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Summer Slatterns - Martha Stewart we are not!

999 replies

Alibabaandthe40nappies · 29/07/2009 16:35

I used your title Alice seeing as the rest of us were to slatternly to even think of anything!!!

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PlumBumMum · 11/08/2009 11:31

Hi everyone

just checking in, off to Tesco

haven't read through but had a quick glance and I GO AWOL FOR A DAY AND YOU LOT TURN INTO FLYLADIES Shining sinks tut tut

Alibabaandthe40nappies · 11/08/2009 11:34

Alice that is so annoying!

Have they rung at all?

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Alibabaandthe40nappies · 11/08/2009 11:35

Plum -

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ithinkmydaughterispeppapig · 11/08/2009 12:31

alice Keep calm and carry on, easier said than done I know!!

Plum I will be shining my sink when my new one is fitted just like I am cleaning my cooker every time it's used OK maybe not every evening!!

Contact Jen done
Clean kitchen done
Gather up library books
Got to library, ask for The Time Travellers Wife
Go to shop for milk
Blind bake pastry for the flan done
Put cradle cap oil on DS3 and DD head before bed
Ask DH to lower cot base, DS3 is starting to pull himself up.
Brother coming this evening to start work on car
Clean out fish tank done
Park??
Rescue our wedding present (decorative flower pot) from DH shed, I know it will not go with our finished kitchen but I'd rather it wasn't in the shed!! done and there was tolls in it already!!
Wrap pot and put in loft
Polish all mirrors
Take DD to Dr done
Wipe round bathroom done
Tidy, tidy, tidy done some
Catch up on some sky+ed TV
Put eye cream on
Moisturise feet
Breakfast done
Lunch done
Dinner
Hang out wet washing done
Put away clean washing done
Everyone up and dressed done
Check Ebay done
Keep kitchen tidy after every meal
Run WM
Run DW done
Sterilise bottles
Bath/wash DC and to bed
Make beds done
Read more book
Hoover through
Anything else that comes my way!!

Ongoing;
Drink more water
Clutter clearing - Older DSs bedroom, should be fun
Sort through stuff to Ebay, carboot or donate.
Sort through the masses of photos stored on PC, print some and put the rest to disk
Work on DH books
Appearance improving!!

Alibabaandthe40nappies · 11/08/2009 12:33

All my bread rolls are mouldy I have phoned Ocado to complain. Bum - now what are we going to have for lunch?!

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smallblessings · 11/08/2009 13:28

Afternoon all,

Hope everyone is well. I am not in the mood today , don't know why DD3 has only woken once for the last 2 nights!

To do:

Dry bedding started
Put in 1 dark wash and 1 light wash and dry
Put washing away
Get Rabbits out
Get DD to clean and feed rabbits
Iron baby clothes
Ring WFTC
Text friend to arrange meet up
Clean kitchen from lunch
Empty cat litter
Wash bathroom floor
Put buggy in car
Hoover rug in lounge
Put rest of shopping away
Bath DD2 and DD3
Put girls to bed
Tidy round

Already done:

Get girls ready
Breakfast with help from DH
Tidied up from breakfast
Fed baby
Put baby to sleep (as soon as I put her down she wakes up!)
Had shower and dressed
Lunch
Took DC to an art workshop

alicecrail · 11/08/2009 13:34

Have completely lost my cleaning urge now. Will run the hoover round tomorrow and be done with it!

Plumber now coming round at 2pm

My friend (the same one who i moaned about on chat thread) was going to come over and house sit this afternoon while DD and i went to the horses, but has just rung me to say her dog has swallowed a wasp. I really don't believe her. She rang me to tell me that it had happened, so i thought she wanted to speak to DH about it (he's a vet) but she has this habit if she doesn't want to do something she won't actually say, just be really flaky about it. I don't believe her because she was saying the dogs face was swelling and would have to take him to the vet, but was still sat at home supposedly just watching and telling me about it I think it is because she has a new man on the go, but still.....

I am going to write off today, too many people are pissing me off

JustKeepSwimming · 11/08/2009 14:20

Alice - grrrrr for the day!

