Thursday Fly

[scattyspice]

Morning girls .
mission.

[scattyspice]

Dashed about like a loon last night getting DC new room ready. Looks great, kids love it. Unfortunately took them ages to get to sleep and dd still woke me up at 4am, so I got to sleep in her new bed too .

List:
laundry (dds blanket)
ironing
DC homework
pay visa
shave legs/paint nails ready for upcoming romantic weekend .

Have a good day y'all.

[threetimemummy]

Morning!

I think I have graduated to the fly thread from the bay steps one...I didnt post much but was lurking!! I now have my list in a plastic sleeve and i cross it off with a whiteboard marker as I go. So nice to see when everything is done!!

Entry Areas
 Sweep
 Tidy Shoe mat

Kitchen
 Wipe down counters
 Wipe down sink
 Unpack Dishwasher
 Repack dishwasher with brekkie/lunch etc
 Sweep floor/Mop
 Take out rubbish
 Hang wet dish cloths in laundry room
 Start dinner

Living Areas
 Vacuum/Mop
 Pick up miscellaneous clutter
 Wipe down Dining Table
 Wipe down TV table
 Dust

Bedrooms
 Make beds in late morning
 Pick up laundry and put in hamper
 Hang clothing that can be worn again
 Remove water glasses to kitchen

Bathrooms
 Wipe down counters, sinks, toilets
 Hang towels to dry
 Pick up laundry and put in hampers

Laundry
 Wash
 Hang out/Collect in
 Fold/Iron
 Put away

Hopefully I can have time to post more in this thread!!

[threetimemummy]

Ok I think I hve done what I can for now - there is still heaps on my list but it make sense to not wash the floor until after dinner, for eg!! ATM they are surprisingly clean after brekkie!!

Have also managed to do the online shop. Now off to have a shower b4 the mechanic arrives to fix our car

Entry Areas
Sweep
Tidy Shoe mat

Kitchen
Wipe down counters
Wipe down sink
Unpack Dishwasher
Repack dishwasher with brekkie/lunch etc
Sweep floor/Mop
Take out rubbish
Hang wet dish cloths in laundry room
Start dinner

Living Areas
Vacuum/Mop
Pick up miscellaneous clutter (will have to do again later tho!!
Wipe down Dining Table
Wipe down TV table
Dust

Bedrooms
Make beds in late morning
Pick up laundry and put in hamper
Hang clothing that can be worn again
Remove water glasses to kitchen

Bathrooms
Wipe down counters, sinks, toilets
Hang towels to dry ( except mine, obv!!)
Pick up laundry and put in hampers

Laundry
Wash Last load in now
Hang out/Collect in 2 out this morning
Fold/Iron
Put away (the stuff I didnt get to yesterday. Waiting for the rest to dry now!! Sigh. Winter is such a pain!!

BBL

[threetimemummy]

Ok only half my strike outs worked???

[swanriver]

That looks an excellent list 3timeMum whether struck off or not

Done
dressed showered
breakfast
dcs to school
breakfast cleared
table wiped
washing hung out
recycling rationalised
dw on
sink shiny
car cleared out [car not so bad before AA man comes, and then I take it for service/MOT
front path swept to impress AA man if not the neighbours

Thanks for thread Scatty, yes toddler beds are no use for co-sleeping
my dd has our old double bed

now waiting for AA man

what's for dinner? baked potatoes, sausages, veg, & some sort of baked plum pudding will have to investigate recipes
today's priority post car & school - finish all the homework and get dd to do her violin practice for Sat, otherwise relax with dcs
order book club book -something about guernsey peeled potatoes ???

[swanriver]

Sorted out medicine cabinet in kitchen
sorted out a bit of kit worktop clutter

[wendyhappysmile]

Morning
thanks for thread scatty, glad you got the bedroom sorted, hope it works as a bedroom soon i.e. for sleeping!! couldn't cope with that. Only in extreme circumstances i.e. very poorly do I forsake my own bed or even let little ones into ours. I don't like it! i know some find it snuggly, I just find it annoying!
swan Car done? well done!!
Welcome threetimemummy

Well expecting friends this morning, gave me an excuse to tidy up. I am feeling 50% better - that's with the cup half full, isn't it!
BBL

[grouchyoscar]

Thanks for the thread Scatty Wendy yep, I need SP aversion therapy

Well DH has started the SPAT as he has said he doesn't want to go never mind, I bet they do a DVD with it on anyway.At least it stops we fretting about Boris I suppose. Plus I'm very interested in Mr Lightbody's side projects

Thanks for the Anti-Boris comments. I'm having to take it so steady ATM, lots of sitting n surfing so I'm being quite good. Kitchen is a mess but I'll do it when I feel more able

See you later my dears

[threetimemummy]

Havent done anything else, just wanted to say the car man here and it is only going to cost us around 80GBP to fix the reversing sensor and the reversing lights, including labor!!! Hooray!!

Made the DC's some playdoh and that is keeping them occupied nicely - well for at least 5 mins!!

Yay to swan for doing the medicine cabinet - you reminded me I need to do mine!!

Enjoy your friends visit Wendy

BBL

[TeaMonster]

Welcome threetimes

We are just finnishing our hotchoc before preschool run!!

BBL

[swanriver]

CAR IN GARAGE Yay
walked two miles (or was it more )home, researching printers en route (will buy one tomorrow with car)

just had delicious leftovers lunch
ordered book club book

do you know Grouchy, I have no problem enjoying my kitchen even when it is a mess, tis just when there's people in it that it feels cluttered
sorry about dh's resistance to SPTRL, but you may be able to negotiate some other treat on basis of his failing you on this one.
Wendy, friends will fill the glass.

TO DO
go to work
prep veg for supper in advance
check I have books on Aztecs to photocopy
10 mins piano
wash up lunch

[OverflowingMum]

afternoon all
threetimes welcome! Impressive lists...puts me to shame. To cross out needs to be a single word or have no spaces , so would need to surround each word in the sentence with -- rather than the whole sentence IYSWIM ..... you see I spend time working things like that out to avoid housework LOL

scatty yay for new dc room and romantic weekend

swan "post car and school" that will cost you a bit in postage LOL

GO glad you're taking it easy

wendy glad you'reon the mend at least...

tm afternoon. Meant to say (but forgot!) that your dinner mats were brilliant. Could definately sell some of those - great idea!

Having a slow day here....
DS2 perfecting the art of toddler tantrums with style...
More ongoing job application stress which I wont bore yoiu all with....
And generally just exhausted...

BUT have:
sorted out and packed dd4 party bags for Sat
Sorted craft activity that may be managable with a room of 3/4 year olds LOL
Tidied all bedrooms and hoovered upstairs
rebooted laundry
on line job application faffing

now going to chill for 1/2 hour and make a shoping list...

BBL

[dylsmum1998]

afternoon all,

welcome three times- thats some long lists you hav managed

scatty glad dc like heir new room

GO shame about dh not wanting to d o the snow patrol thing, perhaps you could convince him to do something else instead

have ben in uni again, so nothing major done here

done;
tidy
dinner (only had to put in slow cooker as prepared last night)
folded dry washing
load washer
painted dd's nails

to do;
eat dinner
wash up
hoover
s&s bathroom
mission
take ds to jujitsu
make tomorrows lunches
prepare tomorows dinners
unload washer
plant seeds with dd
feed animals

off to do plants with dd, rest of list will take all night

[scattyspice]

Back again.

threetimes welcome. How old are you dc (I'm nosey)? Impressive list.
GO shame about SP. But husbands are like children, rubbish company if they are not enjoying the activity.
wendy I fear I only have myself to blame for DDs bad sleeping habits .
swan well done on getting car to garage.
OFM good luck with those forms
Dyl planting seeds .
Tea hi what you up to today?
Hope i didn't miss anyone out.

Well I can't believe my luck, lovely friend up the road has taken both DC to hers for tea (her ds is in dds class). .

Better tackle the list .

[Makingchanges]

Afternoon all

Welcome threetimesmummy and hello to all.

I have no idea where the week has gone, its been a real blur. I seem to have been really busy but not got anything done.

Sign language last night was horrendous (in a good way) as we have so much to catch up on so I have mountains of work to get through this weekend from this and two assignments and loads of reading from my other courses so i'm just going to use this thread to try to keep me organised so apoligies in advance if I don't keep up with everyone this weekend.

My friend got on her PGCE course as well, not the same one as me but at the same Uni so it means 1/2 the driving as we can car share so will also save on petrol. I'm so pleased, we are going to go out and celebrate next week, although it still doesn't seem real as I haven't celebrated this week. Although we have a pre-course day that we have to attend to complete paperwork, meet everyeone etc and that is whilst I am on holida - still don't know what to do about that. May have to see if grandparents want our holiday and to take DD with them - Arghhh

Have entered race for life this year as well. Did it last year but walked it all. Want to try and run some of it this year so have entered early to give me time to train. Was supposed to go out for my first run yesterday but just didn't have the time. Going to try the couch to 5K to ease me in gently - yikes

Jobs for today

2 x washing (2nd load in now)
Toad in the hole for tea
shopping - may have to do later when DD in bed
15 minutes in each room to take the edge off the mess. That should give me a better idea of what desperately needs attention and what can wait until I have more time.
Tidy dining room so that we can eat in there instead of on our knees as DD eating is getting bad - taking time, messy and lazy. Need to stop eating on our knees in front of telly

Sorry for self-obsessed post - May be back later if I get some stuff done

[grouchyoscar]

Hey ALL Welcome to 3 times

Been to reading friends, collected Ed and the walk home nearly killed me. I am so fed up and worried.

