Day 260: More Chores

Today the two older girls had speed soccer at school. Hurricane came home with a medal... their mum went to watch them. I had Monsoon and we built a big plastic storage tub (from Bunnings hardware) that the girls are going to use to store all of their outdoor toys in. Hopefully it will stop them from leaving them scattered all over the ground.

Still washing the household bedding, but with six people (six beds) that's a lot of doonas, sheets and pillowcases. Plus, all the knee rugs we had been using.

I've noticed there has been a shit-ton of mozzies in the house every night. Going to have to fix the holes in the screen doors.

I'm starting to feel worn out again. I still occasionally have my cough. It's annoying as hell, and my nose is still sore on the inside. My headache is a constant... I think I should just shut today down and go and read.

Day 259: Seasonal Swap

 

Today I sat back and advised while my daughter rearranged the girl's bedrooms. She's still trying to find the best set up for them. I did more washing... yes, I know it's all I seem to be doing. I swear to the be all and end all that I will get to the end of it all soon... Admittedly, right now I'm washing all our doonas and putting them away for the summer. Nothing better than a bed made up with nice fresh linen.

It'll soon be time to put all the winter clothing back into storage for another year... A good time to get rid of everything that we know for sure won't fit Hurricane and Monsoon. There is no use in keeping them. not when someone else can get use out of them.

I have to ask. why do we always end up with so many odd socks? Our pile at the moment is ridiculous... and by ours, I mean my daughters and the three girls. It's insane the amount we have piled on the kitchen table. I'm hoping by the time we get to the end of this declutter/spring clean that I'll find a heap of the missing matches.

Day 258: Chores & Random Thoughts

 

Really starting to heat up. You can tell Summer is heading our way. I can already tell that it's going to be a bloody scorcher.

Chores today were slow going. I had Monsoon helping because her mum was at work and then she had to take Graceful to dance and then Jui Jitsu. Monsoon talked all bloody day long... and if you didn't talk back to her, she'd grab you by the face and ask... "Are you listening to me?" I was hoping she would nap, but no such luck. At least when Hurricane got home from school she had someone else to focus on.

Monsoon and I washed... there was more bedding to get through and some more clothes for the op-shop. I still think they have way too many clothes. Possibly some can go to their dad's house.

Had to watch Megamind three times with Monsoon today... it could have been worse. It could have been Captain Underpants again

Day 257: I Feel Worn Out

I'm absolutely buggered today. my lower back is burning, and my upper back is aching from all the washing I've been hanging out and then folding up once it's dry.

Today I did even more washing, though I can finally see the light at the end of the tunnel. I have a couple of blankets and a coupled of sets of sheets, but they are actually off the beds,

I'll have a busy day tomorrow as I have to run the drop my daughter off at work... the girls off at school... then pick my daughter up again after her shift because her car has something wrong with it. I suppose I should get off of here and get some sleep. Morning is going to be here long before I want it to be.

 

Day 256: To Do List

 

For the next little bit, I have a specific to do list...

1) Swap out the drawer runners in Graceful's chest of drawers.

2) Fix board to top shelf of open wardrobe to sit trophies on.

3) Fix the rungs on the bunk beds.

4) Paint the toybox

5) Fix Graceful's bike (Front wheel and training wheels) how hard can it be?

6) Try and reattach the netting around the trampoline

8) Paint the cubbyhouse

9) Paint the outdoor/mud kitchen

10) clean out the BBQ cupboard.

If I can get all of this done by the end of October, I'll be happy. The girl's grandad is coming for Christmas, and I'd like to have everything done by then.

Day 255: Hurricane & Monsoon.

 

Tackling this room... mainly it's just toys, and three bits of furniture that has to be removed. For the size of the room, it just seems cluttered. though while cleaning, I notice we're going to have to fix the rungs on the ladder for the bunk beds. the paint has chipped off. and the bare metal is showing. I might have to buy some grey rust proofing paint and paint them. I also want to repaint the toybox as it's hideous. Mind you, we're only going to use the leftover paint from the uniform chest of drawers, pastels in green, purple, pink and blue.

I'm going to have to wash their bedding. It looks like all of the cats have been napping on them at some point in time. That and it's getting to the point where we're going to be swapping from winter to summer bedding.

Graceful had an eisteddfod this morning, and she had dance lesson in the arvo. I have a headache today. Mainly, I think it's because Monsoon and Hurricane have been singing to me all day long on the top of their lungs. I swear to God they don't know the meaning of inside voices.

Day 254: Dang It...

 

I tried to buy a staplegun today, but they were out of stock. They told me to come back next week and try again after they get new stock in. Looks like I will have to come back next week.

I got myself a little sketch book so I can sketch out ideas of thigs I want to do/build. Like I want to build a series of screens that I can hook together to stand in front of the plastic tubs in the garage so I'm not always looking at the storage tubs. I showed my eldest sister and now she is going to get her own book and do the same thing.

You guessed it, I'm still washing. I'm doing at least 4 loads a day to get it all done. we also dropped of seven bags into the op-shop donation bin, and got them out of the house.