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

Wasting, well done on weight loss. Am as I seemed to put on half a stone over christmas. URGH.
As for crisis cleaning festival, will there be bunting and lucky dip?
JKS am imagining you wheel barrow position with DH holding your legs, knees together to relieve PSD and scrubbing floors. U tube opportunity.

Mini - i nearly spat out my tea

All fine at MW, baby still transverse. Ed appt waste of time really but another hoop jumped through in statement process i guess.

Thurs:

• all up & breakfasted DONE
• all dressed DONE
• school runs DONE
• cafe to meet other mums (plastic tubs for teacher friend) DONE
• Asda for few bits (remember list) DONE
• town for Poundland bits DONE
• home & jobs;

new batteries in toys DONE new Cheerios into tupperware thingie DONE all shopping away Started

• lunch & tidy up DONE
• have a lie down & tell Nanny to let DS2 have a lie down too BOTH DONE
• MW (2.30) DONE
• DS2 Educational Assessment (3.30) DONE
• fill out HiP form DONE

• boys tea (beans on toast type tea)
• boys to bed
• DH home (when?)
• dinner & bed

Longer term:

• Find new dentist that is taking on NHS nervous patients for me/investigate private
• get DH to ring his dentist re the boys; On his list; Seeing dentist soon
• 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
• pile of blankets & bedding to homeless centre (some basic shopping first & go through towels too)
• 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
• Freecycle blinds; Emailed 3rd person
• ebay/freecycle Dance Mat
• decobweb house
• next phase of sorting baby room; All grown up books OUT
• refill dispenser in shower

Bunting and lucky dip would be too much for my To Do list. Nice thought though.

I've done quite well and the 15 mins have added up, then I made a book browser box from an old cardboard banana crate so DS books are accessible to him. Quick, cheap and easy!

Dinner is in the oven, though I seem to have produced as many pots as I managed to clear earlier.

• kitchen - 15 mins
• front room, tidy
• dinner
• hoover
• DS bath and bed

Anon - glad DH is ok, it is horrid waiting for someone to come out from a GA. Hope he is a good patient for you

Wasting - that is brilliant, well done! I will be joining you on the weight loss once this baby is out and I'm over the first couple of months of feeding. I am bridesmaid for a friend in September - argghh!

JKS - it's a pain isn't it? I keep thinking I feel the baby shifting round, but I think it is only turning front to back. OP and transverse really would be c-section territory!

DONE
De-scale kettle
Go through grandma's wardrobe and wash anything with blobs on
Finalise Waitrose order for tomorrow (for my house)
Start dinner
Order new hoover for grandma

TO DO
Dinner and clear up
Start gathering up items and packing
Clean downstairs bathroom
Fit new mop head
Get DS into bed (needs hairwash)

Wasting - i want a book box like that, wonder if I could manage making one. Have looked online before and been shocked at the cost of the style i fancy, sort of library-style on wheels.

Am seriously knackered today, wish DH was going to be home for bedtime but no luck this week.

Thurs:

• all up & breakfasted DONE
• all dressed DONE
• school runs DONE
• cafe to meet other mums (plastic tubs for teacher friend) DONE
• Asda for few bits (remember list) DONE
• town for Poundland bits DONE
• home & jobs;

new batteries in toys DONE new Cheerios into tupperware thingie DONE all shopping away Started

• lunch & tidy up DONE
• have a lie down & tell Nanny to let DS2 have a lie down too BOTH DONE
• MW (2.30) DONE
• DS2 Educational Assessment (3.30) DONE
• fill out HiP form DONE
• boys tea DONE

• boys to bed
• DH home (when?)
• dinner & bed

Longer term:

• Find new dentist that is taking on NHS nervous patients for me/investigate private
• get DH to ring his dentist re the boys; On his list; Seeing dentist soon
• 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
• pile of blankets & bedding to homeless centre (some basic shopping first & go through towels too)
• 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
• Freecycle blinds; Emailed 3rd person
• ebay/freecycle Dance Mat
• decobweb house
• next phase of sorting baby room; All grown up books OUT
• refill dispenser in shower

Hello all.

• DC to school DONE
• To friend for quick coffee DONE
• Make soup DONE
• One load washing to unload/dry DONE
• Ironing (bare minimum)
• Tidy up/dog walk/check on builders DONE
• Meal plan and Ocado order for tomorrow Order placed - finalise tonight DONE
• Go collect DH from hospital DONE
• DC getting lift home from school DONE
• DC reading, DS practice lines for play tomorrow
• Look after DH ONGOING

DH is fine, he is probably up and about more than he should be but I don't think the drugs have worn off yet!!

Anyway, at least he is home, compus mentis and not too uncomfortable....

Oh and the surgeon essentially said NO. MORE. RUGBY.

DH just kind of went yes, yes, yes, yes, can I go home now please?

Thanks for all your good wishes!

Anon, grumpy = healthy.

JKS, that is what I wanted. I saw this while searching earlier and decided I may as well cut a few inches from the from of a cardboard box and make my own.
I wish I was good at woodwork as I'd make myself all sorts.

