Mums get organised in 2013

bagpuss38

Hi all,
Sorry i seem to lurk more than i post!

Anyhoo, i have now up the ante by applying for college. So i really need to get cracking and get everything organised in such as way that i am ready for september.

Am thinking of starting a rota for all the chores.
Gonna need to bulk cook so i we have stuff for the first few weeks till i get the balance.

So far this year i done really well keeping the washing baskets empty, despite the cold weather.
Every night i go round and do a quick tidy up round the whole house.
Front room is always tidy and toilet is always clean, i insist on it, cos at least if visitors drop in you have 2 clean rooms to welcome them.:T

Paperwork is going really well since i got files for everyones stuff (including the dog lol)

Hope everyone has a great weekend x

DammitJanet_2

Just discovered this brillant thread. I so want to get jiggy with it and totally gut the house, sadly I was born with a ridiculous procrastination gene. I also seem to be horribly lacking in energy lately, by the time I have done my day to day stuff I am sapped.

Liked Chickywiggles list, think I will do one for each room....

mysk_girl

Still sick here, I now have tonsillitis and 2 infected ears. And brcause I'm breastfeeding, it's paracetamol or nothing. Paracetamol works for about 2 hours then I'm left waiting until the next dose.

So to take my mind of it, I had a party in my house for my son's 3rd birthday. They've all gone now and I'm wiped out and sore all over, but he had a great time, which is the main thing.


Been on my knees since Tuesday evening, I must be getting better now surely?!?

shegirl

Hello ladies!

Haven't been online much as have been rather distracted:o

Anywayy,house is now practically finished (haven't started on the gardens yet though,but must do) and there is no sign of the previous unsightly decor and dodgy work my utility room is done,just need to pay a sparky to put some sockets in:j

So,my organisation now goes to just housework and other mundane tasks.

Tonight is takeaway night so no cooking.Woohoo!

The sun is now out so I am justifying not washing ds school uniform first thing due to waiting for the sun to come out...;)

Todays housework task is to book my (to be) cleaner for a fortnightly clean to save me a bit of time and enjoy the fact that I shall never clean an oven ever again:rotfl::D:D That alone is worth £7.50 an hour:rotfl:

Also need to find a handyman/carpenter to plane some doors for me and fit new banister and spindles.Found a really good one but refuse to use the service based on it being called 'rent-a-husband':eek:

Need to sort outthe stupid sofa company that sent me the wrong sofa twice and now refuse to change it!

Need to find a good deal on a new tv after darling son bashed the lcd screen in:(

Need to to the fish tank water change this evening.

Need to organise times and days for ds activites/groups and also pay the remaining balance on our holiday

Then I fully intend a relaxing night with a long Lush bath and several books lol ds permitting!

lindsaygalaxy

Today is prepare for the week day!

To do list -
Wash and dry clothes for the week - 1 load currently drying
Iron clothes for the week
Make a roast for dinner - OH is cooking:)
Update budget and pay bills
Make DD costume for world book day (Cat in the hat)
Make mothers day card for my mum
Check through fridge for anything that needs using up/freezing
Get milk and bread (also on the SFD challenge for March) - JUST OFF TO DO
Change bedding in our room - DONE
Hoover the house! - DONE

Have a good sunday everyone

taffy1969

CONGRATULATIONS PEANUT!!!!!

Hope you are feeling better soon myskgirl xxx

Back on it this weekend (though did waste some of the afternoon yesterday!!)

Yesterday's List

Washing x 3
Drying x 1
Rest on airer and hangers

Front Room
Dusted
Hoovered
Pulled sofa's apart, hoovered and put back together

Middle Room
Hoovered
Dusted
Pulled sofa apart, hoovered and put back together

Hallway
Hoovered

Kitchen
loaded dw
washed up what wouldn't fit!!
cleared worksurfaces and cleaned
cleared table and cleaned

walked dog 4 times
dd2 to guitar lesson
some shopping on way home

sat and did nothing!!!!!!!!!!!! Not too bad when I list it all down.

