In So Many Words

Although I missed the first couple of weeks, this is week six of To-Do Tuesday, and I am proud to say that I am only one day late posting my list this week. I am also adding another item to my daily section this week, sort of baby steps, if you will.

By now you have probably guessed that I can be a haphazard housekeeper. Part of the issue is a lack of consistency and motivation, but there is also a big need for decluttering. I am working on that – very slowly – but also can only do so much because there are other people who contribute to the amount of stuff around our house that they won’t get rid of due to sentimental attachment and/or a lack of time to sort through it all. And no, I am not talking about the cat!

Anyway, posting my list here is definitely motivating me to go above and beyond what I have been and has had the side effect of leaving me with less time for blogging. Although I did find time to play around with a new layout on my blog today.

My To Do List:

DAILY -

Add school communication form notes to spreadsheet. (Missed three days due to illness.)

Do the freakin’ dishes already.

Make beds and pick up bedrooms.

MISCELLANEOUS -

Follow up on respite for next Friday.

Place order with Kirkman’s.

Send thank you cards for Michael’s birthday presents.

Type up notes from board meeting and send out.

Start on action items from board meeting.

Do taxes.

Iron out issues with new blog layout.

Buy a cat carrier.

Get car washed.

BLOG POSTS -

Ultimate Blog Party

What’s On Your Nightstand?

Try This Tuesday

Book review

For more To-Do Tuesday, visit Crazy Adventures in Parenting.

I didn’t actually tackle an area in my house this week; instead I am tackling my to-do list!

Last week I joined in on To-Do Tuesday, a meme where you post your to-do list for the week, link up to the main post at Crazy Adventures in Parenting and then cross off or check off the items as you complete them.

It has felt so good to go in and check off the items as I got them done. I didn’t hit 100% but think I did pretty well; you can see how far I got on last week’s post. Of course, between focusing on my list and all the other stuff that comes up, I didn’t get to do much blogging!

Anyway, here’s my list for this week.

My To Do List:

Add school communication form notes to spreadsheet.

Do dishes at least every other day. (I’m making this one a bit less stringent as I didn’t do so well last week.)

Make Michael’s birthday scrapbook.

Buy snacks to take to soccer on Sunday.

Figure out why blog comments look strange in IE and find a solution. Update: Had to deactivate the plugin that lets people edit their comments. I’ve had very few people use that feature, so I think it’s better this way.

Write book review that was on last week’s to-do list. Update: Still not done – this is why I no longer say yes to any review opportunities!

Write Try This Tuesday for next week.

Email team at school regarding SLP progress report and new goal for OT. (Amended: waiting to discuss goal closer to new IEP)

Do taxes. Update: Too busy with birthday stuff. Plan to get to that this weekend!

Hopefully, I will get them all done this week! For more Tackle It Tuesday, visit 5 Minutes for Mom and for more To-Do Tuesday, visit Crazy Adventures in Parenting.

Never fear, Dust Buster Boy is here!

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