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

Ali - i'll join you in that virtual beer Hoping PIL will take DS1 out for his bike ride to coincide with leaving me in peace to watch the rugby.
They do my head in tbh, go on and on about how much they want to see the kids, spend time with them, etc (& how much their friend would love to as well) - they are currently either dozing on the sofa or reading the papers
DS1 watching tv (fair enough, we let him have pretty much free rein at the weekend), DS2 in the garden on his own (happy enough but that's not the point!).

Sat:

• DH test driving poss car DONE
• DH taking cat to vet DONE
• breakfast & tidy kitchen MIL DONE
• lazy morning for me DONE
• maybe a bath DONE
• lunch & tidy up DONE

• DH has a couple of hours work
• PIL taking DS1 out on his bike (hopefully)
• rugby maybe
• boys tea & bed
• dinner (?) & 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 blind for kitchen side door & curtains for playroom
• pictures to label 'animals' & 'people' & 'cars' boxes
• research motability options; DH doing; Waiting for extension
• see if any toys can go/be put away
• watch Prison Break DVDs & give back to PIL; Started
• sort baby stuff from loft; Started
• some research for my BF presentation (milk donation); Started
• census forms; Started
• cash to sitter from Tues (oops)
• read through statement (look at DH's notes), make notes/adjustments, see what we have to do next

JKS - I hope you are watching in peace!

My virtual beer has become a real one. I sent DH out, figured one can't hurt! I love Peroni

And I'm having a very weak G&T :)

Well they went out but FIL didn't, he stayed at home and listened to his ipod
i really wanted some time alone. think i am just an anti-social sod!

Sat:

• DH test driving poss car DONE
• DH taking cat to vet DONE
• breakfast & tidy kitchen MIL DONE
• lazy morning for me DONE
• maybe a bath DONE
• lunch & tidy up DONE
• DH has a couple of hours work DONE
• PIL taking boys out DONE
• rugby DONE
• boys tea DH DONE & bed DS2 Done
• takeaway & 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 blind for kitchen side door & curtains for playroom
• pictures to label 'animals' & 'people' & 'cars' boxes
• research motability options; DH doing; Waiting for extension
• see if any toys can go/be put away
• watch Prison Break DVDs & give back to PIL; Started
• sort baby stuff from loft; Started
• some research for my BF presentation (milk donation); Started
• census forms; Started
• cash to sitter from Tues (oops)
• read through statement (look at DH's notes), make notes/adjustments, see what we have to do next

Hello everyone.

All lovely and quiet here... DH's turn to take DC to rugby and I've actually been able to tidy the house, have toast, and now about to do the ironing whilst watching one of my drivel programmes that DH refuses to watch!

MIL and her classic time keeping again this morning. On Friday night she said she'd take the dog for her walk Sunday. Brilliant, as it saves us a job. She phoned at 9.30am to say she was on her way. It is now 11.05. She lives approximately 100 metres away, maybe not even that far. Seriously. I'd rather have just taken her myself and be done with it! I know I should be grateful, but it makes planning your day very difficult when they say morning, when actually they mean mid afternoon (this is a regular occurrence - they have actually been several days late for things in the past). Drives me potty!!!!

OK, so they came at 11.35, having called at 9.40!!! Never mind, rather them than me as it is now drizzling... so better late than never I suppose!

That's funny & aggravating Anon. My PIL go on about how much they want to see the boys so they will leave home 'early' then text at 10.30 to say they're on their way. They are retired (mostly) and could be ready to leave anytime (though i would say 9.05 to avoid traffic is logical), nutters.

Anyway house guests have left, just PIL coming for one night after a wedding in 2 weeks and that's it until baby arrives & they'll be desperate to meet 'it' so will try and fend them off for a couple of days at least.

