Stay at home mums getting organised in 2010

ragz_2

Spent the morning taking covers off the pushchair and scrubbing them. Had to sweep off the worst of the mould, then it washed off pretty well, luckily covers are mainly black. Drying on the line at the moment, then we'll see if I can get them back on again!

atwitsend_2

Morning everyone, had a mad blitz of the house saturday and yesterday as I had both sets of mine and OH's parents over yesterday :eek:

Todays list:
[STRIKE]Sterilise bottles
sort out OH's dinner
change my bedding
2 lots of washing
2 lots of tumbledrying[/STRIKE]
ironing the above
polish stupid glass coffee table
pay bill
[STRIKE]post letters[/STRIKE]

This weeks list:
sort my sons room out, big clear out of old toys, my dreaded job
deep clean all 3 cupboards
buy new kids storage stuff
sort out shoe cupboard :mad:

kidcat

Todays list

[STRIKE]Clear hallway
Clear Yard area
Shred one box paper[/STRIKE]
Clean out hoover both cars
Make bread
Clean oven
Look at house
School run x3
Wash x1
[STRIKE]Tidy bedroom
Tidy desk
Unload DW &[/STRIKE] refill
Shopping
Cook meals
Plan tomorrow meals
Sort hair
Book MOT
[STRIKE]Book swimming lessons[/STRIKE]


So quite a busy day today but as DD3 is off nursery with chicken pox, I can get much more done because I am not rushing out at 11 to collect her.

sams247

I have read through a lot of the posts on here and would just like to say 'hello' and let you all know that I am really quite envious.......... I'm going through the empty nest syndrome I confess, gone from busy house to empty house (even though all offspring keep coming back for tea, help, a moan, a lift, etc etc). I loved being a SAHM, even on the rainy days and so-tired-you-cant-move days. I am now all important and indispensable in an office, get paid way better than when I was Mum, and have a real grown up social life. But I would swap my exciting board meeting for a table full of playdough and cookie cutters anyday! People used to say to me it all goes too quick, and on some days it seemed to drag on and on. But they were right. I loved the baking, making, walks, water play, garden foraging and rushing hither and thither to clubs. So, to all you stay at home parents (have to be correct here as two of my colleagues are stay at home dads) well done for all your hard cwork, enjoy it all and have good days!

Maybe I should go back to childminding? Hmmmm

ragz_2

sams247 wrote: »

I have read through a lot of the posts on here and would just like to say 'hello' and let you all know that I am really quite envious.......... I'm going through the empty nest syndrome I confess, gone from busy house to empty house (even though all offspring keep coming back for tea, help, a moan, a lift, etc etc). I loved being a SAHM, even on the rainy days and so-tired-you-cant-move days. I am now all important and indispensable in an office, get paid way better than when I was Mum, and have a real grown up social life. But I would swap my exciting board meeting for a table full of playdough and cookie cutters anyday! People used to say to me it all goes too quick, and on some days it seemed to drag on and on. But they were right. I loved the baking, making, walks, water play, garden foraging and rushing hither and thither to clubs. So, to all you stay at home parents (have to be correct here as two of my colleagues are stay at home dads) well done for all your hard cwork, enjoy it all and have good days!

Maybe I should go back to childminding? Hmmmm

Just enjoy the break before your offspring produce grandkids for you to look after lol xx

Baby has chicken pox now, but only a few. She's been pretty restless though...
Covers are back on pushchair, only 2 screws left over out of nearly 30...

money_saving_diva

sams247 wrote: »

I have read through a lot of the posts on here and would just like to say 'hello' and let you all know that I am really quite envious.......... I'm going through the empty nest syndrome I confess, gone from busy house to empty house (even though all offspring keep coming back for tea, help, a moan, a lift, etc etc). I loved being a SAHM, even on the rainy days and so-tired-you-cant-move days. I am now all important and indispensable in an office, get paid way better than when I was Mum, and have a real grown up social life. But I would swap my exciting board meeting for a table full of playdough and cookie cutters anyday! People used to say to me it all goes too quick, and on some days it seemed to drag on and on. But they were right. I loved the baking, making, walks, water play, garden foraging and rushing hither and thither to clubs. So, to all you stay at home parents (have to be correct here as two of my colleagues are stay at home dads) well done for all your hard cwork, enjoy it all and have good days!

Maybe I should go back to childminding? Hmmmm

Awww thanks. I know when I gave up work after my maternity leave all the women that had been SAHM's when their children were younger came up to me and had a quiet word saying that they loved it and I was doing the right thing and they were so pleased for me! (I do think SAHM are not the 'norm' anymore and some people think we are odd ) I don't know anyone that has regretted their time as a SAHM and I had worked my way up the ladder at work but I don't miss it at all. For me and my family being a SAHM is right and I will probably be writing a similar post to you in years to come . Thank you.

ragz_2

Went to co-op earlier and baby screamed the whole way around, she hates supermarkets for some reason...
I got the usual empathetic smiles and sympathetic old ladies... and a middle aged Italian guy who came up to me and said
"You should play her some classical music."
How very helpful. What am I supposed to do, buy her an I-pod?

atwitsend_2

Oh ragz, that did make me laugh

my list for today is:
[STRIKE]pay bill[/STRIKE]
polish stupid glass coffee table
[STRIKE]sterilise bottles[/STRIKE]
sort out babies clothes
[STRIKE]ring csa-looking forward to that one lol[/STRIKE]

kidcat

Ragz- maybe he thought you should buy her an ipod pillow that she can lie on?? Some people are just idiots.
My list for today

Sort washing
Wash x 3
Hang wet washing x3
Blitz kitchen
Blitz liv room
Shopping - got to get all last presents cards etc for DD3 and DD5 birthday OH back on shift tomorrow and I will be housebound with the poxy DD3 till he next off - which is her birthday - so this is imperative-

atwitsend_2

bleugh got loads to do today, my DS has his first school friend coming over to play tonight :eek: i'm not used to playdates :rotfl: also I am shattered today after a bad night with bubs, so need things to keep me up and going

today:
sort out computer desk which is hiding under the amount of stuff on there
sort out coffee table and polish it
clean the mountain of crap off the sofa
take back two packets of nappies that bubs is too big for
load dishwasher
tumble dry a load
wash another load
put clothes away
buy stamps
sort out bubs clothes
clean DS room and change his duvet
clean all the bathrooms
hoover upstairs, and downstairs
sterilse bottles
sort out hamsters cage