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[anonymousbird]

Slatterns, you are beckoned!

Come hither from thither but do not dither!!

Spacehoppa we too are long on apples!

We eat lots, just as they are, of our "eaters". So I suspect most if not all will simply be eaten. DH takes at least 2 with him every day and in fact, I am eating one right now!

But as for our cookers, I have gazillions of them. Have made crumble, blackberry and apple pie. I am going to do a batch simply stewed with a bit of sugar, my two eat it with a spoon of greek yogurt. Very easy standby pud.

And I feel a piece of roast pork coming on this weekend, any excuse to ladle a load of apple sauce on the plate.

If you get any thoughts, do let me know!!!!

Oh you are all so domesticated and country kitcheny, I feel ashamed

I have blackberry vodka and sloe gin, my uncle made it though not me.

All up, dressed, breakfasted - DONE
Washing up - DONE
Wipe kitchen sides and dining table ? DONE
DD to school - done
Tidy sitting room - DONE
Clean coffee table - DONE
Hoover downstairs ? DONE
Hoover upstairs ?
Mop downstairs -
Clean loo ? DONE
Clean sink- DONE
Washing up- DONE
Toddler group - DONE
Tidy dc room & make beds ? DONE
Lunch ? DONE
Pick up dd -
IRONING ? DONE!!!!!!!
Put ironing away ? DONE
Put rest of clean washing away -
Cook dinner ?

Wash up -
Bath and bed dc?s-
Tidy kitchen and sitting room ?

thanks anonymousbird for your apple suggestions. Yes they are cookers!

For your apples - get a horse! I would just stew it up in batches ready to have crumble all winter, but then i love winter puddings.

Shepherds pie made for this evening, i am so ready for some sleep

Yes you are all sounding so domesticated, i've got nothing bubbling away!

Tues:

• swap bath mats & towels
• home for lunch DONE & tidy up DONE
• DS2 short nap? hopefully not, want him to go to bed nicely tonight In Garden No nap
• portage worker (1.30) DONE
• collect DS1 DONE
• chill out time Doing (Gymnastics on tv, my choice, lol)
• DH home earlier than expected DONE
• dismantle cot & into spare/junk room DONE
• set up toddler bed ready for tonight DONE
• cancel sitter as DH here DONE
• cackle evilly at leaving Dh to deal with 1st night in a bed Doing

• tea x 4 (pasta) & tidy up
• boys to bed
• orchestra

Longer term:

• Find new dentist that is taking on NHS patients; have looked up some to ring
• upload & order online prints (DH getting rid of that PC so i need to a) research 'time machines', b) get one, c) move all photos from his PC onto it, d) link up my laptop with it so all photos from here go on it
• order door curtain (& rail) for front door; need to email seller about sizes (got measurements)
• clean kitchen cupboard doors
• empty all cupboards out, check contents & restock
• research backing up hardware for computers Done More
• make up basket of toys & pictures for DS2; need basket Got Basket
• pictures to label 'animals' & 'people' & 'cars' boxes
• SHOWER; use Lakeland spray
• baby present for friend & arrange visit Poss date suggested
• handwash carefully completed embroidery picture i unearthed last week, then frame
• cheap picture frames; (50 x 70 & 12ish x 13ish) (poss Ikea trip?)
• eBay pile; photos; list
• pile of blankets to homeless centre (some basic shopping first?)
• ring fridge national helpline to arrange service & new fridge door seal DONE & coming next wed (will prob cost a fortune but hey)

FFS what is it with DH?!?!
He wasn't going to be home for tea so i had planned a packet of fresh pasta with pasta sauce, enough for us 3 (DS1 doesn't eat much, DS2 eats loads and i am fine with whatever's left).
But, he came home early, should be good news right?
So i said (as i'm knackered & he was going to do tea):
"There are 2 packets of pasta & 2 sauces, different, but 1 of each won't be enough, so you'll have to do both."
"OK" says he.

All clear right?
So what does he do? 1 packet of pasta with 1 sauce, tiny portions all round, DS1 is fine, but DS2 & I are still hungry, grr. And then you've 'missed' DS2's cooperative eating window so anything you give him he won't eat. Meanwhile i have orchestra to go to and i'm hungry. Yes i know i can find something else but really HOW HARD WAS IT?!?!

