Why meeee?

**Enchanted** · August 11th, 2011, 05:59 PM

Why is it that I can procrastinate all day about what housework I should be doing and then at 5pm (when DH knocks off) I hit the panic button and run around like a mad woman trying to make it look like I have actually done something during the day

Puhhhleeeease tell me I'm not the only one. Well actually I know there is another 2 members who do it.... so maybe tell us we're not the only ones

Yes girls, you know who you are

**krystals** · August 11th, 2011, 06:03 PM

I do it

But I actually do it when DH comes home and go into "Oh, can you feed DS, I've had NO time to get anything done today!!" mode.

Then when he's bathing DS (like now for instance) I come and sit on the computer.....what on earth do I do all day???? LOL.

**Kaydee** · August 11th, 2011, 06:40 PM

I tend to rush around at about 5pm, picking up toys and tidying up everything so the house is nice and clean when DH comes home as he is a bit of a clean freak. Thing is, if he comes home early for some reason, or I really didn't have time to tidy up, he thinks the state of the house is "out of the ordinary" and i have remind him "no dear, don't freak out, the house alway looks like this during the day, this is normal". So no, you're not the only one.

**skybie** · August 11th, 2011, 06:43 PM

i have an alarm set for 2pm to give myself enough time to get the house looking somewhat decent when df gets home!! it goes off most days

***LittleMissSummer*** · August 11th, 2011, 06:47 PM

You just described me!

I do this ALL the time and if im busted so if he comes home early i say that DD was terrible all day couldn't get anything done but he knows that i'm fibbing!

**indie24** · August 11th, 2011, 07:52 PM

You just described me!

I do this ALL the time and if im busted so if he comes home early i say that DD was terrible all day couldn't get anything done but he knows that i'm fibbing!

this is me to a T

**Beach Mama** · August 11th, 2011, 06:42 PM

Who me?!?!? Dunno whatchoo talkin' bout.

**helle** · August 11th, 2011, 06:49 PM

Yep. Guilty. If I didn't DH might cotton onto my midday naps...

**kelebek** · August 11th, 2011, 06:58 PM

*handsup* but usually I am just starting the dishes @ 5pm, no time for anything else

**Taurean** · August 11th, 2011, 06:59 PM

I do the same thing

**littlelara** · August 11th, 2011, 07:57 PM

Guilty as charged

**Beach Mama** · August 11th, 2011, 08:11 PM

The basket trick is the best - Enchanted knows this one

Walk around the house with a basket/box and put everything on the floor and on surfaces that isn't meant to be there in the basket. Then put the basket away in the laundry until you have time to clear it. Perfecto.

I often do 2 runs - one for clothes and one for other crap - works a treat!

**forshelby** · August 11th, 2011, 08:27 PM

The basket trick is the best - Enchanted knows this one

Walk around the house with a basket/box and put everything on the floor and on surfaces that isn't meant to be there in the basket. Then put the basket away in the laundry until you have time to clear it. Perfecto.

I often do 2 runs - one for clothes and one for other crap - works a treat!

This is AWESOME!!! From now on, this is how I roll!

Now to find somewhere to hide the basket when it's full.....

**Beach Mama** · August 11th, 2011, 08:31 PM

It is really ace - I also find that doing a floor run is important, if there is NOTHING on the floor that isn't meant to be there the whole house suddenly looks AMAZING!

**Party-of-five** · August 11th, 2011, 08:40 PM

I hate that feeling of panic when Im out having left the house a mess and DH rings and asks where I am cause he got home early

If its really bad when he gets home I play the "girls have been terrible today" card

he has witnessed the bad days so it works for now

your not alone

**sas85** · August 11th, 2011, 08:31 PM

Wish I could do this. DH is constantly at me as to why I don't rest in the day if both girls asleep at same time when I only get 6 hours at night, well I can't because IF it happens, I lie there all tense because all I can think about something that needs doing. So I spend all day re-cleaning and tidying because after every meal or snack I'm back to square one and no way can I leave dishes on the bench or crumbs on the floor or the entire contents of the toy boxes out, give me another 5 years I'll probably be one of those incessant hand washers. It's really very unsatisfying - I'm sure your way is MUCH more sane.

**SammyRo** · August 17th, 2011, 11:23 PM

The basket trick is the best - Enchanted knows this one

Walk around the house with a basket/box and put everything on the floor and on surfaces that isn't meant to be there in the basket. Then put the basket away in the laundry until you have time to clear it. Perfecto.

I often do 2 runs - one for clothes and one for other crap - works a treat!

I often do this, but then finding the time to empty the basket...hmmm, it might take a while

Like many have said, there's no point doing it till later in the day - it just gets messy again. With DH not getting home till at least 7, if I leave the mess till the kids bedtime, it doen't get messy again before DH gets home. My mother, on the other hand, might rock up at 2.30 for a cup of tea, and silently shake her head at the mess ( i unfortunately did not inherit much domestic goddessness from her

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