sorting all my problems for a new year start can it be done ?

oldtractor

GAILEY just a thought, but could you book a long weekend away and arrange for your sis to go round to your house to look after the kids,and clean and cook whilst she's there ---??? hee-heee

Valli

Battleon wrote: »

I was still slightly shocked when the house went quiet recently and when I went to look DH and the two kids were outside washing the windows!

That's brilliant!

2012ismyyear

Not doing too great today after having a huge lie in whoops x
-rubbish bags from today to tip courtousy of hubbahubba hubby HUBBY DONE
-sort through our wardrobe
-get clothes put away
-hoover all floors, mop all hard floors
-tidy notice board DONE
-clean out coalhouse
-think of some healthy tea ideas DONE
-order food shopping for 31st of dec all healthy of course just don't know what to order yet! xx:rotfl: DONE

really need to pull my sockies up and put my other socks awayif i'm gonna pull this off. Right lets see what i can get done between now and sitty down time lol!
Well done everyone today xx

2012ismyyear

Excited just dug out my old yoga dvd with barbara curry ahh shes so sweet think i will start with that on sunday woohoo saved some money there not having to buy a new one.Usually at this time of year i feel a bit sad cause xmas is over but don't feel as bad this time:)

Have planned on my new calendar what days we are having what meals around school and hubbies shifts so i don't think i can't be bothered and get a takeaway:eek:.

I have also added some more veggies to meal plan so we are having our 5 a day too all for £46.06p not too bad but £6 more than i wanted to spend;)

Hubby made lasagne for dinner divine:D so only need to make ham sarnies for tea tonight:T

Kay.Samuels

Finding this thread a really good read - lots of tips and advice from helpful posters. :T

My tip is one I was taught as a child and am now teaching my son as he grows up. TIDY AS YOU GO. This cuts down on so much untidyness in the house,
imagine a person coming in :
they take off their coat and throw it across the back of a chair, grab a drink from the fridge and leave the bottle top and opener on the counter, turn TV on and put their feet up, kicking their shoes off onto the floor beneath them.

If you tidy things away straight away you have much less time spent actively block tidying. So coats come off and are hung straight on pegs, shoes are put away, wrappers are put straight in bin, etc. I give the shower screen a squirt of cleaner and squeegy it before I leave the bathroom, etc etc. Teaching kids this is very wise and I can see why my working single mum of 3 kids taught us it! :rotfl:

I have new years resolutions too regarding being more organised with meals and exercising so will be watching this with interest.

My house is tidy more or less, and

SavingJane

Ohhhh this is soooooooo a thread for me

The ONLY thing me and oh argue over is the state of our tiny place which has no storage or loft, ground floor masiette (sp) upstairs even own the gardens in this road crazy way of working *they are very old homes*

If I could only get on top of cleaning the house and finding a home for things, get rid of half the clutter we would get on so much better.

I shall be joining you all here and will once again *for about the 5th time* join back to flylady, I can and I will do this.......I need to or it's just going to get even worst.

I need to get back to selling on ebay, I have clothes to go on there that I don't wear, LO has BAGSSSSSSSSSSSSS of clothes I need to list I just find it all too boring and give up with it but I can get money from it so should keep going.

I shall be back later with a list of stuff I shall be doing 2mora and I will dam do them

WE CAN ALL DO THIS x

Spendless

I've moved the pressies from the living room today -admittedly most left were mine and the kids are still on the stairs. and I 'neatened' our bedroom, wouldn't go as far as saying I tidied or organised it and straightened things up in the bathroom, putting away the toiletries I'd be given. Even came across a wrapped up stocking filler pressie I'd missed for me from my parents. It was a trolley token. I have one but this is on a clip whereas mine I have to fight off my key-ring, so very handy.

Dragoncry

Have been reading this thread with interest...

My house isn't what I call 'messy' just cluttered and people say it has a 'lived in feel' lol I always wonder if they are just being polite as they all live very differently to me ! They however do not have 3 daughters all under 8 to sort out and my OH's mum lives in a little 2 bed place and likes it minimal I think

Oh well I really need to get off my butt and get sorted, would love to have at least a plan by 1st Jan so I really will keep up with this thread and do some planning and sorting. Have already started on my bedroom which isn't too bad, just need to get rid of some stuff.

I should join the 'messies' on their thread too and when I have cleared some more clutter then I would love to be a 'flylady' but that my dear friends might indeed be a pipe dream for me atm

Also have (for some time) needed to lose some weight and have some 'me' time but as usual it is on hold. Need more hours in a day

Oh well we CAN do it, with your help and great posts... roll on 2012 :T
DC xx

gailey_2

Aww dragoncry you similar to me.

well done 201 on what you acheived so far and inspiring others:D

Thanks to everyone being so lovley aboutcritical mam and younger sister.

