keep up with housework

A little while after my last post I got off my arse, set a timer for 10 minutes and did as much housework as I could within that time. After the 10 minutes was up I read 10 pages of one of my current books, then I did 10 minutes of housework again. I kept doing this (although the 10 minutes off I spent on varying things, play with kids, read, etc) until my house was looking ok. Rob was quite impressed with the neat & clean kitchen too!

It was so much easier doing housework like this… not certain if it would work with the bigger jobs – have to test it out!

I’m having real trouble getting into the flow of housework. I know once I get going I’m fine, but it is frustrating having my hand stopping me from doing a lot of the work. There is things I can do, but I’ve got the unfortunate habit of getting into the all or nothing mindset when it comes to housework. I’ll be visiting the nurse tomorrow to get my bandages looked at so hopefully she’ll say that I can go back to full use of my hand again.

I think that waking up late causes problems too. I think I needed this mornings sleep in (till 9.30am – lucky the kids slept in for me), but I’ve caught up on my sleep now so I’m going to make sure I get up earlier tomorrow!

Not so much with the housework today. Pulled my back out this morning so was a bit careful with myself today. Hurt my back by tripping on a curb and landing across it. I think my back got hurt because I didn’t put my right hand out to stop my fall because I was worried about last week’s burn injury that I’m still in bandages from! I’m really in the wars!

Got the house neat enough though not to be ashamed of it when the babysitter came tonight!

My mum was impressed with what I did yesterday! She commented as soon as she came in!

I’m always trying to find new ways to keep myself on track with my housework. I find great ideas, just have trouble following through with them. Maybe keeping myself accountable on here will help.

Unfortunately I can’t do more detailed housework at the moment as my hand is in a bandage after burning myself badly while cooking last week!

For tonight I’ll start with getting the place to look respectable enough so that my mum doesn’t get all stressed when she visits tomorrow (she is very much a virgo).

I don’t know how the kids can wreck a house so quickly. It starts off clean enough and then looks like a bomb has hit it only a short time later!!