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.