Well here we are. Week Eleven Hundred and Twelvety of lockdown. Speaking of, is anyone else slightly concerned as to just how easily that new word, previously only used in episodes of 24, is now part of our everyday vocabulary? Pete and I will say things like “yeah, lockdown is making us cook more but won’t it be nice to go out for dinner?”
In all seriousness though, if it really is true that it takes 21 days to form a new habit, then I can no longer keeping telling myself that I’m still getting used to lockdown. It’s been here for what, 4 weeks now, and most of us have been concerned about things for waaaaaay longer than that so it’s time to stop using it as an excuse for me (and remember you do you!) to sit around doing nothing.
Therefore I present to you: Lins’ Lockdown List. Alllll those small jobs around the house that I’ve been meaning to do since forever but as I hate cleaning and am quite spectacular at procrastinating they just never get done.
My original plan had been to think of 100 things but I’ve “only” made it to about 75 so far. And not all of them will get done – one of the items is to tile inside my fireplace but I have beautiful encaustic tiles, no idea and no equipment so it’s doubtful as to whether it will make it. I’m keeping it on the list though as a reminder that it needs doing, even if it’s a post lockdown job.
I’ve realised that for me to try and make sense of all this, I need to have some sort of routine/structure/purpose, even if it’s just a loose one. I will be heading back to full-time work at some point and if I look back on this time and think I had the perfect opportunity to tackle some of these jobs and didn’t do it, I know I’ll be annoyed at myself.
And they don’t need to be huge either. Wiping down my kitchen cupboard fronts is one such small task, something that never ever gets done even when I do clean the kitchen. I cleaned out the fridge the other day, not done in over a year, and the sense of calm and enjoyment I felt afterwards was so pleasing.
I hope this helps, I’ll be sharing as I make my way through the list (in no particular order mind) over on Instagram stories, and if it encourages just one or two of you to tackle something then that’s my job done!
- Clean living room windows inside
- Clean living room shutters
- Paint living room door
- Change living room door handle
- Clean out alcove cupboards
- Clean out log burner ready for autumn
- Annual log burner painting
- Tile fireplace
- Clean behind hallway console table
- Organise understairs cupboard
- Paint side of front door
- Paint kitchen woodwork
- Clean hob hood
- Clean oven
- Hang veg bag hooks
- Spray gold hooks for accessories
Clean out the fridge- Check freezer contents and organise
- Clean catflap inside and out
- Finish painting dining room door
Drill hole for dish in dining roomClean and hang dish in dining room- Paint dining room window woodwork
- Clean outside patio doors
- Paint patio door sill
- Touch up beading in dining room
- Paint patio furniture
- Jetwash path
- Jetwash brick border
- Finish path at back of garden
- Paint patio
- Paint outside side gate and fence
- Sand 5 spindles
- Paint first landing windowsill
- Paint first landing window walls
- Fill bathroom panel ends
- Paint back of bathroom boiler cupboard
- Clean out bathroom cupboards
- Tidy back spare room
- Paint back spare room door
- Paint back spare room windowsill
- Ebay listings
- Hang wall planters
- Hoover cobwebs top landing and bedroom
- Clean bedroom velux inside and out
- Deep clean office
- Put up wall piece in office
- Fix calendar on back of door
- Clean moss on bottom of the wall
- Change bedroom light switches
- Paint bedroom door
- Caulk bedroom woodwork
- Clear out wardrobe
- Replace with summer clothes
- Paint en-suite walls
- Repair en-suite ceiling
- Remove plastic blind hooks en-suite window
- Change en-suite flooring
- Paint en-suite accessories
- Clean en-suite door sugar soap
- Finish brick edging in garden
Build and paint growhouse- Frame London print
- Fix organiser on back of understairs cupboard
- Wipe down all kitchen cupboard doors
- Clean out make up in dressing table drawer
- Sort out clothes drawers
- Clean under outdoor tap
- Touch up paint around bedroom light
- Repaint outdoor seating table to grey
- Thread dry flowers onto dining room dish
Build a protection for the outdoor seedsPaint tete a tete seat- Touch up outside door handle
- Makeover bedroom chest of drawers
And there we go! Some big things, some not so. I’ll be delighted if I can use some of my days productively to get me through these tasks, it really does help me if I can feel a sense of achievement with something. If you want to join in on Insta then just tag me with #linslockdownlist and I’d love to see what you get up to!
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