SAHM's getting organised in 2009!

Lalaladybird

Skylight....you are right, I suppose it is the equivalent of looking at airbrushed celebs in magazines and wondering why we can't look like them :rotfl:My mum always says that LOs won't remember if their pj's were ironed but they will remember that you read them a bedtime story! I just really want kitchen cupboards that don't throw pots out at me when I open them or having to spend 5 minutes searching for cinnamon :rolleyes:

MorganB thank you for your lovely PM and hope you get the chance to put your feet up and watch episode after episode of the vicar of dibley!

I think the list of members on the opening post is up to date but please tell me if I have missed anyone off We are getting to be a lovely big group of SAHMs and a few welcome others too.

I am not even dressed yet :eek: so here is my to do list today...

-get dressed and make up on
-wash the breakfast things
-make bed
-general tidy round
-make tuna pasta bake for lunch mmm
-vacuum
-order the tesco online shop (I got a voucher code for £7.50 off when I spend £50, but why are all the value options not available online I wonder :rolleyes:)
-finally write my dd's thank you cards for her xmas pressies
-work out what storage containers/boxes/baskets I need to get from Ikea to make this place a bit more organised
-that'll do for now!:D

mummy2mygirls

mozzy thanks for the welcome!!
I have been trying to read through all your posts to catch up but still only on page5! But i dont want to sit here all day so will read some more later, thought i would have a think of what i want to do today...

Got a new washing machine yesterday and ofcourse nothing reaches the plugs etc so dh is to go and get some new ones when he gets up (ill give him till 11 then go wake him!!!)

* When its fixed ill do all the uniform washing from the week ready for monday! - Done
* Want to move a bookshelf out of our bedroom (plan to sell the books on amazon or give to charity shop) into the girls new room so there have a little more storage - done
* Sort some of the toys out! (its still madness from xmas and dds bday!) - done
* Do a little ironing (cant do to much in a go as it hurts to much, spd pains from being preganant!) - done
* Going to take the girls out on there new scooters for a bit later. - dd1 wanted to do a puzzle instead so we all did that as a faimly thing - was really nice
* Try to make some tags out of the old xmas cards (been meaning to do it since xmas!!) - nope not done as yet......well i have got till next xmas!!

not to bad got most of my list done and also done lots more so im happy with today!!

Thats all im going to list for now other wise i know i wont get it all done!! I also want to sort out a daily to do list.....

be back later to catch up some more on the posts...........

hope you all have a good saturday.

Lalaladybird

A tip...Keep things in the room that you use them! I keep my make up bag in my bedroom but put in on in the bathroom! I keep cotton buds in my dd's changing table but never use them on her! It just occurred to me there are lots of these things I do so I am going to organise it so that things are in the appropriate place and if that means buying storage...fine:p

Lalaladybird

mummy2mygirls wrote: »

* Do a little ironing (cant do to much in a go as it hurts to much, spd pains from being preganant!)

I had spd pain in pregnancy too, so I used to sit down on the couch and iron while watching tv! Do you have an ironing board you can lower and an extension cord so you can plug in the iron and have it reach the couch? Just a thought HTH x

fernliebee

Lalaladybird wrote: »

Skylight....you are right, I suppose it is the equivalent of looking at airbrushed celebs in magazines and wondering why we can't look like them :rotfl:My mum always says that LOs won't remember if their pj's were ironed but they will remember that you read them a bedtime story! I just really want kitchen cupboards that don't throw pots out at me when I open them or having to spend 5 minutes searching for cinnamon :rolleyes:

I've got all my spices and herbs/ seasonings in a shallow tray (from poundland I think its for a4 paper really but.....) this really works for me as I can take the tray down use what I need and then put it back, whereas before I would I could never find what I was looking for, then would struggle trying to carry 10 different seasonings over, and probably drop 1 or 2 then have to fit them all back in the cupboard!

skipsmum

Thanks everyone, for making me feel welcome!
Making bread is going ok, mostly because I haven't bought any so we will go hungry if I don't make it. Cooking is also going ok.
Getting up, dressed and walking the dog has gone awry - its soooo cold I just want to stay in my fleecy jamas.
Have managed DS2s bedtime routine 6 days out of 7, but it hasn't made any difference to his sleeping yet. Have to persevere.
To do list...
washing mountain
putting away mountain
fix my wardrobe door
find a box to put wellies in, Im sick of dried mud on the floor
build the new dining room table I got in the littlewoods sale. (Hubby is not impressed cos weve got the matching furniture and it was a bu@@er to put up)
make more bread, it only seems to last ten seconds
clean something, anything.

skipsmum

fernliebee wrote: »

Lalaladybird wrote: »

I just really want kitchen cupboards that don't throw pots out at me when I open them or having to spend 5 minutes searching for cinnamon :rolleyes:

lol! Me too!

mummy2mygirls

Lalaladybird wrote: »

I had spd pain in pregnancy too, so I used to sit down on the couch and iron while watching tv! Do you have an ironing board you can lower and an extension cord so you can plug in the iron and have it reach the couch? Just a thought HTH x

Thanks for the tip - sitting like that seems to hurt aswell!! Falling to bits i am!!lol. Done a little bit earlier and made sure i stoped after a few so i didnt push myself!! Have to kind of lean forward to stop the pressure on my pelvis!!

Done a few other bits this morning so feeling a bit more organised, dh is getting the bits for washing machine now so i will hopefully be able to do some washing soon.......

I also wish things didnt fall out onto me when i want a pan or something!! Or that i have to move everything to find one item i need!!

Lalaladybird

I am doing quite well today after a bad start!

[STRIKE]get dressed and make up on[/STRIKE]
-[STRIKE]wash the breakfast things[/STRIKE]
-[STRIKE]make bed[/STRIKE]
-[STRIKE]general tidy round[/STRIKE]
-[STRIKE]make tuna pasta bake for lunch mmm[/STRIKE]

Still need to :
-vacuum
-order the tesco online shop (I got a voucher code for £7.50 off when I spend £50, but why are all the value options not available online I wonder :rolleyes:)
-finally write my dd's thank you cards for her xmas pressies
-work out what storage containers/boxes/baskets I need to get from Ikea to make this place a bit more organised

I have done some of those things and I have popped to the library to collect a book on storage solutions:D, I have cleaned up the lunch things and done some ironing! My dd is napping and I am off to look at that book and have a cuppa

mOZzy_2

i've spend most day so far on cleaning and now i am playing a game with dd: she hums a song and i have to guess - the same 5 songs over and over :rolleyes:
ds is watching oh playing on the xbox ... since 10am :wall: - at least they are both out of my way and i can get on with things :T

i really need to go back into planning the meals - every day i struggle what to do for dinner!!! - i think tonight we are having chops and hm chips and peas/carrots

i am trying to be better with my eating - i am eating out of boredom mostly and portioncontroll (when it tastes good i just eat it all up and don't listen to my tummy if it's full or not ) - so doing all this cleaning and playing with kids helps not to think of food! iykwim :rolleyes: - sitting at the pc helps too, keeps my fingers busy

i need to do another appliances round and that's me for today - i want a weekend too!


lalabird when will you go to ikea? i've told Oh already to prepare himself because we'll go on thursday - i also want storage boxes and loads of them

mummy2 i used to sit on the couch and do my ironing that way (back in the days when i did do ironing :rolleyes: )

skipsmum have you run out of things to clean? want my address? :rotfl: