Getting nothing done? Procrastinators, pottering here.

[Alibabaandthe80nappies]

Welcome to the new thread ladies :)

Evening :)

We've had a nice day here, many loads of laundry done, primarily because DS2 has started being pukey - great!
The fluconazole is working, feeding feels less like cut-glass in the nipples thank goodness!

Wasting - glad you've had a good day! Is it moving time already? How long have you got to get sorted out?

Ali - feeding is getting less painful here too, thankfully.

Sunday:

• tackle ongoing list Not at all done!
• parents to take DS1 out for cake purchase & cafe trip DONE
• Asda for party hats & fairy cakes for sch on Mon & a birthday card DONE
• roast stuff for tea Cooking
• blow up some balloons DONE
• decorate fairy cakes Bought decorated ones
• give him some of his presents DONE

Mon:

• all up & dressed
• breakfast & tidy kitchen
• DS2 bus
• DS1 to sch (with birthday things) & DH to work
• HV (10.30)
• Parents going home
• chill out with DD :)
• lunch & tidy up
• collect DS2 (1.30)
• collect DS1 (3pm)
• give him his last presents (or in the morning?)
• tv time
• tea x 3
• boys to bed
• me & DD to bed (DH home late)

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; gather & tie strings - 2 of 4 done; stitch pairs together; hang
• 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
• DS1 Party; pencilled in for July
• clean oven; Bought Oven Pride
• too small for DD boxes into loft
• get next box down soon too, she's growing so fast!
• blue badge application for DS2; Form done need photos
• diaries with DH for summer holidays; Started
• take back/exchange a DD present (George)
• passport photos of all 3 DC (2 for passports, 1 for blue badge form)
• DS1 bday card; cake; balloons?;things to take into sch on Mon DONE
• return bra to Asos (too big!)
• update DD's book with presents list
• go through DD's cards & start her 'box'

New week, hopefully get into some sort of new routine with DH back to work properly, Nanny is better & DS2 is adding more hours at pre-sch.

Mon:

• all up DONE & dressed some done
• breakfast & tidy kitchen DONE
• DS2 bus DONE
• DS1 to sch (with birthday things) & DH to work DONE
• HV (10.30)
• Parents going home
• chill out with DD
• lunch & tidy up
• collect DS2 (1.30)
• collect DS1 (3pm)
• give him his last presents DONE

(- open presents from school)

• list of presents
• write in his book re birthday & presents
• tv time
• tea x 3
• boys to bed
• me & DD to bed (DH home late)

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; gather & tie strings - 2 of 4 done; stitch pairs together; hang
• 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
• DS1 Party; pencilled in for July
• clean oven; Bought Oven Pride
• too small for DD boxes into loft
• get next box down soon too, she's growing so fast!
• blue badge application for DS2; Form done need photos
• diaries with DH for summer holidays; Started
• take back/exchange a DD present (George)
• passport photos of all 3 DC (2 for passports, 1 for blue badge form)
• return bra to Asos (too big!)
• update DD's book with presents list
• go through DD's cards & start her 'box'

Can I join ? I need to muster up some motivation and I find threads like these give me the motivation I need. I somehow think that the magic cleaning fairies will come and do it all for me.

I'm taking one day at a time. So today the jobs are

get dressed.
take medication
tidy the kitchen
unload dishwasher
mop Kitchen floor
empty the bins
put pale wash on
put white wash on
dry both
make beds
clean toilet
clean bath and bathroom sink
mop toilet floor
hoover downstairs
tidy up living room
make lunches for tomorrow
make a chocolate cake

None of these have been started yet ,

Welcome shinyshoes, just jump right in :)

Right, new week, new start. DS2 is having a nap in his bed, hurrah!

TODAY
All up and dressed - done
DH to work - done
Spatone + vitamins - done
Breakfast and tidy kitchen - done
Unload dishwasher - done
Cut DS1's hair - done no meltdown OMG!
Make beds and tidy upstairs
Wipe over bathroom
1 load of washing - nappies later
Water plants
Big tidy and sort out downstairs
Kitchen Area of Doom (including post and admin)
Lunch and tidy kitchen
DS1 to preschool
Pick up
Dinner
Clear up
DS1 bath and bed
Tidy downstairs
Kitchen clear before bed

SOON
Go into dental practice to fill in forms
Write thank-yous for DS2's presents (and DS1's)
Book a haircut for me (cannot seem to get hold of hairdresser)

Welcome Shineyshoes!

