Summer Slatterns - Martha Stewart we are not!

[Alibabaandthe40nappies]

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

Am knackered and fed up today - didn't sleep well and things with ds2 just seem more miserable at the mo.

Left from yesterday:

• laundry LastLoadOut Just started raining so it's in now and will have to go in dryer.
• check on birthdays coming up for cards & presents

Thurs:

• me up first - DH said he would do it last night, yey DONE
• DH taking his car to garage as aircon broken DONE
• me & ds1 to new indoor playplace with friends DONE
• PO with paid for ebay bits & sister's dress DONE
• lunch DONE
• Wed's unfinished jobs Started
• DH to take ds1 out later
• ds2 nap
• me have some peace & do jobs
• dh back to collect car at some point
• tea
• boys to bed
• dinner & bed

This week:

• fill hole
• bird seed & Factory Shop trip
• B&Q trip for 'rubbish storage'
• post sold & paid for eBay items DoneSoFar
• watch relisted items Doing

Ongoing:

• get photos of family & hang them up
• buy some cheap photo albums (Factory Shop trip)
• buy new filofax pen
• get on with friend's family tree
• transfer all family trees over to Mac software
• then go through 1911 census (again)
• toilet train DS1 Ongoing
• list last item to sell on eBay

I went back to bed for 2 hours while DS was napping . Just having some lunch now and then I must get on with some jobs.

JKS - for you

Plum - ah well, soon!

God I am so slow today - it's like walking through treacle.

Usual list
Up and dressed - done
DS boobed, changed and dressed - done
Put bedding that DS peed on in washing machine - done
Take DH to station for 7:15am - done
Tidy round upstairs - done
Breakfast x 2 - done
DS nap - doing
Clear up - done
Run dishwasher - done
Exercise
Shower
Lunch x 2 - done
Clear up and clean highchair properly - done
Hang out nappies - done
Fold clean washing
DS dinner
Collect DH from station
DS bath and bed
Me and DH dinner - moussaka
Clear up
Relax

Downstairs
Dust everywhere
Empty bins
Shake out throws and playmat - done Bathroom
Hoover
Clean basin - done
Wipe over bath and shower screen

Stairs/Hallway
Wipe over bannisters
Hoover
Wipe down doors

MyBedroom
Dust
Hoover

DS'room
Dust
Change cot bedding

Treacle here too Ali.
Thanks i'm just on a down-wave atm, sure i will feel more positive soon...

Left from yesterday:

• laundry LastLoadOutAgain no sign of proper rain!
• check on birthdays coming up for cards & presents DONE

Thurs:

• me up first - DH said he would do it last night, yey DONE
• DH taking his car to garage as aircon broken DONE
• me & ds1 to new indoor playplace with friends DONE
• PO with paid for ebay bits & sister's dress DONE
• lunch DONE
• Wed's unfinished jobs JustLaundryLeft
• DH to take ds1 out later Gone
• ds2 nap Doing
• me have some peace & do jobs Doing
• dh back to collect car at some point
• tea
• boys to bed
• dinner & bed

This week:

• fill hole
• bird seed & Factory Shop trip
• B&Q trip for 'rubbish storage'
• post sold & paid for eBay items DoneSoFar
• watch relisted items Doing
• package up more paid for items

Ongoing:

• get photos of family & hang them up
• buy some cheap photo albums (Factory Shop trip)
• buy new filofax pen
• get on with friend's family tree
• transfer all family trees over to Mac software
• then go through 1911 census (again)
• toilet train DS1 Ongoing
• list last item to sell on eBay

Took dd to see physio this morning, physio says both of her leg bones in one leg are about 0.5cm shorter than the other and thats why she is a bit knock kneed and turns her foot in. Physio said it's nothing to worry about and she is just a variation on normal Either she'll even out as she gets older, it will stay the same, or it will get worse, just have to wait and see.

Also transferred some money, had lunch and went to library while in town. Apart from that have done nothing.

