Pointy sticks at the ready... and a few choc biscuits and brews too.

[carrotsandcelery]

I need to stock up on orange juice.

Right best get started!

I have:
washed up x 1
returned some books to the bookcase
mopped up some spilled yoghurt
booked blood test.

Now time for a before round 2 of the tidy up!

zoo I used to be a herbal tea drinker and have only started on "normal" tea in a bid to beat my Pepsi Max habit. I have cracked that and now need to ditch the tea. I am actually intolerant of it and it makes my eyes sore and my skin itchy and gives me headaches. We are our own worst enemies sometimes

I am moving back to herbal gradually but drink a lot of decaff as well which doesn't upset me.

My sil is really fussy about her teabags and will only drink one brand. We discovered if we just put our usual brand in the box from her "special" tea bags she didn't notice the difference either

She has switched to ones that are a funny shape now so I doubt we will get away with it next time but it was funny while it lasted [evil]

BlackCat it is half term here. Today is the first day. Dd has a friend to play and she is one of my favourites out of her circle of friends. She is really tolerant of ds and would make a great nursery teacher when she is older.

They forgot the vegetable oil when they made the muffins (oat and choc chip) and they are surprisingly ok despite it. I wouldn't serve them at a coffee morning but the dcs are quite happy really. It makes me wonder if I could reduce the oil in my muffin recipes without any real loss.

BlackCat everyday you take your iron with a glass of fresh orange I will go caffeine free. Deal?

Yes Carrots. I need to decide what time of day works best for me to have the iron. I think maybe near bedtime as I like coffee and tea in the daytime. I don't think I could cut them out completely but maybe swap some of them for something else.

Ooops, That was meant to be a but I was talking to DH about how much/little we drink.

Ha ha! Maybe is the answer

I have loaded the dw again and cleaned the worktops again. I feel like I am going round and round in circles today.

Dd and friend are making perfume now. I have had to open the back door. The kitchen honks. Bleurgh!

10 years old is clearly not too old to be highly amused by scented slime making rude noises. 39 isn't either

I think I remember trying to make perfume as a child . we used to collect rose petals and mix them with water, not sure now if it worked!

I must go and sort some washing to go in machine and do a bit more work in the kitchen.

The doctor said though that it is important to "do something for yourself" so I will have to try to remember that for later on today.

BlackCat I used to do that. Rose petals mixed with water and left to fester brew in the sun. My poor, poor dmum would be presented with it later.

Nowadays they get fancy chemistry sets from Santa (Toys r Us) and stink out your kitchen in the middle of February.

They are having a great laugh though

BlackCat I totally believe in the "doing something for yourself" philosophy. Otherwise you just get scunnered and resent everything and feel like everyone's slave.

A friend's mum told me that she used to read for an hour before school pick up, no matter how messy her house was. I was at the time but I totally understand it now.

What have you got in mind for "me" time *BlackCat"?

Maybe we could all post ideas

eg manicure
hot bubbly bath
read a book
walk
exercise video
visit to the gym
visit to the pool

Me time would include:
indulging in my FB game playing ( but it is fun to try and beat my little sister)
craft sessions just me (cross-stitch, card making, scrapbooking)
reading
a toddler-free shower (but I've posted that before)
baking

I have done nothing today. Nothing. Between yesterday just physically draining me and the argument discussion with MrScout leaving me feeling disheartened, I just don't have the pick-up-and-go I had. Hopefully I'll find it tomorrow.

Scout do take a breather but don't feel disheartened. At the end of the day you can see the difference what you have done has made to you and TS. I can see you need to work round dh but you can still keep going.

Have a day off, guilt free, and enjoy it then jump back on the wagon with us.

I have just remembered I need to make dd a packed tea by 4pm

Too late for falafel now and she doesn't want it anyway.

Soup it will be!

Scout I took yesterday off apart from that absolute essentials but today I am just trying to do little bits here and there and it is helping.
My DH is home today although he is keeping himself entertained so far watching DVD's etc. He is doing the school run this afternoon.

My thing for myself could be:
watch telly
play a game on computer
do some drawing, painting?
Colouring in with the DC?

We are having a chicken and veg pie with veg for tea.

Yesterday we were mostly out from 9 a.m. until 8 p.m. We had the odd 45-60 minutes in between activities/places to be. I did very little yesterday, too, but felt more productive than today.

Tonight's dinner is sloppy joes. Not sure if TS will eat it so have a back-up of pasta twirls for him.

hi guys!
apologies for not returning sooner.....
ta das
wiped "white goods" in kitchen
sorted 2 of the 3 food cupboards
tidied under sink/cleaning product cupboard

made 2 batches banana and oat muffins-dozen for a friend,dozen for us.....good job i am also going to make banana cake as i had one 4 for snack with the kids AND indulged glass milk with stramberry "magic straw".they not marvellouscrap but was childishly fun!

i had some excitement too...
postman boughtr a parcel.i ripped it open and discovered we have been chosen to product test quaker chocolate porridge(i NEVER get chcosen for anything!) for MN.i was hopping up and down on the (freezing) doorstep with the kids all excited and the very fit postman looked at me like i was barking mad adn sidled off quickly.he obviously get out more than us as the look of the kids scares him and he doesnt have a wedding band

on the iron front blackcat i cant take o.j and had take damn things 3xday
i did with berries at breakfast and ribena other too

Oooh! Are you artistic BlackCat?

I love to paint but I am not very good at it.

oh and the doing things for ourselves is a fab idea.i often think aout it but never actually get round to it much

for me;
drawing-when i had just dd1 i used often sketch,havent for years though
reading
puzzles(jigsaws or crosswords/suduko etc)
face pack/pedicure(done myself at home)
play on wii-I have wiii fit but barely play it and guitar hero

ooh and the bubble bath into ironed pjs and a freshly made bed(height indulgent luxury)

I am supposed to be doing that too zoo I got a Mumsnet email about it. My cereal hasn't arrived yet though. Shame as it would be a bit of excitement for half term breakfasts. Sad I know.

Ds and I are about to make our own board game, using go gos as players. Can someone please send me strength valium would do.

strength.valium and large quantity crabbies for carrots passes quickly befroe somweone else pinchs the valium!

mine want to play schools ffs they bin there all day!!!!

hunts for pointy stick to make me get upand make tea(raan out of steam now)

we arent sad carrots we are parentally challenged

-------> Pointy stick for Zoo

I've noticed Chocolate ready Brek in the shops (might not be the same) but haven't tried it yet. I might get some.

I used to be into drawing/painting before I had the DC but just don't find much time for it anymore so maybe I need to try and fit it in somewhere. I wouldn't say I was very good but someone I know is so good she sells hers.

Zoo at parentally challenged!

I must go as I am doing dinner at the same time.