never catch up with it( housework)

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Anyone else????

I always seem to have a side of washing up, its rarely all done.
then theres the clothes etc washing I have a mountain!
bathroom needs cleaning although my house is nowhere near as bad as the ones on kim and aggies tv show, the main rooms I can keep tidy are living room, dining room, bedrooms. although living room gets trashed by 2 year old daily I mannage to keep it fairly useable.
is anyone else like this?? I must admit though I do procrastinate a bit!

Hello Sookeh, It's hard when the dc are young. I think I am doing well this week cause dh is home so he helps out with looking after the dc.
I'm not normally this motivated.
I'm sorry to hear about your washing machine.

I have done another 2 loads of washing today, now in the process of getting it dry, I might manage 1 more load tomorrow, then I will have to think about packing.

Well, I've not done lots the last couple of days. We're off on holiday as well (tomorrow) so I've been packing & sorting bits out, and we've been busy with other things too.

Hope you have a good time, lookatthatmess.

I wouldlike to join your thread and have enjoyed reading the messages - I feel much better knowing I am not the only one struggling. I have one DS who is gorgeous but both DS and DH are dreadfully untidy!!
I am going to try to tackle things in small steps as suggested. We are going away in 10 days and I have loads to do before then both at home and for work.

Tomorrow

I am going to do the ironing (and put clothes away!!)
two more loads of washing
collect holiday tickets
write thank you cards for birthday gifts

Good luck everyone!

Welcome, way2serious.

Going on holiday was delayed as a tile fell off our roof (fixed now). That meant I actually had time to tidy the house and hoover the kitchen before we left - pretty much a first for us! Normally I return to a messy house full of washing waiting to be put away.

We're off now so I can (kind of) forget about housework for a while. :)

Have done the two loads of washing.
Have done the ironing that has been sitting in the basket for three days.
Have collected the holiday tickets.

Still need to:
iron washing currently on the line
put ironed washing away
write thank you cards.

Will check in later to hopefully say that all today's tasks have been done and write the list for tomorrow!

Hello just got back from holiday today after long journey but all went well.
Hope everyone o.k.

Hi all, I'd like to join, but am too unmotivated to decide which job to do tomorrow...
Perhaps I could put away the washing I did today.
Need to phone the local vicar, email a lady about village hall, write sth for village newsletter...
Vacuum.
Another load of washing.
Consider packing to go away for weekend.
I'm on day 3 of Flylady baby steps... so whatever it suggests for day 4, I guess.

Have to say I didn't quite 'get' the lace-up shoes thing. I wore sandals all day.

Hello snackalot,
I've just been on holiday (but you probably guessed that if you read my last post) so I will try to start with washing tomorrow and food shopping.
I haven't started FlyLady properly yet cause I knew I was going away last week, so I didn't think I could commit to it yet. I might have a look at it tomorrow again and see if I feel ready yet.
I did wonder though about sort of doing my own Ideas of what jobs to do next cause I think sometimes its hard to stick to certain jobs, life gets in the way!

Today's "To Do" list:

Unpack suitcases, bags,
do some washing,
put away washing I did before holiday,
wash up,
go food shopping,
Try to look at FlyLady website,

I think that will do for starters.

Hi lookatthat
I'm doing that with the Flylady thing already (d4!). A bit like my inability to exactly follow a recipe, I've already decided not to check the website daily (what's the point?) as long as I check out the baby steps. And time when I'm not in the house doesn't count, I figure.
We'll just see how long it sticks.
Even with the list of jobs I posted yesterday, I've already found other jobs I'd rather do :)

Anyway, it's raining here (yay for the garden, boo for keeping children entertained). No point doing a load of washing today.

We had rain most of this morning so I haven't done any washing yet today.
I think I'm still in holiday mode cause I'm finding it hard to get going today.
I'm probably still tired from driving home yesterday as well.
Have done:
Food shopping,
One lot of washing up,
unpacked most of clothes etc from hols,

How is everyone else?

Hope everyone's o.k.
Anyway, here's what I got done today:
washing, hanged it out,
hoovered up,
went to town(not housework I know) bought some school clothes for ds
cooked tea
dh washed up.
I'm Still not feeling very motivated. perhaps that's what happens after being away from home for a while?

Hello everyone. I've just got back from holiday too.

Our spare room (was called the 'junk room' but has been optimistically renamed the 'organised room' ) is a bombsite. The bedroom which is notionally DS's is drowning under cloth nappies & our bedroom is full of baby clothes needing to be put away, and desperately needs hoovering.

The kitchen looks pretty tidy though. :)

I got very cross with the mess in the living room, so I'm going to try to get some storage boxes for Ds's toys.

