Friday TaDa 8/29/08

I felt very good today, and had the energy to show for it. I am hopefully not done with all I am going to get done but I am going to post what I have gotten done so far today.

-Made bed
-dressed shoes
-1 load of laundry (washed, dried, put away)
-1 load of dishes in dishwasher (washed, put away)
-cleaned bedroom (dusted, cleaned mirrors, vacuumed)
-cleaned dining room (dusted, vacuumed)
-cleaned living room (put away toys, dusted, washed little finger prints off windows and TV, vacuumed out couch and love seat, vacuumed carpet)
-made dinner
-changed out belt in vacuum
-posted about Elena and Christmas in personal blog

My husband rented some videos from our library. I hope that I can get some ironing done while we watch movies. I had him pick up the Disney movie "Enchanted" for me. I have a feeling he won't be interested in it, but that is the one that I really want to watch.

I also need to post a menu and shopping list at my other blog www.carriescooking.com. It would be good if I could work up my own shopping list too. Saturday I normally run my errands. My husband wants to do some mowing and we are having visitors tomorrow.

My brother and his wife should be stopping over for lunch. They live in the state but not close. They are going to be in the area so I invited them to stop over and promised them food. My husband is also having some friends over to watch a football game.

We love having people over so it will be a fun time.

Friday TaDa 8/15/08

8:23 Laundry out of dryer
8:24 Laundry into Dryer
8:30 Dishes in dishwasher
8:34 Shine Sink
8:34 Heading out to play with daughter in new sandbox (birthday present from yesterday)
8:51 Finally eating breakfast (daughter is at least)
9:05 Both ate breakfast, Daughter back outside eating pretend Ice Cream, I'm cleaning up kitchen
Played with daughter in basement
9:46 Laundry out of dryer
9:53 Made bed
10:04 Put laundry away
10:05 Laundry out of dryer
10:18 Dough for bread in mixer
10:23 Empty Trash
10:29 Cut up apple for daughter's snack
10:35 Hand kneaded dough and put out to rise
10:39 cleaned up kitchen going to eat apple with daughter
10:48 Dishes out of dishwasher
10:52 Dishes in dishwasher
play with daughter in sandbox
11:27 Check on dough for bread
play with daughter
11:58 pulled chicken from freezer to defrost
12:02 punched dough and put in pan for baking, set out to rise
12:04 cleaned kitchen, put dishes in dishwasher
12:15 Eating lunch with daughter
12:31 Plunged toilet that was stopped up
12:38 Swish and swipe half bath
12:40 Clean kitchen, put dishes in dishwasher
12:49 Bread in oven to bake
1:10 Bread out of oven
1:11 Pictures matted, framed, and hung (2 done, 1 more to do)
going to play with daughter outside
2:23 Put Daughter down for nap
2:23 Decluttering Laundry Room (Crisis Cleaning)
2:58 Cleaning laundry Room (Crisis Cleaning)
3:25 Put laundry in wash
3:25 Laundry room ready for tomorrow's Party

computer issues

8:17 Put dishes in dishwasher

8:18 Daughter before bed snack

9:12 Daughter put to bed

11:10 Completed a ton of ironing, and watched I Am Legend with husband (actually liked movie better than the book)

My back is sore from standing and ironing for so long. I am going to go to bed and try to get an early start for tomorrow.

Friday ToDo Routine

This is my weekly Friday ToDo Routine:

ToDo (Friday routine)
Exercise
Shower and Dress to Shoes
Dishes out of dishwasher
Check Calendar
What's For dinner
Post Blog Entry
Eat Breakfast (Take vitamins)
Swish and Swipe Bathrooms
Put Laundry in wash
Make Bed
Put Laundry in Dryer
Vacuum Living room, Dining Room, Master Bedroom
Put Laundry away
Eat Lunch
Eat Dinner
Shine Sink
Empty Trash
Check Calendar & Weather for tomorrow
Wash Face
5 minute house rescue
Lay out cloths for tomorrow

