the organisation of children

Hmmm, having four children aged 9-15 does come with its problems and little niggles....
so last night we had a family meeting....basically to ask that they are all aware of everyone else and that they do their bit to make the house a nice place to live....i know..some hope!
just little things like tidying up their mess and not leaving it for someone else...namely me, to clear up. Also with the eldest, as she seems to have a boyfriend that lives right at the other end of town - we have never met him and dont know anything apart from his first name....not good really, especially if we need to contact her quickly!-so she is going to give his his full name, address and telephone number, though i wont be holding my breath - i mustnt let this slide...for her own safety really. #2 daughter has to think of a way to pay back her telephone bill!, me thinks that this will take some time...lol.

Also spoke to the girls about taking lunches to school, they either forget or cant be bothered and i am worried that they are not getting the nutrition that they need, though i feel that they are now old enough to be doing this for themselves....its life-skills!

I too and going to try and make the house nicer, i am fed up of coming home to washing up, endless piles of washing and/or ironing that either haven't been done or have been left for a week waiting to be taken to bedrooms. - i am not going to do this for them but gently remind them several times to do it themselves!

As for the dieting, well, this goes well till i come home from work, and i feel so knackered, must be my age, i remember having 4 children under 6, looking after house and working full time....i am not so sure that i could do that now! - i feel so knackered all the time, and at work sometimes i really feel like i could fall asleep....now that is bad...but it only seems to be in one particular room, why is that!....anyway the dieting, i am joining a local diet group, no money to be paid..yeh, but just a group that meets at someones house. Hopefully when i get on track with this things will be better, i know that the major thing with dieting is that it is all in your head, i have done this before....it is about 'getting you head round it' - have also thought about running as exercise...though this may be a little ambitious or a little way down the line...we will see

rightyo....off to do some cleaning...lol