Fledglings don't makes resolutions in January, they fly and chat through the babysteps.

[BitchytheGreat]

Roll up, roll up. Thread two for January is here. You chatty lot

will be back later with linkie poos and a vat of bitchy's special brew...

In the meantime spot markers will be handed a magic rubber and told to clean up after themselves...

Yes, Eustacia, that counts .

Ta da
breakfast
School run
Cleaned kitchen
Swept floor
steam cleaned floor
W/m x3
T/d x2
Laundry away
Tidied study and lounge
Weekly bleurge down downstairs
Swept and steamed floor of bathroom x3
S&S x3
Went into DC bedrooms and bin three items from each!
visit charity shop! skip and post office
Remembered put away online groceries shopping

To da
Iron shirts which watching father Brown, think I am addicted

Get hubby to do
walk the dog

Eustacia that does count and your very lucky, wish I had one.

Toffee sounds like you are having a great day! ticking off many of those boxes.

I only have a cleaner as it enables me to work. Otherwise my stress levels get too high and is counterproductive for everyone.

Oh I agree. When I worked full time, many moons ago I had one. And would love one again and would definitely get one if it was financially viable, as mentally and emotionally worthwhile!

I hope you didn't think I was passing judgement. It was just pure envy!

Just noticed the Scottish Emoticon!! Aren't they cute. [Wink]

I didnt think you were judging Merry :) Tbh I only work part-time but it is our own business and so never really switch off if that makes sense. The first thing to become an issue if I am stressed about anything is the house.

I would have one even if I didn't work. I do not enjoy cleaning in any form. I am sure I was a princess in my former life.

We are all princesses

Autocorrect *straightens

Toffee stupid thing is that i did lay out my clothes. everything accept underwear because that just gets lost if i try. So this morning i had everything but underwear. Thankfully I have a few 'pretty' pairs that were lurking in the drawer so it wasn't a complete disaster. And i put on a load of washing that was mostly underwear so just need to put it on to dry and then tomo is sorted.

Been to work and have had a nap since last posted. ready to collapse in bed already though. Tired and out of sorts atm. Not sure if it is the weather, the time of year or a virus. But my bed is becoming my best friend.

brb with linkie poos...

Tuesday - planning day

Missions

babystep

everything except underwear because that just gets lost if I try - am trying to imagine why your underwear goes walkies in the night, Bitchy . I leave mine draped over the bannisters and it is still there the next morning!

Sorry you feel so tired, but you should follow your instincts. Either your body is fighting something off or you are tired: both valid reasons for taking to your bed.

Ta da

Met friend who looked over my application for me
Dropped letter off to psychiatrist
School run
Sorted kitchen (this morning's washing up still not done)
Make chilli con carne
Dinner
Fresh pineapple for pud
Bedtime routines, etc.

Yes, it's been nearly a week since I was last here... No excuse really other than I've had a horrid cold and DD (thus me) has not been sleeping well, so I haven't been keeping on top of flying either. I don't understand how it can all descend into CHAOS so quickly when only the other week it was company ready
Plus DH has just pissed me off. I do 95% of the cleaning, which I'm mostly fine with as I am a SAHM and he does lots of other things (cars, finance, DIY, cooks most nights), but what I do need is his cooperation to keep the house nice at least. The zone this week is the living room, which has been stressing me out for months as it's obviously the place where I spend most of the time with the DC (tiny house) and where visitors are most likely to be. On the surface it looks vaguely ok, but in two corners of the room, hidden by sofas are two piles of his crap. I just said that I needed to do the living room this week. He said to leave those corners as he needed to do them as a whole. So I said could we make a commitment to sort them this weekend then. He said no.
So I'm just going to ignore him, pull it all out anyway and give it a go and end up shoving most of it back again after I've cleaned underneath it. I'm still pissed off though, as I don't want to out piles of crap back in my nice clean corners.

Sorry for that little rant! Also sorry for lack of personals, it's been so long since I read the thread that it would take me weeks to catch up

ds uses the chair to climb onto the bed, thus it is not unusual for things like pants and socks to be sent flying and in the chaos of mornings not be findable. Trousers are easier to see when your eyes are refusing to work properly...