Friday TaDa 8/1/08

TaDa (Friday routine)
Shower and Dress to Shoes
Dishes out of dishwasher
Check Calendar
What's For dinner
Post Blog Entry
Eat Breakfast (Take vitamins)
Swish and Swipe Bathrooms
Put Laundry in wash
Make Bed
Put Laundry in Dryer
Vacuum Living room, Master Bedroom
Put Laundry away
Eat Lunch
Eat Dinner

Tada (Running)
Schedule daughters 3 yr pictures
Work on invites to daughter's b-day party
Clean out Coupons
Water flowers

Tada (Errands)
Kings Island

Friday ToDo 8/1/08

I can't believe it is finally August. What do I mean by that? Well, so much for my family happens in August that I have been living in August for most of July. Not that it didn't get here before I knew it anyway. I can't believe in a month my daughter will be in school. Wow! And the thing that is really weighing on me right now is that in two weeks I will be having my daughters birthday party. There is so much I want to get done before that! I am taking deep breaths because I just got sick to my stomach thinking about it. Well, the best thing to do is something. Anything, action is my cure for this sick stomach. So, now I will start my day.

ToDo (Friday routine)
Exercise
Shower and Dress to Shoes
Dishes out of dishwasher
Check Calendar
What's For dinner
Post Blog Entry
Eat Breakfast (Take vitamins)
Swish and Swipe Bathrooms
Put Laundry in wash
Make Bed
Put Laundry in Dryer
Vacuum Living room, Dining Room, Master Bedroom
Put Laundry away
Eat Lunch
Eat Dinner
Shine Sink
Empty Trash
Check Calendar & Weather for tomorrow
Wash Face
5 minute house rescue
Lay out cloths for tomorrow

Todo (Running)
Make bedspread
Create Master Shopping List
Fill out financial form
Schedule daughters 3 yr pictures
Pick Date for garage sale
Make daughter a dentist appointment
Call Abby about getting together for dinner
Send in article for Goddard Grapevine
Work on invites to daughter's b-day party
Mat and frame pictures (hang them)
Pick an Ebay day of the week
Send Amy pictures from Cox
Blog about Elena and Christmas
Big Job of the week
Blog about Elena's pink piggies
Order Sandbox online
Work out weekly lunch schedule and post to www.carriescooking.com
Blog about washing windows and mirrors with newspaper
Get tape off porch
Pick group outing (Elena's b-day?)
Fill out forms for Preschool
Make doctors appointment to fill out preschool form (can it be faxed in?)
Make apt. for Elena's Hair Cut
Clean out Coupons
Water flowers
Talk to Ted about getting a credit freeze, Clark Howard Suggestion

Todo (Errands)

Friday TaDa 7/25/08

ToDo (Friday routine)
Exercise
Shower and Dress to Shoes
Dishes out of dishwasher
Check Calendar
What's For dinner
Post Blog Entry
Eat Breakfast (Take vitamins)
Swish and Swipe Bathrooms
Put Laundry in wash
Make Bed
Put Laundry in Dryer
Vacuum Living room, Master Bedroom
Put Laundry away
Eat Lunch
Eat Dinner
Shine Sink
Empty Trash
Check Calendar & Weather for tomorrow
Wash Face


Todo (Running)
Big Job of the week

Instead of doing work this evening I watched a bad movie with my husband. I hope to get some catching up done tomorrow. I think I will be able to get up early tomorrow. I am going to bed to read now.

