Feeling unmotivated and flylady doesn't work for me..........come and join me (please)........

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today to try and get my house back to some sort of order (how does it descend into chaos so quickly?)

Don't know why but I'm feeling totally unmotivated and crappy, however my house is a tip again and I know that doesn't help my mood (ok it's never "good" but its usually at least acceptable) so I need to try and do something with it today to try and lift my mood a little.

Things I need to do are

Load the dishwasher (and put it on)
Washing, drying and ironing
Tidy the living room and hoover it
Tidy the kitchen (worktops, empty bin, floor etc)
Clean the bathroom (including emptying the bin, floor etc)

Need to get the DS's sorted before I start, but who will join me today??

I will definetly be back tomorrow

Tomorrow is the day my mother arrives ( well I say arrive but actually I have to pick her up at 7.30 in the evening ) Great time of day to be driving an hour away with a 2 yr old and a 4 yr old .

Can you tell I am looking forward to her coming ?

lol you sound ecstatic

At least I get a baby sitter for a few days so we can actually go out on a Fri night together (scary thought

Every cloud and all that

ooo - that'll be nice - I'm child free this weekend - so I'd usually spend my time with DP - but he's just started a new job and is working this weekend so I'm on my own.....

Up at 6am on Saturday to do a carboot - then no idea what I'm doing for the rest of the time

oh how lovely - if i had a child free day i would have a lie in (no getting up at 6am for me!).

Lounge about the house watching and eating crap.

Then out for the evening with friends, coming back around 6am to sleep for the day

oh I can't sleep for the day on Sunday - I have a service to play for at 10am - and it's our Harvest Festival

It's the last car boot of the season at my local one and I've still got LOADS of stuff to get rid of so really want to get down there and do it.

Shall keep my fingers crossed the weather gets better for your car boot.

And how lovely it will be, being in the house now you have tidied up.

Can we do this again tomorrow? I actually achieved some things

On my list for tomorrow are:

• one load of washing
• put todays load of washing away
• weekly shop
• clean kitchen adn mop kitchen floor
• pack up bag of casual clothes adn nintendo ds for ds to take to friend's house after school

thanks ttt - it's forcecast to be dry on Saturday here so should be ok.

hippi - of course we can (and will )

I have done the following today...

• Cleared livingroom of junk

• Sorted decorative storage baskets in livingroom

• Sorted out kids toys

• Hoovered livingroom and hallway

• Tidied hallway

• Put all clothes away in each bedroom

• Tidied each bedroom

• Taken DS for development check

• Had Asda shop delivered and put all away

• Ordered new Organised Mum (hahahha) calander

• Waited in for Health visitor to come round to check DD2's speech

• Picked up DD1 from school

• Gone to my dads to pick up my NEXT order

• Helped tidy toys away from livingroom

DH has done today....

• Got up with kids
• Gave them breakfast
• Washed up
• Put meat from shopping away (cannot bear handling raw meat)
• Gave kids lunch
• Dropped DD1 at school and went to Morrisons for fuel and a few bits missed off asda shop
• Made coffee for aunt who turned up at same time as HV
• Came with me to pick up DD1 and to my dads
• Made tea
• Bathed kids
• Is now putting DS to bed

Tonights Plans

• Ironing
• Wii Fit (Im a lard arse)
• Phone my dad
• Empty bins
• Tidy kitchen

Tomorrows Plans

• Hoover upstairs
• Clean bathroom and toilet
• Clean kitchen
• Get washing up to date
• Take DD1 to school and remember to pick her up again! (Hard task that one!)

well done Jarm

I'm planning Iron, kitchen floor and possibly the bathroom tonight, oh and put the bin out for collection tomorrow.

Good morning!

Am determined to get something done today after shame of yesterday.

