2010 Weekly Pyramid Challenge - Week 17

[monkeywrangler71]

1. Touch up trim main floor
2. Second coat trim basement
3. install remaining trim kitchen
4. Touch up taupe walls
5. Find new curtains for ds's room
6. Touch up kitchen cabinets
   
7. Clean out laundry room
8. Freecycle entertainment centre
   
9. Paint above garage
10. Recaulk bathroom
11. Rip out panelling downstairs
12. Find replacement panelling
13. Paint little room
14. Paint stairs
15. Paint basement floor
16. Fix up ds's room
17. Clean basement
18. Clean deck
19. Paint deck
    
20. Hardware Store
21. Install New Faucet Kitchen
    
22. Laundry
23. Laundry
24. Laundry
25. Clean Kitchen Cupboards
26. Clean Fridge
27. Trip to dump
28. Clean light fixtures
29. Put up new light cover
30. Replace any burnt bulbs
31. Patch grass
32. Seal driveway
33. Find new bedspreads for ds's room

I will add if I think of anything else, but I think that is all we are going to do, and I have pretty much hit my limit. I told the realtor to call me next week for a meeting.

[dcompton]

I am really not good at this challenge, but I'll keep trying. I am so far behind on housework it's becoming overwhelming, but last week was about a 3 on a 1 to 10 scale. I'm hoping I'll feel better this week and can catch up. So far:

1. Caught up on dishes

Not too impressive, is it? Oh well. Better than nothing and now I can get in the kitchen again.

[monkeywrangler71]

1. Touch up trim main floor
2. Second coat trim basement
3. install remaining trim kitchen
4. Touch up taupe walls
5. Find new curtains for ds's room
6. Touch up kitchen cabinets
7. Freecycle entertainment centre
8. Recaulk bathroom
   
9. Rip out panelling downstairs
10. Find replacement panelling
11. Paint little room - primed side that wasn't ripped out
12. Paint stairs
13. Paint basement floor
14. Fix up ds's room
15. Clean basement
    
16. Clean deck
17. Paint deck
18. Laundry
19. Laundry
20. Clean Kitchen Cupboards
21. Clean Fridge
22. Trip to dump
23. Clean light fixtures
24. Put up new light cover
25. Replace any burnt bulbs
26. Patch grass
27. Seal driveway
28. Find new bedspreads for ds's room - GRRRRR!!!! found nothing
29. Install new panelling

I don't know if I should go paint the deck right now or not. The forecast says rain, but I don't see any sign of it.

Realtor just called, told her to come Thursday evening.

[dcompton]

Today:

2. Decluttered living room (well, except for right by the front door, but I'm counting it.)
3. Installed camera software on computer
4. Computer "housekeeping" - moving stuff to external storage, cleaning out files, etc)

Off to work now.

[mauimagic]

Week of April 26 List

1. Do 1st quarter taxes & send in
2. Pay monthly taxes
3. Mon 2PM – Physical therapy
4. Mon 5PM – massage
5. Oraganize soccer conference papers
6. Finish AJ’s IEP
7. Finish SF’s IEP
8. Schedule SM’s IEP
9. Cut out spring gifts
10. Sew spring gifts
11. Update Spring exchange info
12. Make spring cards
13. Copy forms for DH
14. Call DD re: computer
15. Reschedule dermatologist meeting
16. Thurs 4PM – Physical Therapy

Here's for the start of my week - love this thread!!

[nuisance26]

~Sorry to leave you hanging here, MW, but I'm getting a late start to this this week. I've been too busy to post but I suppose that's a good thing. Done so far from Saturday to this morning(at least the things I remembered to check off on the list anyway):

1-2. 30 minutes cleaning
3-6. load laundry complete to put away
7.scrub tub
8-15. quilt 30 minutes
16-20. finish a tote bag
21. make a set of nursing pads
22. blog
23. print slipper pattern
24. pick up pictures

This is going to be another bonus week because the list isn't getting smaller as you'd think it would be.~

[TigerGirl1226]

Ok, better late than never to post the stuff I've done this week, right? lol

1. Move stuff into attic (DH really helped/did this one), but I was a major player
2. Update CC on Paypal
3. Complete Paypal transaction
4. Schedule DD's May Speech Therapy
5. Schedule DD's Audiologist Appt

[dcompton]

Today was run-around-spend-money day. I am so going to be thrown off this frugal forum! Confession -- the only thing that was necessary was a set of sheets. Black, to pull over my face when my huge east bedroom patio door lights up my world and wakes me up every morning.

