Stay at home mums getting organised in 2010

rainbow81

Hi to everyone and welcome Katscorner,

What is your job that you enjoy so much, I am intrigued!

I'm going to get my timer out today and whizz through each room as they all need a bit of helping hand to look presentable!

DS is still in bed(!) in recovery no doubt, and I am, ahem, in my pjs. Not watching JK or smoking so not being a total stereotype! Lol.

So here's the very vague list:

- [STRIKE]washing on[/STRIKE]
- [STRIKE]dry washing away and wet washing up to dry[/STRIKE]
- [STRIKE]wash up[/STRIKE]
- 15 mins in kitchen
- [STRIKE]15 mins in hallway[/STRIKE]
- 15 mins in living room
- 15 mins in bathroom
- [STRIKE]15 mins in DS's room[/STRIKE]
- [STRIKE]15 mins in my room[/STRIKE]
- clean out handbag

katskorner

I work in the Health and Nutrition market place alongside a 32 year old company recommending and using Aloe Vera products and showing other like-minded people how to grow their income from home around their other commitments. It is amazing! Lots of fun and a great way to meet people and earn an income at the same time. No reason why us mums can't have a great income and fun while we earn it and still be able to out our kids first! It is a really great business to be part of. And the best is that anyone can do it!

My day today needs to include making beds, tidying bedrooms, taking two littlies to toddler group, going to Sainsburys (for wine, not food!), vacuuming and washing the floor! Then school pick up, snack and then take eldest to Beavers. Come home and feed kids then I am sure there will be more!!

Oh yeah and go see two people later to pick up some trial product packs! Phew..

sillybillyme

hi katskorner :beer:

hi everyone else!!

kids have gone shopping with my mum this morning as they have inset day today.
so whilst they are out i have a few bits to get on with to keep me busy

to do list

[STRIKE]washing on[/STRIKE]
[STRIKE]dry washing [/STRIKE](drying in tumble dryer!!)
[STRIKE]shower and wash hair[/STRIKE]
[STRIKE]hoover[/STRIKE]
[STRIKE]mop floors[/STRIKE]
find digital camera charger
[STRIKE]put washing up away[/STRIKE]
[STRIKE]kitchen quick wipe over[/STRIKE]

xxx

ragz_2

Just realised the reason I can't find my favourite nursing bra is because my hospital bag is still in the boot of my car - full of dirty washing! Must get it out and wash stuff, it's been over a week!

Made bread swirls with the boys this afternoon, they're in the oven now (marmite, cheese and onion) cooking for lunch.

Have been putting off vacuuming as baby is asleep but floors are now a state so it'll have to be done today...

To Do List

Get bag out of car and wash stuff!
Vacuum the WHOLE house
Fold and put away laundry
Post another letter to HB
Cheque in bank

Glamazon

Busy day and not much done as OH treated me to dinner out!

Jobs for tomorrow - OH will have a lie-in so will try and get stuff done before gets up and then we will go for a nice long walk and a trip to IKEA.

[STRIKE]Look for DVD stand [/STRIKE] Bought one just need to put it up now!
[STRIKE]Look for cheap plastic storage containers [/STRIKE]
[STRIKE]Descale kettle [/STRIKE]
[STRIKE]Descale steriliser [/STRIKE]
Clean fridge
Make a shopping list
Meal Plan
Sort out any old handbags or anything else for charity bag - check out the garage
Make a list of items to eBay
[STRIKE]Sterilise Jack's bottles [/STRIKE]
Ring HR about start date for new job (May/June 2010) - need to do this Monday as person I need to speak to was off Friday!

Bigger jobs
Declutter dining room table (its a right tip!)
Declutter my bedroom
Buy a wardrobe for our room
Filing
Shredding
Garage

(by buying the DVD stand & plastic containers I can clear the dining room table of crap and some of the stuff from my bedroom!)