Friday ToDo 7/25/08

ToDo (Friday routine)
Exercise
Shower and Dress to Shoes
Dishes out of dishwasher
Check Calendar
What's For dinner
Post Blog Entry
Eat Breakfast (Take vitamins)
Swish and Swipe Bathrooms
Put Laundry in wash
Make Bed
Put Laundry in Dryer
Vacuum Living room, Dining Room, Master Bedroom
Put Laundry away
Eat Lunch
Eat Dinner
Shine Sink
Empty Trash
Check Calendar & Weather for tomorrow
Wash Face
5 minute house rescue
Lay out cloths for tomorrow

Todo (Running)
Make bedspread
Create Master Shopping List
Fill out financial form
paint porch
Schedule daughters 3 yr pictures
Pick Date for garage sale
Make daughter a dentist appointment
Call Abby about getting together for dinner
Send in article for Goddard Grapevine
Work on invites to daughter's b-day party
Mat and frame pictures (hang them)
Pick an Ebay day of the week
catch up ironing
Send Amy pictures from Cox
Download google docs offline
Call about homestudy
Blog about Elena and Christmas
Make Elena a calendar
Spray for Ants
Big Job of the week
Blog about Elena's pink piggies
Order Sandbox online
Get back with mommysnacks.blogspot.com about diamond award
Pay bills

ToDo (Errands)

I didn't get as much done as I hoped yesterday. But, this morning when I woke up and couldn't get myself out of bed I realized something. I realized that there wasn't a day this week that I really had time to get anything done after dinner. I guess that has really thrown me off.

I have decided to forgo our normal Kings Island day today and just stay home. I will try to catch up and still hope to find enough time for my daughter to have some fun.

Friday ToDo 7/18/08

ToDo (Friday routine)
Exercise
Shower and Dress to Shoes
Dishes out of dishwasher
Check Calendar
What's For dinner
Post Blog Entry
Eat Breakfast
Swish and Swipe Bathrooms
Put Laundry in wash
Make Bed
Put Laundry in Dryer
Vacuum Living room, Dining Room, Master Bedroom
Put Laundry away
Clean Fish Tank
Shine Sink
Empty Trash
Check Calendar & Weather for tomorrow
Wash Face
5 minute house rescue
Lay out cloths for tomorrow

Todo (Running)
tackle box of items from bedroom
Make bedspread
Create Master Shopping List
Fill out financial form
paint porch
Schedule daughters 3 yr pictures
Pick Date for garage sale
Make daughter a dentist appointment
Call Abby about getting together for dinner
Blog about camping and Uncle Don's Homemade ice cream
Clean out truck
Print CVS Coupon
Send in article for Goddard Grapevine
Clean out daughters closet
Work on invites to daughter's b-day party
Mat and frame pictures (hang them)
Pick an Ebay day of the week
catch up ironing
Start and Maintain a Price Book for Groceries
Blog about Cox
Send Amy pictures from Cox
Print Toys r Us Coupon
Blog about cooking bacon with broiler

Todo (Errands)
Kings Island Water Park

I did it again. I got up and exercised. This really surprised me that it happened. I was so tired when I crawled into bed that I didn't bother setting the alarm. But, I woke up at 4:30 without the alarm. But, I don't feel as good about it as yesterday. Don't get me wrong, I feel good about the exercise and I feel good because of it. But, the reason I woke up is this overwhelming feeling of being behind because I didn't finish my routine last night. But, mostly because my running list is getting so long.

This always happens to me. I love lists. I find that I get more done when I have a list. But, when the list gets so long I start to feel overwhelmed. Then I find that I start ignoring my list and I only get more behind. Then I get a new list and start it all over again.

Well, I haven't abandoned my list yet. The reason I haven't is because of this blog. OK, maybe I wouldn't have abandoned it yet, but I feel that need to start a new system, even though this one is working. It would be easy enough for me to stop writing in this blog. I don't have many people checking it out yet. But, I really do have hopes of being a motivator for others. I have thoughts over everyone being honest about their own imperfections so that everyone can feel better about having there own. So, here I am.

Enough with the long winded typing. It is now 5:45 here. I need to get to my list.

