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

[Anonymousbird]

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

TODAY
All up and dressed - done
Spatone + vitamins - done
Breakfast and tidy kitchen - done
Make beds and tidy upstairs - started
Wipe over bathroom
1 load of washing
Unload dishwasher
Midwife 11am - done DS2 has gained 7oz in the last week :)
Ring HIP line about mess-up with payment
Find CB form online and fill in
Lunch and tidy kitchen
Dinner - what? argh.
Clear up
DS1 bath and bed
Tidy downstairs
Kitchen clear before bed

Still here, curry didn't work.

Jobs list this morning went:

• bath
• go back to bed

Both done successfully :)

Clean larderDONE
Washing
Ironing
Food shopping
Dates for nursery
Dance workshop
Friends for coffee
Gardening
Clean hard floorsDONE
finish mag with daughter
read trade mag
Make cake?

Good list JKS!

Right, suppose I should think about the rest of the day, and maybe do something....

Thurs:

• lunch & tidy up DONE
• DH collect DS1 from his playdate Doing
• Nanny taking DS2 out for a bit Doing
• find something simple & easy to do
• tea x 4 (DH?)
• boys bath & bed
• early night

Pre-Baby

• maybe book reflexology; Found number

Ongoing:

• Find new dentist that is taking on NHS nervous patients for me/investigate private; DH thinks his will take me on too
• order blind for kitchen side door
• curtains for playroom; Ordered
• hookbacks up in playroom & our room (handyman once curtains arrive)
• mark damp stain on kitchen ceiling to see if it's growing!
• pictures to label 'animals' & 'people' & 'cars' boxes
• see if any toys can go/be put away
• watch Prison Break DVDs & give back to PIL; Started
• party invites; deliver non-sch friends over holidays; Track responses; 6 yes/1 no
• clean oven; Bought Oven Pride
• book some online shops for post-baby (can't book far enough in advance yet)
• wrap earrings present for Portage Worker; DONE & a bottle of wine & a thank-you card (she stops coming soon)
• try and work out plumbing attachment for water hose for f/f
• extra curtain hooks in our bedroom curtains (slightly falling down atm)

JKS have you got a yoga/gym/birthing ball, I think it really helped me with dd2

That is one of my resolutions for if ever my dcs have children is to bring round plenty of dinners, my mum never did anything like that she came got the dcs hyper then left again

anyhoo cakes are baked will decorate later and think we will have baked potatoes for dinner with cheese and bacon..........

Plum - sounds yum. Yes I have a ball, have been using it, just no signs of anything happening forever any time soon.

Freak - great thread! I have one drawer in the kitchen, called 'The Drawer' but i have been slowly reducing its 'fullness' and it's not too bad now.

Thurs:

• lunch & tidy up DONE
• DH collect DS1 from his playdate DONE
• Nanny taking DS2 out for a bit DONE
• DH out for work boo Doing
• waddle round corner for Gaviscon & post a card DONE
• DS1 tv time/DS2 garden time Doing
• find something simple & easy to do
• tea x 2 (pasta)
• boys bath & bed
• our dinner (DH)
• early night

Pre-Baby

• maybe book reflexology; Found number

Ongoing:

• Find new dentist that is taking on NHS nervous patients for me/investigate private; DH thinks his will take me on too
• order blind for kitchen side door
• curtains for playroom; Ordered
• hookbacks up in playroom & our room (handyman once curtains arrive)
• mark damp stain on kitchen ceiling to see if it's growing!
• pictures to label 'animals' & 'people' & 'cars' boxes
• see if any toys can go/be put away
• watch Prison Break DVDs & give back to PIL; Started
• party invites; deliver non-sch friends over holidays; Track responses; 6 yes/1 no
• clean oven; Bought Oven Pride
• book some online shops for post-baby (can't book far enough in advance yet)
• wrap earrings present for Portage Worker; DONE & a bottle of wine & a thank-you card (she stops coming soon)
• try and work out plumbing attachment for water hose for f/f
• extra curtain hooks in our bedroom curtains (slightly falling down atm)

Our "drawer" is now so obvious (it has become two drawers in fact) that whenever DH asks if I know where bla bla is I only have to take a breath, not even utter a sound, and heads for The Drawer(s).

!!!!