Made me chuckle

shes never babysat by herself
shes never changed a nappy.
other week she turnmed up just as baby has puked and said ahh your house is so grim.

Me and my mum disagree about lots of things.

what galls me is she has lolvley big kitchen and frangemaster yet never cooks! no wonder her kitchens like a museum.
She hates fact I breastfeed and use cloth nappies.

got used to it the last 30years of not doing stuff right.
all I get is gailey dont know why you wanted 3kids should have just stopped at 1.
We wanted 3kids they were all planned.
shes an occasional nanny thanfully shes 60miles away and wont drive over motorway.

I dont drive so dont get to see them that much thats another thing they frequently have a pop about like 2nd class citizien used to ride vespa until kids got here but expense of test and adding new driver to insurance right now too much.

Anyway enough about things i cannot change.

The lounge looks worse now than when I started its still not done and its day 2 mummys log
kitchens ok just need to wash up todays dishes
put more laundry on
wipe tops down.

all 3kids been fed
will run hoover round lounge one more time and starighten up sofa.

hubby cleaned bathroom but not great job will have to do again
my rooms a tip as kids been playing in there all day
the girls room a massive tip as has huge laundry mountain wont be tackled today job for tommoroiw its all cleaned amd just needs putting away or that scary word IRONING::eek:

Like the uniform idea so pinching that.

making sausage casserole last night and adding boil in bag rice made easy work of lunch.:D cant do normal rice stresses me out .

kids scoffing hm gingerbread men,

hubby putting down wood floor in baby boys room hes nearly finished just need to get everything back in and tidy then thats one room done be so happy:j it got repainted few months ago just needs new accessories when can afford them.

Right feel free to laugh at me I do:rotfl:

one of saddest books i own brought in the works I think is anthea turner perfect housewife, she used to have programme they showed it on sky home think as well as that awful bbc progarmme where that annoying cleaner stephanie sends mum off to spar and cleans their home!

Anyway according to anthea best to start in the hallway as first place visitors see.

And the tip start small taken heed so hall still a mess:rotfl:

But I did

hoover porch
put new bulb in porch light
sorted pile shoes out
scrubbed the white pv frame with dettol spray
cleaned the glass inside and out with mr muscle window cleaner.

also my front door is white painted wood with glass panes very much a dirt /dust magnet so so sprayed that too .

All this took over an hour but feeling good

postie might be knocked out by fumes tommrow as he tends to open outer porchh door and drop off mail.

Also got vac bag oddly exited going to suck up all girls summer clothes and place on top of wardrobe. If only i could vac pac everything.

I looked at flylady many a time but consider it better when house is sorted to maintain than when you lost the house plot like me.
Do miss my toddlers daytime naps used to get so much done.

My 5year olds the messiest but tried to train and failed sadly they not as easy to train as staff and dont want to turn into my mam!

I know I must enjoy pain but love reading home mags with perfect homes and dream of dream home which seems inpossible right now.
really need to play the lottory more.

I think back to my nan and great aunbt they had an everyday front froom and a best front room plus best china but they also had bigger houses would love extra bedroom or 2 reception rooms.

1 thing no ones mentioned is mental clutter im forver putting things off

so yesterday-completed oustanding surveys
today rang up and paid a outstanding bill thats been worrying me.
emails-have hundreds:o because

sign up to online shopping for discounts
enter comps but never win but never stick at it will do in new year
get rid junk email
fb alerts.

need to redo cv and apply for few part time jobs

made list of things we need when have the money
will look on ebay for 2nd hand bits.

feel not only have I lost sense of style but my home has kids stuff has taken over so want few new pics and accesories to brighten place up
maybe some fresh flowers and tea towels in kitchen
need some new plates

want some new bedding.

me and hubby call it the enrich our life list,

can be big,smal expensive/cheap anything that betters our life.

last year got breadmaker, new tin opener and new mixing bowls really know how to live it up.

so will make new list and hopefully by end of 2012 will have some of it.

so plans are lose half stone, get fit be more glamourous

find job, up income

debt bust

keep tidy /clean stylish home

be organised never losing things

save and buy in advance for birthdays/xmas

batch cook make healthy nutricous food therefore saving me time and money.

improve my baking skills can do meals no problem but cakes and biscuits not impressive tends to go wrong and eldest has monthly cake sale and im on the pta at school so really should be better

make time to socialise and have hobbies as kids taken over again sometimes forget the inner me

Sorry I waffled long enough.

going to get kids in to bed early as shattered.

Spendless

I too think hallway is a good place to start. I hadn't considered visitors, but when you get up in the morning and stand at the top of your stairs, looking down onto a tidy organised clean hallway gives you a 'lift' and even if the next room you enter is messy you'll not come all the way back down from the 'lift' whereas looking at a messy hallway can make your heart sink to start with.