Slatterns and list makers reunited - FAQ returns!!!

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new thread - a little early but I wanted to mark my return.

Sorry for everything I've missed - but I can promise you I'm BACK now

(any major updates please let me know )

Still working on yesterdays list, but added a couple of other bits in too.

• Have Breakfast with DD1 done
• Put DD2 down for morning nap done
• Tidy living room
• Tidy hallway
• Tidy back room
• Do washing done
• Hang washing up
• Put washing in tumble drier done
• Put clean washing upstairs
• Change bedsheets on our bed done
• Put DDs down for lunch time nap done
• Have lunch with DD1
• Wash nappies
• Do flashcards with DD1
• Do mountain of washing up done
• Clean kitchen and tidy done
• clean and tidy bathroom
• Go to post office done
• Go to the park done
• Get 3-6months clothes out of loft and give 0-3 months clothes away
• Wash cat bowls and feed

CWWM - it's not easy when they're all at home all of the time. Don't let it get you down.

We've been married 5 years, together for nearly 14 - took us a while to get round to marriage, lol! though i do wonder if we'd hurried it up we could have had our children ages ago, and lots more of them

Tues:

• breakfastDONE, lunchDONE & tea
• kitchen tidied DONE
• everyone dressed DONE
• clean clothes away DONE
• finish laundry & ironing MoreOn (Dyed lots of stuff pink from red tablecloth, oops, any tips to get them white-ish again?)
• ds2 naps x 2 DONE1
• ds2 meds x 2 Done1
• strip beds and find clean bedding DONE
• general tidy pre-cleaners DONE
• walk round block for milk and fresh air DONE
• garden time with ds1 DONE
• friend + 2 LOs round for afternoon
• contact handyman
• contact alarm company (it has an error message and i don't know what to do with it)
• bed early again
• dh home late

I've been married 8yrs too!

Can't seem to get much today as dad is taking over the house even though he is only tiling.

But I don't mind as I can sit and knit instead

CWWM Dont't be sorry for moaning we all need a good moan now and again, I have had many a day where I feel like screaming because the house is a tip and I don't know where the hell to start.

Well I have tried to do some clutter clearing but when ever I try to bin or donate something someone decides they would quite like to keep it, Grr.... My DH has decided he would like to keep the box of videos with films recored off the TV on 'just in case' Why the hell would we watch them now, we haven't even looked in the box for over 2 years. Well they can go to his garage and stay there!!!

Everybody up, dressed and fed done
Make beds done
Run DW
Put away clean washing done
Decide what to wear for meal tonight (it's our wedding anniversary and like PBM we can't afford presents this year, the decorating is so expensive, but my mum and dad are treating us to a meal.)
Wipe round bathroom done
Fill in DS1 summer activities at Youth Club form. done
Find more things to charity shop or chuck
Lunch done
DCs dinner
Try to tidy and clean as I go along!! still trying
Make coffee slice done and had a sneaky taste

ladygooga wish I could knit!!

Plum i found the thread theraputic. It is difficult with families because generally you are thrown together with a random bunch of people, and if you weren't related you wouldn't even give them the time of day, but because you are 'family' you are supposed to agree with all their bad deciscions and stick up for them. All a load of bollocks i'm afraid.

Cwwm It sounds tough
I always find the best place to start is to put a load of washing on, do the washing up and empty the bins. Even if you don't do anymore, that will keep you ticking over. I'm about all afternoon if you need some support

Everyone up done
Everyone breakfast done
Everyone dressed done
Make beds done
Put washload on done
Dry washing done
Put second washload on done
Unload dishwasher done
Go to babybounce didn't bother
Go to the market for tomatoes done
Go to young parents group? done
Pick up all random clothes scattered about
Pick up all toys scattered about the house
Dry second load of washing
Hoover living room
Hoover sofas
Hoover bottom half of stairs swept all stairs instead
Dust downstairs done surfaces
Lunch done
Tidy hall and sweep
DD nap next

I decided to get the dustpan and brush onto the stairs as i hate hoovering the stairs and thought it could be classed as exercise. I am ashamed at how much dirt and dust is now on my hall floor from the stairs

CWWM here's a hug, sit and relax and cuddle lola, get some of the dcs to tidy up!
I'm going to bed have a migraine think AF is its way(would need to be, its getting later every month!), hopefully get up and make my buns and get the washing sorted

You can choose your friends but not your family, unfortunately.

clean bathroom
do dishes done
sweep floors done
tidy bedroom - started
hang up washing done
dry washing away done

Just had lunch and a wee sit down - watching jeremy kyle

I was sawing a cardboard box up for recycling using a bread knife - so theraputic

Funny PBM, I had to take my migraine tablets this morning! so stressed between my mother, getting the girls to their dental appointment when it was spilling rain (I dont drive) and money worries! Just want to crawl into bed and pull duvet over me !!!

TO DO
Clean Sitting Room
Clean Kitchen
Continue DD2s room

Hi CC, can't sleep had a wee read of my book, think the migralive(sp) are starting to kick in
I've tried to stop worrying about money(hard I know) dh worries enough for both of us!
(Although I worry hes not worrying enough),
I think most people are in the same boat they just don't like admitting it to each other! If you want to chat let me know on chat thread!

Right
see whats for dinner
maybe make humming bird cupcakes
dry some more washing
ds staying at his friends for dinner

hummingbird cupcakes

Plum i just re-read my post, and realise that it may have come across wrong (yet another badly worded post today ) I meant that the people who think families should stick together regardless have completely got it wrong, and that it is all bollocks. I think if you are that worried about sticking together as a family, you shouldn't do things that can hurt the other members. (iyswim?) Like your dad and bro not understanding why there isn't a relationship between you, but they are the ones that have put all the strain on. Does that make more sense? Or should i just get back to my hoovering?
I hope your head is feeling better. It is terribly close here weatherwise, so it's not surprising if anyone gets a migraine.

