Parent tidying: The art of moving mess from one place to another!

When your the parent to a toddler, or multiple children, it feels as though your forever tidying up. Yet at the end of the day when you throw yourself on the sofa to relax to the soaps all evidence of that is well and truly gone! On numerous occasions I've actually been guilty of taking photo's of my gleaming clean house just to prove to my OH that I don't just sit drinking cuppa's all day, encouraging Rio to cause chaos. Yes - I am that sad!

While tidying today I suddenly became aware that 'parent tidying' is totally different to 'pre parent tidying'.

Behold...Parent tidying: The art of moving mess from one place to another. (Where it looks relatively less messy).

First you want to pick up the washing. (Usually found around every corner of the house) & deposit on the top of the mountain waiting to be washed.

Now rapidly pick up all toys and shove them into toy boxes, only enticing your little one to scour through that very box while looking for whatever's at the bottom!

Then let your little one loose on the 'shake & vac' so the carpets smell fresh, even if they are currently covered in jam stains etc until you remember to actually pick up the darn and blast it carpet shampoo-ey stuff! Hoover with toddler in toe mimicking the very thing and tripping you over with theirs! ..Only to realise its 15 minutes until lunch time so that was a pointless expedition!

Whip out the baby wipes and wipe all skirting boards/surfaces!

 Seconds later your toddler spots where you've been hiding the play dough all week!

And the fun starts all over again!

Sundays child..

Today we had our first bbq of the year, and in true English fashion..it rained!

I did however manage to take some pictures before the heavens opened and the thunder started. Craig's peering over my shoulder asking "did you not photograph the barbeque and food?", why would I want to waste camera battery on that when this little beauties running round? Men ;)

 

 

Today was the first day of my week off. Yes i work sundays, it sucks, but not as much as you'd think.

Thank god its friday

Today was my last day at work for a week. I love booking the same time off as Craig and having a full week of family days out. Rio spent the evening running under the sprinkler & putting Noddy on the back of his tractor trailer before making it set off with him. The days when Noddy loved his little wind up car are long gone apparently ;)

   We had a powercut last night. Rio went into the kitchen and came back with a milkshake, he definatly eats his carrots!