Boring pre-Christmas tasks support

Aaaw, you guys! I love this thread! I actually think the whole "preparing" and "getting ready" is quite christmassy! I really like the house to be cleaned from top to bottom before Christmas.

I LOVE this thread ! My inner organisation /ocd freak is screaming at me "yea somewhere to talk about cleaning and organising and jobs before christmas ". When I try it with other non boardsies they look at me like I'm crazy !

We do a total clean and re organisation here before halloween every year and November is just a matter of staying on top of little jobs.

I have a planner dedicated to all the little annoying jobs and what week they are to be done ! I've started a bit earlier than normal as I'm away the first week of December and I'm hoping we get our first foster placement before christmas so time to do a big overhaul ! I started today and began decluttering the kitchen presses and pantry and made up my stock pile list for shopping. Very productive day !

Loughc wrote: »

Oh and another pre Christmas task is I have to lose weight before the mad party season begins.

I hear ya Im off on a girls mini Christmas trip and have a halloween party so really want to up my game to be in better shape for Christmas. Really I should prioritise this job as it always seems to get ahem pushed to the bottom of the list

I got a few small diy jobs done today, stuff that I've been putting off. Not so much in prep for christmas but more so because once they're done I can get started on the other ones

Used this thread as my motivation and started clearing the computer room. It's full of rubbish that we don't need. I cleared the desk completely so it's looking better already. I find that at Christmas I focus on making sure the kitchen and sitting room are looking great and forget about the other rooms but it really makes a difference when the house is clutter free.

Glitzgirl wrote: »

Boys school uniforms ready , books labeled and bags packed for tomorrow so I decided while they were in watching a film to start on the job I really hate ... cleaning the skirting boards once you start one you have to do the doors and then it's just an endless task ! Will start painting them next week while they are in school ! I hate white skirting boards so will be checking in for some motivation ... Fml

Glitzgirl, you're a howl! A domestic goddess! ;-)

leahyl wrote: »

Glitzgirl, you're a howl! A domestic goddess! ;-)

Hahah thank god your not here to see my sitting room leahyl or you'd have to rethink that ! Am currently wiping sand ingrained foot prints off the wall while singing spider pig from the Simpson. Apparently the movie wasnt interesting enough for my toddler who decided to make a sand and water sludge to stomp in in the garden but thanks for the compliment leahyl ill make sure to remind Mr glitz how good he's got it haha

kitten_k wrote: »

I live with my friend and her 3 year old daughter. We had a good clear out of her toys to make way for Santa, she was very good about giving her old stuff to the charity shop - she keeps telling everyone she had to give all her toys away!

Oh the dreaded toy clear out ! That's on my hit list for November ah she sounds very sweet.it's great to see children being able to give away their old toys. although I can imagine the awkwardness of that in a conversation saying mammy made me give my toys away. Out of the mouth of babes

Hufflepuff wrote: »

I'm on 2 weeks leave from Monday so plan on blitzing the house both inside and out and then just keep on top of things. Then I can enjoy December for a change instead of rushing trying to get everything done.

Best of luck with the big clean ! It will pay off come December when you can just sit back and relax !

No more nails will be your new bestie so baby and crumble! Aren't you planning a wedding too ? You'll be super busy !! I love attic flooring makes everything so much more accessible and easier !

baby and crumble wrote: »

Yep, wedding next year! Ah it'll be grand, it's job that'll take about 1 day if we do them all in one go and then we can concentrate on bigger things!!

It's always the little 5 minute jobs that I keep putting off I find ! No excuses now that kiddies are back to school do ! So exciting to be planning a wedding too ! Best of luck with it and the list of jobs im sure you will fly through it !

Awh toto that's such a pain but look like you said at least it will be done now and you won't have to worry about it again before christmas

Last week I cleaned out and cleaned the gutters and when I was doing I said to myself last time I was doing this properly I was getting ready to put up the icicles last December and I said to myself I'll be doing it again in December!
I had planned to paint to front of the house but due to the rain that didn't work out due to the rain. I had done most of the preparation for it so I'll hopefully get it down this week.
I had some seeds to sow and I think it's gone to late this year but I might chance them anyway. When our Summer tubs are finished with we'll plant a few bulbs for the spring and maybe a few Winter bedding plants.
Inside I've done a few little things such as clean underneath everything and cleaning out the presses! My aim is to start in the spare room and try and dump as much as possible but organise what needs to be kept in a better fashion and hopefully make a bit of room.
Then I'll move on to my room and I'll have to give to a tidy out and re organise the furniture before painting it and changing the curtains/lampshade.
Then I plan on moving to our living room/kitchen. It will probably need a good tidy(again) and clean. Then we'll paint the walls/celling.
I'm questioning myself about the hall. It was painted as Easter but it's after getting stained so I might give it a spruce up.
This will hopefully bring me into the time I need to clean the gutters outside to put up the icicles!(I get a little bit excited about cleaning gutters). They'll be a lot of nice Christmas things done during this time as well but if I'm being honest I don't mind painting/tidying!

Omg freshpopcorn your gonna be busy !! I want to pick up some of those lights for my own house here ( the ones that look like hanging ice drops !) Seen them last year and raging I didn't get some then !

John Mason wrote: »

really , where ??? this is could be the answer to lazy prayers:pac:

Sorry John I couldn't attach the link bur if you go onto amazon and type in fake fireplaces a load will pop up ! :pac:

Giving the wardrobe a good clear out tomorrow ( or some stage this week ) I've been putting it off for weeks !! Hope everyone is ticking along with their chores and tasks! Hang in their elves !! Think of how well your home will look once your Done !

iguana wrote: »

Then I hung out up there for a while lovingly admiring the pile and looking forward to giving it. (While also hoping it doesn't weigh too much for my attic and come crashing down through the ceiling of the bedroom it's over.:pac:) Then I spent the rest of the night and all of yesterday morning super excited about Christmas, though it was a bit deflating when I realised no-one around me was as excited.(

Omg laughed too hard at that about the attic haha :pac: I know exactly how you feel im waitin to hear a crash from mine any day now as my ceiling caves with the pressure of storage haha

Ah you can always come on here iguana were always excited about it here !! :pac: hopefully you will find the camera hidden in your husbands drawer somewhere :pac:

I normally don't mind it. However I had just done so much shopping in one week and was exhausted I just dumped everythin in my office. And of course as soon as it came time to work it was like trying to solve a rubex cube before I even got in the door !! I'm glad now it's all done

Just to mention that a steam cleaner defrosts the freezer in minutes. Well twenty minutes lol.

Just never know what to do with all the WATER residue, as the freezer is half and half and of course the freezer part is flush with the floor tiles.

Mopping and mopping the water out the back door is a pain.

Anyway, a clean clear freezer with LOTS of room is absolutely essential coming up to Christmas.

Wish me luck. But I won't be attempting this sodding job till October Bank Holiday weekend, when I can curse and swear all I want while doing it.

Oh and the boxroom is a total mess. On the list.

What the fekk is deap cleaning? Ha ha.