Daily Do
Commit the day to God in prayer/read Bible (even one verse)
Text students first thing regarding their first test this morning
Wake up the house routine
Weigh-in/dress early/cleanse, tone, moisturise
Breakfast/what's for dinner tonight?/clean-up/"talc" Sunny's hair/dress Sunny and trim and file his fingernails, brush his hair/ring in-laws
Pack baby bag and shower things for trip to in-laws'
Go to in-laws' shower and shave and redress/snacktime for Sunny
Storytime/milkies/toileting/undressing for nap/Scripture memory work
Nap/do laundry and run dishwasher if water is back on/lunch of couscous "soup"
Quiet time/reading (pt e-book)/Swagbucks/write review post and post for tomorrow
Layout clothes for tonight (concert and bed) and tomorrow/repack baby bag/do laundry (and run dishwasher if water is back on)
Cook dinner and bedtime prep/heat house/set heating for later also/set out hot water bottles or heat-packs in kitchen
Dinner and clean-up/toileting and dressing for bed/concert
Milkies/toileting/prepare house for our return/leave for concert
Enjoy concert/playtime in "nursing room"
Change for bed/apply nightcream/blogposting/reading/lights out by half-eleven
Aims
Add beauty
Be thankful
Dress better
Drink water
Eat less and better
Learn of God
Load/unload dishwasher throughout the day
Practise catechism in the car on the way to messages
Pray without ceasing
Tidy as I go
Saturday 9 November 2013
Friday 8 November 2013
#2 - Review
Toilets went unbleached today as a complete lack of water (two days and counting) has meant no toilet flushing so bleaching the loos would mean gassing ourselves with chlorine, so nope.
Bit hard to clean with water when you don't have any, or much anyhow.
We've made plans to shower at the in-laws' tomorrow, ahead of a family outing to see a concert at our church.
Tomorrow will force my butt outta bed first thing as Hubs heads off to work and no bad thing as I've rather lazed around the last coupla mornings. I've been pretty dosed (cold/allergy who knows but sometimes the sneezing fits, up to eight/ten in a row leave me gasping for air) and had back ache and . . . well the list of complaints is long but who really cares?!
On a funnier sidenote, showering tomorrow will still leave one foot unwashed (by all but a baby wipe anyhow) as I'll need to wear a plastic glove to keep my toe dressing dry and allow the silver nitrate, applied today at my podiatry appointment, to keep working.
Sunny and I enjoyed a brisk walk to the foot appointment and then a hobbling walk back from it (silver nitrate causes throbbing y'all). We walked through the park to see the ducks of course; and dogs as it's a popular dog walking area. We then made a surprise visit to Dadddy at work and the little man smiled at and shied away from the rest of the staff in equal measures. He was too cute all bundled up in his navy duffle coat (9-12m and still too big), stripy mitts (12m and a lovely fit) and hat (6-9m and also fitting well).
Dinner of beef stock couscous, sweetcorn and sausages went down well as did our storytime - two adventures of Piglittle, "Don't rock the boat" and "Honk." Sunny just loves his stories and especially those about animals at the moment.
We worked more on his dressing/undressing skills today, until yesterday this wasn't something I had actively been doing though he has naturally been adding to his skills of course. Even in only two days of active encouragement he's made lots of progress, bless him he can get his trousers up at the front but the back is proving a little trickier and putting his trousers on one leg at a time is very new, since we've always just pulled them onto him both legs at once - it is so lovely to see all the little developments. As a sidenote, one of his little quirks that he's been doing forever is how he swaps his toy/book/whatever he may be holding between his hands as he helps us (un)dress him, rather than putting whatever it is down - it's too cute.
Bedtime and naptime are generally sweet times of togetherness now as he drifts off gently, though nap today was a bit more fraught as he fought attempts for an earlier snooze, we got there though and he enjoyed over an hour and a half of rest, waking happily.
I wonder how I got so lucky as to get a beloved and a loving, happy child by him.
Tomorrow will hopefully bring a resolution to the water problems as they dig up a "neighbour's" driveway and also hopefully see a return to better form for myself and in turn the house.
Bit hard to clean with water when you don't have any, or much anyhow.
We've made plans to shower at the in-laws' tomorrow, ahead of a family outing to see a concert at our church.
Tomorrow will force my butt outta bed first thing as Hubs heads off to work and no bad thing as I've rather lazed around the last coupla mornings. I've been pretty dosed (cold/allergy who knows but sometimes the sneezing fits, up to eight/ten in a row leave me gasping for air) and had back ache and . . . well the list of complaints is long but who really cares?!
On a funnier sidenote, showering tomorrow will still leave one foot unwashed (by all but a baby wipe anyhow) as I'll need to wear a plastic glove to keep my toe dressing dry and allow the silver nitrate, applied today at my podiatry appointment, to keep working.
Sunny and I enjoyed a brisk walk to the foot appointment and then a hobbling walk back from it (silver nitrate causes throbbing y'all). We walked through the park to see the ducks of course; and dogs as it's a popular dog walking area. We then made a surprise visit to Dadddy at work and the little man smiled at and shied away from the rest of the staff in equal measures. He was too cute all bundled up in his navy duffle coat (9-12m and still too big), stripy mitts (12m and a lovely fit) and hat (6-9m and also fitting well).
Dinner of beef stock couscous, sweetcorn and sausages went down well as did our storytime - two adventures of Piglittle, "Don't rock the boat" and "Honk." Sunny just loves his stories and especially those about animals at the moment.
We worked more on his dressing/undressing skills today, until yesterday this wasn't something I had actively been doing though he has naturally been adding to his skills of course. Even in only two days of active encouragement he's made lots of progress, bless him he can get his trousers up at the front but the back is proving a little trickier and putting his trousers on one leg at a time is very new, since we've always just pulled them onto him both legs at once - it is so lovely to see all the little developments. As a sidenote, one of his little quirks that he's been doing forever is how he swaps his toy/book/whatever he may be holding between his hands as he helps us (un)dress him, rather than putting whatever it is down - it's too cute.
Bedtime and naptime are generally sweet times of togetherness now as he drifts off gently, though nap today was a bit more fraught as he fought attempts for an earlier snooze, we got there though and he enjoyed over an hour and a half of rest, waking happily.
I wonder how I got so lucky as to get a beloved and a loving, happy child by him.
Tomorrow will hopefully bring a resolution to the water problems as they dig up a "neighbour's" driveway and also hopefully see a return to better form for myself and in turn the house.
#2 - KISS
Daily Do
Commit the day to God in prayer/read Bible (even one verse)
Wake up the house routine
Dress early/quick-clean bathroom (bleach loo)
Breakfast/what's for dinner tonight?/food prep/quick-clean kitchen
Laundry (bleach downstairs loo)
Cleaning (Friday - guest bathroom and bleach loo)
Snacktime/lunch prep
Switch laundry
Storytime/milkies/toileting/undressing for nap/Scripture memory work
Nap/lunch/pack up for foot appt. including bread and catechism CD
Quiet time/reading (TDWYCP/PottyTraining)
Foot appt. and walk through park to see the ducks (weather permitting)
Dinner and clean-up/toileting and dressing for bed
Bedtime prep/lay out tomorrow's clothes
Play/storytime/milkies/toileting
Swagbucks/write review post and post for tomorrow
What's for dinner tomorrow?
