Day 204: Rearranging The Pantry

 

Today, Monsoon and I decided to rearrange the kitchen pantry. We only have a small one, and it just wasn't working for me. At least now I can easily find what I need in there. 

I think tomorrow I'll have to add two shelves to the plate pantry as thar's the other kitchen cupboard that isn't working for me. If I add two it will be much better use of the space that's in there. I might even add one to under the kitchen sink, to make better use of that space.

I also washed... but only because I bought some more school uniforms from the op-shop, and I want to wash them in our laundry liquid before the kids wear them. Hurricane has reactions to some other laundry liquids and soaps. Better to be safe than sorry.

I get to go down and pick up my care form the mechanics today.

Day 203: Car Service #2

 

Well, today is my second attempt at getting my car serviced... It needs a few things done... It's going to cost around $1,500 this time around. I have to get a few things replaced... one being the steering rods/arms whatever the hell they are called. I won't be able to pick it up until tomorrow.

I picked up the paint and knobs so that I can paint the ugly chest of drawers to keep the kids uniforms in... this will hopefully get done this weekend (depending on the weather)

Other than that; I tweaked my job list... I now know exactly what we still have to do around the house.

Day 202: 1st Jiu-Jitsu Class

 

Hurricane and Graceful went to their first Jiu-Jitsu lesson today, and they loved it... their stepbrother B went as well... so they all had fun. I looked after Monsoon, because she's too young to join in and do anything.

I also did 3 bouts of whipper snipping and washed 1 load of clothes... I also folded any dry washing so my daughter could put it away.

I'm not feeling the best today, but I still had to get my jobs for today. I know I'll be taking advantage of my pain killers today

Day 201: Today's Job

 

Today I have the daunting job of defrosting and sorting out all the fridges and freezers. Not really a job I relish doing while it's winter... but it has to be done.

My niece on the other hand is happy because she ended up taking home all the meat I wasn't sure on, to feed to her dog. Now that I know what's in them all I will be able to stocktake and shop smarter, not harder on our grocery days.

It took me nearly all day, because I couldn't stand having my hands in the cold for so long. the hardest one was the chest freezer as I had to defrost it and clean it our completely. 

The other job to get done was to re-bag all the cans and bottles to take them for trade in. It's how Graceful pays for her solo lessons at dance.

Day 200: You Guessed It...

 

I'm washing again today (2 loads) ... but now it's just the normal bi-weekly washing. I'm going to make sure I keep on top of it. I also folded up all the dry clothes, so my daughter can sort them out into their proper bedrooms. Washing the clothes and doing the dishes are my chores... My daughter jobs are emptying the bins and mopping the floors. we both do the yard work. (I whipper snip and she mows).

Hurricane is at a birthday party for one of her school friends. my son-in-law dropped the other two girls off on his way to town.

My back is twinging at the moment; I must have twisted the wrong way or have overworked it a bit. I'm going to have to keep an eye on it for now and hope that it doesn't get any worse.

Day 199: Taking It Easy

 

Today everyone has their own things to do. So, mum and I basically have the house to ourselves... The girls have swimming lessons and dance; then they are going to spend the night at dad's house. My daughter is going to a work colleague's birthday party. I'm either going to have a very quiet and early night. or insomnia because there aren't any family noises going on.

I'm going to work on reading through Elsewhere Realms and making notes on where to take the story. Make changes on what's already written.

I'm also making lists for all the jobs that I still have to get done around the house. We all know I work better from a list. I feel like I'm accomplishing something when I mark done jobs off a list.

Day 198: Getting It Done

 

Today I'm just doing some general tidy up while I do some more washing. I'm liking the look of the neater house. I still have to rearrange some stuff because the way I have it now isn't working for me... Mainly the pantry. I'm not like the fact the stuff getting shoved into the garage. That is my next big job. I'm going to sort it out into (1) dump run, (2) op-shop run, (3) stuff to give to my niece, & (4) stuff that we are keeping... once that's done; I'll be able to rearrange the shelving stuff... just so it's easier to grab stuff as we need it.

I'm not feeling the best... I'm always waking up tired no matter how much sleep I get. I think it's because I can't shut my brain off.

I've been watching 7+ a lot lately, there are so many series that I haven't seen that I'll be happily watching when I have the time.

Working on reading through Elsewhere Realms and trying to catch up on where I was going with it all. I forgot how much I liked this story.

