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

[TrillianAstra]

New thead. I am so organised

Bet I cross-thread with FAQ doing the same!

Afternoon All.

Plum - Hope your feeling better this afternoon @ weight loss.

CWWM - How you doing today? And sign of baby yet?

JKS - How is DS today? How you coping?

Today i'm not having a good day, Me, DD and mum went to my nans but done a bit to much as I feel even worse now , knees and ankles started to swell where they weren't up and its not like a walked far either. I look like a big smurf today and its not even that cold

Bloody hell plum , that's a hell of a weight loss. Are you drinking diarolyte or at least squash/juice? You need salts and sugars as well as actual fluids (sorry to boss you and you probably know all that but I was on a drip in October because I had gastroenteritis and left it several days before taking diarolye so was severely dehydrated)

Haven't done a list today (I slack at weekends ) but have managed to get me and kids up and dressed, fed us all breakfast and lunch, washed up and wiped kitchen, hoovered, 2 loads of washing washed and on line... Need to think about dinner but yesterdays was disgusting so I'm not motivated to cook.

Am still in a meh mood so dh has taken kids out to beach to give me a break, he hasn't taken either sling, buggy or reins for ds though so either ds is going to run off/get run over/drown in sea or dh is going to come back completely exhausted from trying to keep him under some sort of control. DD is usually quite good but has a tendency to get into her own little world and wander off/not move on when we do and she also has a habit of stopping in the middle of the road so I like to have a hand free for her but I'm not quite sure how dh is going to manage that unless by some miracle ds behaves like an angel child and walks nicely holding dh's hand

CWWM Enjoy your new bed! Very , ours is knackered.

Well done on list Phee you were a woman on a mission !

Hope everyone else is ok .

No sign of baby she is dancing around in there .I am just very tired and drained .

DP almost finished just putting drawers together now I am saying nothing .

Claireybee our bed was 12 years old and sagged I had resorted to putting a duvet under the bottom sheet it was so uncomfy . So gald I have a new one tis only a tesco one but seems comfy enough .

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

Ah see dh broke ours within a month of having it but we've only had it 3 years so have several more of putting up with it ahead! I fixed the frame where he'd broken it and that's now fine but his side of the mattress is completely gone, everytime he gets in the springs all boing (he is unable to get in bed or turn over gently, he always throws himself down).

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

Woohoo

Thanks CWWM. I've had to put a quilt under our bottom sheet too as I can feel every spring in the mattress so am very of your new bed

PMSL Claireybee
And that's the kind of thing my dh would do - go off with the boys with no nappies or transport.

Plum - at d&v and at weight loss. not healthy but...my weight loss was kicked off by a similar bug, seeing the reduced weight on the scales motivated me not to put it all back on and that got me going - not a diet plan you'll see in any book!

DS2 has epilepsy will have an MRI soon to find out more. he's still fine, just tired.

Today:

• all up, dressed and breakfasted DONE
• ds2 nap DONE
• gardening at the front with ds1 DONE
• chemist for cystitis cure
• DH's shirts to dry cleaners
• lunch early DONE
• Dh, me & ds2 to hosp for 1pm DONE
• ds2 nap DONE
• Dh & I out to wine warehouse to escape for a bit & spend money buying wine DONE
• also buy a new multi-handest phone thing DONE
• set up said phone err maybe tomorrow!
• boys tea MIL DONE
• boys to bed
• our dinner MIL cooking
• copious wine drinking

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!
• research epilepsy alarms Started&GPDoingToo
• make up some 'spare' birth cards for lots of imminent arrivals
• (re-)pack hosp bag for possible admittance DidNotNeeded
• keep emergency hosp bag just in case
• get written instructions for nursery to deal with ds2 (not needed until next monday)
• research epilepsy and see if there's a MN thread to join

JKS don't know what to say ((((hugs)))) .

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 4TH 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 DONE
Check for cobwebs DONE
Scrub Table and Chairs DONE
Wash Dining Area Floor ABOUT TO DO
Wash Kithen Floor

CWWM - hope you are ok after finding out about DS.
Phee - you're doing well!

Jobs
All up and breakfasted - done
Put away washing
2nd load on - done
hang out 1st - done
hang out 2nd - Done
3rd load on -done
3rd load hung out
Clean Kitchen - done
Put dishy on - done
Empty dishy
Clean dining room - done
Sort bathroom - done
Put out clean towels done
Make lunch for DS - done
Clear up kitchen
Do bins done
DS nap done
Tea for DS done
Weeding and weeds into green box for recycling done
Clear lounge clutter and quick dust done
Hoover branflakes off DS's floor - How did that happen?
Mow lawn - DH's job done well done DH, DS cheering on
DS to bed

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

JKS but at least you know what your dealing with, hope you and your dh are okay? Are your PIL still there?

Thank you Claireybee I have been drinking juice byt don't think I've been taking as much as I should be, so I am listening reading your telling off and am going to fill myself a big glass,
I've been dozing on/off all day and my head hurts where I bumped it, dh says that I was talking like a dishwasher, I thought I was talking properly!

Going to go to bed early tonight count down to Communion starts tomorrow

Dunno what to say either tbh.

Today:

• all up, dressed and breakfasted DONE
• ds2 nap DONE
• gardening at the front with ds1 DONE
• chemist for cystitis cure NotDone
• DH's shirts to dry cleaners NotDone
• lunch early DONE
• Dh, me & ds2 to hosp for 1pm DONE
• ds2 nap DONE
• Dh & I out to wine warehouse to escape for a bit & spend money buying wine DONE
• also buy a new multi-handest phone thing DONE
• set up said phone err maybe tomorrow!
• boys tea MIL DONE
• boys to bed DONE
• our dinner GoingToKitchenNow
• copious wine drinking Started!

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!
• research epilepsy alarms Started&GPDoingToo
• make up some 'spare' birth cards for lots of imminent arrivals
• keep emergency hosp bag just in case
• get written instructions for nursery to deal with ds2 (not needed until next monday)
• research epilepsy and see if there's a MN thread to join

Oh JKS I must have crossed post. Am so sorry, but once you are over the shock it will be just part of who he is! And like every other mother you will cope and get on with it. The poor wee man

Jobs
All up and breakfasted - done
Put away washing doing
2nd load on - done
hang out 1st - done
hang out 2nd - Done
3rd load on -done
3rd load hung out -
Clean Kitchen - done
Put dishy on - done
Empty dishy
Clean dining room - done
Sort bathroom - done
Put out clean towels done
Make lunch for DS - done
Clear up kitchen
Do bins done
DS nap done
Tea for DS done
Weeding and weeds into green box for recycling done
Clear lounge clutter and quick dust done
Hoover branflakes off DS's floor - How did that happen?
Mow lawn - DH's job done well done DH, DS cheering on
DS to bed
Crash and burn doing

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

We've been to the seaside today. Fish and chips, icecream, DS ate some sand too. Lovely day!

JKS - Glad MILs been helping out, but you should get to the chemist!

PBM - I had a dodgy tummy last night too, but nothing like that! My Mum would say serves you right for eating KFC, but she doesn't understand!

CWWM - Hope you're enjoying the new bed!

Evening to everyone else!

Place is a tip, so intensive morning for me tomorrow.

Tomorrow:-

• Breakfast, clear up
• Dry pots
• Wash pots
• Wipe sides down
• Rubbish and recycling out
• Put clean washing away
• Sort washing
• Washing
• Clean sink and toilet
• Tidy up!
• DS nap
• DS snack
• pack change bag
• remind DH to sort babyproofing out
• out for lunch
• walk, feed ducks
• tea
• DS bath and bed
• clear kitchen
• knitting
• sort ongoing list again

CC - you're right, we're just in the fuzzy early days stage of not understanding what it's all about.

WME - i know i must try and get there today, keep thinking it's going but it's still there this morning.

Today:

• get up too early as ds2 is unwell (cough&cold) DONE
• come down with ds1 as he's woken by ds2 DONE
• breakfast
• all dressed
• more gardening out the front if it stays dry
• ds2 nap
• lunch
• poss trip out to a local mini steam train
• ds2 nap
• PIL going home at some point (unless we change our minds)
• boys tea
• boys bath & bed
• our dinner
• bed early (after crap night's sleep)

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!
• research epilepsy alarms Started&GPDoingToo
• make up some 'spare' birth cards for lots of imminent arrivals
• keep emergency hosp bag just in case
• get written instructions for nursery to deal with ds2 (not needed until next monday)
• research epilepsy and see if there's a MN thread to join

Morning JKS, hope things are a little better this morning!
Myself and my 3 DDs are up since quarter to 7?? WTF? DD3 was asleep for 12 hrs but the other 2 should still be asleep. Going to make some breakfast and will be back with my list

