It’s been a tiring week, largely because I’ve spent most of it cleaning.
I’ve always (sort of) tried to keep things clean in the house, but I’ve never really felt able to stay on top of it or have the place looking as nice as I would like. This year, I really want the house to be up to my standards all the time – it makes me depressed when its not – and so I’ve decided to follow the TOMM routine, which is primarily aimed at busy mums but can be used by anyone. After a few weeks of settling into the routine, the idea is that you spend no more than half an hour per day on the housework (which, in the long run, is all I can realistically spare!). This week was my first week doing the routine, and it took me ages most days because there was a lot of stuff that just hadn’t been done in months, but I already know it’s going to be a lot easier next week, as from now on it’s just about maintaining things.
Having a constantly-clean house will also make it much easier to get all my decorating projects done this year!
I’ve had bits and pieces of day job work as well this week, but have made sure to carve out a bit of time for playing videogames. I’ve finally been able to make a start on playing all the other entries from the most recent Adventuron jam, and am going to finish them off tomorrow before the rating period ends. I’m also making good progress in Bravely Second, and should be able to get it finished before the next game in the series comes out next month.
Running has been largely indoors on the treadmill due to the winter weather. I’m crossing everything that it gets milder soon!
At the moment, next week looks fairly quiet, so I hope it stays that way.
This week’s earworm playlists:
Monday
Devo – ‘Whip It’
Duran Duran – ‘Five Years’
Sparks – ‘This Town Ain’t Big Enough For Both Of Us’
The Weeknd – ‘Blinding Lights’
Duran Duran – ‘Falling Down’
5 Seconds Of Summer – ‘Youngblood’
Frankie Goes To Hollywood – ‘Relax’
Tuesday
The Midnight – ‘Jason’
The Timelords – ‘Doctorin’ The TARDIS’
The Dream Academy – ‘Life In A Northern Town’
The Police – ‘Don’t Stand So Close To Me’
Haim Saban and Shuki Levy – ‘The Mysterious Cities Of Gold Main Theme’
Nobuo Uematsu – ‘Chaos Shrine’
Duran Duran – ‘Hungry Like The Wolf’
Wednesday
Cast of The Muppet Christmas Carol – ‘Thankful Heart’
Yuka Tsujiyoko – ‘Onset’
Robert Palmer – ‘Addicted To Love’
Fleetwood Mac – ‘Dreams’
Roxy Music – ‘More Than This’
Oasis – ‘Songbird’
Noriyuki Iwadare – ‘It’s Detective Gumshoe, Pal!’
Thursday
The Weeknd – ‘Blinding Lights’
Yoko Shimomura – ‘Radiant Historia’
Arrow – ‘Hot, Hot, Hot’
Friday
Marianne Faithfull – ‘As Tears Go By’