Hi everyone
sorry your abit down JKS

Anyway I have got nothing done,
I must stay away from super mario
I must stay away from super mario
I must stay away from super mario
I must stay away from super mario

Right I'm off the wii

TO DO
sort roast chicken dinner
hoover
strip & change dcs beds
put wash on

will add more when I get this lot done

Clairey - that sounds positive, must be a relief

Plum - nothing that a miracle cure wouldn't fix...oh well will have to settle for a cup of tea

was trying for a nap on the sofa but BIL just rang to speak to DH, hey ho.

Left from yesterday:

• laundry LastLoadOut

Thurs:

• Wed's unfinished jobs JustLaundryLeft
• DH to take ds1 out later Gone
• ds2 nap Doing
• me have some peace & do jobs Doing
• dh back to collect car at some point
• sort dry washing
• ironing
• put away clean clothes
• tea
• boys to bed
• dinner & bed

This week:

• fill hole
• bird seed & Factory Shop trip
• B&Q trip for 'rubbish storage'
• post sold & paid for eBay items DoneSoFar
• watch relisted items Doing
• package up more paid for items DONE1

Ongoing:

• get photos of family & hang them up
• buy some cheap photo albums (Factory Shop trip)
• buy new filofax pen
• get on with friend's family tree
• transfer all family trees over to Mac software
• then go through 1911 census (again)
• toilet train DS1 Ongoing
• list last item to sell on eBay

Did we all have bad nights lat night? I couldn't sleep at all.

Am having a cup of tea and several a flapjack before I consider doing anything. |DC are fighting over a pepper pig sticker book so I'm ignoring them

JKS yes it is a relief, I wasn't majorly worried but it was niggling at the back of my mind that I needed to get it looked at. Can check that off my mental to do list now.

Clairey I think it was the heat partly - it was sooo warm and muggy. I ended up going hunting for a sheet in the airing cupboard at 2am - I can't sleep with no covers at all.

Ali - i'm the same, must get a sheet ready for tonight - plus some night nurse i think as my throat/cough kept me awake too.

Left from yesterday:

• laundry LastLoadOut

Thurs:

• Wed's unfinished jobs JustLaundryLeft
• DH to take ds1 out later DONE
• ds2 nap DONE
• me have some peace & do jobs DONE
• dh back to collect car at some point Gone (gone for ages too, grr i hate mechanics and all associated jobs!)
• sort dry washing DoneMost
• ironing Started
• put away clean clothes
• tea Doing
• throw strop as neither boy wants to eat my cooking Done!
• leave kitchen in a state and play in the garden AboutToDo!
• boys to bed
• dinner & bed

This week:

• fill hole
• bird seed & Factory Shop trip
• B&Q trip for 'rubbish storage'
• post sold & paid for eBay items DoneSoFar
• watch relisted items Doing
• package up more paid for items DONE1

Ongoing:

• get photos of family & hang them up
• buy some cheap photo albums (Factory Shop trip)
• buy new filofax pen
• get on with friend's family tree
• transfer all family trees over to Mac software
• then go through 1911 census (again)
• toilet train DS1 Ongoing
• list last item to sell on eBay

Oh JKS - what did you make them? We are still at the happy stage where DS will eat everything that's put in front of him - I am expecting it to change at any time!

Right I have done sod all in the way of housework today, did have a bit of a tidy earlier, cleared away a few piles of stuff. Off to get DH from the station now - I MUST clean the house tomorrow!!!!!!!

Usual list
Up and dressed - done
DS boobed, changed and dressed - done
Put bedding that DS peed on in washing machine - done
Take DH to station for 7:15am - done
Tidy round upstairs - done
Breakfast x 2 - done
DS nap - doing
Clear up - done
Run dishwasher - done
Exercise - done
Shower - done
Lunch x 2 - done
Clear up and clean highchair properly - done
Hang out nappies - done
Fold clean washing - done
DS dinner - when we get back, he is still asleep!
Collect DH from station - going now
DS bath and bed
Me and DH dinner - moussaka
Clear up
Re-make our bed after weeing incident (DS, not either me or DH!)
Relax

Downstairs
Have a proper tidy - done
Dust everywhere
Empty bins
Shake out throws and playmat - done

