I have do much to do 😭

[Youagain2025]

I have a full day at home today to get things done. I need to finish of packing. Me and the 2 younger kids are sorted but 14 year old is faffing so need to make sure she's got enough clothing to take.

I need to tidy/clean the house from top to bottom , hoover make sure everything is actually properly clean and not skipped i have about 5 loads of washing and drying putting away i need to do.

I need to buy mattress protectors and sort the beds out. For when dd /ds and co are here. Probably using my house as a night club.

Make sure all the kids have travel clothing sorted.

I need to find some sort of zipped hoodie or light weight jacket or what ever that has zipped pockets but I need it to have fast delivery that cost needs to be primark /super market type prices.

I have today. Tomorrow is an arse. I have some time on Tuesday. And that's it .

My head feels so busy 😭

It’s as simple as you make it.
What precisely on that list would cause you and your family difficulty?

I'm sure it'll all be worth it when you're on that flight heading into the sun
You go above and beyond to ensure your DC have everything they could ever want and I know you have come so far.
I applaud you.

Not sure what you mean. Because of post doesn't meam I'm not doing anything

Again posters being unkind because they fail to realise or read my post upthread
OP has learning difficulties and her DS has ASD

Thank you . I know I'm probably over thinking. Its probably a combination of that i haven't been abroad before. Well not as an adult. The traveling . The packing within rules. Making sure the kids are OK and smooth for them.

Making sure things are set up at home for dd and GS . As much as she should make sure the beds are sorted and protected doesnt mean she will . If I do it I know it's done. I dont want my matress ruined. She has special needs children as well .

I'm reality its probably not much t's just my head feels busy and I feel drained.

To be honest i didn't put about ASD or learing difficulties in my op . But it's only recently I have realised my learning difficulties have some effect on how I think. Its didn't come into my head to mention the ASD . I think i was just typing what was in my head.

I would love to have a home and life where I could just pack and leave. I may get there one day closer than I used to be 😅

I have ND children and I’m probably autistic too so I get it. You only have a limited time and you need to do the most important things first. That’s packing and preparing your children and it might be that some things just don’t happen or have to happen when the most important stuff has been done.

Next time you go on holiday you can start packing earlier.

I’m not sure what we’re supposed to think.

Youve come on here and given have a story.

I’ve no idea what’s going on. You haven’t explained. You’ve started in the middle and only given selective bits of information.

why don’t you start again, from the beginning, and explain what the issue is.

Explain who is in your family. Who is going abroad (holiday?), who is staying in your house (why?) and why you need to clean the whole house from top to bottom for them, and why things are so different in your house / family to other families.

I had no intention of being unkind.
Why have you taken it upon yourself to provide a backstory that op didn’t feel the need to explain herself?

My dds are 11 & 13, they collect everything they need for holidays themselves, with some guidance, and bring it to me to go in the suitcase. They pack their own carry on luggage. This a all usually done the night before we go. We often all go to school/work then get an early evening flight away.

This all seems like a lot of angst for some relatively easy tasks...

Maybe she was trying to help

Don’t bother with the cleaning - cursory vacuum that’s it.

@Annascaul
Again, life's too short to nitpick
OP was asking for practical help, not why she found it difficult when you would find it easy.
it's unnecessary

I wasn't asking for anything really i was just saying what was on my mind.