Managing the mayhem in March, Babysteps - Part Two

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Welcome to part 2 of babysteps through March.

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Thanks carrots for the last thread.

Thanks for the new thread cats!

Today we are on Babystep 16 - read an email from Fly Lady (or go to the website & read something inspiring there instead)

We've been out to the local children's centre this morning, so haven't got much done other than the basics.

Both the girls were making noises in the night last night - I didn't have to get up for them, but it means (another) disrupted nights sleep, and am feeling very tired & a bit tetchy, so am going to have a quick nap now so I am more fun later!

i confess i didnt poo pick the garden-just litter picked

i have run out of vinyl gloves and im not doing it "naked" after a nasty incident last year when clearing up i moved a pile that was full wriggling worms

least all the cans are now gone....as i live on a corner i seem to attract litter an an excess cider/fosters cans

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Ta Das:
washed and dressed
maded ds's lunch and snacks

errrrr....!!!

That's it

I will get on it in a mo...

BTW for the new thread Cats and zoo don't say the f word!! You focus on what you have done

Hi all,

Ta Da's so far:

breakfast (all)
get dressed (all)
DC to school/nursery
shopping list
went food shopping
picked up DD from nursery
lunch
put washing machine on
emptied bins
emptied washing machine
MNetted

Next I need to:
hang wet washing
wash up/dry up

Ta Das:
walked Twilight
collected some random children from school - one of them in mine
loaded dw and put it on
cleaned worktops
Decluttered infront of a unit in the kitchen
set the table for snack
made snack
made a packed tea as we are out again for ages this evening
worried about fundraiser for a bit then decided to let it be what it will be

carrots i will abandon the f word if we reach an understanding that bribery of children is called incentives these days

ta da
picked up kids
all uniforms removed and in washng machine
lunchboxs emptied and cleaned
whats for dinner?
barley risotto with carrots,pear crumble and custard

to do
bath little zoo,supervise ds bath
games night-i have decided having unearth masses of games forthwith friday night is game night in the zoo house.we shall play together from 5-6 and try to remain calm despite inevitable bad losers/fighting

Bribery is definitely "incentives" f word is now banned

Right, I am off out. I will be back later eating chocolate and possibly pickled onion space raiders

I like the idea of games night. Hope when mine are a bit bigger to do something like that :)

Since this morning's list
Towels dried and folded ready to go upstairs/teatowls put back in drawer
Other load of washing folded ready to be put away or ironed
Pizza dough made in preparation for dh's tea
Took ds1 to docs
Popped to Aldi as I forgot to buy bananas and yogurts this morning!
Picked ds2 up from nursery
DCs fed in a fashion
Curry made for my tea (not fussed on pizza)

Just realised the time! Bath needs running, see you later

Games night sounds fab. It sounds like a good idea for a Sunday evening in the Carrots household. zoo!

Ta Das:

I am washed and dressed and have eaten my breakfast... ta da!

My Ta Da's so far:

breakfast
showered and dressed
made bed

Ta Dahs

Breakfast for DCs and DH
Washed (showered with ds2) and dressed the three of us
DCs bedding both in wash
Bedding all out on line

Now I'm watching/listening to ds1 playing mario cart and dh doing the commentary [sick of the sight of mario cart emoticon]

Ta Da

• UNMade & then made my bed
• washed & dressed to slippers
• Look at list
• Look at calendar
• Swish & swipe
• TD on (DH put it on & I have just discovered he put it on 'high' - hope that hasn't shrunk the kids clothes! [worried])
• WM on
• What are we eating today?
• Took DD1 to hairdressers
• and then to shop to buy cake ingredients
• vacuumed downstairs
• washed up from lunch
• quickly mopped kitchen floor

just sitting down now for 10mins before I wake DD1 to make this cake

To Do Later

• hotspot 1 (2 min)
• hotspot 2 (2 min)
• 5 min Room Rescue
• 15 Minutes declutter
• shine sink
• Lay out clothes for tomorrow
• hotspot 3 (2 min)
• What are we eating tomorrow?
• Drink wine
• Go to bed on time

Ta Da

Dh loaded the dw and put it on
Dh put a wash on
Dh fed ds and himself lunch

My Ta Da

took dd to activity
stood around outside a changing cubicle while dd tried on half the shop
bought dd's birthday present
went to the library with dd (project)
checked on venue for dd's birthday party next weekend
fed dd and myself
got dd to wrap parcel and write card for party today and get herself ready
took dd to party and no chatting going on so came home
top up shop
decluttered the desk in the kitchen
decluttered the area in front of a unit that was annoying me
decluttered kitchen table
emptied bin bag as felt overcome by the stink of a mouldy sandwich found in lunch box in lunch bag hidden in clutter on desk (yes it was that bad!!!)
made myself a and now having 10 mins before I collect dd again

Well done bessie and Carrots you have done quite a lot for a weekend.

