Getting nothing done? Procrastinators, pottering here.

[Alibabaandthe80nappies]

Welcome to the new thread ladies :)

Evening all!

Well done to Mr. Baba! Great news.

The move went well, only a few boxes to sort and then we can start getting settled in. Hope everyone is well.

Well.... changes all round for everyone !! Congrats to your DH Ali. Hope it goes great. Happy birthdays and happy house moves all round. Not acheived much here but a bit of shopping, washing. etc. and some office type activities. Maybe tomorrow wistful emoticon.
Hope the cake parcel eventually gets caught Plum can't have it running around the neighbourhood all on it own.
Tomorrow:
Office
more washing
accounts
sort papers.level 4 doom
Am pleased to report no moth activity observed yet this year. HRAH

morning all !!
I start work at 12.30 this afternoon so need to get my butt in gear.

I will start by getting off of here.
Hoovering downstairs done
mopping the kitchen floor
mopping the toilet floor and cleaning the toilet done
make the beds done
put washing in tumble dryer (looks like its gonna rain soo ) done
general tidy up done
BATH before work. ahh done
Plus I put washing away which was an extra job YAY!

If I don't get back on here today i wish you all a good day and hope you get done what needs to get done.

I have tomorrow off but have to sit in a wait for a parcel for DP

The plan whilst I'm imprisoned is
Take meds
Take baby to nursery
make beds
be ruthless with stuff I've stored, kids books, stuff in the bottom of the wardrobe,
Clear out my toot drawer and store in box along with stuff i'm keeping form collection of childrens books , pictures etc.
Mop kitchen floor from yesterday
general tidy up
hoover downstairs
put away clothes
Go to Tesco after parcel has arrived.
collect baby from nursery
dinner
bed

Morning :) Thank you for the congratulations for DH. He made this face when I said that a bunch of women from the internet said congrats!

Wasting I'm glad the move went well :)

Short list today, DS2 has got his jabs and then we're off down to my parents for me to have a haircut.

TODAY
All up and dressed - done
Nappies on to wash - done
DH to work - done
Spatone + vitamins
Breakfast and tidy kitchen
Make beds and tidy upstairs
Wipe over bathroom
Water plants
Changing bag and put pram into the car
DS2 jabs 10.50am
Drive to parents
Lunch
Haircut at 1.45pm
Have a nap
Drive home
DH home
Dinner - what? argh.
Clear up
Baths
DS1 bed
Tidy downstairs
Kitchen clear before bed

Congrats to your DH Ali, nice to see some good news here, along with all the new baby slatterns .
Forgot to copy and paste my list be back in a minute

I actually ironed clothes yesterday

General
Breakfast Dishes DONE
Pay Bills
Work/School/Playschool DONE
Make Beds
Wash 1st ONE ON
Dry
Put Away
Clean Sitting Room
Downstairs Loo
Hoover Hall
Tidy Kitchen
Make Dinner
Tidy over
Tea
Dishes
Evening Activities

ONGOING CLUTTER
Ring for a skip DONE ITS HERE
Clear out 2 presses DONE
Sort Utility Room
Clear Shelf DONE
Clear Floor
Sort washing

General
Breakfast Dishes DONE
Pay Bills
Work/School/Playschool DONE
Make Beds
Wash 1st ONE ON
Dry
Put Away
Clean Sitting Room DONE
Wash Floor DONE
Downstairs Loo
Hoover Hall
Tidy Kitchen
Make Dinner
Tidy over
Tea
Dishes
Evening Activities

ONGOING CLUTTER
Ring for a skip DONE ITS HERE
Clear out 2 presses DONE
Sort Utility Room
Clear Shelf DONE
Clear Floor
Sort washing

The plan whilst I'm imprisoned is
Take meds done
Take baby to nursery done
make beds done
be ruthless with stuff I've stored, kids books, stuff in the bottom of the wardrobe, done
Clear out my toot drawer and store in box along with stuff i'm keeping form collection of childrens books , pictures etc. sort of done
Mop kitchen floor from yesterday
general tidy up done
hoover downstairs done
put away clothes
Go to Tesco after parcel has arrived.
collect baby from nursery
dinner
bed
i'm now having a half hour meltdown as i'm blimmin exhausted already

General
Breakfast Dishes DONE
Pay Bills
Work/School/Playschool DONE
Make Beds
Wash 1st ONE ON
Dry Going to chance it between showers
Put Away
Clean Sitting Room DONE
Wash Floor DONE
Downstairs Loo DONE
Hoover Hall BRUSHED
Wash Hall Floor DONE
Tidy Kitchen
Make Dinner
Tidy over
Tea
Dishes
Evening Activities

ONGOING CLUTTER
Ring for a skip DONE ITS HERE
Clear out 2 presses DONE
Sort Utility Room
Clear Shelf DONE
Clear Floor
Sort washing

Hello peeps. Gorgeous day here!!!! We all overslept horribly this morning, DS missed registration for the first time ever so I had to register him with the school office...... eek.

DH is overseas, praying the ash cloud comes no further south as we are supposed to be going on holiday on Friday, so he blooming well had better not get stranded!

Right, down to business:

Today/daily

• Up, showered and dressed DONE
• DC to school DONE
• General tidy, make beds etc DONE
• Fill/Run/Empty DW DONE
• Washing
• Hoovering DONE - yesterday
• Kitchen DONE
• Ironing
• Playroom
• Weeding at front of house DONE
• Tidy loft
• On line banking and check credit card DONE
• Maths/phonics workbooks and cards
• Clean Oven
• Collect post from house
• Chickens
• Dog
• Reading/Spellings/Word cards DS DONE
• Wrap present for party
• Take DS and friend to party
• DD out for tea then swimming
• Return library book
• May budget itemise everything DOING
• Make dinner
• Extra big hugs for DC before bed

House

• Meet flooring guys
• Place carpet order
• Renew house insurance for building project DONE
• 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 DONE
• 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 DONE
• Order Fridge

One off things this week/soon:

• Bag and box things for the loft
• Tennis rackets and new beach toys Tennis DONE
• 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
• Bedding
• Mop Floors
• Meal plan
• Bathroom

Forgot library books but popped in and paid my fines at least :)

Sitting down with lunch rocking DD in her chair with my foot & watching the news oh and MNing of course!

Tues:
all up & dressed DONE (except DD)
breakfast DONE
strip beds & clean bedding DONE
ds2 bus/ds1 sch DONE
library & bf group DONE (walked, feeling virtuous if knackered)
battery replacement session DONE
lunch & tidy up Doing

swap over bathmats & towels
last ironing & put away
collect ds1
ds2 home
babysitter coming to play with ds1
tea x 3 (pasta)
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
• sort 2 boxes of baby clothes
• blue badge application for DS2; Form done need photos
• diaries with DH for summer holidays; Started
• passport photos of all 3 DC (2 for passports, 1 for blue badge form)
• library (with DS's book & money for my fines lol) Fines done
• buy more batteries!
• sort out downstairs loo

Quick check in.

Today/daily

• Up, showered and dressed DONE
• DC to school DONE
• General tidy, make beds etc DONE
• Fill/Run/Empty DW DONE
• Washing ONE DONE
• Hoovering DONE - yesterday
• Kitchen DONE
• Ironing
• Playroom
• Weeding at front of house DONE
• Tidy loft
• On line banking and check credit card DONE
• Maths/phonics workbooks and cards
• Clean Oven
• Collect post from house DONE
• Chickens DONE
• Dog DONE
• Reading/Spellings/Word cards DS DONE
• Wrap present for party
• Take DS and friend to party
• DD out for tea then swimming
• Return library book
• May budget itemise everything DOING
• Make dinner
• Extra big hugs for DC before bed

House

• WEDS - clean downstairs windows
• WEDS - go through lights with electrician
• Meet flooring guys DONE
• Place carpet order
• Renew house insurance for building project DONE
• 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 DONE
• 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 DONE
• Order Fridge

Anon - hows the house coming along?

