Getting nothing done? Procrastinators, pottering here.

[Alibabaandthe80nappies]

Welcome to the new thread ladies :)

Ali - you have been kinda busy?!?! Don't fret too much about the cleaning!

Today/Daily

• Up, showered and dressed DONE
• DC to school DONE
• General tidy, make beds etc DONE
• Fill/Run/Empty DW DONE
• Washing DONE
• Hoovering
• Kitchen DONE
• Ironing DONE
• Playroom
• Weeding at front of house
• 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
• Reading/Spellings/Word cards
• May budget itemise everything DOING
• Get fire going
• Make dinner
• Extra big hugs for DC before bed

Anon I know But I hate the house being dirty, it really stresses me out. The kitchen especially shows the dirt really badly - I love the colours, but a grey floor and duck egg cabinets look grubby fast!! 15 minutes in there twice a week keeps it looking really nice, and isn't a massive hardship as long as I'm organised.
Besides I have a new steam mop to try out this afternoon. I've been waiting for an afternoon when DS1 is at preschool so that I can sort it out in peace without him wanting to 'help'

TODAY
All up and dressed - done
Spatone + vitamins - done
Breakfast and tidy kitchen - done
Make beds and tidy upstairs - done
Wipe over bathroom - done + 15 mins cleaning - done
2 loads of washing - 1 washing, 1 drying
15 mins kitchen cleaning - done
Water plants
Fold huge pile of clean washing
Practice using sling - done - yay have cracked it!
Lunch and tidy kitchen - done
DS1 to preschool - done
Post Office to return nursing bra - done walked with DS2 in sling, now knackered!
Sit down and eat cake - done
Mop kitchen, hall and bathroom
Pick up DS1
Chill out
Dinner - ?
Clear up
DS1 bath and bed
Tidy downstairs
Online banking
Book Waitrose delivery for Friday
Kitchen clear before bed

Ridiculous waiting around at the hosp this morning, grr. And doc wants DS1 to keep going back for more x-rays

Mon:

• all up & dressed DONE
• breakfast & tidy up DONE
• DS2 bus (8am) DONE
• hosp with DS1 for xray (9.45-12!!) DONE
• drop DH at train for work DONE
• drop DS1 at school late + bday card for teacher DONE
• collect DS2 (12.15) DONE
• lunch & tidy up DONE
• laundry; WM on & washing hung out
• HV visit DONE
• collect DS1 (again with all 3, crazy planning lol) DONE
• chill out/tv time Doing
• DS1 reading
• tea x 3 & tidy up
• boys to bed
• DH home late
• early night for me & 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; arrange mini-party for home instead
• clean oven; Bought Oven Pride
• too small for DD boxes into loft
• next baby box down from loft to check for sizes
• blue badge application for DS2; Printed off form; Started
• letters for DD's room from ELC
• diaries with DH; Started
• post sailing club form
• parents coming Wed-Mon; need to tidy spare room & sort bed

Today/Daily

• Up, showered and dressed DONE
• DC to school DONE
• General tidy, make beds etc DONE
• Fill/Run/Empty DW DONE
• Washing DONE
• Hoovering DONE
• Kitchen DONE
• Ironing DONE
• Playroom
• Weeding at front of house
• 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
• 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
• Go to carpet shop DONE - samples at the house - waiting for two more
• Renew house insurance for building project underway
• Ikea re various furniture required
• Shower screens ? need to choose and buy
• Finalise spot lights and sockets with electrician Part Done
• Last of bathroom stuff to the house DONE
• 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
• Check fridge measurements and order

One off things this week/soon:

• Pay garden man DONE
• Bag and box things for the loft
• Tennis rackets and new beach toys
• Card and present for DD to take to party 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 OURS DONE
• Mop Floors
• Meal plan
• Bathroom

Mon:

• all up & dressed DONE
• breakfast & tidy up DONE
• DS2 bus (8am) DONE
• hosp with DS1 for xray (9.45-12!!) DONE
• drop DH at train for work DONE
• drop DS1 at school late + bday card for teacher DONE
• collect DS2 (12.15) DONE
• lunch & tidy up DONE
• laundry; washing on airer
• HV visit DONE
• collect DS1 (again with all 3, crazy planning lol) DONE
• chill out/tv time DONE
• DS1 reading DONE
• tea x 3 & tidy up DONE
• boys to bed DONE
• DH home late
• early night for me & DD

Tues:

• all up & dressed
• breakfast & tidy up
• strip beds & find clean bedding
• swap bathmats & towels
• DS2 bus
• DS1 to sch
• BF group
• collect DS2 (12.15)
• lunch & tidy up
• jobs?
• collect DS1
• reading/chill out/tv time
• tea x 3 (pasta)
• boys bath & 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; arrange mini-party for home instead
• clean oven; Bought Oven Pride
• too small for DD boxes into loft
• next baby box down from loft to check for sizes
• blue badge application for DS2; Printed off form; Started
• letters for DD's room from ELC
• diaries with DH; Started
• post sailing club form
• parents coming Wed-Mon; need to tidy spare room & sort b

Evening :)

Today has been a good day. T has slept - I'm hoping this doesn't mean that he will be awake all night!

TODAY
All up and dressed - done
Spatone + vitamins - done
Breakfast and tidy kitchen - done
Make beds and tidy upstairs - done
Wipe over bathroom - done + 15 mins cleaning - done
2 loads of washing - done
15 mins kitchen cleaning - done
Water plants - done
Fold huge pile of clean washing - done
Practice using sling - done - yay have cracked it!
Lunch and tidy kitchen - done
DS1 to preschool - done
Post Office to return nursing bra - done walked with DS2 in sling, now knackered!
Sit down and eat cake - done
Run and unload DW - done
Mop kitchen, hall and bathroom - no
Pick up DS1 - done
Chill out - done
Dinner - done
Clear up - done
DS1 bath and bed - done
Tidy downstairs - done
Online banking
Book Waitrose delivery for Friday
Kitchen clear before bed - done
Empty kitchen bin - done
Hoover living room and clean blobs off the carpet - done
Relax and plan how to spend birthday vouchers/money - doing :)

Really need to get cobwebs off of ceiling-its starting to look a bit 'haunted house', the little one was a complete sweetie going to nursery today

Theatre on coffee duty DONE
Community centre DONE
Church tomorrow DONE
Washing
Ironing
MIL birthday DONE
Bathroom
Kitchen
Gardening
Clean hard floors DONE
Paperwork DONE
Pay tax DONE
Look for more work locally
Bill May DONE
Trade mag
Clean windows

OK. Dusts off list making machine. Dons rubber gloves. Cracks knuckles. Cricks neck and ....
print stuff
do invoices
prep weekend notes etc
accounts
office of doom

plant courgettes
weed
stake plants that have fall ied over
tidy up and vac
conservatory

work on accred stuff
call H

VAT DONE yay

Dear god we have had the most expensive month ever with the cars Now DH's needs something doing to it which is going to cost another £300

TODAY
All up and dressed - done
DH into the office - done
Spatone + vitamins - done
Breakfast and tidy kitchen - done
BF DS2 x many - ongoing
Unload dishwasher
Make beds and tidy upstairs
Wipe over bathroom
1 load of washing
Water plants
Sort out form for preschool day out
Make shepherd's pie for dinner
Lunch and tidy kitchen
Phone bank about new savings account
Post pile/admin/filing
Mealplanning
Dinner
Clear up
DS1 bath and bed
Tidy downstairs
Kitchen clear before bed
Work out mop with DH and clean floors

Ali sympthies re car. everything seems so expensive at the mo. I can't beleive how much our weekly shopping costs and there's only 2 of us at home. DH thinks we should try Lidl. I somehow don't think he would want to compromise his expensive snobby taste in coffee
Am also fed up of cost of printing inks and how long they last ie seconds.

So Far:
print stuff done
do invoices done
prep weekend notes etc doing
accounts
office of doom

plant courgettes
weed
stake plants that have fall ied over
tidy up and vac
conservatory

work on accred stuff
call H

Afternoon everyone- sympathies re the car Ali- my daughter's car went in for an oil change and my mechanic told me the clutch has nearly gone:( I did think it was slipping a bit the other day but put it down to my bad driving as I drive an automatic!!!

Anyway my list looks like this:

Parent helper at Pre-school done
Put away veg box delivery.
DS's friend round to play.
Start sorting/decluttering dh's office.
Shampoo carpet in office.
Mop kitchen floor.
Laundry- an ongoing saga!
Re-make Ds's bed- he wet the bed again last night- doesn't wet for weeks then we have several nights on the trot when he does
Make shopping list for cake order I have to do on Friday- have most of the icing colours I need but not all.

Ongoing

Declutter paperwork in the office (eg- WHY do I keep paperwork for a car I no longer own?!!)
Sort out junk under my bed.
Put photos in photoframe and re-hang.
Hoover out car
Call decorator
Maybe do some grass cutting/strimming if it stays dry

that's enough to be getting on with for now!!

Kansas do you make cakes? Me too, how did I not notice that before?

I have tonight dinner made as once I leav for school I won't be back until after 6 yuuuccckkkk, I hate Tuesdays

I have a birthday cake for Saturday and the school cake sale on Friday and I really can't be bothered with the cake sale because I have 2 cake next week one which I'm stressing about not stressing about iykwim!!

Ali dh has just priced parts for our car, but thankfully he does the work so helps to keep cost down

Thanks for the sympathy re. the cars! We are fortunate that it doesn't put us in difficulty, but it definitely makes a dent in the budget especially when it all lands at once as it has done this month!!

Well DH has got an interview on Monday for his dream job. It would be amazing if he got it, just amazing. I am so nervous for him! :)

TODAY
All up and dressed - done
DH into the office - done
Spatone + vitamins - done
Breakfast and tidy kitchen - done
BF DS2 x many - ongoing
Unload dishwasher - done
Make beds and tidy upstairs - done
Wipe over bathroom - done
1 load of washing - nappies later
Empty upstairs bins - done
Garden playtime with DS1 - done
Water plants
Sort out form for preschool day out
Make shepherd's pie for dinner - done
Lunch and tidy kitchen - done
DS1 time - done some, more later
Phone bank about new savings account
Post pile/admin/filing
Mealplanning - started
Dinner
Clear up
DS1 bath and bed
Tidy downstairs
Kitchen clear before bed
Work out mop with DH and clean floors

Ali- boo re cars, yey for interview.

After chatting to other supporters at bf group we agreed i have thrush :(
Seems like we go from one thing to another here.
Anyway went to drop in centre & got prescription then chemist & got drugs, all with DS2 in tow - with a nappy stop mid-trip too.

Plus nanny is sick so lots not done today.

Tues:

• all up & dressed DONE
• breakfast & tidy up DONE
• strip beds & find clean bedding
• swap bathmats & towels
• DS2 bus DONE
• DS1 to sch DONE
• BF group DONE
• collect DS2 (12.15) DONE
• lunch & tidy up DONE
• jobs; Thrush trip DONE
• collect DS1 DONE
• reading/chill out/tv time Doing
• laundry; WM On & washing on line
• ironing Started
• tea x 3 (pasta)
• boys bath & bed May dip DD in too lol
• 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; arrange mini-party for home instead
• clean oven; Bought Oven Pride
• too small for DD boxes into loft
• next baby box down from loft to check for sizes
• blue badge application for DS2; Printed off form; Started
• letters for DD's room from ELC
• diaries with DH for summer holidays; Started
• post sailing club form DONE
• parents coming Wed-Mon; need to tidy spare room & sort bed
• take back/exchange some DD presents (Next & George)

Oh JKS :( Just nipples or actually in your breast? Bloody painful either way. Well done on managing all that though, I am slightly in awe of you The furthest I've ventured with both boys on my own is preschool!

