Anyone want to join me just trying to do the basic stuff ?

[AutumnHues]

Feeling a bit like a failure today! I struggle with the every day stuff like keeping up with washing up, and laundry. Not brilliant at cooking either!

I have been trying to do the baby steps for FlyLady but not sure It's working for me although some days I do the timer thing and that helps.
I have a toddler and an older dc, Not blaming them for the mess, I just find it all hard some days.

I think it's hard to keep the house tidy at the weekend cause everyone is home.
Our living room floor is covered with toys (mostly dd's). She takes things from one place to another all day long so the living room / dining room look trashed at the moment. The kitchen is o.k. till the washing up piles up!, the bathroom and bedrooms are not too bad either.
Just felt like I needed a moan
Feels like a loosing battle sometimes!
I also need to do major decluttering but I have ran out of steam today.
After dinner I am chilling out.

You feel free to moan away Autumn

g'morning

have no enery this morning, this bloody weather is slowing me down.

This morning i aim to

Iron , I want to get this out of the way by 11.30am as that's when I pick DD up from nursery.

This afternoon I will

Hoover
polish
clean toilet
clean toilet floor
mop kitchen
Make bed

I need a MAJOR declutter and hope to start that hopefully Tomorrow and every morning this week whilst DD is in nursery

Morning all, Feel a little better this morning,
So far have done:
Get dressed
make bed
breakfast
ds to school
have cleared some of the toys from the middle of living room floor (now there are just toys around the edge.)
Yesterday I managed to clean my bathroom sink so just have to keep it looking that way now.

To do:
wash up/dry up
decluttering
sort any mail with wrong address.( only moved here a year ago so still getting some things sent to old address) and the most recent mistake was they sent it to our neighbours house so got the number wrong!

Morning all, loads to do today , washing up to do, washing round radiators cos it looks like it's going to ps it down, and I am shamed to say Mr Muscle is still on the oven, so that had better be one of my first jobs

sorry I meant to do the writing where it crosses it out, buti messed it up and it went bold , (scuttles away embarrassed like)

Feel like it is going well here this morning. Have stopped for a brew
Have done some:
washing up
decluttering and shredding (Quite addictive once you get into it!)

Hello, not doing to badly so far,
done;
made blueberry pancakes for breakfast,
washed dishes and put dishwasher on,
put a wash on,
hung washing out and put another one on.
cleaned living room and dining room windows inside,
to do,
clean the kitchen floor, rolled over again
sort clean clothes/ironing and put away,
move linen storage into my room,
sort something for tea.

Autumn do you mean shredding as in 30 day shred exercise DVD or shredding old papers? I need to do both kinds

notso Paperwork shredding. I have drawers full so it will be an ongoing process! Also sorting old newspapers etc for recycling.(they tend to pile up on the welsh dresser till I sort them.)

Don't worry if you don't get all of today's jobs done, I often have something I didn't manage yesterday so it goes on today's list

Notso can I have some of what you're on

Autumn - I love shredding, ours is broken though so I must a new one.

I have done 2 jobs from my list the ironing being the main job which was done before DD came home from nursery so I'm rather chuffed.

I will potter doing the rest soon, DP and DC's are not home until 3.00pm so I have plenty of time

I've added another job to my list. Washing !

put on a white wash and will hang it out when its done.

all that's left to do is

Hoover
polish
clean toilet floor
mop kitchen

I'm impressed with what everyone has done this morning!

I'm struggling a bit, DD2 had her injections this morning and doesn't want to sleep. She looks as though she might drift off on the play mat but if not I may have to put her in the pushchair and walk around the block!

Today I have done:
2 loads of washing
Washing up

Still need to do:
Clean kitchen
Work out a meal list for the week
Shopping order
Change sheets
General tidy and hoover

Argh, she's crying again, poor thing. It will have to be the pushchair!

Drumroll please... I have cleaned the kitchen floor, huzah!
I am ridiculously pleased.

Ah shredding paper, I have a bag full of about four years worth of bank statements hangign on my cellar door!
Poor DD pozzled, hope the stroll sends her off.
done;
made blueberry pancakes for breakfast,
washed dishes and put dishwasher on,
put a wash on,
hung washing out and put another one on.
cleaned living room and dining room windows inside,
clean the kitchen floor, rolled over again
sort something for tea.
To do;
sort clean clothes/ironing and put away,
move linen storage into my room,

Hi all, have stopped for lunch and some MNetting time.

Right I ought to get back to it, catch you later.

Notso I am very of the blueberry pancakes, sounds yummy!

The walk worked a treat, DD2 has been sleeping in the garden while I cleaned the kitchen. It's all done except the floor now.
I'm off to meet a friend and go to the park, will get back to work when I come back.

Autumn, just wanted to say thanks for starting this thread I'm finding it really helps me to keep at it!

Hoover done
polish
clean toilet done
clean toilet floor
mop kitchen done
Make bed done
washing hung out done

only 2 jobs outstanding , I think I will leave them until tomorrow

Thanks Pozzled, It's good to know that we are all keeping each other going!

Just wanted to say Thankyou all for joining.

I must go now as it's nearly time to get ds from school.
catch you later.

Catch u tomorrow Autumn, have a good evening all of you

We're in the middle of a produce glut here. So I have made:

6 pear and chocolate sponges for freezer
6 pear crumbles for freezer
3 jars blackberry jam
3 jars plum jam
3 jars strawberry jam
8 jars grape jelly

Hot and knackered now, and the overloaded ironing basket is threatening to come to life like a B Movie monster. Plus there are grapes all over the kitchen floor and my manicure is ruined, I tell you, ruined.

Please may I join? It sounds just the place for me. I tried FLYing and got so bogged down in just coming up with my daily list - that it made me feel like I'd failed before I'd started.

Wow BoffinMum you have been busy. Pear and chocolate sponge sounds delish, please can I have the recipe? Have a billion pears from PIL allotment, and if you know anything nice to do to a courgette I will be eternally grateful!

pozzled blueberry pancakes are my good mummy breakfast, dead easy to make, DH and DC love them and I always feel good when I have made them.

This thread is brilliant, thanks all.

I have a some courgette recipes - you can put them in a Victoria sponge instead of butter/margarine - if that sounds the sort of thing you're after?

Yes, you can join.
Are you serious about the courgette in a sponge?
Sorry,
I am feeling a bit stressed at the mo cause dd won't eat her food and she just keeps running round and round the table.
Does this sound normal for a 2 year old?
Also ds is dawdling over his homework and it's not even hard!.
As for housework I don't think there is much chance of me getting much more done today so I might have to leave it till tomorrow.

Autumnhues, those certainly sound like typical things my kids do

Pear and chocolate sponge

Cut up random number of ripe pears (about 1.5 lbs), put in bottom of dish. Cream together 8 oz each of butter/marge and sugar. Gradually beat in three beaten eggs. Fold in 6 oz flour and 2 oz cocoa. Mix together gently. Pour sponge mix over pears and bake in the oven for about 20 minutes or so, until sponge is springy and pears are cooked. Serve with marscapone or cream.