Managing the mayhem in March - who wants motivation to babystep through the month with us?

[carrotsandcelery]

Starting from March 1st lets babystep our way through the month, throwing in the odd mission.

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We have pointy sticks -> to get you off the sofa and chocolate and stickers as rewards.

Let's end our CHAOS and enjoy our sparkly homes.

babystep 9

I haven't finished reading the thread that Long linked to yesterday - it is huge - but this advice was offered

"A variant on "fifteen minutes at a time" that I really like is "twenty things": eg wash up twenty items, every lid and teaspoon counting as an item, or tidy away twenty items from a messy table/shelf, every paperclip and stamp and receipt counting as an item. Forty items turns out to be about as much washing-up as can be stacked beside the sink in all the houses we've lived in, so getting half-way through that number makes the kitchen look perceptibly better. And today by the time I'd tidied twenty things from my exceedingly messy (ie totally covered) desk this afternoon, it was almost tidy, so I was inspired to do another two or three then moved the remaining papers into one pile and it looked like something I'd be happy for the rest of the world to see. Twenty has special powers.

I am also currently enjoying keeping a record of things I've done each day (sort of the more cheerful cousin of the to-do list) - I have set up idonethis.com/ to email me every evening prompting me to reply listing things I've done. It's satisfying to see the done laundry and shopping and cooked meals and so on listed there in front of me. And it makes me think, "if I just tidy twenty things from such-and-such a place I'll have another line for my list..."

And I thought both ideas were excellent. We do the ta das sort of already but the 20 things seemed a good variation for me anyway.

I am off on the school run. I will be back on and off later.

Hi all, I have returned from my day out of the house going here and there. Am quite proud of myself getting out and about although DH was with me the first 2 times. The last little outing I did was on my own and involved clothes shopping (something I rarely do) I had birthday money to spend so that was a good excuse!

The only Flying I have done is get dressed and make beds.

{{Hugs to those who need them}}

I am sat having a now, DH is on school run this arvo.

For those that know more about these things, do you think I could make this soup and freeze it without the pasta twirls and then when I thaw/cook it add the pasta? Because even if I half the receipe that's still a lot of soup for one.

Scout I don't see any reason why not. It may separate when it is freezing but will merge back together when it is reheated.

I have FINALLY posted my ebay parcel.

Don't know if anyone's around at the mo. Anyway I'm off to the kitchen for a bit so hope to come back later on.

TTFN.

kids all bathed and in pjs colouring
school uniform in WM

tonights dinner is lentil shepherds pie with spring greens followed by homemeade rice pud

Tonight's dinner is pasta -- easiest meal to make meatless as well as meat-filled. Toddler and I will be eating together since I don't know when MrScout is getting home (though he's in YOUT today so the commute won't be nearly so grueling but it's all driving).

Haven't done much this afternoon but did do menu planning and have started shopping list. Have decided to try a soup receipe and freeze it for lunches and make pasta sauce and freeze that, too. While the bits and pieces needed for meals is little, because of what's in the 'fridge/cabinets, the things for the bulk makes are adding up. Depending on when MrScout gets home I might go to do the shopping so I can cook this weekend (since it looks like he's going to have work over the weekend, too ).

Toddler had a three hour nap today and has only been up since 4. He looks tired still so am going to try his normal bedtime and see how it goes.

I think I will be getting DD in PJ's early tonight, she has been kicking off about silly things so I am putting it down to tiredness.
The family are fed so I am going to do my dinner next. I'm cheating and having a microwave meal. They had burgers (I'm not keen). --don't tell the healthy eating police--

Will be around on and off now hopefully!

shepherds pies in oven along with rice pud

didnt have all ingredients for bessies yummy version so ive made it up as i went along

smells ok.if sucess will share

dont know about the healthy eating police...i think i need riot police

war broke out over a puzzle
ds is now growling and attacking anyone who gets near the stairs
little zoo hiding behind the sofa as ds and dd2 are yelling full pelt at each other

Has everyone abandoned the thread ??

Eyes up bottle of .

my shepherds pie is delish....im shocked the kids love the lentil bit as much as the cheesy mash

Hurray!! Zoo

I can't wait till o'clock. I am trying to hold off till DD is in bed.

Yum! Pringles and choccies

I think I'm gonna put DD to bed at 7.00 tonight.

Looks for bottle opener.

mine be up by quarter past

they just scoffing pudding then its story and bed

I'm off to get DD ready for bed, DS won't be long after!

In need of something alcoholic!!

Ok then, thanks for the encouragement

Today's ta dahs
Washed to dressed.
Breakfasted kids
Took ds2 to private nursery then ds1 to school nursery
Three loads of washing done and towels tumbled and put away.
First load was also tumbled and all socks paired, underwear put away and clothes folded ready to be ironed
Picked ds1 up from school
went clothes shopping for myself
Collected ds2 on way home from shops
Two of dh's work shirts ironed while kids in bath
Potatoes peeled ready to make chips in a minute

Looking forward to o'clock, I'm knackered!