in pursuit of organised-ness

I have been trying to get into some sort of routine since I moved in with hubby over 5 years ago. In my head the perfect routine sees me getting up at the same time every day, being organised, having a clean & tidy house, not rushing or losing things, meeting deadlines, not missing birthdays...in short, being a perfect wife, friend, woman and (soon to be) mum. I have failed totally so far. I am pretty organised in work an dam good at meeting deadlines. I do keep my house generally clean and tidy, but it's never effortless. I don't often miss birthdays, but tend to rush out last minute to grab a card. With the baby on the way (very very soon) there is a lot of talk of routine. Feeding, sleeping, washing, cleaning. And I am beginning to panic about how I am going to manage. I am not the tidiest of people. I'm not in the habit of putting stuff away when I'm done with it - unless I know exactly where it needs to go and that it's not too far away! And this has ...

I've been meaning to post this for a while to show off the lovely veg (& animals) that we have growing in our garden, especially as we have been enjoying the fruits of hubby's labour for a good few weeks now. I'm going to let the photos do the talking (with the help of some captions). New Potatoes We had these back in June within about 3 hours of them being pulled. Veg Basket Contains globe courgettes, baby yellow courgettes, rhubarb & green chillies - all grown by hubby. One of the new chickens Dally admiring herself in the mirror Dally the Duck - I love this photo. :) Green Tomatoes Hoping for some sun to turn them soon. Sweet Peas Loads of Runner Beans Beautiful Courgette Flower Really wanty to try cooking with them, but they never seem to be ready at the right time Sprouts Getting ready for Christmas

I know I say this a lot - but I cannot believe how quickly the time has gone. In about 6 weeks I will be meeting Fidget. It does feel like I have been pregnant for a long time, but it has flown. I am so excited and really can't wait to meet the little one - but we still have so much to do in the house before we would ideally bring him or her home! The nursery is nearly done. It's painted, carpeted and has a cot. I am hoping to move in a few bits of furniture today, and then do a bit of decorating - adding shelves and finishing touches. The bathroom is done except for one piece of skirting that needs a quick coat of glosss. Our stairs have been re-carpeted. The landing carpet has been ripped up, and the skirting needs glossing before the new carpet goes down. And we have ordered a new living room carpet too. With a bit more glossing to do. As we have been moving rooms around most of upstairs needs a good sort out & a lot of stuff needs to be thrown or put away. But...