Help please! Overwhelmed with house move, what to do first!

[Honey1975]

Just moved house a week ago. We've done a fair bit of unpacking but have also had to have some time away from it for dc's sake.

They are still home with me until Weds when they go back to school and me back to work. They don't get along well and I am worn out trying to break up fights aswell as sort this place out.

I need to find and check school stuff, set up bills, get food in, have sime kind of meal plan, pay clubs & dinner money, catch up on 2 wks of washing, sort kids bedrooms and deal with all the usual niggly problems that occur when moving to new house.

I'm finding it really hard especially with 2 dc's who don't get on and are probably bored senseless by now! I need to get sorted before school & work but feel guilty I'm not doing nice things with them.
I'm worn out as have health condition too which makes me tired anyway.

I feel overwhelmed and like I can't think straight! I don't know what to do first.

Please does anyone have any tips that might help me get organised?

I found that putting all school uniforms in separate drawers to the rest of the clothes really helped morning mayhem. I bought those plastic drawers you can get from pound stretchers/wilko for that. Not the most aesthetic but t it really helps.

I think the best would be to take 20 Minutes to write down the list and prioritise the items on it.

Food shop, can you order it online?
Bills, write a list and go through them one at a time, when you get 5 minutes. I think it took us a week to do them all, just doing one whenever we had a bit of time.

The rest I think you might need to try and do in the next month or so, as it's not "urgent" not great, but not urgent. Lists really help. I find I go from one job to another without finishing so the list keeps me a bit more "grounded"

I have no advice but just wanted to say you aren't alone. Moved last week and have just fallen apart and can't do anything else.

Was going to give the baby another half hour sleep so i can get a bit of a rest before trying to think about school tomorrow but he's just woken

I read somewhere (maybe even here) to have a notebook handy to write the niggly things down when you see them, so you remember them but also you're not interrupting what you're currently doing.

I would start with organising the kids bedrooms. Moving is bound to have been an upheaval due them so get their rooms straight first. Secondly look out for uniform as you're doing it including checking shoes fit, you have their coats and bags ready. Do this before tomorrow so you have chance to pick up anything essential tomorrow.

If you can, leave sorting the bills until Wednesday when they are back at school, as you might have to be on hold etc for ages and you can't do that with arguments in the background.

For dinners, make sure you have easy bits in. Nothing wrong with sandwiches, baked potatoes, beans on toast, cereal, pasta and pesto, fish fingers & chips etc. You can go back to proper cooking at the weekend.

Only do the laundry you actually need for the next 2-3 days. If you get any more done it's a bonus.

Make a list of the school clubs etc you need to pay for and have that ready or sorted tonight after the kids have gone to bed.

Try and keep the kids separated as much as possible. Tell one of them to play in one part of the house and the other elsewhere. If they fight, separate them immediately.

Good luck!

Thank you all for the suggestions. Letmesleep I have done a list but just can't see to prioritise as it all seems important to me. Good idea about tackling one bill a day though, that seems more manageable.
I am back at work on Weds so won't have any child free time to do these things then.

Startheart I've done very little in the dc's bedrooms so far and they are a tip! I think I thought I needed to get our living space sorted out first as that's where we spend the most time.

Tomorrow DH has booked a day's holiday and is going to take them out for the whole day so I am going to tackle their rooms! I know I can get loads done if I'm on my own so I need to make the most of tomorrow.

Pictpost sorry you are finding it hard too. If I could do it again I would move in term time as it's been so difficult for everyone and we haven't exactly been the happiest of families in our new home so far as everyone is adjusting and is tired and grumpy🙁

Is it possible to get the DC's to help? Making each responsible for separate chores might keep them busy and provide some help at this difficult time, even if they're not usually involved. Congratulations on the move, it's always chaotic for the first few weeks I've found.

How are you feeling today honey?

So far I've managed to forget to send DS lunch to school with him so now need to take it in.

However, I've also got a long list on the go but am marking what's a priority and breaking down into what I can achieve in a day. It's helping emotionally if nothing else.

Hope everyone at your end starting to adjust.

Hi Pictpost well done on the list.

I am feeling more optimisitic today as DH has taken them out for the whole day so I can get on undisturbed! Still feel a bit under pressure to have it all done by the time they get back but will just have to see how much i can achieve.
I'm tackling bedrooms this morning & this afternoon I need to do some of the paperwork.
I must also do a food shop, not quite sure when I'm going to fit that in yet..

That's great you've got an empty house today, makes it so much easier to get on with things! Hope it's going well!

Sounds like some breathing space, pleased you've got it!

Online delivery could be your friend although a nice excuse to get out of the house too.

I am joining this post as meant to be moving tomorrow, my problem is my vendors are six weeks late with completion (but not an organised 'sorry, we'll be six weeks late' but just drifting on and on with endless problems) meaningwe have been packed up, had to unpack again, and it's been so stressful and awful that I have lost all will to live or to remember what to do on the other side! Aargh!