Good Morning Mumsnet! What are everyone's plans for the day?

[lucysmam]

I'm just sitting in my kitchen spot with my first cup of tea of the day. Not as peaceful as usual, the washer's already on with the first of three loads. I've not been on top form this week so the basket's overflowing 🙄

The girls are supposed to be off to a local shopping outlet, with their dad, to shop for my birthday next week. It's raining though so I can already feel the enthusiasm running away & town being suggested instead.

I was going to head that way with them for a couple of things from the make up shop, then off to town for work trousers for me and school tights for dd2. I'm not sure whether to push my luck though. I've woken up feeling better than I have all week & don't want to jinx it 🤷‍♀️

If I don't go out, I've some prep to do for our first night back at Rainbows and Guides next week, and could do with updating my accounts.

I think we'll have jacket spuds for tea, something else for dd2 (probably nuggets or similar).

This evening, I'll order a few birthday things for dd1, then have another early one. The girls will probably stay up later than me again but the extra sleep seems to be helping with whatever it is that's making me feel rough.

What about all of you? 🙂

I have an appointment with Urology Doc about frequent UTIs ( yes on a Saturday) so you win so far @lucysmam 😂

Been up since half 6 with the kids, DD (18 months) had a tantrum because I wouldn't let her throw her slippers in the toilet! I'll hopefully get her down for a nap in the next couple of hours then DS has a birthday party. Might drop him off at it then go for a secret McDonald's (the best kind!)

Nothing really to do after that, probably just stay in the house, it's quite cold and wet outside. Will make chicken curry for dinner I think, get the DC to bed and probably fall asleep watching TV by 10pm like last night!

Hi @lucysmam

I'm up early (comparatively to the last couple of weeks) as I've got such a tickly throat and was coughing; didn't want to wake DH. We're both finally feeling quite a bit better, but not back to full health yet...

I'm downstairs at the PC, which isn't nearly as comfortable as being snuggled up on the sofa under my fleece blanket with the iPad. But it needs charging.

I'm MNing and idly window shopping for beautiful things.

Morning @lucysmam hope you feel better soon and have a lovely birthday next week!

I'm so excited about today, I'm getting ready to go away for the night to see a friend! No DC coming!

Booked a cottage for the weekend so will be walks, country pubs, log fires and good food.

However that also means I'm rushing round now doing all uniform wash etc so DH doesn't have to do it as he's looking after DC and I don't want a mad rush on Sunday afternoon when I'm home!

Not sure. The little one had their first good night in weeks, we've done their stretched and they are currently in their standing frame in front of the TV watching CBeebies. I am about to head up for a shower once I have drunk my coffee. We might head out for a walk after nap and lunch time but we might not, depends on the weather, the small person is not fond of the wind and it is very windy here. If we don't go out I will need to raid the freezer for my dinner tonight, the small person's is already blended and ready to go.

Good morning. This week we have reserved a puppy! She will be with us from around 5th Feb. So we’re off to view/buy various supplies (we’ve never had our own dog before). We’ve also booked to have lunch in a nice restaurant nearby. Then back home for a quiet evening I think. This coming week will be super busy in work so I will do a bit of prep and planning before Monday to help me feel on top of things.

Forgot about plans for the day.

Have a load of clean washing waiting in the machine - going to hang it up outside as soon as I can be bothered to get dressed.

The kitchen needs a huge tidy up - I've been pretending it doesn't exist for the past two days. I got up every day when I was really quite ill to tidy up/run the dishwasher but since I've started to feel a bit better I just haven't wanted to bother. I'll do two dishwasher loads, and hand wash a bunch of glasses (didn't want to do that while I was ill as worried I would break them). DH would happily do it and has offered but I have a weird thing where I don't like other people doing things in the kitchen unless it's already quite clean/tidy.

I'm packing away all the Christmas decorations - currently all over the living room floor, coffee tables and sideboard.

Also going to have a mini clear-out of our big storage room upstairs. Mostly trying to reduce some of my things. I tend to hold on to too much stuff. I don't actually have all that much left as I've been reducing my possessions over the past few years. But we're very low on storage options right now and it will be quite a while before we can put anything in, and clutter/mess irritates me so much.

I'm not feeling the cooking these days (usually love it) so I've not made any plans. Yesterday I couldn't be bothered to cook and again, DH would happily do it but the kitchen is too much of a mess for me to be relaxed about that so we had a takeaway peri peri chicken and coleslaw, with chips for DH.

I will have a little look if there's anything in the freezer.

Also I hope you feel better soon!

Get well soon Lucysmam

I unexpectedly have the day free so have written a list of things to do, including eat cake and drink coffee. Also some boring DIY and cleaning. Aiming for a gentle day but with the house a bit more homely by the end of it.

I will be taking the Christmas decorations down, haven’t done that yet 😲🫢
DH will be helping
DS has a friend coming over, so that’ll be mayhem 🫣
DD will be staying well out of the way and is going to a party later.

Pasta bake later and some kind of games with DS while DD is out.

I am living the dream here with an 8.30am dental check up already done. Though the dentist was very nice.

Oooh bliss

Have a fab time

Got up and did a load of paperwork
Now soaking in bath whilst DH irons
Then out for a walk - in the rain, might not last long!
Pub lunch
TV and pizza tonight and DS2 packing for back to Uni tomorrow

Just gotten up not well still fighting off two infections 🥲
Need to pop to BnM and food shopping at some point hoping my energy magically returns before we go! Then make a start on tidying up as it's got out of control over the Christmas holidays but at this point I'll be happy if I manage shopping and have a rest afterwards. also the weather is crap here - so not helping on the motivation side!