Tues:
all up & dressed DONE (except DD)
breakfast DONE
strip beds & clean bedding DONE
ds2 bus/ds1 sch DONE
library & bf group DONE (walked, feeling virtuous if knackered)
battery replacement session DONE
lunch & tidy up DONE

• swap over bathmats & towels

last ironing & put away DONE collect ds1 DONE ds2 home DONE babysitter coming to play with ds1 DONE tea x 3 (pasta) DONE

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
• sort 2 boxes of baby clothes
• blue badge application for DS2; Form done need photos
• diaries with DH for summer holidays; Started
• passport photos of all 3 DC (2 for passports, 1 for blue badge form)
• library (with DS's books)
• buy more batteries! DONE but need more
• sort out downstairs loo

Take meds done
Take baby to nursery done
make beds done
be ruthless with stuff I've stored, kids books, stuff in the bottom of the wardrobe, done
Clear out my toot drawer and store in box along with stuff i'm keeping form collection of childrens books , pictures etc. sort of done
Mop kitchen floor from yesterday done
general tidy up done
hoover downstairs done
put away clothes
Go to Tesco after parcel has arrived. done
collect baby from nursery done
dinner done
bed in bed now

Plans for tomorrow, not alot.
In school in the morning
general tidying
hoover downstairs
clean toilet
to my second job
pick DS2 up from Jujitsu
back to work
bed

TODAY
All up and dressed - done
Nappies on to wash - done
DH to work - done
Spatone + vitamins
Breakfast and tidy kitchen - done
Make beds and tidy upstairs - done
Wipe over bathroom
Water plants
Changing bag and put pram into the car - done
DS2 jabs 10.50am - done
Drive to parents - done
Lunch - done
Haircut at 1.45pm - done
Have a nap - done thanks Mum!
Drive home - done
DH home - done
Dinner - chip shop - done
Clear up
Baths - no
DS1 bed - next eek we are late!
Tidy downstairs
Kitchen clear before bed

Hi JKS, house is GREAT! thanks. oh blimey, we are nearly there. Some flooring going in this week and next (eek!) and we are two thirds decorated. Kitchen week after next, then carpets..... oh golly. But still so many little things I need to organise... AND hoping to be on hols next week. But we are in the UK, so at least I can still make calls/check in etc very easily.

Anyway, I'm beat. Spent almost five hours (yes FIVE hours) just ferrying kids around, waiting for kids, ferrying, picking up, bringing home today. School/Party/Swimming... and it will only get worse as they get older!!!!!

Agggghhhhh.

Too braindead to list.

Hope all are well. xxx

DD loved the bath tonight, so chilled floating about - while her brothers tried to splash her/touch her bell button

Tues:

• swap over bathmats & towels

bath x 3 & boys to bed DONE me & dd to bed (dh home late)

Wed:
all up & dressed
breakfast (stay in bed later while DH sorts boys)
DS2 bus/DS1 sch/DH to work
Ocado (9-10) & put away
quiet day with DD
collect DS1
DS2 home
chill out
fish finger tea
DH home early?
boys to bed
bed 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
• sort 2 boxes of baby clothes
• blue badge application for DS2; Form done need photos
• diaries with DH for summer holidays; Started
• passport photos of all 3 DC (2 for passports, 1 for blue badge form)
• library (with DS's books)
• buy more batteries! DONE but need more
• sort out downstairs loo

Morning all. Not a great night here, again, and I feel half asleep today.

TODAY
Oversleep!! - done
All up and dressed - done
DH to work (late - oops) - done
Spatone + vitamins - done
Breakfast and tidy kitchen - done
Unload dishwasher - done
15 mins kitchen cleaning - done
Make beds and tidy upstairs
Wipe over bathroom
Hoover and sweep downstairs
1 load of washing - on the line
Water plants
Garden time for DS1 - doing
Clear up mystery poo from DS1's feet and the stairs - done
Lunch and tidy kitchen
DS1 to preschool
15 mins upstairs housework (windows etc)
Have a nap if possible
Pick up
DH home
Dinner (have taken casserole out of the freezer)
Clear up
Baths
DS1 bed
Tidy downstairs
Kitchen clear before bed