5. Returned library books
6. Stopped at Bed Bath and Beyond - no luck at all
7. Walmart - less will power there than usual
8. Hobby Lobby

Yes, I bought more yarn, but had an excuse. I promised one for a gift and she wanted brown (drat! drat! drat!) and I didn't have a bit. I really dislike brown. Of course, I also picked up a few pretty colors, just because they were pretty. I LOVE having yarn around. I think it's my security blanket - it's just hasn't been made yet. Also a book with some beautiful block patterns - but I used my 40% off coupon for that.

[nuisance26]

~I hear some frugal in that post, Donna! You're making a gift and you used a coupon. I am the only person who ever has a coupon when I go to Michael's. Most people just throw those fliers in the trash so you are doing better than most! Enjoy your goodies!
Ok, done today:

25.look up MVC hours
26.make grape nuts cereal
27.make yogurt
28.clean off hutch top
29.rewrite/print list
30.30 minutes cleaning

[dcompton]

Thanks for trying, nuisance, but there were some pretties I got too just because I wanted them. I saw a headline yesterday at work "Sit All Day and Die More Quickly." Good. I can spend my money now.

But making the afghan will save a little. I've had really terrific student workers to supervise the last two ro three years and have started giving them Amazon gift cards when they graduate and leave. One of them saw me posting my crochet-along photo yesterday, (right after a co-worker had been given his card) and asked if I would make her an afghan since I give them away anyway. We negotiated for that instead of the card, and the yarn won't cost as much. So I'm ahead there.

9. Inventoried yarn
10. Made swatch cards for new colors - I haven't done this for awhile
11. Reorganized yarn storage in trunk and closet

[mauimagic]

Organized yarn!! What a great thing to do - and make card swatches!!

Here's my list with things I have done so far in bold!:

1. Do 1st quarter taxes & send in
2. Pay monthly taxes
3. Mon 2PM – Physical therapy
4. Mon 5PM – massage
5. Oraganize soccer conference papers
6. Finish AJ’s IEP
7. Finish SF’s IEP
8. Schedule SM’s IEP
9. Cut out spring gifts
10. Sew spring gifts
11. Update Spring exchange info
12. Make spring cards
13. Copy forms for DH
14. Call DD re: computer
15. Reschedule dermatologist meeting
16. Thurs 4PM – Physical Therapy

Well, I can sure tell what I'll be working on tonight!!
Have a great evening all!!

[monkeywrangler71]

1. Touch up trim main floor
2. Second coat trim basement
3. install remaining trim kitchen
4. Touch up taupe walls
5. Find new curtains for ds's room
6. Touch up kitchen cabinets
7. Freecycle entertainment centre
8. Recaulk bathroom
9. Paint little room - painted side that wasn't ripped out
10. Paint stairs
11. Paint basement floor
12. Fix up ds's room
13. Clean basement
    
14. Paint deck
15. Laundry
16. Laundry
17. Clean Kitchen Cupboards
18. Clean Fridge
19. Trip to dump
    
20. Clean light fixtures
21. Put up new light cover
22. Replace any burnt bulbs
23. Patch grass
24. Seal driveway
25. Find new bedspreads for ds's room - GRRRRR!!!! found nothing
26. Install new panelling

Really should paint the front door, too. Ugh, there's no end to it.

[monkeywrangler71]

Mid-afternoon check-in, I think I'm going to have to pull an all nighter.

1. Touch up trim main floor
2. Second coat trim basement
3. install remaining trim kitchen
4. Touch up taupe walls
5. Find new curtains for ds's room
6. Touch up kitchen cabinets
7. Freecycle entertainment centre
   
8. Recaulk bathroom
9. Paint little room - painted side that wasn't ripped out
10. Paint stairs
11. Paint basement floor
12. Fix up ds's room
13. Clean basement
    
14. Laundry
    
15. Laundry
16. Clean Kitchen Cupboards
17. Clean Fridge
18. Trip to dump
19. Patch grass
20. Seal driveway
21. Find new bedspreads for ds's room - GRRRRR!!!! found nothing
22. Install new panelling
23. Paint front door
24. Scrub upstairs
25. Scrub main floor
26. Scrub basement

[dcompton]

MW, you are making progress through an impossible list. I'm impressed with how much you have already done.

I'm wishing you luck with the realtor tomorrow too.

I'm just getting started - I've frittered away a lot of time. So far, only:

12. Activate new CC

As soon as I click "post quick reply" I'm getting up and starting. I am. I am.

[nuisance26]

~Done yesterday:

31-34. 30 minutes cleaning
35.host mommy chat
36. make apple jelly
37. find baby stuff in shed

I'm tired this morning. We're having issues with our ds so I'm stressed. Need some motivation. *sigh* ~