Mums get organised in 2013

chickywiggle

FYI its a free listing weekend on ebay for items over a 99p start. will be back later with my list.

Make-it-3

Thanks, strange I got an email saying five free listings, but seems its 100.

Got to get organised tomorrow. Photos are done, just all the rest of the leg work writing up descriptions etc. I still have my unused birthing pool to sell on so have hopes of getting a good few £'s on it.

chickywiggle

generally you can always have up to 100 free listings so long as they start at 99p.
on free listing weekends you can list as many as you like (within selling limits) for whatever price you want (no point wasting your 99p listing allowance) - go for £1+.

You still pay your final selling fees.

Hope that makes sense.

chickywiggle

This Weeks Hit List.

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
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 *cough* weeks)
1b)]s] sort out gas/ elec with sainsbury energy. - have emailed both companies as Sainsbury reckon it takes around 8 weeks but my contract is up 1st April so want to make sure E-on don't try and sting cancellations fees out of me. Nowts ever simple is it..... message from sainsbury -[/s]- need to do it 4th march.
2) get rid of all the tupperwear boxes with no lids (any creative ideas?) and all those lids with no bottoms.
3) Take kids on a trip to shop for sausages otherwise tonights tea may be lacking a main ingredient.
4) follow up travelodge complaint's snobby reply with e-mail to their CEO.
5) date and put in album all printed off baby photos.
6) letter to origin publishing head office.
7) must meal plan for a healthy WW week to get rid of what i assume will be a huge gain this week.

chickywiggle

quiet on here again, has everyone upped and left us.......or just recovering from half term???

Right I'm off to peel potatoes for tea.

Hubby off work 'sick' again (he has a cold)..........so not a lot done for me as I do not see why I should get the house sorted (when I feel naff and have managed to go to work all week feeling like it) and he can sit on his bum.

lindsaygalaxy

Hello everyone.

I was quiet yesterday as nursing a slight hanghover:/ I like to blame it just on tiredness from dancing the night away til 3am, but I suspect it was also slightly too mine glasses of wine! Haven't been out in ages, my feet in high heels were not used to it lol. Didnt even wake up til 12pm sunday! Good night though and only spent £15 all evening!

Today is the last day before back to work and school, so really need a big push today, working extra this week too. So far this morning i've put some washing on and paif the rest of the sun holiday we are going on in a couple of weeks. A note on that - not sure I would bother next time! We couldnt get a school holidays break any where we wanted and with all the court stuff I decided that we would need a little family break. But after all the 'additional' costs like club passes etc we could have just booked it direct for the school holidays for not much more! I refused to pay the charge for 'linen' as they dont make the beds so thought we may as well take our own and save £16!

When ex dropped the kids off today he announced he has booked to take them away in the easter hols without so much as asking and the kids say they are being taken away abroad in the summer hols. I know we agreed this in court but now it is reality i'm finding it diffficult:( 7 nights is such a long time I know its great for the kids, but I do resent the fact that my partner and I have to pay for everything including nursery costs, afterschool costs, uniforms, school trips, lunches etc and he pays a tiny amount through the CSA. He also got a pay rise 6 months ago that they are chasing him for but hes avoiding them so they are not having to go through his employers which is taking months as hes trying to get out of paying any extra. His partner has a pretty good salary (I know as we work in the same field) but her income isnt included so between them they are on a lot more money than we are without all the childrens expenses! It just sucks! My partner uses all his salary for me and the kids but they dont have to:/ Annoying.

Anyway, now ive got that off my chest, my list next!

lindsaygalaxy

Todays (last attempt of the holidays) list!

[STRIKE]Clear out stuff from under the stairs and put the bags of dvds/clothes etc on
facebay[/STRIKE]
[STRIKE]2 loads of washing (and drying) [/STRIKE]
[STRIKE]Iron DD uniform for the week[/STRIKE]
[STRIKE]Iron DS clothes for the week[/STRIKE]
[STRIKE]Iron DP shirts for the week (3)[/STRIKE]
[STRIKE]Iron my work clothes for the week[/STRIKE]
[STRIKE]Take out mince from freezer for tomorrows dinner[/STRIKE]
Change bedding in main bedroom
Vacuum
[STRIKE]Mop kitchen and hallway floor [/STRIKE]
Take back library books (if go out)
Prepare lunches for tomorrow
[STRIKE]Start online shop [/STRIKE]
[STRIKE]Clean Ugg boots - currently drying (fingers crossed!)[/STRIKE]
[STRIKE]Prepare meal plan for next week[/STRIKE]
[STRIKE]Prepare budget for next month[/STRIKE]
Weekly flylady -
Monday - Kitchen and Dining Room
Basic Flying
[STRIKE]Sweep and mop the floor - could't let the mop brigade down
[/STRIKE]
[STRIKE]Clear and wipe table[/STRIKE]
[STRIKE]Wipe the work tops, remove all things which don't belong
here[/STRIKE]
Clean the sink, drainer and taps
Deep Cleaning
[STRIKE]Clean the extractor hood and splashback[/STRIKE]
[STRIKE]Clean the hob, under all the dials too[/STRIKE]

Decluttering
Sort out a hotspot


Oooohhh forgot to mention, one bit of possible good news. After much evidence providing, the council tax people have finally agreed to have a look at our council tax band! Fingers crossed!

Peanut2013

Hey all, well I'm back with a gorgeous 5 week old in tow.

After 5 weeks of struggling to put clothes on when OH is at work I am starting to get the hang of the timings of LOs naps so I think I can start to look at the house again

OH and my mum have been major lifesavers for the past few weeks so I think it's time I started to get sorted, lol.

Although my first few weeks of lists will be basics like 'cook tea' and 'do dishes'

How is everyone?

chickywiggle

congratulations peanut and hello baby peanut.

mysk_girl

Congratulations Peanut! Glad to hear you and LO are well... My baby girl is now 13 weeks and it does get easier :-) although Annie doesn't really have much of a routine due to being dragged around after 2 older siblings, so I'm still winging it at the moment...

Things to do

1/ make birthday cake for middle boy (3 on Saturday)
2/ buy straws to make wiggly jelly worms for tea / buy birthday tea stuff
3/ laundry / pick up / washing up
4/ birthday (mine!) coffee on Thursday :-) good friend invited me, we have a very casual Thursday thing but she has been very insistant about knowing if I'm popping round this week...
5/ preschool committee meeting tomorrow night
6/ chase payroll, they've overpaid me this month and it needs sorting ASAP.
7/ clean bathroom
8/ book table for curry on 7th March - my girls birthday night out
9/ book local pub for Sunday carvery (very popular!) on 17th march, my aunt is coming to see us :-)
10/ we're off to see the Crocodiles in Witney on Sunday for birthday treat (son, not me!).
11/ make iPad cover for friends birthday in march.
12/ decide what to make for sisters birthday in mid-April.

I feel totally rotten tonight, achy eyes, neck and throat - early warning signs of a full on streaming cold. Oh joy.

Hope everyone is well, and well organised!