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[Alibabaandthe40nappies]

New thread ladies

Just going to put DS to bed and then I'll be back with my list.

Oh Mini, i would invite myself over and help - love office filing set-up

Leftover:

• ironing DONE & put away

Tues:

• all up & breakfasted DONE
• all dressed DONE
• strip beds & find clean bedding DONE
• parents going home DONE
• library DONE
• PO DONE
• pop into bf group DONE
• home & lunch & tidy up DONE
• DS2 nap DONE
• afternoon; i think lazy one with films/tv Doing
• DS2 garden time DONE

• put on missing 2 pillowcases
• swap bathmats & towels
• tea x 3 (pasta)
• boys bath & bed
• orchestra (remind sitter DONE)
• buy milk & other bits on way home & get cash out

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; DH looking into 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
• cheap picture frame; (50 x 70) (poss Ikea trip?/Wilkinsons?)
• pile of blankets to homeless centre (some basic shopping first & go through bedding/towels too; Started)
• tackle the bombsite that is the spare room...Done some, sorted reusable nappies & baby blankets onto shelves
• re vests; get some FC ones with pictures, lol
• watch missed episodes of my programmes on 5 on demand

Have done basically nothing today. Went to toddlers this morning then friend asked us back to hers so went there until was time to collect dd from school. Her ds spent the last part puking though so no doubt I will be dealing with sick in the next few days.

Alice as everyone knows I am useless with my phone and have been caught out many a time (wc a prime example!), glad all ok with your friend and congrats to your sister.

H came this morning to take dd to school. Said he was going to make an appointment with the gp to discuss his depression but that he wouldn't take ADs or have counselling or therapy So basically he isn't actually going to do anything to help himself.

Feeling smug as I have had quite a productive day
stuff to do
prep wknd stuff doing
print IP stuff
cis check
hoover lounge, as some wild animals have trampled through without us knowing. Still needs doing blush
make christmas cake done
washing done
dishy done

stationery got, files being sorted

Making plans to
a)take over shelf DH's cupboard
b) shred out of date stuff and recylcle paper
c)adopt JKS

Freak. H ... honestly the man's out for your sympathy obv. We all know where that will lead.
good luck with sicky dcs. Am so glad its not me. Although cat vommed this am.

Evening everyone
I have been out most of the day brought back my tumble drier and home with new one tofind it had a different fault so back to shop and now have a completely different tumble drier with smaller load but better make....I hope

Collected dress much nicer on now its shortened, but the jewellery I bought dosen't match and I don't think I can wear any with the diamante brooch things on straps,
BUT got a lovely shrug/cardy thing in ASDA for £10 its lovely with it so bare shoulders solved

Anon I could never get my hair lovely & straight before I got GHD's

Congratulations on new niece Alice, and glad everything was fine with friend.

Mini I haven't done fruit cake yet I said I would do christmas cakes this year but haven't got around to it yet.

I have a jam packed week ahead so might not see much of me,
dd2 is 4 on Friday, can't believe it,
so it will be 4 years on Sat since I spoke to my dad

Mini and JKS - send those stationery (swoon) vibes this way too please. I have a new 2011 diary - one page per day AND DH bringing home sexy super duper notebooks...

Some kind of filing system is in the offing too..... Been a productive day, spoken to loads of people about loads of things so actually, finally, feel like I can do this.

But in amongst all this, Plum we too have a birthday this week, it is DD's FIFTH birthday (good god!) tomorrow, so need to make a big fuss of her. Tonight I need to decorate with balloons, get the pressies out. Raspberries, her favourite, for breakfast tomorrow!!! Cake ready to go to school.. Party on Saturday...

And Plum - that is sad about your Dad... dare I ask, what happened? Only if you want to of course...

Today

• Up, showered and dressed me and DC?s DONE
• General tidy, make beds etc DONE
• Wrap DD?s present
• check rugby tournament photos
• DW Run - after tea/supper
• One load of washing - After school
• Chickens DONE
• Dog DONE
• Ironing
• Kitchen sort DONE
• Ocado order to place
• Buy cake for DD?s birthday at school tomorrow DONE
• Reading with DS and DD
• Buy straw for chickens DONE
• Pick up DC?s swimming badges AFTER TEA
• Organise birthday special meal for DD tomorrow DONE

Moving/House stuff

• Call Architect DONE
• Need Diary and Notebook DONE
• Call Car insurance
• Set up meeting with builder DONE
• Prepare list for builder meeting and email on Thursday
• Pots and Pans cupboard ? make a start
• Start packing study
• Speak to house insurance people
• Call decorator
• Call flooring people
• Track down empty boxes for packing from homebase etc. GOT SOME NEED MORE!
• Sign tenancy agt and pay deposit etc
• Start on house and kitchen magazines given by MIL
• Call Utilities Warehouse/other energy supplier DONE
• Order more vacuum bags

Boys playing really nicely together this evening, v cute :)

Anon - did you use Project Manager when you worked? I did in one job and loved it, could be useful for your move/build?

Leftover:

• ironing DONE & put away DONE

Tues:

• all up & breakfasted DONE
• all dressed DONE
• strip beds & find clean bedding DONE
• parents going home DONE
• library DONE
• PO DONE
• pop into bf group DONE
• home & lunch & tidy up DONE
• DS2 nap DONE
• afternoon; i think lazy one with films/tv DONE
• DS2 garden time DONE
• put on missing 2 pillowcases DONE
• swap bathmats & towels DONE
• tea x 3 (pasta) DONE

• boys bath & bed
• orchestra (remind sitter DONE)
• buy milk & other bits on way home & get cash out

Wed:

• DS1 to school (yey!)
• all up & breakfasted (what time today??)
• all dressed
• DS2 & N to pre-sch (9-11.30 now instead of 9.30)
• bath in peace
• maybe some jobs in peace
• maybe a nap depending on DS2's waking time
• lunch & tidy up
• DS2 nap?
• collect DS1
• chill out time
• tea x 3 (fish finger day (check stock!)
• boys to bed
• DH home late

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; DH looking into 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
• cheap picture frame; (50 x 70) (poss Ikea trip?/Wilkinsons?)
• pile of blankets to homeless centre (some basic shopping first & go through bedding/towels too; Started)
• tackle the bombsite that is the spare room...Done some, sorted reusable nappies & baby blankets onto shelves
• re vests; get some FC ones with pictures, lol
• watch missed episodes of my programmes on 5 on demand

Right back from dancing

dinner in oven (Pizza easy dinner)

Need to
put a wash on
unload dishy
reload dishy
clear up any dinner mess
Iron
hoover??
make pack lunches tonight

Anon We're going to Build a Bear on Saturday so will think of you in amongst the madness, hopefully I won't be hung over from wedding on Friday night, although I might be driver????

I don't mind telling about my dad just very long but short story is:
He is a narcissist of the highest order, and spent all my life shouting at my brother, hes a moron etc, then all the important occasions in my life, graduating, wedding day, births of my children he either had a major row with someone and completely embarassed me, and lots of other small episodes along the way,
basically behaves like a tantruming toddler, and just thinks his opion is the only one and dosen't care who it hurts or offends,
so when dd2 was born we couldn't think of a name my mum suggested her first name, so dh said it would sound nice with his mums name, (they go perfectly)
but when my dad heard her name he threw a massive tantrum in the hospital, about her having dhs mums name, stormed out of the hospital, my mum rang me to say sorry, and I was crying when she told him he had left me in tears, he said no one cares about his feelings,
So he didn't come to visit and then 2 days before christmas he asked my mum to bring the dcs over to visit him, and i just said No, no one would be going over until he apologised,
and he dosen't think he has done anything wrong(why would someone who hadn't done anything wrong not visit their daughter and new born baby, esp when we were told we were lucky to have her alive, for 7 weeks)
And the lovely Slatterns have helped me through many other little dramas that have happened since then, he has banned my mum from babysitting for me, and I'm not allowed to ring the house phone and told her to put the phone down on me amongst other things, needless to say my relationship with my mum is on thin ice

OOO, no I didn't, I wasn't "formally" a project manager, my job title was something completely different, but I always ended up managing projects that other weren't managing . I actually preferred the project management to my real job, so seeing as my boss let me get on with it, all were happy!

That sounds a loverly loverly "tool" of the software variety??? I was mulling it over today whilst DS was swimming that there might even be a magic electronic way of dealing with some of this stuff.... I will investigate, thanks for the tip!