Daily/Today

• Up, showered and dressed DONE
• General tidy, make beds etc DONE
• DC haircut this morning DONE
• Fill/Run/Empty DW
• Washing
• Hoovering
• Kitchen
• Ironing MUST DO SOME TODAY
• Playroom
• On line banking
• Maths/phonics workbooks and cards
• Clean Oven
• Collect post from house DONE
• Chickens and buy food DONE
• Dog DONE
• Reading/Spellings/Word cards
• April budget itemise everything DOING
• Get fire going
• Make dinner
• Extra big hugs for DC before bed

House

• Go see builders DONE
• Check bulbs for new wall lights
• Building project finances
• Building project plans/lists/schedule to update
• Collect tiles
• Expecting door knobs
• Choose bathroom mirrors
• Carpets
• Post sample back to flooring people

TODAY
All up and dressed - done
Spatone + vitamins - done
Breakfast and tidy kitchen - done
Make beds and tidy upstairs - done
Wipe over bathroom
Unload dishwasher - done
Midwife 11am - done DS2 has gained 7oz in the last week :)
Ring HIP line about mess-up with payment - done
Find CB form online and fill in - done
Lunch and tidy kitchen - done
Strip our bed and wash sheets
Dinner - have a plan
Clear up
DS1 bath and bed
Tidy downstairs
Kitchen clear before bed

ONGOING
Phone insurance company about when I can drive again
Go into dental practice to fill in forms
Spare bedroom bookcase
Call furniture donation scheme about stuff in garage - have rung, need to check it has the relevant fire label
Buy and hang a mirror in the spare room
Shred old paperwork

Anon - have you nominated a new Drawer in the renovated house? :)

Ali - well done on weight gain!! well DS2 not you obv.

Feeling happier now I've sorted out the bathroom cabinet feel the need to achieve something, however useless/small.

Thurs:

• lunch & tidy up DONE
• DH collect DS1 from his playdate DONE
• Nanny taking DS2 out for a bit DONE
• DH out for work boo Doing
• waddle round corner for Gaviscon & post a card DONE
• DS1 tv time/DS2 garden time Doing
• find something simple & easy to do DONE

• tea x 2 (pasta)
• boys bath & bed
• our dinner (DH)
• early night

Pre-Baby

• maybe book reflexology; Found number

Ongoing:

• Find new dentist that is taking on NHS nervous patients for me/investigate private; DH thinks his will take me on too
• order blind for kitchen side door
• curtains for playroom; Ordered
• hookbacks up in playroom & our room (handyman once curtains arrive)
• mark damp stain on kitchen ceiling to see if it's growing!
• pictures to label 'animals' & 'people' & 'cars' boxes
• see if any toys can go/be put away
• watch Prison Break DVDs & give back to PIL; Started
• party invites; deliver non-sch friends over holidays; Track responses; 6 yes/1 no
• clean oven; Bought Oven Pride
• book some online shops for post-baby (can't book far enough in advance yet)
• a bottle of wine & a thank-you card for PW (she stops coming soon)
• try and work out plumbing attachment for water hose for f/f
• extra curtain hooks in our bedroom curtains (slightly falling down atm)

Now there's a thought JKS - a new drawer . The unit where we had The Drawer(s) before is no more... and no immediately obvious replacement. But clearly one will be required!!!!!

Oooh Anon - how exciting, new Drawer requirement!!

Thurs:

• lunch & tidy up DONE
• DH collect DS1 from his playdate DONE
• Nanny taking DS2 out for a bit DONE
• DH out for work DONE
• waddle round corner for Gaviscon & post a card DONE
• DS1 tv time/DS2 garden time DONE
• find something simple & easy to do DONE
• tea x 2 (pasta) DONE
• boys bath & bed DONE
• our dinner (DH) DONE
• early night

Fri:

• all up & breakfasted
• all dressed
• meet friend at cafe for breakfast
• MW coming (10.30+)
• DH to do some food shopping
• lunch & tidy up
• poss go to farm for afternoon (depends how I feel really)
• tea x 4 & tidy up
• boys to bed
• another early night

Pre-Baby

• maybe book reflexology; Found number

Ongoing:

• Find new dentist that is taking on NHS nervous patients for me/investigate private; DH thinks his will take me on too
• order blind for kitchen side door
• curtains for playroom; Ordered
• hookbacks up in playroom & our room (handyman once curtains arrive)
• mark damp stain on kitchen ceiling to see if it's growing!
• pictures to label 'animals' & 'people' & 'cars' boxes
• see if any toys can go/be put away
• watch Prison Break DVDs & give back to PIL; Started
• party invites; deliver non-sch friends over holidays; Track responses; 6 yes/1 no
• clean oven; Bought Oven Pride
• book some online shops for post-baby (can't book far enough in advance yet)
• a bottle of wine & a thank-you card for PW (she stops coming soon)
• try and work out plumbing attachment for water hose for f/f
• extra curtain hooks in our bedroom curtains (slightly falling down)

Morning peeps.

DC have talked me into the Cinema today, so we are off to see Rio this morning... not the nicest of days so suppose it's a good day to be inside!

Daily/Today

• Up, showered and dressed
• General tidy, make beds etc
• Fill/Run/Empty DW
• Washing
• Cinema trip
• Hoovering
• Kitchen
• Ironing MUST DO SOME TODAY
• Playroom
• On line banking
• Maths/phonics workbooks and cards
• Clean Oven
• Collect post from house
• Chickens
• Dog
• Reading/Spellings/Word cards
• April budget itemise everything DOING
• Get fire going
• Make dinner
• Extra big hugs for DC before bed

House

• Go see builders
• Check bulbs for new wall lights
• Building project finances
• Building project plans/lists/schedule to update
• Collect tiles
• Expecting door knobs
• Choose bathroom mirrors
• Carpets
• Post sample back to flooring people

Re Drawer. It is definately part of our househld too. It has rather grown into a whole cupboard though. I remember a conversation that me and DH had around where to keep carrier bags. I generally stuffed them in a drawer. DH looking for a space for something or other declared that he thought carrier bags should not have 'full drawer status'
Am trying to have a 'day off', whatever that is, today. So resisting urge to list.
Have agood day everyone.

Mini - on ranking of items for 'The Drawer'!

We have a drawer here too in the kitchen, and then DH has the whole garage which is full of god knows what. That Michael McIntyre sketch someone linked to on that thread made me howl with laughter - DH is always so pleased with himself when he has the correct lightbulb/lead/other random item 'in stock'!

I have got the most incredible urge to scrub the whole house which I am trying to ignore as it really doesn't need doing and I'm actually quite tired today.

TODAY
All up and dressed - done
Spatone + vitamins - done
Unload dishwasher - done
Put bag out for Salvation Army collection - done
Breakfast and tidy kitchen - done
Make beds and tidy upstairs - done
Wipe over bathroom
Sweep kitchen floor - done
1 load of washing - done
Dusting
Phone car insurance about me driving again
Waitrose delivery 9-11am
Put away shopping
Lunch and tidy kitchen
Get bag ready for trip to Grandma tomorrow
Dinner
Clear up
DS1 bath and bed
Tidy downstairs
Kitchen clear before bed

Chill!!! :)

Thought the MW was from 10.30, actually was from 10, got back a bit late & missed her, oops! She is coming in half an hour or so so should still be ok.

Fri:

• all up & breakfasted DONE
• all dressed DONE
• meet friend at cafe for breakfast DONE

• MW coming (10.30+)
• DH to do some food shopping
• lunch & tidy up
• poss go to farm for afternoon (depends how I feel really)
• tea x 4 & tidy up
• boys to bed
• another early night

Pre-Baby

• maybe book reflexology; Found number

Ongoing:

• Find new dentist that is taking on NHS nervous patients for me/investigate private; DH thinks his will take me on too
• order blind for kitchen side door
• curtains for playroom; Ordered
• hookbacks up in playroom & our room (handyman once curtains arrive)
• mark damp stain on kitchen ceiling to see if it's growing!
• pictures to label 'animals' & 'people' & 'cars' boxes
• see if any toys can go/be put away
• watch Prison Break DVDs & give back to PIL; Started
• party invites; deliver non-sch friends over holidays; Track responses; 6 yes/1 no
• clean oven; Bought Oven Pride
• book some online shops for post-baby (can't book far enough in advance yet)
• a bottle of wine & a thank-you card for PW (she stops coming soon)
• try and work out plumbing attachment for water hose for f/f
• extra curtain hooks in our bedroom curtains (slightly falling down)

Very quiet on here - are you all having days off?