Day 197: New Tyres

 

Well Murphy's Law struck yesterday. I just got done and booked my car in for its service. when I get a frantic phone call from my daughter. she had a flat tyre... so I had to postpone my car service so I could go and help her out... Turns out not only was her tyre flat, but she needed to get 4 new ones as hers were bald. Luckily the mechanic is able to squeeze me in next Wednesday.

I'm still in putting up curtains' mode. I think the house looks so much cozier with curtains at the windows.

Also found a chest of drawers (okay they were ugly ones that my daughter was going to throw away) there are 8 drawers in it so I'm repainting them and going to use them for Hurricane, Monsoon & Graceful to put their school clothes in so it's easier for me to find them in the morning... yes Monsoon gets her own drawers as she is a big girl now and just got a place in kindy for next year.

I'm still whipper snipping... I'm trying to get a certain portion done before we get in the slashing guy. It's taking me a while, but I know I'll eventually get it done.

Day 196: Car Service & Groceries

 

Today my car goes in for a service. I'm hoping it's just a general service and there isn't anything majorly wrong with it.

I also have to get the groceries done at some stage. We need to have a restock. Weird how much toilet paper we go through with six females in the house (And one of them is toilet training).

You guessed it I also have to wash a couple of loads of washing to get done. I'm still as tired as hell... but hopefully soon I can find some time to relax.

Every spare moment I'm trying to get a bit of writing done. Though lately, it's been few and far between. I need to seriously get back into it. I bet everyone is sick of hearing about me moving by now. I'll try and get back to talking about my stories and writing related stuff.

Day 195: A Bit Brisk

 

This is the first day that I really felt like it's winter. I'm not sure how easy it will be for today's washing to get dried. It's all overcast and there isn't any wind to help dry anything.

Lately, I feel like all I've done is washing, but I'm starting to see the light at the end of the tunnel. Don't get me wrong, weirdly I love doing the washing... same with the dishes. The problem is my clothesline is a tad too high and I have to stretch up hang everything out.

Though I did manage to fold up all the dry/clean washing today while everyone was busy elsewhere (school/errands). Sadly, it's getting too hard to tell Monsoon and Hurricanes clothes apart... they wear the same size.

I have had a massive headache all day long. Could be because I've had a shit of a night's sleep last night. I kept lightly dozing and waking up every twenty to thirty minutes. I hope I sleep better tonight.

Day 194: School Is Back

At least one of the little monsters is back at school.  The other is still too sick to attend school.  As predicted, Monsoon was cranky that she didn't get to go to school as well.

You guessed it we have more washing today... all of the stuff that got soiled due to Graceful being sick, at least it's all done now.

Still tired as hell, but at least the house is starting to look like a home now. A comfortable lived in one. Instead of the jumbled mess of squishing in of two houses into one.

Tired but happy.

Day 193: More Washing & Sickness

 

Just having a day of rest where the only job ahead of me today is washing. I'll get at least four loads done. Well, hopefully I will. All depends on how fussy the kids are.

Graceful is coming down sick. Looks like she won't be okay to go to school tomorrow. I feel for the poor little thing. Hurricane is eager to go back to school. She is making sure all of her stuff is ready... Only drama is she can't find her hat... They have about four of them, but suddenly they are all missing. Monsoon is ticked off that she isn't old enough to go to school.

Making spaghetti bol for lunch. At least I know this is something the kids will eat and enjoy, and they will eat all of it. I know there will be no leftovers.  Graceful only ate a little, but at least she ate something.

I'm tired as hell today. Maybe I'll be able to rest tomorrow.

Day 192: Swimming & Stuff

 

Had kids swimming in the morning, then a quick trip to the grocery store, and bunnings for supplies. Coming home we swapped out the washing machine and moved the dryer. It made me able to deep clean the laundry.

For lunch... I made mum and my eldest sister, liver, gravy and vegetables... the rest of us had a BBQ...  It was much easier this time around. I'm still trying to get the BBQing station set up properly.

Then I did some more whipper snipping, because if I don't do it than it won't get done, and I'm tired of waiting for stuff to get done around here.

Not that I'm really complaining... because my daughter has been doing other stuff. I know it all needs to get done, and it will eventually get there. At least the house is 99% clean now.

Day 191: Inspection Day

Well, we passed... as I guessed Monsoon and Hurricane followed the poor guy all over the house and yard. The guy told me he couldn't believe the difference between this inspection and the last one. For starters with all the new furniture in the house looks full and not half empty. That and me and my daughter have different cleaning styles.

Then they tell us the owner is coming by in a few weeks to look at some issues... ones that I asked the real estate about. So, instead of resting. I've just got a couple of more weeks of reorganising to do, and of getting everyone to keep the house clean and tidy.

Now I'm back to catching up on the yardwork. I need to finish all the whipper snipping that I started.  And catching up on all the washing I've been finding all over the house... the truth is most of it was probably clean, but it had been sitting there for so long. It had that stale smell to it. At least by rewashing it all I know it's fresh.

Day 190: One Day To Go

 

One day left to go until our house inspection. There are still a few things that need to get done; but I know they will be. I wish this wasn't happening during school holidays, because I know pounds to peanuts those two youngest ones are going to follow the guy around the house and chat his ear off.

In other news: we are all still under the weather here. Mostly coughing (not a full-on cold) just an annoying cough. Let's just hope the two eldest ones are well enough to go to school on Monday, because I need the break.

As soon as we got all the walls clean... Hurricane (ADHD) decided to draw on them again because she couldn't find paper. Ticked me off to the max... I made her mother rewash the wall.

I'll be glad when we get a new hot water system. I'm sick of luke-warm washing up water and showers. We need hot water in winter... Hell, I need hot water in summer. I'm one of those crazies that like to shower in mega hot water.

Day 189: Playlist Time

 

Day 188: Another Busy Day

 

Today I'm trying my hand at touch up painting. if it goes well, I will be done in a jiffy, if it goes badly, I might be repainting the whole interior of the house. Not that I would mind either way... the only problem is its still school holidays.

I also have to go and book my car in for a service at some stage today. I'll be happier when it's been done.

I also have to work out with the neighbour when he and his dad are coming to collect all of the stuff from the yard and taking it away for us (this will be the last of the major jobs); before I organise the carpets to be cleaned and the paddock to be slashed.

We (and by we, I mean my daughter) have two rooms to go (her room & Hurricane and Monsoon room). Other and that it's just the general tidy every day. I'm getting everyone joining in on the whole cleaning routine (well, everyone except mum). I make a game out of it for the three kids. the 7-year-old complains a bit, but the HDHD one and the youngest one love it... it might take ten times as long, but it gets done eventually... at this stage that's all I can ask for.

Day 187: Woke Up Sick Today

I woke up in the middle of the night as crook as hell. I want to be able to sleep the day away, but alas, I have the girls. In the morning my daughter has an over the phone assessment for her schooling... and then again in the afternoon when she had to go and do a shift at work. even though they were really good. it was still painful because I had a thumping headache. as young as they are they don't understand the concept of being quiet. especially because one of them is ADHD and for her everything is done full tilt. and the youngest one follows her lead. So, two out of three are very loud 99% of the day/night.

The skip bin got picked up today. It's good to see it gone. I'm glad that we no long have to try and stop the wind from blowing out any of the crap back out of the bin.

Out of the 13 rooms (including the back patio) we have two and a half to go. I'm pretty confident we'll get them done. then it's just organising the carpet cleaner, and the slasher for the paddock.

 

Day 186: Tired As Hell!

I feel like I'm worn out and there is still so much to do before the house inspection. Though in five days I hope it will have all been worth it when the inspection guy walks through the house and sees the difference. 

The kids have been trying their best to help but seem to end up making more of a mess. It doesn't help that they are only 3, 5 and 7. I'm trying to look at it as teaching moments. I'm teaching them how to clean and keep it that way. That, and I'm not above bribery... if they are good and clean up their daily mess, they get a treat. Trust me they really want those treats.

I go to be tired and wake up tired... I know it's for a needed cause... but I'm tired of being tired... if that makes sense.

Day 185: Walls

You guessed it... today I taught myself a new trade. how to patch walls. It might not be the prettiest job, but it is better than what was there. I'm proud of what I've accomplished. It was a little hard when I had a Hurricane and a Monsoon trying to help and just getting in my way. At least I got the job done.

We moved the last of the sons-in-law's plants and we broke it. The one thing he told us not to do. Sadly, if he didn't want it broken, he should have come and taken it six months ago when we asked him to. Then he had to cut it down to move it anyway.

I got all the dry washing folded and ready to be put away, in readiness for the next lot of washing to be done... there is a heck of a lot of it to get through. The cats being locked inside that first week and freaking out had a few accidents in baskets of washing, so just to be safe I'm rewashing everything.

 

Day 184: Spider Bite

 

Today while hanging out the washing, I got bitten on the hip by a spider. the little bugger must have crawled up the leg of my pants to do it. I didn't have any reaction except for a bit of tenderness and a headache I've come to realize that this new line is much bigger than the old line. So, I'm going to need to invest in more pegs and a bigger peg bucket.

We are almost halfway through the house. I will be glad when we are finished. Not only because it's school holidays and it's so hard to get anything done while the kids are home and driving each other bonkers... but because it's winter and most of the house is felling poorly to some degree; and sick people are always a pain in the arse. 

I must admit the place is starting to look good. I can't wait to see the end result. I have a list. Sadly, every time I cross two things off of it, I realize I have to add at least three more things. The latest one is I need to replace all the wheels on the BBQ as one is missing and the other two are splitting.

Day 183: Cleaning, Cleaning, & More Cleaning

 

Today I almost finished setting up the laundry. I have a bit more scrubbing down to do of it. I also need to finish cleaning the bathroom. someone's cat. by the name of Robson, decided the bathtub was the best place to go potty in the middle of the night.

Good news is we found mum's missing telephone under the couch. obviously, I didn't put it somewhere safe like I thought. I just left it on the couch, and it fell between the cracks.

I finally managed to sort through all our spices and combine and get them down to one basketful instead of three. We cleaned out the toy boxes, my daughter, and granddaughters picked up all the toys and rubbish in the backyard.

Day 182: Hot Water Systems & Such

We had our hot water system looked at today... it needed topping up, but it did absolutely jack shit for fixing the heat problem so I'm going to have to put in another request for them to come and look at it. I'm afraid hot water is a must.

I love my granddaughter's, but I'll be glad when school is back in, because grocery shopping with all three of them is a nightmare... if they weren't complaining because they weren't getting candy/treats. they were complaining because we were taking too long, and they wanted to go home and play. At least the pantry and fridge are restocked.

It's windy as hell at our place today. I don't think the kids will be playing outside much in this weather seeing as they all have colds to some degree. Though we did manage to move the heavy-arsed bar around so we can use it for the BBQ servery. and my daughter did a hell of a lot of cleaning on the back patio area... I love it when she gets hit with the cleaning vibe... because she really gets stuff done.

 

Day 181: Still Cleaning

 

Today we concentrated on the garage and got most of it done. The skip bin is already two thirds full. I'm happy I have at least gotten the shelving problem solved.  Now it's just the problem of the mess on the dining room table and the kitchen bench. I swear every time I clean them off; I mess them up again. It didn't help that I had to look after the three girls while their mum was at work. the two younger ones tried to help me, but were more of a hinderance than a help. Hurricane wouldn't know what an inside voice was if she tried. Hopefully tomorrow I'll get more done.

Day 180: Skip Bin Day

Today we'll make a big dent in getting rid of stuff. Hopefully we'll only need the one skip bin.

I'll be glad when the rubbish we have just fits in the normal house bin. and when all the stuff is out of the front drive/parking. Sadly, I didn't take into account the crows and their curiosity.

Getting this much cleaned might not seem like a big deal to most, but for me it's like I accomplishing something. Laugh at me if you will; but it makes me feel good.

It's not as hard for me to get rid of things as it is for some others in the house. I'm under the assumption if we haven't used it in over a year than it definitely isn't needed. 

Day 179: Rearranging Garage

 

I need to rearrange the garage to fit the stuff in easier... and pull all the stuff for the skip bin out into the front drive/parking space. It will free up a lot of the floor space in the garage.

I'll also get a chance to rearrange the shelving and sort everything into its proper placing. It will make me feel a little better having at least that much done. 

I'm trying to make room for the dryer in the garage, so it can get out of the laundry. At the moment it's blocking on of the door. A door I want to be able to use. one that leads straight from the laundry and out to the clothesline.

Making meat and vegies for lunch. Something to fill us up and keep us going.

Day 178: Sorting Day

 

Today we start the major sort through. We have two days before the skip bin arrives. Si I want to go through as much as possible to make sure that it's ready to start filling up the skip bin.

Is it weird that I'm both dreading and looking forward to finally sorting through it all. making the house one step closer to being done.

I'm going to force my daughter into helping me, seeing as it's her mess we'll be sorting through. Mostly it will be too small clothes of the kids that need to be donated and then stuff to be bagged for the skip bin.

The three granddaughters all have swimming lessons in the morning. So, we probably won't get started until after lunch. A bit annoying, but some days I just have to go with the flow.

Day 177: Freezer Day

Today one of the jobs on my list is to clean out all of the freezers. I want to know what's in them. I mean, we might as well use all of the stuff we have before going out and buying new stuff and doubling up.

Graceful and Hurricane were getting awards today. Monsoon is going to under 8's day at her cousin's school.

It's absolutely freezing here today. I just want to stay curled up under a rug and read, but I have too much to do. It won't get done if I don't do it. Also going to try and get the patch of grass at the back of tank done today. I want it all clear for when the guy eventually turns up to service our hot water system.

 

Day 176: Bunnings Trip #2

 

After watching a few videos, I realize I have to go back to Bunnings and buy a few extra things... as well as hinges to build the new gate.

I finally got the few things in the kitchen swapped around that I needed doing. I'm at the point that I feel like the more I clean the bigger mess I'm making.

Each time it starts to get overwhelming, I go out and do one battery on the whipper snipper or mower. At least then I can come back in with a clear head and look at the problem from a new point of view.

The neighbour across the road came over and looked at a few things. during the school holidays he is coming over to take a few things away for us, and to pull out a dead tree that is in the way. At least with all the stuff gone from the yard, it will be easier to maintain.

Day 175: Bunnings Trip #1

 

I picked up the supplies to paint the interior walls. I have things I need to get done before our new scheduled house inspection.

1. Repair and repaint any walls that need it.

2. Hire a skip bin.

3. Slash the paddock.

4. Whipper snip around the tank and under the clothesline.

5. Remove all unwanted items from the yard.

6. Build a side gate. to keep the kids in the yard

As well as any other general cleaning that needs to be done. I'm now hopeful that I'll have time to get done.

Day 174: Still Sick

Miss Graceful is still sick, so she's having another day off school. I feel so sorry for the poor little thing, but also secretly glad it isn't me. Her mum is at work today. I have both Graceful and Monsoon... Hurricane decided she needed to go to school = too many sick people at home. Gotta love the way her mind works.

I got yesterday's house inspection rescheduled. I couldn't have some poor person coming through the house with a child with bad gastro. I wouldn't wish that on anyone. Anyway, it's now rescheduled for two weeks' time. It will give me time to finish unpacking fully.

As you can guess there is a ton of washing to be done because of Graceful being sick. I'll concentrate on that today, and whipper snipping around the tank as they are getting someone out to look at the hot water system. Meaning there is no hot water. It doesn't get past tepid.

Also today, I'm going to finish setting up my room. there are just a few things I need to put away. and rearrange some clothes; seeing as I have a closet in this house and can hang up my skirts. On that note I will away for the day and get sh*t done.

 

Day 142: Almost Back To Normal

 

I have to buy a couple of things to help with the packing and moving. like plastic storage tubs and some plastic shelf lining to put in the next linen cupboard.

Under 8's day at my granddaughter's school. I gave it a miss to catch up on some house chores. I think with my new revised schedule I'll get back on track with the moving.

I went through the house and packed up as much as I can. I might not get it moved over today, but at least it will be done and ready to go for tomorrow.

Day 173: Sickness

Miss Graceful woke up in the early hours of the morning with both vomiting and gastro. This is a child that has trouble pooping at the best of times. So, on top of being ill, the poor little thing is freaking out because her bowels don't usually work like this. She had to stay home from school and dance.

I'm still in the midst of merging two houses into one. I forgot how daunting a task this was. I have about 1/3 of the house sorted. It will be less stressful once the skip bin is here, and I can throw away all the unneeded stuff.

I'm also puppy sitting today for a few hours while my niece is off running errands in Ipswich. At least it's a quiet little thing and not barking.

Okay, I better get back to the cleaning.

Day 172: Kitchen Done

Today I'm determined to get the kitchen finished. Meaning, I need to finish putting all the double-ups into the excess pantry and clean out the last cupboard. It's driving me insane that every time I clear the bench, I seem to fill it straight back up again. I know that in about two or three weeks I'll be able to relax fully because everything will be done.

I'm also going to be fixing up the chicken ornament cupboard, I need to put down some non-slip matting for them all to sit on, at least that's a job that will only take me a short amount of time.

The bad thing is I have a headache today and I'm not feeling 100%. I'm just going to have to slog through it and get what needs doing - done. 

Day 171: Swimming Day

 

While the girls were at swimming, I decided to tackle the oh so fun job of cleaning out the fridges before we go and do the shopping this afternoon. It was horrible. at least I know it will never get that way again, as I always clean them the day before shopping day. 

Monsoon also has a birthday party to attend across the road. She's going to be a nightmare to deal with when she gets home.

I did a bit more in the kitchen/dining room... it seems to be never ending. I have to keep telling myself I will get there in the end.

Day 170: Crisis Averted

Disaster was upon me, and I almost had a mental breakdown; but in the end I had to do a factory reset. Okay, last night my granddaughter (Monsoon 3); got a hold of my phone and did something to it so that I was flooded with ads every 5 seconds. It took me hours this morning trying to get it all back to normal.

Now I just have to re-downloaded everything that I had before. It's a pain in the arse, because I honestly can't remember what I had on my phone.

I'm still unpacking and setting up the house. There is still so much to do. I'll get there eventually. I'm just tired as hell. I wish it was this time next week/month and all the hard work would be over and done with. It's freaking hard work moving house.

Okay, I'll catch you with you tomorrow.

Day 169: Tired As Hell

 

I woke up tired today with the daunting task of beginning the whole unpacking process. The fight to fit two households into one is a real struggle. So today I put it off and did the washing and some yardwork instead. Though, inside I did clean out one of the main bookcases. It's the one right beside the front door, and the first thing everyone sees. I need to have it clean, neat and tidy.

Today I let the cats outside for the first time. Very happily they didn't run away... which is always a worry when you move house. Oliver did a whole explore of the yard and paddock. Robson just did a quick look around and was straight back inside.

I've decided that I need to take out time each day just for myself. I need to catch up on me time. But that will have to wait until after I have finished all the unpacking and cleaning of the house.

Day 168: Done & Dusted

 

Today I finished the cleaning at the old house and finally handed back the keys. Now it's waiting to find out if I cleaned it well enough. Pounds to peanuts they will find something wrong with.

At the new house I've tried to get a bit of stuff put away, but I seem to be making more of a mess with everything I put away. I know I'll get it all set to rights eventually.

I just don't know where to begin. I wish I could magically snap my fingers and have everything done for me. I'm stuck because I have to clean everything before I can put everything away.

I think I will have to do my usual and write up a list of everything that needs to be done and then mark them off as I complete each task. The problem is getting everyone else in the house to help me. I don't want to have to do everything by myself.

Talk again soon.

Day 167: Small Break

 

Today in between setting up our lounge room and doing some of the kitchen. I took a break from cleaning the old house. I can get back to that tomorrow. My back is killing me. I mainly just want our end of the house to be set up and finished, before I tackle the rest of the house.

It's hard getting anyone to help me. all the kids want to do is create mess while I want to put it all away. I will be happier when I have the kitchen/Dining room clear of clutter.

The cats are going stir crazy being locked up inside the house all day and night. I'll be glad when they can go outside again. I need to find a spot to set up their feeding station. It'll be easier to do when they can get back to their routine. It's hard right now while there is so much clutter everywhere.

Day 166: Slashing

Today, I got the whipper snipping finished (my neighbour leant me his snipper as mine couldn't get through the tough glass).  I also got the walls washed and then hired the slasher guys = luckily for me they had a spot open then and there. And one less job I have to worry about.

Even though this is a nice house. It will be better once we get settled as there are no stairs; easier for mum to navigate. I just have to train the kids not to leave their messes laying all over the place. Meaning, I'll have to teach them to pick up after themselves.

Another good thing is that the new house is warmer than the old house. at least with it being warmer, I'll be able to sleep better.

Day 165: Moving Day

 

Today is the moving day. I'm hoping to get it all done in 2 or 3 loads... seeing as we only have a small trailer like this. I've already moved a shit ton of our stuff over (via my own car).

I was hoping to get it done hassle free, but when there are so many people helping there are bound to be some tough moments. At least we got it done. Now the scary part is trying to get it all into the house.

