Aiming high in April, babystepping our way to a cleaner house

[CatsSleepAnywhere]

Hi all, welcome to the new babysteps thread for April.

All newcomers welcome.

We have pointy sticks ----> to help get you moving and plenty of brews and biscuits on our Chat thread for in between jobs.

Please come and join us.

Hi Cats.

Oh Josie!!! Boak! Hope DD wasn't too traumatised?

Ta Da
up and dressed
beds made
sink shiny
wm on
what's for dinner
calender checked
bathroom swished and swiped

To Do
hoover
put clothes away
potty train 2.7 year old
wean 6 month old
bit of a deep clean in kitchen - microwave, fridge, worktops, cupboards
clean the fish filter
do some excercise
do some painting with Lollipop

I'm sure there's loads more but........:)

Camper it is good to have you back. I hope you enjoyed your trip.

Hi Carrots, yeah it was good thanks! Really quite stressful as these things can be, you know, running around trying to cram loads of things in, no-one making a descision in case they upset some-one else, me having to play the bad guy when MIL wants to feed the 6 month old coffee foam (I know, not that bad really but it wouldn't stop there!) and then getting back and dealing with all the mess/washing/kids on my own after 5 days of 4 adults attention!

Anyhoo, adding to my list
To do;
go for a walk for Lollipop to get her reward sticker
start planning new Beavers
de-clutter Herman cake
sort clothes for charity

Going away can be really stressful when you are the Mum and trying to keep everyone happy. I am at the coffee foam for a 6 month old. I am really uptight because I wouldn't let it near my dcs and they are 11 and 7 [over protective]

Carrots she means really well and is lovely and Muddles is doing really well with her eating, but she does worry me sometimes! We don't have coffee in the house, neither I nor DH like it, and I've only just starting giving the toddler sips of my tea! She also let Lollipop stand up in the trolley which I hate with a passion! Fortunatly DH spotted it and took her out before I had to say something

Ta Da
potty training going well! (that's boshed it! )
Herman started to be decluttered - and very nice too!
clothes away
filter cleaned

DD is 2 and I thought it'd passed her by tbh, then 10 minutes later she said "poor little mouse", so evidently not!

So - today's ta das

Floor swept
Floor mopped
Mop head washed
AA called and car battery pronounced knackered

To do:
Playdate with DD's friend supervised (at the moment Peppa Pig is doing most of the legwork - but in my defence we have been out in the garden until just now)
One more load of washing
Take car to garage (assuming it starts) for replacement battery

I have the same with my dmil Camper. I love her and she means well but sometimes she makes the strangest choices. The trickiest thing is that even if she is told/asked she completely ignores and does her own sweet thing.

A few years ago she had dd watching CSI with dismembered bodies in it and all sorts. She was 9 at the time and still watching cbeebies at home

long poor dd. Hopefully it won't make a lasting impression.

Ta Das:
washing hung. I have run out of drying room as I hung a load at 11pm and not all of it has dried due to heating/oil problems.

Dd has finished her ironing I think. Phew!

Ebay parcels packed ready to go.

washed (cold bath) and dressed ready to go out.

Ta da's so far:

Made beds
breakfast
get dressed
sorted some paperwork (hotspot)
tidied the sofa cushions and blankets.

Am off to start washing up in a mo.

To Dos and Ta Dahs:

Toddler & I dressed to shoes
Toddler fed as needed
HE meet-up (in the afternoon)
menu plan
grocery list
take out trash (for tomorrow's bin collection)
bin to curb (for tomorrow's collection)
pack up supplies for meet-up including camera and toys for the littles)
wash work shirts
hang work shirts to dry
wash wee'd on clothes
hang clothes to dry
declutter 15 minutes kitchen
declutter 15 minutes living room
emails & letters (x5) -- I've done one so far
Toddler's bath
call hospital re ECHO (stupid hospital giving me run-around and I've made four calls this morning and it's still not resolved)
restock diaper bag
wipe down stove
take out recycling
clear our 'fridge
make Jello (jelly here but I have some from home and it's Jello)
put away cook books
put away craft books
wash dishes

how exciting josiecongratulations!

ta das
picked up food,litter,litter tray ready for cat arrivals
made soup

now eating said soup!

Thanks for all the congratulations! I forgot to say, 14 weeks x

Hey long, good to see you back & HUGE congratulations!

I am ill, so have done nothing today. DH stayed home this morning to look after DD2 (DD1 @ pre-school) & my mum has come round this afternoon.

oh bessie.how are you feeling now?

ta das
managed to hand stitch pillow and quilt to dd2 dolls cot and paint with some paint left over from when did their walls
it will need another coat but im not panicking quite so badly over it now!

Hi zoo, I have been to bank (couldn't bury head in sand any longer). Then I have started a thread in "credit crunch". We are in "desperation city"

Oh dear Cats, that sounds grim /

Cats is there anything you could sell that would get you through this without dipping into the next pay packet and continuing the problem?

Ebay takes quite a while but I think the local papers and Gumtree might be more instant.

We got into a mess recently and I have got us back on a more or less even keel by selling stuff on ebay. It helps with the decluttering and motivation to declutter as well.

bessie I am sorry to hear you are not well. What is wrong? Thank goodness you have some local support and don't have to try to get through the whole day ill with 2 little ones. It is still rubbish though. I hope you get well soon.

zoo have you named the kittens?

I have been vomitting since last night. Thought I was on the mend, but the tiny amount of food I managed to eat this evening hasn't stayed down so I am going back to bed in the hope that I feel better in the morning.

Oh no bessie that is horrid. Poor you. Tiny sips of water or suck some ice maybe until tomorrow. I hope you sleep well and feel better tomorrow.

Oh dear Bessie. I think you're right, sleep's the best thing...

Cats I was just thinking about the money thing again and soup is a very cheap filler - it can make some cheap veg and some red lentils go a long way. I am sure you know that already though.

bessie hope you feel better soon.

carrots I raided DD's piggy bank, she had around £13. so I borrowed it and went shopping for a few essentials.
I have some potatoes, they are quite useful in different ways.
I need to find out if and when we will get tax credits.