Spring into action Slatterns, it's Cheap, Easy and Quick here...

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New thread ladies!! Welcome back.

Bring your lists, bring whatever you want, but remember we love it cheap easy and quick .

Who mentioned Shake n Vac??? Cor, that takes me back, those adverts! I used to love the stuff!!!

Oh, and JKS - the ebay stuff keeps getting up on the bed (naughty ebay stuff) and then I have to take it off again each night. How silly is that.

Anyway

• Up, showered and dressed DONE
• Major tidy up DONE (except playroom)
• General tidy, make beds etc DONE
• DC to school DONE
• Fill/Run/Empty DW DONE
• Washing DONE
• Ironing DONE
• On line banking DONE
• 24th DONE and 25th Jan ? credit card payments
• Check dehumidifier DONE
• Building project finances
• Collect post from house DONE
• Go see builders
• Collect dog food
• Chickens DONE
• Dog DONE
• Find/buy photo frames DONE
• Check photo printing DONE
• Pay Utilities Warehouse Bill
• Sort stuff to list on Ebay
• Refix with EON ? part done, but need to shop around for a possible ?switch?
• Call Builder re costings
• Feb house budget Started - needs more work
• Babysitter for school quiz night
• Gloves and other warm gear for DD
• Get fire going
• Make dinner

Hello :)

Wet and horrid here too Anon.

JKS - what a nightmare for you, will you sneak in a nap this afternoon or no chance?

Had growth scan and consultant this morning. Baby's growth has slowed and levelled off, thank goodness, so that is really good news - means I'm not producing so much insulin as I was which is good for me and especially good for the baby. Big relief Consultant is v.pleased with how well I've controlled the GD, and she doesn't even want me to have any more scans :)
Birth plan is agreed! I will attempt VBAC if I go into labour spontaneously, but I'm booked in for an ELCS on the 28th March if nothing has happened before then.

Feeling so much better to have that all sorted.

DONE
All up and dressed
Breakfast and clear up kitchen
Unload dishwasher
Friend here at 9am to look after DS for the morning
Hospital 9.40am
Home and lunch
Ring parents to update them on scan etc
DH working at home for the rest of the day

TO DO
Clear up
Drink
Lazy-ish afternoon I think!
2 loads of washing
Dinner - fajhitas with the leftover chicken
Clear up
DS to bed
Early night for me

ONGOING
Get midwife to sign HIP form for me - argh forgot, will have to ring her
Go into dental practice to fill in forms
Buy and hang a mirror in the spare room
Wash baby hammock and bedding - done

SPRING CLEANING LIST
Clean living room and dining room carpets - need to chase quotes
Spare bedroom bookcase
Call furniture donation scheme about stuff in garage - have rung, need to check it has the relevant fire label
Polish the silver
Sideboard (this is a mega task) - one cupboard done
Sort and shred old paperwork

Ali - great news. Eek at 28th March!! So soon..... (sorry!)

• Up, showered and dressed DONE
• General tidy, make beds etc DONE
• DC to school NOT THIS WEEK
• Fill/Run/Empty DW Emptied and refilled/ing
• Washing DONE
• Hoovering DONE
• Kitchen
• Ironing to finish
• Get coal
• On line banking - two bills to pay TODAY
• Friends for lunch here DONE
• Sweep and tidy up front of house and broken bricks
• Sort out pile of newspapers nearly done
• Holiday dates with MIL mostly done
• Check dehumidifier
• Lighting and radiators on the case ?.
• Look through MIL's magazines and online for ideas DOING
• Building project finances on the case
• Building project plans/lists to update
• DC to MIL for pm and tea
• Collect post from house
• Go see builders - 3.30 meeting
• Chickens
• Dog
• Reading/Spellings/Word cards
• Sort stuff to list on Ebay
• Feb house budget ongoing, itemise everything
• Get fire going
• Make dinner

Well done Ali :)
How many weeks will you be at the 28th?

No nap today but early night calling.

