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Post by RoadRunner on Jan 8, 2018 23:22:34 GMT -5
I have been playing around with doing task based on the first letter in the day of the week... Wednesday -- Wipe down day --- dust and wipe down appliances Tuesday and Thursday work on Taxes and paper work Thursday vacuum through the house Saturday sheet day I like fun as well and having a quote to motivate. I use an online resources www.kanban.flow it is free. I like it because I can have categories with list and I can move things around with a click and drag. I like color too...Orange i use daily and are must be done no matter what, Green is a current project, yellow is a project that is coming up or I have started and it is on hold for some reason, red means it is done, Blues I move around to indicated what needs to be next. Blue is at the bottom so I go everything done. It also has a timer. Attachment Deleted
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Post by hollyhock on Jan 9, 2018 7:32:35 GMT -5
Hiya RoadRunner . I know you have used and liked Kanban for a few years (?) now. I just think I need something not on the computer - something on paper or cards etc. This list here on Listzilla is the best I can do computer-wise. But we all need to find what works for us. Tuesday January 9, 2018 I did not have a very successful day yesterday. I was in an energy slump most of the day - I think from eating too many carbs. What I did do was mostly locker-related - got some things sorted, assessed, moved around etc. I got 2 totes down to the locker as I did this, but I had to remove everything on the floor of the locker, and part of the stuff on the first shelf in order to do this. I got the current totes in as I like, but there are still 2 medium-sized and 1 small Christmas tote to move down there. I also brought up another small tote which contains mostly used items from painting and sanding etc, none of which I need any longer. Ds told me recently that I had given him painting stuff, and if I keep asking him things he gets irritated, so I think this stuff will all just get tossed now, instead of waiting for him to say no. There are other really old garlands down there that I am going to also toss, plus a few boxes to get out to recycling. Then it will be fairly organized. I did empty 1 large tote, and was able to fit wreaths and outdoor stuff in it that wouldn't fit in the smaller totes. I also got my 2 pre-lit garlands into a smaller tote, so I THINK once I get the yucky garlands out, none of my Christmas stuff will be in green garbage bags any more. The locker gets so dusty/ dirty that I come away with visible dirt on my hands, so have to wash them as soon as I leave. (I did leave wet ones in foil wrap down there, but they dried out and became useless.) So when I work on the locker, I ONLY work on the locker. I also made it out to the grocery store to get some stuff that I hope I will make into soup. And some dailies, but that is all. No other cleaning. But I woke today thinking that expecting to work on projects in addition to regular cleaning on the same day is not working for me right now. So I am back to the thoughts of making Mon and Tues project days, and doing the weekly cleaning later in the week. I feel like I am really behind on taking down my decorations - but am I? My tree is artificial so no danger of it drying out. And I have it set up on a timer to come on AM and PM, and I'm really enjoying seeing the lights still. The tree and the village need to be stored in the storage closet up here, which also holds a lot of kitchen appliances and other various things like tools etc. I keep debating in my head re doing zones - because with zones, this week I'd be working in my bedroom, when it isn't the area needing the most attention right now. So now I am back to my initial thoughts of just working around the apt. That plan started with the locker, and then moved upstairs, starting at the front door, moving left, which takes it down the hall of closets. Originally I had assigned spaces to each week, but I am trying to lighten any pressure I put on myself, and so I just want to work 2 days a week moving around the apt, and just handling things as I come to them. Other than taxes and balcony prep, nothing has a time line once Christmas gets put away. I'm trying to figure out how to work monthlies into this - or even what are my monthlies - but I think what I will do is take the last week each month and devote to the monthly deep cleaning, and then pick up on the deeper cleaning and decluttering the next week. Anyway, my goals for today are: Take last 3 totes down to locker Toss bag of old garlands Laundry - clothes - to put away Make soup Get remaining cookies out of the apt Exercise? 1 mile Start taking ornaments off of tree
