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

1001 replies

TrillianAstra · 15/04/2009 08:50

New thead. I am so organised

Bet I cross-thread with FAQ doing the same!

OP posts:
JustKeepSwimming · 02/05/2009 09:11

CWWM - hope DP gets on with the furniture just in case. i should be on the cranberry juice too really, have had cystitis for a while now and run out of cystopurin (which worked previously but not this time).
may pop round to chemist later for more/something else.

No-one dressed yet, must get moving....

Today:

  • all up, dressed and breakfasted AllUp&Breakfasted
  • ds2 nap Doing
  • gardening at the front with ds1
  • lunch early
  • Dh, me & ds2 to hosp for 1pm
  • not sure what will happen next.......
Comewhinewithme · 02/05/2009 09:33

Ouch @ the cystitis JKS ! I am not in any pain apart from the irregular tightnings. Only thing I can think of as to why I feel this way TBH .

I think the award for most rubbish week goes to you though JKS .

Today
Drink lots doing
Tidy downstairs
Wince at bangs and various swearwords coming from upstairs bangsnoswearingsofar
Resist urge to ring my Dad to come and do it resisiting
Dinner
Wait for shopping
Washing and drying
Make playdough
Tea
do something nice tonight
Early night in lovely new bed

FAQinglovely · 02/05/2009 09:35

ok - had a decent sleep last night - but still feeling knackered - going to try and get some stuff done today though

  • DS's up and dressed
  • DS's breakfasted
  • Me dressed
  • Empty dishwasher
  • Washing
  • Hang washing on line
  • Ironing
  • Take washing off line
  • Shop
  • Dinner
  • Kitchen work-tops
  • Tidy living room
  • Hoover
  • Bath boys
  • Bath for me

ermm that'll do for now - coffee and fag before I get on properly I think.

cikecaka · 02/05/2009 09:44

LIST FOR WEEKEND
Morning again everyone, hope everyone is ok
TO DO
Everyone up
Breakfast
Bath DD3
Shower me
Prepare Lunch
Go to Baby Music
Shout at DD2 yet again to stop playing recorder as her DBro is still in bed after being at the local junior disco last night
Washing 1st LOAD* IN
SITTING ROOM
Wash the rest of the seat covers ANOTHER SET IN
Clean under the seats BOTH COUCHES DONE
clean behind the couch where must of DD3s toys are kept
Get rid of fingerprints off the tv BOUGHT WIPES
Polish TV stand
declutter mantle piece
Put up some photos
Try and get rid of DD3s artwork from the wall

KITCHEN
Get rid of the pile on top of the radio DONE YAY
Clean round bottom of presses
Clear shelves at side of fridge
Check for cobwebs

JustKeepSwimming · 02/05/2009 10:06

CC - lol at recorder playing, always such a pleasant sound!

CWWM - lol at your dp making the furniture. my dh would be/is useless at that, so i do it. hisjob is just to hold heavy bits or when i need more hands.

Crap Week Award accepted thanks

Today:

  • all up, dressed and breakfasted AllUp&Breakfasted 4outof6Dressed
  • ds2 nap Doing
  • gardening at the front with ds1
  • chemist for cystitis cure
  • DH's shirts to dry cleaners
  • lunch early
  • Dh, me & ds2 to hosp for 1pm
  • not sure what will happen next.......

Ongoing:

  • get to 8stone 7lbs (currently 8,11)
  • think about sorting out DH's photos
  • contact handyman
  • get photos of family for new frames & hang them up
  • plan dinners out doing
  • clean carpets (either 'get a man in'/ hire a cleaner)
  • get matching brass letterbox for front door
  • buy some more cheap photo albums
  • contact neighbour to sort out fixing fence
  • book nursery for extra work days coming up
  • book flights to Jersey in August
  • Jumble box for Scouts NeedToCallThemToCollectBoxes
  • go through all websites i've bought stuff off recently and check passwords aren't automatically filled in, then change any/all of them DoneFewMoreBoredWithItNow!
  • remember to collect pottery stuff for orchestra Fri afternoon DONE
  • research epilepsy alarms Started&GPDoingToo
  • wait for EEG appointment to come through DONE
  • make up some 'spare' birth cards for lots of imminent arrivals
  • (re-)pack hosp bag for possible admittance
  • get written instructions for nursery to deal with ds2 (maybe get leaflet from hosp?)
PlumBumMum · 02/05/2009 10:32

Haha Forgot to even buy a ticket

Well you are never going to believe the night I had, went to KFC and to BnQ got my paint
Came home and played Disney Sing it with dcs, start to feel sick all of a sudden really need to go to toilet V&D That was me until 3.00am I passed out twice and bumped my head on bathroom floor, dh was going to ring an ambulance but I cried talked him out of it, told him if it happened again he could ring, so now this morn I have a bump and graze on my head dh is annoyed at himself as he thinks anything could have happened but I just feel really weak and my bumped head is sore