Bathroom
Hoover
Clean basin - done
Wipe over bath and shower screen

Stairs/Hallway
Wipe over bannisters
Hoover
Wipe down doors

MyBedroom
Dust
Hoover

DS'room
Dust
Change cot bedding

Ali - i made an effort, for me anyway, i'm a crap cook. Made a chicken, leek & carrot casserole + mashed potato. no go! am cool about it now but was peed off. at least our dinner is sorted for later

Left from yesterday:

• laundry DONE

Thurs:

• Wed's unfinished jobs DONE
• dh back to collect car at some point DONE
• sort dry washing DONE
• ironing DONE
• put away clean clothes
• tea DONE
• leave kitchen in a state and play in the garden DONE
• tidy kitchen DONE
• boys to bed DS2DONE
• dinner & bed

This week:

• fill hole
• bird seed & Factory Shop trip
• B&Q trip for 'rubbish storage'
• post sold & paid for eBay items DoneSoFar
• watch relisted items Doing
• package up more paid for items DONE1

Ongoing:

• get photos of family & hang them up
• buy some cheap photo albums (Factory Shop trip)
• buy new filofax pen
• get on with friend's family tree
• transfer all family trees over to Mac software
• then go through 1911 census (again)
• toilet train DS1 NotReallyGoing
• list last item to sell on eBay

Hi all, had a massively long day at work sorting agreements and doing important work type stuff as lots of people away!

To those who are sleeping badly and thinking about ttc remember that nights are full of babies moving around in your tummy, waking up at 4am because you have to go to the loo then you randomly get cramp and have to jump out of bed and leap around the bedroom.

JKS - its soul destroying when you make something wholesome for them and they turn their noses up. Don't take it personally.

Clairey - I can report that my osteopath said one of my legs looks longer than the other because my hips are slightly wonky and no one would ever know and it doesn't make any difference to me at all - Hopefully your DD will be the same.

Jobs
Gestate - 31 weeks doing
DS to nursery and back done
Ring Orange and fix broadband hopefully done
Ring to try to fix Sky tried - may need to get a man in.
Have shower and put comfy clothes on
Filing
Get DS to bed - DH doing
Pack for mini break with friend

Before October
Clear out freezer and fill with delicious ready meals
Buy lots of 'healthy' snack type stuff to eat on the run
Cancel childcare vouchers DH doing
Get out all baby stuff and clean / buy new stuff if necessary
Get a 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.

HMHB - well done on work, my brain is much i couldn't do proper work now!

And DH luckily raved about dinner so ego is restored!

Thurs:

• put away clean clothes tomorrow
• boys to bed DONE
• dinner DONE & bed

Fri:

• put away all clean clothes (piles of them!)
• plant pot plant (lavender) we were given as a gift weeks ago!
• DS1 to holiday club
• me & DS1 to friends for afternoon (DH working from home)
• me & DH out to football in the evening (sitter booked)

+ other stuff

This week:

• fill hole
• bird seed & Factory Shop trip
• B&Q trip for 'rubbish storage'
• post sold & paid for eBay items DoneSoFar
• watch relisted items Doing
• package up more paid for items DONE1

Ongoing:

• get photos of family & hang them up
• buy some cheap photo albums (Factory Shop trip)
• buy new filofax pen
• get on with friend's family tree
• transfer all family trees over to Mac software
• then go through 1911 census (again)
• toilet train DS1 NotReallyGoing
• list last item to sell on eBay

HMHB - I don't know how you are managing. I went on mat leave at 33 weeks, and for the 2 months before I left I was no use to anyone!

JKS - sounds yummy!

Have managed to be slightly more productive this evening - have sorted the airing cupboard and put away piles of clean clothes.

Usual list
Up and dressed - done
DS boobed, changed and dressed - done
Put bedding that DS peed on in washing machine - done
Take DH to station for 7:15am - done
Tidy round upstairs - done
Breakfast x 2 - done
DS nap - doing
Clear up - done
Run dishwasher - done
Exercise - done
Shower - done
Lunch x 2 - done
Clear up and clean highchair properly - done
Hang out nappies - done
Fold clean washing - done
DS dinner - done
Collect DH from station - done
Unload dishwasher - done
DS bath and bed - done
Put away clean clothes and nappies - done
Sort out airing cupboard - done
Me and DH dinner - moussaka - done
Clear up
Re-make our bed after weeing incident (DS, not either me or DH!)
Relax - doing Downstairs
Have a proper tidy - done
Dust everywhere
Empty bins
Shake out throws and playmat - done Bathroom
Hoover
Clean basin - done
Wipe over bath and shower screen

Stairs/Hallway
Wipe over bannisters
Hoover
Wipe down doors

MyBedroom
Dust
Hoover

DS'room
Dust
Change cot bedding

JKS - I remember the brain mulch phase. At least I know now that it passes (I hope!!!!!). You'll be back applying to MENSA in a few weeks.