We start moving on Friday.

• shower and dress done
• strip beds done
• breakfast done
• put washing in done
• bin and recycling box out done
• wash pots and tidy kitchen done
• hoover dining room
• hang washing
• put load in
• some packing
• lunch
• Range
• book taxi
• party @ 4
• make beds
• DS bath and bed

Hi Shinyshoes :)

Ali - i had a specific morning last week with Mum holding DD for me to sort paperwork, it was piling up faster than i could deal with it. Sure i'll get a load more to sort out this week - opening school bags becomes a job in itself!

Mon:

• all up DONE & dressed DONE
• breakfast & tidy kitchen DONE
• DS2 bus DONE
• DS1 to sch (with birthday things) & DH to work DONE
• HV (10.30) DONE (11,9; DD is a chunky monkey, lol)
• Parents going home DONE
• pop to bf presentation (best go in a min)
• chill out with DD
• lunch & tidy up
• collect DS2 (1.30)
• collect DS1 (3pm)
• give him his last presents DONE

(- open presents from school)

• list of presents
• write in his book re birthday & presents
• tv time
• tea x 3
• boys to bed
• me & DD to bed (DH home late)

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; gather & tie strings - 2 of 4 done; stitch pairs together; hang
• 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
• DS1 Party; pencilled in for July
• clean oven; Bought Oven Pride
• too small for DD boxes into loft; Another box filled
• get next box down soon too, she's growing so fast!
• blue badge application for DS2; Form done need photos
• diaries with DH for summer holidays; Started
• take back/exchange a DD present (George)
• passport photos of all 3 DC (2 for passports, 1 for blue badge form)
• return bra to Asos (too big!)
• update DD's book with presents list
• go through DD's cards & start her 'box'

hello shinyshoes

a list for the rest of the week
help at pastoral centre
gardening
washing
ironing
bathroom
kitchen
budget
read trade mag
ferry little one round activities
buy milk jug
make date spinner with dd
put bins out
sort out dds cupboards
make some buns
thin out carrots

Think this will do for a list. How are you doing JKS?

get dressed.
take medication done
tidy the kitchen done
unload dishwasher done
mop Kitchen floor done
empty the bins done
put pale wash on done
put white wash on done
dry both done
make beds done
clean toilet done
clean bath and bathroom sink
mop toilet floor done
hoover downstairs done
tidy up living room done
make lunches for tomorrow
make a chocolate cake

Not bad at all. I plan to finish the jobs that I didn't do tomorrow as the children and DP comes home in a minute so not much else will get done now. There's satisfaction in ticking things off the list.
Thanks for the warm welcome
Hope everyone enjoys their evening, I'm off out for an indian tonight with old school friends. So a big wave bye from me and hope to 'speak' to you all tomorrow

DH has been invited back for a second interview for dream job

TODAY
All up and dressed - done
DH to work - done
Spatone + vitamins - done
Breakfast and tidy kitchen - done
Unload dishwasher - done
Cut DS1's hair - done no meltdown OMG!
Make beds and tidy upstairs - done
Wipe over bathroom - done
Upstairs mirrors - done
Sweep kitchen floor - done
1 load of washing - nappies later
Water plants
Big tidy and sort out downstairs - done some
Kitchen Area of Doom (including post and admin) - done
Lunch and tidy kitchen - done
DS1 to preschool - done
Pick up - done
Dinner - done
Clear up
DS1 bath and bed
Tidy downstairs
Book Waitrose delivery for Friday
Kitchen clear before bed

SOON
Go into dental practice to fill in forms
Write thank-yous for DS2's presents (and DS1's)
Book a haircut for me (cannot seem to get hold of hairdresser)

Sorry, been a bit slack on the old listing..

Well done Mr Alibaba!!!! Fingers crossed.

Hello shineyshoes - you are a natural at this listing mularkey.

Hopefully back with a proper list tomorrow.

yey Ali - hope he gets it.

day disappeared on me, BF presentation ran late, so collected DS2 late, then a quick pop home before getting DS1 & then a friend of his came for a play & tea. Managed all 3 in the bath again, and even got DD to have a (short) sleep in her crib!