Oh Plum - cross post, I didn't see yours before I posted mine.

You poor thing, and your poor mum who presumably has to cope with this day to day as well... that is so unfair. my sister has very strong narcissist tendencies, so I am on the receiving end of some of what you say, but nothing like what you describe has happened to you.

Despite her best efforts, I still have a relationship with my parents, though she is the constant cloud over it.. What a shame for you, and basically not to be able to contact your mum and her have a relationship with you and your DC is very very difficult... Does your mum ever "sneak" away to speak to you/see you etc? Have you got any contact there? Or is it nay on impossible?

Poor you, I really feel for you .

Evening

I must admit, the longer i am a parent, the less i understand how people can bear a grudge against their kids.

DONE
Everyone up
Everyone breakfast
Empty dishy
Put washload on
Put steriliser on
Everyone dressed
Make beds
Express milk
Go into town - charity shop, stationery shop and Boots for nappies
Lunch
Clear up kitchen
Plasterer coming to finish kitchen about 12pm
Go to horses
Measure horses for new rugs
Cook dinner - fishcakes and mash
DD bed by 7pm
Dishy on

TO DO
Dry washing
Sort out organiser file - will do at weeked perhaps as needs DH too

ONGOING
Clean microwave DONE
Take random stuff upstairs
Email friend some photos of kids
Sort side table in living room
Find some nice photo frames
Try out more biscuit recipes
Measure windows for quote for curtains/blinds
Get chimney swept
Sort out toybox
Get some file dividers DONE
Sort out a file for all important stuff
Clear conservatory sides
Mop hall floor
Mop kitchen floor
Go to the big charity shop to look for a bookcase/unit for the conservatory
Sand around fireplace and repaint
Find a big mirror for over the mantlepiece
Get my sister a card and present
Declutter our bedroom (needs a whole list to itself!)
Christmas!!!!!

Alice I couldn't agree with you more...

Hello everyone! Quick hello from holiday :) We are having a lovely time, DS is loving having DH around - he asked him this morning whether he had to go to work, bless him!

JKS - 3.46! OMG, I think I would have wept. Hooray for your Dad!

Mini - glad you are calmer in your mind about the ex GF.

Plum - :( ((hugs)) my lovely. Hope your DD has a lovely birthday.

ImASlattern - hope you had a successful day getting organised!

Comtessa - I will be 20 weeks on Saturday - halfway there!! Bump is mahoosive though, I look like I did at 25 odd weeks when I was expecting DS Getting kicked quite regularly now!

Alice - i agree.

Plum - :( hope you can still keep some kind of relationship with your Mum.

Ali - strangely i didn't feel like crying yesterday, prob cos i knew my Dad would take over around 5.
Today however I would almost trade in my kids for more sleep! DS2 4.45, DS1 6.15.
Though I have sent DS1 back to his room until 7.

Wed:

• drink tea Doing
• DS1 to school (yey!)
• all up & breakfasted (what time today??)
• all dressed
• DS2 & N to pre-sch (9-11.30 now instead of 9.30)
• bath in peace
• maybe some jobs in peace
• maybe a nap depending on DS2's waking time
• lunch & tidy up
• DS2 nap?
• collect DS1
• chill out time
• tea x 3 (fish finger day (check stock!)
• boys to bed
• DH home late

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; DH looking into 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
• cheap picture frame; (50 x 70) (poss Ikea trip?/Wilkinsons?)
• pile of blankets to homeless centre (some basic shopping first & go through bedding/towels too; Started)
• tackle the bombsite that is the spare room...Done some, sorted reusable nappies & baby blankets onto shelves
• re vests; get some FC ones with pictures, lol
• watch missed episodes of my programmes on 5 on demand

Morning. We were up early because it is DD's birthday, but not as early as JKS's boys....