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Post by RoadRunner on Jan 9, 2018 8:22:10 GMT -5
Yeah I am a technogeek I confess......but I do have a BUJU to keep me grounded ..... Great Goal for the day hollyhock ....clear, focused and very doable!!! Go Go Go
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Post by hollyhock on Jan 10, 2018 4:40:29 GMT -5
Thank you RoadRunner . I was pretty successful with my list for yesterday. Instead of tossing the garlands, I was able to show them to the super, who took them for the building. I didn't make my soup, because by the time I finshed running up and down for laundry and moving totes, it was 6-7 trips down, I was at the part of the day where I tend to get very tired, and I didn't want to run the stove. Wednesday January 10/ 18 Today has been assigned to errands. I didn't really need anything, until I used a smallish tote (bread-box size) I bught for storig something else last week, to contain the silver ornaments I removed from my tree last evening, and it worked so much better than the flimsy package it came in. So now I plan to get a couple more, so that is my only errand I need to do. And since I have decided to make Thurs and Fri my cleaning days, I decided to wash my linens on Thursdays instead of Tuesdays now. I do clothes on Tuesdays. But to make that easier, I think I will make Wed a 'change linen' day, to give me a head start. Today I also plan to get the 'garbage' out of my locker - just a tiny bit, plus from the tote of paint supplies, which I brought upstairs yesterday. These will be bagged up and just taken to the dumpster in the lower parking garage. Goals for today: Change linens - table cloth, bath towels, sheets Errand Toss garbage from locker into dumpster Make soup Remove remaining balls from tree Exercise 1 mile
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Post by hollyhock on Jan 11, 2018 5:11:21 GMT -5
Yesterday I ended up going to 3 different malls, 3 different dollar stores in order to get 4 of the smallish totes in the size I wanted. Then I got groceries, and that took up most of my day, or my energy. Therefore nothing more got done, except my exercising. So firstly my apt is a real mess now, especially with dishes. I'm still behind on the above chores, and then I need to do today's stuff as well. The most critical stuff for me right now is to finish up the locker, doing a bit of laundry (linens) and making the soup before my veggies go bad. So goals for today: Catch up on dishes!!!! Change linens - table cloth, bath towels, sheets Launder linens Chop veggies, make soup Go through tote of painting supplies, toss most in dumpster (some new for donations too) Gather recycling from kitchen, locker, and get out to bins Wipe down 4 new small totes, plus 1 that held painting supplies Clean back of apt - dust, scrub, garbage out, vac, mop, restock Start removing remaining balls from Christmas tree - put in new tote Exercise (can I do 2 miles today?)
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Post by hollyhock on Jan 12, 2018 5:34:17 GMT -5
I did very well yesterday (noted in yesterday's edit on post), until I decided to take some of my soup over to my elderly neighbor. I had no intention to stay but she invited me in to see a project she was working on, and 1 thing lead to another and we sat and chatted for far too long, and I got nothing more done. But I do think we both enjoyed it, so I don't regret it. Friday January 12, 2018 So today I still have the whole apt to clean. I've kind of decided to leave my tree up for the weekend because I'm still enjoying it. Not only do I see the clear lights that I have coming on AM and PM, but it also reflects in the DR window, so it's like I have 2 sets of twinkle lights! After making the soup my kitchen really needs attention again, and it might take me 3 rounds through today to get it done - 2 for dishes, and then 1 for general cleaning. I think I can do the general cleaning plus maybe a bit extra in each room, in 20 minute segments, so my following list will be for that. Plan is to work 20 minutes, then break for 10, then on to next room or task. Today's list: Dishes 1st round Me (shower, dress) Water plants, clean bird cage Bedroom Bathroom Spare room and hall Dishes LR and entrance DR Kitchen Exercise (2 miles?) YES! 2 Miles!
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Post by hollyhock on Jan 13, 2018 8:42:31 GMT -5
Saturday January 13, 2018 Yesterday I didn't get as much done as I wanted. It was one of those days where you need a day off to just relax, since you have no energy left. I did get in 2 miles in the evening, and that was really my biggest goal. But now a lot is left over that I can hopefully catch up on today. Previously I had decided Saturdays would be good paperwork days. My main paperwork includes sorting out a lot of items I have printed out lately. I may not get to them today. But I would like to get the apt back into decent order. Today's list: Me (shower, dress, makeup) Catch up dishes Water plants, and turn them Clean bird cage Scrub kitchen sinks , counters, stove top Clean microwave, Foreman Grill Tidy LR/ DR/ Entrance Dust LR/ DR/ Entrance Vac couch Vac LR/ DR/ Entrance, kitchen Vac bedroom, spare room, hall, bathroom Mop kitchen, entrance, bathroom Exercise (2 miles) Cook something
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Post by hollyhock on Jan 14, 2018 7:23:23 GMT -5
Sunday January 14, 2018 I got most of my chores/ cleaning done yesterday - but dishes are still out of control. And I didn't get to mopping. But since my biggest goal currently is more related to exercising, I try to make that a daily certainty. I'm trying to stay consistent with working with Leslie Sansone walking routines, currently at 2 miles, with the hope of getting that up to at least 3. But I tend to get side-tracked with other various interesting-looking routines, so I never stay consistent with her. However this weekend I came across another interesting idea which should work perfectly with that, called Walk to Mordor. It's 'following' Frodo and Sam's path in Lord of the Rings, from Hobbiton to Mount Doom, which is 1779 miles - and then back again. So depending on how much you walk, it will take some time - close to a year to get there, doing 5 miles a day, IF you do that much. But like working everything else, it's broken down into smaller plans, and baby steps, which helps you see results. I'm following a thread on MFP, plus I added an app to my phone. So I may run a tally here for that too. So far I have posted 4 miles on it (Fri and Sat.) which takes me 1 mile from Tookland, the first milestone. Since I have not read the books in years (decades?) I'm going to read along too as I go. I'm hoping this will create enough interest for me to stick to Leslie, but I also need to figure out how to fit in a bit of weight training too. But first I am just working on upping my mileage. Plan for today: Catch up dishes!!!! Tidy through except kitchen counters Mop kitchen, bathroom Take birds into spare room and give them chance to come out of cage Sort papers while in spare room with them Take decorations off Christmas tree
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Post by hollyhock on Jan 15, 2018 8:00:40 GMT -5
Monday January 15/ 18 Yesterday I did fairly well. I took the birds into the spare room to allow out of cage time while I sorted papers. The birds didn't come out, but I got several areas of paperwork covered. Dishes still remain an issue, and my Christmas tree is still up. I was getting tired of continually changing my lists to fit my life, so again on Sat. I reviewed my 2 favourites from bloggers, and after consideration I decided to try working with CleanMama's list. She posts a calendar every month, that has 5 dailies, a task for each day, and then about 8 or 9 rotating tasks to fit in whenever, that cover your monthly, bi-monthly, and seasonal deep cleaning chores. (Actually I made a list with 3 columns, headings for myself and both bloggers, and days of the week along the side. Then I put down my own latest random thoughts on my routine, plus the tasks for the other two, and CleanMama's most resembled my own, so seemed more doable.) I had to make minor tweaks, as you do with anyone else's list, but I think hers is very doable for me, and could stop my constant changing. I also decided that I would do zones, and then do the rotating chore(s) for that room in that zone that month, and most often it would just be an extension of that day's weekly task. Example - 1 task is vacuuming baseboards - so instead of doing them all at once, I will do them in the zone room for the week, on vacuuming day, and it should only take a few extra minutes. This way I can easily fit in my deep cleaning, and then put in an hour or so on my project areas, as I slowly make my way