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amoral lemur
post 12/12/2012, 09:31 AM
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I am trapped at home with an expcted delivery and no car. I have no excuse but to get things done here (as much as I want to run away)

Round one

Bake a loaf of bread

Sink load of dishes (dishwasher broke !!)

Then I wil report back.

Any support and company much appreciated. My house is sadly neglected
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scooty
post 12/12/2012, 09:36 AM
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Also at home trying to get the family lounge room and kitchen cleaned. If I accomplish only this today, I will go to sleep a much happier woman! Right first task, put away washing on kitchen table before the kids attack it and I have to clean them again lol😃
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amoral lemur
post 12/12/2012, 09:45 AM
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scooty that sounds like a good defensive plan.

Round one done.

Now to putting away a load of washing. back soon!
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amoral lemur
post 12/12/2012, 10:00 AM
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Lurkers I can see you, Feel free to join us.

Load of washing away - done!

Drunk two glasses of water

No delivery yet sad.gif

back to more dishes (how did we use so many over sucha short space of time?!?)

This post has been edited by amoral lemur: 12/12/2012, 10:07 AM
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scooty
post 12/12/2012, 10:03 AM
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Washing,check! Groceries put away, check! Just feeding baby now, so time for a breather in this melb heat!
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Cherish
post 12/12/2012, 10:05 AM
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sanity is overrated
I need a nap- I'll come back later Tounge1.gif
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post 12/12/2012, 10:08 AM
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not at home, at work but getting more and more distracted.... i will get this piece of work done original.gif (might take longer than 5 minutes though!
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Becstarinator
post 12/12/2012, 10:10 AM
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Just put the washing on.

Now to do a quick pick up in DS room.

Then sweep.
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amoral lemur
post 12/12/2012, 10:10 AM
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Cherish you deserve a nap being pregnant in this heat.

Scooter if I had wanted heat I wouldn't have chosen Melbourne. What are they doing to us?

OK now off to tidy hallway (a big mess of items that need to be returned / donated plus randowm child creations etc
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MrsDamonSalvator...
post 12/12/2012, 10:12 AM
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im pretty proud of myself, before 10 am i had cleaned my lounge room, dining room and kitche, done 2 loads of laundry, unloaded, reloaded and started the dishwahser, cleaned the toilet and bathroom and vacummed.

i HATE cleaning so im pretty pleased with my efforts laughing2.gif
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