Then he gets all huffy & offended and I'm all pissed off and disbelieving.

and breathe....and go and find something else to eat!

Tues:

• swap bath mats & towels
• tea x 4 (pasta) & tidy up DONE (sort of, hmph)

• boys to bed
• orchestra

Longer term:

• Find new dentist that is taking on NHS patients; have looked up some to ring
• upload & order online prints (DH getting rid of that PC so i need to a) research 'time machines', b) get one, c) move all photos from his PC onto it, d) link up my laptop with it so all photos from here go on it
• order door curtain (& rail) for front door; need to email seller about sizes (got measurements)
• clean kitchen cupboard doors
• empty all cupboards out, check contents & restock
• research backing up hardware for computers Done More
• make up basket of toys & pictures for DS2; need basket Got Basket
• pictures to label 'animals' & 'people' & 'cars' boxes
• SHOWER; use Lakeland spray
• baby present for friend & arrange visit Poss date suggested
• handwash carefully completed embroidery picture i unearthed last week, then frame
• cheap picture frames; (50 x 70 & 12ish x 13ish) (poss Ikea trip?)
• eBay pile; photos; list
• pile of blankets to homeless centre (some basic shopping first?)

Evening!

JKS, what a pain! He clearly wasn't listening.

Sounds productive in here today!

DS has been a bit naughty the last couple days. Proper shouting 'Noooo!' and refusing to do as he's told. Think the exciting weekend has unsettled him a little.

I have moved some furniture round so that the dining table is now accessible in three sides and the three of us can comfortably eat at the table together.
And we had a proper meal too with veg and tatties.

load of washing in done
dry pots done
more cd copying done
lunch done
kitchen done
shops done
rubbish out done
furniture moving done
tea done
wash pots done
DS bath and bed dhdone
tidy downstairs + hoover done

hang washing
knit

Wasting - well done on the table :)
I know, i'm over it now, more just disbelief that i can have a supposed conversation then it turns out it was just me talking and him nodding, silly man!

Well haven't been up to check but DH said the boys went quiet about 8pm so hopefully they are in the right beds

Tues:

• swap bath mats & towels
• boys to bed DONE
• orchestra DONE

Wed:

• all up & breakfasted
• all dressed
• Nanny now able to drive boys so taking DS2 to pre-sch & home
• DS1 to school
• me & DH to Harvest Festival at DS1's school :)
• DH to work
• lunch & tidy up
• collect DS1 (with N & DS2)
• straight to friends for tea :)
• home for boys bath & bed
• quiet night

Longer term:

• Find new dentist that is taking on NHS patients; have looked up some to ring
• upload & order online prints (DH getting rid of that PC so i need to a) research 'time machines', b) get one, c) move all photos from his PC onto it, d) link up my laptop with it so all photos from here go on it
• order door curtain (& rail) for front door; need to email seller about sizes (got measurements)
• clean kitchen cupboard doors
• empty all cupboards out, check contents & restock
• research backing up hardware for computers Done More
• make up basket of toys & pictures for DS2; need basket Got Basket
• pictures to label 'animals' & 'people' & 'cars' boxes
• SHOWER; use Lakeland spray
• baby present for friend & arrange visit Poss date suggested
• handwash carefully completed embroidery picture i unearthed last week, then frame
• cheap picture frames; (50 x 70 & 12ish x 13ish) (poss Ikea trip?)
• eBay pile; photos; list
• pile of blankets to homeless centre (some basic shopping first?)

JKS - we love em but they never listen!!! Mine also expects me to mind read, so whereas I (in a slightly nagging fashion I suspect) remind him/ask the same thing at least twice if it is important (and he still doesn't register it!), he actually chooses to send his important information to me through the power of his brain alone.

Oh yes. It's fabulous apparently, but sadly my brain waves do not appear to be compatible with his brain waves, so good old fashion "tell me out loud" is still needed. Sorry, I've not been upgraded yet! 13 years later, you'd have thought he'd worked it out?!

