tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2093639826741146734.post825795215360309805..comments2023-04-14T21:36:36.480+12:00Comments on Frankie Parker: This is still Hard.. But it is getting Better...Frankie Parkerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13368883040919870887noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2093639826741146734.post-74856297925090046772011-08-25T19:38:53.250+12:002011-08-25T19:38:53.250+12:00Hey guess what? My cleaner starts tomorrow! Haha...Hey guess what? My cleaner starts tomorrow! Haha brilliant...4 hour clean once a week - will do everything including iron (shame she not here on the weekend when I need to iron ), I'm very pleased - and my mother is mortified by my laziness, I say better than living in shit!!!Sarahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14346295281457041840noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2093639826741146734.post-14984286426902173532011-08-09T07:06:30.244+12:002011-08-09T07:06:30.244+12:00Thanks for all your comments lovely ladies... Aft...Thanks for all your comments lovely ladies... After saying i had bathtime sorted it was a tantrum producing nightmare tonight... Should of added that to the list.<br /><br />Off to dust of the slow cooker..Frankie Parkerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13368883040919870887noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2093639826741146734.post-78333310470310826562011-08-09T06:21:24.322+12:002011-08-09T06:21:24.322+12:00Ok I'm so tempted to get a cleaner reading all...Ok I'm so tempted to get a cleaner reading all the above posts... Having just sent my baby off to school, I don't know if I can justify it to myself though - the days are mine (doesn't mean cleaning gets any more fun or less tedious!)Sarahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14346295281457041840noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2093639826741146734.post-37442262152201096162011-08-09T06:01:56.797+12:002011-08-09T06:01:56.797+12:00You said it all at the very end. Doesn't mean...You said it all at the very end. Doesn't mean it's not the toughest thing ever though. Losing your identity is a huge part of motherhood that no-one ever explains beforehand! I also can't bear children chit chat, it's mind-numbingly dull, as are people who lose interest in you the moment you say you don't work!!! Only piece of advice I have is buy a slow cooker, it has saved me soo much time, even if I do feel like I am back in the seventies! Emma xxEmmahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06337410829335466284noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2093639826741146734.post-2658575683473129112011-08-09T03:07:03.973+12:002011-08-09T03:07:03.973+12:00It's been 10 months for me and I agree with al...It's been 10 months for me and I agree with all your points! I have a cleaner because if I didn't the house wld be a pit. I still have to clean every day because we are home so much and host play dates etc. <br /><br />It is, for me, better than when I worked when I would dash out of door leaving screaming twins, commute to work, work without stopping to leave at 5.30 to get home to do bath time etc. I felt like I failed on all levels, now at least I only fail domestically! <br /><br />Hubby works away though so I have to say wrestling 3 children into bath and bed is still the bit I hate the most, oh along with tidying up after tea. I have a summer au pair this year as hubby away and big boy not going to pre-Schl so saved some money but will be pretty hard come September.<br /><br />So I feel your pain! Even tho of course there are also many positives...Musings from a mumhttp://www.musingsfromamum.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2093639826741146734.post-35409192392821191982011-08-09T02:24:30.113+12:002011-08-09T02:24:30.113+12:00A friend finds the most tiring part is justifying ...A friend finds the most tiring part is justifying a day that is jammed packed, hard and still not that interesting to her.HerMelness Speakshttp://hermelness.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2093639826741146734.post-12878416177254668992011-08-09T02:14:55.865+12:002011-08-09T02:14:55.865+12:00If you can afford, bring back the cleaner! I miss...If you can afford, bring back the cleaner! I miss my cleaner . . . she made life just that much better.<br /><br />I could not do it. I just don't have it in me to be a stay at home mom and I think those that do it are amazing.<br />JennFox in the Cityhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12163309708157436213noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2093639826741146734.post-738160373052156402011-08-09T02:10:22.626+12:002011-08-09T02:10:22.626+12:00Thanks Sarah, if he is offering then get one..
Ne...Thanks Sarah, if he is offering then get one..<br /><br />Nel, i solved the bathtime horror by putting them in the showder instead.. not to messy..Frankie Parkerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13368883040919870887noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2093639826741146734.post-65337316189143378642011-08-09T01:29:24.263+12:002011-08-09T01:29:24.263+12:00I find bathtimes hard. I hate the screaming, getti...I find bathtimes hard. I hate the screaming, getting splashed and arguing when its time to come out. And Im usually ratty as its the end of the day. In fact if my husband is home I usually skulk off and put some washing away.<br /><br />Im a SAHM and have a cleaner. I would rather live in filth than clean!Nelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13052278313401250617noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2093639826741146734.post-10368832566898354802011-08-08T23:42:52.134+12:002011-08-08T23:42:52.134+12:00I forget, my husband asks me regularly if I want a...I forget, my husband asks me regularly if I want a cleaner - one of these days I will and I won't let the fact that it's supposed to be "one of my jobs as a stay at home mum", stop me. Fuck it - do it, reemploy your cleaner, you gotta be happy :-)Sarahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14346295281457041840noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2093639826741146734.post-52487075430433271942011-08-08T23:40:02.316+12:002011-08-08T23:40:02.316+12:00Well I've stayed at home since having my last ...Well I've stayed at home since having my last 3. 8 years in September to be exact. I still hate fucking cleaning... I tell myself weekly that I'll be good and consistent but no... Coffee comes up or something as "important" as that. <br />Meals, well I love food but am a real 80s cook (eg pea pie and pud). I have a husband who isn't fussed, a Hoover for one daughter and two picky arse kids that drive me nuts daily (I swear those two go to bed hungry most days), but I hate organizing the meals - boring.<br />And I use Facebook to post about my kids and when have coffee with anyone my conversation is childless (like my company), yeah enough is enough.<br /><br />I'm pretty sure you're normal<br />XxSarahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14346295281457041840noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2093639826741146734.post-12653585653636435142011-08-08T21:34:05.020+12:002011-08-08T21:34:05.020+12:00Oh yes so agree, a cook and a cleaner would make t...Oh yes so agree, a cook and a cleaner would make things so much more bearable. if only....Frankie Parkerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13368883040919870887noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2093639826741146734.post-25774623209724729682011-08-08T21:17:44.392+12:002011-08-08T21:17:44.392+12:00I completely agree with you on the first two! I ab...I completely agree with you on the first two! I absolutely dread trying to work out what to cook and my OH is exactly the same, all he says is 'don't know, suprise me' or 'I don't mind', it drives me mad! And I can't stand cleaning, well I don't actually get a chance to clean which is more to the point. As for the Summer holidays, well they are a nightmare for me as all the playgroups stop, entertaining a 9 month old baby all day is hard work! I know I would be moaning just as much if I was still at work though and I know I will probably miss this when Iyla isn't a baby anymore. Life would be a lot easier with a cook and a cleaner though! xMum2babyinsomniachttp://www.mum2babyinsomniac.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.com