lone parents housework / keep fit / healthy eating thread

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We can only do the best we can. No point in going on housework threads if you're a working LP who never has a break from the kids. Or if you're a SAHM LP with small kids who can't get to the gym.

So, a thread for us to start the New Year with good intentions and to juggle it around everything else we have to do .

• I banned Minecraft today and tomorrow after some shocking behaviour (kicking each other in the supermarket) the dc's had a burst of enthusiasm, dysoning and tidying up to get back in my good books.

• I have managed to get out for a few runs over Xmas. We stayed with my mum for a couple of days so I went out then.

Here's to a positive start to 2015.

I am now just about finally packed.. I need to dry and straighten hair so I can pack straigtners ...Then try and get some sleep off at 7am.. I am quite stressed out having never been abroad on my own with a child.

G . pig cleaned out. ..Got last load of washing before I go in washer...Need to wash dishes and put son to bed then sorted .

Starlightbright1 where are you off to? Some of my best holidays have been just me and DD - we went camping last year (even put up the tent on my own) for a week and it was fab. Enjoy.

And tangledmess I know what you mean, I used to use my child free time to drink but can't even do that now being pregnant!! I just eat!

teach I feel your pain. im due at the end of july, only a couple of weeks before my bday so wont even be able to have a drink then!
tangled I definitely need to get out more! I need new friends aswell, the two I have now are crap and only contact me when they need someone to talk to or its their kids bday coming up!...
one of them msgd me on fb the other day asking if I was ok, expecting my standard im fine, whats up response, I decided to say actually im not ok, this is whats up.....she saw it but never msgd back after that

oh dear me, you can tell im preggers.....im making roast potatoes at this time just so I can have roast tatas and gravy.. that's really bad isn't it?

We are going to Lanzerote.... I have been on haven holiday with him alone but never abroad..I have been on lots of irresponsible holidays abroad now going to have the responsibility of my own child...Sure I will be fine once there x

fattymcfatfat I've just done something I'm a bit obsessed with - cheese, in wraps, microwaved so it's warm and melted, dipped in mayonnaise.... Man will I be fat by the end of this. Roast potatoes sound lovely though!!!

starlightbright have a wonderful time x

starlight hope you have fun!
teach that sounds so good but I dont even like mayo! im already fat hence the name! I was 11 stone when I got pg, was 13 at booking, ....I havent weighed myself since....im scared of breaking the scales!

I did a 45 minute spin class this morning. That's about all I have the energy to report. But pleased I have final got around to doing some exercise

akes one of us then! I cant understand why I was overweight ( I think pregnancy explains that now) as running round after kids is knackering! maybe its the crap food we end up having to eat cs even though our kids can eat a healthy diet we always have something else to do???

makes not akes stupid phone!

I have just done 45 minutes of washing up. ds had many meltdowns at the weekend and all my emotional energy was taken up with sorting him out. exhausted. did not have time for a lot of clearing up.

pissed off. there seems to be another heap of washing up the size of a mountain... surely we did ot use so many pots since yesterday evening.

washing up nearly done
load of washing in the machine.
one load of washing hung
shopping done. (need to put it away now)
bins taken down.
not too bad really, though it feels like I have done nothing as it has all been those pesky revolving door jobs.

ive just got my floors to do but will have to wait as ive got a friend round soon. I went to see mw this. morning and heard babys heartbeat happy mummy. think that motivated me a bit

well two "friends" turned up...let their kids trash my house then fucked off. only turned up cs its one of their dds bday tomorrow, not once asked about me or how im doing and blamed me for not being in touch even though ive tried and they have just ignored me sick of it but dont have anyone else to turn to except my mum, which I dont like doing as she has enough on her plate

That's rubbish fatty ... Is there any other friends about? I can't do cleaning, tidying, washing, anything. Never felt such bad nausea in my life, this morning sickness needs to fuck right off. It's just so bad :(

nope no one. I find it difficult as ive got spd so movement can be limited. luckily ive got physio on Thursday so should be able to help me. im not so bad with morning sickness. ...as long as I dont eat anything I actually like!

catching up. I've been at work and to the gym today therefore the house is a bombsite.

I've put some washing away. Tidied toys. Put a bit of shopping in the fridge and fed the cat.

I'm now in bed watching Scooby Doo. Man I live the life.

ive ended up with ds led on the couch with the washing up bowl as a companion! eurgh.....hate sick!

Oh can I join

I have just increased my hours at work, i desperately want to get in shape and loose 2 stone, I'm always worried about house work, this seems like the perfect thread!

So today I left work at 4.15 collected dd made dinner and managed to get to a gym class by 6

I have booked 3 classes this week, legs, bums and tums was today and the weighs and abs bits killer my neck!

I hopefully will pick up some motivation on this thread for healthy eating!

lol pole maybe food but if you want inspiration for housework we tend to just moan about it and how we never get that or exercise done! but your welcome to join us in our moaning and whining!

^ what she said

moan? me? as if!

I'm thinking about putting the dishwasher on.