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^^^^^Trinityrhino's 'Littel bursts of effort' club :o)^^^^^

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TrinityRhino · 18/01/2007 10:10

Welcome one and all

I know all about flylady, think she is fab but at the moment feeling too emotionally crippled to cope with the emails, wearing shoes, the huge long threads, the pressure of doing it right.......

so no links to her please

I will get there at some point but for now

For whatever reason that you cry about your house or are scared to start cause there is tooo much to do.

Let s just whinge and try and do a little thing a day if we can

morning to all

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theUrbanDryad · 19/01/2007 10:46

morning all!

well i've been super lazy today....still in bed (surprise surprise) was going to go back to sleep but a friend was on msn who just split up with his partner so was chatting with him.

i'm going to be on local radio today, so may try to get some more sleep in preparation for that!!

nwgreenmum · 19/01/2007 10:46

[hands a whole book of stickers to Trinity]

theUrbanDryad · 19/01/2007 10:47

oh......ds has just woken up again,.....no more sleep for me!!

Jelley · 19/01/2007 10:59

Morning all.

UD - why are you on the radio? Your baby is tiny, you should def still be in bed if you have any choice at all

I've been forced to do more than I planned, as I washed up and dropped a (thankfully empty) jar of mayonnaise on the floor, and smashed it. I've swept, mopped, finished the washing up, stripped the beds that need doing, and put a load of washing on.

prettymum · 19/01/2007 11:00

dd (2) is throwing a tantrum, she wants to go out!! just sat her in a corner as she strated throwing stuff around

i have to

clean kitchen
clean living room
iron clothes
get clothes out of washing machine
hoover floor and mop floor
clean bathroom

oh god!!!

purplemonkeydishwasher · 19/01/2007 11:00

well, we're showered and dressed. that's one thing done anyway!!
and i tidied up DS's toys. though you wouldn't know it now!

nwgreenmum · 19/01/2007 11:01

Right I am scarfing up now to go and hang out washing. Just saw neighbour doing the same so if it blows away it I won't be alone picking stuff out of the bushes

Rhubarb · 19/01/2007 11:02

Hey it's purpley! How are you?

purplemonkeydishwasher · 19/01/2007 11:04

I'm surviving! (just!!!)
how are you?

Rhubarb · 19/01/2007 11:07

Not bad. House is a mess but I don't care! dd off ill, I'm bored stupid, dh applying for jobs.

Oh look - your house is nice and tidy!

prettymum · 19/01/2007 11:07

ok im going to unload the clothes from washing machine first

purplemonkeydishwasher · 19/01/2007 11:14

MY house? TIDY?

hahahahahaha

never. ever. in the history of the world.

not since DS was born anyway!!

prettymum · 19/01/2007 11:16

purplemonkey- same as you, before dd came along i was so house proud! after dd i became a bit relaxed and now with ds (6 months) my flat is always a tip

theUrbanDryad · 19/01/2007 11:18

there's a consumer program on the local bbc radio and i had a consumer issue which they sorted for me.

amazing how much faster stuff gets done if you threaten a bad company with the mdia!!

theUrbanDryad · 19/01/2007 11:19

media even

i want breakfast...........gonna have to get up as soon as ds is finshed cannabalising me!!

ItsMeMellowma · 19/01/2007 11:24

DS2 is sitting playing woth with toy laptop. I had to open up 3 toys to get enough batteries for it.

Just one more load of washing and thats me for today. I am going to go back to shops to get some flowers and then pick up DS1. Then the fighting shall start....[sigh]

purplemonkeydishwasher · 19/01/2007 11:33

dishwasher is emptied - and refilled (it doesn't hold much!)
casserole dish soaking. washer empty. dryer VERY full!
DS playing quietly in the other room. hmmmm...he's probably up to something...

fannyannie · 19/01/2007 11:39

ok - well DS2 is now actually dressed........just about to make tracks to get myself changed (still in work uniform) and go to Morrisons....although perhaps I'd better feed DS2 his lunch before we go [frown]

purplemonkeydishwasher · 19/01/2007 11:40

oh god! lunch!
i've just tidies from breakfast!
it never ends....

singsalot · 19/01/2007 11:41

I hung lots of washing out

but now I need to make lunch

fiil in nursery register form thingy

clean, tidy kitchen, do dishes too

going to now

bbl

prettymum · 19/01/2007 11:46

have done some dishes and made kitchen look decent and have realised we dont have an extra bottle of washing up liquid like i thought, need to go out and get one.

have loaded up washing machine with bed stuff from yesterday.

going to put kids clothes away and will start getting dresses to go out

ds now having nap and dd drawing

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TrinityRhino · 19/01/2007 11:53

Hey rhubarb

you lot have done tons whilst I've been away

dd2 fell asleep and I thought I'll just close my eyes for a sec....lol, yeah right, I was woken up by the tesco driver ringing lol

but thats cool, the shopping is half put away and I have to remember to pay the fine

dd2 still asleep so going to catch some lunch while I can

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mrspink27 · 19/01/2007 12:13

finally managed to do the dishwasher and get a load of washing in. hurrah!

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TrinityRhino · 19/01/2007 12:17

well done pink

the dishwasher is still full of clean stuff and there is tons to go in...it's staring at me grumpily

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fannyannie · 19/01/2007 12:56

right - I really am going to get my arse in gear now - I'm still sat in my uniform - but DS2 is at least fed....although he's round the corner in his bedroom and I think trashing it .

I'm now signing off for an hour or so while I get changed and go to Morrisons - must buy some food and toilet roll !