Oh Lisa I can sympathize with you when it comes to housework. I wish I could afford a housekeeper but that's just not possible yet. Maybe someday. Having 9 kids, 7 cats, 1 dog and 1 bunny it gets pretty crazy around here. Recently, I had 3 of my children who live away, my daughter-n-law and grandson along with a friend of the family and her two kids come and spend the week with me. We had a houseful and the laundry was never ending.

Here's what I do..... I try to keep the main floor (kitchen, family room, living rm & dining room) picked up and company ready. If you have a clean kitchen and a clean bathroom then don't worry about anything else. The bedrooms upstairs and the basement are usually always messy.... I try to keep them semi clean but at least the main part of the house looks ok and I won't freak out if company drops in on me as long as those rooms are picked up and tidey.

I do 3 loads of laundry a day. First load is started in the morning.... 2nd load lunch time and 3rd load dinner time. I have a hamper for each kid. I pull the laundry out of the dryer and just put their clothes in their hamper. They are responsible for getting their hamper and folding & putting away their clothes. I fold mine & my hubby's clothes and all the linens and put them away. And if your laundry is really behind make a trip to the laundry mat where you can knock out all your laundry in one day and be all caught up. It's worth the money.

My house is far from spotless but it's picked up and the bathrooms are clean and usually the kitchen too.... for me that's all that matters and it's about all I can keep up with. Someday when the kids are all grown and out of the house I can have a spotless house... but until then we have a semi-clean lived-in look that works for us.

Hang in there Lisa.... sounds like you have your handsfull. Do what you can and don't sweat the small stuff. Above all make sure you take care of yourself. When I get into that pig-out mode I try to make sure I have some healthy choices on hand and fill up on those instead of all junk. I still eat some of the junk but it's not a lot because I stuffed myself with nuts, fruits, veggies and cheese sticks. And drink lots of tea!

Hugs!

Don't u love  little surprises go on vacation lose a pound. The old me would be go on vacation gain 5 lbs and keep gaining.
 I will be comming here every sunday to post my weight  even if  no one else does I am never gonna go back to being fat old me. I worked to hard to  just gain it all back. I am Promisisng  to everyone  on  the A team I will not be morbid obese again.. and if I do some wire my mouth shut

I was gone to hunting camp with the hubby and kids. It was very relaxing up in the mountains. I have been working way too much. I really need to slow down.
Got on the scale this morning and was down a pound. Biggest lesson I have learned is that my weight is not static. It goes up and down with 2 pounds all the time. I will never be able to stay away from the scale. I need its accountibility. I got heavy by staying away from the scale so I did not have to see what I really weighed.
Anyway, just wanted to check in and say hey!
SW 282lbs
CW 154lbs
Total loss 128lbs.

 Crystal Today I just vegged out with a tv remote in one hand  diet cranberry juice and cheese  instead of potato chips and brownies .. i just needed to slow down and jus****ch tv and even tho my daughter  was home for the weekend i let the kids help her out  and u know she only needed me very little, i have to brag for a second about my 16 son  as he heard her call out for help in middle night and he got up and helped her to bathroom he said mom i knew u r so tired i did not want to wake u up .. I am so proud of him  and i tell him how much help he is to his sister and mom
hugs
Lisa


 

Hello, I am here because I to have had some slower progress, I agree the increase in excerise has helped and I just started to loose again