Procrastinating Pumpkins: The Autumn Relaunch

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AKA 'Oh yikes, a new thread cometh...'

I Freak, do solemnly swear to post regularly on the new thread so as to avoid an unseasonal title.

No improvement from DD at all, still throwing up every feed. And now grumpy & tired too but resisting sleep.

It's one I bought, I also dithered about costs for a couple of years, then thought, if I'd bought it I'd have had it for those years so just get on with it.

It's this one though it says out of stock now. It's very worth it, both boys have already had a play :)

Today:

• pukey washing; More doing & more waiting
• wrap newly arrived presents DONE & put away
• advent calendar down from loft DONE + choc ones out of cupboard DONE
• change lightbulbs in kitchen DONE 2 (need to buy more)
• decide about lunch/feed DD more and see if anything stays down DONE
• lunch at home (boo) & tidy up DONE
• Nanny taking DS2 out to SN playgroup DONE
• enjoy peace & quiet DONE
• collect DS1, reading, etc DONE

• tea & tidy up (fish finger day)
• DC bath & bed
• DH home at some point/early night needed

Ongoing:

• book handyman in to clean gutters (& other jobs)
• order blind for kitchen side door
• pictures to label 'animals' & 'people' & 'cars' boxes
• watch Prison Break DVDs & give back to PIL; Started; Done more
• clean oven; Bought Oven Pride
• get kitchen curtains dry cleaned
• family tree (scanning in old certs & photos & email new contact)
• tackle Areas of Doom; Coat hooks DONE & Landing cupboard DONE
• buy some frames that will hang on the wall & hang up as many photos as poss; need some sizes
• new watch battery needed
• sort iPhoto on laptop... no luck yet
• book smear test
• book flu jabs for at least DS2 & me, maybe other DC
• big bathroom blitz needed
• town trip needed

Oh poor DD, and poor you JKS! There isn't anything you can do really is there? BM is the best thing for poorly tums when they are little which you are already doing!
That calendar is lovely, and would tick two boxes, because I am also hankering after a Nativity but can only find hideously expensive wooden ones for £100+ which I have REALLY baulked at!
Have bookmarked that page and I will buy one once they are back in stock :) For this year it will have to be the chocolate Cars 2 one my Mum got him

Oh no JKS, really hoping she gets better soon. It's especially hard to see them poorly when they're so tiny I think

Right - are we going to have a new festive thread to start tomorrow? Any title ideas?

What about 'Procrastinators Ambling through Advent and Composing Christmas Lists'?

JKS - no fun for either of you. Fingers crossed she recovers soon.

Ali - I like it! And tomorrow is the first, so we must take the plunge....

Have first christmas party tonight (!). Mum's night out.

We have cadbury's advent calendars, also gave the same to my godson and his sister.

We also have a rather twee but quite addictive "Jackie Lawson" advent calendar on the computer which my mum sends to the kids every year. They absolutely love it. Probably the best value two quid she spends on them all year - 25 days entertainment for 2 children!! (seriously, they are quite entrancing, I would recommend - how sad am I?!) www.jacquielawson.com/advent/london

Ali - I like it :)

Anon - thanks for that have just paid for it, it's installing now. Sure DS1 will love it!

DD gone to bed fine so fingers crossed being asleep will stop her being sick - she had a 3ish hour nap earlier and wasn't sick during that so i'm hopeful.
Though a realist so already in pjs and will be heading off to bed asap as i'm sure we'll be up in the night.

Today:

• pukey washing; even more doing
• wrap newly arrived presents DONE & put away DONE
• advent calendar down from loft DONE + choc ones out of cupboard DONE
• change lightbulbs in kitchen DONE 2 (need to buy more)
• decide about lunch/feed DD more and see if anything stays down DONE
• lunch at home (boo) & tidy up DONE
• Nanny taking DS2 out to SN playgroup DONE
• enjoy peace & quiet DONE
• collect DS1, reading, etc DONE
• tea & tidy up (fish finger day) DONE
• DC bath & bed DONE

• DH home at some point/early night needed

Thurs:
(most plans dependent on DD)

• morning routine
• email sister for her birthday
• poss trip to town for various bits
• clear out bathroom junk & clean cupboard
• lunch & tidy up
• DD nap
• collect DS1, reading, etc
• DS2 home, check bag
• DC tea & tidy up
• walk round block?
• DC to bed
• DH home/dinner/bed

Ongoing:

• book handyman in to clean gutters (& other jobs)
• order blind for kitchen side door
• pictures to label 'animals' & 'people' & 'cars' boxes
• watch Prison Break DVDs & give back to PIL; Started; Done more
• clean oven; Bought Oven Pride
• get kitchen curtains dry cleaned
• family tree (scanning in old certs & photos & email new contact)
• tackle Areas of Doom; Coat hooks DONE & Landing cupboard DONE
• buy some frames that will hang on the wall & hang up as many photos as poss; need some sizes
• new watch battery needed
• sort iPhoto on laptop... no luck yet
• book smear test
• book flu jabs for at least DS2 & me, maybe other DC
• big bathroom blitz needed
• town trip needed

Liking the xmas list theme

Can't wait for tomorrow as have got myself a new Emma Bridgewater xmassy mug and will start using it. Also got this advent calendar for DS for a bargain.

Have got to do some xmas wrapping tonight and we are taking the DC's to a panto tomorrow. Xmas is coming early!

Today
Pack clothes for Dc's for panto tomorrow
Wrap presents for next weekend
Take vits done
Wrap present for D nephew done
Take in some dry cleaning
Ring upholsterers
Pay gas / elec

Xmas
Buy some more online xmas presents
Buy/make xmas cards - started
Write xmas cards
Get frock for xmas party
Get baby sitter for office party and xmas party
Get kids to write xmas lists for santa
Make Delia xmas cake & ice!

Other stuff
Change house insurance / find cheaper
Buy some nice clothes that fit and look nice
Honey for Xmas fair done
Honey for teachers presents
Don't forget parents evening Tues done
Book lunch with friend done

Need a list but have 2 small boys (not mine) so it will have to wait til later. Will be back!

DD seems much better today, thank goodness! No puking since last night and plenty of milk feeds. :)

No chance to go into town, but did get boiler fixed as we woke up with no heating. Turns out it was the fuse in the plug as it shares a socket with the lamp we use up in the loft - which I knocked over yesterday and broke.

Thurs:
(most plans dependent on DD)

• morning routine DONE
• email sister for her birthday DONE
• poss trip to town for various bits nope
• clear out bathroom junk & clean cupboard
• lunch & tidy up DONE
• DD nap DONE
• boiler repair man DONE
• collect DS1, reading, etc Going to a friends for tea
• lots of laundry Done/doing
• internet shopping instead of town Lots done

• DS2 home, check bag
• DC tea & tidy up
• walk round block?
• DC to bed
• DH home/dinner/bed

Ongoing:

• book handyman in to clean gutters (& other jobs)
• order blind for kitchen side door
• pictures to label 'animals' & 'people' & 'cars' boxes
• watch Prison Break DVDs & give back to PIL; Started; Done more
• clean oven; Bought Oven Pride
• get kitchen curtains dry cleaned
• family tree (scanning in old certs & photos & email new contact)
• tackle Areas of Doom; Coat hooks DONE & Landing cupboard DONE
• buy some frames that will hang on the wall & hang up as many photos as poss; need some sizes
• new watch battery needed
• sort iPhoto on laptop... no luck yet
• book smear test DONE
• book flu jabs for at least DS2 & me DONE
• big bathroom blitz needed
• town trip needed

How was panto HMHB? We are off to Christmas dinner tomorrow, which just doesn't seem right.
Small list
Art class
Print forms
Pack small bag for London
Book ticket
get ready for dinner

It went and posted itself before I was ready.
Clear kitchen
Tidy
Washing
Emails

Mini/Mulled (like the name :) ) - i was meant to be having a Christmas dinner yesterday which was frankly just wrong. Maybe that's why DD objected, lol.

DD to bed early, DS2 meltdown at having clothes changed to pjs have left him to it whilst watching tv with DS1. Will have to go up and see what the damage is in a mo. Often he pulls his clothes & nappy off when screaming so I never know what I'll find...

