Slatterns sorting themselves out, sort of.

[ComeWhineWithMe]

A new thread taking us slatterns into March.
Feel free to join and add your lists just don't show us up by always completing them !

Yeap I was so glad, but sad at the same time to read other peoples stories, and because my dad never physically did any harm I suppose I didn't think about it too much,

I plan to go to library and get out Toxic parents, have read bits on the internet, think it will help me get some closure(2 years later)

It must be hard when youve already got 4 girls, but you'll probably think of something that would never had occurred to you

Evening all! I haven't been doing anything very exciting. Although I did buy a milk bottle carrier thingy for now we have our milk delivered.

I am very of the Wii Fit. DH got Argos vouchers for his Christmas bonus, and we still haven't got one. Every week he goes in and checks stock, and they never have any in!

Families are a definite pain in the arse. I think the older you get, the more you realise how not ok many things growing up were.

make bed done

• clean sink and toilet done
• breakfast done
• hang up washing done
• sort dry washing done
• clear breakfast/highchair done
• DS clean and dressed done
• me dressed and face on done
• DS nap done
• tidy living room donesome
• washing - nappies donethreetimescosIputtoomuchpowderin, more nappies, clothes doing
• wash pots donemost
• mop floor
• lunch done
• clear lunch/highchair done
• DS nap done
• buy lightbulbs done
• dinner done
• DS bath and bed done
• clean dinner/highchair done
• wash pots dointhemorning

This week -

• tax credits paperwork
• Halifax re savings
• file paperwork

ComeWhine - your mum is beyond belief! and you are a saint for helping her out.

Families, eh?

(we're both lucky but know lots of people with similar probs)

Off to bed soon, 2 glasses of wine & a takeaway later.....

Today:

• carry on with laundry LastLoadIn
• try and do photos Started
• DH home at some point DONE
• dinner DONE & bed

Ongoing:

• get to 8stone 7lbs (new low of 9,0)
• look up family tree stuff on 1911 census site started
• photos for boys albums (DS1 2-2.5yrs & DS2 6mo-1yr) BySundayAsOfferRunsOut
• sort out kitchen drawers & cupboards Started
• think about sorting out DH's photos
• dentist trip for me & DS1 (1st for DS1)
• do some work from home to catch up my hours Doing
• contact handyman re fixing kitchen light (& sort list)
• get up to date photos of family for new photo frames & hang them up
• ds2 first hair cut soon
• sew together curtains
• put together climbing frame we were given last year
• find Ikea receipt to re-order missing parts
• sort out front wheel of bike Started

Goals for this week:

• upload & order boys photos Started
• try and get below 9 stone!
• get on with family tree
• more early nights

Haven't read through, I'm sooo tired. About to fall into bed - and I still haven't made the bloody cake - argh!

Today
Up and dressed (shower later) - done
Breakfast x 2 - done
Dishwasher on - done
Decide on cake - done
Make shopping list - done
Out to buy cake ingredients and go to Boots - done
Make cake -FAILED
Downstairs loo floor - done
Hoover downstairs - done
Make dinner - DH DONE
Clear up from dinner DH DONE, I think
Tidy round before bed - done
Buy Mum's birthday card - done

Morning

Think i need to focus on 'finishing' some jobs as i'm very good at 'starting' then wandering off

Today:

• DH get up first (5.30, clocks change now, please!)
• all up DONE
• breakfast
• all dressed
• dh to work
• ds2 quick nap
• playgroup (remember i owe other mum the 1.20 entry fee from last week )
• home for lunch
• ds2 nap
• afternoon plan with ds1?
• more work
• DH maybe home early
• boys tea (i might eat with them)
• boys bath & bed
• me out to orchestra meeting (need to check details for social beforehand)
• home & bed

Ongoing:

• get to 8stone 7lbs (new low of 9,0)
• look up family tree stuff on 1911 census site Started
• photos for boys albums (DS1 2-2.5yrs & DS2 6mo-1yr) BySundayAsOfferRunsOut Started
• sort out kitchen drawers & cupboards Started
• think about sorting out DH's photos
• dentist trip for me & DS1 (1st for DS1)
• do some work from home to catch up my hours Started
• contact handyman re fixing kitchen light (& sort list)
• get up to date photos of family for new photo frames & hang them up
• ds2 first hair cut soon
• sew together curtains
• put together climbing frame we were given last year
• find Ikea receipt to re-order missing parts
• sort out front wheel of bike Started

Goals for this week:

• upload & order boys photos
• try and get below 9 stone
• get on with family tree
• some early nights

DH comes home late, wants me to wait to have dinner till then, we have chinese, yummy but bad for my diet and later than i would choose to eat & end up going to bed later than i want to too. then this morning he mentions both tidying the kitchen & giving me time for a shower - neither of which happens, grr. then i look out and see he's left his car blocking me in. i have a spare key so it's not a huge deal just another annoyance.
and breathe....

