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.

Aha! You have all escaped poo scooping in my back garden. It looks like I will have to do it now as penance for Chaotic's cardigan. I'm sorry

I think I have the most pathetic list out of all of us so far today and I am off out again in a mo.

I did hang another load of washing though and put away all the groceries and work on a fundraiser we are doing tomorrow.

BC if I continue to call you BC do we look even more like a quiche?

chaotic - there is one very easy way to avoid getting bleach on your clothes when cleaning the loo!

The bathroom is clean (I am ignoring the dusty blind). Just need to do "the other room" in the zone tomorrow.

bessie!

The worst thing was it was round the sink, there was a little tiny black spot behind the sink so I poured some bleach onto it to shift it and it ind of watered down/got splashed and trickled down the side of the sink...and I put my arm in it :( Ah well it was only a cheapy like all my clothes

I've had a headache all afternoon. That has left me in no mood for housework or cooking. Thought I'd made progress with ds1 tonight when he replied 'scrambled egg and toast' when asked what he would like for tea. Then he ate about 5 mouthfuls and declared I should give the rest to his brother We will be having cereal or takeaway unless I start feeling better pdq

Carrots Please call me Cats. I don't like BC.

Sorry Cats

Ooh lovely!

I am so tempted to make it o'clock.

I have had an easy day too. [weakling]

I know what you mean carrots about the I feel tempted quite a lot lately but I think that is to do with my state of mind. . I have been good though and resisted the urge apart from on Friday or Saturday nights.

Cats I think it is in those moments that you definitely don't reach for it. That could be a slippery slope to a whole new nightmare.

I do what bessie says instead and reach for the chocolate. Not healthy either but a bit easier to manage. Now I am trying not to have caffeine then a cheeky fully caffeinated feels like something dangerous too.

I think it is all about the stuff that is restricted for me

Must... resist... wine! (until the weekend)

Poor dd is experiencing the horror of creating so much laundry as she is now doing her ironing. I almost feel guilty.

I probably sound like a really horrid mum but those of you who have endured my moans about dd's laundry habits will know that this is for everyone's benefit.

Doesn't sound bad to me at all! I can't wait until my boys are old enough to help. DS1 (3.3yo) sometimes puts his dishes in the dishwasher which is more than his dad does so I'm hoping to instill good housekeeping in them from a young age :)

No, not bad carrots. Toddler helps put clothes in/out the washing machine/dryer and put away toys (not loads, but I try to get him to put one thing away -- like, a game he took out or all of the toy dishes). He's also at that stage of liking to help carry things like shopping baskets that are as big as him but "I do!" Funny to watch him struggle but takes bloody forever to get down the grocery aisle while he soldiers on.

Rumor has it MrScout is due home any time now.

MRSCOUT IS HOME!

Sorry for shouting. I'm just surprised.

Yay! Welcome home Mr Scout!

I have been hunting for a new banana recipe as ds is tired of the banana and out muffins and I found this recipe.

It is low sugar as, although it says 8oz sugar, that includes the banana.

I thought I would give it a go banana oat cookies

The only problem is, I could leave banana muffins alone very happily as I am not a muffin fanatic (although I age waaaaay too many of those cheese ones yesterday - they were a different story entirely) but cookies will be another matter entirely. Oh no!

Has she finished her ironing yet carrots?

I've lost track of exactly what I had to do this evening (list is downstairs, I am in bed), but I have done

• WM & TD
• sink & hob
• clothes for tomorrow
• food for tomorrow
• in bed before 10pm!

I haven't done much hot spotting or decluttering, but the bathroom is lovely & clean

She thought she had finished when she had done the few items that I had left on the ironing board for her. When she saw the basket still to be done and what was on the airer I could see her heart sink. I felt awful but the fact it is a chore might get the point across. [evil]

im up but dont want to be

i have the man coming to sort the radiator today and mt rooms chaos

add the lord-of-the-flies-kind-of-day yesterday and front rooms untidy --
a bearpit--

AND dd1 visited last bight and took kids upstairs to play....

when put kids to bed girls room was mess totally trashed

so despite feeling like crap i HAVE to tidy

p.s carrots
best ever banana cake
banana and coconut cookies
thumbwitches banana and oat cookies
banana and choc chip muffins
sugar free banana bread
recursive moons no added sugar banana bread
patrick holfords banana muffins-low sugar with apricots and topped sunflower seeds.untried>
banana flapjack bites

fancy any these?
ds is banana mad-may grow up to be bananaman

Morning all, .

I think DD may be ready for potty training at last! We bought some new pants for her yesterday and this morning she has decided to wear them .

If she still wants them on for nursery I will stick with it and have to tell nursery about it.

Good luck with the potty training Cats!

DD2 & I are just eating our breakfast while I'm checking what we're having for lunch. Nothing else has been done yet, but my focus for today is decluttering & cleaning the utility room - this hopefully shouldn't take long, it's pretty small!

ok so the plan is....er?

dp didnt pick up ottoman so will have dump clothes in kids rooms for now

HAVE check nothing under the bed...last time i went under found pair kids pants and selection playmobile pieces....pants were worn and wouldnt want scare of workman, and not get job done!

Right I need to :

Do some clothes washing
wash up/dry up
find MOT certificate

That'll do for a start.