Morning I am still chasing parcel so I am NOT a happy bunny

On the up side dd2s nursery play is tomorrow and I cannot wait she is the giants wife in Jack and The Beanstalk

Right I need to unload/reload dishy
remember cupcake ingredients
VAT rtn YUCK
hang up wet washing
keep on top of washing
trim dd2s fringe for school photo tomorrow eek quiver

Aww Plum, bless her! :)

TODAY
Oversleep!! - done
All up and dressed - done
DH to work (late - oops) - done
Spatone + vitamins - done
Breakfast and tidy kitchen - done
Unload dishwasher - done
15 mins kitchen cleaning - done
Make beds and tidy upstairs - done
Wipe over bathroom - done
Hoover and sweep downstairs
2 loads of washing - both on the line
Water plants
Garden time for DS1 - done
Clear up mystery poo from DS1's feet and the stairs - done
Lunch and tidy kitchen - done
DS1 to preschool - done
Get watch battery replaced - done
Sit down with a - doing
Book Waitrose delivery for Friday
Mealplan for the next week
15 mins upstairs housework (windows etc)
Have a nap if possible
Pick up
DH home
Dinner (have taken casserole out of the freezer)
Clear up
Baths
DS1 bed
Tidy downstairs
Kitchen clear before bed

Can I say that of course i meant belly button not some weird name for her privates or anything!

Ali - pmsl at mystery poo!

Wed:
all up & dressed DONE
breakfast (stay in bed later while DH sorts boys) DONE
DS2 bus/DS1 sch/DH to work DONE
Ocado (9-10) & put away DONE
quiet day with DD Doing
collect DS1 (DH doing)
DS2 home
chill out
fish finger tea
boys to bed
bed 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
• sort 2 boxes of baby clothes
• blue badge application for DS2; Form done need photos
• diaries with DH for summer holidays; Started
• passport photos of all 3 DC (2 for passports, 1 for blue badge form)
• library (with DS's books)
• buy more batteries! DONE but need more
• sort out downstairs loo

Hi all, hope we are all enjoying the sunshine.

In school in the morning done
general tidying done
hoover downstairs done
clean toilet done
to my second job
pick DS2 up from Jujitsu
back to work
bed

I'm on track and am so tired i'm gona have an afternoon nap

JKS - yes I assumed you meant belly button

I have no idea what the poo was - possibly bird poo from the garden. When I asked DS1 where it came from (when I saw it all over his feet) he said 'the stairs', and wouldn't reveal anymore. God knows.

shiny - I am soooo jealous of your nap

TODAY
Oversleep!! - done
All up and dressed - done
DH to work (late - oops) - done
Spatone + vitamins - done
Breakfast and tidy kitchen - done
Unload dishwasher - done
15 mins kitchen cleaning - done
Make beds and tidy upstairs - done
Wipe over bathroom - done
Hoover and sweep downstairs
2 loads of washing - both on the line
Water plants
Garden time for DS1 - done
Clear up mystery poo from DS1's feet and the stairs - done
Lunch and tidy kitchen - done
DS1 to preschool - done
Get watch battery replaced - done
Sit down with a - doing
Book Waitrose delivery for Friday
Mealplan for the next week
15 mins upstairs housework (windows etc) - done
Have a nap if possible - not possible!
Pick up
DH home
Dinner (have taken casserole out of the freezer)
Clear up
Baths
DS1 bed
Tidy downstairs
Kitchen clear before bed

PMSL JKS I thought you mean't thats what ds's were calling her belly button

I am starting to lose my temper abit about this parcel have emailed an address that I found on internet for the company dhl must have sub'ed out the delivery to, I better stop now or I am going to rant forever

I have also started uploading photos to tesco website and it says another 40 mins to upload and I need to be out of here in 20 so fingers crossed they just sit and wait for me to come back and sort them out

get dd2 ready for dancing
school/dancing/judo run
baked pots in oven
clear memory card for tomorrow
charge video camera for tomorrow
breath a sigh of relief that we are off school for a few days after tomorrow