Watch Marvel Agents of Shield
Change for bed/reading/lights out by half-eleven
Aims
Add beauty
Be thankful
Dress better
Drink water
Eat less and better
Learn of God
Load/unload dishwasher throughout the day
Practise catechism in the car on the way to messages
Pray without ceasing
Tidy as I go
Commit the day to God in prayer/read Bible (even one verse)
Wake up the house routine
Dress early/quick-clean bathroom (bleach loo)
Breakfast/what's for dinner tonight?/food prep/quick-clean kitchen
Laundry (bleach downstairs loo)
Cleaning (Friday - guest bathroom and bleach loo)
Snacktime/lunch prep
Switch laundry
Storytime/milkies/toileting/undressing for nap/Scripture memory work
Nap/lunch/pack up for foot appt. including bread and catechism CD
Quiet time/reading (TDWYCP/PottyTraining)
Foot appt. and walk through park to see the ducks (weather permitting)
Dinner and clean-up/toileting and dressing for bed
Bedtime prep/lay out tomorrow's clothes
Play/storytime/milkies/toileting
Swagbucks/write review post and post for tomorrow
What's for dinner tomorrow?
Watch Marvel Agents of Shield
Change for bed/reading/lights out by half-eleven
Aims
Add beauty
Be thankful
Dress better
Drink water
Eat less and better
Learn of God
Load/unload dishwasher throughout the day
Practise catechism in the car on the way to messages
Pray without ceasing
Tidy as I go
Thursday 7 November 2013
#1 - Review
Slept in, waaaayyy in.
Began the day with God and read in Matthew.
Did very little while Hubby had a really productive day.
Tutored and arranged for next week.
Remembered to reply to a text from a friend.
Enjoyed storytime, snuggles and giggles with Sunny.
Enjoyed some telly with the Hubs.
Hope to do better tomorrow.
Began the day with God and read in Matthew.
Did very little while Hubby had a really productive day.
Tutored and arranged for next week.
Remembered to reply to a text from a friend.
Enjoyed storytime, snuggles and giggles with Sunny.
Enjoyed some telly with the Hubs.
Hope to do better tomorrow.
#1 - KISS
Daily Do
Commit the day to God in prayer/read Bible (even one verse)
Wake up the house routine
Dress early/quick-clean bathroom
Breakfast/what's for dinner tonight?/food prep/quick-clean kitchen
Quick-clean guest bathroom
Laundry (fold/put away, take downstairs and sort)
Cleaning (Thursday - hall/dining room/wee room)
Snacktime/lunch prep
Walk/outside playtime
Storytime/milkies/toileting/undressing for nap/Scripture memory work
Nap/lunch/tutoring prep and set-up
Quiet time (strength/body)/reading (TDWYCP/PottyTraining/TheChosen)
Cut Sunny's toenails
Tutoring Cr including clean-up and recording finances
Arrange next session with Cr (mark calendar)
Text M's Mum to arrange next session (mark calendar)
Dinner (catechism practise - 25) and clean-up/toileting and dressing for bed
Bedtime prep/lay out tomorrow's clothes
Play/storytime/milkies/toileting/bedtime routine
Swagbucks/write review post and post for tomorrow
What's for dinner tomorrow?
Enjoy new comedy programmes with Hubby (BBT/TBG)
Order bed sheet holders, children's nativity, children's braces
Change for bed/reading/lights out by half-eleven
Aims
Add beauty
Be thankful
Dress better
Drink water
Eat less and better
Learn of God
Load/unload dishwasher throughout the day
Practise catechism in the car on the way to messages
Pray without ceasing
Tidy as I go
Commit the day to God in prayer/read Bible (even one verse)
Wake up the house routine
Dress early/quick-clean bathroom
Breakfast/what's for dinner tonight?/food prep/quick-clean kitchen
Quick-clean guest bathroom
Laundry (fold/put away, take downstairs and sort)
Cleaning (Thursday - hall/dining room/wee room)
Snacktime/lunch prep
Walk/outside playtime
Storytime/milkies/toileting/undressing for nap/Scripture memory work
Nap/lunch/tutoring prep and set-up
Quiet time (strength/body)/reading (TDWYCP/PottyTraining/TheChosen)
Cut Sunny's toenails
Tutoring Cr including clean-up and recording finances
Arrange next session with Cr (mark calendar)
Text M's Mum to arrange next session (mark calendar)
Dinner (catechism practise - 25) and clean-up/toileting and dressing for bed
Bedtime prep/lay out tomorrow's clothes
Play/storytime/milkies/toileting/bedtime routine
Swagbucks/write review post and post for tomorrow
What's for dinner tomorrow?