Today:

• breakfast DONE
• all dressed DONE
• dh to work DONE
• ds2 quick nap DONE
• tidy kitchen, grr DONE
• put new car seat in DH's car and take that today
• playgroup (remember i owe other mum the 1.20 entry fee from last week)
• home for lunch
• ds2 nap
• afternoon plan with ds1?
• more work
• sort last laundry
• ironing
• DH maybe home early
• boys tea (i might eat with them)
• boys bath & bed
• me out to orchestra meeting (need to check details for social beforehand)
• home & bed

Ongoing:

• get to 8stone 7lbs (new low of 9,0)
• look up family tree stuff on 1911 census site Started
• photos for boys albums (DS1 2-2.5yrs & DS2 6mo-1yr) BySundayAsOfferRunsOut Started
• sort out kitchen drawers & cupboards Started
• think about sorting out DH's photos
• dentist trip for me & DS1 (1st for DS1)
• do some work from home to catch up my hours Started
• contact handyman re fixing kitchen light (& sort list)
• get up to date photos of family for new photo frames & hang them up
• ds2 first hair cut soon
• sew together curtains
• put together climbing frame we were given last year
• find Ikea receipt to re-order missing parts
• sort out front wheel of bike Started

Goals for this week:

• upload & order boys photos
• try and get below 9 stone
• get on with family tree
• some early nights
• sort bike

Good morning all. DD and i had a day out with friends yesterday which was lovely, but got nothing done!

Cwwm my DD is Daisy Amelia. I wanted Amelia and DH wanted Daisy so i let him have final choice. (tbh at that point i didn't care if we called her herbert fartypants, just had enough of being pregnant )

plum I know what you mean about the older you get the more you realise what isn't ok. My mum and i have never been close and i don't agree with nearly all she did/does. Her and my sister don't speak (not all my mum's fault) but i am always the one trying to smooth everything out. The joy of being the oldest! I hope everything works out for you If you want to chat about it at any time i am always here.

The list:
Everyone up done but struggled
Everyone breakfast done
Everyone dressed not quite
Feed and muck out horses
Sort kitchen out
LUNCH
mAKE A SHEPHERDS PIE FOR DINNER (sorry about caps, pressed wrong button
Put horses to bed
Have an early dinner
DD bath and bed
Wash up
Put washload on
Sew my dress

Oh yeah, and pick my sewing machine up - Its fixed!!!!!!!!

Sorry have not read through messages yet dd and me have been up since 3.00 watching charlie and lola .

She has a chest infection and said if she is on ab's dr said if she gets worse to take her to a&e for chest infection .

Hope everyone is ok .

To a&e for an x-ray .

Oh ComeWhine - so it's back to the hosp today then? poor you & dd.

Well ds2 has decided that he's too tired to do anything other than cry so has gone back to bed (even said 'ni-ni' and signed bed!)
So no playgroup - invited other mum round here instead though don't usually have people round in the morning so may have to zoom around tidying up a bit, lol!

mmm shepherd's pie i want some

Today:

• put new car seat in DH's car
• playgroup friend round
• ds2 nap Doing
• lunch
• afternoon plan with ds1?
• more work
• sort last laundry
• ironing
• DH maybe home early
• boys tea (i might eat with them)
• boys bath & bed
• me out to orchestra meeting (need to check details for social beforehand)
• home & bed

Ongoing:

• get to 8stone 7lbs (new low of 9,0)
• look up family tree stuff on 1911 census site Started
• photos for boys albums (DS1 2-2.5yrs & DS2 6mo-1yr) BySundayAsOfferRunsOut Started
• sort out kitchen drawers & cupboards Started
• think about sorting out DH's photos
• dentist trip for me & DS1 (1st for DS1)
• do some work from home to catch up my hours Started
• contact handyman re fixing kitchen light (& sort list)
• get up to date photos of family for new photo frames & hang them up
• ds2 first hair cut soon
• sew together curtains
• put together climbing frame we were given last year
• find Ikea receipt to re-order missing parts
• sort out front wheel of bike Started

Goals for this week:

• upload & order boys photos
• try and get below 9 stone
• get on with family tree
• some early nights
• sort bike

Sorry JKS my last post didn't make much sense .