Mon:

• all up DONE & dressed DONE
• breakfast & tidy kitchen DONE
• DS2 bus DONE
• DS1 to sch (with birthday things) & DH to work DONE
• HV (10.30) DONE (11,9; DD is a chunky monkey, lol)
• Parents going home DONE
• pop to bf presentation DONE
• lunch & tidy up DONE
• collect DS2 (1.30) DONE
• collect DS1 (3pm) DONE
• give him his last presents DONE

(- open presents from school DONE)

• list of presents ON PHONE
• write in his book re birthday & presents
• tv time DONE
• tea x 3 DONE
• bath X 3 DONE
• Skype with PIL & DH DONE
• boys to bed DONE
• my dinner DONE
• me & DD to bed (DH home late)

Tues:

• all up & dressed
• breakfast
• strip beds & clean bedding Spare room done
• swap bathmats & towels
• general tidy round
• sch runs/DH to work
• library
• BF group
• lunch & tidy up
• collect DS2 (1.30)
• collect DS1 (3)
• reading
• chill out/tv time
• tea x 3 (pasta)
• boys to bed
• early night with DD

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; gather & tie strings - 2 of 4 done; stitch pairs together; hang
• 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
• DS1 Party; pencilled in for July
• clean oven; Bought Oven Pride
• too small for DD boxes into loft; Another box filled
• get next box down soon too, she's growing so fast!
• blue badge application for DS2; Form done need photos
• diaries with DH for summer holidays; Started
• take back/exchange a DD present (George)
• passport photos of all 3 DC (2 for passports, 1 for blue badge form)
• return bra to Asos (too big!)
• update DD's book with presents list
• go through DD's cards & start her 'box'

JKS - DS2 was 11lbs 7.5 last Thursday, and he is going to be too long for his 0-3 month clothes soon!! I looked in DS1's red book, and he was 10 weeks old before he weighed this much, vs. 7 weeks for DS2!

Today has been relatively successful, I've got a lot done, despite my hungry monster :)

TODAY
All up and dressed - done
DH to work - done
Spatone + vitamins - done
Breakfast and tidy kitchen - done
Unload dishwasher - done
Cut DS1's hair - done no meltdown OMG!
Make beds and tidy upstairs - done
Wipe over bathroom - done
Upstairs mirrors - done
Sweep kitchen floor - done
1 load of washing - nappies washing
Water plants
Big tidy and sort out downstairs - done
Kitchen Area of Doom (including post and admin) - done
Lunch and tidy kitchen - done
DS1 to preschool - done
Pick up - done
Dinner - done
Make bread - done
Clear up - done
DS1 bath and bed - done
Tidy downstairs - done
Book Waitrose delivery for Friday
Kitchen clear before bed - done

SOON
Go into dental practice to fill in forms - maybe Wednesday when DS1 is at preschool?
Write thank-yous for DS2's presents (and DS1's)
Book a haircut for me (cannot seem to get hold of hairdresser)

Ali - DD is doing the same, 11,9 today & out of most of the 0-3 stuff at nearly 4 weeks old, (98%ile) eek.

JKS, loved the photo on your profile, very broody but tubes tied so that puts paid to that!

Have spent the last few days clearing out DMs house, she had that much clutter and clothes, charity shop has enough to keep it going for a yr.
Anyway this has made me determined not to turn out same way. I have given myself 6 weeks to get house decluttered and repainted in time for DD1s 13th birthday!

TO DO
Wash Breakfast Dishes
Prepare Lunch
Peel spuds for DCs dinner
Put away 1 load of clothes
Clear out 1 press
Hang out washing
Put on a wash
Tidy DS room

JKS - meant to say, photo very sweet indeed!

Cicecaka - sounds like you have a lot to do in your 6 weeks, but it will be a job very well done. Good luck with that.