DS2 and DS1 are asleep! So I've whipped through a few jobs and now I'm having a sit down with a

TODAY
All up and dressed - done
DH into the office - done
Spatone + vitamins - done
Breakfast and tidy kitchen - done
BF DS2 x many - ongoing
Unload dishwasher - done
Make beds and tidy upstairs - done
Wipe over bathroom - done
1 load of washing - nappies later
Empty upstairs bins - done
Garden playtime with DS1 - done
Water plants
Sort out form for preschool day out
Make shepherd's pie for dinner - done
Lunch and tidy kitchen - done
DS1 time - done some, more later
Phone bank about new savings account
Post pile/admin/filing - done
Mealplanning - done
Make appointment for DS2's first jabs! - done 24th @ 10.50am
DS1 nap - doing
Dinner
Clear up
DS1 bath and bed
Tidy downstairs
Kitchen clear before bed
Work out mop with DH and clean floors

Hello. DH's car needs its annual service soon. The Land Rover dealership wants £800+ for a regular service and even the nice local guy wants £400+ (and he is not a rip off merchant!). Just one of those cars that is expensive to service. Mine costs about £200!

So that is within the next 6 weeks or so and THEN MOT fee, (£50) insurance (£350) and car tax (£230) - ie. £1000 to keep it on the road. But it is a great car.... and we wouldn't be without it.

Had a mini effing major wobble at the house today - we've cocked up on the size of one of our radiators and they need to dig the floor out again in one of the rooms we have just decorated (great).... thought it was all going a bit too smoothly. Have had so few hitches to speak of, so am really cross with myself, but at least we spotted this now rather than in a month's time when it would have been hugely disruptive rather than just a pain in the arse.

No list today - will try and resume normal service tomorrow!!!

Right, quick tea for DC and then off to swimming.......

Anon - it just keeps coming doesn't it? Mine is £400 for a service but the real killer is DH's insurance because he has points and has to insure for business use. Ouch ouch.
PITA about the radiator, but as you say at least you've realised now.

Anon - annoying re the radiator but it does seem to have been smooth sailing so far so hopefully that's the only big hiccup.

Ali - it is bloody painful! i think it has got worse today, wasn't sure before talking to friend at bf group, then left there and it was hurting more in my breasts - was more nipples before. But already feeling better knowing we're doing something about it - & that it isn't me & DD getting the position/latch wrong, which is what i had been thinking.

Have sorted a child's wheelchair with leg brace for DS1 for a school trip he's got next week. The Red Cross will lend it to us, bit of a drag to go and get it from quite far away but hopefully worth it.

Tues:

• strip beds & find clean bedding (tomorrow?)
• swap bathmats & towels (tomorrow?)
• reading/chill out/tv time DONE
• laundry; WM On & washing on line - Brought in & sorted
• ironing; Started
• tea x 3 (pasta) DONE
• see if DD will be put down...
• put away massive pile of clean laundry
• boys bath & bed May dip DD in too lol
• 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; arrange mini-party for home instead
• clean oven; Bought Oven Pride
• too small for DD boxes into loft
• next baby box down from loft to check for sizes
• blue badge application for DS2; Printed off form; Started
• letters for DD's room from ELC
• diaries with DH for summer holidays; Started
• parents coming Wed-Mon; need to tidy spare room & sort bed
• take back/exchange some DD presents (Next & George)
• collect wheelchair (Thurs 3-7)

Evening! I've not posted for a week, it's flown by! Hope everyone's ok.
Spotted you've got thrush JKS, what meds did you get?

Hectic here, DH away, DS birthday party on Sat + packing for the move.
DS is still eating his dinner as I type, goodness knows what time I'll get him to bed.

Tonight -

• DS bath and bed (was going to skip bath but he's eating his tuna pasta enthusiastically now )
• tidy backroom
• wash pots
• hang washing
• put load in
• soak feet

Wednesday -

• shower and dress
• breakfast
• laundry check
• Cleaning The House - get all cleansing items assembled, set a timer and... GO!
• lunch
• playgroup
• shop
• tea
• clear kitchen
• DS bath and bed
• present wrapping

Annoyed about the radiator, but it'll be sorted tomorrow, so it's not a big deal really, but just cross with myself that I didn't clock it either at the beginning, or at least a bit sooner than one week before my oak flooring goes down?!?!?!?!? Oh well.

Yes, JKS, things have been pretty smooth so in the grand scheme I just need to keep it in perspective. Will cost us a bit of extra money (not a lot) to put it right. Just want to get RID of builders dust not create more?!?!? My poor decorator!

Sorry to hear about the thrush - hope the tabs sort it for you soon.....

