My home is a mess

snookey

Princess hugs. Have you tried the carers http://www.carers.org/local-centre/milton-keyne

They have fantastic support and info on offer.

Hart glad your back.

Emm-in-a-pickle

Hi All. Back from lovely Irish holiday, now back at work with heavy catch-up next few days. House a mess? Don`t even ask about that! Garden gone berserk too, but herbs surviving, found time to harvest a lot of apples, donated lots and made a few pies. (So much for `time to chill before work when we get home` - 3 days just went nowhere!) Haven`t had time to read here & catch up with you all, haven`t even properly finished unpacking(!) or catch up with laundry - DS had a backlog, and I used the 2 free dry afternoons to pick apples/scythe through nettles to access apple trees. I`m grabbing this chance to post as I`m on a late shift tomorrow, didn`t want you fellow Messies to think I`ve abandoned you!

PLAN B - I have a week off next month, had hoped to do Xmas shopping but now hope to blitz house, garden, Xmas shopping, cook great grub, change the world, etc...
Goodnight & God Bless all, hugs to those who need them, from Emm`s Very Messy House! xxx

helen_jelly

Morning all messies

Emm and Hart - glad to see you back

So far this morning I have
Poo picked
Taken stuff upstairs
Washing x 2
Dryer x 1
Cleared the DR
Put stuff away in the garage
Painted table top
Washed up
Bins out

Time for some breakfast now and then its the ironing pile

Princess - hope you and yours are ok

Helen x

PS Have a good day everyone

hart44

My day turned out a bit better than 1st thought I was supposed to work 10-1 today but my DD turned up just after 11 to say she could not get to work as the train had broken down and the boss was panicing as the had a lot on and needed her so my boss let me take her so I was home by 12 :j but work tonight as normal
I have done bog all though apart from sort tea and wash up a few bits

Im lucky Helen poo picking is DS's job but I have to keep telling him or he wont do it, good job we have a very long garden and little mutt goes to the bottom :rotfl:

MummyEm

Today I have -

-Hoovered through downstairs
-Emptied DW
-Made muffins
-Washing x 2
-Cleaned/stock-take of kitchen store cupboard
-Posted a parcel
-Made pizza dough for dinner

Need to get off here and do the washing up and probably a million other things but just cannot be bothered. DS (aged 2) is still up every night and will only go back to sleep in our bed. I know that this is just habit for him now but I am just so tired I cannot stay awake all night putting him back in his own bed. He is up by 6am every morning and I am shattered. I know my life is nowhere near as bad a so many other people's so feel silly for saying it really but I'm so tired I cannot think straight.

I'm going to get myself a coffee and make myself go through the kitchen freezer as I need to do a cheapie meal plan for next week so trying to use what we have in. Need to go through chest freezer too but that can wait for now.

Mumof2_2

OK, today I don't feel I have done a lot. Here's the list:

* stripped and remade both kids beds (will wash bedding tonight)
* made our beds
* put away dry washing and hung up wet to dry
* dashed up to school as realised DS left one of his library books home
* contacted ebay re problem with my listing, listed item on there
* listed 3 items on Netmums (2 reserved already - free of charge but will clear the clutter)
* fetched DS and did lunch
* urgent typing job
* sorted out more stuff to clean and list on Netmums
* made a few phone calls
* just fetched DD from school and sat down with a cup of tea and 2 jaffa cakes

Actually doesn't look too bad! Need to get DS to bed early as he's very tired and DD has Cubs tonight so need to sort someone to bring her home - DH is in Italy.

Tonight I want to:

* clean potties I found that are redundant and list on Netmums
* do ironing
* do knitting

Everyone seems to be having good days; fabulous stuff :T:T!

helen_jelly

MummyEm - its hard when the LO won't sleep - hugs

I have also
Another load dried
Another load washed
Hoovered
Shopped
Cut grass

DS has a friend here now so nothing happening apart from cake making for DD's school - coffee morning for MacMillan Nurses

Helen

PS Hart - my kids would gag if they had to poo pick, DH normally does it but he's away until tomorrow!

Mumof2_2

Helen, you're on fire today - what's your secret?!!

MummyEm

Thanks Helen, I have no idea how you get so much done!

I was just having a funny 5 mins, feeling a bit sorry for myself. I got off my backside, had some diet coke (emergency stash for when I've got the grumps!), now have done inventory of both freezers and am meal planning till end of the month. Want to get within budget for the Grocery challenge this month to save money. Looking at all the stuff we have in has cheered me up as with planning, there's no excuse not to do it!

Off to make dinner now - HM pizza and wedges. I'm going to eat with them so I can get some studying done this evening. I am going to do 1.5 hrs then treat myself. Might have a bath, watch telly or a glass of vino. Will decide while I'm studying to keep me on track!

helen_jelly

Have also

Moved the trampoline [by myself!!]
Repaired the trampoline [bit of a bodge job but it'll do]
Cut back some over grown bushes
Phoned DH
Making tea

Mumof2 - DH is back tomorrow and I couldn't do some of the jobs I said I would [carpet laying for example] so I;ve done loads of other jobs - saves him having to do them - he works at a residential home for adults with Learning Disabilities and its very stressful so when I get the chance to do the jobs I take it.

MummyEm - my kiddies are 11 and nearly 9 so they can amuse themselves whilst I get on with stuff and I make them help if there's a job that they can do - couldn't do this stuff with young ones about!!

I'm done in now so all jobs may grind to a halt from here on in for today!!
If you don't here from me tomorrow its cos I'm welcoming Hubby home lol

Helen x