I at least got mine and Mum's bedrooms set up, and half the lounge room. It's a start... I wonder how long it's going to take me to get the rest of the house organised.

Day 164: Hurricane's Birthday Party

 

Busy day today. Hurricane is having a party even though her birthday is actually Wednesday. So while everyone is at the party. I'm going to be whipper snipping more of my yard and packing up my car ready to take over this morning and then come back and repack it ready to go in the morning.

I'm tired of all the mess everywhere. I just want it all to be done and everything back to normal.

I feel like there is so much to get done and no time to do it all in. The help I thought I was getting was very far and few between. I don't recommend moving when you have to do everything yourself.

Day 163: Running Out Of Time

 

Today we moved all the stuff out of the room mum will be using at the new house and put it all into the lounge room. I also took over another load.

I whipper snipped some more of the yard. I wish the snipper was a bit stronger as it would make the work so much easier and faster.

I also had Monsoon and Hurricane in the afternoon while Graceful was at dance. Hard to get anything done with the kids around. I'm tired all the time. I'm running out of energy and time to get everything done.

Day 162: Getting It Done

 

Getting as much of the whipper snipping done as I can. I don't want to have to pay for someone to come in and do it. I can tell you my upper arms and my armpits are as sore as hell from all the packing, cleaning, and yard work that I've been doing. It will all be worth it in the end.

In between doing everything I have been reading Patricia Briggs (Mercy Thompson) of a night to unwind.

Day 161: Took A Gutsa

Today while whipper snipping the driveway; I stepped into a pothole the wrong way and tumbled head over heels. The whipper snipper went flying and nearly landed in the neighbour's yard. I ended up falling on my left knee, left shoulder, and smashed the left side of my face into the drive. I even managed to warp my glasses in the process. Not a good day. instead of resting, I had to pick myself up and dust myself off and keep on whipper snipping. even though I'm aching all over.

Day 160: Cats

 

Why is it when you are so busy trying to get stuff done the pets (in my case - cats) decide it would be the best time to act out. my youngest cat has decided now would be a good time to catch mice and bring them inside. The cats are smart, they know we're moving and are freaking out a little bit (I assume).

Also, we have some kind of wild animals digging up holes all over our lawn... pains in the arse... and seeing as I haven't actually seen what they are I don't know how to stop them.

Even worse, I have an ear infection. So I'm not feeling 100% today. It's not the best time for me to be sick.

Day 159: Windy

 

I work up all ready to get to work in the yard, but it was too windy to do anything. So, I had the day off, because I needed the damn rest. I'm not feeling well today. Though, I did have to take the girls down to their swimming lessons. Just to top off an already awful day. I couldn't get a car park; so I had to park right at the back of the lot and wrangle Monsoon and Hurricane on the walk from the car to the swimming centre. The problem wasn't the wrangling. It was that I can't move as fast as a 3 and a 4-year-old. feeling poorly and I had to chase the two of them all the way to into the building.

Day 158: Good News & Bad News

 

The good news: is that one of my neighbours took pity on me and finished mowing my driveway... I still have to whipper snip it, but it's cut a whole days work out for me, so thank you kind neighbour. 

The bad news: is that I still have to get back out and whipper snip the long gulley. Let's just hope I don't fall down it again today.

At some stage I also have to find time to do a quick run downtown and pick up some stuff. I hate going out when I have so much work to do. I guess I'll just have to wear my yard working clothes.

Day 157: Insomnia

 

Lately, with everything going on I have been suffering with insomnia. I hate waking up tired as hell. I hope it doesn't last for too long. but knowing me it'll last right up until I move or even get the new place all unpacked.

Today I have to take a load of stuff over to the house and then come back and get stuck into the whipper snipping again. Right now, it feels like it's never ending.

My cat Robson is being a pain in the arse. Oliver is a dream. I suppose they are freaking out because they know something is happening.

Day 156: Another Day - Another Load

 

Today I took over another load and then moved some stuff around in the new place. I swear to God it seems like it's never ending. I know I'm doing all these little bits now so that the actual move day will be short... I just wish it was already over and done with.

I also had Monsoon all day. she decided that she needed to be with Mar-Mar and not her mum. So that means I have her until mum got home from dance with the other two girls in the late afternoon... Let me just tell you a 3-year-old is no help when it comes to cleaning a house in preparation for moving. Seeing as I can't go outside with her here (I have an unfenced dam); we'll be doing inside chores.