Fri:

• all up & breakfasted DONE
• all dressed DONE
• meet friend at cafe for breakfast DONE
• MW coming (10.30+) DONE
• DH to do some food shopping DONE
• lunch & tidy up DONE
• farm for afternoon DONE
• defluff one cat DONE
• garden time/tv time Doing
• put shopping away
• tea x 4 & tidy up
• boys to bed
• start on sorting photos (they've arrived :) )
• another early night

Pre-Baby

• maybe book reflexology; Found number

Ongoing:

• Find new dentist that is taking on NHS nervous patients for me/investigate private; DH thinks his will take me on too
• order blind for kitchen side door
• curtains for playroom; Ordered
• hookbacks up in playroom & our room (handyman once curtains arrive)
• mark damp stain on kitchen ceiling to see if it's growing!
• pictures to label 'animals' & 'people' & 'cars' boxes
• see if any toys can go/be put away
• watch Prison Break DVDs & give back to PIL; Started
• party invites; deliver non-sch friends over holidays; Track responses; 6 yes/1 no
• clean oven; Bought Oven Pride
• book some online shops for post-baby (can't book far enough in advance yet)
• a bottle of wine & a thank-you card for PW (she stops coming soon)
• try and work out plumbing attachment for water hose for f/f
• extra curtain hooks in our bedroom curtains (slightly falling down)

Well I wasn't planning on a day off, but DS2 has been cluster feeding ALL afternoon so I have got nothing done whatsoever. DS1 is not impressed and tried to push DS2 onto the floor earlier, before pulling my hair so hard that I cried. Hmmm.

It will pass. It will pass. It will pass.

And DH will be here in 20 minutes.

Hello ladies and babies/babies about to be...

Oh The Drawer - must look for that Michael McIntyre sketch, no doubt I've seen it cried embarrassingly whilst laughing

We went to see Rio today - DS in particular absolutely loved it. He is musical and there were some great tunes in it, and he was just swaying, grooving and moving in his seat. Very funny and sweet to watch!!!!

Ali DD tried to pull DS off my lap and kept biting me, only lasted about 3 or 4 days though. I think they suddenly realise that the baby is going to stay. It will pass

I have an enormous list, but not even sure where to start! I'll finish my wine first

Yes I have wine, and a vast bar of Dairy Milk Fruit&Nut. DS2 finally stopped being hungry about 45 mins ago which gave me a chance to do bedtime story and cuddles with DS1. He is upstairs with DH now - well out of range of the smell of my milk!!

Anon - we love great british menu here too, pleased that the dreadful Jenny Bond is no longer involved!

Dave - DS1 has been brilliant so far but tbh I've been expecting some 'issues' to crop up! I think the immediate novelty has worn off, but having DS2 here hasn't quite become normality yet. I'm sure it will all settle down

TODAY
All up and dressed - done
Spatone + vitamins - done
Unload dishwasher - done
Put bag out for Salvation Army collection - done
Breakfast and tidy kitchen - done
Make beds and tidy upstairs - done
Wipe over bathroom
Sweep kitchen floor - done
1 load of washing - done
Dusting
Phone car insurance about me driving again
Waitrose delivery 9-11am - done
Put away shopping - done
Lunch and tidy kitchen - done
Make chicken stock - done
Get bag ready for trip to Grandma tomorrow - done
Dinner - done
Clear up - some
DS1 bath and bed - done
Tidy downstairs - mostly
Put another wash on
Eat chocolate and drink - doing
Kitchen clear before bed

I wish I had chocolate. wistful emoticon.
Have been working on a portrait of DGD1 and have now got crick in neck.
Blimey Ali, stop girl. Hope your day is easier tomorrow, I am working this weekend so maybe things might get going for you JKS.
feet up everyone cheers.

Oh god, Ali, yes, be gone Jenni!!!

Was so relieved that she was not thrusting her bosoms at the chefs or doing her overpowering commentary!!!!! Funny that in series one/two she was allowed " on set" with her low cut tops and then they banished her to voice over only and then, oh, grief, gosh, she's gone

all round.

At a yard i used to work at, there was a horse called Jenni Bond

Ok, so didn't make it back on last night. Going to do a mini list to get started, have quite an empty day so really should get lots done.

TO DO
Dress DC
Hang washing out
Put towels in to wash
Empty Dishy
Reload dishy
Clear kitchen sides
Clean hob

Dave - ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha.

Today

• up, dressed showered
• vague tidy up
• one wash load
• walk to shop for DC to spend their 50p pocket money!
• cycle over to cottage
• some gardening/watering
• ?????????????
• enjoy the lovely day