Right, DC are in PJ's, watching a programme about some sea creatures, give them 20 minutes then it's bed time.

Hoo-rah.

Tomorrow should look something like:
Wednesday

• Up, showered and dressed
• DC to school (early)
• General tidy, make beds etc
• Fill/Run/Empty DW
• Washing
• Hoovering
• Kitchen
• Ironing
• Playroom
• Weeding at front of house
• Tidy loft
• On line banking and check credit card
• Maths/phonics workbooks and cards
• Clean Oven
• Collect post from house
• Chickens
• Dog
• Tesco 5-7 pm
• Reading/Spellings/Word cards
• May budget itemise everything DOING
• Get fire going
• Make dinner
• Extra big hugs for DC before bed

House

• Meet plumber 8.45
• Meet builder/go see decorator
• Collect carpet samples
• Renew house insurance for building project underway
• Ikea re various furniture required
• Shower screens ? need to choose and buy
• Finalise spot lights and sockets with electrician DONE
• 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
• Check fridge measurements and order

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

Hi wasting - made sure i got fluconazole for me, though only after i left did i realise the doc didn't give me a big starting dose, so i may try and see my doc tomorrow (went to drop in today) + nystatin for DD, and then i read it shd be daktarin. hey ho, it's a start...

Tues:

• strip beds & find clean bedding (tomorrow?)
• swap bathmats & towels DONE
• laundry; WM On & washing on line - Brought in & sorted
• ironing; Started
• tea x 3 (pasta) DONE
• see if DD will be put down...Nope
• put away massive pile of clean laundry (tomorrow)
• boys bath & bed May dip DD in too DONE!

• me & DD to bed
• DH home late

Wed:

• all up & dressed
• breakfast & tidy kitchen
• doc re appt
• DS2 bus / DS1 to sch / DH to work
• shopping (9-10) & put away
• visit friend in hosp (11)
• collect DS2 (12.15)
• lunch & tidy up
• spare room time
• parents arriving at some point

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; arrange mini-party for home instead
• clean oven; Bought Oven Pride
• too small for DD boxes into loft
• next baby box down from loft to check for sizes
• blue badge application for DS2; Printed off form; Started
• letters for DD's room from ELC
• diaries with DH for summer holidays; Started
• parents coming Wed-Mon; need to tidy spare room & sort bed
• take back/exchange some DD presents (Next & George)
• collect wheelchair (Thurs 3-7)

I found the nystatin easier to get in DS and it does work, just more slowly. As long as you're being treated you should be ok. Have you got the Daktarin cream for you as well?

No & I did query that at the time but he said the fluc. Shd work on it's own. Ds2 was screaming throughout the appt (thought we were there for him I guess) so not conducive to chat.
May buy some otc if I can't get an appt tomorrow. Off to bed early in (vain) hope of some extra sleep...

Morning! Hope you got some sleep JKS.

• shower and dress done
• breakfast done
• laundry check done all still a bit damp, even if it's warm enough to turn off the heating, the washing just won't dry anymore!
• washing load in done
• kitchen progressing
• Cleaning The House - get all cleansing items assembled, set a timer and... GO!
• lunch
• playgroup
• shop
• tea
• clear kitchen
• DS bath and bed
• present wrapping
• foot soak!

JKS - I took fluc. when I had thrush while I was BFing DS1 and I didn't need daktarin or anything. I did need a 17 day course though.
I'm not sure I haven't got it again tbh, breasts feel painful and almost bruised but it isn't a duct or anything. Seeing the GP tomorrow for 6 week check so we'll see.

TODAY
All up and dressed - done
Spatone + vitamins
Breakfast and tidy kitchen - done
Unload dishwasher
Make beds and tidy upstairs
Wipe over bathroom
Wash nappies - washing + 1 other load
Dry washing from last night
Clear lawn before Green Thumb come - done
DH's car to garage (need to follow him to bring him home)
Water plants
Lunch and tidy kitchen
DS1 to preschool for 12.30 (remember form for trip)
Book a haircut
Mop the floors!!
Hoover downstairs
Dusting
Pick up 3pm
Collect DH's car at some point
Dinner
Clear up
DS1 bath and bed
Tidy downstairs
Kitchen clear before bed