Friday TaDa 7/11/08

TaDa (Friday routine)
Shower and Dress to Shoes
Dishes out of dishwasher
Check Calendar
What's For dinner
Post Blog Entry
Eat Breakfast
Swish and Swipe Bathrooms
Put Laundry in wash
Make Bed
Put Laundry in Dryer
Vacuum Living room, Dining Room, Master Bedroom
Put Laundry away
Clean Fish Tank
Shine Sink
Empty Trash
Check Calendar & Weather for tomorrow
5 minute house rescue
Lay out cloths for tomorrow

Tada (Running)
Prep camper
Make something to eat for Family reunion
Call DirecTV guy

Tada (Errands)

1 hour and 5 minutes until expected media turn off and I can't believe how much I got done. It helped that I let my daughter use the inside of the car as a playground for a while. She also used the blanket on my husband and my bed as a picnic blanket for her stuffed animals in our bedroom. Which I cleaned up in the 5 minute house rescue and since then she has pulled the blanket back off the bed. Oh well! Anyway, I feel great about the house and about the coming weekend. See you all Monday!

Friday ToDo 7/11/08

ToDo (Friday routine)
Shower and Dress to Shoes
Dishes out of dishwasher
Check Calendar
What's For dinner
Post Blog Entry
Eat Breakfast
Swish and Swipe Bathrooms
Put Laundry in wash
Make Bed
Put Laundry in Dryer
Vacuum Living room, Dining Room, Master Bedroom
Put Laundry away
Clean Fish Tank
Shine Sink
Empty Trash
Check Calendar & Weather for tomorrow
Wash Face
5 minute house rescue
Lay out cloths for tomorrow

Todo (Running)
tackle box of items from bedroom
Call Discover to cancel service
Make bedspread
Create Master Shopping List
Fill out financial form
Make Pumpernickel Bread
Prep camper
paint porch
Schedule daughters 3 yr pictures
Call Amy about getting together
Pick Date for garage sale
Make something to eat for Family reunion
Make daughter a dentist appointment
Call DirecTV guy

Todo (Errands)

I have a busy day today. I will not be posting today's tada or anything on Saturday or Sunday as it is going to be a media free weekend for my family. No TV or computers. It starts as soon as my husband gets home from work today.

If you are working on a big job of the week, I hope you are doing well with it. I am about half way done. However, I think I will still be working on it next week. But, progress is progress. I don't want to get discouraged as doing something is better than doing nothing.

Friday TaDa 7/4/08

TaDa (Holiday routine)
Shower and Dress to Shoes
Dishes out of dishwasher
Check Calendar
What's For dinner
Post Blog Entry
Eat Breakfast
Make Bed
Shine Sink
Empty Trash
Check Calendar & Weather for tomorrow
Wash Face
5 minute house rescue
Lay out cloths for tomorrow

It was a good day even though, as feared, it started out very wet. I am so tired. I almost went straight to bed after getting home from fireworks. I decided to push through and get my bare minimum routine done.

I have clothes sitting in the dryer that I should take care of, but I am not. My excuse, a load of laundry wasn't in the plans anyway. I will pay for it tomorrow. I must remember to not get into the habit or any progress, all be it small, to stay on track to be gone in a blink.

I hope you had a great 4th of July. See you in the morning.

Friday Todo 7/4/08

ToDo (Holiday routine)
Shower and Dress to Shoes
Dishes out of dishwasher
Check Calendar
What's For dinner
Post Blog Entry
Eat Breakfast
Make Bed
Shine Sink
Empty Trash
Check Calendar & Weather for tomorrow
Wash Face
5 minute house rescue
Lay out cloths for tomorrow

I wish the weather was nicer for this 4th of July. Oh, by the way, Happy 4th of July!!!

The last two nights I have been having very vivid and long dreams about disappointing people. Two nights ago I dreamed that I disappointed a friend and then another dream about disappointing my husband. Then last night I had a dream I disappointed my parents. What is this all about? I am sad to say that I still try, at almost 35, to keep up with peoples expectations of me. Is it OK to want to please people? Does it help make me work harder to be a better person? Or, should I just try to please myself? I don't know.

Now, I am going to download the pictures off our camera, something that I haven't done since February.... If I don't we can't take any pictures of today's fun, hopefully not wet, events.