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.

Hi CC :)

DD cooperated and napped for a nice long time, so got some stuff done.

Sat:

• lie in DONE (well til 8 but that counts here!)
• DS2 & DH to football DONE
• rest of us to the park DONE
• lunch DONE
• DH & boys to SN cinema Doing
• DD nap DONE
• jobs; ironing DONE; sort corner kitchen cupboard & rehome tablecloths DONE; nametapes DONE

• tea & tidy up
• walk round block
• DC to bed
• tv & bed

Ongoing:

• finish pruning hedges by back fence
• book handyman in to clean gutters (& other jobs)
• order blind for kitchen side door
• pictures to label 'animals' & 'people' & 'cars' boxes
• see if any toys can go/be put away pre-Christmas influx Started
• watch Prison Break DVDs & give back to PIL; Started; Done more
• clean oven; Bought Oven Pride
• get kitchen curtains dry cleaned before winter
• family tree (scanning in old certs & photos & email new contact)
• tackle Areas of Doom (mantlepiece, kitchen corner, coffee table, etc); Landing DONE; Study pile DONE; Art corner DONE
• big sort out of DD's clothes (again)
• buy some frames that will hang on the wall & hang up as many photos as poss (hoping to clear the top of the dresser in tv room); need some sizes
• charity shop trip
• packing for DS1's trip to PIL

Hey everyone!

• have VBAC done!

DD arrived yesterday morning, avoided most interventions, and had a natural delivery with only a little tearing. We're both well, and very happy to be home now.
Thanks to JKS for the vbac yahoogroup link, it was a great help.

I swear to post daily. short lists, very short lists.

Oh my congratulations Wasting!!!!

DH & DS1 have headed off to PIL (Dh is going straight to work from there tomorrow and not back til Wed night) - feeling a bit deflated now.

Watching Strictly from last night to distract myself.

Left Today:

• tidy toys chaos
• some laundry
• papers & crosswords Started
• tea & tidy kitchen
• walk round block
• 2 DC to bed
• early night to myself

Ongoing:

• finish pruning hedges by back fence
• book handyman in to clean gutters (& other jobs)
• order blind for kitchen side door
• pictures to label 'animals' & 'people' & 'cars' boxes
• see if any toys can go/be put away pre-Christmas influx Started
• watch Prison Break DVDs & give back to PIL; Started; Done more
• clean oven; Bought Oven Pride
• get kitchen curtains dry cleaned before winter
• family tree (scanning in old certs & photos & email new contact)
• tackle Areas of Doom (mantlepiece, kitchen corner, coffee table, etc); Landing DONE; Study pile DONE; Art corner DONE
• big sort out of DD's clothes (again)
• buy some frames that will hang on the wall & hang up as many photos as poss (hoping to clear the top of the dresser in tv room); need some sizes
• charity shop trip
• packing for DS1's trip to PIL DONE

Not doing well on the listing daily front but am at least posting and keeping the thread going!

Off to wash dc's hair now

Hi Freak :)

I chickened out of bathtime, DS2's screaming sessions are too much. I think we'll have to go back to non-baths for him for a bit and just see if gets over this phase somehow.

Left Today:

• tidy toys chaos Some done
• some laundry Lots done & doing
• papers & crosswords more done
• tea & tidy kitchen DONE
• walk round block DONE
• 2 DC to bed DONE
• pizza & tv Cooking
• early night to myself

Mon:

• all up & breakfasted
• DS2 dressed & on the bus
• me & DD dressed
• think of some jobs to do
• lunch & tidy kitchen
• chill out
• DS2 home, check bag
• tea x 3 & tidy up
• DC bath (maybe) & bed
• early night

Ongoing:

• finish pruning hedges by back fence
• book handyman in to clean gutters (& other jobs)
• order blind for kitchen side door
• pictures to label 'animals' & 'people' & 'cars' boxes
• see if any toys can go/be put away pre-Christmas influx Started
• watch Prison Break DVDs & give back to PIL; Started; Done more
• clean oven; Bought Oven Pride
• get kitchen curtains dry cleaned before winter
• family tree (scanning in old certs & photos & email new contact)
• tackle Areas of Doom (mantlepiece, kitchen corner, coffee table, etc); Landing DONE; Study pile DONE; Art corner DONE
• big sort out of DD's clothes (again)
• buy some frames that will hang on the wall & hang up as many photos as poss (hoping to clear the top of the dresser in tv room); need some sizes
• charity shop trip

Oh wasting congratulations!

Posting from holiday, having a lovely time

YEY YEY to Wasting!!!

Had mad weekend. Need to recover - house like a bombsite. Oh well. Holiday on Thursday, so working towards that....

• Up, showered and dressed DONE
• DC to school DONE
• General tidy, make beds etc
• Fill/Run/Empty DW
• Washing one load in
• Hoovering
• Pick carrots and cover salad from frosts
• Trainers for DS
• DH?s tax return
• Oil understairs door
• DH to repair Dyson
• Window locks - waiting to hear
• Venue for Christmas do Booked
• Ebay pile sort and photos
• Call/pay window cleaner
• Ironing
• Bathrooms
• Late pick up
• On line banking/budget
• Chickens
• Dog
• Reading with DC
• Make dinner

One off things this week/soon:

• Maternity leave card for DS teacher DONE
• Holiday plans for Summer 2012
• Thank you for FIL
• Book Haircut
• Hygienist to book ahead
• Call about tennis lesson
• Work out when we can put boats away DONE
• Veg patch sort underway
• DD's birthday - present/treat/invites/party
• DS tea party invites sent, await replies
• Addresses onto computer
• Piano music to find
• Time Machine for Mac to set up
• Choose photos for the wall
• Work out parental controls on Mac and Sky
• Life insurance to finalise
• List eBay
• Set up weather station
• Register with Anthony Nolan Trust
• Finish sorting in loft
• Choose two outdoor lights
• Need Blu-Ray player and Microwave
• Investigate beekeeping
• Study - major sort needed

All up, dressed, breakfasted - DONE
Feed cats- DOnE
Litter tray - DONE
Washing up ? DONE
Wipe kitchen sides and dining table ? DONE
Make ds? lunch ? DONE
Find something for dd to take for harvest festival - DONE
Strip my bed - DONE
DD to school- DONE
DS to preschool ? DONE
Load of washing on ? DONE
Load of washing on airer ? DONE
2nd load on- DONE
2nd load on airer ? DONE
3rd load on- DONE
3rd load on line- DONE (hope it doesn?t rain)
Clean front door and outside sills - DONE
Make beds - DONE
Recycling into box ? DONE
Tidy sitting room ? DONE
Hoover downstairs ? DONE
Hoover upstairs ?
Mop floor -
Clean loo ?
Tidy dc room? DONE
Go to supermarket ?DONE
Buy birthday present - DONE
Dust downstairs ?
Dust bedrooms -
Clean screens ?
Clean inside windows and mirrors ?
Lunch-
Do some of course-
Sort The Pile ?
Pick up dc-
Cook dinner ?

Wash up -
Bath and bed dc-
Tidy kitchen and sitting room ?
Clean bathroom-
Ironing -

think that's slightly optimistic!

JKS my dc's hair actually smelt bad last night so I had to do it! Wasn't too bad in the end, dd's was relatively knot free and ds didn't struggle as much as normal

Wastings list should read

Feed baby
Cuddle baby
Play with ds
eat and drink
sleep

Lol Freak! I may brave some sort of splash session later. I wouldn't mind a bit of shouting but DD is now at the stage where she'll cry if she hears crying...makes for a fun bathtime, not.

DD has crashed out this morning, she does this occasionally, mega-naps. Just wish i knew when they were going to happen!

Mon:

• all up & breakfasted DONE
• DS2 dressed & on the bus DONE
• me & DD dressed me DONE
• think of some jobs to do; lie in bed with book DONE :);general tidying DONE; tidy my desk DONE; work on giant wordsearch I've had for years Lots DONE
• lunch & tidy kitchen DONE
• chill out Doing

• DS2 home, check bag
• tea x 3 & tidy up
• GP appt for DD to check hips (5.50) (with DS2, that'll be fun then)
• DC bath (maybe) & bed
• early night

Ongoing:

• finish pruning hedges by back fence
• book handyman in to clean gutters (& other jobs)
• order blind for kitchen side door
• pictures to label 'animals' & 'people' & 'cars' boxes
• see if any toys can go/be put away pre-Christmas influx Started
• watch Prison Break DVDs & give back to PIL; Started; Done more
• clean oven; Bought Oven Pride
• get kitchen curtains dry cleaned before winter
• family tree (scanning in old certs & photos & email new contact)
• tackle Areas of Doom (mantlepiece, kitchen corner, coffee table, etc); Landing DONE; Study pile DONE; Art corner DONE
• big sort out of DD's clothes (again)
• buy some frames that will hang on the wall & hang up as many photos as poss (hoping to clear the top of the dresser in tv room); need some sizes
• charity shop trip

Yeah it's hard, ds used to hate the bath completely but has gradually got better and better and has now had a couple of proper hairwashes. DD has always loved it, funny how different they are!