He also has absolutely no ability to estimate how long something will take, which often completely scuppers me - "oh don't worry, I'll have this done in 20 minutes, then we can go out/have lunch/play with kids/ etc etc etc" Several hours later......

Anyway, enough of man baiting. Good morning and here we go. It's going to pour all day, so focus on inside (again):

Today

• Up, showered and dressed me and DC?s
• DC?s to school
• general tidy, make beds etc
• Upstairs hoover
• Bathrooms
• Post office
• Trip to Dump
• Mop utility floor
• One wash load
• DW run, unload/load
• Ironing
• Chickens
• Walk dog
• Reading with DS and DD
• Out for tea
• Next batch of loft clearing once DC asleep

Next couple of days

• Dig up next row of spuds
• Second coat the shed
• Find 10 clever ways with pumpkins
• Check photo printing
• Gap website
• Organise some tea dates for DC
• Appraisal for headmistress
• Find Maths worksheets for DS

Ongoing

• Clear loft/stuff to dump
• Room by room plan to pack and clear
• Names and addresses onto computer
• Talk to BT, Sky, utilities and Council re transferring services/bills to new address.
• Bin/Charity Shop/Keep exercise on the kids toys
• Restart meal planning
• DH's tax return
• Check pension documents for me and DH
• Learn to use IMac (finally) and Itunes
• Stuff to flog on Ebay
• Register with Anthony Nolan Trust
• Put summer clothes away
• Check out this year's panto
• Tesco Day out vouchers to use up - half term

Anon - so true so true!! I think i must be having some sort of pmt-within-pg thing as he can do no right at the moment, he just doesn't seem to have a clue!!

So, Nanny texted late last night to say someone drove into her car! she is ok thankfully but her car isn't, don't know all the details but we said don't worry about today, just try and relax cos it is so scary and she's only young. So, DH taking DS2 to his pre-sch and i'm going to harvest festival on my own (prob a good thing in my current mood!).

Left from Tues:

• swap bath mats & towels DONE

Wed:

• all up & breakfasted DONE
• all dressed DONE
• DH taking DS2 to pre-sch & home Doing
• DS1 to school DONE

• me to Harvest Festival at DS1's school
• DH to work
• lunch & tidy up
• collect DS1 (with N & DS2)
• straight to friends for tea
• home for boys bath & bed
• quiet night

Longer term:

• Find new dentist that is taking on NHS patients; have looked up some to ring
• upload & order online prints (DH getting rid of that PC so i need to a) research 'time machines', b) get one, c) move all photos from his PC onto it, d) link up my laptop with it so all photos from here go on it
• order door curtain (& rail) for front door; need to email seller about sizes (got measurements)
• clean kitchen cupboard doors
• empty all cupboards out, check contents & restock
• research backing up hardware for computers Done More
• make up basket of toys & pictures for DS2; need basket Got Basket
• pictures to label 'animals' & 'people' & 'cars' boxes
• SHOWER; use Lakeland spray
• baby present for friend & arrange visit Poss date suggested
• handwash carefully completed embroidery picture i unearthed last week, then frame
• cheap picture frames; (50 x 70 & 12ish x 13ish) (poss Ikea trip?)
• eBay pile; photos; list
• pile of blankets to homeless centre (some basic shopping first?)

Hope I haven't scared you all off with my bad mood?!

Wed:

• all up & breakfasted DONE
• all dressed DONE
• DH taking DS2 to pre-sch & home DONE
• DS1 to school DONE
• me to Harvest Festival at DS1's school DONE (aww, cute!)
• DH to work DONE
• lunch & tidy up Doing
• dw unloaded & reloaded DONE
• laundry; Load1 in TD Load2 in WM

• collect DS1 (with DS2)
• straight to friends for tea
• home for boys bath & bed
• quiet night

Longer term:

• Find new dentist that is taking on NHS patients; have looked up some to ring
• upload & order online prints (DH getting rid of that PC so i need to a) research 'time machines', b) get one, c) move all photos from his PC onto it, d) link up my laptop with it so all photos from here go on it
• order door curtain (& rail) for front door; need to email seller about sizes (got measurements)
• clean kitchen cupboard doors
• empty all cupboards out, check contents & restock
• research backing up hardware for computers Done More
• make up basket of toys & pictures for DS2; need basket Got Basket
• pictures to label 'animals' & 'people' & 'cars' boxes
• SHOWER; use Lakeland spray
• baby present for friend & arrange visit Poss date suggested
• handwash carefully completed embroidery picture i unearthed last week, then frame
• cheap picture frames; (50 x 70 & 12ish x 13ish) (poss Ikea trip?)
• eBay pile; photos; list
• pile of blankets to homeless centre (some basic shopping first?)

