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The 'things to do today' list-makers, slatternly or otherwise - part (&!$(*&^%$$

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TrillianAstra · 15/04/2009 08:50

New thead. I am so organised

Bet I cross-thread with FAQ doing the same!

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alicecrail · 28/04/2009 12:30

I think perhaps we should all write this week off!

Did manage to get to the library and happened to get there just as babybounce started so thought "what the hell" 20mins of songs might cheer dd up a bit. Bear in mind that i wasn't expecting to see anyone, i had yesterdays jeans on and an old cardi and dd had on the first pair of trousers and top i could find and didn't match at all saw my friend there so that was ok, and 2 women from my post natal group who looked all smart and their dd's were nicely dressed with brushed hair and sat with their mum's like good little girls while my dd ran around like she was feral. But she seems to be in a better mood now

Things i have to do today are:
Buy birthday present and card for friends DD done got her a nice notebook and some metallic pens
Ride at least one of my horses(whilst dd asleep)
Give house a quick tidy if possible.

Sun is still out despite BBC insisting it is raining

Comewhinewithme · 28/04/2009 12:41

@ TA.

CC I was dreading sending dd to nursery (I know I know she isn't even my PFB) but I love my two days to myself I have even put her on the list to go an extra half day .

Alice glad dd is cheering up.

Right have woke up a bit but still feeling a fuzzy headed house is sort of tidy and me and dd are just going to chill out this afternoon .

Breakfast done
Dress me and dd done
Make chilli changedminddoingpasta
Wait for packages justwaitingonhoovernow
quick tidy round done
dinner ddeating
Washing and Drying started
Put extra bits in bag
Email school done
Make biscuits with dd
school run
dd2 drs appt
tea
Put bookcase up
rr
bath girls
uniforms
early night
Bil card dppickingup

FrankMustard · 28/04/2009 13:07

Howdy! Sorry to hear so many of you had bad nights

my list today looks like this:

get up, dressed and get boys up done
breakfasts and packed lunches all round done
school run done
washing up from breakfast done
hoover round done
out for walk to wear toddler legs out not yet done - pouring with rain and today I don't feel like getting wet!
clothes washing done
make beds
order flower delivery for friend and
buy new baby card
buy b'day present for ds2's friend
put potatoes in oven for tea
tidy spare room in advance of visitors this weekend
watch more of The Wire
go to bed early and read rest of library bk before it's due back on Thursday
not doing too badly today but have now come over all lazy and lethargic....

Comewhinewithme · 28/04/2009 13:53

Hi Frank .

Ok sad thing of the day to get excited about new hoover arrived I have just put it together myself and had a happy 10 mins hoovering downstairs for the first time 9 days . DD is also loving the box the nice man fetched her .

Breakfast done
Dress me and dd done
Make chilli changedminddoingpasta
Wait for packages ALLHERE
quick tidy round DONE
dinner done
Washing and Drying started
Put extra bits in bag
Email school done
Make biscuits with dd
school run
dd2 drs appt
tea
Put bookcase up
rr
bath girls
uniforms
early night
Bil card dppickingup

FrankMustard · 28/04/2009 13:58

Hi ComeWhineWithMe!
Your hoover sounds great! I love shiny, new, useful things!
lol at your dd with the box too!

get up, dressed and get boys up done
breakfasts and packed lunches all round done
school run done
washing up from breakfast done
hoover round done
out for walk to wear toddler legs out done
clothes washing done
make beds done
order flower delivery for friend and
buy new baby card done
buy b'day present for ds2's friend
put potatoes in oven for tea
tidy spare room in advance of visitors this weekend
watch more of The Wire
go to bed early and read rest of library bk before it's due back on Thursday

Comewhinewithme · 28/04/2009 14:29

It is great glad my old one conked it now .

Got a new bookcase to fill up later too tis all go here ! I remember when I used to get excited about a night out now I am looking forward to a new bookcase and hoover .

Did you enjoy your walk ? I am taking dd on school run in a bit we will have to stop and look at every tree ,bug and car and wave to the old ladies on the way up the hill .