Everyone up done
Everyone breakfast done
Everyone dressed done
Make beds done
Put washload on done
Dry washing done
Put second washload on done
Unload dishwasher done
Go to the market for tomatoes done
Go to young parents group? done
Pick up all random clothes scattered about started
Pick up all toys scattered about the house started
Dry second load of washing
Hoover living room done
Hoover sofas
Hoover bottom half of stairs done swept all stairs instead
Dust downstairs done surfaces
Lunch done
Tidy hall and sweep
DD nap doing

No don't worry, I knew what you mean't, I got a letter from my mum today, well more of a poem about god making mothers, it was abit hypocritical, she will probably ring later to see what I thought of it!

Oh dear, what are you going to say?

Ooh those cakes look good, i might make some this week. Do you think you can freeze them?

Mothers who would have them, mine was up for tests last week and was told that she had to take her tablets (or risk having a major stroke) and go to day care but she is doing neither. Mam tells everybody different things, telling everyone what she thinks they want to hear!! Even told a friend of hers that she is going for an operation this week and there is no talk of it, she needs to go back for a review in Oct but nothig else. There was talk of me doing carer for her (money might come in handy) but I dont know if i would have the patience! I think as a carer you would need to be doing it out of love and commitment and not for money!!, just feel it is being left to me because I dont work and there is just me and DSIS living near, other siblings live a fair distance away!

TO DO
Clean Sitting Room DONE
Clean Kitchen
Continue DD2s room

Internet still offline at home. Hope everyone ok and coping with summer holidays. Sorry haven't been able to catch up with whats going on for everyone. Can't do much typing at work.

Tuesday
load dishy
Tidy kitchen
Online shop done
Lots of washing

Other
DH 5th Anniversary present and card !
Pick my Anniversary present!
Start packing for holiday doing
Hand MW form into personnel
Post MW form for pregnancy grant!
Book meal for Friday done

Before October
Visit hospital delivery ward - Wed
Dentist - also Wed
Clear out freezer and fill with delicious ready meals
Buy lots of 'healthy' snack type stuff to eat on the run
Cancel childcare vouchers
Cancel nursery
Get out all baby stuff and clean / buy new stuff if necessary
Get Wii fit
Get subscription to Grazia to keep me sane
Get some DVD's to watch whilst breastfeeding

Any ideas on how to keep me sane once DC2 arrives most welcome.

TO DO
Clean Sitting Room DONE
Clean Kitchen DONE
Continue DD2s room
Cook DD3 something to eat DONE

Plum - will look at cakes in a bit, thanks

feeling down cos of more phone calls with GOSH - they want to change drugs to a 3rd one and they do want to do an MRI after all, in 6-8 weeks and it all just makes me think about it all again - maybe living in denial?

and had friend's under-1yr old here and she does so much more than ds2 it's depressing

• breakfastDONE, lunchDONE & tea DONE
• kitchen tidied DONE
• everyone dressed DONE
• clean clothes away DONE
• finish laundry & ironing MoreOn (Dyed lots of stuff pink from red tablecloth, oops, any tips to get them white-ish again?)
• ds2 naps x 2 DONE2
• ds2 meds x 2 DONE2
• strip beds and find clean bedding DONE
• general tidy pre-cleaners DONE
• walk round block for milk and fresh air DONE
• garden time with ds1 DONE
• friend + 2 LOs round for afternoon DONE
• contact handyman
• contact alarm company (it has an error message and i don't know what to do with it)
• boys bath & bed
• tidy bombsite kitchen (they had chocolate cake for pudding and it's everywhere!)
• bed early again
• dh home late

jks it must be very hard, but you know that the sooner they know exactly what they are dealing with, the sooner you can get used to it and accept it. Hopefully they will find something that will stabilise (for want of a better word) his condition and he can get on with being a little boy. Fingers crossed that you get the right outcome

As for pink clothes, try just washing them again without the tablecloth

JKS I can only imagine what you are going through. Worried sick but trying to carry on as usual for your LOs.

Everybody up, dressed and fed done
Make beds done
Run DW done
Put away clean washing done
Decide what to wear for meal tonight can't decide(it's our wedding anniversary and like PBM we can't afford presents this year, the decorating is so expensive, but my mum and dad are treating us to a meal.)
Wipe round bathroom done
Fill in DS1 summer activities at Youth Club form. done
Find more things to charity shop or chuck ongoing
Lunch done
DCs dinner done pasta and sauce easy peasy
Try to tidy and clean as I go along!! still trying
Make coffee slice done Not alot left since DH came home!!
Sterilise bottles done
Bath DD1 and DS3 and hand childcare over to my mum will do very soon

Thanks for all the kind words today .

JKS I am sorry you are having such a crappy time .

Thanks guys

IThink - best get decided soon lol!

CWWM - are you feeling better?

• finish laundry & ironing
• PinkWashOn
• contact handyman
• contact alarm company (it has an error message and i don't know what to do with it)
• boys bath & bed DONE
• tidy bombsite kitchen DONE
• my dinner Doing
• bed early again
• dh home late

JKS it will hit you in waves and you'll thinkyour over it until something else, don't compare him to your friends dd, in my experience little girls are always ahead, my ds walked later talked later than dd1 and he could buy and sell you now, so please don't worry about that

Made my buns forgot the pineapple still tasted nice though!