It's hard to get started...

Especially when you don’t want to do anything.

I’m working on dealing with the kids’ sleeping situations. I have my MIL coming in this weekend to stay with us, so it is important that she feel comfortable. But *le sigh* I don’t really want to do anything this weekend. I want to be a lazy bum and just enjoy my first weekend off in a really long time.

I’m really going to have to get out of that mindset. I never have weekends, or evenings off. I’m a mom. This means it’s a 24/7 job to keep everything in order. We’re tackling the house and yard first. In fact I think I’m going to have DH mow the lawn Tuesday or Wednesday Evening. That’ll put a jump start on everything.

My goals for today are:

· Catch up all the dishes

· Clean up the middle room

· Move the kids to the middle room for sleeping purposes

· Laundry, laundry, laundry

If I accomplish these goals, I’ll let you know. If I don’t I’m going to sink into oblivion while watching Moonlight and sinking into the couch.

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A Whistful Sunday Ahoy!

Today, I have a few goals and things I need to do!

First off, I need to start the day early! There is a lot to accomplish today! Get up get dressed and work 15 minutes in the bathroom.

Then it is off to make breakfast! Feed the kiddos and clean their bathroom up. Then they are going to need a bath. Obviously we need to get them dressed and such!

Put up the laundry I have done tonight, and start a load from the laundry in their room.

Then while they enjoy a TV Show, I'm going to do a quick load of dishes by hand.

after that we are going to call the Ritsch's and see if they are home, if so, I will go and get a few strawberry plants from the garden and wrap them in wet paper towels while we go to their house for an hour or so to visit and deliver said plants.

When we come home, I am going to make lunch. While it's doing it's thing, I'm going to switch clothes and start another load of kids' laundry. At this point I think they will be due for a nap, if they haven't already napped in the car.

Then I need to put up all the dishes and work on the couch. Lots of Crevices in there that are needing assistance. Also need to get under the couch and move all the laundry into the kitchen floor and sort (we have a few piles, we were without a washer for like, a week).

Keep going on the laundry while I clean and organize our living room. I have a party Tuesday Night, so this has got to be done!

Once I'm done with the living room, the kidlets will probably be awake. So time to spend with them. We're probably going to play together on my laptop and work on ABC's and Numbers. **Note to self: Buy a kids game for the Lappy**

After that, I think it will be time to switch clothes and start another load. Perhaps even start a load of dishes again?

Start supper and wake the hubby. Once he's awake and dealing with kids, I'm going to take the big box outside to the Recycling center. **Note to Self: Get some cans to start recycling projects!**

After that I'm going to work another 15 minutes in our Bathroom. IT WILL BE MINE!

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And then I'm going to wake up late and realize it was all a nice dream and realize life is more than my planning a whole day for four people who don't want to be planned for.

Wings to Soar Challenge: Spring Cleaning Schedule

March
1 - 6: DD & DS's End of the house

• Vacuum the Carpets and Shampoo
• Shampoo and Air their beds
  
• Sort out all clothes and give away the too smalls
• Wash the curtains
• Clean the windows inside and out
• Clean out their closets
• Sort their toys out and purchase toy box for Ian
• Super clean the bathtub
• Check the tubs caulking, may need to re do
• Find a bigger step stool for the kids to get to the bathroom sink
• finish the walls and paint the hallway
  

8th - 13th - Living Room, Kitchen Area, and Utility Room

• Clean tops of the cabinets
• Clean out cabinets, sort out the unneeded items and find them new homes
• Re-caulk the counter top backings
• dive into the dreaded Under the counter spaces that Eat things
• Clean the Dishwasher out
• Clean the sink pipes with the mix I've found (Post later)
• Put Yeast down teh drains to assist with septic
• Finish putting down the Crown Molding on Floor for Linoleum
• Get rid of all the junk on my Maid shelves
• Clean dryer shaft of lint

15th - 20th - Our Room

• Shampoo the Carpets
• Fix the Window Screens
• Wash the windows
• Sort through all the clothes and clean our dressers out
• Fix window dressings
  
• Sort out T's Computer Cabinet
• Clean my sitting chair, may exchange for recliner
  

22nd - 27th - Our Bathroom & Closet

• Look into pulling up carpet in Closet
• Clean out Closet and sort out all of the junk in it.
  
• Organize our Bathroom, look into ways to make it work for us
• Set up places for HANGING plants, to save them from kitty

29th - 31st - Outside

• Set up Gardens and Plant
• Mow the Grass
• Take all the limbs to the hole
• Pick up all trash the dog has scattered
• Check the kids swingset and fix anything that needs to be
• Look into a slide/house for them to play in

APRIL

1st - 30th - Continue Outside for this month

• Clean off Patio
• clean up BBQ Grill, may need to look into new one
• Set up Garden
• Move all rocks and whatnot out
• Freeze bulbs for putting them out.
  
• Set up Irises and whatnot by fencing
• Get walnut tree down by garage
• Rent power sprayer and clean outside of House
• Seal leaks in Tin roof of porch
• Fix the corner that Jay never fixed