What do you do?

Morning all! Another mild grey day here. Well, it's better than rain, or snow! Filled with the joys of spring (or just shame perhaps) I have been running around all morning cleaning my carpets. I try to do it every week or two but it's a job I tend to put off. And unlike most it's actually more boring and unpleasant than you build it up to be. I'm sure most people with a carpet cleaning machine would agree with me that while they wouldn't be without it, is is the dullest most frustrating chore. Anyway, having finished the hall and porch carpets and put away the machine I went into the lounge to discover that ivy had given Hazel half her banana, and instead of eat it Hazel decided to make banana angels in the carpet. Well I certainly wasn't getting the carpet cleaner out again, so hands and knees with a bowl of soapy water it was, and while I was there I might as well give the white lounge chair a going over as well, which seems to be covered with jam. Now I know I only washed that two days ago. That's all finished and put away, so I stand back to admire my work . Oh, there are toast crumbs everywhere. Well the hoover is upstairs now so that will have to wait until I've done upstairs, and that will have to wait until Hazel has had a nap now, et cetera et cetera. It leaves me wondering, how does anyone do it?? One child is manageable, but two, it just never ends. And what do you do? Not give ivy bananas? Tell her off for sharing? Tell a 7 month old off for being sticky? Or just watch them at all times and getting nothing done? I know some people manage because I've been to their houses and they're clean! So what's the secret??
Anyway, that's enough of that. Today looks to be a nice relaxed day. We will probably go to one of ivy's groups at the family centre once Hazel is awake (the hoovering will have to wait)  and then we need to pop into town to pick up a couple of things. That will probably take us around to about 3, which will leave me time to cook some potato and swede to pop on the top of some cottage pie mix I pulled out of the freezer last night.
For the last few weeks I have been following a meal plan I wrote out, and for whatever reason it has worked out so much better than it ever has in the past. I have accounted for dinner and wills lunch every day, and it has allowed me to get the most out of the food we have, use leftovers wisely rather than over eat, and have meals ready in the freezer. As long as it is working out for us it is definitely something I will keep up.
Anyway, that's about all, and I'm chilly and need to go off and find a cardi. Lovely day to all.