Tuesday 21 January 2020

What I do in an average day.

I know the kids think that while they're at school and college I stay at home and do nothing. I know this because they have told me several times. Grr! I am so lucky to be in a situation to be able to stay at home but that doesn't mean I sit on my bum all day, drinking tea and watching TV.

A cup of coffee and a pile of chocolate chip cookies.

Becky's favourite jumper wasn't washed the day she wanted it. She ignored the fact that it was still in the tip that she calls a bedroom somewhere on the floor and the day I was supposed to have washed it I had changed and washed her bedding. Just because I didn't wash her jumper she assumed I did nothing all day!

Ellie had wanted me to bake a cake for a bake sale or something at school. I said I wasn't baking the one she wanted. A confetti unicorn cake! (I'm still not 100% sure what that is). I am not Mary Berry so I made her 12 cupcakes, an apple and pear crumble for after tea as well as a roast dinner! Just because I didn't bake the unicorn cake I did nothing all day!

On an average Wednesday, in October last year I decided to record what I did all day while the kids were at school and college. (I had meant to post this sooner. lol) It was a normal day. I didn't have to go out and run any errands. I just had the daily housework to do as I had already deep cleaned the house earlier in the week.



I made the beds & opened the curtains.
Got myself dressed.
Checked my emails, promoted my daily blog post and probably had a mooch about on social media.
I tidied the living room.
Hung washing out on the line that hadn't dried the day before and put more outside out of the washing machine.
I got all the clothes off the airers and folded & sorted it into everyone's basket. I then put all the socks and knickers on the airer inside.
I put another load of washing on.
I did then stop to have a cuppa a couple of muffins while I wrote a blog post and watched a bit of This Morning.
I cleaned the bathroom.
Commented on some blog posts.
Put the washing up away which wasn't put away the previous night. Grr and washed the breakfast dishes.
Tidied and had a quick clean of the benches in the kitchen. 
Emptied the bin and swept the floor.
I had more of a mess around on social media.
Brought the dry washing in from outside, folded and sorted that.
Took the baskets upstairs and put everyone's clean clothes away and put more washing on the line.
Commented on more blog posts.
Hoovered the living and dining room.
Made a leftover roast dinner pie, mashed potato to go with it and jam tarts with the leftover pastry. 
Started to write my Project 365 blog post for that week and edited the photos.
Then it was half past three and Ellie was due to come in from school. 

That is just an average day for me. This doesn't include things that I have to do as well as my daily routine like having to deal with paperwork, helping my dad out, doing the online weekly grocery shop, going into town for appointments, shopping for anything we need, changing the beds, hoovering the stairs and deep cleaning the house.

So staying at home isn't just lazing about, drinking tea and watching daytime TV. I sort of wish it was though!

16 comments :

  1. Kids literally have no idea! The fiancé is not much better!

    I hope you get a break today x

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    1. They really don't!
      I wish. lol I have been plodding on with the housework. x

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  2. Wow! I need a cup of tea just watching you! Hehe. Loved watching your day in the life, there's always something to do in the day isn't there?!
    I've just sat down for lunch and still have a list a mile long to get through! xx

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    1. It's never ending. I've been pottering about all day!

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  3. It's amazing how much time the washing takes up your day. I think my family are sure we have bathroom cleaning fairies and laundry magicians because they always think I do nothing all day. I cant do as much as I used to but after buying myself some long handled cleaning brushes I can even clean the oven as well as the bath and shower (not all with the same brush head!) I do around 3 washes a day and even though I have a tumble dryer, I still have to empty and fold it all. Yesterday I managed to change our bed clothes, I was well pleased with myself :)

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    1. I have found it easier since I got the tumble dryer but you're right there is still the emptying, folding and putting away to do.. I try not to use it but it does help.
      The cleaning brushes sound fab. x

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  4. You had me at the unswashed jumper! Oter family member sseem to think this stuff just 'happens' right?

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  5. John never understands what I do at home during the day. I'm sure he thinks things magically get cleaned

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    1. It's madness! I'd love one of those magic houses which clean themselves.

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  6. i have decided that being a full time carer and stuck at home is a service to the environment. After all who else gets the time to hang out washing in this weather and save energy

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    1. It really is a service to the environment x

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  7. Yep, washing takes loads of time. Today is my day off and the first time I have had the house to myself for ages! I met my friends at McD over the road first (they're pensioners and tend to have breakfast there). Back home all I have managed to do is load the dishwasher, clean both toilets, the shower floor and the sink, put a load of washing in then hung it out, put other washing away(!), hoover the hall and the sitting room, damp dust the porch windowsills plus damp dust the hall (bannisters, light switches etc). I have polished the hall mirror and pictures that I can reach. I have made my lunch and eaten it and I have washed the kitchen floor. Also binned a load of old magazines. But I didn't get anything new started. The hall and stairs is the ONLY area of my house that has had The Organised Mum Method applied to it so that's the easy one to do. I won't get any more time today as I'm setting out at 1.30 to visit my mum in hospital and i probably will not set off back til after 4 then it's clubs night. I feel better that I'm not the only one who seems to be forever dealing with the washing tho!

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    1. Wow! You did loads! I hope you got a long sit down at the end of the day x

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  8. I love how kids think their clothes get washed by some kind of washing fairy, great idea to document everything in a day x

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    1. I am sure they think there is little fairies which come and do it all. lol x

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