Help, so much to do, and no energy to do them. How do you do it?

Question

OK, my baby shower is the Saturday and me and my mom have decided to have it at my house. I have soo much cleaning to get done for this and I have no energy to do any of it. Daddy is gone from 4 in the morning to at least 6 at night with work,. so he dosn't help a lot because is is very tired form working all day. Here is what I have to do....

1.Clean out the baby's closet in his room since it was a storage area for us.
2. Finish staining the dresser for his room.
3. Put away the baby clothes that we have.
4. Clean up my other childrens bedroom.
5. Clean out my fridge.
6. Clean up my room, since I just throw everything in there when people come over.

Not to mention all the laundry that I need to get cought up on.

Plus I still need to pack my hospital bag, since I have delivered my other two children at 35 weeks, my doctor don't think I will go much past that if I do go past that. (I am 31 weeks now).

My question is how do ya'll get it all done? (With a 3 and 4 y/o)

My mom lives over an hour away plus she works, so she can't help! I have no "friends"

Since I still have to do my everyday cleaning on top of the list. I think I am going to do my daily cleaning and try to do 1 or 2 things on the list a day, and hope it gets done. It wouldn't be so bad, but it seems like whatever I clean my girls go right behind me and mess it up again! LOL

I can not put the babys clothes away til his closet and his dresser is done. I have the dresser siting in my open carport!

Answer 1

Call your best friend, call your mother, call the nearest teenage girl in the neighborhood. Call someone for help. If you are tired and push yourself too hard you may end up having this baby too early.

Living room, kitchen, bathroom. That is all that needs to be presentable for company.

Good luck!

Answer 2

Calm down and take a deep breath. Maybe your mom could help you, she could take the other children or help clean up their rooms and do laundry. Just do everything a little bit at a time. You have until saturday, thats 5 days including today, you only have 8 things to do. Heres an example of an agenda for your week:

Monday: Finish staining the dresser, make sure you're in a very ventilated area, doing this first will give it time to dry and air out so baby clothes don't smell like stain after you put them in. And pack your hospital bag, sounds like this also needs to be done asap just incase.

Tuesday: Clean out the baby's closet, remember its a marathon not a sprint, take breaks when you need it.

Wednesday: Do laundry and put away the clothes that you have for the baby, this should be a fairly easy day with some downtime for yourself.

Thursday: Clean out the fridge and clean up your room. Since you've already done laundry theres probably not nearly as much mess. Or you might wanna clean the fridge on garbage day so you don't have the food sitting in the trash all week.

Friday: Clean the other childrens rooms, doing this last will help keep them from messing them up, they could also help with this like putting toys away.

You'll get it all done, and I'm sure you're family would be more than willing to help with things like the kids rooms, taking care of the children, staining the dresser, etc. You don't have to be super-woman and do it all yourself, there's nothing wrong with asking for help. Good Luck

Answer 3

I don't!! I have three children (8,5 and 3), am 16 weeks pregnant and I still have a growing list of things I need to get done!! I learned after baby number 2 to just let things go every once in a while. We are not superwomen and its very hard to get everything done that should be done.
My suggestion to you would be to ask for help!! It's hard to get all those things done with two young ones in the house that go behind you and make another mess (at least mine do!). See if you can get a friend or relative to help you with the cleaning and if you can get someone else to watch the children while you clean. The many distractions of having two kids is enough to discourage any one from daily chores!! Plus the companionship of someone else while you are cleaning makes a great distraction and you'll be done before you know it! Don't push yourself too hard and take frequent breaks if you need to.
Good Luck!

Answer 4

Ask for some help. You shouldn't be staining the dresser anyway. Maybe your mom or a close friend can help organize the babies room while you do some laundry, clean your room and pack for the hospital!
Good Luck.

Answer 5

first get off the computer. next prioritize,, l. get fridge done. put away baby clothes. 3. let someone else do staining. not good for you to ihale. 4. your room and kids..room can be done last.. guests have no reason to be in either. close the doors until after party if necessary. 5. but before that get closet in babies room done. becareful with lifting and over head lifting. take rests... when you put baby clothes away..pack bag while doing that.. and put beside door.. or area..you pass heading to hospital. now go

Answer 6

You either need to prioritize your list and do only one thing a day OR you need to have the shower somewhere else. Just explain to your mom that you've had second thoughts and just can't handle hosting the shower at this stage of your pregnancy. Could your mom possibly help you get your list done? Good luck!

Answer 7

first thing u do is pack a hospital bag and thats it.
all the other things ur mom can do since she is involved in baby shower, i m sure she will be happy to help u with all these.
if u can't do all those things, don't worry, people have to understand ur situation, and they don't need to go to ur and ur children's bedrooms anyway.

hope it helps, relax , once the baby is born u r not gonna relax after the baby is born.

Answer 8

Call your best friend up for some help.Start by doing the little stuff first the cloths put to wash while you pick up around.Have you kids pick up theirs toys.the dresser u should not do have somee else do it.Take like som 5 min brakes and lots of water.While you do this put your favorite music on to jump start you day.