I have:
moved the shoe rack in the hallway and hoovered the hall then put the shoe rack back tidy.
cleared and tidied the sofa in dining room
cleaned the dining table
and hoovered the dining room

I still need to:
room rescue the living room (DD has trashed it with toys)
do some washing up
decide "what's for dinner?"

That will do though as I'm still feeling a little rough.

That is not a bad list yourself Cats!

Ta Da:
Emptied the floor of dd's wardrobe and dd made it into 3 piles: keep, sell, loft.

Carted loads and loads of stuff downstairs to sit under the loft hatch

10mins later dd carted all the sylvanian stuff back up as she had changed her mind I was very pleased she had I have to admit.

Emptied dd's dressing up hamper and hung up the 3 items that actually fit her (it is a pop up one so that has now been put back in it's bag and therefore made some more space in her room). Yay!

Went through dd's drawstring hat, glove and scarf drawstring bags that hang on her door hooks and removed all the things that are too small.

Went through dd's belt hanger and removed all the ones which are too small.

Rearranged the clothes in her wardrobe again - she has the tiniest leggings int there which I am sure can't fit her but that is a job for another day.

Cleaned out the guinea pigs.

Made tea - spaghetti bolognaise (with quorn)

Made 2 phone calls.

Loaded dw

Cleaned worktops

Put dd to bed

Made another and curled up on sofa. Phew!

Very impressive lists! I'm not home this weekend but have managed the following:

AG order (and confirmation email)
Washed, dried and folded swimming gear
Put together HP packs for the Seniors trip next weekend
Went to local town center to buy ingredients for cake, drink warm beverages with MiL, buy cards, drink more beverages with MiL & MrScout & Toddler
Helped make dinner
Wrapped birthday presents (x3 family members)
Wrapped Mother's Day Present for MiL
Wrapped Toddler's Easter present (ILs have tradition of small gifts for Easter -- we usually give chocolate eggs to everyone but in addition to a chocolate egg for Toddler we also have some Brio for him)
Bathed Toddler (trust me, a definite big one as he LOVES his baths and the room & everything in it gets soaked and it's hard to get him out so it's a process)
Coloring --I'm making some homemade games for Toddler so need to do some coloring in of pieces so I can laminate and cut them out

Hope you are feeling better cats?

Homemade games scout? I am impressed! What are you making?

carrots I'm saving the sorting through the girls clothes until I CBA the weather has got more consistently warm.

Ta Da

• hotspot 1 (2 min) kitchen
• hotspot 2 (2 min) post pile
• 5 min Room Rescue (living room)
• shine sink
• What are we eating tomorrow? (I am hoping DH will make this)
• bath
• WM on
• Drink wine
• got DH to wrap the Mother's Day pressies for the Grandmas

We're currently watching the Secret Policeman's Ball (recorded a few weeks ago I think)

Still left (and unlikely to get done)

• 15 Minutes declutter
• Lay out clothes for tomorrow
• hotspot 3 (2 min)
• Go to bed on time

Ta Dahs

Swept and scrubbed kitchen floor
Cleaned downstairs toilet and basin

Off to get showered and dressed now

Ta dah

• washed & dressed
• opened m.day cards & pressies
• resisted eating chocs
• breakfast
• resisted eating chocs
• buffed nails & applied new hand cream
• went to the seaside
• bought flowers for mums from market
• ate lunch
• resisted eating chocs
• played
• DDs in bed
• more hand cream
• ate chocs

GPs are coming round later, so will go have a quick tidy in the living room in a min

I expect you're all too stuffed full of chocolate to care, but just in case.

Babystep 17 (yesterday) - Set a specific bed time and stick to it.

Babystep 18 - read the 11 commandments - I don't remember ever seeing this one before - have I missed it every month, or has she changed it?????

Babystep 19 - just something to read today.

Today's mission - spend 15mins under the bed!

Thanks for all the links bessie. I particularly liked this commandment:

10.Smile even when you don?t feel like it. It is contagious. Make your mind up to be happy, and you will be.

I really think that one works.

Is it me or does it seem like no time at all since we last did the bedroom missions? I think my mission will be beside the bed rather than under it as that is where the problem lies today.

Ta Das:

washed and dressed to shoes
made ds's snacks and lunch
breakfasted dcs
got dcs to school
s&s the main bathroom
hair remover down plughole in bathroom - didn't work
hoovered bathroom
mopped bathroom
loaded dw
cleaned worktop
hoovered top half of kitchen (cooking and eating end)
mopped top half of kitchen
hoovered hall, master bedroom and lounge
put wm on

Now having my first of the day