** How was the Harvest Festival? Hope Nanny is ok. Very frightening, even a small bump.

Been busy getting house straightened out a bit.. sun came out so the dog was in luck and finally back to check in. Very quiet this morning...

Today

• Up, showered and dressed me and DC?s DONE
• DC?s to school DONE
• general tidy, make beds etc DONE
• Upstairs and Downstairs hoover
• Bathrooms
• Post office
• Trip to Dump
• Mop utility floor
• One wash load DONE
• DW run, unload/load
• Letter to Council re council tax exemption
• Order case for phone
• Ironing DONE
• Chickens DONE
• Walk dog DONE
• Quick dive into Waitrose (why do I always miss something off my Ocado order?!)
• Reading with DS and DD
• Out for tea
• Next batch of loft clearing once DC asleep

Next couple of days

• Dig up next row of spuds
• Second coat the shed
• Find 10 clever ways with pumpkins
• Check photo printing
• Gap website
• Organise some tea dates for DC
• Appraisal for headmistress
• Find Maths worksheets for DS

(JKS it wasn't you drove into nanny's car was it?? )

Had a nice morning, met friend in sainsbury#s cafe for coffee and chat. Our boys annoyed some of the other customers by driving their cars around the table but they weren't being at all naughty, just normal 2 year old boys so to the sour faced old bag who tutted at us and moved tables.

Leg and hip still painful, nurse friend thinks I might have arthritis

Haven't got much more to do today, just dusting and hoovering.

Men must have an inbrn 'prat' virus which surfaces from time to time.
Freaki you are a bit young for arthritis, although I know it happens sometimes. If you have ever pulled tendon, or fallen on your hip it can take ages to mend up to 2 years for a tendon for eg. keep it moving though.
Lost list. But have changed bed, washed sheets and started on spare room which was becoming an outpost of office of doom.
Want to try to get house streight ( is that spelt right it looks weird)so that you can actually enter room for example

Hey all!

• up, showered etc. done
• breakfast done
• play done
• washing done
• lunch done
• cooking club done
• Aldi done

Next -

• tidy up!
• dry pots
• get tea on

Good afternoon. Final check in for the day. And what a day, it's absolutely gorgeous evening here... last final blast of summer the next few days hopefully.....

• Up, showered and dressed me and DC?s DONE
• DC?s to school DONE
• general tidy, make beds etc DONE
• Downstairs hoover DONE
• Trip to Dump DONE
• One wash load DONE
• DW run, unload/load DONE
• Letter to Council re council tax exemption DONE
• Order case for phone DONE
• Ironing DONE
• Chickens DONE
• Walk dog DONE
• Quick dive into Waitrose (why do I always miss something off my Ocado order?!) DONE
• Reading with DS and DD
• Out for tea DONE
• Next batch of loft clearing once DC asleep

Tomorrow

• Bathrooms
• Post office
• Mop utility and kitchen floor
• Another trip to the dump!

It was lovely today once it cleared up, not that i made anything of it really, may try more outside time tomorrow.

The Nanny is fine thanks, her car is damaged but still driveable so think she will be back tomorrow, car not due into garage until next Tues apparently.

And no, it wasn't me!!

Someone at Lakeside, drove into the fron drivers side so must have been v scary.