I lay out all my clothes except underwear. I don't know it seems wrong to have knickers hanging about. Something psychological must be going on there!

Ta da
breakfast
School run
Cleaned kitchen
Swept floor
steam cleaned floor
W/m x3
T/d x2
Laundry away
Tidied study and lounge
Weekly bleurge down downstairs
Swept and steamed floor of bathroom x3
S&S x3
Went into DC bedrooms and bin three items from each!
visit charity shop! skip and post office
Remembered put away online groceries shopping
School run
HW x2
Dinner
Tidied up
D/W
Cubs (they performed Dumb ways to die tonight, they were brilliant).
Bedtime reading
Evening routine
Lovely DH has done the boys rolls, I made up the rest of their packed lunches.
Laid out all there clothes also everything except their pants
School bags and shoes by door

Now off to get a earlier night than last night!

I don't get clothes out the night before. Because I'm a SAHM, it is all just a variation of the same 'uniform' and it doesn't really matter what I wear from one day to the next so it takes me seconds to decide every day. Also, the DC like to pick my top every day and frequently have arguments over who gets to do it

I'm the same as Whispers as I'm always in jeans and tshirt/sweatshirt.

Done
Beds
Packed lunch
Dd to school
Collect train tickets
Shopping
Knocked bread back
Bake bread
Windows
Made chocolate cake
Ironing -lots of ironing
S&S
Cat litter tray
Collect Dd
Paperwork
Dinner
Washing up
Clear cat food corner

I admit that I brazenly leave out my bra and knickers for the next morning . I hate the stress of scrabbling around for items of clothing when I'm only half awake. Mind you, I don't have a child climbing over them, like Bitchy.

Ta da

Dinner - chilli con carne. Everyone liked it.
Bedtime routine - DS2
Telly time
Sorted kitchen
Swept up cracker debris on floor
Made pancake batter

Off to bed now. So sleepy...

Problem is toffee in years gone by ds would have see that as an invitation to find a new hat. It is not cute or funny first thing in the morning when you are running late but does provide a number of amusing stories/pictures for when ds becomes a teenager He is currently old enough to have forgotten this. He will get a surprise if he is an evil teenager... Mwah ha ha...

Bitchy

Too much of a mess and pain to sleep and can’t really write or read properly, the lights too strong. Latest medicine is brutally nauseous and makes everything taste of acid and metal, but is hopefully working. Have quietly managed the ironing in bed. Work motivation course in a few hours so trying to get medication balanced to do it.
Things are depressingly waterlogged muddy and flooded here and the storms matchsticked the fencing, but yesterday paddling about in the middle of it all, was an exotic elegant white egret! Totallyat home and acting for all the world like it wasn’t in the middle of a city.

for you Just, I hope your recovery speeds up.

My mum is a twitcher so she will be very envious of your egret.

Yesterday the last of our guests left so it was nice to have the place to myself!

Ta Da

• Early morning dash to shop for milk for guests breakfasts
• 3 beds stripped and changed
• Load of linen in to wash - and had to hang in the house as it rained and I couldnt hang them out!
• S/S x4
• Extra bedding and inflatables put away
• Swam 1.8k
• Made tea
• Washed pots and shined sink
• Organised DDs bag for today

DD is singing tonight at the O2 as part of Young Voices 2014 so we are off to London today to watch her!

Ta da
run dw
recycling out into bin
rubbish bin out for collection
ds dressed and fed and packed off to school
folding
ironing
consider today's to do list
Fail at not being irrationally cross and grumpy.
Sort out stuff for making today run a little smoother
sort out ds having friend for tea next week

right shower, clothes and out the door in about 10mins. should be possible right?

Dizzy - I was at Young Voices last night, it was beyond fabulous (and brilliantly loud - 7,300 children can make a lot of noise :))
Slightly groggy this morning as it was a late night and I sang and danced A LOT. DD doesn't have to go in until 10.45 this morning so am leaving her to sleep as long as I can.
Gourmet Burger place was good to get something to eat - very tasty, lots of choice, quick service and OK prices for London.
ENJOY :)

Need to get 'end of month' stuff done this morning in between school runs (one am one down, one to go!) so best get on.

:o at knicker stories

Toffee still has the best nicker story though