do:
*get to the gym – check
*fold & put away laundry – check
*start organizing 3rd floor space – didn’t get to this, but will have to this week as workers need in there by Sat.
*menu plan/grocery shop – check
*help son get started on book report – check…did some brainstorming
*help kids organize Legos…still on the list
*catch up on general paperwork…still on the list
tiring weekend here too but good fun
FUN
* good friends 40th birthday party on saturday night. mum booked for babysitting. house cleaned ready for overnight guests. I’m all set for a good time ~ BIG CHECK ~ BABYSITTING WORKS YIPPEE
* baby swim on half term break this weekend so we can do a lazy sunday morning lie in ~ ACTUALLY I GOT UP AND COOKED A MEGA BREAKFAST FOR EVERYONE
TO DO
* call family in Canada ~ CHECK
* finish loading photo print order ~ NEARLY DONE
* get diary updated and prepare for next week ~ CHECK
* do menu plan for next week and food order ~ ALSO NEARLY DONE, TAKING LONGER THAN ANTICIPATED AS NOW WORKING IN FOOD FOR BABY WEANING
So it was a very busy and productive weekend with lots of other things thrown in but good things 🙂 Kids are happy, DH is happy, and I am tired!!
Play:
* church dinner (eat not work!)CHECK
* finish I <3 U frames (x 3)NOPE
* finish week 2 of Project Life CHECK
* do week 3 minimum A WORK IN PROGRESS
* Scrap something NOPE
* Play with my cricut (Christmas gift yet to be used!)DOING IT RIGHT NOW FOR A SCHOOL PROJECT BUT HEY, I'M DOING IT 😉
* take kids to bookstore - CHECK
* Zumba at home 2 times! ONCE SO CHECK 😉
To Do:
* upload, download, edit etc... pics
* order pics (ok should this be play or work????)
* pay bills CHECK
* menu plan CHECK
* laundry CHECK
* vacuum down CHECK
* mop CHECK
* clean bathroom up CHECK
* one chore list item CHECK
* one organization chore CHECK
* dust upstairs CHECK
Aby, wow that is quite the volunteer project! Glad you had fun and hope you’ve been able to get some sleep.
Congrats to evi on grabbing the workshop spot!
Finish:
Vacuum -DONE
Dusting – DONE
Clean bathrooms – DONE
Sweep + mop kitchen floor – DONE
Stay on top of laundry – DONE
Consignment shop items – DONE and I made quite a bit of money!
Pick up my oldest’s new glasses – DONE
Drop off glass recycling – It’s in my car, will drop off tomorrow
Work on taxes – Did not even start
Organize outside toys/garage toys – DONE
Vacuum my car – DONE
Battery changed in my HRM – Did not do.
Fun:
Family movie + pizza night – YES
Daughter’s basketball game on Saturday – my in-laws will be here to cheer her on! – We had fun cheering her on!
Saturday am run – DONE in the rain and wind!
Go out to dinner on Saturday -FUN
Take the pinterest plunge! – Signed up and dabbled for a bit.
Swim or something fun with the kids – Had some playdates!
Reading time – DONE, but could have used more
Target – my kids have gift cards to spend 🙂 – DONE
Felt like I bit off to much this weekend. Need to remember that for next weekend.
OK I’m sick again and didn’t get that much done but my hubby came to the rescue. I can’t wait to see the allergist specialist on Friday.
Fun:
Read – Check
Rest – Check
Craft Project – Nope
Pizza Night – Check
Niece’s Birthday Party – Hubby went by himself-I felt lousy
To Do:
Wash – Thanks to hubby
Clean House – Thanks to hubby
Complete New Patient Forms – Nope – Need to do today
Bank – Check – Thanks to hubby
Library – Check – Thanks to hubby
Order Disney Photos – Nope and missed a good deal-will have to wait for another deal and hopefully I can have them together by then
As you can see my darling hubby did everything agian this weekend. I’m blessed that he is so helpful. Wow Aby that was a project. I’m so glad you had fun and didn’t feel pressure with house chores and that it’s working for you.
Congrats to Evi for winning the workshop. Hope everyone has a great week and see you on Friday.