Mums get organised in 2013

NAR

shegirl wrote: »

I know:rotfl: nothing else to do so might as well get on with it:rotfl::o

If only I lived closer, we could play Monopoly!! :j

brunettegirl

Is it really sad that I got excited when i opened my new super mum family organiser calendar to discover stickers at the back?!

ohhhh and it was in the sale for £2.50

scotrae

I'm sure I saw the link on here in the first place but this website has inspired me HUuugely and gave me some great ideas. Www.organizedhome.com
There's a huge section on cutting clutter as well as getting organised and menu planning.
Ive been sorting through a few drawers. Cleared one in the dresser for table linen (which I'd told DH we needed to buy a new unit for), drained lots of bottles of booze from the bottom of the dresser and managed to make space for some big serving dishes from the cluttered kitchen cupboard. A kitchen drawer has been cleared and now homes the smaller plastic food containers, foil, matches etc (using the plastic takeaway cartons that m-I-l sent to keep bag clips, lengths of string and tea lights). That cleared space in a cupboard for mixing bowls and colanders, making the saucepan corner cupboard much better.

I'm sure DH thinks I've been doing othing around the home this week but just wait il he opens the cupboards at the weekend!

Hey, I know this probably all sounds obvious to some people but I've never really had the time to think through organisation in my home til now. It's all very exciting!

mysk_girl

Snow day! School adamant they were open, delivered children, the text asking us to collect if possible came through about 20min after I got back...'
Very little will happen today - hope you are all enjoying the snow :-)

Make-it-3

All tasks abandoned this morning, in order to take LO for her first walk in the snow. She instantly loved making fresh footprints in the bits on the side of the pavement where no-one else had walked.

Would be nice if we get enough to build a snowman for her, but likely it will all be slush or icy tomorrow - never lasts long in London.

lindsaygalaxy

Its very quiet on here today! WE are home on a snow day! Most schools are closed and its still snowing, though much lighter now.
I know what its like shegirl. CSA told me there had been a change of exs circumstances 9 months ago and they would be chasing it with his employers but no matter howmany times I ring nothing has been done. Had letter through with next court date re contact, just a couple of weeks ago. I dont know if im glad its just a few weeks away to get things sorted or scared sh*tless incase it doesnt go our way:/

Today so far I have put on a few loads of washing, dried some clothes, made lovely neart piles of clothes to go away (but only put a little away!) and hoovered up.

Soon to go back outside to make a snowman and snow angels!

chickywiggle

Hi all,
got a phone call at lunch time to pick the 2 boys up as childminder poorly so can make an early start on housework procrastinating about housework.
We have a covering of snow but not nice enough to play in (yesterdays leftovers) tho it has started to snow again now.
SOOOOO cold tho and heating doesn't seem to be making any difference.


Here's my list for the next 3 and a bit days:

Every week

DS1's room
Strip, wash & replace bedding
Floor Clearance - put away
sweep floor


DS2's room
Strip, wash& replace bedding
Hoover
put toys away

Our room
Strip, wash & replace bedding
Floor Clearance - put away
Hoover
Sort out a box or 2
empty bins

Bathroom
Clean floors
clean toilet, sink, bath
Wash bath mats
empty bin

Living Room
Hoover floor
Clear tables - put stuff away
Empty bin
sort 'junk' boxes
clean windowsill

Ktchen
Clear and wipe the work tops
Wipe hob
Wipe cupboard fronts/ drawers/kickboards, etc
Clear table and put stuff away
Empty bin
sort 'junk' boxes
clean floor [colour=green]hubby did it[/colour]
washing up

stairs/ landing
put stuff away
find bottom of washing baskets

misc
put paperwork away
ebay/ forum/ preloved 5 items.
sort e-mail
complete surveys
finances - tuesday
finances - thursday
finances - saturday
finances - monday

This week one offs
1) go thro paperwork and write down when everything is due for renewal. (already put this off 2 weeks)
2) put away the junk box
3) get rid of the little black dresses that haven't fitted for the last 4yrs.
4) tolitries inventory
5) books to read inventory here for anyone who wants a look.
6) tesco shop due for delvery sat 8-10.
7) look into train tickets for April booked £118
8) make batman and robin tabards with attached capes out of old pillowcases
9) date and put in album all printed off baby photos.
10) save data to external hard drive
11) nanna and grandad thank you note
12) post mums b'day card
13) make H/M veg soup.....this does rely on tesco man bringing the veg and stock cubes.It's VILE!!
14) sort out carrier bags to give to tesco man.I forgotted
15) Sort out DS1s footie kit for saturday (11-12.15).cancelled
16) kill husband and hide the evidence (should this be 2 tasks I wonder?)
17) letter to origin publishing head office.
18) ring school and tell them DS won't be going (they are the only one in the area actually open)
19) ring letting agency and tell them the boiler is leaking (thankfully still working but leaking!)

anyone got any good WW tips? i love pasta and potatoes but they are SOO many points.
Am going to make a 0 point veg soup - but bread ups the points loads.
tis toooo cold for salad.

Sequeena

We're snowed in here. OH is able to get back and forth to work by walking but I'm not attempting it with my knee and Thomas in the pram. Luckily we have everything we need here so no need to go off the mountain until it clears (all public transport has stopped for now up here).

I've been making use of the electric fire and been washing and drying as many clothes as I can. There's only 3 of us but it's amazing how fast it builds up especially as Thomas is much messier now.

He went into the snow for the first time today. He absolutely loved it

chickywiggle

I won't have much choice tomorrow - snow or no snow - and at the moment there is quite a lot of it - if the tesco man can't get here to bring me nappies/ food I will have to take 2 children (1 in a buggy) on foot to the nearest large supermarket to get some (half hours walk with no snow on the ground/ no children in tow).

shegirl

Hope it's clear enough for the Tesco man chickywiggle! Pushing buggies in snow can't be much fun lol

Well,I didn't get round to doing the carpet last night:o I''ve done naff all in the house all day.No cooking either.

But I've had a fab and rather crazy fun birthday