So not bothering with a list today going to have a shower while dh is still in the house

dd has dancing today and
I emailed food standards agency, know from when I worked it was prob Staph aureus but didn't let on to them, but office dosen't open again until Tuesday so there is not much they will be able to do

Anyway JKS will be thinking of you

Come on CWWM Baby, or maybe its waitng on our new thread this one if filling up!

phee96 · 02/05/2009 11:00

I need a kick up the backside today to get moving so I'm going to finish my coffee before getting started

To Do:
Tidy living room
Clean kitchen
Empty dishwasher
Reload dishwasher
Tidy/clean bathroom
Hoover downstairs
Put away DD's laundry
Do a load of laundry
Hoover upstairs
Tidy DD's room
Tidy bedroom
Dust bedroom
Put away clean laundry
Make bed
Hoover upstairs
Empty bins
Wash/sterilse bottles

alicecrail · 02/05/2009 11:02

plum that sounds horrid, do you know why you were ill?

I am like a domestic goddess today

Everyone up done
Everyone dressed done
Everyone breakfast done
Unload dishwasher done
Run hoover around squat living room done
Iron clothes for this afternoon
Pop to waitrose to get potatoes and bread done took DD out on her trike, and got some nice ham and panini's for lunch
Make some mash to go onto shepherds pie for this evening (luckily everyone loves it and doesn't mind having it 2 nights in a row!) done (well potatoes are cooking)
Lunch
Redo nails if time
Do make up and try out eyelash curlers
Do hair
Get dd dressed
Get me dressed
Take photos (we have got pictures of us all from last years Guineas with dd in a little dress - we thought she looked so grown up!)
Go out and have a lovely afternoon

PlumBumMum · 02/05/2009 11:04

Think it was the KFC Alice, I ordered a spicy chicken panini but thinking back I think its suppposed to be a lunch time dish

alicecrail · 02/05/2009 11:05

What, you mean it would have been ok to be sick in the afternoon

HalfMumHalfBiscuit · 02/05/2009 11:10

PBM - nightmare. Hope you feel better. I have passed out before during such an experience. The cold bathroom floor becomes a pleasant place to lie...

Weather turned nice here and have masses to do so;

Jobs
All up and breakfasted done
Put away washing
Load on done
hang out
Clean Kitchen
Put dishy on
Clean dining room
Sort bathroom done
Put out clean towels
Make lunch
Clear up after
DS nap
Clear lounge clutter and quick dust
Hoover branflakes off DS's floor - How did that happen?
Mow lawn - DS

Tomorrow / Weekend
Pick up parcel from post office
Filing
Wipe dirty hand prints off TV.
Recycling
Masses of washing
Tidy house for PIL visit
Extract honey

phee96 · 02/05/2009 11:49

Tidy living room done
Clean kitchen done
Empty dishwasher done
Reload dishwasher done
Tidy/clean bathroom done
Hoover downstairs
Put away DD's laundry done
Wash DD's laundry in the washer now
Do a load of laundry
Hoover upstairs
Tidy DD's room done
Tidy bedroom
Dust bedroom
Put away clean laundry
Make bed done
Hoover upstairs
Empty bins
Wash/sterilse bottles

HalfMumHalfBiscuit · 02/05/2009 11:54

Slow going here whilst trying to entertain DS. Weather clouded over.

Jobs
All up and breakfasted done
Put away washing
Load on done
hang out
Clean Kitchen
Put dishy on Done
Clean dining room
Sort bathroom done
Put out clean towels
Make lunch
Clear up after
DS nap
Clear lounge clutter and quick dust
Hoover branflakes off DS's floor - How did that happen?
Mow lawn - DS

Tomorrow / Weekend
Pick up parcel from post office
Filing
Wipe dirty hand prints off TV done
Recycling
Masses of washing
Tidy house for PIL visit
Extract honey

PlumBumMum · 02/05/2009 11:59

weighed myself before getting in shower, lost half a stone, now I know I wanted to loose weight but in 12 hours thats not good!!

Comewhinewithme · 02/05/2009 12:17

PBM ---- How awful hope you are feeling better now take it easy today . @ weight loss.

Hi Phee .

Alice you sound very chilled this weekend .

Waves to all other slatterns .

Right I have a lovely new bed set up and half a wardrobe tis very nice so far .

DS has just swept the starcarpet for me and hoovered the hallway too [ahh]. Girls are playing on wii all still in PJ's because dp has taken over upstairs .

Today
Drink lots doing
Tidy downstairs done
Wince at bangs and various swearwords coming from upstairs allcalm
Resist urge to ring my Dad to come and do it resisting
Dinner done
Wait for shopping waiting
Washing and drying secondloadonlinethirdloadinwasher
Make playdough
Tea
do something nice tonight
Early night in lovely new bed

HalfMumHalfBiscuit · 02/05/2009 12:28

My list obsession continues (more satisfying than doing the jobs obv)

Jobs
All up and breakfasted done
Put away washing
Load on done
hang out
Clean Kitchen done
Put dishy on Done
Clean dining room done
Sort bathroom done
Put out clean towels
Make lunch for DS done
Clear up after
DS nap
Clear lounge clutter and quick dust doing
Hoover branflakes off DS's floor - How did that happen?
Mow lawn - DS

Tomorrow / Weekend
Pick up parcel from post office
Filing
Wipe dirty hand prints off TV done
Recycling
Masses of washing
Tidy house for PIL visit
Extract honey

Comewhinewithme · 02/05/2009 12:31

HMHB lists are great !

phee96 · 02/05/2009 12:49

Tidy living room done
Clean kitchen done
Empty dishwasher done
Reload dishwasher done
Tidy/clean bathroom done
Hoover downstairs
Mop floors
Put away DD's laundry done
Wash DD's laundry on the line now
Do a load of laundry in the washer now
Tidy DD's room done
Tidy bedroom done
Dust bedroom
Put away clean laundry
Make bed done
Hoover upstairs
Empty bins done
Wash/sterilse bottles done

alicecrail · 02/05/2009 13:20

Plum they don't put that on the adverts do they

HalfMumHalfBiscuit · 02/05/2009 14:17

Jobs
All up and breakfasted - done
Put away washing
2nd load on - done
hang out 1st - done
hang out 2nd
Clean Kitchen - done
Put dishy on - done
Empty dishy
Clean dining room done
Sort bathroom done
Put out clean towels
Make lunch for DS done
Clear up after
DS nap
Clear lounge clutter and quick dust done
Hoover branflakes off DS's floor - How did that happen?
Mow lawn - DS's job

Tomorrow / Weekend
Pick up parcel from post office
Filing
Wipe dirty hand prints off TV done
Recycling
Masses of washing
Tidy house for PIL visit
Extract honey

phee96 · 02/05/2009 14:26

Tidy living room done
Clean kitchen done
Empty dishwasher done
Reload dishwasher done
Tidy/clean bathroom done
Hoover downstairs done
Mop floors
Put away DD's laundry done
Wash DD's laundry on the line now
Do a load of laundry done
Tidy DD's room done
Tidy bedroom done
Dust bedroom
Put away clean laundry done
Make bed done
Hoover upstairs done
Empty bins done
Wash/sterilse bottles done

Hi everyone, sorry for not posting properly before, was on a mad mission to finish my list

Well, I'm almost done. I promise I won't complete many lists this is a fluke as DD is at her grandparents and DH is at work. As soon as my list is finished I'm off for a nice long soak in the bath

PBM - sorry to hear you've been unwell, I hope you're feeling better

TrillianAstra · 02/05/2009 15:31

Plum - and annoyingly the half stone is almost definitely fluids and other things that you need - I doubt D&V is going to remove any fat.

Hope you're having a lovely afternon alice.

OP posts:
PlumBumMum · 02/05/2009 16:17

I know Trillian but I had been hitting 11.3 for ages and then I put on a few pounds there, so was to see 10.12 this morning and I've been drinking loads, and had 2 bowls of cereal will see what weight that leaves me tomorrow

FAQinglovely · 02/05/2009 16:21

oh gawd - only just remembered that I've made a list for the day

  • DS's up and dressed DONE
  • DS's breakfasted DONE
  • Me dressed DONE
  • Empty dishwasher
  • Washing 1 load done
  • Dry clothes started
  • Ironing
  • Shop DONE
  • Dinner
  • Kitchen work-tops
  • Tidy living room
  • Hoover
  • Bath boys
  • Bath for me

oops think I'd better get on

cikecaka · 02/05/2009 16:41

DO
Everyone up DONE
Breakfast DONE
Bath DD3 DONE
Shower me DONE
Prepare Lunch DONE
Go to Baby Music DONE
Shout at DD2 yet again to stop playing recorder as her DBro is still in bed after being at the local junior disco last night
Washing 3RD LOAD IN
Down town to d my groceries as Tesco rang yesterday to say they couldnt deliver DONE
Buy DD1 another outfit that she didnt need DONE
Butchers for meat for tomorrows Dinner DONE

SITTING ROOM
Wash the rest of the seat covers ANOTHER SET IN
Clean under the seats BOTH COUCHES DONE
clean behind the couch where must of DD3s toys are kept
Get rid of fingerprints off the tv DONE
Polish TV stand DONE but will need to be done again tomorrow
declutter mantle piece
Put up some photos
Try and get rid of DD3s artwork from the wall

KITCHEN
Get rid of the pile on top of the radio DONE YAY
Clean round bottom of presses
Clear shelves at side of fridge
Check for cobwebs

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