Lazy day here :)

Sun:

• DS1's homework DONE
• bfast & lunch & tidy up DONE
• bath DONE
• papers DONE
• crosswords Started
• rugby?
• roast for dinner x 4 & tidy up
• boys bath & bed
• 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 blind for kitchen side door & curtains for playroom
• pictures to label 'animals' & 'people' & 'cars' boxes
• research motability options; Waiting for news on extension
• see if any toys can go/be put away
• watch Prison Break DVDs & give back to PIL; Started
• sort baby stuff from loft; Started
• sort baby room (finally)
• some research for my BF presentation (milk donation); Started
• census forms; Started
• cash to sitter from Tues DH DONE
• read through statement (look at DH's notes), make notes/adjustments, see what we have to do next

Lazy day here too :)

My parents are never on time, ever. If they are coming here they generally leave at the time they say they will arrive (they only live 45 mins away). At least they are consistant!

DONE
Washing - 1 load done
Order a new lamp for DS' room and some more shelves for the wardrobe from Ikea
Order a new mattress for the baby hammock
Start sorting spare room out

TO DO
Lunch - DH sorting now
More jobs from ongoing list
Rugby
Get DH to pull our bed out and hoover behind it
DH taking DS to the park
Cook dinner - new sausages in cider recipe from Delia
Dinner
Clear up
DS bath and bed
Relax and early night

Just popping in to say hi and mask place

Have spent most of the day sat doing nothing, last minute flurry of laundry activity to make me feel like i've done something!

Sun:

• DS1's homework DONE
• bfast & lunch & tidy up DONE
• bath DONE
• papers DONE
• crosswords; started
• rugby DONE
• roast for dinner x 4 & tidy up DONE
• ironing & put away DONE
• laundry; WM on
• boys bath & bed DONE

• early night

Mon:

• DH up first
• breakfast & tidy up
• DH to work/sch runs
• BF course
• home for lunch
• jobs? nap?
• collect DS1
• chill out time
• tea x 3 (what?)
• boys to bed
• early quiet 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 blind for kitchen side door & curtains for playroom
• pictures to label 'animals' & 'people' & 'cars' boxes
• research motability options; Waiting for news on extension
• see if any toys can go/be put away
• watch Prison Break DVDs & give back to PIL; Started
• sort baby stuff from loft; Started
• sort baby room; Started (single mattress stripped & moved to spare room; crib set up)
• some research for my BF presentation (milk donation); Started
• census forms; Started
• read through statement (look at DH's notes), make notes/adjustments, see what we have to do next

Have been visiting DD2, who's bump is getting bigger by the minute and a very busy bump it is too.(32 weeks)

Oh mini how lovely :) My Mum always gives my bump a cuddle and says 'hello this is Grandma' :) And MIL gave it a kiss yesterday which was nice, I'm glad she feels she can do it without me recoiling in horror

JKS - I've done not a lot today, mainly issued instructions to DH! Oh and shopped online, a lot. Have bought new cloth nappies, some bits from Ikea and also a new mattress for the hammock. Just about to order a sling and then I think I'm done. Trying v.hard to resist those lovely big swaddling muslins that someone on our AN thread had bought!!

I was sorting out the moses basket we've been lent earlier and wondering if I should buy a new mattress for it. Then I realised that the mattress in it is brand new and sealed from the shop, my lovely friend got a new one for us before she brought it over! I must confess that I cried, and I must tell her that I'm not an ungrateful cow - I just hadn't realised!

DONE
Washing - 1 load done
Order a new lamp for DS' room and some more shelves for the wardrobe from Ikea
Order a new mattress for the baby hammock
Start sorting spare room out
Lunch
More jobs from ongoing list
Rugby
DH taking DS to the park - no DS was tired and took himself to bed for a nap instead
Dinner (didn't do sausages, we will have them tomorrow)
Clear up
DS bath and bed
Sort through huge paperwork stack
Order new cloth nappies

TO DO
Order sling
Make sure kitchen is clear before bed
Tidy living room a bit but leave trainset out

Ali - apart from a new liner for the birth pool (which i should get ordering soon) i think i'm done with shopping.
well....apart from the ridiculously overpriced buggy i'd love to get

Left from Sun:

• crosswords; started
• laundry; Hung out :)

Mon:

• DH up first DONE
• breakfast & tidy up DONE
• DH to work/sch runs DONE

• BF course
• home for lunch
• jobs? nap?
• collect DS1
• chill out time
• tea x 3 (what?)
• boys to bed
• early quiet 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 blind for kitchen side door & curtains for playroom
• pictures to label 'animals' & 'people' & 'cars' boxes
• research motability options; Waiting for news on extension
• see if any toys can go/be put away
• watch Prison Break DVDs & give back to PIL; Started
• sort baby stuff from loft; Started
• sort baby room; Started (single mattress stripped & moved to spare room; crib set up)
• some research for my BF presentation (milk donation); Started
• census forms; Started
• read through statement (look at DH's notes), make notes/adjustments, see what we have to do next

Hello slatterns

We all did being ill at the weekend and the house looks like a bomb dropped.

Washing
Ironing
Tidying
Community centre
Baby clothes
Gardening
Clean bathroom
Clean kitchen
Accountancy
Read trade mag
Hoover
Hard floors
Dusting
Census form

What a dull list! Will need a lot of to get through this!

Morning :)

Spacehoppa - bleugh, hope you are all feeling better!

JKS - is that the Reccaro? (sp?) Our bugaboo just needs a really good clean and a screw tightening and it will be like new. Planning to mainly use a sling for the first few weeks, DS needs his buggy for just another few weeks until the weather gets a bit warmer we think. Toying with getting a Mclaren fold-up or similar, but I think we will see how he gets on with the buggy board first. We've also got a fab backpack which he goes in for long walks etc. Too much equipment??

TODAY
All up and dressed - DH done DS only been awake 20 mins so he and I are in bed with tea/ milk and Cbeebies :)
DH working from home - doing
Unload dishwasher - DH done
Spatone + vitamins
Breakfast and tidy kitchen
Make beds and tidy upstairs
Laundry

• Load from yesterday onto airer - done
• Cushions from living room
• Baby bedding and towels
• Put away everything clean and tidy airing cupboard

Ring grandma Lunch and tidy kitchen Cooking with DS Fresh air - either walk or garden Dinner - sausages that I didn't do yesterday! Clear up DS bath and bed Post DS-to-bed tidy Kitchen clear before bed

BEFORE BABY
Order new fridge freezer - DH being awkward, wants to see if he can fix the garage freezer

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 - coming Wednesday 10am
Sort and shred old paperwork - sorting all done
Book my car in for service and first MOT, due 9th April
DH's birthday - MIL coming and has offered to babysit. Present bought.
Bag clean baby clothes by size - done
Clean bugaboo and find pram fabrics
Mum's birthday present and card
Birthday card for brother
Wrap DS' presents from the baby
Wash baby bedding and towels - started
Order new changing bag, have decided which - I can wait a month and have it as a birthday present I've decided!
Load up Kindle
Census form

Morning all! Gorgeous day here...

Daily/Today

• Up, showered and dressed DONE
• General tidy, make beds etc
• DC to school DONE
• Fill/Run/Empty DW Emptied
• Washing
• Hoovering
• Kitchen - mop floor
• Ironing
• On line banking
• Check dehumidifier
• Building project finances
• Building project plans/lists to update underway
• Book haircut
• Expect call from kitchen people
• Expect call from window people re fitting
• Chase hedge people up for timing DH DOING
• English Heritage membership to buy
• Collect post from house
• Go see builders
• Chickens
• Dog
• Reading/Spellings/Word cards
• March budget itemise everything DOING
• Get fire going
• Make for dinner

One off things this week/soon:

• Work out parental controls on Mac
• Maths/phonics workbooks
• Think about bikes for DC
• Clubcard deals for Easter Hols
• Life insurance to finalise
• New fork and spring rake needed
• Call health insurance re DS?s possible operation
• Sort through DC?s clothes and uniform
• Free songs off itunes with Amex card
• Holiday dates with MIL mostly done
• Look through MIL's magazines and online for ideas DOING
• Spend DH's Amex points!
• 121 tutorials
• List more eBay
• Set up weather station
• Travel insurance and car hire for holiday
• Register with Anthony Nolan Trust
• Think about Olympics tickets
• DH's birthday
• Census

Weekly

• Towels
• Bedding
• Mop Floors
• Meal plan and supermarket order

Ooh what sling are you going for Ali? Ended up carrying ds in one til he was ten months cos he was so horrible

My parents are usually late as well. Or rather they are unable to specify a time and will say mid-morning then arrive at 12 (which to me is lunchtime not mid-morning!)

Did all the basics this morning now entering a slump. Only half an hour til I get ds anyway so may as well just sit for a bit!

I'm going to get a Kari Me. I really need something that I can use for feeding and that isn't going to knacker my back. Several people have recommended the Kari Me so that helps.
I had a Close carrier with DS which I could never get the hang of - it was in two parts and had rings to adjust the bit that you strapped onto yourself, far too complicated and I hardly used it because I was scared DS would fall out.
One bit of material that I can tie a proper knot in will be much better I think :)

I've overdone it this morning, almost fainted and had to lie down. I think DS is in for a boring week this week, although we are going over to a friend's tomorrow for a bit.

TODAY
All up and dressed - done
DH working from home - doing
Unload dishwasher - DH done
Spatone + vitamins - done
Breakfast and tidy kitchen - done
Make beds and tidy upstairs - done
Laundry

• Load from yesterday onto airer - done
• Cushions from living room - need DH to take the cover off the footstool
• Baby bedding and towels
• Put away everything clean and tidy airing cupboard

Hoover and wipe sofas - done Shake cushions outside to get the dust out - done Ring grandma Lunch and tidy kitchen - done Run DW Cooking with DS Fresh air - either walk or garden - DH is taking DS out in a minute, yay Dinner - sausages that I didn't do yesterday! Clear up DS bath and bed Post DS-to-bed tidy Kitchen clear before bed

BEFORE BABY
Order new fridge freezer - DH being awkward, wants to see if he can fix the garage freezer

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 - coming Wednesday 10am
Shred old paperwork
Book my car in for service and first MOT, due 9th April
DH's birthday - MIL coming and has offered to babysit. Present bought.
Clean bugaboo and find pram fabrics
Mum's birthday present and card
Birthday card for brother
Wrap DS' presents from the baby
Wash baby bedding and towels - started
Order new changing bag, have decided which - I can wait a month and have it as a birthday present I've decided!
Load up Kindle - done some
Census form

Ali - yes the Recaro Zen, would love one, DH remains unconvinced! Have seen that I can get adaptors for the car seat i have (a Recaro one) for the City Jogger buggy instead which is well within my HiP grant money :)

Left from Sun:

• crosswords; started
• laundry; Hung out

Mon:

• DH up first DONE
• breakfast & tidy up DONE
• DH to work/sch runs DONE
• BF course DONE
• home for lunch DONE
• jobs; HV coming for DS2 DONE

• collect DS1
• chill out time
• tea x 3 (what?)
• boys to bed
• early quiet 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 DH DONE
• Photos: upload select photos of DC to Snapfish & order
• order blind for kitchen side door & curtains for playroom
• pictures to label 'animals' & 'people' & 'cars' boxes
• research motability options; Waiting for news on extension
• see if any toys can go/be put away
• watch Prison Break DVDs & give back to PIL; Started
• sort baby stuff from loft; Started
• sort baby room; Started (single mattress stripped & moved to spare room; crib set up)
• some research for my BF presentation (milk donation); Started
• census forms; Started
• read through statement (look at DH's notes), make notes/adjustments, see what we have to do next

Hello all

We are in quarantine, DD has the pox, so slowly being driven mad.

Ali I have a kari me. It is fab. I carried DS in it for 2.5hrs last week and only really started to feel tired in the last 20mins or so and he is probably around 20 lbs now (7m) and i am having to take ibuprofen for a sore back several times a week (need to get back to chiro)

JKS are you training to be a BF counsellor? Mine was great, but found that not many people had any idea wrt milk donation, and only 2 of the staff on scbu were able to deal with it.