around the apt., with no set time frame. Meaning if I plan on starting at the front door and moving around, I will literally start at the front door. But since Christmas away precedes anything, that is what I will work on now, now that the locker is 'done'. So the zone for this week is the spare room. And last week should have been my bedroom, although I no longer want to backtrack (I hope). And vacuuming baseboards IS a task for this month. At this time I cannot get to many, due to furniture placement etc., especially in the spare room, so I might try to do what I can on both rooms on vacuuming day. Otherwise I will only post rotating tasks as they apply to the zone area for that week. She has laundry down daily, but since I use a public laundry room, and pay per use, that's pretty impossible for me - I do it 1-2 days per week. She built in a catch-all day (Friday) but I am changing that to my grocery and errand day. Catch-all for me can be Sat. where she changes and washes her linens - I usually do that on Tuesdays, 1 of my laundry days. She also does not have a paperwork day - but I am adding it to Monday - bathroom day - for bills anyway - since I only have 1 bathroom, and the floors are done on other days. I will do other paper sorting on Sat. or Sun.. So those are my main tweaks. (she has check floors as a daily, where you sweep or vac as needed, usually kitchen - for me that is my daily vac around the bird cage, which often includes the kitchen next door anyway.) So this sounds very doable. So I am listing tasks here according to this plan, and the day or week we are on. DAILY: Dishes (she doesn't have this on hers but I need it) Clean counters (kitchen and bath) Make bed Vac around bird cage/ kitchen Tidy (she calls it Clutter) (i.e. put things away!) MY EXTRAS: Self Care Exercise Rest Day Bird care MONDAY: BATHROOM: scrub sink, tub, toilet, wipe down shower walls, restock BILLS: Pay, Quicken, Budget Book, file, shred ZONE: WEEK 3 - SPARE ROOM: (Maybe Zone 2, Bedroom as well) Vacuum baseboards Vac furniture (chairs) Polish wood furniture Wash windows PROJECT: CHRISTMAS AWAY: Remove ornaments and lights from Christmas tree, put in small totes Take down tree - put in storage box Clean coat closet shelf Put away Nativity
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Post by hollyhock on Jan 22, 2018 8:45:11 GMT -5
I haven't posted a list in a while - a lot to do with feeling lethargic, and then I kept changing my mind. It seems the lethargic part came out more yesterday, and I'm getting another sore throat, and hopefully not a cold like before Christmas. Maybe I never really got over it. Last week it seemed like it took me forever to get my Christmas tree down. I was also clearing out 2 top shelves in the storage closet. In the midst of this, because I had boxes and totes all around, things were going slowly, and things were too messy to clean around too, it occurred to me, that for me, WHY do I need to clean my apt every week? It's only me, and if I keep up on the dailies, it doesn't get that bad. (A bit dusty in the LR) People who hire outside cleaners often only have them every other week, so maybe I'm just trying to do way more than is needed on any given day - and causing myself additional stress. So at that point I decided to do projects 1 week - so I have the whole week to finish an area, and then the next week just work on the weekly cleaning. And I plan to still go by CleanMama's plan. What I want to try doing, is because I can't 5 work zone cleaning too easily into this every other week thing, I will take her 'rotating cleaning tasks' and add them to the cleaning week, with 1 of the weeks doing the extras on the front of the apt., and doing them on the back of the apt the next cleaning week. And some will be related to the cleaning task of the day. So I am going to post my main list here - for the entire week, and I will update (edit) daily. I hope. Since I'm getting sick, I may not get very much done, but we'll see. And because I am starting this list on Monday, even though it really started yesterday, but I slept a good part of the day, I am already starting with undone items. In addition, I still need to put my Christmas village away. It's on my bedroom dresser. I have removed all of the small bins and boxes from the storage closet shelf where they live, and I've cleaned the shelf, so I just need to take the village down, pack the houses and accessories up and put them away. Re CleanMama's rotating tasks - I only have the tasks for this month. To