Well something must have rubbed off from my earlier whinge visit to this thread! (Thanks everyone!! 
[) Have actually achieved a few minor things this morning and the sun has come out!! I really don't mind the cold - in fact I love autumn - but I do find dark days in this house v. depressing (lighting is awful). So it's lovely to be able to see the cobwebs and dust what I am doing for a change instead of squinting in to the gloom all the time.
Feeling a bit perkier after a swig of Whoknow's coffee, Radio4, dyeing Barnet Fair, making pumpkin veggie casserole thing and pairing socks 
DD has gone off to a little lunch party (no school Wed pms here) which gives me a bit of extra free time and fortnightly ironing lady has actually turned up on the right day and strutted her stuff so have lots of crisp piles of linen to put away.
Lauren v. 
of your Tuesday afternoons (not selfish at all!) and stunning countryside!! Spotted that your gps were going to the vet - hope all OK!!
Whoknows your area of Hampshire sounds lovely too. Good that you are taking it steady with return to work and that your ma is there to help out.
Blue glad to hear your ds2 is feeling a bit better
Shifty a belated happy birthday to your ds and good luck with continuing building battles/upheaval which sounds v. stressful
Swan arf at precocious toddler asking for cappucinos - she sounds lovely! Hope you are not too exhausted though. BTW dd's birthday was in July and we still haven't had the party (a) because all her friends are away in the summer (b) because this year she is in so many different conjoined classes for different languages we can't decide on who to invite - or more taxingly - who to exclude. Christmas is coming fast and all the weekends between now and then are filling up fast too [yikes emoticon]
A warm welcome to Ilovetermtime (hear hear to your nickname!) Hope things not too onerous on Sunday
Gossip glad you are feeling better and well done re yesterday's mega-list Sorry to hear your ds is poorly
Carpe don't worry - we all dive in and out of here depending on rl - tis lovely to 'see you'
PA you've got to love a cleaner who will willingly tackle poop!! Wd it be poss to spend one morning cleaning alongside her gesturing and explaining as you go - a hands-on demonstration sort of thing?
Hope your dp is OK Systems. I definitely think laying-out clothes night before is a crucial baby-step too (possibly not if you have 4 dc or more but definitely useful for us!!)
Hope your busy week and the cake-making is going OK Toffee
And hope you are ok Bitchy too if you are lurking.
Huge wing flaps to Trazzles Feetheart Ellie Justgettingonwithit Sowornout Honu Castlelough Engels and everyone else!