We have finished the babysteps - cautiously moving into toddler sized steps now.

[Carrotsandcelery]

You are all going to be so disappointed. My hobby is horse riding. Ta da!! I really wasn't trying to be coy. I didn't realise you were all so nosey took such an interest in fellow thread members I am totally mortified that it is not hang gliding or rally racing or anything a bit more adventurous

Morning all,

Glad you are feeling better Gossip

Have done:
Made beds
get showered dressed
DS to school

Today I need to:
Wash up/dry up (DH helped with most of that last night)
Meal planning
Laundry
Bathroom cleaning
Declutter hot spot.

Right better get on with it!.

morning! Glad you're better this morning gossip!

this morning I have to finish the meal planner & shopping list. ugh. no more MN for me until then though.

I'm back, pots are washed and a load of washing in, off to have a coffee and a cig, then off to do morning rountine see you all later.

black you've done more than me already this morning, good on you!!

Gossip glad you are feeling better.

I am feeling really drained this morning. I think it is the "come down" from the party last night. All four of us are shattered today. I am quite worried as this is the sort of occasion where ds's mental health problems rear their ugly head. I have a warning system with his teacher and this is the first time I have had to use it. The plus side is he saw it himself and knew himself that we had to warn his teacher so that does show some self awareness and progress.

So far I have:
washed and dressed to shoes
made 2 packed lunches
set up new toy so dcs could have a go before school
taken dcs to school
loaded dishwasher
cleaned worktops
tidied massive pile of new loot belonging to ds
cleaned kitchen table
fed guinea pigs
put a wash on
continued building a new playmobil set my dparents gave ds (did that most of last night too)
got ready for horseriding - am just about to go.

I will pop in later to see how everyone is getting on.

Well done Carrots that's quite a list.

I have now done ALL washing up, wiped the kitchen worktops and got one load of washing on.
I think I will try to do some decluttering next after my brew.
Still need to meal plan but I think tonight we are chip shopping!

Hi 15 minute break, I have put the washing in the dryer, 2 minuted the dining table, 5 minuted the lounge and made my bed (leaving the boys because I cant get in their room to do it) and im off for a well deserved cig before I de-clutter the toy area in the lounge and put it back in the boys room where it belongs, or I may leave it outside their door as I can't get in it.

Catch you all later, carrots its a mighty fine list there hope you enjoy the horse riding.
Good job blackcat I washed pots but didn't wipe the sides, (I wonder if I can use my water infection as an excuse for being lazy).

Hi all, I have been shredding!(Paperwork) It's worryingly addictive!

I am stopping for lunch now.

well done on the washing up. Yay!

Horse riding was hard work. I have had a hot bath to recover and have done a little bit of ironing.

I have stopped for a rest and some lunch.

Hi all, I have hit another obstacle in that I put my back out yesterday. Have a longstanding disc injury, generally it is painful but manageable, but yesterday I did something when picking up DD to drop her off at the childminders and haven't been able to walk ever since, am currently on the sofa, have had to crawl on hands and knees to get everywhere. Luckily DD is being great, apart from wanting to climb all over me, am trying to keep her entertained with TV and unlimited food...

house is a mess, we were in the middle of decorating, so can't finish that now before MIL arrives, plus I cannot see how I will be able to get the house sorted before she comes. really fed up. had a little cry earlier, feeling a bit better now but just so helpless. hoping the drugs will start to kick in soon, from the sofa at least I can do some de-cluttering of computer stuff and maybe some shopping for xmas, but that is about it!

oooh, aren't we all doing well. I have done:

• swish & swipe
• menu plan
• shopping list
• laundry
• been to drs to see if my big sore boob is anything to worry about
• been to chemist to get prescriptions for sore boob
• cleared up from lunch

still to do

• finish continue cleaning the woodwork in the hall
• have a hot shower
• hope that this afternoon's feed makes my boob feel better
• pop to the shop to get DD1 some fruit to eat when she gets home from nursery
• pick DD1 up from nursery

carrots hope your DS is ok today after the excitement of yesterday.

catch up again later

oh miss you poor thing! Are you going to see anyone about it or will it sort itself out in a few days? When does MIL arrive?

Oh miss that sounds horrific, I'm sure mil will be understanding about this, get well soon.

Its something I get occasionally, made an appointment with my osteo today but couldn't get out of bed in time! really struggle in the mornings, its feeling a little better now, I can't even pick DD up at the moment. Doc prescribed stronger painkillers, said I can have diazepam if I want it too, to relax the muscles, but I'm not sure I want to, the ones I have are making me feel spaced enough as it is. It's the disc pressing on the nerve, so pain all down my legs and the whole of my lower back has seized up.
MIL arrives next thursday, so by then it will have settled down, possibly by the weekend, however the kitchen is all ready for decorating and now I think we are just going to have to clean up and tidy all the stuff away for them and come back to it once I'm better and she is gone, DH is going to have to do all the cleaning.

Currently DD is eating bran flakes she has pulled out of the cupboard, (with most going over the floor..)she is exhausted but I cannot put her to bed as usual as I don't know if I can lift her into her cot, or out of it. I am hoping she will sleep on the sofa in a bit if she gets tired enough.

could MIL come this week (i.e. NOW) to help you out? She could occupy DD while you MN recover in bed?