Today's list

So far,
walk dog
3/4 of ironing done
rubbish sorted, recycling binned
washed up(dd2 not emptied dw yet)
took dd2 to dance
now at my '2nd' job

To do
pick up dd2 from dance
lunch
finish ironing
sort banking for friends of school
update contact list for governors
paperwork for school
type up minutes
cook tea
hoover upstairs(think dd1 doing this as I type)
put duvet on dd1 bed (she's done the rest but struggles with double duvet cover)
walk dog x 2
try to find tshirt transfer paper for dd2 dress up day on Thursday. Her and her friend are going as Thing 1& 2 and I'm sure I've got some somewhere. Been to Staples and 4 sheets is £11!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! If I can't find it then may have to try card on the front of tshirts.

Hope everyone has a good day.
Taffy

Peanut2013

Mysk - I'm amazed how parents like yourself look after a newborn with other kids and how you be so organised! I can't imagine having 2 at once, lol.

My 'targets' are alot less now. Lol. Although I am proud to say my mum hasn't come at all this week to help with housework, lol. Yay for us managing on our own! Lol.

Small things hehe

Today we've spent the morning tidying up the house and have friends coming to visit this afternoon so am off for a nice walk in the woods (free entertainment) :

Job for this week though is to find a way of storing all the items he's already outgrown (clothes, teats etc) as my sister in law is due in July and were passing everything down

shegirl

Cleaner booked:j no more oven cleaning for me:D:D granted,she won't have much to do but I have very limited time and being regular will get discounted annual carpet cleaning too.Good price aswell so can't complain.Anything that frees up a bit of time is worth it!

Todays tasks:

Sweep and mop dining room (had a little mop last night after spilling a bit of fish tank water on the laminate-oops!)

Hoover living room.

Iron yesterdays washing and put it away.

Put the washing machine on empty for a clean.

Put the broken bits I'm taking to the tip tomorrow in the utility room (leads to back door so easier!)

Sand and paint the new hallway storage unit with the help of ds.

Nip to the shop!

Put the roast on

shegirl

Meh,the hallway unit can wait until tomorrow!

Just had a lovely roast and waiting for the apple pie to finish cooking,which ds has decided he's having not only with custardd,but neopolitan ice cream:eek: EEEW!:rotfl: Where on earth did I get this child from?:rotfl::D

mysk_girl

Honestly - if I'd had a 5yo, 3yo and 3month old just landed on me, I would not have coped! You sort of grow into it. Right now, I can't imagine how anyone copes with 3 teenagers, but it's in my future and once I get there I'm sure it will be just fine :-)

Anyway, I'm on the mend now, but tonsillitis for me is a warning sign that I'm doing too much and am depleting my immune defences. Last time this happened I took 3 weeks to fully recover and ended up off work with anxiety for a month about 3 months after as I didn't heed the warning. So I have made the decision to step down as preschool chair in September. I will have done it for 2 years by then, and I had planned to do 3, but if I don't then come September I will be

working 4 days a week (8-2, but with an hour commute each way)
looking after 3 children under 6
setting up and running my own business from home (can't afford to leave job until this is on the go)
finishing house renovations

And then running preschool on top would be too much I think. I will have a cleaner though, have decided already!

Anyway, my list

1/ blitz dining room and living room
2/ clear larder cupboard
3/ send washing machine on holiday over the road - our extension is starting on 11th, and there will be nowhere for our washing machine for 10 weeks!?! My over-the-road neighbour is storing it for me
4/ wash everything in sight first!
5/ re-celebrate birthday on Thursday
6/ mend jeans
7/ fix jacket
8/ bread. Make bread, lots of it. We are always running out, I need to stick a couple of loaves in the freezer.
9/ finish thermal curtain for front door

I'm sure there is more, but I'm still a bit fuzzy brained right now. Will add as it comes to me!