Enjoy new comedy programmes with Hubby (BBT/TBG)
Order bed sheet holders, children's nativity, children's braces
Change for bed/reading/lights out by half-eleven
Aims
Add beauty
Be thankful
Dress better
Drink water
Eat less and better
Learn of God
Load/unload dishwasher throughout the day
Practise catechism in the car on the way to messages
Pray without ceasing
Tidy as I go
Wednesday 6 November 2013
Day 69 - Review
Today I:
- Am too low and too tired and sick and sore and emotional to rehash exactly all I failed to do across the day or even all that managed to do
- Am choosing to go back to basics, to rethink what is important of my tasks/challenges and to KISS (keep it simple stupid)
- Updated daily do list posting to follow...
- Am too low and too tired and sick and sore and emotional to rehash exactly all I failed to do across the day or even all that managed to do
- Am choosing to go back to basics, to rethink what is important of my tasks/challenges and to KISS (keep it simple stupid)
- Updated daily do list posting to follow...
Day 69 - 42Days2Fit (Take 1) - CP (6) - GG (17) - HH (23) - CS (35)
Today's plan:
- 42Days2Fit
--- today will be the "official" kick-off of my "42 Days to Fit" (42D2F) e-book challenge, but it won't technically be "Day 1," I know this will be a fearsome challenge for me as I avoid exercise at all costs (I hate to sweat or feel hot are primarily the reasons) and I also know that as much as this challenge is about preparing my body, I need to prepare my head and my heart first and foremost, so today I'm going to:
--- re-read the e-book up to the end of "Week One" to familiarise myself with the challenge again and with each of the exercises I'll be called to do,
--- watch video tutorials for the first three exercises to be clear on what I'm being asked to do
--- pray about the challenge ahead, that God might strengthen my body and mind through it and that He might lend me His strength in order to stay the course
--- pray over this challenge and my attitude toward my body - do I see it as MY body or GOD's temple? What is my goal as I set out in this challenge? Write a mustard seed goal, be as specific as possible. I'll definitely be using what I'm learning through "TDWYCP" e-book
--- use my quiet time to read up on passages about physical strength and the body in the Bible
- Christmas Preparations
--- type up at least five addresses
--- place book people order (including the rest of B's birthday gift)
--- scarf knitting (Half-Hour Hope)
- Grooming Goal
--- file Sunny's fingernails (and mine if possible)
--- read "TDWYCP" (The 'Do What You Can' Plan) chapter six
--- the fear I need to push past is...
- Half-hour Hope (go through children/doll scarves and reknit as needed)
- Cleaning Schedule - Wednesday
--- brush dining room
--- brush guest bathroom
--- brush hallway
--- clean dining room table/change tablecloth
--- clean guest bathroom
--- dust dining room
--- dust hallway
--- dust wee room
--- straighten dining room
--- straighten hallway
--- straighten wee room
- Totur Cl and E (have Mum at least start Sunny on his dinner)
- Consistency Challenges
--- Beautifying
--- Frumps to Pumps (get dressed immediately after lie-in/tweeze eyebrows)
--- Hydration (two-and-a-half litres)
--- Say Grace during dinner (set alarm for the end of tutoring)
--- Smaller Portions
--- Sugar Fast (no chocolate)
--- Tidying Time
--- Walk with Sunny
- Daily Do List
--- Bedtime & HH prep
--- Bleach toilets regularly (M/W/Sa)
--- Catechism practice (25)
--- Commit the day to God in prayer
--- Food prep (dinner for Sunny)
--- Laundry (take downstairs, sort, fold and out away dry laundry)
--- Lay out tomorrow's clothes (Belfast?)