Kitchen:

• painting stuff needs a home DONE
• the plastic bag cupboard needs sorting DONE
• maybe reassign a different cupboard for art stuff as doesn't all fit where it is now! DONE

Left from Tues:

• need to check cupboards for ingredients for baking DONE

Wed:

• DH taking car into garage DONE
• all up & breakfasted DONE
• all dressed DONE
• soft play for 10am DONE
• poss lunch at McDs DONE
• SN playgroup for an hour DONE
• home & collapse Doing

• tea x 3 & tidy up (DH in charge)
• boys to bed
• DH out
• early night

Longer term:

• Find new dentist that is taking on NHS nervous patients for me/investigate private; DH thinks his will take me on too
• make boys dentist appts
• Photos: upload select photos of DC to Snapfish & order
• order door curtain for front door, curtain for kitchen door & curtains for playroom
• pictures to label 'animals' & 'people' & 'cars' boxes
• research motability options for if/when we get mobility; Done More/DH doing
• see if any toys can go/be put away?? Done More
• watch Prison Break DVDs & give back to PIL; Started
• ebay/freecycle Dance Mat
• get rid of old sofa; Listed on Freecycle; Man can't collect for ages, emailed woman who was interested
• charity shop trip
• sort baby stuff from loft; Started
• go through diaries with DH
• DS1 half-term homework
• practice stuff from Portage Worker with DS2

JKS - I'll be 40+2, and desperate to get the baby out by then I am sure!!!

I managed a 20min nap on the sofa while DS played games on the Cbeebies website on my laptop - does that make me an awful mother? Poor child is being horribly neglected atm because I am so knackered.

OH GOD!!!

Just spent nearly three hours talking electrics, lights and power with our electrician. My head is going to burst, I swear!!! AAAGGGHHH.

It wouldn't be so bad, but I need to go over the whole lot again with DH tonight to try and finalise our plans...

Totally frazzled! And DC due home in 5 mins from MIL, so absolutely no time to do all the other things I thought I'd do whilst they were round there (the ironing, the dinner, MNing, and so on)....

• Up, showered and dressed DONE
• General tidy, make beds etc DONE
• DC to school NOT THIS WEEK
• Fill/Run/Empty DW Emptied and refilled/ing
• Washing DONE
• Hoovering DONE
• Kitchen
• Ironing to finish
• Get coal
• On line banking - one more bill to pay (Thurs am)
• Friends for lunch here DONE
• Sweep and tidy up front of house and broken bricks
• Sort out pile of newspapers nearly done
• Holiday dates with MIL mostly done
• Check dehumidifier
• Lighting and radiators on the case ?.
• Look through MIL's magazines and online for ideas DOING
• Building project finances on the case
• Building project plans/lists to update
• DC to MIL for pm and tea DONE
• Collect post from house DONE
• Go see builders - 3.30 meeting DONE
• Chickens
• Dog DONE
• Reading/Spellings/Word cards
• Sort stuff to list on Ebay
• Feb house budget ongoing, itemise everything
• Get fire going
• Make dinner

Urgh Anon - that doesn't sound like fun at all!

Ali - yes you be will be desperate by then!! I know i would be, as DS1 came 2 weeks early, i found the last 2 weeks with DS2 a real trial, had assumed i would go early again.
And no, you are not a bad mother, he loved it didn't he? Ds1 had lots of similar afternoons when i was pg with ds2, and he has more than his fair share of tv/iphone games/laptop games at the moment too, even with school & Nanny to occupy him.

DH is on a mission, has defrosted the freezer and cleaned it today, we've been on strict freezer-food-use-up the last week or so, lol. Tomorrow he's going to start cooking up tonnes of stuff to freeze for me/boys to eat post-baby :)

And arts & crafts Area of Doom in the kitchen is clear yahooo

Wed:

• DH taking car into garage DONE
• all up & breakfasted DONE
• all dressed DONE
• soft play for 10am DONE
• poss lunch at McDs DONE
• SN playgroup for an hour DONE
• home & collapse DONE
• tea x 3 & tidy up (DH in charge) DONE

• boys to bed
• Freecycler coming for sofa (hope she takes it/it fits in her car!)
• DH out
• early night

Thurs:

• DH up first
• all up & breakfasted (late, have told N to come in late too)
• all dressed
• me into town for Book Day costume stuff/other stuff?
• DH cooking frenzy
• baking with DS1?
• mostly a chilling out day at home (& garden if BBC weather man is right!)
• lunch & tidy up
• boys tea, bath & bed
• our dinner, tv & bed

Longer term:

• Find new dentist that is taking on NHS nervous patients for me/investigate private; DH thinks his will take me on too
• make boys dentist appts
• Photos: upload select photos of DC to Snapfish & order
• order door curtain for front door, curtain for kitchen door & curtains for playroom
• pictures to label 'animals' & 'people' & 'cars' boxes
• research motability options for if/when we get mobility; Done More/DH doing
• see if any toys can go/be put away?? Done More
• watch Prison Break DVDs & give back to PIL; Started
• ebay/freecycle Dance Mat
• get rid of old sofa; Due for collection tonight yey
• charity shop trip
• sort baby stuff from loft; Started
• go through diaries with DH DONE
• DS1 half-term homework
• practice stuff from Portage Worker with DS2

Hi Folks. Still not moving much on the list front. I seem to be busying myself with everything that is not on my list. So my done list is:
have hair cut
spent afternoon with friends
update web
update flier
deal with emails
washing
fill and empty dishy

my still to do list I will have to rummage for. Back in a bit.

Hi Mini :)

Poor Freecycle lady, her husband ditched her on New Years Day, she has a 2yr old & a 7month old :( Her Dad brought her round & helped her get the sofa in, so far she has one chair + the sofa to sit on :(
Am thinking I might email her direct if we get round to getting rid of more stuff.

Wed:

• boys to bed DONE
• Freecycler coming for sofa DONE
• DH out Doing
• early night

Thurs:

• DH up first
• all up & breakfasted (late, have told N to come in late too)
• all dressed
• me into town for Book Day costume stuff/other stuff?
• DH cooking frenzy
• baking with DS1?
• mostly a chilling out day at home (& garden if BBC weather man is right!)
• lunch & tidy up
• boys tea, bath & bed
• our dinner, tv & bed

Longer term:

• Find new dentist that is taking on NHS nervous patients for me/investigate private; DH thinks his will take me on too
• make boys dentist appts
• Photos: upload select photos of DC to Snapfish & order
• order door curtain for front door, curtain for kitchen door & curtains for playroom
• pictures to label 'animals' & 'people' & 'cars' boxes
• research motability options for if/when we get mobility; Done More/DH doing
• see if any toys can go/be put away?? Done More
• watch Prison Break DVDs & give back to PIL; Started
• ebay/freecycle Dance Mat
• get rid of old sofa; DONE
• charity shop trip
• sort baby stuff from loft; Started
• DS1 half-term homework
• practice stuff from Portage Worker with DS2

Found list. Hope all are well.

sort out deep litter on dining table a bit
post stuff done
beds half done
household filing 2 star DOOM
office and windowledge of Doom
archive files
plan CPD day doing
conservatory floor and tidy
garden... Everything
shopping and food
DS coming friday
Print fliers and stuff
CIS reconcilliation

Mini - our garden needs lots of tidying/work/sorting, was hoping to get DH started today as it's brightening up.
DS2 puking though so plans may not come off...

Thurs:

• DH up first DONE
• all up & breakfasted DONE
• all dressed DONE (some for the 2nd time, lol)
• strip & remake DS2's bed DONE
• pukey washing Doing

• me into town for Book Day costume stuff/other stuff?
• DH cooking frenzy
• baking with DS1?
• mostly a chilling out day at home (& garden if BBC weather man is right!)
• lunch & tidy up
• boys tea, bath & bed
• our dinner, tv & bed

Longer term:

• Find new dentist that is taking on NHS nervous patients for me/investigate private; DH thinks his will take me on too
• make boys dentist appts
• Photos: upload select photos of DC to Snapfish & order
• order door curtain for front door, curtain for kitchen door & curtains for playroom
• pictures to label 'animals' & 'people' & 'cars' boxes
• research motability options for if/when we get mobility; Done More/DH doing
• see if any toys can go/be put away?? Done More
• watch Prison Break DVDs & give back to PIL; Started
• ebay/freecycle Dance Mat
• charity shop trip
• sort baby stuff from loft; Started
• DS1 half-term homework
• practice stuff from Portage Worker with DS2

Morning :)

JKS - that poor woman :(
Hope DS2 is ok, there seem to be a lot of bugs about atm.

I feel rubbish today, have thrown up twice this morning. Really hoping that it is morning sickness and not a bug.
Must try and get out later though to get DS some fresh air.

TODAY
DH to work early - done
Me and DS up and dressed - still in pjs
Spatone + vitamins - done
Breakfast and tidy kitchen - done
Unload dishwasher - done
Make beds and tidy upstairs
Hoover and sweep downstairs if needed - done
Ring Mum - done
Lunch and tidy kitchen
Ring midwife about HIP form
Out for some fresh air
Chill out time
DS tea
DH home late
DS bath and bed
Our dinner - salmon
Post DS-to-bed tidy
Kitchen clear before bed

ONGOING
Ring midwife about HIP form
Go into dental practice to fill in forms
Buy and hang a mirror in the spare room
Clean living room and dining room carpets - need to chase quotes
Spare bedroom bookcase
Call furniture donation scheme about stuff in garage - have rung, need to check it has the relevant fire label
Polish the silver
Sideboard (this is a mega task) - one cupboard done
Sort and shred old paperwork

Ali - hope you're ok?

Ds2 not himself but not been sick again, boys out in the garden for some sun-time and he's happy enough out there. (easier to clean up if he's sick too...)

Very chuffed with my Michael Recycle 'costume' for DS1 for Book Day next week, got a green round tablecloth and folded it & stapled a bit of material on so it's a cape & he can hang it round his neck, then a paper plate covered in tinfoil with MR in paper letters on it, and a colander for his hat :) Well that won't stay on longer than 2 secs but it's the idea...

Thurs:

• DH up first DONE
• all up & breakfasted DONE
• all dressed DONE (some for the 2nd time, lol)
• strip & remake DS2's bed DONE
• pukey washing Doing
• me into town for Book Day costume stuff DONE
• lunch & tidy up DONE
• DH cooking frenzy
• baking with DS1?
• mostly a chilling out day at home Doing
• boys tea, bath & bed
• our dinner, tv & bed

Longer term:

• Find new dentist that is taking on NHS nervous patients for me/investigate private; DH thinks his will take me on too
• make boys dentist appts
• Photos: upload select photos of DC to Snapfish & order
• order door curtain for front door, curtain for kitchen door & curtains for playroom
• pictures to label 'animals' & 'people' & 'cars' boxes
• research motability options for if/when we get mobility; Done More/DH doing
• see if any toys can go/be put away?? Done More
• watch Prison Break DVDs & give back to PIL; Started
• ebay/freecycle Dance Mat
• charity shop trip
• sort baby stuff from loft; Started
• DS1 half-term homework
• practice stuff from Portage Worker with DS2

I'm ok thanks JKS - have eaten a huge amount of lunch, was just starving. It does feel like morning sickness again, hunger related and I'm exhausted. Very much hoping that I'm not going to be like this for the next month!!
Hope DS2 is alright?

Costume sounds v.impressive, I'm not looking forward to needing to start doing things like that for DS! My Mum was fab at stuff like that with us, perhaps she would like to be costume-maker for her grandchildren aswell?

DH is on his way home, yay, and then I'm going to bed for a snooze. Handyman is coming later to fix a bit of wall and I was thinking of cancelling, but DH will be here now so he can deal with it. :)

Hello ladies. Sorry to hear of your respective sickie episodes. Hope both pass forthwith.

Another crazy day, running around, haven't even unloaded the DW that ran at breakfast . Suspect that might be what I do next!

DH's last day in his current job today - gone "out for lunch" (see him around 9.30 then .. he has tomorrow off (yey) and then new job on Monday!

Just remember - Ocado coming shortly, better sort the kitchen in readiness ....

• Up, showered and dressed DONE
• General tidy, make beds etc DONE
• DC to school NOT THIS WEEK
• Fill/Run/Empty DW Run
• Washing DOING
• Hoovering DONE
• Kitchen
• Ironing to finish
• Get coal
• On line banking - one more bill to pay (Thurs)
• Ocado 5-6
• Sweep and tidy up front of house and broken bricks
• Sort out pile of newspapers nearly done
• Holiday dates with MIL mostly done
• Check dehumidifier DONE
• Lighting and radiators on the case ?.
• Look through MIL's magazines and online for ideas DOING
• Building project finances on the case
• Building project plans/lists to update
• Collect post from house DONE
• Go see builders DONE
• Chickens DONE
• Dog DONE
• Reading/Spellings/Word cards
• Sort stuff to list on Ebay
• Feb house budget ongoing, itemise everything
• Get fire going
• Make dinner

Just popping in to say enjoying fabulous sunshine, had a walk around garden and my winter flowering honeysuckle is out and smelling wonderful. hope it stays fine over weekend

Well I thought DS2 was feeling brighter then he puked all over DH but seems ok again now. Didn't eat any tea though. Hope he won't be up in the night...

I've emailed the 'Freecycle Lady' and asked if she wants me to let her know before i get rid of anything else, esp kids stuff. Hope she doesn't get offended but I'm better at giving things away for a purpose IYKWIM?

Thurs:

• pukey washing DONE
• DH cooking frenzy Not Done
• baking with DS1 Not Done
• mostly a chilling out day at home DONE
• garden time for boys DONE
• boys tea DONE
• boys bath & bed
• our dinner, tv & bed

Longer term:

• Find new dentist that is taking on NHS nervous patients for me/investigate private; DH thinks his will take me on too
• make boys dentist appts
• Photos: upload select photos of DC to Snapfish & order
• order door curtain for front door, curtain for kitchen door & curtains for playroom
• pictures to label 'animals' & 'people' & 'cars' boxes
• research motability options for if/when we get mobility; Done More/DH doing
• see if any toys can go/be put away?? Sorted through downstairs books
• watch Prison Break DVDs & give back to PIL; Started
• ebay/freecycle Dance Mat
• charity shop trip
• sort baby stuff from loft; Started
• DS1 half-term homework
• practice stuff from Portage Worker with DS2

OK, you may all need to sit down....I have a door curtain
And...it was sat in the loft as DH had them left over from when he bought a flat years ago and they are near perfect!
A bit long and need more hooks, could do with a thicker lining & being sewn together so just one curtain, but really ideal :)

Thurs:

• DH cooking frenzy Not Done
• baking with DS1 Not Done
• boys bath & bed DONE
• our dinner DONE, tv Doing & bed

Fri:
(see how DS2 is)

• all up & breakfasted
• all dressed
• soft play to meet friends (10.30) + lunch
• chill out afternoon at home
• tea x 3 & tidy up
• boys to bed
• DH out
• my tv & bed

Longer term:

• Find new dentist that is taking on NHS nervous patients for me/investigate private; DH thinks his will take me on too
• make boys dentist appts
• Photos: upload select photos of DC to Snapfish & order
• order door curtain for front door DONE!, curtain for kitchen door & curtains for playroom
• pictures to label 'animals' & 'people' & 'cars' boxes
• research motability options for if/when we get mobility; Done More/DH doing
• see if any toys can go/be put away?? Sorted through downstairs books
• watch Prison Break DVDs & give back to PIL; Started
• ebay/freecycle Dance Mat
• charity shop trip
• sort baby stuff from loft; Started
• DS1 half-term homework
• practice stuff from Portage Worker with DS2

YEY! for door curtain.

Well, as anticipated, DH went "out for lunch"... yesterday to mark the end of an era. Didn't actually return from lunch so to speak, so is now nursing a stonking headache. He even has resorted to the ice pack reserved for his numerous bloody rugby injuries to try and numb the pain!

Oops!

List is by the wayside today!

I miss going out for a drink and rolling in late.
Glad he's got a headache though.

Hurrah for door curtain!
Hope the pukers are feeling better.
Me and DS have had dodgy tummies the last couple days. It's those nappies that put me off potty-training. Really, do need to crack on with that.

Yeurrrgh! So must crack on. don't want to.meh.

• put washer on
• kitchen - wash pots, wipe sides, sweep and clean floor

• put washer on done
• kitchen - wash pots done (few soaking) wipe sides done sweep and clean floor done!

