Wednesday

My nesting urges slowed down a bit today, I didn’t do nearly as much housework, but I did do some baking. We made yummy fairy cakes, so nice in fact, that they didn’t last long enough for a photo!

But generally speaking, I’m doing well with my little routine. My new habits are going ok, I remembered to take the meat out of the freezer for dinner in the morning. I ended up going to the gym this evening, and by the time I got home & had dinner, I didn’t really have the motivation to do any ironing, and I forgot to put the washing in. Oops! I’m on top of things enough though that it’s not really an issue, luckily for me!

A productive day…

Today has been quite productive. Now that Duckling is feeling better, I am free to get stuck back into the housework. One job that I got done, that has been bugging me for ages – the kitchen hotspot.

A before shot:

This little table found its way into our kitchen during our bathroom renos, and has stayed. Unfortunately, it tended to be a catchall for all the crap that didn’t have a home. So I cleared it off, and created:

The Organisation Station! The white board has our menu plan for the week on the left, upcoming events on the right, and bottom right is a spot to write down shopping stuff. I have my diary open on the table, so both myself & DH can see what is coming up this week, both regular & non regular, and I have commandeered an unused milk steamer jug to use as a pen holder. The little yellow notebook is part of my finance tracking system, if I have it there, I am more likely to use it!

I also did some baking this morning, and made some biscuits. Very simple, but very yummy!

Ahh, it feels so good to be on top of the housework again. I might even have a chance to catch up on my focus rooms this afternoon while the little one is napping.

Been a-bakin’!

I had some very ripe bananas needing using, so they became muffins!

Next on the list is to finish these darn curtains so we can hang them tomorrow, and then maybe make some biscuits to get us through the weekend.

Day Five

Domestic Day today! Because we were away earlier in the week, I’ll use today to change the sheets & little bits & pieces, plus the sun is out, so time to catch up on  my washing! I also want to try & get some baking done, as we are having visitors over the long weekend (Monday is the Queen’s Birthday holiday here). Also, being Friday, Domestic Guru tells me it’s time for a 50 item pick-up, and I still so disorganised from being away that I’m sure it won’t be a problem finding 50 things!

 

I will also use today to finish up some bookwork that is waiting for me, and maybe, if I’m lucky, I might be able to start quilting. The quilting should take too long, so I’m hoping to be ready to bind by Sunday. Once the quilt is finished, I then need to make a start on some curtains for our loungeroom, followed by a lap quilt I found, also in mum’s scraps pile!

 

Something fun we did yesterday was make playdough. The recipe I used was found on the back of a packet of Cream of Tartare. It was very simple:

“2 cups of flour

1 cup of salt

4 tsp Cream of Tartare

2 tsp cooking oil

2 cups water

Combine ingredients in a saucepan, and mix over a medium heat for three to five minutes, or until mixture congeals.”

You can add food colouring at the cooking stage, but because it makes so much, I just broke off a small amount & kneaded in the colouring as it cooled, leaving me with a smallish lump of green playdough, and a huge amount of uncoloured, so I can make a different colour when we are sick of green. I did find I needed to add a touch more flour as I needs, but I think that was because I didn’t cook it long enough, as I was scared of burning it.

Day three

My focus rooms today are bathrooms & laundry. For today’s obscure job, I am going to substitute Skipper’s for one of my own, inspired by yesterday’s door task. Do your doors have recesses or fancy bits? Mine do, and they often get overlooked in the cleaning process, but seem to get amazingly grotty, so I must remember to grab a damp cloth, and wipe over the nooks & crannies on my doors

 

Australian readers may be aware that tomorrow is “Australia’s Biggest Morning Tea”, raising funds for cancer research. Are you hosting, or attending a morning tea tomorrow? Check if you need to bring something, and if so, get baking! I’d love to hear what yummy treats you make, so leave a comment & make us all salivate!