Thurs:
(most plans dependent on DD)

• morning routine DONE
• email sister for her birthday DONE
• poss trip to town for various bits; nope
• clear out bathroom junk & clean cupboard; Not done (quel surprise)
• lunch & tidy up DONE
• DD nap DONE
• boiler repair man DONE
• collect DS1, reading, etc DONE
• lots of laundry Done/doing
• internet shopping instead of town; Lots done
• DS2 home, check bag DONE
• DC tea & tidy up DONE
• walk round block? nope
• DC to bed; 2 sort of done
• DH home/dinner/bed

Ongoing:

• book handyman in to clean gutters (& other jobs)
• order blind for kitchen side door
• pictures to label 'animals' & 'people' & 'cars' boxes
• watch Prison Break DVDs & give back to PIL; Started; Done more
• clean oven; Bought Oven Pride
• get kitchen curtains dry cleaned
• family tree (scanning in old certs & photos & email new contact)
• tackle Areas of Doom; Coat hooks DONE & Landing cupboard DONE
• buy some frames that will hang on the wall & hang up as many photos as poss; need some sizes
• new watch battery needed
• sort iPhoto on laptop... no luck yet
• big bathroom blitz needed
• town trip needed

I appear to have not done anything on my mental list apart from phone the dentist and the job centre but do seem to have ventured into the loft and got the decorations down. I might possibly maybe have also put some decorations up.... Not the tree yet though.

Have you Freak? Anyone else done their decorations yet? I was holding out as I know I get fed up with them pretty quickly though DS1 is asking for them.
Maybe next week some time...

I tackled a lot of paperwork today, nothing major really but it has been piling up & every now and then it feels like it's 'winning'. Today I won

Thurs:
(most plans dependent on DD)

• morning routine DONE
• email sister for her birthday DONE
• poss trip to town for various bits; nope
• clear out bathroom junk & clean cupboard; Not done (quel surprise)
• lunch & tidy up DONE
• DD nap DONE
• boiler repair man DONE
• collect DS1, reading, etc DONE
• lots of laundry More doing
• internet shopping instead of town; Lots done
• DS2 home, check bag DONE
• DC tea & tidy up DONE
• walk round block? nope
• DC to bed; DONE
• DH home/dinner/bed

Fri:

• morning routine
• DS2's sch for PTA setting up for Christmas Bazaar
• home for lunch & tidy up
• pop to church hall to pay deposit for DS2's party if poss
• get on with more laundry (piling up post DD's pukathon)
• collect DS1 + school fair, home & reading, etc
• DS2 home & check bag
• DC tea & tidy up
• walk round block?
• DC bath & bed
• dinner & bed

Ongoing:

• book handyman in to clean gutters (& other jobs)
• order blind for kitchen side door
• pictures to label 'animals' & 'people' & 'cars' boxes
• watch Prison Break DVDs & give back to PIL; Started; Done more
• clean oven; Bought Oven Pride
• get kitchen curtains dry cleaned
• family tree (scanning in old certs & photos & email new contact)
• tackle Areas of Doom; Landing cupboard DONE again
• buy some frames that will hang on the wall & hang up as many photos as poss; need some sizes
• new watch battery needed
• sort iPhoto on laptop... no luck yet
• big bathroom blitz needed
• town trip needed

We are going to buy our tree on Saturday so we will put other stuff up then. I love christmas decorations

I will start the new thread later!

I know where the decs are, does that count?! Oh, and my new outside pretty lights turned up yesterday, but I haven't opened the box.

DS wants to buy the tree this weekend... suspect it won't happen this weekend, maybe during next week.

We are off to Panto on 10th Dec, hurrah!

DC had found and eaten chocolate number one from their Cadburys advent calendars before I had even come downstairs this morning. DH was in charge of breakfast, as he was going to work a bit later than normal and he just said "sorry, what was I to do?!". So it's chocolate for breakfast for the next 23 days as well then now!

Ah well, it is nearly Christmas after all.

chocolate for breakfast is, like, a law in advent

new thread is ready - can't do a link, I am BFing so one-handed!

Know that feeling Ali :)

here it is.

Thanks JKS :)