Good morning all. Very productive morning here, completed some admin I've been putting off and ordered carpets for our baby's room (she's 6mo so hopefully will be moving in there soon!). We're going to start shopping around for a new ensuite this afternoon. We've put off renovations for so long but decided this was the year we'd bite the bullet and go for it! Roast chicken for dinner this evening and we'll watch The Rig on Amazon prime. Hope you feel better soon @lucysmam

Absolutely nothing, I plan to sit in my PJs and relax while everyone is out all day. Nothing much to do later except walk the dogs, got a stew in the slow cooker for tonight, that's it. I'm going to knit, nap and have a day off.

Morning!

I have just got out of bed, I’ve had a very long week at work so a lie in was needed plus I’m doing overtime tomorrow so today was my only chance of a lie in all week!

DS is at his dads, DP is at football so I’m going to have my second coffee of the morning, have a nice hot shower then catch up with Handmaids Tale.

Once DP is back we’re going to do a bit of shopping then home to bake a cake (DP, not me, I can’t bake for toffee!). Then hopefully trip to the cinema to watch the Whitney Houston film. DP is off out tonight so once he’s out I’m going to order a domino’s and have a couple of baileys before an early night ready for work tomorrow.

Sorry you have been feeling rough @lucysmam. DH had the lurgy that was going around just before Christmas and is still feeling a bit rough and in bed by 8 every night. He says he just gets so tired.

Today I slept in until 8.40 which I haven’t done for months. We started taking the Christmas stuff down on Thursday, did a lot yesterday but need to finish today. Then hopefully get the boxes back up into the loft at some stage.

I’m currently drinking another cup of tea having emptied the dishwasher. Think I may be brewing a dose of cystitis so I’ve taken something for that and need to remember to drink lots of water. Need to start stripping beds from visitors over new year. Also need to vacuum and brush the dog. Dinner is curry from the freezer. And wine. And eating some of the Christmas chocolates.

Good morning, lucysmam and all
I am contemplating the pile of Xmas decorations sitting on the landing, which I took down yesterday. It is a long drawn out process to put them away properly in the Cupboard of Doom, wrestling with suitcases and boxes.
I also have washing and upstairs cleaning to do, plus a massive pile of clean clothes to sort. Very little motivation for any of this, as I think I am starting another UTI and feeling a bit sorry for myself.😕
I have a pile of clothes to overdye from weird cerise/magenta into more pleasing purple/aubergine shades. Now that will be fun, as you never quite know what you will get.
The coven is meeting later this afternoon, and going on into the evening, so I will make cheese and onion jacket potatoes to take, as well as leaving some for DH. He is going to boil the gammon joint that we didn't use over Xmas, so that's dinner tonight.
Hope everyone who is unwell feels better soon. Bloody January, eh?

I’ve been to Aldi (full shop for £47 - a good week cost wise but we had done some big shops in December so didn’t need certain things this week as normal.
DH has done all the upstairs housework (bathrooms too) and I’ll do downstairs shortly (kitchen/diner, lounge and study). I’ve just popped a bolognaise in the slow cooker for tea.
DD is at work, DH has popped to Church to sort some maintenance issues (leak in kitchen).
Lazy afternoon planned and then me, DMIL and DD are going to the Cinema tonight to see the Whitney Houston film.

Morning all! Currently sitting nursing a coffee (and scrolling MN). Plan is some shopping for food and a couple of errands, followed by cleaning the house. It’s looking very tired. I have some grandiose ideas about batch cooking because we have fallen into the habit of grabbing leftovers and not cooking proper meals lately, but we will see if the plans actually come to anything! I was thinking of dragging DH to see ‘Empire of Light’ this evening if we can get in. Seems domestics and a movie are on the cards for lots of us today. It’s pouring with rain here.

Morning all ☀️
I'm having an utterly miserable day so far. DH is out, toddler DS is whining at anything and everything and I'm so done with being pregnant and willing this baby to vacate soon. But 38w and the thought of potentially still another few to go is making me want to cry!
Have got all the beds stripped though and bedding in the drier so there's a lovely clean laundry smell which is making me happier and finally got round to clearing the rest of the Xmas clutter away and having a proper hoover and mop around. Can't be bothered to do anything else, raining here too so will try and amuse DS with CBeebies and try to chill out. Had thought about going shopping but sacked that off given how whingey DS is being. No idea what's for dinner now though, something shoved in the oven from the freezer I expect or may treat myself to a takeaway for 1!

Had a good morning despite the weather - park run and coffee with a friend. More productive than a usual Saturday.

Came home to find DH had got the DC going on their homework.

The DC have swimming but otherwise it's going to be a quiet one - tv, sausages and mash for tea, need to do a bit of cleaning and do Day 6 of yoga with Adriene.

Why do you have to 'rush around' to do the laundry, I am sure that he is capable? I notice so often on these threads that a lot of you do so much laundry on a Saturday. Where are your husbands/partners? Why aren't they doing it? I am genuinely curious, because I wouldn't be wasting an entire Saturday morning doing 3 loads of wash if my partner was also capable!

@Scalottia we have a severely disabled child so DH has enough to be getting on with!