New Years Lists for procrastinators/slatterns - let there be organisation

[HalfMumHalfBiscuit]

Welcome old and new slatterns. All welcome for mutual support and kicks up the bum where nec. Just add your list and report back to let us know how you get along.

No Freak do the big stuff first :) Ahh see you have done the work stuff well done.

Re hosp: I knew she meant she was checking the picture quality but then I expected her to say right go and wait in this other queue to see a doc to review the films or something. Not just go home...Haven't had a chance to ring docs yet.

Should really have gone for a nap or else gone out and done something useful while DD slept & nanny is here but have eaten a v late breakfast & fiddled about instead

Wed:

• everyone up, breakfasted & dressed DONE
• Sch runs DONE
• quick Asda shop DONE
• Makaton session at DS2's sch DONE
• DD nap Doing
• ring GP re xray
• lunch
• something useful
• boys home,, reading, bags
• tea x 4 & tidy up
• DC to bed
• 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;
• buy some frames that will hang on the wall & hang up as many photos as poss; need some sizes; Bought 1 to test no good, need to keep looking
• sort iPhoto on laptop; Book Genius appt for Jan
• bathroom cabinet needs sorting
• fill out Organised Mum calendar; go through birthdays to add
• check out birthdays coming up/missed/make cards
• general Spring Clean (sort through kitchen cupboards-1 done; DC clothes; sort through bedding; ...)
• lose weight! (Current: 66kg; Target: 54kg)
• organise DS2's party (hall booked & paid for; some invites sent/given out; first yes back yey :))
• cats flea drops & see if I get any more bites (none recently so maybe we are on top of flea problem at last?!)
• ring M&S about wrong lampshade, get it returned & replacement sent Have rung, got to take it into store & i'll get a refund (madness as I get to keep the lamps & it's only one shade that's a bit dented but they don't stock the shades anymore, only got it just before Christmas)
• PO depot for parcel
• Asda for vests for DD + some food shopping DONE (no vests DD's size though)
• book bowling for orchestra social Failed, they have a league night the night we wanted

So, phoned the GP:

• told have to allow a week for xray results....
• I query whether the GP intended for me to wait a week with a possibly broken foot
• have a telephone consultation tomorrow then.
• I ask could you just put this info on his desk today, if he's happy to wait until tomorrow to speak to me that's fine, but if he isn't and wants something done sooner maybe he could ring today?

... 5mins later ... Receptionist rings back, GP has looked at results & foot isn't broken. :)

Phew & grr & at such a system, honestly.

'Allow up to a week' yet actually the results were already available?!
Send people home with possibly broken bones to carry on walking around for a week?!

Still hurts just the same though :(

Hi everyone, I am slowly getting through list stuff but keep getting distracted with 'people'.
House is now a official doom site, but it will have to wait as I have got stuff to get done before weekend. Printer now working though so that helps.
JKS re foot, if its not broken but is painful are you using some kind of support? if not it might help. Also ice pack when you have been on it a bit. Rub in some arnica cream. No wearing daft shoes for a bit. GP not very helpful in guiding you how to look after it. If its within your budget get a session with a physiotherapist, bit of ultrasound/massage, and so on, may be well worth it.
will list later

Oh JKS, what a pavlova, the system is extraordinary. Surely there are several steps of "waste" in the process you have just been through. The NHS can be fantastic, but equally, no wonder it costs the country so damned much.... good for you though for persevering to at least find out it is not broken. But what now? You going back to GP to see what else might be up?

BTW, hate to put a spanner in the works, but do you know if the xray was absolutely clear no break? DS was xrayed 18 months ago for possible collar bone/shoulder/arm break. Told yes, break. Then told (whilst still in A&E), they got it wrong, no break. I escalated it to a consultant at A&E fracture clinic two days later who said no break. DS was in agony so I had to go private to get a FOURTH opinion that yes, indeed, there was a break. When we saw the xrays at the last visit, I thought the break was pretty bloody obvious personally... apparently the first consultant had thought that what was actually a break was a natural "gap" in the bone due to DS's age.... And the junior doctor who we saw first had got it right!