If she gets any worse I need to take her for an x -ray but hopefully ab's will kick in .

She has had her first dose though and did not like them .

• make bed
• clean sink and toilet
• breakfast done
• hang up washing done
• dry pots done
• clear breakfast/highchair
• DS clean and dressed
• me dressed and face on
• DS nap done
• washing - DH clothes, nappies
• lunch
• clear lunch/highchair
• DS nap
• dinner
• DS bath and bed
• clean dinner/highchair
• wash pots

This week -

• tax credits paperwork
• Halifax re savings
• file paperwork

Morning all

Comewhine - hope DD is feeling better soon, the ABs should start to make a difference in 24 hours or very soon after.

JKS - that is annoying, I would be cross too. My DH's version of that last night was 'you go to bed Alibaba and I'll clear up down here'. Let's just say that his version of clearing up and mine are clearly not the same based on the state of downstairs this morning!

Today
Up, showered and dressed - done
Breakfast x 3 - done
Dishwasher on - done
Clean kitchen - done
Make cake
Hoover bathroom
New stairs and landing carpet being fitted
New floor in downstairs loo being finished
Finish sorting spare room
Wash nappies - done
1 other load of washing
Friend over for lunch at 1pm-ish
Sort bedding for weekend
Go through paperwork pile mountain

*Week
Organise 3 sets of bedding
Sort out spare room - started
Hoover and dust spare room
Clean bathroom shelves
Make b'day cake for Mum - doing
Picture frames for our room
Picture frames for DS' room
Pack away DS' too small clothes and toys no longer being used
Clear out footstool
Clean whole house - started
Birthday card for Mum - done

Morning WME

ComeWhine - can you offer sweetie straight after? chocolate maybe

Friend has worst time keeping ever - always late (used to that now), today though, planning to come from 9 (her baby was asleep to be fair at the beginning) - just texted to say she's putting some washing on and will be here soon???

Never mind, i got stuff done!

Today:

• put new car seat in DH's car DONE
• playgroup friend round Coming....
• ds2 nap Doing
• lunch (with friend & her dds)
• afternoon plan with ds1?
• more work
• sort last laundry DONE
• ironing DONE
• DH maybe home early
• boys tea (i might eat with them)
• boys bath & bed
• me out to orchestra meeting (need to check details for social beforehand)
• home & bed

Ongoing:

• get to 8stone 7lbs (new low of 9,0)
• look up family tree stuff on 1911 census site Started
• photos for boys albums (DS1 2-2.5yrs & DS2 6mo-1yr) BySundayAsOfferRunsOut Started
• sort out kitchen drawers & cupboards Started
• think about sorting out DH's photos
• dentist trip for me & DS1 (1st for DS1)
• do some work from home to catch up my hours Started
• contact handyman re fixing kitchen light (& sort list)
• get up to date photos of family for new photo frames & hang them up
• ds2 first hair cut soon
• sew together curtains
• put together climbing frame we were given last year
• find Ikea receipt to re-order missing parts
• sort out front wheel of bike Started

Goals for this week:

• upload & order boys photos
• try and get below 9 stone
• get on with family tree
• some early nights
• sort bike

Ali - you making the cake now?
are you a good cake maker - like a decorator type? or more of straight forward yummy cake?

anyone's dc watch strawberry shortcake?
can you tell me what it's about? ds1 is watching it now and has asked for it. the voices do my head in!

Morning! I've been stressing as DH has been working extra late this week and therefore waking me when he gets in and he's away from tomorrow morning til the early of hours of Monday morning. I shall have to see if MIL can come round and give me some breathing space. It's going to be like this more frequently from now on so I need to get used to it.

CWWM, hope your DD feels better soon.

I'm afraid that'd be me JKS, I'm the worst time-keeper ever! I'm either the uber-late procrastinator or super-organised list-goddess. I'm hoping to move towards the latter!

• make bed
• clean sink and toilet
• breakfast done
• hang up washing done
• dry pots done
• clear breakfast/highchair done
• DS clean and dressed done
• me dressed and face on
• DS nap done
• DS snack! (need to be more consistent with snacks) done
• washed pots justpanssoaking
• washing - DH clothes, nappies
• lunch
• clear lunch/highchair
• DS nap
• DS snack
• dinner
• DS bath and bed
• clean dinner/highchair
• wash pots
• soak feet

This week -

• tax credits paperwork
• Halifax re savings
• file paperwork
• DS join library
• take books back to library

WME - that is a nightmare if your sleep is getting disrupted . You are lucky if MIL is able/willing to help out!