Today

• Up, showered and dressed me and DC?s
• General tidy, make beds etc
• General birthday stuff with DD!!!! DONE
• check rugby tournament photos
• Empty DW
• Unload overnight wash, one load to put on
• Chickens
• Dog
• Ironing
• Ocado order to place
• Reading with DS and DD
• Birthday tea for DD

Moving/House stuff

• Need Diary and Notebook DONE
• Call Car insurance
• Set up dehumidifier
• Finalise list for meeting with builder
• Pots and Pans cupboard ? make a start
• Start packing study
• Speak to house insurance people
• Set meeting with flooring people
• Call decorator
• Track down empty boxes for packing from homebase etc.
• Sign tenancy agt and pay deposit etc
• Start on house and kitchen magazines given by MIL
• Order more vacuum bags

Anon - happy birthday to your DD :)
And yes the PM stuff is software, Microsoft i think and quite pricey from what i recall when i tried to buy it after i left that job.

Wed:

• drink more tea Doing:)
• all up & breakfasted DONE
• all dressed 2Done
• tidy kitchen & dw on DONE
• laundry; Load in TD Load sorted & folded & put away

• DS1 to school (yey!)
• DS2 & N to pre-sch (9-11.30 now instead of 9.30)
• maybe bath in peace
• maybe some jobs in peace
• maybe a nap depending on DS2's waking time
• lunch & tidy up
• DS2 nap?
• collect DS1
• chill out time
• tea x 3 (fish finger day (check stock DONE)
• boys to bed
• DH home late

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; DH looking into 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
• cheap picture frame; (50 x 70) (poss Ikea trip?/Wilkinsons?)
• pile of blankets to homeless centre (some basic shopping first & go through bedding/towels too; Started)
• tackle the bombsite that is the spare room...Done some, sorted reusable nappies & baby blankets onto shelves
• re vests; get some FC ones with pictures, lol
• watch missed episodes of my programmes on 5 on demand

Morning ladies :)

Mini, have fun with the filing, I am trying to sort my mountain.

Alice, congratulations in your niece.

Freak, sometimes having a day doing no housework helps revitalise you for the next day. Sorry to hear your H is being an ass. Hopefully the Dr will persuade him that he needs to take tablets or whatever just don't be sympathetic to him. Hope your DS is feeling a little better today.

Plum, that is a pain about the dryer hope this one is better.Glad your dress is nice, what sort of colour is it? Happy Birthday to your DD for Friday and she has a great day on Saturday. So sorry to hear about your Dad, I hope he doesn't completely come between you and your Mum.

Anon, Happy Birthday to your DD for today. Hope she has a lovely day.

TODAY
everyone up,showered,dressed,breakfast,lunch boxes made,school DONE
dc3 to nursery
washing machine on ONE WASHE IN
dishwasher empty and fill DONE
sort out middle kitchen counter
hoover hall
sort through all the coats

ONGOING
15 minutes on the sock pile of doom
15 minutes on the paper mountain of doom
wipe kitchen cupboard doors down
clean white goods down
wash kitchen windows
de-cobweb the ceiling

TO DO
find NHS dentist

Hope everyone has a good day.

Morning

Happy birthday to DD anon

I daren't say this in case JKS throws something at me, but F did 8hrs straight last night! DD woke me up though...

No list yet, busy wednesday as usual, and need to catch up on mount washmore - neverending

Morning.

8 hours Alice!

Happy Birthday little anon!

Plum, that's so tough.

• up, make beds, open curtains done
• wipe round bathroom done
• shower and dress done
• spatone + vits
• breakfast and tidy up afterwards
• potty and dress DS
• internet doing
• laundry - put a load in
• do soe stuff
• lunch
• playgroup
• feed the birds
• take rubbish, recycling and compost caddy out
• tea
• wash pots and tidy kitchen
• tidy downstairs + hoover
• DS bath and bed

To Do -

• copy CDs onto hard-drive - started
• put stuff up into top cupboard in Ds room
• get the freezer enptied to defrost
• measure shed base
• wrap present and write card

Christmas -

• decide on gifts to make/buy
• cross-stitch - hand wash, frame - myself? ,
• duplo - inspect and wash
• Christmas cake
• menu?
• decide other deadlines and mark into diary

diy-

• polyfilla holes in ceiling kitchen
• full length mirror for bedroom + more mirrors in general, I like mirrors
• new bulb for fridge
• CO detectors
• replace downstairs door handles

paperwork -

• find paper firemen gave
• filing

Alice - 8 hours.. wow, hats off to young F!!!

DD looked a picture, she got to school, orange balloon in hand, badge on, then her lovely teacher gave her the "birthday hat" and rosette..... all very exciting.....