Today/daily

• Up, showered and dressed DONE
• DC to school (early) DONE
• General tidy, make beds etc DONE
• Fill/Run/Empty DW DONE - cooling now
• Washing ONE DONE
• Hoovering
• Kitchen
• Ironing
• Playroom
• Weeding at front of house
• Tidy loft
• Sort out frosted up freezer DONE
• On line banking and check credit card
• Maths/phonics workbooks and cards
• Clean Oven
• Collect post from house DONE
• Chickens
• Dog
• Reading/Spellings/Word cards
• May budget itemise everything DOING
• Get fire going
• Make dinner
• Extra big hugs for DC before bed

House

• Meet builder/go see decorator DONE
• Place carpet order
• Renew house insurance for building project underway
• Ikea re various furniture required
• Shower screens ? need to choose and buy
• Watering ? veg and new turf
• Count up wall lights and order this week
• Choose pendant light
• Building project finances - need to update spreadsheet
• Building project plans/lists/schedule to update
• Choose bathroom mirrors
• Find door stops
• Disposal of flooring rubbish? Need to decide
• Order Fridge

One off things this week/soon:

• Bag and box things for the loft
• Tennis rackets and new beach toys
• Trainers for DS
• Refix mortgage?
• Exchange more Tesco day out/meal vouchers
• Organise new trolley wheel for boat
• Back up photos
• Bike rack ? check loft
• Renew DD?s passport
• Balance transfer?
• Work out parental controls on Mac
• Life insurance to finalise
• Holiday dates with MIL mostly done
• Spend DH's Amex points!
• List more eBay
• Set up weather station
• Travel insurance and car hire and kennel booking for holiday
• Register with Anthony Nolan Trust

Weekly

• Towels DONE
• Bedding
• Mop Floors
• Meal plan
• Bathroom

CC - i often looked at my Grandad's house thinking about all his clutter - it took us ages to sort it out (& most went to the charity shop too). Have decided that once the last DC leaves home we will have a massive cull of all 'stuff' and turn into minimalists

Leftover:

• write in his book re birthday & presents

Tues:

• all up & dressed DONE
• breakfast DONE
• strip beds & clean bedding DONE
• swap bathmats & towels DONE
• general tidy round DONE
• sch runs/DH to work DONE
• library DONE
• BF group DONE
• lunch & tidy up DONE
• collect DS2 (1.30) N doing

• round corner for PO & Milk
• collect DS1 (3)
• reading
• chill out/tv time
• tea x 3 (pasta)
• boys to bed
• early night with DD

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; gather & tie strings - 2 of 4 done; stitch pairs together; hang
• 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
• DS1 Party; pencilled in for July
• clean oven; Bought Oven Pride
• too small for DD boxes into loft; Another box filled
• get next box down soon too, she's growing so fast!
• blue badge application for DS2; Form done need photos
• diaries with DH for summer holidays; Started
• take back/exchange a DD present (George)
• passport photos of all 3 DC (2 for passports, 1 for blue badge form)
• return bra to Asos (too big!)
• update DD's book with presents list
• go through DD's cards & start her 'box'

Both boys asleep! Quick post and then I'm having a little lie down!

TODAY
All up and dressed - done
Spatone + vitamins - done
Breakfast and tidy kitchen - done
Unload dishwasher - done
Nappies onto the line - done
Make beds and tidy upstairs - done
Wipe over bathroom - done
Fold clean washing - done
Make casserole for dinner - done
Water plants
Lunch and tidy kitchen - done
DS1 nap - doing
Dinner
Clear up
DS1 bath and bed
Tidy downstairs
Kitchen clear before bed

SOON
Go into dental practice to fill in forms - maybe Wednesday when DS1 is at preschool?
Write thank-yous for DS2's presents (and DS1's)
Book a haircut for me - done

everybody is working really hard on those lists. I envy shiny her cury as my husband is out tonight so its probably nursery food

help at pastoral centre DONE
gardening
washing DOING
ironing DOING
bathroom DONE
kitchen
budget DONE
read trade mag
ferry little one round activities
buy milk jug
make date spinner with dd
put bins out
sort out dds cupboards
make some buns
thin out carrots DONE

I may have to add a few more bits and pieces as the week progresses

How on earth did I lose you all I thought I was here a couple of days ago?????

JKS what are you feeding dd?? nearly out of 0-3, although I do think babies don't seem to stay wee babies for long anymore

I am very stressed these days have a few tricky cakes coming up and I'm constantly thinking about them its driving me abit mad!!!