FrankMustard · 28/04/2009 14:32

yes, great walk thanks DS4 slashed in the puddles in his wellies and I came home llooking like I'd been dunked in a pond! fun!
School run in a bit - going to head off now actually as aforementioned ds4 hasn't slept and he could do with forty winks I think.
He likes being in the pushchair with the raincover on - think it must make him feel like he's in his own little vehicle and all tucked away cosy and that induces sleep....I hope! Hope it's dry where you are - it's chucking down here!
Chat again later...

cikecaka · 28/04/2009 14:32

Everyone up DONE
Breakfast DONE
Make Lunches DONE
Wash Breakfast Dishes DONE
Clean Kitchen DONE
Washing DARK WASH IN
Clean Sitting room DONE
Wash sitting Room Floor DONE
clean dining area DONE
Hall BRUSHED FLOOR
Downstairs Bathroom HAVE POURED BLEACH DOWN LOO
Make Beds DONE*
Sweep Kitchen Floor DONE
Make Lunch For DH DONE
Collect DN from school DONE

It is after taking me 5 mins to copy and paste thi list because DD3 decided to spill coke on the computer table, table is all sticky so the mouse wont work properly!

FrankMustard · 28/04/2009 14:33

sorry, meant to say DS4 SPLASHED in the puddles! I don't encourage calls of nature in public, nor indeed in his own wellies!!

cikecaka · 28/04/2009 14:51

PMSL FM,

TrillianAstra · 28/04/2009 14:54

Ah, you all know I'm not that kind of Dr (and some of you saw me drunk after my viva, so wouldn't trust me with serious things even if I were the right kind)

at feral DD alice.

CWWM is your hoover an exciting one where you can see all the dirt go whizzing round? I like that, makes me feel like I am achieving something because look at all the dirt that is now not on the floor!

up and dressed properly DONE
make self look nice DONE (modest, huh?)
print off and post job app 1 DONE
do job app 2
join recruitment agency DONE
contact temp agency DONE
post bank form DONE
go to careers talk DONE
free lunch after careers talk DONE
buy milk DONE
clean kitchen floor?
clean bathroom?

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PlumBumMum · 28/04/2009 14:57

lol Frank, although dh made ds wee on some stones somewhere when he got caught short, and for awhile ds insisted he had to go outside and pee (I didn't let him of course)

HEY There Alice don't write off my week because I have just (before schoolrun)......................................TIDIED THE PILE OF CLOTHES ON BEDROOM FLOOR

Everyone up done
washed & dressed done
breakfast done
schoolruns done
empty dishwasher done
load diswasher done
make bolognese done
clean & tidy kitchen done
empty kitchen recycling bin done
Dust & Tidy livingroom (not going near dd2 is building in there)
tidy pile of clothes on bedroom floor DONE
load washing machine done
dry washing onclotheshorse done
sort clean washing sorted
all jammies & underwear putaway
sort stray socks
Iron & Put away
make pack lunches for tomorrow
lunch
school run done
ds homework done
MIL picking dd1 up
Bring dd1 to dancing
Buy hoover bags

What I want to do but don't want to be to ambitious
File away all accounts piled on dining room table
declutter dining room started
clear out lounge
finish stripping paint in lounge
declutter my bedroom

Comewhinewithme · 28/04/2009 15:50

Well done PBM !!!

TA it is I could see everything it sucked up (no wonder dp has been coughing this week ) .

Right schoolrun is done

DS is in a bad mood because I won't let him go swimming with two friends alone .

DD 2 is in a bad mood just because she can be.

DD3 is intent on winding up me and DD4.

Only happy one is DD1 .

Breakfast done
Dress me and dd done
Make chilli changedminddoingpasta
Wait for packages done
quick tidy round done
dinner done
Washing and Drying started
Put extra bits in bag
Email school done
Make biscuits with dd erm
school run done
dd2 drs appt goinginamin
tea
Put bookcase up
rr
bath girls
uniforms
early night
Bil card dppickingup

claireybee · 28/04/2009 16:02

Ugh I'm not getting anything done today, yesterday was a go slow too and dh came home from work, bathed the dc and put them to bed, tidied up all the toys and then washed up while I sat on my bum unable to make myself get up .