Ahhh. This time 5 years ago, in fact EXACTLY this time five years ago it was action stations, she was born just before 10am...... Blimey !

Morning!

Happy Birthday to anon's DD

Plum just read about your dad So sorry to hear that you have to put up with that kind of behaviour (suddenly very grateful for own slightly autistic father)

Surprisingly busy day yesterday after lazy day on Monday and currently feeling invigorated rather than tired out so will make the most of it.

Today
Washing up
Do a bit more to bedroom
Call to chase tomorrow's bed delivery as not been given time slot yet will now not be until next week but after complaining did get delivery charge waived - minor victory but stil on mattress on floor for another week at 36 weeks PG, grrr
Email PIL done
Hoover downstairs and stairs
Shopping list for today (DIY and household odds and ends)
Food shopping list for Friday's housewarming to take advantage of shopping by car with mum
Find tools...

Hope everyone has sunshine where they are, beautiful morning here in Nottingham.

Today

• Up, showered and dressed me and DC?s DONE
• DC to school DONE
• General tidy, make beds etc DONE
• General birthday stuff with DD!!!! DONE
• check rugby tournament photos
• Empty DW DONE
• Unload overnight wash , one load to put on
• Chickens
• Dog
• Ironing
• Ocado order to place
• Reading with DS and DD
• Birthday tea for DD

Moving/House stuff

• Need Diary and Notebook DONE
• Call Car insurance
• Set up dehumidifier
• Finalise list for meeting with builder
• Pots and Pans cupboard ? make a start
• Start packing study
• Speak to house insurance people
• Set meeting with flooring people DONE
• Call decorator
• Track down empty boxes for packing from homebase etc.
• Sign tenancy agt and pay deposit etc
• Start on house and kitchen magazines given by MIL
• Order more vacuum bags

Comtessa - you are doing well to be getting up and down from a mattress.. hope you gave them a hard time, do they realise that it is URGENT?!?!?!?!?!?!?!? Well done for getting charge waived. Quite right too!

Gorgeous here in Essex too... dog is in luck today as I quite fancy some fresh air and a walk!

JKS I really feel your pain, ds also went through a long phase of waking at 3/4 am, it was awful. Then eventually got him to go to 5 then 6 and recently it is quite often 6.45/7 which feels very reasonable.

Happy birthday anon's dd

Plum I am an over the knee person too, glad you are happier with the dress now.

All up, dressed, breakfasted - DONE
Washing up - DONE
Wipe kitchen sides and dining table ? DONE
DD to school - DONE
Tidy sitting room - DONE
Hoover downstairs ?
Hoover upstairs ?

Mop downstairs ?
Clean loo ? DONE
Clean sink- DONE
Tidy dc room? DONE
Make beds ? DONE
Rearrange washing on airers and put dry stuff away- DONE
Lunch ?
Inside windows & mirrors ? DONE
Dust sitting room ? DONE
Arrange parcel redelivery ? DONE
Check bank account- DONE
Freak out about lack of money - DOING
Pick up dd-
DD to dance ?
To firework eve -
Cook dinner ?

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

Comtessa - that seems madness, and i cannot imagine getting up off a mattress on the floor at 36 weeks!

I could get used to this kid-free life ...

Wed:

• drink more tea Doing
• all up & breakfasted DONE
• all dressed DONE
• tidy kitchen & dw on DONE
• laundry; Load in TD; Sorted & Folded
• DS1 to school (yey!) DONE
• DS2 & N to pre-sch (9-11.30 now instead of 9.30) DONE
• bath in peace DONE

• maybe some jobs in peace
• maybe a nap depending on DS2's waking time
• lunch & tidy up
• DS2 nap?
• collect DS1
• chill out time
• tea x 3 (fish finger day)
• boys to bed
• DH home late

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; DH looking into 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
• cheap picture frame; (50 x 70) (poss Ikea trip?/Wilkinsons?)
• pile of blankets to homeless centre (some basic shopping first & go through bedding/towels too; Started)
• tackle the bombsite that is the spare room...Done some, sorted reusable nappies & baby blankets onto shelves
• re vests; get some FC ones with pictures, lol
• watch missed episodes of my programmes on 5 on demand Watched one, one left