Peppa - what on earth is a toll? (in reference to the flower pot)

Energy levels have fallen here for some reason...

Tues:

  • get on with Ongoing list
  • breakfast & lunch DONE
  • car to garage to get patrol cap door replaced DONE
  • painting & sticking with ds1 DONE
  • tidy kitchen! DONE
  • general tidy pre-cleaners DONE
  • strip beds DONE
  • ds2 nap 2 Doing
  • get dressed DONE
  • garden with ds1 & ds2 DONE
  • laundry Load1&2out Load3In
  • DH & DS1 out for some fresh air for them & peace for me! DONE
  • load car with other people's stuff DONE
  • drive around delivering said stuff

Ongoing:

  • get photos of family & hang them up
  • buy some cheap photo albums (Factory Shop trip)
  • find correct sized refills for filofax pen - maybe buy a new one - can't find one i like
  • get on with friend's family tree
  • transfer all family trees over to Mac software
  • then go through 1911 census (again)
  • write in DS2's book for 18mo entry
  • buy new (cheap) DVD player
  • make more cards so i'm ahead of myself DONE 3
  • plan & use reward chart for ds1 to get him using the toilet
  • sort eBay toys
  • sort stuff to sell on eBay
  • library
cikecaka · 11/08/2009 15:16

Energy levels very low here today as well! . Want to do stuff but cant motivate myself, anyone got the energy to kick me up the arse

JustKeepSwimming · 11/08/2009 15:55

CC - not much energy spare but have a gentle

Tues:

  • get on with Ongoing list
  • breakfast & lunch DONE
  • car to garage to get patrol cap door replaced DONE
  • painting & sticking with ds1 DONE
  • tidy kitchen! DONE
  • general tidy pre-cleaners DONE
  • strip beds DONE
  • ds2 nap 2 Doing
  • get dressed DONE
  • garden with ds1 & ds2 DONE
  • laundry Load1&2out Load3In
  • DH & DS1 out for some fresh air for them & peace for me! DONE
  • load car with other people's stuff DONE
  • drive around delivering said stuff DONE

Ongoing:

  • get photos of family & hang them up
  • buy some cheap photo albums (Factory Shop trip)
  • find correct sized refills for filofax pen - maybe buy a new one - can't find one i like
  • get on with friend's family tree
  • transfer all family trees over to Mac software
  • then go through 1911 census (again)
  • write in DS2's book for 18mo entry
  • buy new (cheap) DVD player
  • make more cards so i'm ahead of myself DONE 3
  • plan & use reward chart for ds1 to get him using the toilet
  • sort eBay toys
  • sort stuff to sell on eBay
  • library DONE
cikecaka · 11/08/2009 15:58

Thanks JKS, ended up setting my timer, so I

Have made a spag bol
Cleaned Counters
Cleaned Dining Table
Hoovered Floor

alicecrail · 11/08/2009 16:08

Hey all

Things are getting a bit on top of me at the moment and i am struggling a bit. I don't know whether it is repercussions of the other week, but i think i will try to get things back on track in RL. Will be back once things are settled a bit

PlumBumMum · 11/08/2009 16:32

Hey Alice, don't abandon us completely at least post a hello!

I haven't got much done,
quick hoover
and a quick clean over kitchen
stopped off and picked up dd1's friend to come and play,
so want the house tidy for her mum coming to collect her as she has 5 girls and her house is always spotless!
Failling that I might make philly brownies and then she might not notice any mess!

alicecrail · 11/08/2009 16:37

Don't worry plum i will still lurk. I am just feeling a bit, 'highly strung' at the moment iyswim? Everything seems to get to me, even on MN! So i think a little break away from the computer/friends/family will do me good. Just concentrate on DD, Dh and the horses for a week or two and hopefully i will feel a bit more like myself

JustKeepSwimming · 11/08/2009 16:39

Alice - hope it works

Plum - oh you mentioned the Philly brownies! I want some NOW!!!

not done anything other than sit down and play with laptop since last posting! my FB farm isn't working properly and i'm getting cross that loads of crops will be withering whilst the software has a glitch, grr !

cikecaka · 11/08/2009 16:42

hope you are ok Alice, we will still be here, though some with their shiny sinks might have gone over to Flylady .

smallblessings · 11/08/2009 17:10

Alice Hope you are ok? Sometimes i feel like that and need a breather from the world. IYSWIM. Don't abondon us though, ok?