Ali, thanks, we are sort of ttc-ing atm, but I am going to stick at the diet til I get pg and hopefully I can keep up the walking/exercising too.

• kitchen - 15 mins done
• front room, tidy done
• dinner done
• hoover
• DS bath and bed DH doing

So -

• hoover!
• light a candle
• put the kettle on

He is not a good patient. A particularly impatient patient as it were... anyway, he is very very relieved to have done it. Him being at home for the next week is actually fantastic timing as we can spend lots of time planning stuff for our building project. Given half a chance he will be up a ladder and on the scaffolding if I turn my back for two seconds, so that will keep his mind busy and means we can actually make some good progress on decision making....

Wasting - quick easy and cheap!!!! Gold star to you, you fabulous slattern,

Eco-friendly too.

• hoover! done
• light a candle done
• put the kettle on done

Anon, having the space and time to plan is so important with big projects. Specially when you have to live in it too I guess!

Right, see you tomorrow!

Tomorrow -

• make beds
• shower and dress
• OJ spatone + vits
• breakfast
• get ready to go
• playgroup
• lunch
• Kitchen - 15 mins

...

Good stuff Wasting - will you post a pic of the finished article? What have you done with the edges?

Fri:

• DH up first DONE
• breakfast & tidy up DONE
• all dressed DONE
• DS1 to sch DH DONE
• dw unloaded & reloaded DONE
• laundry; WM on
• DH to dentist DONE
• playgroup with DS2
• lunch & tidy up
• jobs?
• collect DS1
• no plans as yet after school...
• boys tea (hoping DH will do)
• boys bath & bed
• us out to theatre (Sitter confirmed)

Longer term:

• Find new dentist that is taking on NHS nervous patients for me/investigate private; DH thinks his will take me on too
• get DH to ring his dentist re the boys; DONE (need to make appointments for them now
• 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
• pile of blankets & bedding to homeless centre (some basic shopping first & go through towels too)
• 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
• Freecycle blinds; Emailed 3rd person
• ebay/freecycle Dance Mat
• decobweb house
• next phase of sorting baby room; All grown up books OUT
• refill dispenser in shower

urgh, hate it when at the end of a long week DH won't even be back for boys teatime.

Fri:

• DH up first DONE
• breakfast & tidy up DONE
• all dressed DONE
• DS1 to sch DH DONE
• dw unloaded & reloaded DONE
• laundry; WM on
• DH to dentist DONE
• playgroup with DS2 DONE
• lunch & tidy up
• jobs?
• collect DS1
• no plans as yet after school...
• boys tea
• boys bath & bed
• us out to theatre (Sitter confirmed)

Longer term:

• Find new dentist that is taking on NHS nervous patients for me/investigate private; DH thinks his will take me on too
• get DH to ring his dentist re the boys; DONE (need to make appointments for them now)
• 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
• pile of blankets & bedding to homeless centre (some basic shopping first & go through towels too)
• 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
• Freecycle blinds; Emailed 3rd person
• ebay/freecycle Dance Mat
• decobweb house
• next phase of sorting baby room; All grown up books OUT
• refill dispenser in shower

JKS, I haven't done anything fancy with it at all. It was a low cardboard box and I've took most of one edge off, leaving a 10cm lip at the front and then stood all the books up in it. If it's a success we may decorate it in the future.

DH is out today so won't be back for bath and bed either. A steady afternoon in that case.

• make beds
• shower and dress done
• OJ spatone + vits done
• breakfast done
• get ready to go done
• playgroup done
• lunch boiling eggs
• Kitchen - 15 mins

• photos
• playing
• do 2 loads of washing
• tea
• Kitchen - 15 mins
• take rubbish and recycling out
• tidy, hoover and playdough removal
• DS bath and bed

Feeling sorry for myself today, combination of tiredness, hormones, friends all organising other things for after-school today & Dh being home late (who plans a meeting at 4.30 on a Fri fgs?!).

Fri:

• DH up first DONE
• breakfast & tidy up DONE
• all dressed DONE
• DS1 to sch DH DONE
• dw unloaded & reloaded DONE
• laundry; WM on again & airer full
• DH to dentist DONE
• playgroup with DS2 DONE
• lunch & tidy up DONE
• watch crappy film while DS2 plays DONE
• collect DS1 DONE
• chill out time Doing

• boys tea
• boys bath & bed
• us out to theatre (Sitter confirmed)

Longer term:

• Find new dentist that is taking on NHS nervous patients for me/investigate private; DH thinks his will take me on too
• get DH to ring his dentist re the boys; DONE (need to make appointments for them now)
• 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
• pile of blankets & bedding to homeless centre (some basic shopping first & go through towels too)
• 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
• Freecycle blinds; Emailed 3rd person
• ebay/freecycle Dance Mat
• decobweb house
• next phase of sorting baby room; All grown up books OUT
• refill dispenser in shower

Who indeed organises meetings for 4.30 on friday. Am tired too today. Think I am all ready for tomorrow. Also trying to organise house for DD2 and her DH to stay. Meanwhile DH home early and doing shooting practice
Abviously blind to mucky conservatory floor, piles of random stuff everywhere and table full of paperwork (his).

