SAHM's...what have you actually done today?

[PregnantGrrrl]

Despite the fact that my house never seems to look really clean or tidy, i am amazed at how much i have got done already today.

• Took DS to doctors/chemists
• Emptied dishwasher
• Made us both lunch, then picked DS's up from the floor
• re-filled dishwasher
• Put washing on line
• Washed more clothes
• Picked up CDs and DVDs after DS (again!)
• Picked up toys (again!)
• Made some bottles up and not forgetting, found time to potter on the net.

No wonder the days where i go out to work seem soooooo much easier!

got them both up and dressed, took Ds to school and settled him into class.
visited Dd's playschool for a taster session.

come home. do housework- hoovering, clean bathroom, make beds, tidy toys etc etc

Drove my disabled dad into town so he could buy my mum an anniversary present.

went into teh council to start the process of applying for an emergancy statement review for DS so that we can change his school to teh SN one we really love.

popped into the Dr to get a prescription
went to teh chemist to drop teh prescription off

Collect Ds from school.

collect medicein from chemist

take dc to the park on their bikes, attempt to encourage ds to pedal teh bike rather than just run along holding it...fail.
come home and cook tea.

eat tea.

sit with Dc's whilst they do 15 mins each of some work sheets they have. actually they are only Ds's but dd loves to join in so i copy them for her to do...although there is a 4 year age gap they are developmentally the same age.

put DVD on whilst i wash up

bath time.
read story for Dd in bed.
read story for Ds in bed

go up and down teh stairs 4 times until tehy are both asleep.

do some more last minute tidying
come on Mumsnet

This morning, so far, we've

*got up and dressed (woo hoo!)
*breakfast and tidy up (!!!!)
*Swept and mopped the kitchen floor
*Set the younger two up with some colouring while
*Me and Dd1 sorted a dark wash and put it on.
*Washed a pillow and set it in the tumble dryer to dry.
*sorted out what we're having for tea
*done a rubbish run
*wiped down the cupboard and fridge fronts

Now I'm having some toast for a snack, and I'll put kettle on in a mo for a drink for me and to warm bottle for ds who is due up soon. I'll feed him while I do some reading with Dd1.

This is the best flipping day I've had for months, and it's not even 11 yet.

filled in a dla form

As its still not 11 thats pretty inpressive
(and my wrst hurts from doing it)

Peachy, yes my local uni does offer the conversion course although is v competitive to get a place!

then the actual ed psych training is all in london so would be an hour's commute to the city every day, and thats if i even got a place! (am also a newly single parent so the chances of all this happening are pretty much nil)

school run
washing x 4
ironing
packing for dds
sorting packing for me
dishwasher
lunch
sewed sunbed cushions
dealt with ants invading kitchen
basked in garden with a book

school, breakfast meetup, dishwasher on, read and am on here! have put out washing & waiting for next load....

Today I've not been working so I have:

Got 3 kids ready and out of the house for 8.30
Taken them to school/nursery
Had my nails done while watching 'Homes under the Hammer'
Had an hours sleep
Picked up from nursery adn dropped ds2 at school nursery
Tesco shop with ds3
Downloaded Heroes season finale
Checked emails
Done 2 loads of washing
Had something to eat
Picked up ds2 from school nursery
Hung around till 4.30 till ds1's French lesson finished
Just got home - ds1 watching football from last night, ds2 adn ds3 watching their tv.

got dd up, changed and fed her
pulled on some clothes walked the dog and dd
changed dd
had breakfast and cleared up
showered
got dd bathed and dressed
got her and her stuff into the car which I have to park 1/4 mile away from the house
took her to the dietician
fed and changed dd
did the shopping in tesco
put the shopping away
changed dd
took car back to parking spot
somewhere in between did 2 loads of washing
popped out for a birthday card
tried to have 1/2 to myself while a friend walked dog and dd, but dh kept ringing me
fed dd

am knackered and the house still looks like an explosion site.

i do all of the above, oh yeah, and work 11 hour days. People who work also have to do several loads of washing and shopping/housework, we just have to fit it in during the evenings while you SAHMs leisurely take all day.

Ha ha! rofl!!

And?

You are better than us?
Jealous?
Deserve a pat on the back?

I am curious as to the point of the post?

Oh God, not another argument. I'm a SAHM and find this thread sadly depressing.

Not much.
Read a whole book this morning sitting in the garden with firstly a hot chocolate and then ice cold juice.
Why should I do anything else?
I gave birth ....TWICE!

yeah, allgonebellyup, it's a fucking brilliant job, work your own hours, I love it.

Actually, after my flying start this morning, I ended up burning the macaroni to the pan because dd3 emptied the sunflower pots into the rabbit cage

got up
fed four kids
washed up, dried up, put away stuff
cleaned kitchen floor
put some washing on
did two childrens hair
helped sort out clothes for today
hoovered and tidied living room
took 3 kids to school
read to ds
took ds2 to pre school
went shopping, bought a birfday present for my sister
bought swimming costumes and sandals for holiday (tesco 20% off)
came home made coffee
pick ds from preschool
made lunch
cleared up from lunch
spoke to friend on phone
hung out washing
tidied upstairs of house
hoovered upstairs of house
cleaned bathroom
tidied garden
picked kids up from school
made dinner
fed kids
washed up cleaned up
swept kitchen and dining room floor
sat in garden reading paper

the point is: dont make out your lives are hard!!

Do you ever have one of those days where you have been constantly busy but nothing seems to have got done, and then do something 'high visibility' like change beds or put washing on line so dp can see that you've been really industrious?

Why not? Maybe they are.

ive got severe PMT, can you tell??!!

allgonebellyup, lol! yeah, me too. I fucking never fucking swear normally,

Had a lovely day today:

Leisurely breakfast/getting dressed
Baby Yoga with sulky dd1 in tow (she was bored but didn't play up, bless her)
Drive the dd's over to The Big Town for lunch with dh
Bought new play tent from Lidl
Set up play tent in garden

And that's it, no domestic chores of any kind today.

Believe me, my life is not hard never claimed it was!

brekkie/school run as usual
dd2 forgot to make her lunch so i made it and dropped it to school with a cheque for new uniform

more food shopping, kitchen cleaning, making dinner, cleaned bathroom, did laundry, went to homebase, had a bath

lots of other tedious shite i am trying to block out