Good morning slatterns

JKS so for you and ds, but like plum said at least you now know what you are dealing with and can take the next step. And i totally agree with cikecaka on this is just going to be part of who he is now. (sorry, i always try to look on the positive side - i know it drives some people mad ) I'm sure there are others on mn who understand better than we do and can give you some practical advice

Yesterday afternoon wasn't great tbh, i was all dressed up, and felt quite good but we saw a couple of people we know and most of those are the ones who have been not so subtle about what they think of DH going out with (and then marrying) a stable girl! They come over and are like "heyyy, how are you both? " and as doing so sort of look you up and down, and i know i am know i am probably just being nurotic but it makes me feel a bit flat, iyswim? And when we got home i was telling DH about a beautiful burbarry coat in tkmaxx that i had seen that morning, so he said i could get it if i really liked it, and i went in and it was gone! Gutted.

Oh well...

Today i am planning on:
Doing a bit of gardening
Going to waitrose
Trying to make my house look like it belongs to someone and is not just a squat!
Ride the horses
Have a bbq

Oh AC, know how you feel about the looking up and down, still trying to get over my friends 30th birthday, when we were invited for cake and I went in my tracksuit and there was a houseful of well dressed people ! about the coat! Must make my list

Breakfast ME AND 3DDs DONE (dd3 must have been hungry she had spaghetti, toast and a bun)
Washing 1stLOAD IN
Bath DD3
Continue to shout at DDs who have taken my clean cushions off the chairs and are jumping of couch onto them

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 DONE
Check for cobwebs DONE
Scrub Table and Chairs DONE
Wash Dining Area Floor
Wash Kithen Floor

Thanks everyone, we will cope, we have to, will learn more than we ever knew we didn't know about epilepsy!

Today:

• get up too early as ds2 is unwell (cough&cold) DONE
• come down with ds1 as he's woken by ds2 DONE
• breakfast Doing
• all dressed SomeDressed
• more gardening out the front if it stays dry
• ds2 nap Doing
• lunch
• poss trip out to a local mini steam train
• ds2 nap
• PIL going home at some point (unless we change our minds)
• boys tea
• boys bath & bed
• our dinner
• bed early (after crap night's sleep)

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!
• research epilepsy alarms Started&GPDoingToo
• make up some 'spare' birth cards for lots of imminent arrivals
• keep emergency hosp bag just in case
• get written instructions for nursery to deal with ds2 (not needed until next monday)
• research epilepsy and see if there's a MN thread to join Started

Morning All it is a beautiful day here and I feel much better,

JKS

Alice ignore those people sounds like they had they were using little green eyes to eye you up and down

WME Your mum is right, I'll stick to Mcdonalds from now on

HMHB Where are you extracting honey from do you have your own hive? [interested]

CWWM Hope your enjoying your new bed, but just a thought hope your waters don't break on it

BTW continued with my food theme in my paint the lounge is going to be Malt Chocolate and I have loads of the Muddy Puddle I used in the wee hall so I'm putting that on chimney breast.
Anyway 1 week to Communion

Everyone up,washed & dressed itsSunday
breakfast
empty dishwasher
load dishwasher
wipe round kitchen
load washing machine
take clothes off clothes horse &put away
Iron
Clean bathroom
clean ensuite
declutter dinning room
dhs accounts up to attic
sort remaining toys in hall
sort remaining things in lounge (attic)
do a practice run on dds hair
hoover
finish preparing lounge to paint
MIL taking dcs so I can paint

THIS WEEK
Tidy ds/dd2 bedroom
Tidy dd1s bedroom
Paint Lounge
Clean & Tidy livingroom
declutter bedside tables
Clean plastic garden chairs
try out new fake tan
put stones in playpark
wash swings/slide/seesaw
Fix slides
Get more icing sugar& regalice
Make & Ice dds cake [nervous]
make a list of food for sunday
buy above food
Put aside money for bouncy castle
Pray its beautiful day Sunday doing

lots more.....

JKS (((Hugs)) at least you know what it is and how you'll be able to deal with it.

Breakfast ME AND 3DDs DONE (dd3 must have been hungry she had spaghetti, toast and a bun)
Washing 3rdLOAD IN
Bath DD3
Continue to shout at DDs who have taken my clean cushions off the chairs and are jumping of couch onto them

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 DONE AGAIN
declutter mantle piece DONE
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 DONE
Check for cobwebs DONE
Scrub Table and Chairs DONE
Wash Dining Area Floor
Wash Kithen Floor

How are you today MM