So, very long winded way of saying, stick at it if the foot does not improve. Try and insist on seeing the xrays/get another opinion etc.

• Up, showered and dressed DONE
• DC to school DONE
• General tidy, make beds etc DONE
• Fill/Run/Empty DW after supper
• Washing second just finishingr
• Ironing
• Whole house to hoover and dust HALF DONE
• Car Service
• Order printer ink
• Find back exercises
• Bathrooms DONE
• Measure for units in study
• On line banking
• Chickens
• DH?s tax return
• Dog DONE
• Buy parcel wrap ***
• Ebay items finishing - get ready to post
• New school shoes?? Check sizes
• Reading with DC
• Make dinner

Thanks Mini - a support thing would help might look one out at the chemist later.
Have been using arnica, will get back to it.

Wed:

• everyone up, breakfasted & dressed DONE
• Sch runs DONE
• quick Asda shop DONE
• Makaton session at DS2's sch DONE
• DD nap Doing
• ring GP re xray DONE
• book online shop Doing
• lunch
• something useful
• boys home,, reading, bags
• tea x 4 & tidy up
• DC to bed
• 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;
• buy some frames that will hang on the wall & hang up as many photos as poss; need some sizes; Bought 1 to test no good, need to keep looking
• sort iPhoto on laptop; Book Genius appt for Jan
• bathroom cabinet needs sorting
• fill out Organised Mum calendar; go through birthdays to add
• check out birthdays coming up/missed/make cards
• general Spring Clean (sort through kitchen cupboards-1 done; DC clothes; sort through bedding; ...)
• lose weight! (Current: 66kg; Target: 54kg)
• organise DS2's party (hall booked & paid for; some invites sent/given out; first yes back yey* )
• cats flea drops & see if I get any more bites (none recently so maybe we are on top of flea problem at last?!)
• take M&S shade into town store for refund
• PO depot for parcel
• vests needed for DD
• book bowling for orchestra social Failed, they have a league night the night we wanted

Have done couple of units of course but now have headache so not concentrating.

Painkillers and will do bit of housework as a break then see if I can do anymore.

Have asked friend who works in HR to help with CV and job app so waiting for her response.

JKS good news foot not broken, but sorry it still hurts Seems a stupid system I agree.

HMHB glad you got your refund and an apology.

Hello wasting, glad you're ok. will look at thread.

Welcome Maria

Done list
Web stuff sent
Emails
Bank
Invoices
Wknd stuff printed
Got batteries for scales as they have been lyng to me

Not done
Washing up
Kitchen floor
Tidy up
Hoover
Read docs

Ah hum

Good evening. Anyone creative re costumes? DS wants to go as a Dragon (from How to Train your Dragon) on "book character day" and I don't know where to start.

Ideas anyone? Tips?? Not urgent, it's happening in a couple of weeks, but I am useless at this type of thing so need to plan ahead.

• Up, showered and dressed DONE
• DC to school DONE
• General tidy, make beds etc DONE
• Fill/Run/Empty DW after supper
• Washing TWO DONE
• Ironing DONE
• Whole house to hoover and dust 3/4 DONE - only kitchen and family room to go
• Car Service DONE
• Order printer ink
• Find back exercises
• Bathrooms DONE
• Measure for units in study DONE
• On line banking
• Chickens DONE
• DH?s tax return
• Dog DONE
• Buy parcel wrap ***
• Ebay items finishing - get ready to post
• New school shoes?? Check sizes
• Reading with DC
• Make dinner

Green t shirt. Cardboard tail with spikes attach to belt. Green balaclava. Spikes attached to crown and down back. Then decide whether to add wings. Green gardening gloves.
well that's my best effort.