Up, dressed, breakfasted - DONE
Washing up - DONE
Pack bag for dc - DONE
Drop DC at friends -DONE
Nappy event - DONE
Pick up dc - DONE
Wash nappies - DONE
Hoover -
Hang out nappies -
Think about dinner
Cook Dinner

Flamestorm · 28/04/2009 16:09

Dry x 1
Put away x 1
Get dressed - DONE
Get children dressed - DONE
School run - DONE
Preschool run - DONE
Gym run (remember Mia)
Preschool Pick Up - DONE
Post Books (someone beat me if that is still on the list tomorrow) - THEY ARE IN THE CAR, BUT NO BLOODY PARKING TWICE NOW!
Email customer - DONE

TrillianAstra · 28/04/2009 16:19

Do you need to park Flame, can't you print postage and shove in letterbox?

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Sgloop · 28/04/2009 16:20

No ink in printer

cikecaka · 28/04/2009 16:24

TO DO

Clear up after DCs dinner
Wash Dishes
Tidy Sitting Room

That will do for now!

TrillianAstra · 28/04/2009 16:24

More names? Have you been trolling?

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Sgloop · 28/04/2009 16:26

Just avoiding being me atm. "Bugger" and "Awfuckit" were taken

TrillianAstra · 28/04/2009 16:28

Sounds nice and slurply. Like something very viscous dripping. Or something sticky being pulled off the floor.

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Comewhinewithme · 28/04/2009 16:46

Waste of time at bloody dr's .

Basically I had to drag three dd's to see asthma nurse because they would not give me a script for anymore inhalers why was this oh because the nurse forgot to authorise anymore on dd's notes .

Breakfast done
Dress me and dd done
Make chilli changedminddoingpasta
Wait for packages done
quick tidy round done
dinner done
Washing and Drying started
Put extra bits in bag
Email school done
Make biscuits with dd erm
school run done
dd2 drs appt done
tea
Put bookcase up
rr
bath girls
uniforms
early night
Bil card dppickingup

FrankMustard · 28/04/2009 17:05

I am so impressed PlumBumMum and you have now shamed me into tidying away the pile of clothes on the bed upstairs! Hell, I might even wash the school sweatshirts while I'm at it! (How is it that they don't even last one day without getting yoghurt or some other unidentified smear on them?)

get up, dressed and get boys up done
breakfasts and packed lunches all round done
school run done
washing up from breakfast done
hoover round done
out for walk to wear toddler legs out done
clothes washing done
make beds done
order flower delivery for friend and
buy new baby card done
buy b'day present for ds2's friend
put potatoes in oven for tea done
tidy spare room in advance of visitors this weekend
watch more of The Wire
go to bed early and read rest of library bk before it's due back on Thursday

ds4 has been grouchy all afternoon and is now officially one of the unhappiest boys alive it seems. Have sinking feeling he's coming down with something -and it's probably the pox as 4 of his little chums are now covered in pox spots.....

cikecaka · 28/04/2009 18:08

Everyone up DONE
Breakfast DONE
Make Lunches DONE
Wash Breakfast Dishes DONE
Clean Kitchen DONE
Washing DARK WASH IN
Clean Sitting room DONE
Wash sitting Room Floor DONE
clean dining area DONE
Hall BRUSHED FLOOR
Downstairs Bathroom HAVE POURED BLEACH DOWN LOO
Make Beds DONE*
Sweep Kitchen Floor DONE
Make Lunch For DH DONE
Collect DN from school DONE
Clear up after DCs dinner DONE
Wash DishesDONE
Tidy Sitting Room
Bath DD3

TrillianAstra · 28/04/2009 18:36

DP is now browsing MN (he sometimes searches me if he's bored but says it doesn't work any more) and says he likes this thread. We're not posting for amusement, this is serious stuff!

up and dressed properly DONE
make self look nice DONE (modest, huh?)
print off and post job app 1 DONE
do job app 2 DONE
join recruitment agency DONE
contact temp agency DONE
post bank form DONE
go to careers talk DONE
free lunch after careers talk DONE
buy milk DONE
clean kitchen floor?
clean bathroom?

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