My brain has been hit by a treacle flood! Please come and help.

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I'm usually a very tidy/clean person who doesn't stop moving all day, I'm usually in and out of rooms and can walk into ken and immediately spot the best way to crack on tidying and sorting.

I had 2 weeks in the hospital with DS1 and the house got turned upside down.
Now we're all home and I've found out I'm pregnant with number 4 and I've been hit with a complete brain fog of tiredness and confusion.

My house is a tip but I'm sat in the sofa just looking and not knowing where to start.
I'm asleep by 7pm most evenings which doesn't help.

OK-you sound absolutely shattered and like you have very little time. I'd focus on 3 things 1-kitchen-make sure dishes are done before bed and sides wiped (use throwaway wipes to make life bit easier)
2-bathroom-give it a weekly clean-pour bit of bleach down loo, wipe bath/shower/sink.

3- have one space that is relatively clean/ tidy/clutter free that you can relax in a bit/ take visitors into. (this may be hardest).

If you have energy, give floors a quick hoover too.

I think at the moment, that may be all you can manage and thats fine.

If you can, try and spend 5 minutes clearing clutter each day too.

If you have partner/ other family members who can help, see if they would do an odd job (sorting fridge out/ sweeping floors etc)

Good Luck!!

Congratulations on no. 4! And I hope your DS has recovered, 2 weeks sounds serious. No wonder you're tired and emotionally not quite your usual self!

What's bothering you the most? Laundry, kitchen, your bedroom? What would make you feel a bit more on top of things? I think you need to enlist some help - get your other half to help tomorrow if he's not working at the weekend, ask someone to take kids out for a bit. Plan a takeaway/pizzas/easy minimal cooking food and focus on what's bothering you most - basically try to not waste your energy on the day to day tasks for a day while you sort out something more satisfying!

Thankyou so much for the replies.

I think the main things are,

Laundry - lots dirty, lots clean, none folded or put away

De cluttering and unpacking (we went from holiday to the hospital so no unpacking was done)

The kids are eating the most bizarre meals (cheese in toast with salad and hummus anyone!)

I need to go through the cupboards and do a shop.

It's DS1's birthday on Monday so I need to make sure we do something for that.

I've tidied toys away in the front room and set the Roomba on to go every morning after we leave for school.

It's tough because I was half way through some DIY projects that will be of huge help (storage creating mainly) I need to get those done so I have places to put everything.