Housework routine

jaybee

Aaaah :-*

jaybee

I've been looking for the book group but cant find it. ???
Any pointers please?

rach

on the 'discussion time' board, jaybee, i'll bump it up for you.

in fact click here for the end of the thread - worth a read through when you have a minute!

16011996

look forward to seeing you there jaybee.

jaybee

Thanks 160. I'm looking forward to looking at that. See you there later!

KK

Well I was fired up to do something about my house and it is looking better than it has for a month or two. I have set up a timetable for myself for my 2 days at home, and my one half day at work. I don't have to do anything on my two whole days at work, and the weekend is for bedrooms only (they don't take long to hoover and dust). I feel much better already and my husband is impressed.

I have discovered the following methods for passing time whilst cleaning. I iron in my husband's home office which has the computer and listen to Radio 4 Women's House listen again page - brilliant and you speed through the ironing listening to topics you like. I also catch up with friends on the phone whilst cleaning (cordless digital phone of course) and that passes the time.

I will try the load music as I never get to listen to my music - it's either hubby's or 'Kidz Kitten' for the 4 year old!. My hubby isn't as bad as I made out in the first post - honest. But since he has started his business he really doesn't have time to help with the housework, before that he was good, e.g. I never did the hoovering.

My 4 year old is pretty good at tidying and all her toys are categorised in boxes upstairs in her room, and she is allowed one box down at a time. And it has to be tidied at the end of the day - a race to finish first always seems to work. Today I asked her to put her shoes and cardigan on for school and she said I always asked her to do things and wasn't I lazy not to do it for her! Weird logic.

Happy cleaning all...

KK

Anyone heard the expression 'a house unkempt is a life lived' ? - as one of the ladies here said, your kids won't remember a bit of dust, but will remember you playing with them. My best friend when I was little had a mum who was always too busy to do anything with us and although lovely, she wasn't much fun as a mum.

I don't want to have one of those houses which doesn't look as if anyone lives there, but I also don't want to climb over the new tumble dryer in the dining room (hubby bought it at a knock down price and now has the convert my old airing cupboard to install it) and across the table just to draw the curtains like I did this morning.

16011996

i just want it at stage where i can keep on top so its not a total tip, and enjoy my time with the kids, without always thinking, my god what colour is the carpet in here again?!!!!

jaybee

Good on you. Your kids will know you as a lovely mum and, hey, you keep sane as well. I think you've got the right mix

16011996

thanks, jaybee.