Harvest Festival was v cute thanks :)

Wed:

• all up & breakfasted DONE
• all dressed DONE
• DH taking DS2 to pre-sch & home DONE
• DS1 to school DONE
• me to Harvest Festival at DS1's school DONE (aww, cute!)
• DH to work DONE
• lunch & tidy up DONE
• dw unloaded & reloaded DONE
• laundry; Loads dry needing sorting another load in
• collect DS1 (with DS2) DONE
• straight to friends for tea DONE was lovely

• home for boys bath DH Doing & bed
• our dinner
• quiet night

Thurs :

• all up & breakfasted
• all dressed
• DH to work
• DS1 to sch
• DS2 to pre-sch
• few quiet hours, try and get some stuff done
• DS2 home & lunch & tidy up
• poss DS2 short nap?
• scan (2.30)
• Nanny collecting DS1
• boys tea & tidy up
• boys to bed
• our dinner

Longer term:

• Find new dentist that is taking on NHS patients; have looked up some to ring
• upload & order online prints (DH getting rid of that PC so i need to a) research 'time machines', b) get one, c) move all photos from his PC onto it, d) link up my laptop with it so all photos from here go on it
• order door curtain (& rail) for front door; need to email seller about sizes (got measurements)
• clean kitchen cupboard doors
• empty all cupboards out, check contents & restock
• research backing up hardware for computers Done More
• make up basket of toys & pictures for DS2; need basket Got Basket
• pictures to label 'animals' & 'people' & 'cars' boxes
• SHOWER; use Lakeland spray
• baby present for friend & arrange visit Poss date suggested
• handwash carefully completed embroidery picture i unearthed last week, then frame
• cheap picture frames; (50 x 70 & 12ish x 13ish) (poss Ikea trip?)
• eBay pile; photos; list
• pile of blankets to homeless centre (some basic shopping first?)

hello

feeding f so one handed...

i don't know if some of you remember, but fil is starting his once a fortnight breakfast visits again as of tomorrow, so need a list this evening!

dd bath
dd bed - dh doing both of these
empty dishy
get wet washing out of tumble and hang up in bathroom
load dishy
washload on
Do some washing up
clean kitchen sides
Sweep floor

Go through downstairs picking up rubbish
Go through downstairs picking up washing
Tidy toys away
Clear dining room table
Put phone on charge
Tidy hall
Sweep hall
Dry washing
Put another load of washing on
Have shower
Tidy bathroom
Get DH to put bread on?

Think that will do.....back in 20mins or so

DONE
dd bath
dd bed - dh doing both of these
empty dishy
get wet washing out of tumble and hang up in bathroom
load dishy
washload on
Do some washing up
clean kitchen sides
Sweep floor

Go through downstairs picking up rubbish
Go through downstairs picking up washing
Tidy toys away
Clear dining room table

TO DO
Put phone on charge
Tidy hall
Sweep hall
Dry washing
Put another load of washing on
Have shower
Tidy bathroom
Get DH to put bread on?

• tidy up! done
• dry pots done
• get tea on done
• fold dry washing done
• hang washing done
• tea done
• DS bath and bed done
• knit done
• wash pots half

Next -

• finish pots
• print some stuff out
• check lists and diary
• read

Morning!
Alice - once a fortnight breakfast visits?!?!? Sounds interesting?

After all your advice, I have ordered some vacuum storage bags - hoping they might arrive today so I can clear our spare room of the growing piles of summer clothes/spare cushions and bedding that we aren't going to need for a while... Now have space in the loft to store it all, will be very satisfying to move some stuff in there!

Have all sorts of stuff to flog on ebay now, but I always find it such a drag listing it all. Ugh. It takes sooooo long. Anyone out there do much listing? I generally have 2 or 3 big blitzes a year - can't muster the strength to do it more regularly. Got loads of nice stuff this time though, should raise some decent cash. My incentive is that the kids and I can have some fun at half term if I sell enough!!!

