Mums get organised in 2013

thehappybutterfly

OK, I've got over my cold, back at works last week but off for a week's leave this week so really really no excuses!

• Dump run - [STRIKE]cardboard[/STRIKE], old PC games and DVD's that won't sell on Magpie, old TV etc. Hurrah! Something actually achived. I also chucked out some old cushions that were lurking along with a bag of old clothes.
• Take the two bags of too-small clothes and summer clothes out to the garage for storage - still sitting there.....
• Grocery stocktake - cupboards, freezer, fridge and garage. I've started the Grocery Challenge too! - Done! Just need to type it up into my template
• Meal plans for January - well, the first week 's been done.
• Cleaning rota for January - to include cat treatments. We always forget to de-flea and worm them Erm, nope.
• Take down the Xmas decs and pack away again! - Tree, decs and cards all still in situ!
• List a couple of bits on fleabay. I may not though. A lot of my clutter is caused by my fleabay intentions and it never gets done. I might just take it to the charity shop - Jasper Conran bag anyone? Nope, not done yet!

On a plus, I washed out the cardboard storage boxes and the mossy lid of the green recycling box. Tomorrow, if the weather holds, I plan to scrub down the extremely moss-slippy paths and steps before someone files a lawsuit.

I'm getting there but in typical butterfly-flitty style!

brunettegirl

Gillybean103 wrote: »

Where in norfolk are you going, I live about half an hour from the coast so could help if you needed any ideas.

breydon water near Great Yarmouth, although there is a smaller beach quite close but I forget the name. however if you know of any fab places to take a toddler - he will be 3 by then, that would be great

bagpuss38

Get well soon Delain!!!!

So another mental busy day here, will be really glad that after school is quiet 2 moz and is just me and dd3, others are off to cubs.

Got all the swimming things straight into the machine after lessons, and got them dried and packed up for next week, woo hoo amazing lol.

All uniform laid out for nursery, school and beavers.

Small amount of washing up to do which i will attend to after i have surfed here
Shamefully didnt clean the 2 fridge sheleves but there is always another day..............

chickywiggle

brunettegirl wrote: »

I found tourist information only to discover they only open on a wednesday and a saturday in town

TI's still exist :eek: do you need to physically go there (sorry if I have missed this bit)..... there is SOO much info on the internet I have planned all trips with what I can find there. what are you after I'm a pretty good googler and if it's there I can probably find it.

We went on our first real holiday last March and I'm hooked again. I soooo wanted to revive my childhood and take the kids to a haven park. They loved it.
So much so when I managed to get a caravan realllly cheap for September we went back to the same park for a few days.

This April we've booked a park in Wales VERY VERY cheap (IMO) for a week (as 4 nights just wasn't long enough :rotfl:) but for just a few quid more we could have an middle grade apartment rather then a caravan so it's a no brainer what we went for.

Think DS1 will be disapointed tho as he reallllly wanted to stay in a caravan.:D

It's a 4 and a half hour train journey (allowing for changes etc) so we are debating:
a) staying in a hotel next door to our train station so we can be on a REALLY early (8.30am) train (additional cost approx £25).... but then a decision over what to do on way back or
b) stay overnight both ways at bristol cutting it into 2 x 2h trips BUT with the added £35ish cost of acccomodation and brekkie both ways.
c) stick it out - with a 4 and a half yr old and a 2yr old.......and a husband.

I used to LOVE Pleasurewood Hills in Great Yarmouth, 3 is probably a bit little tho.
Used to have family who lived in Caister.

poohspals wrote: »

As someone that runs a caravan park - I'd like people to know that there is nothing wrong with caravans OR the people that stay at the parks. I think its really insulting for people to think there is.

that's a bit harsh, no one was having a go about holiday parks. my husband doesn't like vegetables I wouldn't expect a farmer to tell him there is nothing wrong with them and it's insulting him to say there is.
He was also dubious last year as he had never stayed in a caravan park ever - I think he enjoyed it once he got there.



finished work early today so I could take DS1 swimming and he loveddd it.
was very pleased I had taken the (cooked) mince out the freezer to defost so added leftover cooked carrots and frozen mash + some oxo and it was LOVELY and quick and filling when we got home.

missymoo81

brunettegirl wrote: »

breydon water near Great Yarmouth, although there is a smaller beach quite close but I forget the name. however if you know of any fab places to take a toddler - he will be 3 by then, that would be great

hey hun sent you a pm re places to go

taffy1969

Missymoo and Gilly where abouts are you both, I'm in Norfolk too!!

missymoo81

omg small world taffy, im in the city!

Gillybean103

missymoo81 wrote: »

Gilly, you must live near me, I live about 20 minutes from the coast and just by the broads.

Really?? Where do you live?

Gillybean103

taffy1969 wrote: »

Missymoo and Gilly where abouts are you both, I'm in Norfolk too!!

I'm in a little village just outside of Kings Lynn

mysk_girl

chickywiggle wrote: »

It's a 4 and a half hour train journey (allowing for changes etc) so we are debating:
a) staying in a hotel next door to our train station so we can be on a REALLY early (8.30am) train (additional cost approx £25).... but then a decision over what to do on way back or
b) stay overnight both ways at bristol cutting it into 2 x 2h trips BUT with the added £35ish cost of acccomodation and brekkie both ways.
c) stick it out - with a 4 and a half yr old and a 2yr old.......and a husband.

Stick it out - I have done Oxford to York several times with my older 2 on my own (prior to arrival of no3), it's about 5 hours door to door as we have an hours bus journey into Oxford first. Lots of snacks, a couple of cBeebies magazines and an A4 pad and crayons did us nicely. I've also done Oxford - Llanelli a couple of times which is similar.

Get yourself a family railcard and book the table seats - I would buy tickets for the children even though they don't need them, with the railcard discount it can actually work our cheaper than full price adult tickets and then you can reserve seats for them. Book a good way in advance and you should be able to get 4 table seats.

Have fun! We love train journeys, although the people sat around us had to listen to about 10 repetitions of The Snail and the Whale in one journey...