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Stay at home mums getting organised in 2010

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  • hi all you mums.can i please join?i only have a 3 year old but find it quite hard to be organised.

    i am a reader more than a poster but would love to join you all :)
  • sillybillyme
    sillybillyme Posts: 172 Forumite
    edited 11 March 2010 at 11:31AM
    hi princess85 and welcome to the thread. :j

    managed to clean my windows yesterday so that saves me a job to do today!! :T

    todays list

    sweep downstairs
    [STRIKE]put washing on quick wash[/STRIKE]
    dry washing and put away
    post letter
    post ebay parcel
    buy booster seat
    [STRIKE]wipe over dining room table[/STRIKE]
    [STRIKE]wash up[/STRIKE]
    dry up and put away
    sort out shoe rack

    xxx
    I love to give homemade gifts. Which one of
    my kids do you want?
  • princess85
    princess85 Posts: 92 Forumite
    edited 11 March 2010 at 6:03PM
    morning everyone

    thanks silly billy me.

    so my list for today:
    *foldclothes and put away
    *tidy bedroom
    *clean bathroom
    *tidy din room
    *tidy utilitie room
    *wash bedding
    *wash sons mattress

    can anyone tell me where i can find all the abbreviations i think thats what their called lol :D

    xx
  • kidcat
    kidcat Posts: 6,058 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture Combo Breaker
    mad rush this morning, DS12 once again left his organiser at home so I had to come back to take it to him, this takes an hour and I dont want to think of the waste of diesel. :( Then off to shops before mum arrives for lunch and to sit with kids while I do parents eve as OH at work.

    Todays list

    Washing x 1
    DRyer x1
    Hang out wet washing x3
    Tidy liv rm din rm and kitchen
    Empty DW
    Refill DW
    Shopping
    Remember antibiotics to DD4
    Walk dog
    Cook dinner for kids
    Cook dinner for adults
  • ragz_2
    ragz_2 Posts: 3,254 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 1,000 Posts Name Dropper Combo Breaker
    Doing nothing today as I have a tummy bug. DH took day off work and is being pretty helpful, he's taken the boys with him to Lidl - God knows what he's going to bring back, there's a reason I never take him with me!
    June Grocery Challenge £493.33/£500 July £/£500
    2 adults, 3 teens
    Progress is easier to acheive than perfection.
  • kidcat
    kidcat Posts: 6,058 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture Combo Breaker
    Your tummy bug must be caching ragz cos DS5 woke in the night and has stopped vomitting since! So I havent actually been to bed yet, and as its his birthday tomorrow I do not see me getting there any time soon. OH has gone to work so I am on my own to clean up and deal with the mess and make his cake etc and prep for his birthday meal tomorrow night. And I stll need to buy wrapping paper and get his presents wrapped!

    Todays list

    Clean DS5 bed and bedding
    Washing x 1
    Hang out washing (got 3 loads dry outside yesterday:j:j)
    Blitz din rm (tutor coming tonight)
    Defrost lamb for tomorrow meal
    Cook dinner
    Wrap presents
    Banners and balloons all up (if DS ever goes to bed tonight)
    Hoover hall and stairs
    Clean downstairs toilet
    Tidy utility room
  • bonty44
    bonty44 Posts: 439 Forumite
    edited 12 March 2010 at 1:13PM
    [STRIKE][/STRIKE]This is the plan for today:
    [STRIKE][STRIKE]Clean dining room table
    Sweep dining room floor
    Put away all toys in living room[/STRIKE]
    Dust and hoover living room and hall
    Polish hall mirror and doors
    Clean kitchen worksurfaces
    Clean kitchen floor[/STRIKE]
    [STRIKE] Tidy stuff out of bathroom (as new bathroom arriving on Monday - yipee!!)[/STRIKE]
    Put away work files etc as going on Mat Leave in 3 weeks (even bigger yipee!!!)
    [STRIKE]Hoover bedrooms
    Dust bedrooms[/STRIKE]

    I've got approx 4 hours ... how much can I do???
  • sillybillyme
    sillybillyme Posts: 172 Forumite
    edited 12 March 2010 at 11:41AM
    hope everyone with tummy bugs recover soon xx

    me and my ds1 had it last week but ds2 seemed to escape it!!

    Todays list

    [STRIKE]wash up and put away[/STRIKE]
    hoover upstairs
    sweep downstairs
    sort ds1 swimming things out for lessons tonight
    [STRIKE]put washing on[/STRIKE]
    dry washing

    xxx
    I love to give homemade gifts. Which one of
    my kids do you want?
  • SugarSpun
    SugarSpun Posts: 8,559 Forumite
    edited 13 March 2010 at 7:04PM
    I've been shockingly unproductive this week - no list, you see.

    Weekend list:

    [STRIKE]-put away new baby clothes
    -put away 3 loads of clean laundry
    -dishes
    -grocery shopping
    -holiday[/STRIKE]
    -laptop
    [STRIKE]-check mailbox
    -call mother[/STRIKE]
    -finish reading RP book
    [STRIKE]-clear off desk[/STRIKE]
    Organised Birthdays and Christmas: Spend So Far: £193.75; Saved from RRP £963.76
    Three gifts left to buy
  • kidcat
    kidcat Posts: 6,058 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture Combo Breaker
    My list today is gonna be huge, having been up for four nights with DS6, I am lacking in energy but got to get sorted today, DD4 woke in night vomitting too so even more bedding to wash.

    Wash x5
    Hang wet wash on line
    Empty DW and refill
    Wash living rm crtains
    Wash dishes in sink
    Clean kitchen floor
    Tidy kitchen
    Hoover hall
    Clean out bunny
    Change cat litter
    Pay depost for party (had to cancel first one as both DSand DD been so ill)
    Bake cakes
    Walk dog
    Clean mess in garden
    Shopping when OH gets in
    Ironing
    Change DS6 and DD4 bedding
    Clean DD4 carpet
    Blitz utility room (man coming to fix dryer tomorrow)
    Collect parcel
    Organise meals
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