Triggles

Didn't get a whole lot done today. Was very much a "do what absolutely needs to be done to get by for the day and that's it" kind of day today. Tomorrow I will play catch up and get things done. Part of it was simply waiting forever for a window company to show up to get our door checked - they were supposed to showed up in the morning and I ended up calling them in the afternoon to make sure they were coming out. Took them another hour after that to show up. Waste of a whole day, really. grrrrr

SugarSpun

I've just discovered the Tasks feature in GMail, so I can add things to my list when I think of them.

I did email them to suggest a little fanfare when everything on the list is checked off. I perhaps have a little too much time on my hands.

Today I need to:

do my hair
make surprise shortbread for my OH
call the hotel and book our room
post envelope to my transcription person
bother OH/help him to make my new website
put baby laundry away
make up nappies

I have already done:

baby laundry
shopping
email catchup
email APPA
clear off my desk

Triggles

Ok. I've picked up the miscellaneous grocery items we needed (along with probably a few we didn't need! :rotfl:), but that includes the laundry soap to wash the DCs clothing in that doesn't aggravate their eczema. We tried a different brand that, while cheaper initially is now turning out to be more expensive as I have to REWASH their clothing. *sigh* Live and learn, eh? In the meantime, DS3's back and tummy is all red and blotchy and has to have cream put on it regularly until it clears up again.

We bought some reduced steak today and reduced mushrooms, so it's steak, mushrooms, and chips (also on sale!) for tea tonight! :j I found some mango chunks in the frozen section. I compared prices and it's about the same as fresh, and it's all prepared for me. So I can defrost a cube or two for DS3 to eat here and there, as he's the only one that will eat it. There was also some nice frozen blueberries for the same price as fresh, which looked nicer than the fresh. So I will be buying those next time, as DS2 loves blueberry muffins (cheaper to buy the blueberries and make my own muffins plus he gets to help make them that way!). I can tell I'm feeling hungry though - Spongebob Squarepants is on the television and seeing a Krabby Patty makes me hungry. :rotfl:I think that squarely places me in the "truly pathetic" category today.

I did a side trip to make sure I knew where the new toddler group is located, as I'll be going there next week.

Now I just need to do bottles, laundry, washing up, and clean up the dining room today. So much for resting. LOL

kidcat

Ok todays list is manic

Got four more teenagers staying tonight so need to blitz whole house

Have got my two eldest attacking their rooms and assigned hoovering tasks
Have tidied all liv rm and din rm
Food to prep for tonight
Bathroom to be blitzed
Kitchen blitzed

Still need to shop for some kind of valentine card/gift for OH


On the plus side the car came back from garage much earlier than expected and it wasnt as badly damaged as predicted so bill was:eek: rather than:eek::eek::eek:.
And next week is half term :j:j:j so can get out with kids a bit and no rushing out to school every day:D

Dad has kindly taken one job off my list by taking DD15 laptop for repair (I have been needing to do this since before Christmas but have not been able to get round to it)

Now just need to decide whether to put offer on house we viewed or keep looking.

atwitsend_2

Well I am back with a new addition born Thursday morning! :cool: now I really am going to have to get a hell of a lot more organised! :eek:
Yesterday morning was the practise of how I would get on getting kids to school with baby in tow, (oh had to go to work) and i was actually quite surprised at how easy it was, maybe I am tempting fate saying that
So out of the last posted earlier this week

atwitsend wrote: »

My get up and go, has got up and gone :rotfl:

Todays plan:

[STRIKE]-Go shopping[/STRIKE]
[STRIKE]-hoover[/STRIKE]
[STRIKE]-quick blitz over the bathroom and kitchen[/STRIKE]
[STRIKE]then check everything is in my bag for hospital tomorrow morning, gonna stock up on magazines, chocolate and drinks to sneak in [/STRIKE]

Todays plan:

[STRIKE]Hoover [/STRIKE] baby didnt even stir!
Clean kitchen sides
washing and tumble drying - one lot done so far
sort DD's room

and this coming weeks plan is to try and keep a tidy house whilst the kids are on half term :rotfl: