Making a New start, Stepping into the New year

[BlackCatinChristmasChaos]

Hi all, After a pretty rough ride last year (2012) I think I feel ready to start again with babysteps
So who's with me for the journey?

Old and new steppers are welcome!

Lets do this one small step at a time!

[bessie26]

Will he be in for the weekend? Hope the matron gets things sorted for you.

We took DD2 for her quarterly appointment at ENT this morning, they've said she can have grommets if we want, but neither DH or I are keen on it as the recurrent infections aren't affecting her speech or hearing.

I need to do the usual tidy-up & vacuum when she has her nap and i also want to make some chocolately coconut ball things with DD1

[educatingarti]

Thanks for the muffins bessie! Dad loves chocolate
Yes he will be in for the weekend. I hope things will be OK. Today we have had agreements that care was not acceptable, assurances that things will be put right and that investigations will be taking place into what went wrong! I feel somewhat reassured but worried still that they won't do what they have said they will!

[bessie26]

hope you are keeping records of who said what/when arti (just incase you need to remind anyone)

My afternoon didn't go as planned - DD2 didn't nap, so didn't get anything much done other than run round with the hoover. I did manage to get them both into bed by 7 though (DH is out tonight).
Right now I am supposed to be doing next week's meal plan while waiting for tesco shop to be delivered - are any of you on twitter? there's a wine tasting party at 8:30 tonight!

[AdoraBell]

Had a few days off after feeling rather too tired for bloody housework, feeling better now though

DD, not saying which one, wet her bed a couple of night's ago. AARRRRGGGGGH, they are 11, you'd think I wouldn't need to be washing mattresses now. Not double mattresses anyway, which is what she has. I've left bicard on it under the bedding as I didn't get around to removing it today while I was out doing errands.

Morning routine currently includes school run too. Laundry is up to date, bathrooms are S&S'd, dogs still know this as home, not starved or whithered up in despair of ever getting a biscuit again and kitchen looks remarkably well, all things considered.

Will update tomorrow after I've done some sorting.

[liveinazoo]

HI EVERYONE!!!

good to see cats has been in

im sorry for my absence...after the flu cold/bug kids "shared" as they got better i have had terrible exhaustion and its been a case take zoolets to school and go to bed,get up,fetch tehm,feed them,go back to sleep

last few days i have chivvyed self to do some thing as we were on the edge enviromental disaster.i have managed to upgrade to just above bearpit status but i will require some serious pointy sticking to get on top of things properly as MH has crashed slightly too and depression is lurking

todays tadahs
been town for new toaster
popped into m&s to admire percy pig birthday cake
made breakfast
fed cats
made beds
scoffed hot x buns
made lunch
been printing easter pictures from coloring book.com and dltk
cleaned bathroom

i am now guna faf for easter baking recipes

i shall return tomorrow and hope someone has been past with a freshly sharpened stick to aim in my direction!

[bessie26]

Hi everyone!

Have just about been keeping on top of things here, but doesn't really feel like I've been making much decluttering progress other than the baby clothes that were in the loft (which I couldn't see anyway!)

Am swanning off to have haircut & facial today but am going to try to spend at least 15min in the dumping dining room later in the hope that it's not actually as bad as it looks....

[AdoraBell]

[liveinazoo]

so yestgerday i spent 2 hours relocating things to correct homes from front room.i manage to find a carrier bag rubbish and have best part of a floor!!!!

i then made easter chick pompoms with dcsi am hoping as i have sent text pix them to dp he will emal them to me and i will be able to put them onto profile!

i then made tea-toddler freindly tagine..girls loved it ds wasnt sure(if you would like the recipe bessie just let me know )

bathroom swished and path to beds cleared.feeling a bit more positive

todays tadahs-
fed cats
made boiled eggs and drew daft faces on them with non toxic felt pens
did 2 egg huntswe dont have any family to spoil them so they had 2 eggsand i have some tiny chocolate eggs and mini eggs for another 2 tomorrow

we hav also made the cookieswe did easter egg shaped ones which i flavoured with vanilla then added the spices adn currants for the adult ones
zoolets then went wild with icing pens-again sent pix to dp so hopeful be on profile in next few days!

on cleaning front cleared a surface in the kitchen-will wotk on finding the others tomorrow!

i must get back to colouring easter pictures with zoolets

hope you are all stuffing chocolate and having a great day!

[iZombie]

Hello, may I join? I've a house full of horrible and am slowly throwing things out, finding homes for other stuff and crawling out of it one bag at a time:)

[AdoraBell]

Welcome aboard iZombie love the name!

I've only done 1 load in the WM, was overcast and so water wasn't fully hot and I don't want to waste what I have. DDs have decluttered more of their stuff, DD1 a small cupboard lazy tyke, that one DD2 a double cupboard. 2 big bin bags of actual rubbish and a few bags of recycling. Food's been eaten, they've picked up all the mini eggs from around the house.

Still need to prep packed lunches, drinks are in the freezer
Do some dinner later
Feed dogs, again
Nag DDs to get their bags ready for school
Get their nail varnish off
Wash my hair, water not hot enough this am
Blitz the kitchen and declutter some vino before bed.

[iZombie]

My big two are out tomorrow, so the small one and I might do the other half of the bathroom. Threw out a lot of stuff earlier, but the cosmetics bucket needs gutting and I could do with taking an angle grinder to the underside of the sink where the kids hide toothpaste:/

[AdoraBell]

My kitchen is a mess, but everyone has eaten and all I need to do for packed lunches in the morning is slice off a bit off chicken and rinse some lettuce. I'm sitting up to check the TV just after midnight to see if our clocks here are changing. The powers that be delayed it again and I can't find any info.

Spilt red wine upstairs this evening, I'll have open a bottle of white now to clean up

I played ball with DDs for a while but our game was cut short by me whacking my forehead on the rather sturdy metal gate[bublush]

School run tomorrow am, then bak to have a whizz round before collecting OH from his long haul flight.

Sounds like you've done very well Zoo well done and I'm glad you're feeling more positive.

Bessie how did the hair/facial go?

See you all tomorrow

[bessie26]

welcome!

Like the wine mixing adora - has that got anything to do with you walking into the gate? [buwink]

Yes please to recipe zoo We made chocolate nests on sat & I want to attempt hot cross buns later (need to go re-read recipe to check how difficult it sounds!!)

Hair/facial on sat was lovely thanks. DH was most peeved that I I considerately booked it for a Saturday when the golf course was open, but hey-ho!

I dragged EVERYTHING out from under our bed this morning. Forget about dust-bunnies, there were dust-elephants under there! Got DH to vacuum everywhere (this is supposed to be his weekend chore, but he needs reminding) and then threw the windows open as we have SUNSHINE! [Bugrin]

Now I have to have a quick look at the 3 bags of clothes [bublush] that were hiding under the bed. Sorting them properly will be a job for another day (I CBA to try stuff on right now) but I'm hoping I might be able to identify some items to go straight to the charity pile.

[BlackCatinChaos]

[bessie26]

[BlackCatinChaos]

Hi, am posting from phone in bed,

[BlackCatinChaos]

I will try and pop in Tommorrow. All been a bit unwell lately. Need some sleep.

[bessie26]

I'm at work tues/weds so prob won't get much chance to post. Got Thursday off (child-free) though - yay! After tidying our bedroom today, our dumping dining room is looking even worse. I figured that if we were going to have a messy room, it may as well contain ALL the mess, right? #hopeful. Bedroom looks good though.

[AdoraBell]

Hello Cats hope you get some Z's very soon, wassup?

Bessie absolutely all mess in one room, 'specially of you can close the door[buwink]

Ta Da's

Morning routine, and school run
Back home to shower- no bleeding hot water
Fed dogs
Tidied kitchen
Emptied DW and refilled, flicked the switch
Made bed
S&S'd bathroom
Went to airport, OH's plane was an hour late so after loitering on by the stairs I gave up and got a coffee
Back home with OH, but minus OH's luggage. Change over in Brazil didn't leave time to transfer luggage from 1st plane to 2nd, but they told him they had, so he waited at the carousel.
Spot of lunch
School run- realised that DD1 isn't just being lazy, she told a friend she's making mess all over the house because she doesn't want to move - her reasoning is no one wants to buy a pigsty, but we still need to sell it.
Back home
Looked through house details OH brought back from UK, not that we can do anything unless this sells.
Dinner

Still to do,

Assemble packed lunch for tomorrow, pasta for salad is cooked and cooling.
Feed dogs again
Make sure DD's bags are ready for tomorrow
Sit down with a vino - Bessie I head butted the gate before the vino, still rather sore today, but no headache

[iZombie]

Loving your name Adora, a favourite character:)

Yesterday was a bust here. Had to do an out of the house day. Once my painkillers kick in today I'm waging war in the kitchen. Need to set the magic breadbox going so have to find some counter space for it. More laundry as well. Mind you, with three kids and a tendency to hoarde there's always laundry to do:o

[AdoraBell]

Hope the painkillers work quickly iZombie

So, with OH back I didn't need to do am school run
Ta Da's so far

Roused DDs
Coffee/ breakfast for family
Added Protien and salad to the pasta for packed lunch
Rubbish emptied, OH put dustbin out
Waved DDs off and made another coffee
My breakfast
Dogs fed, OH actually presented them with food but I chopped up some slightly wrinkly apples to add to their normal food.
Shower
DW on

Have to wait in today in case OH's luggage turns up, nada yesterday.

[Scout19075]

I have had a hellish two and a bit weeks. Just home from Easter weekend at in-laws. Hope to pick up and start again tomorrow.

[AdoraBell]

Welcome back Scout, sorry it wasn't an enjoyable trip.

[Scout19075]

Weekend was okay. The two plus bit leading up wasn't good. Could have done with being home this weekend.

[AdoraBell]

Quick update

School run
Shopping
Dinner
Collected DD1 from friends house, homework again
DW on
Vino nearly finished

Sarnies will be prepped for packed lunches in the morning