How do you do it?

Simba_25

The only thing that can get me motivated is Dolly!! I stick my Dolly Parton Cd on full....apologising to the neighbours as i open the wondows to let some fresh air in, obviously they can't hear me as the music's too loud, but the thoughts there lol. Then i grab my hoover and sing at the top of my voice while dancing round with it. Get the polish etc and sing into them inbetween doing my glass etc. While picking kids toys up i make them my dance partners! To make this work there has to be lots of hip swinging....twirling and general mad dancing!

It is suprising how quickly you wizz round the house without even realising! My neghbours think i am absolutely bonkers but hey it works! I am then absolutly shattered i flop with a cuppa a biccy and a magazine with a big smile on my face!

judderman62

Hey all :hello:

Stumbled across this thread.

have you seen this long standing thread with loads of us with the same issues :

http://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/showthread.html?t=497777

Come take a peek and say Hi :beer:

Judders

Angelraesunshine

judderman62 wrote: »

Hey all :hello:

Stumbled across this thread.

have you seen this long standing thread with loads of us with the same issues :

http://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/showthread.html?t=497777

Come take a peek and say Hi :beer:

Judders

Thank you i have been told about it and as soon as half term is over i will be popping on just with 3 kids and teacher hubby home and a house extention being built finding time for anything is hard

judderman62

Angelraesunshine wrote: »

Thank you i have been told about it and as soon as half term is over i will be popping on just with 3 kids and teacher hubby home and a house extention being built finding time for anything is hard

Lol undersood - look forward to seeing you there and anyone else form here too :j:j:beer:

dorry_2

:wave:

Everyone struggles with this, I am sure!! I like, rubyred and haribo, do all my jobs first thing, if I am off work. I would take ds2 to school, come back, hoover downstairs, we have black lab and she is hairy:eek: , so have to hoover nearly every day. I always put the dishwasher on and then put a load of washing in. I make the beds as we get up and as I am doing breakfast, I have a quick tidy of the front room and then close the door so no one can make it messy again!!

I do all these jobs daily, I work 30 hours a week over five days, so sometimes I am knackered, but I know if I did not keep on top of it, I would be able to concentrate at work and would get over welmed by it.

my and hubby were fighting last night, as I am off over half term with ds2, I don't get paid, as I work for the agency! He just kept saying that my 30 hours at work and me doing everything at home, did only add to up to a full time job of 37 hours. He reckons, he could do all the housework, cooking, foodshopping, washing and ironing in under 7 hours a week:eek: I just burst out laughing and swore at him:mad: what do others think?? how long do we really spend doing all these chores???

judderman62

I think he's an a*se and next time he has a week off you should make him do all those things and time him.

Took me 37 mins this weekend just to iron 3 shirts

Ellidee

Hi dorry, if your dh reckons he could do all the housework in 7 hours a week why don't you call his bluff ? You could either NOT do ANYTHING for a week except maybe cook the tea and add up how long just doing this takes you everyday. Or challenge him to do everything and see how long it takes him. Honestly sometimes MEN grrr !

judderman62

Ellidee wrote: »

Hi dorry, if your dh reckons he could do all the housework in 7 hours a week why don't you call his bluff ? You could either NOT do ANYTHING for a week except maybe cook the tea and add up how long just doing this takes you everyday. Or challenge him to do everything and see how long it takes him. Honestly sometimes MEN grrr !

Ahem, Ahem don't you be lumping us all together see my post above

Ellidee

Sorry judds I know you're not all the same. Well, not all the time anyway !!:p
I think our brains are wired differently so we haven't got the same priorities.

dorry_2

judderman62 wrote: »

I think he's an a*se and next time he has a week off you should make him do all those things and time him.

Took me 37 mins this weekend just to iron 3 shirts

hi judderman62, thank you, of course, I don't mean every man:rotfl: sorry hun bun x