me it seems like a lot to do in just 1 month, maybe not. I will forgive myself now for any I don't get to, as I don't have a clue how often they come up. List for Sun Jan 21 - Sat Jan 27/ 18: = done = started DAILIES: Self care Su M T W Th F Sa Make bed Su M T W Th F Sa Catch up on dishes at least once Su M T W Th F Sa 1 bag garbage out Su M T W Th F Sa Clean kitchen counters Su M T W Th F Sa Swish and swipe bathroom Su M T W Th F Sa Vac around bird cage Su M T W Th F Sa Bird care Su M T W Th F Sa Exercise (6 out of 7 days) 1 2 3 4 5 6 PM tidy Su M T W Th F Sa Twice a Week: Clean bird cage Su W Sa Water plants M Th Sa Scrub bath tub M Th Mop kitchen floor M Th Dust coffee table and fireplace console T F Vac kitchen floor W Sa Sa Cleaning (every other week): Sunday - tidy through - out of cage chance for birds Monday - bathroom - pay bills, Quicken, budget book Tuesday - dust - change linens - launder linens (Th), put away Wednesday - vacuum - clean out fridge - extra in kitchen Thursday - mop - launder clothes, put away - NN - recycling out Friday - groceries and errands, put away Saturday - catch all day - 20 minute paper sort, file, shred - pamper time Rotating Tasks: Deep Cleaning, Front of Apt. for Jan.: - Vacuum baseboards (exposed) LR, DR, Entrance and Kitchen - add hall - Vac couch and LR chairs - Vac DR chairs - Deeper clean wood furniture LR DR entrance - Wipe down LR/ DR windows, inside - Wipe down kitchen appliances - Wipe out oven Leftover: Finish Christmas projects: - Move tote of cookie tins and extra baking stuff to locker - Find container to hold battery operated strings of lights and extra batteries, and put away (can't find one yet) - Sat found container, washed it out - Take down village on my bedroom dresser and put away
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Post by hollyhock on Jan 28, 2018 4:15:57 GMT -5
Last week did not go as expected. Shortly after I made the above list, my throat started hurting, and in the end I came down with a cold/ flu. Again. It took away most of my energy, so I mainly just got bare essentials done. But I did get the village away, and the top shelf right side of storage closet - but it was all baby steps. Most of the village pieces ended up in 2 under the bed totes, under my bed (obviously) but at least I won't need to climb up and down a step stool to get at them next year.
But most of the weeklies did not get touched. Yesterday I did a couple of 'more than once a week' tasks that I hadn't done - like water the plants, clean the bird cage, and vac around the bird cage and the kitchen. It was supposed to be deep cleaning week last week and none of that got done - just the village which was a project.
I'm unsure how to proceed ahead. Since I've been sick for a week, these things often last 2 weeks, and I'm not feeling much better yet, I may not get done much this upcoming week either.
CleanMama posted her calendar for Feb and I noted some things like vacuuming baseboards, and wiping down appliances are repeated from January. I'm still debating on how to work in projects. Last week I had decided to only clean every other week, but that doesn't work if you get sick and can't do it. Part of making the plan is how long will it be to get back to it, if I have to skip a task - and monthly is too long, so I guess weekly is it, because if I have to skip a chore, it still gets done in 2 weeks.
So right now I am again leaning towards weekly cleaning, and going back to zones. I'm wondering about doing the rotating tasks in the zone of the week, since most tasks can link to a day's activity. And how would it work if I just 'work around the room' with decluttering/ projects as I get to each zone, in addition to the deep cleaning. I don't want cleaning to take up most of my day - but also if I can confine the project mess and deep cleaning to 1 room at a time, it should work. Since my Week 5 is the LR, I could do that, and work on the rotating tasks in there this week, IF (big if) I have the energy.
I also adjusted the weekly tasks a bit. She does not have the kitchen down - only on daily and monthly tasks, plus things like mopping on mopping day. I don't know if that is enough for me, but for now I have made Sat. into a kitchen day as well as a catch up day. Yesterday my Saturday was mainly catch up, but at the end of the day dishes still are behind. This is all trial and error. I will post next week's tasks in a new post. (I see our smilies are back, so I can use other symbols now to show how much of a task I have done.)
