Back to School, Back to Routine. Lets FLY the week beginning 06 Sept '10

[dylsmum1998]

Morning all back in a mo with links etc

Hi guys, just flying by to see how you are. Started my pgce course today and its quite full on so far getting my head around it, travelling etc so no time for flying plus DH is ill again so bit manic around here.

Am hoping to have a routine worked out by end of week and then will be back here fingers crossed - Hope you are all well

Morning,

Thanks for the welcome Dylsmum and Overflowing.

Makingchanges- good luck with your course. Hope it goes well -I keep thinking about it but am put of by the amount of work. Respect to you!

Swanriver - I'd love a laundry chute but it would clog up with kids and cats before the first sock ever got in there.

Wendy - thank you. I agree Got to pace it...

Done: breakfast
Packed lunches
Kids off to school with the right sports kit
Emptied one of the three suitcases left from holidays that still had 15 things-that-have-no-home in them and cluttered kitchen table with them found them a home.
Dishwasher emptied and reloaded.
Kitchen tidied, cleaned and shined.
Pointed at sausages in fridge to OH for tonight as I'm out with old friend.

Today:
Opticians
Bank
Buy birthday present for DS's friend's party at weekend.
One more washing load
Have fun with friend (having bit of a day off on day 2. Hmmm....)

morning all

Ruby ds is loving his big school. I think he is enjoying the independence of getting the buses as well. He always comes home happy (so far anyway ) despite having at least one lot of homework set a day.

MC hope you settle into a routine soon so that things don't seem so manic (and post your top tips here- I start monday )

today I have done;
shower all
dc breakfast
dc pack lunches
dd to school
repeat prescriptions put in at docs
tidy through downstairs
hoovered through downstairs
s&s bathroom
sorted dry washing
ironing
load washer x2
unload washer
have hung washing out, warily watching the skies!

to do
unload washer
sort any washing which actually dries
go to shops to get dd a swim hat
mission
sort out last cupboard in kitchen

but first I feel like making cakes so gonna go do that

BBL

Morning ALL Morning realitychick back after 45mins with a list!

Just had long talk with friend about secondary school.

done
jogging
violin x 1
piano x 1
dcs to school x 3 (with forms)

now need to do routines and then return to mega cleanse of house so can startget back to Flying

reality carpet cleaning is soo tiring

Tea break and list making time

Hang out washing Done
Re load W/M done
Made Bedsdone
Now
Clean Bathroom
Clean Ds top of wardrobe stuff & dust at Mo.
iron in 20 mins slots
Dust & hoover upstairs
hang more washing out
reload machine
get chicken drumsticks for tea (what to have with it!
make sandwiches for DS for the park
Take DS to the park after school.
Evening sewing tags (yes yes I know I said I would do it last week!
Sun out here hope it's with you too!

Nutty - see Monday for local message to you!

saucepans
milkbottles
beds
milk in
find library books to return
doormat back
fold dcloths
unload dw
wipe kitchen table
hoover playroom
start rationalizing lego boxes
put away rest of summer stuff

errands
boot mend catch
library books
more food - some more easy food till caught up, something nice for w/e - shopping list

Swan Thanks but I can't see it. I very poor at speed reading. I must also get back to the grindstone, I'm trying to get some spare time for tommorow to do the garden.
Wish I could do it today

Maybe it was on Sunday the day before...re: Petersham

have made an extraordinarily elaborate starchart to try and get my 10 year old to take more responsibility for his stuff, practice, chores, health etc...here's hoping he will take the bait

have done kitchen superficially
moving on to playroom to continue purge

Here is a link to a christmas countdown thread. I've copied it as I can't link to the message - you have to log in to a yahoo account to see it and I forgot the password long long ago. I get them on Tuesday, so I'll edit and repost each week.

I've been shopping for teenage bras this morning. I think after all the fuss about over sexualising young girls. all the shops have got rid of them.... It took me 2 hours to find white bras small enough for my skinny, but want to cover up now she is at senior school 11 yr old!

As usual I have not done much else. Just had flap jack for breakfast, and will have another cuppa then sort out the breakfast things

Another Tea break Had a near disaster witth cuppa & sandwich TG not split tea on just hoovered carpet!
Swan I'll look
Re load W/M done
Hang another lot out done
Clean Bathroom done
Clean Ds top of wardrobe Yippe! done
Dust & hoover upstairs done
Jas Will put off joining Christmas thread for a bit. Will join you later.
Now to just tidy up down stairs & maybe do some ironing!!!!!!!

I was just going to post the link if people want to sign up, and the weekly list of jobs on the Christmas thread, so they don't get lost. I'm not doing much of it yet, either!

Thank you Jas
Bum! Heavy rain has stopped play & attacked my dry washing on the line. Will do ironing now that shirts have a sprinkle of water!
Laterz!

swan before I start Ironing...... Read your message. Yep! it is fab around there and here in fact. We walk from Kingston to Petersham along the river, then have a spot of expensive tea then go home on the bus. DH and myself think this should be a blue print for the rest of the world! Shame it's bankers money that probably make it this way and they don't share it out fairly. ops! I'm off on a rant and I've got thinks to do and places to go! Glad you enjoyed it

Nutty we got the bus back home too! Most surprised and delighted to find one with our home zone on it where we least expected it. The 65 no less...

Along with playroom stuff have cleared out two kitchen drawers - somehow in this house it is never clear where the envelopes are - they just get lost in amongst all the other STUFF. Now have envelope/diary/chequebook/computer drawer and napkins/drinking straw drawer.

Select Girls' night out tonight - looking forward to catching up with everyone, although don't think I can face subject of secondaries or spelling yet again. I just want to talk about more exciting matters, like mid-life crises

Everyone sounding busy!

MC / dyl good luck with the studies!

ruby after school clubs / friends for tea causing chaos here too .

swan girls night out sounds good.

nutty / jas hi .

OFM my working mum tips are:
Know that you are doing your best.
Allow time for everyone to adjust (ie realise that you cannot do all the things you used to).
Delegate at least 1 responsibility to dh and leave him to it (my dh makes tea everynight, lucky me ).
Lower your standards in every area (kids, work, house, friends, family etc). Get used to the feeling that you know you are capable of doing something much better but just don't have the time/energy.

The other stuff you already know: get bags packed night before, menu plan, limit after school activities, keep the washing machine turning etc...

Had a busy day yesterday, dds friend came for tea even though rainbows was cancelled, it seems I am her childcare on weds .

Ds has gone to friends for tea today, best friend is moving away (tomorrow!) .

Must get on.

Swan We get the 65 too!

thank you jas

busy day, feeling shattered, bb tomorrow

Dyls only skim read - I'm on day 4 today, top tips, don't listen to other people (i've never felt so unknowledgeable or out of my depth compared to others experience), Buy a good diary, mine wasn't good enough so I've bought a new one today, stock up the freezer and sort your files. I have a mountain of booklets and papers and am spending tonight filing and sorting.

I have 1/2 a day off tomorrow so I'm hoping to catch up on washing, shopping etc.

Just felt the need for a little normality of SAHM (can't believe how much I miss it) - felling a little overwhelmed, excited and tired so thought i'd come and read this - you guys really cheer me up

Evening all
OFM & MC my working mum tips are:
get your own Mothers (and any other relative) to continue to Mother you!
Make double & freeze
Type out the following week when,who, where, & what.
Who:- is working (not working) parties, coming over babysitting.
What:- needs to go out the door with you on that day. School library book P.E kit borrowed frying pan from Sis. Present
ETC....

& stick it to the front door.
Calendars don't focus the mind, just use it to plan the following week!

back in a mo

Just for me
Hang out washing Done x 2
Re load W/M done x 3
Made Beds done x2
Clean Bathroom done
Clean Ds top of wardrobe done
ironing still in progress
dust & hoover upstairs done
Had a chicken stir-fry in the end
make sandwiches for DS for the park done
Take DS to the park after school.done
Went into Magnet & Howdens for a look
tea done
D/W done
Evening sewing tags c/f!!!!ha! ha!

Morning all .

Good tips nutty.

Today:
Raining
take friend's ds to school
laundry
bathroom
etc

Lots of good tips for working mums on here now Nothing to add, as I have no job and no experience. Still trying to decide what to do with myself now all the children are at school.

I am going to do a list today and try and stick to it:

Bathroom
mop
mirror
wipe
clean toilet
change mats
sort out cupboard
Kitchen
sweep
wipe tops and cooker
load and run dishwasher
bedrooms X 3
clear floors
sweep/hoover
other
shops for tea
get out cash to pay for school trips

there may be more to add once I've made a start.

wow lots of tips for working, am going to need to use lots of those!

today I have ds off school as he had runny tummy .

done;
breakfasts
pack lunches
tidy through downstairs
hoover downstairs
dd to school
wash up
load washer x2
unload washer x1
sorted out kitchen drawers- why did I have 16 medicine spoons? must stop keeping clutter

to do
mission
unload washer
sort any washing I manage to dry
collect dd
dinner
clear coffee table
WRITE ESSAY must do that today think I may begin by doing uni work or it'll get put off again

BBL