JKS - I'm good at baking and can make extremely yummy cakes. I'm less good at decorating them, but it's all about the taste right?

I've made a big chocolate cake using a Nigella recipe that has sour cream in it for my Mum's birthday cake, and then I've got a friend over later and had forgotten to buy anything yummy to have with a cuppa so I've just put some brownies in the oven - yum!

Today
Up, showered and dressed - done
Breakfast x 3 - done
Dishwasher on - done
Clean kitchen - done
Make cake - done
Make brownies - done
Hoover bathroom - will have to be later now as fitter is here
New stairs and landing carpet being fitted
New floor in downstairs loo being finished
Finish sorting spare room
Wash nappies - done
1 other load of washing
Friend over for lunch at 1pm-ish
Sort bedding for weekend
Go through paperwork pile mountain

Ali - DS has recently started just waking once, and DH coming in has replaced the earlier wake-up! Tis very irritating. Mmm... cake.

little bit early I know - but have started the new thread here for when this one is full.

Hopefully thread title will make it clearer that we're not that slatternly (well most of you aren't - I am though )

Ali - that sounds perfect!! i want cake & crisps&junk&chips&chocolate.....but am being good and have very good self-control (at the moment anyway) so will settle for vicarious living and dream of you cake & brownies

WME - she came eventually, it was fine, we all had lunch and now she's gone. head pounding from her dd's screeching, ouch, off to find some neurofen...

Today:

• playgroup friend round DONE
• ds2 nap DONE
• lunch (with friend & her dds) DONE
• afternoon plan with ds1? He'sRefusedWalkToTheShops
• more work
• DH maybe home early
• boys tea (i might eat with them)
• boys bath & bed
• me out to orchestra meeting (need to check details for social beforehand)
• home & bed

Ongoing:

• get to 8stone 7lbs (new low of 9,0)
• look up family tree stuff on 1911 census site Started
• photos for boys albums (DS1 2-2.5yrs & DS2 6mo-1yr) BySundayAsOfferRunsOut Started
• sort out kitchen drawers & cupboards Started
• think about sorting out DH's photos
• dentist trip for me & DS1 (1st for DS1)
• do some work from home to catch up my hours Started
• contact handyman re fixing kitchen light (& sort list)
• get up to date photos of family for new photo frames & hang them up
• ds2 first hair cut soon
• sew together curtains
• put together climbing frame we were given last year
• find Ikea receipt to re-order missing parts
• sort out front wheel of bike Started

Goals for this week:

• upload & order boys photos
• try and get below 9 stone
• get on with family tree
• some early nights
• sort bike

Hi guys, I went out this morning and am glad I did so as it's just started pouring down outside.

Your cake sounds fantastic Ali!
Hope your DD feels better CWWM

go into town, look at bras DONE
buy a bra NOPE
get M&S posh food deal DONE
get stuff for dinner this evening DONE
buy birthday card for Dad DONE
buy clothes that are only any use if I get job DONE
prepare salad and things
make meringues
washing?
thesis revisions (as usual)
more job applications

Blah blah blah. I'm a bit bored of this housework thing. At least I'm going to a friend's for dinner tonight.

Neurofen taken, head still hurts - at least dh is on his way home early, yey.

Today:

• afternoon plan with ds1 DONE (shops & sticking)
• more work
• DH maybe home early OnWay
• boys tea (i might eat with them)
• boys bath & bed
• me out to orchestra meeting (need to check details for social beforehand)
• home & bed

Ongoing:

• get to 8stone 7lbs (new low of 9,0)
• look up family tree stuff on 1911 census site Started
• photos for boys albums (DS1 2-2.5yrs & DS2 6mo-1yr) BySundayAsOfferRunsOut Started
• sort out kitchen drawers & cupboards Started
• think about sorting out DH's photos
• dentist trip for me & DS1 (1st for DS1)
• do some work from home to catch up my hours Started
• contact handyman re fixing kitchen light (& sort list)
• get up to date photos of family for new photo frames & hang them up
• ds2 first hair cut soon
• sew together curtains
• put together climbing frame we were given last year
• find Ikea receipt to re-order missing parts
• sort out front wheel of bike Started

Goals for this week:

• upload & order boys photos
• try and get below 9 stone
• get on with family tree
• some early nights
• sort bike

Ibuprofen generally takes about 20 minutes to work, hope it kicks in soon for you. If not did you know that ibuprofen and paracetamol work on different pathways, so you can use them both at once if you need to?

thanks TA - will wait a bit and see....