Things to do and Ed has to go to Beavers so, must go

[swanriver]

Grouchy, so sorry about the bad situation with Boris. Lots of people don't even walk as much as you anyway and drive everywhere, or DO as much as you. Taking kids to and from things is exhausting anyway. Think mobility scooter sounds brilliant idea.

DONE - trying to rotate homework and telly at moment
Aztecs - what a bloodthirsty lot, although the mythology sounds strangely familiar - did all the dffernt gods of world religions get together and come up with a plan?
more kitchentidying [aaargh]

To do
supper

seeds Dylsmum? You make me think of spring already
Making Changes, that's lovely to have a friend to compare notes, but not on exactly same course ifysim. My kids' manners are not good even AT table - I'm working on just getting them to make polite conversation..

[swanriver]

and it's not going to be polite if the Aztecs leave an impression
although the Spanish Cqstrs weren't much better

[threetimemummy]

Hi All

Dinner is in the oven o should be ready in about 1/2 hr to 45 mins. Have made rice with ginger and soy fish fr the dcs and chilli and garlic fish with rice for DH and me. YUM!!!

Swan - what printer did you decide on? One of those all in one combos?

OM - thanks for the tips!! The list is my usual daily one, it just looks lots but isnt really!! I you do it everyday it ends up tkaing hardly anytime at all and you cna do most of it in 5 min blocks!!

GO - sorry, newcomer so dont know the background..snow patrol??

Dyl - what seeds are you planting? WE have been given a little bit of our neighbours allotment - should I be getting started now?? I was hoping for it to warm up a bit b4 I had to go out in the weather!!
Dont worry about eating at the table...i have two trays for the boys that they use - although we do eat at the table if hubby is home on the weekends. During the week it is easier for me i they just use their tray on the loor - plus it contains the mess to a spot that I can just wipe down in the sink rather than having to do the floors again!!

Scatty - I have a 4yr old boy and an almost 3yr old boy - 18mths apart so they are great friends. And of course the bubba on the way (silently excited that it is a GIRL!!!)

MC - what sign language do you do? is it part of your course? My 4yr old LOVES makaton - gotta love Justin!1 He uses it all the time for no reason and his preschool teacher even pulled out all her makaton resources for him he is so into it!!

Well I managed to do the vacuuming and all that is left on my list is dinner and associated cleanup and mopping the floors after dinner. Will put away the folded washing while the boys are in the bath then it is just teeth, stories and bed!!

THEN I am going to collapse on the couch!! although i will probably be MNing and streaming Hells Kitchen. I am a little addicted!!

[dylsmum1998]

threetimemummy of allotment space have had my name down for an allotment for around 2 and a half years . we planted a miniature rose, its an indoor plant.

have managed most of my list, just neeed to sort the food for tomorrow and take ds to jujitsu. am feeling v. tired tho and really don't want to

[wendyhappysmile]

hello all
I am stuffed full of scones, cake and tiffin from lunch and then tea time! That's my diet ruined again.
DS horrid tonight. I am fed up with him. He is rude, hurtful and doesn't care about anyone but himself! Within minutes of coming home DD was screaming at him, crying and beside herself with him shouting at her and generally being horrid. he won't do as he is asked and is generally just objectionable. i am at my wits' end!!

Had lovely time with my friends, on the up side.

BB tomorrow. Too tired for any hellos will make up for it tomorrow.

[threetimemummy]

Hello All!

Boys are in bed, list is dne and I am officially off duty till tomorrow..well, not really as DH isnt home, but the boys generally dont get up once down, so maybe I can say i am officially on the couch??

Wendy - Sorry your DS is being horrid. how old is he? Also, what is tiffin??

[scattyspice]

Phew threetime, you've got your hands full! Mine are 6 and nearly 5 so more manageable (slightly). When's the baby due?

Had 1/2 hr in the house with Dh and no kids, managed to have tea together in peace it was really strange lol.

List:
laundry (dds blanket)- done
ironing - done
DC homework - oops forgot
pay visa - also forgot
shave legs/paint nails ready for upcoming romantic weekend . - next job.

wendy sorry ds being a PITA, 4 yo boys are a handful (mine was).

[Wolfcub]

evening all

I have been a busy bunny today. Lots of jobs done including fun things like washing the kitchen radio and some of the kitchen walls. Oh and I have ordered a wedding dress. I think I should have taken you all with me, I might have spent less!