So, my list is

*Take dd to school
*Go out for breakfast with some school moms (can't cancel - too short notice )
*Go to morrisons to get DS games for dd
*wash up
*clear and tidy all kitchen surfaces
*fold and put away washing which is covering the sofa.
*clear and polish sideboard.
*put toys away - and try to stop ds from tipping them all out again!
*clean downstairs loo.
*sweep and mop all downstairs floors.

And i won't switch computer on until i have done someall of them!

Good morning all

Today I have got to

Make bed in spare room
Hoover upstairs
Sort out toys upstairs
Sort out washing which didn't get done yesterday
Clean bathroom
Hoover and mop downstairs

My mum is coming toight so I cannot put this off any longer

I am going to switch off in a min and I am not coming back until at least half of it is done

morning everyone,

well I didn't do anything else last night apart from put the dishwasher on and put the bin out ready for collection this morning.

Today I intend to try and:

Empty the dishwasher
Finish of the washing and drying
Iron
Sort the kitchen floor
Go to Morrisons

And the usual stuff of sorting lunch, dinner, bathing boys to etc etc

Morning all, here I am, will start on my list. Back later

Have had a look at the laundry and there is not enough washing of one type to warrant putting the machine on for. And yesterday's washing is still slightly damp in places (waistbands etc) so have left them airing.

Will start washing up the breakfast items.

ok - I had a slow start (didn't do anything until about 1/2hr ago )

However I have now

Emptied the dishwasher - and put the breakfast things in
Hung the last load of washing I did yesterday out on the line
But my last load of washing on (I don't bother sorting - just bung it all in at 40 )
Put a new bin bag in the kitchen bin

About to get DS2 and 3 ready to pop down to MOrrisons/town so that's out of the way - just hope DS3 doesn't fall asleep on the way as I want him to sleep in his cot this afternoon so I can get other stuff done (like ironing)

Hi can I join in.

So far today I have

Put binbags out for binmen.
Hoovered downstairs.
Washed all floors downstairs(cept the kitchen)
Ironed DS2 school tops
Hung washing out.

Later on I will
Bring washing in.
Iron DP and DS1 shirts ready for work/school.
go to doctors to collect prescrition and put it in Boots (although I think I will get DP to do this when he takes DS2 to gymnastics)

yes everyone welcome

I'm just heading off to town/Morrisons -fingers xxx'd that DS3 doesn't fall asleep in the pushchair.......

Well so far I have managed to do all the washing up and cleaned kitchen (again)
and I have scrubbed my bathroom and it looks fab

I have got to sort out the washing mountain pile which is really daunting . Going to pick up ds from school soon and then tackle it

If I don't come back it is because I have been lost under socks

FAQ - get your washing in, its going to rain any second!!!

dont say I didnt warn you!

Scrap that, its just gone sunny again!

I will join my house looks like i have held some sort of rowdy house party............ sadly i have not.

I'm going to start small so here goes. I need to.

1. Put my rubbish out in the black/red bin's.
2. Do all my son's medication.
3. Feed the kids.
4. Put dishes away.
5. Call lady about the hall for DS's bday party on Sat.

All in no particular order.

Ok, so i didn't manage to keep away from the computer - but i had to come back to give moral support.

So far i have

*Take dd to school
*Go out for breakfast with some school moms (can't cancel - too short notice )
*Go to morrisons to get DS games for dd - got cooking with mama 2 (still £30 in shops), imagine teacher and imagine designer - all for £12 each! Well worth a journey.
*Bought ingredients for beef stew and dumplings so have to go off to food section for a receipe then i shall start rest of list.

Hello all of you

Right, I have washed up the breakfast items, replied to two emails, and done the weekly grocery shop. We are really having to tighten our belts at the moment, and I tried to stick to a tight budget but still went nearly £8 over.... Grrrr.

Am just having a cup of coffee and will get on with my chores for this afternoon which are:

• photograph items to sell on eBay
• bake banana loaf with the overripe nanas
• pack up ds's bag to take to a friend's house this afternoon

Back later