--- Load/unload dishwasher
--- Moodscope
--- Prayer Sticks
--- Quick-clean bathrooms
--- Quick-clean kitchen/sink
--- Quiet Time (physical strength and the body)
--- Record tutoring income/expenditures
--- Scripture memory work
--- Swagbucks
--- Tutoring prep/set-up/clear-up
--- Wake up the house routine
--- Weigh-in and record weight (M/W/Sa)
--- What's for dinner?
--- Worship song time
--- Write review post
--- Write tomorrow's post
--- Write Weekly Weigh-in post (Weds)
- 42Days2Fit
--- today will be the "official" kick-off of my "42 Days to Fit" (42D2F) e-book challenge, but it won't technically be "Day 1," I know this will be a fearsome challenge for me as I avoid exercise at all costs (I hate to sweat or feel hot are primarily the reasons) and I also know that as much as this challenge is about preparing my body, I need to prepare my head and my heart first and foremost, so today I'm going to:
--- re-read the e-book up to the end of "Week One" to familiarise myself with the challenge again and with each of the exercises I'll be called to do,
--- watch video tutorials for the first three exercises to be clear on what I'm being asked to do
--- pray about the challenge ahead, that God might strengthen my body and mind through it and that He might lend me His strength in order to stay the course
--- pray over this challenge and my attitude toward my body - do I see it as MY body or GOD's temple? What is my goal as I set out in this challenge? Write a mustard seed goal, be as specific as possible. I'll definitely be using what I'm learning through "TDWYCP" e-book
--- use my quiet time to read up on passages about physical strength and the body in the Bible
- Christmas Preparations
--- type up at least five addresses
--- place book people order (including the rest of B's birthday gift)
--- scarf knitting (Half-Hour Hope)
- Grooming Goal
--- file Sunny's fingernails (and mine if possible)
--- read "TDWYCP" (The 'Do What You Can' Plan) chapter six
--- the fear I need to push past is...
- Half-hour Hope (go through children/doll scarves and reknit as needed)
- Cleaning Schedule - Wednesday
--- brush dining room
--- brush guest bathroom
--- brush hallway
--- clean dining room table/change tablecloth
--- clean guest bathroom
--- dust dining room
--- dust hallway
--- dust wee room
--- straighten dining room
--- straighten hallway
--- straighten wee room
- Totur Cl and E (have Mum at least start Sunny on his dinner)
- Consistency Challenges
--- Beautifying
--- Frumps to Pumps (get dressed immediately after lie-in/tweeze eyebrows)
--- Hydration (two-and-a-half litres)
--- Say Grace during dinner (set alarm for the end of tutoring)
--- Smaller Portions
--- Sugar Fast (no chocolate)
--- Tidying Time
--- Walk with Sunny
- Daily Do List
--- Bedtime & HH prep
--- Bleach toilets regularly (M/W/Sa)
--- Catechism practice (25)
--- Commit the day to God in prayer
--- Food prep (dinner for Sunny)
--- Laundry (take downstairs, sort, fold and out away dry laundry)
--- Lay out tomorrow's clothes (Belfast?)
--- Load/unload dishwasher
--- Moodscope
--- Prayer Sticks
--- Quick-clean bathrooms
--- Quick-clean kitchen/sink
--- Quiet Time (physical strength and the body)
--- Record tutoring income/expenditures
--- Scripture memory work
--- Swagbucks
--- Tutoring prep/set-up/clear-up
--- Wake up the house routine
--- Weigh-in and record weight (M/W/Sa)
--- What's for dinner?
--- Worship song time
--- Write review post
--- Write tomorrow's post
--- Write Weekly Weigh-in post (Weds)
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