New (padded) slippers on - Looking glam

Wed:

• everyone up, breakfasted & dressed DONE
• Sch runs DONE
• quick Asda shop DONE
• Makaton session at DS2's sch DONE
• DD nap DONE
• ring GP re xray DONE
• book online shop DONE (maybe edit tomorrow)
• lunch DONE
• something useful; some shopping DONE
• boys home,, reading, bags DONE
• tea x 4 & tidy up DONE
• DC to bed DONE
• early night needed

Thurs:

• all up, breakfasted & dressed
• sch runs
• DD hosp appt to check her eyes
• home, DD nap, maybe nap myself
• jobs...
• lunch & tidy up
• chill out/crap film time, lol
• sch runs, reading, bags
• tea x 4 & tidy up
• DC walk? bath & bed
• DH home late

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;
• buy some frames that will hang on the wall & hang up as many photos as poss; need some sizes; Bought 1 to test no good, need to keep looking
• sort iPhoto on laptop; Book Genius appt for Jan
• bathroom cabinet needs sorting
• fill out Organised Mum calendar; go through birthdays to add
• check out birthdays coming up/missed/make cards
• general Spring Clean (sort through kitchen cupboards-1 done; DC clothes; sort through bedding; ...)
• lose weight! (Current: 66kg; Target: 54kg)
• organise DS2's party (hall booked & paid for; some invites sent/given out; 2 yeses* back yey )
• cats flea drops & see if I get any more bites (none recently so maybe we are on top of flea problem at last?!)
• take M&S shade into town store for refund
• PO depot for parcel DONE
• vests needed for DD; Tried Matalan, no luck
• book bowling for orchestra social - need new dates

At hosp waiting for dd's eye appt, Hopefully won't be here too long...

Anon - The best book day outfit I saw last year was the lad who went as Harry Potter. Vvvv easy. Round glasses, scar on face, wand etc.
Dragon more ambitious hard work.

Morning JKS

Going to mentally file Harry potter for next book day for ds1

Seen orthoptist, waiting for doc now, dd tired but being a star.

DD's school doing a book week this week and she has to dress up tomorrow. She has chosen to go as a ballerina fairy which would be fine as she has an outfit in her dressing up box but am not sure she should wear it to school as she will essentially be wearing pants (it's a leotard with a frill around her bum). Maybe not considered suitable??

This morning have made cottage pie for dinner later, done 2 loads of washng up and hoovered. Off to pick up ds in a bit, lunch then toddlers, then school pick up, then have friends ds here for tea. Hopefully wont have killer head like yesterday and will be able to do some of my course or job application once dc are in bed.

Leggings underneath Freakoid??

Today
Take stuff to charity shop

LIST
Buy new school jumpers for DS
Clean mouldy wall in bedroom
Take in some dry cleaning
Pick up laundry
Confirm hen weekend thingy & pay
Confirm wedding invite and babysitters got
Get new passport - applied online
Book holidays!

Random things to buy in sales
Table cloth
Dinner service
Socks for DD (where do they go?) DONE!
Napkin holder

Hi Peeps. Harry Potter is a good idea - unfortunately, DS, once he gets an idea, that's it. Since last posting have found a fab dragon outfit on ebay (cheatarama) to which we can add some wings and extra bits and bobs... hoping he will buy this idea!

• Up, showered and dressed DONE
• DC to school DONE
• General tidy, make beds etc DONE
• Fill/Run/Empty DW DONE
• Washing Three DONE
• Clear up/out two big kitchen drawers DONE
• Strip, wash and remake bed DONE
• Playroom
• Ironing
• Organise kitchen rota for rugby DONE
• Order printer ink
• Cash back for old mobiles
• Find back exercises
• Bathrooms
• Choose units in study
• On line banking DONE
• Chickens DONE
• DH?s tax return DONE
• Dog DONE
• Buy parcel wrap, washing powder ***
• Post ebay items
• Last few Ebay items finishing today
• New school shoes?? Check sizes
• Reading with DC
• Make dinner

Anon - not cheating - resourcefulness

Freak - not sure if it would be inappropriate as such but cold i would think? Leggings a good idea, and thermal vest, lol!

Blissful nap just now, over an hour
then overcome with a random act of tidying in DH's office

Thurs:

• all up, breakfasted & dressed DONE
• sch runs DONE
• DD hosp appt to check her eyes DONE (basically fine, back in 6 months)
• home, DD nap, maybe nap myself DONE/Doing
• jobs...office cupboard DONE
• lunch & tidy up Me DONE
• chill out/crap film time, lol Doing
• sch runs, reading, bags (alarm set after being late yesterday)
• tea x 4 & tidy up
• DC walk? bath & bed
• DH home late

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;
• buy some frames that will hang on the wall & hang up as many photos as poss; need some sizes; Bought 1 to test no good, need to keep looking
• sort iPhoto on laptop; Book Genius appt for Jan
• bathroom cabinet needs sorting
• fill out Organised Mum calendar; go through birthdays to add
• check out birthdays coming up/missed/make cards
• general Spring Clean (sort through kitchen cupboards-1 done; DC clothes; sort through bedding; ...)
• lose weight! (Current: 66kg; Target: 54kg)
• organise DS2's party (hall booked & paid for; some invites sent/given out; 2 yeses back yey ); need to email/give out more invites
• cats flea drops & see if I get any more bites (none recently so maybe we are on top of flea problem at last?!)
• take M&S shade into town store for refund
• vests needed for DD; Tried Matalan, no luck
• book bowling for orchestra social - need new dates

Random tidy of the car - what's going on with me today !

Thurs:

• all up, breakfasted & dressed DONE
• sch runs DONE
• DD hosp appt to check her eyes DONE (basically fine, back in 6 months)
• home, DD nap, maybe nap myself DONE
• jobs...office cupboard DONE
• lunch & tidy up Me DONE
• chill out/crap film time, lol DONE
• sch runs, reading, bags (alarm set after being late yesterday) DONE
• tea x 4 & tidy up DONE
• DC (walk? - not today) bath & bed
• DH home late

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; Ongoing
• buy some frames that will hang on the wall & hang up as many photos as poss; need some sizes; Bought 1 to test no good, need to keep looking
• sort iPhoto on laptop; Book Genius appt for Jan
• bathroom cabinet needs sorting
• fill out Organised Mum calendar; go through birthdays to add
• check out birthdays coming up/missed/make cards
• general Spring Clean (sort through kitchen cupboards-1 done; DC clothes; sort through bedding; tidy up & hoover car Started...)
• lose weight! (Current: 66kg; Target: 54kg)
• DS2's party (hall booked & paid for; invites sent; 9 yes); need to email/give out more invites Done more invites & lists of stuff needed written
• cats flea drops & see if I get any more bites (none recently so maybe we are on top of flea problem at last?!)
• take M&S shade into town store for refund
• vests needed for DD; try JL
• book bowling for orchestra social - need new dates

So, we are back at school, 3 days in?? And the children are STARVING at 4 o'clock. In the holidays they were often having their evening meal at 6.30, or even later if eating with the grown ups (which we did quite a bit).

Now?? They are clamouring and hammering if tea ain't ready at 5 on the dot! Good thing though, earlier tea = earlier bath = earlier to bed......

• Up, showered and dressed DONE
• DC to school DONE
• General tidy, make beds etc DONE
• Fill/Run/Empty DW DONE
• Washing Three DONE
• Clear up/out two big kitchen drawers DONE
• Strip, wash and remake bed DONE
• Playroom
• Ironing
• Organise kitchen rota for rugby DONE
• Order printer ink
• Cash back for old mobiles

Anon - my DC are the same!! DS1 in particular has been eating less and less recently, so I offered sandwiches for tea, no he wanted pasta; 'i love pasta, i want 200 bites of pasta' etc...so we had pasta for tea - not quite 200 bits though, lol. I was just thinking of winding down evening meals as they both have cooked lunches at school

Thurs:

• DC (walk? - not today) bath & bed DONE
• DH home late on way

Fri:

• shopping (8-9) (never did get round to editing order)
• DH up first
• all dressed & breakfast
• sch runs
• DH to work
• no definite plans, maybe old playgroup with DD, see if they'll put us back on their list?
• laundry; started
• library (red letter received today re ds1's books, oops!)
• doc for DH prescription
• maybe shopping?
• DD nap
• lunch & tidy kitchen
• sch runs, reading, etc
• DC tea & 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; Ongoing
• buy some frames that will hang on the wall & hang up as many photos as poss; need some sizes; Bought 1 to test no good, need to keep looking
• sort iPhoto on laptop; Book Genius appt for Jan
• bathroom cabinet needs sorting
• fill out Organised Mum calendar; go through birthdays to add
• check out birthdays coming up/missed/make cards
• general Spring Clean (sort through kitchen cupboards-1 done; DC clothes; sort through bedding; tidy up & hoover car Started...)
• lose weight! (Current: 66kg; Target: 54kg)
• DS2's party (hall booked & paid for; invites sent; 9 yes); need to email/give out more invites Done more invites & lists of stuff needed written
• cats flea drops & see if I get any more bites (none recently so maybe we are on top of flea problem at last?!)
• take M&S shade into town store for refund
• vests needed for DD; try JL
• book bowling for orchestra social - need new dates

God me, too, there I was thinking they have hot main meal and pudding every day, so for tea, some nice crumpets or sandwiches or something. NO SUCH LUCK!!!!!

Ah well. DH back from rugby, very muddy and sore. Wish he'd hurry up with his shower. I AM STARVING (caught it off the DC!)

Night night.

Anon - how is your dh's knee (it was his knee wasn't it?) now?

Had forgotten about crumpets, you are the 2nd person who's mentioned them recently, have some in the freezer i should did out - love them hot with loads of butter, yum :)

DD is napping, i have tonnes i could be doing, so of course i'm on MN anyway, list then i'll get moving.

Fri:

• shopping (8-9) (never did get round to editing order) DONE
• DH up first DONE
• all dressed & breakfast DONE
• sch runs DONE
• DH to work DONE
• no definite plans, maybe old playgroup with DD, see if they'll put us back on their list? Rejoined, yey DONE
• laundry; started
• library (red letter received today re ds1's books, oops!)
• doc for DH prescription
• maybe shopping?
• DD nap Doing
• lunch & tidy kitchen
• sch runs, reading, etc
• DC tea & 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; Ongoing
• buy some frames that will hang on the wall & hang up as many photos as poss; need some sizes; Bought 1 to test no good, need to keep looking
• sort iPhoto on laptop; Book Genius appt for Jan
• bathroom cabinet needs sorting
• fill out Organised Mum calendar; go through birthdays to add
• check out birthdays coming up/missed/make cards
• general Spring Clean (sort through kitchen cupboards-1 done; DC clothes; sort through bedding; tidy up & hoover car Started...)
• lose weight! (Current: 66kg; Target: 54kg)
• DS2's party (hall booked & paid for; invites sent; 9 yes); need to email/give out more invites Done more invites & lists of stuff needed written
• cats flea drops & see if I get any more bites (none recently so maybe we are on top of flea problem at last?!)
• take M&S shade into town store for refund
• vests needed for DD; try JL
• book bowling for orchestra social - need new dates

JKS - yes, it was his knee, well done for remembering!! Just about this time last year when it was less than 48 hours from injury to surgery.... . Odd niggles, but he wears a support and is (now) rather more sensible about it all. Aches and pains of course (well, he is nearly 38 FFS) but this season, so far, nothing major. Phew!

Crumpets - my two absolutely love them. And I wouldn't do them every day, but sometimes, when I/they are tired and they've had a big lunch at school, jammy crumpets and fruit just hit the right spot. Cheap, fast and frankly deee-lish.

Does anyone here have a Kindle??? I am soooo tempted. I have rediscovered reading with a vengeance the past few months (now in a Book Club) and everyone raves about Kindles..... Hmmmm.

• Up, showered and dressed DONE
• DC to school DONE
• Eye test DONE
• School Tracksuit for DS DONE
• General tidy, make beds etc DONE
• Fill/Run/Empty DW run after tea/supper
• Washing
• Playroom
• Ironing
• Order printer ink
• Book rugby camp
• Sort DC's DVD's for any I can pass on.
• Cash back for old mobiles