March Goals

This is what I have managed to achieve this month:

• Work on getting the flat clean again - Done (though I still have work to do, it is getting better)
• Start reading my cleaning books - I have done this

I did not give myself many goals, though the one was a big task.

At least I have made some improvements. Though I think I will set myself a challenging goal for next month.

Keeping rooms clean

Getting the flat clean is only half of the battle. Keeping it clean is the other half.

In some regards my partner is like having a fourth child. While he does wash the dishes, that is about all that he does. He leaves dirty dishes and wrappers on his desk, he does not put his coat and shoes where they should go (which makes keeping the hall clean challenging)

I just would like to get the flat clean so I just have to deal with maintaining the flat rather than trying to clean the flat and maintain the rooms that I have done.

I have found out one of my cleaning books. I will read that tonight before I go to sleep. I just need to find my ten minute housekeeping book and I will be set.

I think I might write down the most useful tips out of the both of them for easy access.

Busy bunny

I have been a really busy bunny cleaning the flat. Yesterday I manged to clean the hall, bathroom and the entrance. It looks so much better and it feels great as well. I need to make sure that it stays like that. I think it is important to keep that area clear.

This is what it looks like now:

Today I have cleared out the clothes that I either do not fit into or that I have not worn for a long time. I managed to get rid of a bags of clothes and a couple of coats that my friend had given to my partner but he did not want them (I thought he would not like them but I thought I would offer him the chance to say no)

I have spent the evening working on the living room and kitchen trying to get them into a semi-presentable stage.

Though as things normally go, I now need to work on the bedroom again after I hauled all of my clothes out of the wardrobe.

It really is a never ending task.

Clear out day

Here is is once again. It is that time of the fortnight when I clear out like a mad woman.

All I need to do is do my best to be like this on other days and before I know it the shed will be clear of clutter (I them just need to find a way to get the stuff up to the tip)

Arghhhhhhhhhhhhhhh I have had enough of the clutter.

Moaning

Well my partner has been moaning again today (still not doing anything about it though)

He will wash the dishes, but that is about it. It is really frustrating. He moaned about a pile of stuff in the kitchen. I worked hard and I got it cleared. The kitchen floor was cleared, did he compliment me about it...not at all.

Grr.

Been busy

Even though the wee ones have not been out I have managed to get a lot done around the home.

I have cleared some of the clutter out of the kitchen, I have cleared the clothes mountain and even though my stepdaughter is not staying over tonight I tidied up our bedroom. I find that I am most motivated to do it on a Saturday night (I think that is because I have got into the habit of doing it then)

I also thought it would be good to sleep in a tidy room. Now I just need to make sure that it stays like that.

I have also jazzed up a water bottle today. I have started drinking more water, but recently I was told that if I am to drink out of a plastic bottle then it needs to be a proper hard plastic bottle that is designed to be reused. I found out the bottle that I had got from the school and after finding some stickers to put on it. I think it looks really funky and pretty.

Working on the kitchen

I think that until I get on top of the kitchen I will end up spending a lot of time in there every day. I think that even when it gets to how I would like bit to be, I will be working every day to make sure that it stays that way.

It is looking so much better now though. The sides are clear and clean. There is still stuff on the floor and there is clutter where the old fridge used to be and by the washing machine.

I will get working on that tomorrow.

Busy today

I have been a good girl today.

In the morning I worked on the kitchen. I did not make as much progress as I would have liked but the sides are looking much better.

In the afternoon while my partner took the wee ones to his mums I cleaned the living room.

Finally, in the evening I cleaned our bedroom (a lot of stuff got piled on the chair to be put away tomorrow) but it seems that I get the best motivation to clean the room when my step daughter stops over. It looks much better and I wish that I could keep it like that all of the time as it would be lovely to sleep in a nice clean room. I will have to make sure that I work harder to keep it like that.

Not done as much as I would have liked

I had hoped to have got much more done today than what I have actually done. Though at least I have done something.

I cleared the clutter of the couches (though that seems to be like fighting a never ending battle as by the end of the day they have got stuff on them again) and I have sorted out a black bag filled with soft toys. I will wash them and give them to a charity shop.

I will make sure that I do not go to bed too late tonight though as I would like to get more done tomorrow. I do not have to do the school runs so that will help me, though it will not help me if I do not get up to take advantage of it.

Clear out day

Tomorrow the bucket goes out so I have been through the shed seeing what I can get rid of.

I have brought through a few cuddly toys and I am going to go through them, put a lot of them into a black bag and after I have washed them I am going to get them to a charity shop.

I have had enough of having too much clutter. I feel bogged down by it. I really need to get rid of it.

Tomorrow I am going to work on clearing out the bedroom.

Reusing

For valentines day I got two heart shaped candles. I thought they looked nice, but I mainly thought that the glass containers were lovely.

I was not sure how to get the wax out once it was finished. Thankfully my friend told me a great way. All I had to do was pour some hot soapy water into them and let them soak. The wax came out really easily.

After I had cleaned them I put my stones in them. I think they look so pretty.

Bedroom

I spent some time in my bedroom today clearing out some of the clutter. I have managed to organize some of the drawers and put my partners games in a proper place to keep them safe. So even though it is not really looking how I would like it to do it is a lot better than what it was and the stuff that is hidden from view is looking better.

That will also mean that finding things will be hopefully better :)

Starting working again

Here we go again. The work starts again. After the work that I did on the kitchen at the weekend it is still looking good, so there was not much needed to be done in there to get it looking good. I sorted out the place where the old fridge was kept, so that looks neater now.

I did some work on the living room but I will finish that off in the morning.

I think I need to set up a system in the next few days. I am just going around in circles, without really achieving anything. I think that once I organize myself, it should hopefully make it much better.

March Goals

This is what I want to achieve this month:

1. Work on getting the flat clean again.
2. Start reading my cleaning books.

Hopefully I will manage it better this month.

February goals

This is what I managed to achieve this month:

• Get the flat clean again (While I have been cleaning, I have not managed to get the flat clean at the same time)
• Set up a system to make sure that I am able to keep on top of the housework (I have not done this)

I am getting frustrated. I seem to be doing so much work, but not getting anything done. It does not help that my partner does nothing to help me. Well not nothing, he washes the dishes and he will clean the toilet. He just does nothing else. He will not keep his desk clean, will not clean up after himself when he gets himself something to eat.

I am also most frustrated that when I have worked hard on making the place look clean that he never says anything good about it, though he moans when it looks a mess.