Evenin' all. hello Shiney Wasting are you moving to new abode?
Fingers crossed for your DH Ali. Mine is mobile again and back to work. He is still struggling a bit with his teeth, but there is improvement. I am thankful for a bit of normality. ( I just like having my own waythe house to myself)
Not made much head way on list, keep having a bit of time in the garden then having hay fever symptoms. Urghh! here is a bit of a list for tomorrow:

Washing
Tidy up
hoover
conservatory
plant stuff
weed
print sheets
accounts
office
think about decorating

Ali - well done on timings of boys naps, may it happen many more times for you :)

Have finally managed to put DD down this evening asleep, she is on a major feedathon and i've got hardly anything done apart from that.

Leftover:

• write in his book re birthday & presents Presents Done

Tues:

• all up & dressed DONE
• breakfast DONE
• strip beds & clean bedding DONE
• swap bathmats & towels DONE
• general tidy round DONE
• sch runs/DH to work DONE
• library DONE
• BF group DONE
• lunch & tidy up DONE
• collect DS2 (1.30) N DONE
• round corner for PO & Milk DONE
• collect DS1 (3) DONE
• reading Not done
• chill out/tv time DONE
• tea x 3 (pasta) DONE
• friends popped round x 2 DONE
• boys to bed DONE
• early night with DD (DH home late)

Wed:

• all up & dressed
• breakfast & tidy kitchen
• sch runs/DH to work
• alarm service (9-1)
• Ocado (9-10) & put away
• lunch
• collect DS2 (1.30)
• collect DS1 (3)
• reading
• tv time
• tea x 3 (fish fingers day)
• bath x 3
• boys to bed
• me & DD to bed (DH home late)

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; gather & tie strings - 2 of 4 done; stitch pairs together; hang
• 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
• DS1 Party; pencilled in for July
• clean oven; Bought Oven Pride
• too small for DD boxes into loft; Another box filled
• get next box down soon too, she's growing so fast!
• blue badge application for DS2; Form done need photos
• diaries with DH for summer holidays; Started
• take back/exchange a DD present (George)
• passport photos of all 3 DC (2 for passports, 1 for blue badge form)
• return bra to Asos DONE
• update DD's book with presents list
• go through DD's cards & start her 'box'

Morning!
I have cleaned the kitchen and unloaded the dishwasher and done breakfast- and all before 8am!!!

Today I need to:

Hoover downstairs and mops hard floors.
Laundry
Bake cakes for toddler group ( I run the group and try and make homemade cakes every week for the Mums & Dads)
Walk dogs.
Do some strimming and wedding in the garden (if it doesn't rain).
Started sorting office yesterday so need to finish that.
Friend coming for coffee and so we can look at each other's new kitchen designs!
Pop up to Magnet and check out their kitchens.

That'll do to be getting on with!

Blimey well done Kansas :)

I must get showered in a mo as the alarm man could turn up at any time...bound not to arrive until 1 though.

Leftover:

• write in his book re birthday DONE

Wed:

• all up & dressed Boys done
• breakfast & tidy kitchen Half done
• sch runs/DH to work Done/doing

• shower & get me dressed
• change DD (try and put a dress on her, lol)
• alarm service (9-1)
• Ocado (9-10) & put away
• lunch
• collect DS2 (1.30)
• collect DS1 (3)
• reading
• tv time
• tea x 3 (fish fingers day)
• bath x 3
• boys to bed
• me & DD to bed (DH home late)

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; gather & tie strings - 2 of 4 done; stitch pairs together; hang
• 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
• DS1 Party; pencilled in for July
• clean oven; Bought Oven Pride
• too small for DD boxes into loft; Another box filled
• get next box down soon too, she's growing so fast!
• blue badge application for DS2; Form done need photos
• diaries with DH for summer holidays; Started
• take back/exchange a DD present (George)
• passport photos of all 3 DC (2 for passports, 1 for blue badge form)
• update DD's book with presents list
• go through DD's cards & start her 'box'

Good morning.

Well done those babies. DS only just regained his birthweight by 7 weeks. How much I learned that summer.
Good luck to Mr. Ali.
Mini, glad to hear he's up and about.
Yes, moving on Friday. Eek!

Today -

• breakfast done
• washing in
• wash pots
• shower and dress
• finish packing books
• lunch
• shop
• playgroup
• tea
• DS bath and bed
• ?

Not much of a list, but I'll add things in.