To do tomorrow:

• Measure living room shelves
• Post swimming lessons cheque
• Stuff pocket nappies
• Put away dry nappies (if time)

And do some washing, of course.

Evening routine:

• Pray
• Physio
• Clear kitchen table

Glad you're back I thought everyone had abandoned ship! and got bored of the thread.
I will post later about housework, am trying to start potty training today so I don't hold out a lot of hope when it comes to getting much else done.
Dh is back to work today aswell so i'm flying solo. hope I don't get too lonely.
Might have to attempt a toddler group!

P.s. Have name changed again.

Hello all
I've been trying to do the flylady thing on and off for a couple of years.
There are certain bits from it that are now second nature and I can't imagine not doing them (swish & swipe bathroom every morning), but other things I let sip (shining sink in the evening).
The best tip I got from Flylady is keeping all the washing up in the cupboard under the sink. We don't have a dishwasher, so I have a storage box in the cupboard under the sink where all the washing up goes through the day.
I've had to change a few bits, like I do my weekly home blessing hour on a saturday, not monday, but do try to stick to zone work.
I return to work in september so am a bit worried about how I'll stay on top of everything then, but hopefully it won't be too bad because no one will be home all day.

TO DO LIST
*shower and dress
*swish and swipe bathroom
*make beds
*Hoover and mop
*ironing
*ds's to get dressed
*letter recognition games
*book all needed appointments etc
*today's fly mission
*zone detail
*book time for all
*games/play - children led time
*cook dinner
*lay out tomorrows clothes
*check calendar
*cook dinner
*wash up and clean kitchen
*chill out!

That's me for today. Think that's all.

(hope you don't mind me joining, is nice to have a bit of motivation)

best get cracking then

Mummystootired Good luck potty training. We've just done ds2 and it is such a relief!

Oh. Have just thought of a few more bits.

*Go to chemist
*room rescues
*washing
*shower and dress
*swish and swipe bathroom
*make beds
*Hoover and mop
*ironing
*ds's to get dressed
*letter recognition games
*book all needed appointments etc
*today's fly mission
*zone detail
*book time for all
*games/play - children led time
*cook dinner
*lay out tomorrows clothes
*check calendar
*cook dinner
*wash up and clean kitchen
*chill out!

Wow SilveryMoon You have a long to do list!
Don't mind you joining at all. It's nice to hear what other people are doing.
I used to write really long to do lists but found I never used to get it all done so now I make the lists a bit shorter.

Here's today's TO DO list:
Get dc dressed
Tidy up a bit
Wash up/dry up
do lunch
maybe go out
do dinner
put away dry washing.
and try to fit in some potty training.

Go to chemist
room rescues done
washing done*
shower and dress done*
swish and swipe bathroom done*
make beds done*
Hoover and mop done*
ironing
ds's to get dressed done
letter recognition games
book all needed appointments etc done
today's fly mission done*
zone detail done*
*book time for all
*games/play - children led time
*cook dinner
lay out tomorrows clothes
check calendar done
*cook dinner
*wash up and clean kitchen
*chill out!

Just now sitting down with a cuppa before I make a start on lunch.
Ds2 is asleep on the sofa, so I'm going to get the flash cards out now and play a game with ds1.
He goes into reception class in september and his nursery teacher has sent home packs to all parents with some activities in to work on their numbers and letter recognition and phonics.

How did I get the whole sentance in bold???????
lol

Hello, not much progress made today really, if I'm honest I feel a bit ill, Have bad back ache and just feel quite pants!

Evening Mtt Sorry you aren't feeling good Hope you feel better soon. I've been feeling pants the past few days, have had the worst lady-cramps ever, today is the first day that I've been ok.
Did everything on my list apart from go to the chemist and clean the kitchen.
Will do those tomorrow.

I've just woken up on the sofa I closed my eyes at about 6, after dinner, and have woken to Titanic on the telly and the ds's asleep.

:(, Mtt, hope you feel better soon. Do have an early night!

SM, that's a horrible feeling, isn't it? I've never dropped off on the sofa but have often fallen asleep feeding DS to sleep at bedtime. :)

Not an awful day, but not brilliant here. DS spent most of the afternoon shrieking and I've not had much patience.

Done 2 out of 4 things on my to do list, but have done a few other bits instead.

Not started my evening routine yet as have been sidetracked by the internet - off to do that now.

Hmm, kept messing on the computer so didn't do evening routine after all , although I did clear the kitchen table.

To do tomorrow:

• Sort pocket nappies
• Top up phone
• Put away dry washing

Off to bed now.