How long have you ladies got left?

Dave - quarantine is crap, do you know any others who've had it just to come round for a bit?
Yes i'm training to be a BF 'peer supporter' this is a lower level than a proper consultant, more like a Mum-to-Mum helper.
Milk donation is hopefully on the increase now that milk can be safely treated/tested for nasties.

There's a great website with loads of info here

I'm 35+1 now, really want to be 37 so something can happen (prob go overdue now!).

Dave - sorry to hear about the pox. Hope DD not suffering too much.

Daily/Today

• Up, showered and dressed DONE
• General tidy, make beds etc DONE
• DC to school DONE
• Fill/Run/Empty DW Emptied
• Washing DONE
• Hoovering DONE
• Kitchen - mop floor DONE
• Ironing
• On line banking DONE
• Check dehumidifier
• Building project finances
• Building project plans/lists to update underway
• Book haircut
• Expect call from kitchen people
• Expect call from window people re fitting
• Chase hedge people up for timing DH DOING
• English Heritage membership to buy SENT
• Collect post from house DONE
• Go see builders DONE
• Chickens DONE
• Dog DONE
• Reading/Spellings/Word cards
• March budget itemise everything DOING
• Get fire going
• Make dinner

Good choice ali I ended up with 3 wraps and a babyhawk, babyhawk was a bit easier to get him off and on my back while out (when he was bigger obv) but the wraps were so comfy and easy after a bit of practising.

Boo to chickenpox dave

I have multiple wraps, some more used than others, this time I really hope to aim to bf using a sling as didn't manage that with either DS - and I know one of the other mums at school has done it so may ask her for tips.

Left from Sun:

• crosswords; started
• laundry; Hung out

Mon:

• DH up first DONE
• breakfast & tidy up DONE
• DH to work/sch runs DONE
• BF course DONE
• home for lunch DONE
• jobs; HV coming for DS2 DONE
• collect DS1 DONE
• chill out time DONE
• tea x 3 (fish & chips!) DONE yum :)

• boys bath & bed
• early quiet night (DH home v late)

Tues:

• all up & breakfasted
• all dressed
• strip beds & find clean bedding
• swap bathmats & towels
• general tidy
• DH to work/sch run
• BF group
• lunch & tidy up
• jobs?
• friend collecting DS1 for me :) (be ready to invite them in this week as last week was chaotic)
• chill out time/playtime/tidy up toys
• tea x 3 (pasta - need to defrost/buy some sauce)
• DS2 to bed/DS1 ready for bed
• orchestra

Longer term:

• Find new dentist that is taking on NHS nervous patients for me/investigate private; DH thinks his will take me on too
• Photos: upload select photos of DC to Snapfish & order
• order blind for kitchen side door & curtains for playroom
• pictures to label 'animals' & 'people' & 'cars' boxes
• research motability options; Waiting for news on extension
• see if any toys can go/be put away
• watch Prison Break DVDs & give back to PIL; Started
• sort baby stuff from loft; Started
• sort baby room; Started (single mattress stripped & moved to spare room; crib set up)
• some research for my BF presentation (milk donation); Started
• census forms; Started
• read through statement (look at DH's notes), make notes/adjustments, see what we have to do next

Oh I'm glad you lot are giving it a thumbs up as well, so hard to know until you actually try the thing out.

Dave - chicken pox is so annoying, because you feel fine but can't go anywhere!!

Freak - once DS is in bed I will send you the money for those nappies :)

I have lost it a bit with DH this evening. He is up there now on the phone to one of his bloody colleagues instead of putting DS to bed - when he is going to see the bloke at 8am tomorrow morning (which incidentally means he needs to leave the house at 5.30am!!)
I know they are trying to finish stuff off before he goes on paternity leave, but raaaaggghhh.
I have persuaded him to get sign off to work from home all next week though, I am really struggling and I'm not sure how I will get through the next 3 days until he is at home again on Friday seeing as I can hardly fecking walk. :(

Freak I've just done a bank transfer for the nappies, let me know how much the postage is :)