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Post by hollyhock on Jan 28, 2018 4:45:38 GMT -5
So it's the start of a new week. However I am still sick, and I plan to not overdo it, so I will see how it goes, and how much I can get done. In addition this week starts a new month, in other words it also covers 2 zones. Zone 5, which is LR entrance and coat closet, and Zone 1, which is locker, bathroom, and hall closets. This makes it difficult to plan, although they are the 2 easiest zones, and it'll recur every month. So here is the list for the upcoming week: List for Sun Jan 28 - Sat Feb 3/ 18: DAILIES: Self care Su M T W Th F Sa Make bed Su M T W Th F Sa Catch up on dishes at least once Su M T W Th F Sa 1 bag garbage out Su M T W Th F Sa Clean kitchen counters Su M T W Th F Sa Swish and swipe bathroom Su M T W Th F Sa Vac around bird cage Su M T W Th F Sa Bird care Su M T W Th F Sa Exercise (6 out of 7 days) 1 2 3 4 5 6 PM tidy Su M T W Th F Sa TWICE A WEEK: Clean bird cage Su (did Sa) W S Water plants M Th F Scrub bath tub M Th Mop kitchen floor M Th Dust coffee table and fireplace console T F Vac kitchen floor W Sa WEEKLIES: SUNDAY - tidy through F - out of cage chance for birds - wash bird dishes - mending MONDAY - bathroom - pay bills, Quicken, budget book TUESDAY - change linens - launder linens, put away - windex - dust F WEDNESDAY - vacuum F S - clean out fridge THURSDAY - mop - launder clothes , put away MORE F - recycling out N/N S FRIDAY - groceries and errands, put away S SATURDAY - kitchen - catch- up - 20 minute paper sort, file, shred - pamper me time ZONE Projects and Deep Cleaning: WEEK 5 (Jan 28 - Jan 31): LIVING ROOM, ENTRANCE, COAT CLOSET: (Potential rotating tasks:) - Vacuum baseboards (exposed) LR and entrance - Vac couch and LR chairs - Deeper clean wood furniture LR, entrance - Wipe down LR/ DR windows, inside Project: - Clean shelf of coat closet - Put container of battery light strings (for emergency) - add batteries - put on closet shelf WEEK 1 (Feb 1 - Feb 3): LOCKER, BATHROOM, STORAGE CLOSET, BROOM CLOSET, LINEN CLOSET - vacuum exposed baseboards bathroom - wash baseboards bathroom Project: - clean/ re-organize 2nd shelf right side, storage closet
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Post by hollyhock on Feb 5, 2018 6:54:37 GMT -5
I'm still sick with this cold/ flu, so I did the best I could last week. I was feeling a bit better towards the end of the week, so I worked mostly on the LR and DR because I wanted to set up a piece of exercise equipment, so I could 'move more'. So a lot of the apt., the back anyway, didn't get attended to. So this week I am going to clean by room. In addition, instead of worrying about Zones etc right now, I decided to just work on closets. Since I'm still not feeling well, I only have 2 shelves on my list, and that might be either/ or. In addition I am not going to assign specific days to my cleaning, just hopefully work down the list. I will update it daily, as always. (I'm even posting this a day late.) List for Sun. Feb 4 - Sat. Feb 10/ 18: DAILIES: Self care Su M T W Th F Sa Make bed Su M T W Th F Sa Catch up on dishes at least once Su M T W Th F Sa 1 bag garbage out Su M T W Th F Sa Clean kitchen counters Su M T W Th F Sa Swish and swipe bathroom Su M T W Th F Sa Vac around bird cage Su M T W Th F Sa Bird care Su M T W Th F Sa Exercise (6 out of 7 days) 1 2 3 4 5 6 PM tidy Su M T W Th F Sa TWICE A WEEK: Clean bird cage 1 2 Water plants 1 2 Scrub bath tub 1 2 Vac kitchen floor 1 2 Mop kitchen floor 1 2 Dust coffee table and fireplace console 1 2 WEEKLIES: BATHROOM: - scrub sink , counter , tub , toilet - windex mirror - vac, mop floor - restock - change towels 1 2 - empty garbage BEDROOM: - change sheets , tidy , windex , dust , vac, empty garbage SPARE ROOM: - put away sorted papers - tidy, windex, dust , vac, empty garbage HALL: - tidy , dust , vac LR - tidy, windex, dust , vac DR - tidy, windex, dust , vac ENTRANCE - tidy, dust , vac, mop KITCHEN - tidy, scrub, dust, vac, mop - recycling out LAUNDRY: - launder linens , put away - launder clothes, put away N/N - launder tea towels , put away PAPERWORK: - pay bills - update Quicken, Budget book - sort papers in LR, file, toss GROCERIES and ERRANDS - make lists, shop, bring upstairs, put away N/N DEEP CLEAN: Storage Closet - clean/ re-organize 2nd shelf right side Bedroom closet - clean/ sort/ re-organize bedroom closet shelf.