I'm glad that it is not just me with low energy levels today, tried to nap with DD3 but ended up snuggling up for a couple of hours instead! Really needed it, although do feel guilty now.

Dry bedding started
Put in 1 dark wash and 1 light wash and dry dark in
Put washing away started with help from DDs
Get Rabbits out DD done
Get DD to clean and feed rabbits DD done
Iron baby clothes
Ring WFTC
Text friend to arrange meet up done
Clean kitchen from lunch done
Empty cat litter
Wash bathroom floor
Put buggy in car
Hoover rug in lounge
Put rest of shopping away
Bath DD2 and DD3
Put girls to bed
Tidy round
Clean up washing liquid spilt on top of tumble dryer
Have some me time

Alibabaandthe40nappies · 11/08/2009 17:14

Oh Alice - I hope it does work. at your friend, she sounds very immature.

CC - now that's enough refering to the sink . You see, it never lasts - hence me being here rather than on Fly.

SB - that is great sleeping from DD3! Fingers crossed for you that it lasts

I've ended up doing different things to what was on my list, feel like I've gone round in circles for 3 hours and not actually achieved anything very much!

DONE
Up and dressed
DS boobed, changed and dressed
Breakfast x 3
Man come about grass
Ocado shop 8:30-9:30am
Tidy round upstairs
Clean nappy bucket
Finish unpacking shopping
Tidy kitchen
Run dishwasher
Lunch x 3
Put a wash on
Sort out utility work surface
Sort out veg rack - a few dead things in there!
Unload dishwasher
Fold clean washing
Hoover my room
Hoover upstairs landing

TO DO
Clean hob
Wipe over bannisters
DS dinner
DS bath and bed
Me and DH dinner - fajhitas
Relax

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smallblessings · 11/08/2009 17:21

Right tommorrow:

Get clothes out/iron if needed
Get showered and dressed
Make breakfast
Get girls ready
wash and dress baby
Clean up from breakfast
Ring sports center
Ring pram repair man
Possibley meet friend or do something with girls
Lunch
Clean up from lunch
supermarket
Clean cat litter
Wash bathroom floor
Make dinner
Clean up from dinner
Put rabbits out
Get DD to clean and feed rabbits
Put girls to bed
Have some me time

ithinkmydaughterispeppapig · 11/08/2009 17:23

Alice it sounds like you have a tough few days, hope you feel better soon, I did read the thing on chat and I would be pissed off too.

SB It's crazy isn't, when DS3 sleeps through the night I always feel tired the next day, I think its because I'm not used to getting that much solid sleep!!

plum whats philly brownies? Is it something to do with philidelphia cheese?

CC I don't think I could cut it as a flylady, I'm to lazy, and I would find it to dull to shine my sink every night No offence to the flyladies, I am sure they are a great bunch

JKS it should say TOOLS, I think DH thought he had found a great storage solution for his crap useful tools

Contact Jen done
Clean kitchen done
Gather up library books done
Got to library, ask for The Time Travellers Wife done
Go to shop for milk done
Blind bake pastry for the flan done
Put cradle cap oil on DS3 and DD head before bed
Ask DH to lower cot base, DS3 is starting to pull himself up.
Brother coming this evening to start work on car
Clean out fish tank done
Park??
Rescue our wedding present (decorative flower pot) from DH shed, I know it will not go with our finished kitchen but I'd rather it wasn't in the shed!! done and there was tools in it already!!
Wrap pot and put in loft done
Polish all mirrors
Take DD to Dr done
Wipe round bathroom done
Tidy, tidy, tidy done some
Catch up on some sky+ed TV
Put eye cream on
Moisturise feet
Breakfast done
Lunch done
Dinner
Hang out wet washing done
Put away clean washing done
Everyone up and dressed done
Check Ebay done
Keep kitchen tidy after every meal
Run WM
Run DW done
Sterilise bottles
Bath/wash DC and to bed
Make beds done
Read more book
Hoover through
Anything else that comes my way!!