Ali - I worked late last time too. Full time til 2/3 weeks before DS1 was born. Its mainly an office, sit down type job so its not too challenging. My colleagues like a laugh too which helps.

Ali - DC's wee in your bed, soooo unnecessary!

Jobs
Gestate - 31 weeks doing
DS to nursery and back done
Ring Orange and fix broadband hopefully done - testing by extended mumsnetting
Ring to try to fix Sky tried - may need to get a man in. = testing by watching films
Have shower and put comfy clothes on done
Filing
Get DS to bed - DH done
Pack for mini break with friend

Before October
Clear out freezer and fill with delicious ready meals
Buy lots of 'healthy' snack type stuff to eat on the run
Cancel childcare vouchers DH doing
Get out all baby stuff and clean / buy new stuff if necessary
Get a 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.

Off to Hosp in the morn

JKS ds & dd2 are crap eaters but I made them cottage pie the other night and it was polished off,
I boiled parsnips in with the potatoes and mashed them, plenty of cheese on top baked in oven yum

loads to do I think we need some motivational tricks!!

Morning slatterns

Plum good luck at the hospital

We are finally going to see Harry Potter this evening - YAY and my Dad is coming to babysit for DD (he lives about 45mins away, but works in our town)

Everyone up
Everyone breakfast
Everyone dressed
Take mince out of the freezer
Load dishwasher (couldn't be bothered last night )
Put washload on
Take baskets of clean washing upstairs (they have been downstairs for 2 days )
Turn horse out
Tidy living room
Febreeze living room
Hoover living room
Put clean throws on the sofas
Clean upstairs doors
Do horses and ride
Make shepherds pie for DD and my Dad
Get ready to go out
Put DD to bed early
Go out!

Morning all

Not done much yet, showered & dressed, DH took ds1 to holiday club, ds2 is napping, so i best get on or the morning will be over before i know it!

Fri:

• put away all clean clothes (piles of them!)
• plant pot plant (lavender) we were given as a gift weeks ago!
• DS1 to holiday club gone
• me & DS1 to friends for afternoon (DH working from home)
• me & DH out to football in the evening (sitter booked)

+ other stuff

This week:

• fill hole
• bird seed & Factory Shop trip
• B&Q trip for 'rubbish storage'
• post sold & paid for eBay items
• watch relisted items Doing
• package up more paid for items DONE1

Ongoing:

• get photos of family & hang them up
• buy some cheap photo albums (Factory Shop trip)
• buy new filofax pen
• get on with friend's family tree
• transfer all family trees over to Mac software
• then go through 1911 census (again)
• toilet train DS1 NotReallyGoing
• list last item to sell on eBay

Right am up and running now, lol!

Fri:

• put away all clean clothes DoneAdults (boys will have to wait till later)
• plant pot plant (lavender) we were given as a gift weeks ago!
• DS1 to holiday club gone
• me & DS1 to friends for afternoon (DH working from home)
• me & DH out to football in the evening (sitter booked)
• dw emptied & reloaded DONE
• sew 2 buttons onto trousers & shirt

+ other stuff

This week:

• fill hole
• bird seed & Factory Shop trip
• B&Q trip for 'rubbish storage'
• post sold & paid for eBay items
• watch relisted items Doing
• package up more paid for items DONE1

Ongoing:

• get photos of family & hang them up
• buy some cheap photo albums (Factory Shop trip)
• buy new filofax pen
• get on with friend's family tree
• transfer all family trees over to Mac software
• then go through 1911 census (again)
• toilet train DS1 NotReallyGoing
• list last item to sell on eBay

Oops, ds2 woke up (dirty nappy) so whizzed around getting their clothes put away, then he wanted to come downstairs and somehow i fell down holding him he's fine, my arm, shoulder & hip aren't, ouch. sure to be some splendid bruises later (i bruise easily).