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Post by purpleangel on Feb 5, 2018 19:17:49 GMT -5
hollyhock - Just checking in - I'm so sorry that you are still sick. Hope you are feeling well and strong again soon. Take care of yourself! Hugs
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Post by hollyhock on Feb 19, 2018 7:12:29 GMT -5
Thank you purpleangel . Yes, thankfully I am now feeling a lot better. It looks like I have not posted on this thread for 2 weeks now. I basically just stopped making a list, did what I could depending on how I felt, and then just finally got fairly caught up this weekend. Now to just keep it caught up. I also spent extra time, and finally completed crocheting that blanket for dgs. I put things on hold, once better, to get it done. Recently I decided to make my weekends as projects days. I figured that if I worked on the regular cleaning during the week, then by the weekend I would know if ds wants to get together or not, or anything else that might be going on, and if I'm going to be here alone, I can then make any messes that a project will make. But if I have plans, my place looks good, and I'll delay projects. Then I recalled that the annual inspection, which is mainly fire code stuff, usually happens in the first few weeks of March. So I don't want to make a huge mess, but I do want to get ahead. My biggest issue is papers. I tend to print out a lot of stuff, a lot because I'm afraid of not finding it on the internet again. I knew I had a lot of 'loose' papers around, and a few baskets of stuff I had just dumped stuff into when expecting company, so that was the obvious thing to handle first. When I searched around though, I actually only found 2 small baskets of papers. Yay. So my goal was to go through 1 each of the upcoming weekends. Yesterday I handled the 1st basket. At least most of them. (At 1 point I had planned to do closets now, but then realized that several closets had totes of papers in them, so maybe it was best to just deal with the papers first, but keep the mess at a minimum until inspection is over. In addition, I don't plan to wean out my non-Type 4 clothing until I am absolutely sure I am Type 4, maybe June, so that part of closets wouldn't be handled yet anyway.) So I HOPE I have decided to just do a weekly cleaning on 1 room a day. Since I am focusing on paper projects on the weekends, I am not really planning to do much zone work for a bit. However I think what I can do, which could include the deeper cleaning, is to clean the room of the day, and do 1 extra thing in there. It can be big or small or deep-cleaning related, probably just whatever bugs me the most. So for now I will just post a list each day, and go from there. Today is the bathroom, but the bathroom zone area extends to the closets off of the hall. MONDAY FEBRUARY 18/ 18 DAILIES: Self care Make bed Catch up on dishes at least once 1 bag garbage out Clean kitchen counters, stove top Swish and swipe bathroom Vac around bird cage Bird care Exercise PM tidy MONDAY: BATHROOM (includes hall closets) Scrub sink, counter Scrub tub Scrub toilet Vac, mop floor Change towels Restock 1 thing extra Catch up: Pay bills Water plants Clean bird cage Sort extra print-outs from capsule wardrobes, as per Type Get out 2nd desk top file Move some files into 2nd file Recycling downstairs (if bins get emptied today (they might not (holiday))
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