Wow. I am running late getting ready to go to friends, but I've got no clean jeans to wear, despite going shopping on Tuesday.Mount.Washmore.

Next -

• shower and dress(?)
• dress DS
• go

Morning everyone :) No puking here today, although I did feel really queasy before breakfast. I am torn between being desperate not to be pregnant anymore, and panicking that we aren't ready yet and also about the prospect of giving birth. Argh.

Anon - this is why I am so grateful that DH (and all his colleagues as well) drives to work. There is no possibility of him rolling in pissed
Hope the new job goes well on Monday :)

Wasting - don't talk to me about laundry, we have masses to do here - partly because I unearthed a huuuge pile of baby clothes that all need washing yesterday.

TODAY
All up and dressed - done
Spatone + vitamins - done
DH working from home - doing
Breakfast and tidy kitchen - done
Unload dishwasher - done
Make beds and tidy upstairs
Hoover and sweep downstairs if needed
Dusting
Mini-dyson upstairs floors
Waitrose 9-11am - done
Put away shopping - done
3 loads of washing
Clean towels etc
Change our bedding and cot bedding
Lunch and tidy kitchen
Dinner
Clear up
DS bath and bed
Post DS-to-bed tidy
Kitchen clear before bed

ONGOING
Ring midwife about HIP form
Go into dental practice to fill in forms
Buy and hang a mirror in the spare room
Clean living room and dining room carpets - need to chase quotes
Spare bedroom bookcase
Call furniture donation scheme about stuff in garage - have rung, need to check it has the relevant fire label
Polish the silver
Sideboard (this is a mega task) - one cupboard done
Sort and shred old paperwork
Book my car in for service and first MOT (check when it's due)

Im just marking my place so I don't lose you all together,
I shall have a wee catch up later and formulate some sort of weekend list, my house is tettering(?) on the edge so have hectic weekend ahead but I need to get it sorted

Knackered after sitting down at soft play this morning

Have discovered the true glamour of pg...piles.....niiice.

DS2 seems mostly fine today, has eaten 2 meals normally and had a run around this morning. Tired now but that's not unusual.

Left from Thurs:

• DH cooking frenzy Not Done
• baking with DS1; Dough made, waiting a bit before cutting out biscuits

Fri:

• all up & breakfasted DONE
• all dressed DONE
• soft play to meet friends (10.30) + lunch DONE
• chill out afternoon at home Doing
• tea x 3 & tidy up
• boys to bed
• DH out
• my tv & bed

Longer term:

• Find new dentist that is taking on NHS nervous patients for me/investigate private; DH thinks his will take me on too
• make boys dentist appts
• Photos: upload select photos of DC to Snapfish & order
• order curtain/blind for kitchen side door & curtains for playroom
• pictures to label 'animals' & 'people' & 'cars' boxes
• research motability options for if/when we get mobility; Done More/DH doing
• see if any toys can go/be put away; Sorted through downstairs books
• watch Prison Break DVDs & give back to PIL; Started
• ebay/freecycle Dance Mat; Added to charity pile
• charity shop trip
• sort baby stuff from loft; Started
• DS1 half-term homework
• practice stuff from Portage Worker with DS2

Ha ha Wasting, he certainly did roll in, but it wasn't even late - but he started at Noon, so I suppose it was kind of late in "drinking time"!

Anyway, the list?? oh where for art thou list? No eye deer.

I am sitting here, watching DS and DD play footie with DH in the garden and DS who has been at rugby camp for two days is actually covered, literally every part of him, in mud!! My poor washing machine! My poor bath!

But the great news is that DDog has gone on holiday!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! MIL has taken her off our hands for a week, maybe longer. Alleluyah. I love our dog, but finding the time to walk her can be hard and she is moulting so badly right now, that I am just glad she will be moulting somewhere else.

Have a great weekend one and all

Hi all, sorry for going awol

Hope all sicky people are feeling better.

Friend and her dd came to stay sun-weds which was lovely. Started to come down with a horrible cold on tues though and have been feeling rubbish ever since. Am meant to be sporting a fetching purple wig and going out tomorrow night for friend's bday but if I still feel like this I doubt I'll make it

Wasting I haven't forgotten you but half term has got in the way of me posting stuff to you, sorry.