Fri:

• put away all clean clothes DONE
• plant pot plant (lavender) we were given as a gift weeks ago!
• DS1 to holiday club gone
• me & DS1 to friends for afternoon (DH working from home)
• me & DH out to football in the evening (sitter booked)
• dw emptied & reloaded DONE
• sew 2 buttons onto trousers & shirt

+ other stuff

This week:

• fill hole DONE
• bird seed & Factory Shop trip
• B&Q trip for 'rubbish storage'
• post sold & paid for eBay items
• watch relisted items Doing
• package up more paid for items DONE1

Ongoing:

• get photos of family & hang them up
• buy some cheap photo albums (Factory Shop trip)
• buy new filofax pen
• get on with friend's family tree
• transfer all family trees over to Mac software
• then go through 1911 census (again)
• toilet train DS1 NotReallyGoing
• list last item to sell on eBay

Ello

Tis Flamesparrow btw.

I am feeling vaguely more motivated today.

I am thinking that instead of a daily list, I am going to do a "things to do before explode" list.

I have 8 weeks (it is NOT coming early)

Home:

Clear lounge
Sort toys in lounge
Lounge carpet
Birth Ball - fix and inflate
Clear dining room
Rearrange dining room
Clean kitchen (not as essential tbh)
Find crib
Clear bedroom
Post maternity clothes
Washing x 100000
Sort clothes for loft (& glare at DH as that was meant to happen in MAY)

BumFluff:

Post orders
Contact suppliers
Newsletter
Pack stock into proper boxes

Children:

Do not kill
Write letter to nursery

Food:

Feed us daily
Batch cook

So, that is 19 jobs.... even if I split it into one job taking 2 1/2 days I can do it, and most of them will not need that long

Plus, as of Sept DS starts preschool 4 mornings a week, and has one WHOLE day of nursery a week.

Come tell me that that is all doable....

PLEASE?

(Oh, throw in there "name child" too please )

Perfectly doable Flame/Norks..... you can do it love, honest

DS2 gone back to bed, he can have an hour before we have to go and get ds1.

Fri:

• put away all clean clothes DONE
• plant pot plant (lavender) we were given as a gift weeks ago!
• DS1 to holiday club gone
• me & DS1 to friends for afternoon (DH working from home)
• me & DH out to football in the evening (sitter booked)
• dw emptied & reloaded DONE
• sew 2 buttons onto trousers & shirt DONE

+ other stuff

This week:

• bird seed & Factory Shop trip
• B&Q trip for 'rubbish storage'
• post sold & paid for eBay items
• watch relisted items Doing
• package up more paid for items DONE1

Ongoing:

• get photos of family & hang them up
• buy some cheap photo albums (Factory Shop trip)
• buy new filofax pen
• get on with friend's family tree
• transfer all family trees over to Mac software
• then go through 1911 census (again)
• toilet train DS1 NotReallyGoing
• list last item to sell on eBay

Flame That definitely looks doable to me, especially if you can delegate a few to DH!

JKS - at least DS2 is ok, hope you aren't too badly bruised.

Plum - hope all well at the hospital.

Alice - I really want to see Harry Potter - enjoy yourself!

Right my list today is the same as the last 2 days! I am SUCH a slattern this week.

Usual list
Up and dressed - done
DS boobed, changed and dressed - done
Tidy round upstairs - done
Breakfast x 3 - done
DS nap - one done, he woke up for the day at 4:30am!!!
Clear up
Exercise
Shower
Lunch x 2
Clear up and clean highchair properly
Ironing
DS dinner
DS bath and bed
Clear up
Relax

Downstairs
Tidy up
Dust everywhere
Empty bins

Bathroom
Hoover
Wipe over bath and shower screen

Stairs/Hallway
Wipe over bannisters
Hoover
Wipe down doors

MyBedroom
Dust
Hoover

DS'room
Dust
Change cot bedding