I swear these lists have changed my life. Even through the chaos of our lives, knowing I have my list to come back to, my sanity anchor, rather than trying to keep it all in my head is such a life saver. Thanks ladies

TODAY

• Up, showered and dressed me and DC?s
• DC?s to school
• general tidy, make beds etc
• Upstairs and sitting room hoover
• One wash load
• DW run, unload/load
• Chickens
• Walk dog
• Reading with DS and DD
• Bathrooms
• Post office
• Buy tape measure
• Mop utility and kitchen floor
• Final trip to the dump!
• Dig up next row of spuds
• Second coat the shed
• Appraisal for headmistress
• Ocado order for Friday

Next couple of days

• DH's tax return
• Find 10 clever ways with pumpkins
• Check photo printing
• Gap website
• Organise some more tea dates for DC
• Find Maths worksheets for DS

Ongoing

• Clear loft DONE
• Room by room plan to pack and clear
• Names and addresses onto computer
• Talk to BT, Sky, utilities and Council re transferring services/bills to new address.
• Bin/Charity Shop/Keep exercise on the kids toys
• Restart meal planning

• Check pension documents for me and DH
• Learn to use IMac (finally) and Itunes
• Stuff to flog on Ebay
• Register with Anthony Nolan Trust
• Put summer clothes away
• Check out this year's panto
• Tesco Day out vouchers to use up - half term

Alice that is quite a list! And you've already done loads of it, put me to shame!

Anon I store stuff for ages thinking I will ebay it but then get fed up with it hanging around and send it to charity. Stupid really because I could do with the cash but laziness seems to win every time.

Anyone interested in seeing my DATE for sat look at the latest added person on my fb page(PB). Don't think I actually fancy him at this stage but we'll see...he ticked the nice smile and good with children boxes on my requirements list when I saw him anyway. It will be good to get ot and chat to someone different to normal anyway.

Just going to hang some washing out and then will be back with a list

Anon - you are welcome :) Actually I agree.

Am actually now questioning DH's sanity, really. He is just not on this planet at the moment. Have told him, nicely, that i think he behaving oddly and needs to look at himself.

Thurs :

• all up & breakfasted DONE
• all dressed DONE
• DH to work DONE
• DS1 to sch DONE
• DS2 to pre-sch DONE
• long bath for me :) DONE
• few quiet hours, try and get some stuff done Catching up on Sky+

• DS2 home & lunch & tidy up
• poss DS2 short nap?
• scan (2.30)
• Nanny collecting DS1
• boys tea & tidy up
• boys to bed
• our dinner

Longer term:

• Find new dentist that is taking on NHS patients; have looked up some to ring
• upload & order online prints (DH getting rid of that PC so i need to a) research 'time machines', b) get one, c) move all photos from his PC onto it, d) link up my laptop with it so all photos from here go on it
• order door curtain (& rail) for front door; need to email seller about sizes (got measurements)
• clean kitchen cupboard doors
• empty all cupboards out, check contents & restock
• research backing up hardware for computers Done More
• make up basket of toys & pictures for DS2; need basket Got Basket
• pictures to label 'animals' & 'people' & 'cars' boxes
• SHOWER; use Lakeland spray
• baby present for friend & arrange visit Poss date suggested
• handwash carefully completed embroidery picture i unearthed last week, then frame
• cheap picture frames; (50 x 70 & 12ish x 13ish) (poss Ikea trip?)
• eBay pile; photos; list
• pile of blankets to homeless centre (some basic shopping first?)

All up, dressed, breakfasted - DONE
Washing up - DONE
Wipe kitchen sides and dining table ? DONE
Load of washing on ? DONE
Load of washing out ? DONE
Wool wash on ? DONE
Wool wash out -
DD to school - DONE
Speak to teacher about wee issue - DONE
Tidy sitting room - DONE
Hoover downstairs ? DONE
Hoover upstairs ?
Mop downstairs ?
Dust sitting room ? DONE
Dust bedrooms ? DONE
Remove ceiling cobwebs ?DONE (hardly any, maybe plug in thingys are working)
Kill flies ? DONE (lots of lfies, maybe another good sign re lack of spiders)
Empty water out of plastics recycling box - DONE
Clean loo ? DONE
Clean sink- DONE
Tidy dc room & make beds ? DONE
Lunch ?
Toddler group -
Pick up dd ?
Bring in washing ?
Sort washing -
Put washing away ?
Cook dinner ?

Wash up -
Bath and bed dc?s-
Tidy kitchen and sitting room ?
REMEMBER TO WRITE IN DD?S READING LOG -

JKS what has he done now??