My DS (7) would spend all day in the bath. He just lies back and lolls, only eyes and nose showing through the bubbles. He has always always loved a bath....! He and DD (almost 6) still share a bath, but possibly we are getting to the stage where I need to separate them. Not quite sure what "the done thing" is for bathing children of different sexes separately. They are still so innocent and have bathed together since time began and it doesn't bother me or them at all. But there will come a point!

Right.

• Up, showered and dressed DONE
• DC to school DONE
• General tidy, make beds etc DONE
• Plumber here to fix heating Hopefully DONE - need to test
• Fill/Run/Empty DW after supper
• Washing one load in
• Hoovering DONE
• Pick carrots and cover salad from frosts
• Bagged onions DONE
• Washed sofa bed covers DONE
• Trainers for DS
• DH?s tax return
• Oil understairs door
• DH to repair Dyson
• Window locks - waiting to hear
• Venue for Christmas do Booked
• Ebay pile sort and photos
• Call/pay window cleaner
• Ironing DONE
• Bathrooms
• Late pick up
• On line banking/budget
• Chickens DONE
• Dog DONE
• Reading with DC
• Make dinner DONE

One off things this week/soon:

• Maternity leave card for DS teacher DONE
• Holiday plans for Summer 2012
• Thank you for FIL
• Book Haircut
• Hygienist to book ahead
• Call about tennis lesson
• Work out when we can put boats away DONE
• Veg patch sort underway
• DD's birthday - present/treat/invites/party
• DS tea party invites sent, await replies
• Addresses onto computer
• Piano music to find
• Time Machine for Mac to set up
• Choose photos for the wall
• Work out parental controls on Mac and Sky
• Life insurance to finalise
• List eBay
• Set up weather station
• Register with Anthony Nolan Trust
• Finish sorting in loft
• Choose two outdoor lights
• Need Blu-Ray player and Microwave
• Investigate beekeeping
• Study - major sort needed

Anon - i know what you mean, i think from what others have said it's when they ask to go separately.
DS2 goes through phases of loving it to the point of trying to climb in fully clothed, then hating it when he screams even when the word is mentioned.

DS2 coughing a lot - so far managing on his blue inhaler, wondering if this is going to be the test of the outreach asthma service...have doc appt for DD anyway so can get her to check DS over at the same time.

Mon:

• all up & breakfasted DONE
• DS2 dressed & on the bus DONE
• me & DD dressed DONE
• think of some jobs to do; lie in bed with book DONE ;general tidying DONE; tidy my desk DONE; work on giant wordsearch I've had for years Lots DONE
• lunch & tidy kitchen DONE
• chill out DONE
• DS2 home, check bag DONE

• tea x 3 & tidy up
• GP appt for DD to check hips (5.50) (with DS2, that'll be fun then)
• DC bath (maybe) & bed
• early night

Ongoing:

• finish pruning hedges by back fence
• book handyman in to clean gutters (& other jobs)
• order blind for kitchen side door
• pictures to label 'animals' & 'people' & 'cars' boxes
• see if any toys can go/be put away pre-Christmas influx Started
• watch Prison Break DVDs & give back to PIL; Started; Done more
• clean oven; Bought Oven Pride
• get kitchen curtains dry cleaned before winter
• family tree (scanning in old certs & photos & email new contact)
• tackle Areas of Doom (mantlepiece, kitchen corner, coffee table, etc); Landing DONE; Study pile DONE; Art corner DONE
• big sort out of DD's clothes (again)
• buy some frames that will hang on the wall & hang up as many photos as poss (hoping to clear the top of the dresser in tv room); need some sizes
• charity shop trip

ahem

any lists people?
Not that I have one!

Right. Done list:
cleared kitchen
shopping
completed a mammoth bit of paperwork- feeling v. sanctimonious
tidied sitting room
got accounts stuff reasonably up to date
listened attentively to two very stressed people
revised notes for training weekend
ignored piles of stuff in office
ignored piles of leaves in conservatoy (autumn for vine)
ignored mess in bedroom
fed cat
lit fire
lit stove
got washing almost up to date
look smug

Like your list mini. Hope stressed people not stressed about anything too serious.

Not having a productive week. This is the same list still ongoing from mon!

Am feeling guilty about the wc situation too, struggling a bit as to whether I should or not.

All up, dressed, breakfasted - DONE
Feed cats- DOnE
Litter tray - DONE
Washing up ? DONE
Wipe kitchen sides and dining table ? DONE
DD to school- DONE
Collect friends ds - DONE
DS & friend to preschool ? DONE
Load of washing on ? DONE
Load of washing on line
Make beds - DONE
Recycling into box ? DONE
Tidy sitting room ? DONE
Hoover downstairs ? DONE
Hoover upstairs ?
Mop floor -
Clean loo ? DONE
Wipe sink -
Tidy dc room? DONE
Find photos for dd to take to school-
Go to supermarket
Buy birthday card -
Dust downstairs ?
Dust bedrooms -
Clean screens ?
Clean inside windows and mirrors ?
Find ds' spiderman costume ready for party invite
Pick up ds
Lunch at friends-
Toddlers -
Do some coursework-
Pick up dd-
Parents eve ?
Make cake -
Cook dinner ?

Wash up -
Bath and bed dc-
Tidy kitchen and sitting room ?
Clean bathroom-
Ironing -

Anyone have any kale recipes? Have massive bag of it and dc have decided they don't like it...

(ok I started this post last night, then a friend popped round & we got chatting so didn't finish it!)

Hi Freak :)

Well doc appt went to hell in a handbasket as DS2 screamed (not even there for him!) and had to be fireman-lifted home - whilst pushing pram, fun. DD just bemused by the whole thing. And the GP just took my word for it about her uneven creases (though she did say she could see the lazy eye, which is a 50-50 comment as i sort of hoped i was imagining it), so didn't really need to be there at all!

Then DS2 went downhill with his cough + asthma Mon night so hardly any sleep. Called out the outreach service Tues morning, but he didn't need the nebuliser, so actually it was a quite a good test of the system.

Anyway he's back at school & I've not been achieving much at all, oops.

Today:

• DS2 despatched to sch DONE
• breakfast DONE
• dressed DONE
• 2 birthday cards DONE

• arrange service visit for alarm
• tidy kitchen
• start laundry
• lunch
• pop to docs for DH prescription & DD referral info
• poss charity shop trip?
• need more dummies for DD (she's decided she only likes 2 i have, bit too risky to get by on i think!)
• DS2 home, check bag
• tea & tidy up
• walk? (depends on ds2)
• DC to bed, dinner, wine, tv, bed :)

Ongoing:

• finish pruning hedges by back fence
• book handyman in to clean gutters (& other jobs)
• order blind for kitchen side door
• pictures to label 'animals' & 'people' & 'cars' boxes
• see if any toys can go/be put away pre-Christmas influx Started
• watch Prison Break DVDs & give back to PIL; Started; Done more
• clean oven; Bought Oven Pride
• get kitchen curtains dry cleaned before winter
• family tree (scanning in old certs & photos & email new contact)
• tackle Areas of Doom (mantlepiece, kitchen corner, coffee table, etc); Landing DONE; Study pile DONE; Art corner DONE
• big sort out of DD's clothes (again)
• buy some frames that will hang on the wall & hang up as many photos as poss (hoping to clear the top of the dresser in tv room); need some sizes
• charity shop trip

Hi Peeps. JKS - all sounds quite tough going for you. DS has a lazy eye, though we caught it early (he was 3) and found a fantastic specialist in Cambridge and now he is 7, the improvement has been amazing... good luck. He's still got shocking eyesight, but at least both eyes work and he can see in 3D now. Hope DS2 ok.

Short list:

DC to school DONE
Fill car and go to Supermarket DONE
Pack bags DONE
Tidy up before leaving DOING
Check Chicks
Pick up DC
Go to the seaside!!!!

See you all next week. Have good weekends.

Thanks Anon - what does DS have to do to help improve it? Think when DD came out face up & slightly wonky she must have squished her right eye a bit, it looks a bit smaller than the other one - not sure anyone else can see this though so it's not major, and the pupil just doesn't quite match up with the other one. She may grow out it it, hopefully - i seem to manage to make 'faulty' kids, ho hom

Anyway, managed to get out of the house and get some shopping & charity shop trip done so at least i've managed that today - haven't made it to the docs - it is literally around the corner but never seem to make it.
And not risking walking round there with DS2 later...unless i get possessed by a bizarre sense of optimism....

