Getting stuff done during lockdown challenge!
 

I really need somewhere to be accountable to stop sitting and doing nothing all day! I need to get back into a regular routine. Anyone want to jump in with what they want to get done today?

My list:

Quiet time
Walk the dogs
10 minute weights with dd
Shower - this must actually be listed these days :shifty
Clean my room and bathroom
Do mine and dh's laundry
Feed sourdough starter
Water plants
Open up my planner and do whatever chores are assigned there
Put notes to neighbors on their doors (I've had these for over a week and I'm scared to put them out not sure how the neighbors will receive them but I don't know how else to communicate with them! They basically just have my phone number and offer to help if anyone needs emotional or physical support)

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Re: Home Blessing Challenge April 6
 

Did you deliver the notes? I think that's great, even if only one is glad to know you're there.

I have never been less interested in blessing my home if that means cleaning. :lol It's getting done, though. I did do two loads of laundry and made a quick trip to the grocery store. And I made chicken soup for dinner.

Re: Home Blessing Challenge April 6
 

I'm not really interested in cleaning either. I am interested in keeping busy and not escaping into books/tv/social media. All of which are fine in moderation but I have a tendency to binge. I need to be somewhat productive or I'll get depressed.

I was doing great with my list and then she asked me to go on a job with him. It was a five minute job with a 30 minute drive each way, so basically we had car time. And since we were going right past Costco, we went ahead and got groceries. So my whole afternoon was pretty well taken up by this trip. I did not get the notes delivered but it's the top of my list tomorrow. I'll walk without the dogs and do it first thing.

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Looking back at the list I did everything but clean my bedroom and deliver the notes! Not bad. And I cooked dinner and participated (minimally) in my Bible study group zoom call.

OT: anyone else not really feeling connected with zoom?

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Re: Home Blessing Challenge April 6
 

I need this. I'm still doing the daily basics but I have barely touched any of my spring cleaning projects.

This pandemic isn't going to end any better/sooner just because I keep reading about it. I need to set aside some media free days.

Normally, I hardly pay attention to the news. Lately it's been far too much.

I'm looking forward to more balance.

Re: Home Blessing Challenge April 6
 

Yes, this is exactly my motivation.

Today I've gotten dressed in workout clothes, had coffee, and finished a puzzle.

That's it.

I've totally been escaping life by doing jigsaw puzzles. So it's almost noon here and I'm going to start checking off my list.

First up is Bible reading and prayer.

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Re: Home Blessing Challenge April 6
 

I feel so compelled to use this opportunity wisely. My husband does not.

One of my biggest frustrations is that I can decluttered a room but there is nowhere for those items to go since thrift stores are closed. So I have Piles of stuff in my living room and kitchen from decluttering other rooms and it is starting to drive me crazy. I don’t want to put it in the basement because we just spent hours sorting that out too.

Re: Home Blessing Challenge April 6
 

That is definitely an issue if you are wanting to declutter! The only major project I've done these past few weeks is clean up the garage. Now I at least have space in there to put stuff and I've started a pile for the dump and a pile to donate.

I passed out my notes on one street then came in to print more for the other street. Got sidetracked packing up some homeschool books that I think I've sold. The buyer was asking questions and I had to go through all the books to answer her. I went ahead and boxed them up. It'll be $300!

Now I'm taking a break. Next up, deliver the rest of the notes but now it's hot!

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Re: Getting stuff done during lockdown challenge!
 

It’s almost 3:00 here.
I did a full load of laundry— washed, dried, folded, put away
Baked banana bread
Swept downstairs
Clorox wipes downstairs surfaces
Worked out for 30 minutes
Did some work emails/Facebook posting
Did an entire load of dishes

All this was made possible by
-Letting DD1 wear pajamas all day
-Rice and beans sensory bin
-Electric baby swing
-White noise
-An episode of Little Baby Bum on NetFlix :shifty

I think I’m gonna take the evening off from chores and do some writing :heart


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Re: Getting stuff done during lockdown challenge!
 

I'm heading outside to do some yard work. It's sunny today so I will try to get outside when the weather is nice. I like being able to work at a pace of "no care in the world."

In two hours I have an online meeting, so sometime before then I'll brush my hair and put on earrings and lipstick (it makes all the difference for me when I see how I look online!).

Re: Getting stuff done during lockdown challenge!
 

Virginia, good luck with the writing tonight!

RR, I wish I could muster up some energy to work in the yard. I just can't get started. I have do many excuses.

I finished my notes and showered and dressed cute (shorts and t-shirts here in central Texas!) Then I went to Walmart :shifty I had ordered a puzzle to pickup inside the store and I am desperate for cream, so I figured since I was going on anyway, I would actually shop. I got the kids Easter stuff and some things from my grocery list (they were out of several things) and I got myself some pretty kitchen stuff some of which I really needed, like oven mitts. I'm going to post a picture in the divoc thread.

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Oh and I talked to my mom for a bit!

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Re: Getting stuff done during lockdown challenge!
 

Desiree, I saw your list. :jawdrop My list today only consists of one thing. My house is getting messier and dirtier by the day but soon enough there will be rainy days when I can focus on inside the house. I spent altogether too long taking deadwood out of one tree, and shaping the spiral of another. I haven't had much time to really tend to our shrubs for a couple of years so I am enjoying this extra time. DD will make dinner tonight so I will head out again to the yard after my snack.

Also, my meeting was postponed until Thursday. It's another no make-up day!

Re: Getting stuff done during lockdown challenge!
 

Regarding yardwork, it would all be starting from scratch. So think breaking sod, digging out rocks, lining beds, all the difficult grunt work. And honestly, deciding where and what to plant is the biggest hurdle for me. I need a plan!

If it was just pruning and weeding and even planting in existing beds, I'd be out there all the time.

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And yay for the postponed meeting! I'm honestly hating the zoom calls.

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Re: Getting stuff done during lockdown challenge!
 

I washed and re-hung all the shower curtains today. (We have FOUR bathrooms. :-/ )

Did my normal laundry, dishes, sweeping, vacuuming, Bible study, and managing homeschool & appointments.

I usually workout in the evening. I've been keeping up my regular workout routine and add in a daily walk.

So thankful dinner is leftover soup tonight. I'm making chickpea blondies right now.

Tomorrow-- I want to start on my closet. My goal is to work on it for 15 minutes. It's clothes my 11 yo has outgrown. I need to sort by size and figure out what to keep. Which won't be much.

Re: Getting stuff done during lockdown challenge!
 

I'm jealous of your 4 bathrooms! Even though that's a lot of bathrooms to clean.

I hope you like the blondies! That was my suggestion. I love them and I've passed them out to people who are so surprised that they are chickpeas!

You did a lot today. I'm having wine with dinner and thinking I should go upstairs and actually clean my room before I give up for the day.

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Re: Getting stuff done during lockdown challenge!
 

Well, I decided to shower tonight instead of write. And now the baby is being fussy.
Better luck tomorrow!


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