Ongoing;
Drink more water
Clutter clearing - Older DSs bedroom, should be fun
Sort through stuff to Ebay, carboot or donate.
Sort through the masses of photos stored on PC, print some and put the rest to disk
Work on DH books
Appearance improving!!

JustKeepSwimming · 11/08/2009 18:08

Peppa - it's obvious now you've said it!

Thought I was going great guns with the laundry - only 1 more load left to do - then i remembered all the bedding from this morning that's still upstairs. and all the spare beds from having visitors. hmph.

Tues:

  • get on with Ongoing list DoneSome
  • laundry Load1&2out Load3HungOut Load4In
  • boys tea DONE
  • tidy kitchen & do dishwasher DONE
  • bring bedding piles downstairs
  • boys to bed
  • our dinner
  • early night (knackered)

Ongoing:

  • get photos of family & hang them up
  • buy some cheap photo albums (Factory Shop trip)
  • find correct sized refills for filofax pen - maybe buy a new one - can't find one i like
  • get on with friend's family tree
  • transfer all family trees over to Mac software
  • then go through 1911 census (again)
  • write in DS2's book for 18mo entry
  • buy new (cheap) DVD player
  • make more cards so i'm ahead of myself DONE 3
  • plan & use reward chart for ds1 to get him using the toilet
  • sort eBay toys
  • sort stuff to sell on eBay
Alibabaandthe40nappies · 11/08/2009 18:26

DONE
Up and dressed
DS boobed, changed and dressed
Breakfast x 3
Man come about grass
Ocado shop 8:30-9:30am
Tidy round upstairs
Clean nappy bucket
Finish unpacking shopping
Tidy kitchen
Run dishwasher
Lunch x 3
Put a wash on
Sort out utility work surface
Sort out veg rack - a few dead things in there!
Unload dishwasher
Fold clean washing
Hoover my room
Hoover upstairs landing
Hang out washing
Clean hob

TO DO
Wipe over bannisters
DS dinner
DS bath and bed
Me and DH dinner - fajhitas
Relax

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cikecaka · 11/08/2009 18:46

DONE
Cleaned Sitting Room
Made Tea
Loaded and put on Dishwasher
Cleaned Counter tops and cooker
Cleaned Dining Room Table
Hung out washing
Put out another wash

TO DO
Clean Upstairs Bathroom
Bath DD3

JustKeepSwimming · 11/08/2009 19:37

Tues:

  • get on with Ongoing list DoneSome
  • laundry Load1&2out Load3HungOut Load4In
  • bring bedding piles downstairs DONE
  • boys to bed DONE
  • our dinner DONE
  • early night (knackered)

Wed:

  • ds1 to summer club (9-12)
  • dh to work
  • me do some jobs in my toddler-free morning!
  • DS2 sitter coming after lunch
  • me & DS1 to local farm for Family Fun Day
  • pizza night with other mums

Ongoing:

  • get photos of family & hang them up
  • buy some cheap photo albums (Factory Shop trip)
  • find correct sized refills for filofax pen - maybe buy a new one - can't find one i like
  • get on with friend's family tree
  • transfer all family trees over to Mac software
  • then go through 1911 census (again)
  • write in DS2's book for 18mo entry
  • buy new (cheap) DVD player
  • plan & use reward chart for ds1 to get him using the toilet
  • sort eBay toys
  • sort stuff to sell on eBay
  • make 3 boys birthday cards for next week
  • sort out a wireless phone system
PlumBumMum · 11/08/2009 19:38

Peppa Are you me?
I was going to go to the library and get Time travellers wife but SIL said she would order it off Amazon for me, want to read it before I see it,
I do like Eric Bana hmmmmmm

Oh you must have joined the thread after I gave everyone that as their mission for the week, (see my missions are lovely!)
Will post a link ti the recipe when I find it!