That would have been great, but they are on a cruise, they live in ireland and come and see us on their way back from their annual holiday every year. I have mananged to get DD to bed, but I am just really fed up.
Dh is being really unhelpful, he has only just called to see how I am, despite me calling him twice this morning and leaving messages, the first in tears as I couldn't get dd out of her cot and downstairs. he didn't even check his phone at work as far as I can tell, and won't be home till 7 tonight. my friend checked on me before he did!

Boo! Bad MrMakesStuff! Is he oblivious to your pain? DH can only really understand pain it if you have something visible, like a limb falling off. I had flu last year & he really couldn't understand why i asked him to take a day off work to help look after DD1 as I "only had a bit of a temp"

What are you doing tomorrow? Can you get DD in with the childminder? Or can your friend come round to help or take DD out? I guess you don't like to ask, but I'm sure she would be happy to help.

Must go get some fruit for DD1 & pick her up from nursery now.

miss that sounds horrid. This is when you wish there was a Mumsnet emergency crew in each village, ready to rescue Mums in need.

Is there someone local who would take dd or a nursery/childminder she is used to going to who could take her for longer? Is there a local teenager who could come round to yours (for a small fee) and look after her, while you are there to direct proceedings/go to bed? At least then you would have some help.

It is absolutely rubbish to feel like this and have to look after a wee one as well. Poor you. Feel free to have a sob and moan on my shoulder.

Thanks all, yes, it is rubbish...have coped ok, luckily DD is a happy little thing and she has been fine. I am worried about tomorrow morning, think I will have to get DH to help me downstairs first thing, and bring her down to sleep on the sofa with me, as the main problem today was getting up.

Dh is rubbish with pain and illness, like your DH bessie, he just doesn't get it, it wouldn't matter how much I am crying with it or obviously in pain, my head would need to fall off for him to realise. I have had this for over 5 years now, it's jut become part of life but because I have to get on with it I do, he just doesn't understand how debilitating it is I think.

our childminder is near my work, 20 miles away, it's a pain. she has said she can pick dd up on monday if needed, but hopefully I should be better by then. her car is for MOT at the moment so she cant help apart from that. my friends mum in law is looking after her DS this week, but it is her first week back at work and I don't want to impose, but she will come if I get really stuck. everyone else is at work. I just need to keep my spirits up I think, ignore the housework and do some stuff on the puter and watch DVDs I think!

Morning all,

How are you today missmakes?

I am quite tired due to not enough sleep last night.(DD crying and DH snoring).
So I am not going to do much today.

How is everyone else?

Hi - I am stuck on the sofa again today. Really needed to be at work for my year 11 boys but not to be. DH must have felt bad yesterday as he offered to stay home until I had managed to get up this morning, he got DD up and fed whilst I got moving.
I have just had a lovely chat with a reflexologist who is going to come round later and hopefully ease the pain a bit - I'm hoping it will help, or at the very least relax me so my back isn't as tense. Drugs are working pretty well but making me feel a bit sick, also I am aware of feeling like I can do more than I probably can as they will be masking the pain a fair bit.
The house is a total tip, I'm really annoyed as I had so much planned to get it sorted before the in laws arrive - not going to happen now, DH will have to try and get on top of it all this weekend.
Reckon I can teach him to fly in two days?

Oh, that sounds hideous, missmakes. Hope the reflexology improves things a bit.

I like Carrots' idea of a MN emergency crew. :)

I've not been FLYing much as I've been either out or sleeping. Yesterday I did hoover the stairs though (hadn't been done for about 2 months and you could see the grey patches of dirt! )

I feel a bit more awake now which is good. Off out to take DS to the dermatologist this afternoon but I will try to do 5 mins more hoovering this evening if I can.

Hello everyone. Good luck with the reflexology/day missmakes - be wary of the masked pain though. It can be dangerous.

You would never know I did anything yesterday. The place is a tip.

I have cleaned the worktops to do some baking for a fundraiser tomorrow but I have so much more to do.

I could cry as I will be busy all day today preparing, tomorrow at the fundraiser and Sunday morning cleaning for a family party here on Sunday afternoon, by which point the place will be a tip again. I also opened my recipe book to find a note from my recently deceased Godmother written inside it. I am exhausted before I start and just feel like I am on a treadmill and can't get off til Sunday night.

Sorry, I should go and be miserable somewhere else.

No, I will wallow with you...

Managed to do the washing up, I had to, we had no cups left....

DD is in bed for a nap, so just catching up on some work and watching sex and the city

I know what you mean about the treadmill, it just never ends. I now have piles of washing, after managing to get on top of it all the other day, just two days of not doing anything means it's overflowing again.

Going to have to tidy a bit before the reflexologist comes, the house is starting to smell a bit...

I guess though Carrots you just need to do what you can, it sounds like you are always doing things for others, don't let it get you down, your house will be messy because of happy stuff! My friend, whenever she comes round and there are toys everywhere and half eaten weetabix on the floor (dd has taken to finding them in the cupboard and eating them dry, yuck!) says 'Aww, Happy Mess!'

which always makes me smile.

Oh, you poor thing, Carrots. You can be as miserable as you like here.

Aww thanks everyone. I am a bit weepy today. I think I am just very, very tired.

I like Happy Mess. My ddad always says it is the difference between a house and a home.