Today:

• DS2 despatched to sch DONE
• breakfast DONE
• dressed DONE
• 2 birthday cards DONE
• arrange service visit for alarm; call again later
• tidy kitchen
• start laundry DONE
• lunch DONE
• pop to docs for DH prescription & DD referral info
• charity shop trip DONE
• need more dummies for DD (she's decided she only likes 2 i have, bit too risky to get by on i think!) DONE
• DS2 home, check bag DONE
• tea & tidy up
• walk? (depends on ds2)
• DC to bed, dinner, wine, tv, bed

Ongoing:

• finish pruning hedges by back fence
• book handyman in to clean gutters (& other jobs)
• order blind for kitchen side door
• pictures to label 'animals' & 'people' & 'cars' boxes
• see if any toys can go/be put away pre-Christmas influx Started
• watch Prison Break DVDs & give back to PIL; Started; Done more
• clean oven; Bought Oven Pride
• get kitchen curtains dry cleaned before winter
• family tree (scanning in old certs & photos & email new contact)
• tackle Areas of Doom (mantlepiece, kitchen corner, coffee table, etc); Landing DONE; Study pile DONE; Art corner DONE
• big sort out of DD's clothes (again)
• buy some frames that will hang on the wall & hang up as many photos as poss (hoping to clear the top of the dresser in tv room); need some sizes
• charity shop trip DONE

Evening :)

Today:

• DS2 despatched to sch DONE
• breakfast DONE
• dressed DONE
• 2 birthday cards DONE
• arrange service visit for alarm; call again later Fri
• tidy kitchen DONE
• start laundry DONE - Load1 dry & Load2 drying & Load3 in wm
• lunch DONE
• pop to docs for DH prescription & DD referral info Fri
• charity shop trip DONE
• need more dummies for DD (she's decided she only likes 2 i have, bit too risky to get by on i think!) DONE
• DS2 home, check bag DONE
• tea & tidy up DONE
• walk (depends on ds2) DONE
• DC to bed DONE, dinner DONE, wine Doing, tv Doing, bed

Fri:

• morning usual
• rubbish day
• DS2 to sch
• PTA coffee morning at DS2's sch
• left over jobs
• more laundry
• lunch & tidy kitchen
• jobs?
• ds2 home & check bag
• DH home early
• DC tea, bath & bed (no bath for DS2 probably)
• dinner & bed

Ongoing:

• finish pruning hedges by back fence
• book handyman in to clean gutters (& other jobs)
• order blind for kitchen side door
• pictures to label 'animals' & 'people' & 'cars' boxes
• see if any toys can go/be put away pre-Christmas influx Started
• watch Prison Break DVDs & give back to PIL; Started; Done more
• clean oven; Bought Oven Pride
• get kitchen curtains dry cleaned before winter
• family tree (scanning in old certs & photos & email new contact)
• tackle Areas of Doom (mantlepiece, kitchen corner, coffee table, etc); Landing DONE; Study pile DONE; Art corner DONE
• big sort out of DD's clothes (again)
• buy some frames that will hang on the wall & hang up as many photos as poss (hoping to clear the top of the dresser in tv room); need some sizes

JKS - DS definitely has always had slightly uneven eyes too, don't know if that is behind it. We had to do patches every day for the last four years. Luckily DS is quite a tolerant little chap and just got on with it and little protest. I didn't know that your eyes are "mature" at 7 yo so the earlier you spot the better. Just keep an eye on it (no pun intended!) The specialists deal with v young children, I've seen 1 year olds with patches and glasses.

on holiday next week so need prep list.
check clothes gather a range of the all weather variety
art materials
toothbrush and stuff
maps
boots, find warm socks
'cosie? (wishful thinking)
food
bank
buy requisits
buy treats
books and mags
download freebies perhaps

Thanks Anon :)

Mini - where are you going? sounds cold brrr!

Left from yesterday:

• arrange service visit for alarm; call again later Fri
• pop to docs for DH prescription & DD referral info Fri

Fri:

• morning usual DONE
• rubbish day DONE
• DS2 to sch DONE
• PTA coffee morning at DS2's sch DONE
• banking paperwork DONE

• left over jobs
• more laundry
• lunch & tidy kitchen
• jobs?
• ds2 home & check bag
• DH home early
• DC tea, bath & bed (no bath for DS2 probably)
• dinner & bed

Ongoing:

• finish pruning hedges by back fence
• book handyman in to clean gutters (& other jobs)
• order blind for kitchen side door
• pictures to label 'animals' & 'people' & 'cars' boxes
• see if any toys can go/be put away pre-Christmas influx Started
• watch Prison Break DVDs & give back to PIL; Started; Done more
• clean oven; Bought Oven Pride
• get kitchen curtains dry cleaned before winter
• family tree (scanning in old certs & photos & email new contact)
• tackle Areas of Doom (mantlepiece, kitchen corner, coffee table, etc); Landing DONE; Study pile DONE; Art corner DONE
• big sort out of DD's clothes (again)
• buy some frames that will hang on the wall & hang up as many photos as poss (hoping to clear the top of the dresser in tv room); need some sizes

Going to Cornwall, shouldn't be that cold, but am 'nesh' ( northern word meening feels the cold) and you never know, it might snow!!!