Sorry went off on one a bit there. Ahem. Calm Calm

OOOOOO, Mini, exciting times.

And yes, who does organise meetings for 4.30 on Friday - honestly, either someone who wants a very short meeting, OR to get nothing done because everyone is just wishing they weren't there/clock watching/trying to put things off til next week!!

No time to list today (but I am being very patient with my patient! ) so have a good weekend one and all.

DD has a friend here for tea, so off to cook some plain pasta (all that DD's friend will eat apparently, oh, with grated cheese, nothing else....) At least it is easy!

Hello everyone :)

DH back safely and were are all home, oh it is lovely to be in our house. I love my grandma but she is immensely hard work at times!!

Mini - argh to DH, that kind of behaviour does my head in!

JKS - I sympathise on the Friday meeting. Some knobjockey kind soul at his work has a penchant for the 5pm Friday meeting. Annoys the hell out of me because this bloke lives about 10-15 mins from the office whereas everyone else has a long commute (DH's is about 50 minutes which is good compared to some), but he is too senior for people to say they can't do it.

DONE
All home and cars unloaded
Waitrose delivery
Flop down in exhaustion

TO DO
Cup of tea
Unpack the shopping
Unpack some bags
Dinner
Clear up
DS bath and bed
Early night for us

We are doing nothing this weekend, seeing no-one. Hurrah! :)

Hello. We ended up going out yesterday so didn't get back on to update list.

Am developing a cold and feeling grumpy.

Motivation please!

• open curtains and window
• fold dry clothes
• put load in
• get DS some second breakfast
• get me another coffee

That will do for now!

Morning Wasting! I love the fact that you also call it "second breakfast", we kind of found that phrase a couple of years ago and the DC go mad for it!

Ali - quiet weekend here too. Today consists of:

• Watch Saturday kitchen
• Lovely big brunch
• Making sausage rolls
• .... crashed out at home watching some form of sport/dodgy black and white movies

So mostly food - watching, eating, making... Saturdays have become our lazy day, and I quite like it. Sundays seem to be much busier for us, so we just chill on Saturday.

(Though I do need to empty the DW, walk the dog (DH incapacitated), run the hoover round, put on a load and do minimal ironing... )

Morning :)

Yes we use 'second breakfast' as well. It is from Lord of the Rings. I sometimes think that I should have been a hobbit because you get to have so many meals

Well DH and DS both had lovely sleeps last night, me not so great. I just cannot get comfy. Hopefully I will get a nap later!

DONE
All up
All showered and dressed (me and DS done)
Breakfast
Unload dishwasher
1st wash on

TO DO
5 more loads of washing
Put breadmaker on
Be lazy
Lunch
Phone fireplace shop (DH)
Be lazy some more
Dinner
DS bath and bed
Clearing up
Another early night

Mtivation for Wasting:
c'mon lovely girl, you can do it, staedy as she goes... yeh.
OR
get off your fat bottom and get summat done.
You choose.

Thanks Mini, I'll take both.

Anon, sounds a lovely day.

I am such a hobbit. Barefoot and curly-haired too.

The boys have gone out for a walk so I should really do something useful.
Or at least have a shower.

• open curtains and window done
• fold dry clothes done
• put load in done
• get DS some second breakfast done (crust gets eaten if there's Nutella on it )
• get me another coffee done

+ change nappy twice done + wave them off done

They won't be long and I have to work out what I can have from KFC with my Weight Watchers ProPoints.

So -

• work out Points for the day
• Kitchen 15 mins
• coffee

Wasting - a shower in peace and quiet sounds good :)

I had no idea that "second breakfast" came from LoTR. Well, you learn something every day

And don't talk to me about Hobbits!!! Our house, until very recently, had the word "Hobbit" in its name. It was given to it by owners donkeys years ago. It used to drive us MAD because you give people the name of your house and we always got the comments like "ooo, are you all really small" "ooo, are you really big Tolkien fans" etc etc.

We got so fed up, we changed the name. But whenever I hear about The Hobbit I get all twitchy and develop a nervous tic!

GOOD NEWS! MIL has saved me one of my jobs today - she has just taken the DDog for a walk... Hoorah. It is soooo handy having them live approximately 50 yards away!

• work out Points for the day done
• Kitchen 15 mins done X2
• coffee done

+ shower done + eat KFC nomnomnom

Next -

• print stuff off
• Kitchen 15 mins
• tidying and hoovering
• Bathroom - toilet, sink
• laundry - put load in

Anon - I'm sorry to have traumatised you!!

It is cold here, really cold. I just want to hibernate!

DONE
All up
All showered and dressed - DH still in pjs!
Breakfast
Unload dishwasher
Laundry - 1 washing/1 drying
Be lazy
Lunch

TO DO
4 more loads of washing
Put breadmaker on
Phone fireplace shop (DH)
Change DS' bedding
Be lazy some more
Dinner
DS bath and bed
Clearing up
Another early night