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!!!

Clairey thats easy they have do not let children breath when inside

We've had dinner and I have cleared up all dishes and washed pots etc YEY

Except have just remembered that dhs dinner is in oven and I have started dish washer

right need to get dcs ready for bed and definitely sort some washing before reading my book

oh and run out and bring washing in

Evening

Feeling a bit more human. My Mum has cleaned the kitchen so we are fine there but there are toys everywhere so the place looks like a bombsite.
Off to bed soon, and then going to take it easy tomorrow. DH is feeling a bit better so hopefully can get a couple of loads of washing done before that all starts to mount up.

I use babywipes to dust all my paintwork, windowsills, skirting etc. Then I use my handheld Dyson to dust the furniture. Can normally go a week between dusting at that.

Tues:

• watch toy on ebay WON! YEY!
• tidy kitchen (rice a bad idea for ds2!) StillNotFinished!
• put away dry laundry DONE
• sort out ds1's wardrobe while he's in the bath DONE
• boys bath & bed DONE
• very early night needed for me soon

This week:

• DH's birthday tomorrow
• PIL coming tomorrow for 3 days to help, yey
• remember Fire Station Open Day on Saturday
• try and do family tree stuff
• dust blinds in study (bought a gadget!)

Ongoing:

• get photos of family & hang them up
• 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)
• list last item to sell on eBay (find anything else? - free listing until 31st August)
• clear kitchen counter Area of Doom Started

Flame - you ok? Is DH still around to help you in trying not to kill the kids?

JKS - tell me about your blind cleaning gadget, mine are hideous.

NN all, must go and sleep.

Ali - hope you are feeling better.

Not done many jobs really today apart from the below;

Gestate 32 weeks !!!!!
Go to work
Pick up DS
Get DS ready for bed
Make tea
Ring bro and aunty done
Dishy on done

Good morning all

I hope everyone is ok, i haven't had chance to read through yet.

Had a very good day yesterday but got home feeling tired and emotional to an empty house, and with a grumpy toddler to feed and put to bed. DD woke up crying last night, i think she had a bad dream, and then i couldn't get back to sleep so got up feeling a bit bleugh this morning and now AF has arrived so feeling rubbish and if i didn't have horses then i wouldn't leave the house today, but as it is i have to go soon and get dressed, DD dressed and go to the horses. And i have been bitten by something on my leg and have a huge bump (i have a feeling today could be rather stressful)

Everyone up done
Everyone breakfast doing
Everyone dressed
Make beds
Turn horse out
Unload and reload dishwasher
Go to stay and play (maybe)
Put washload on
Dry washing
Get mince out of the freezer
Lunch
Quick tidy round
Clean coffee machine
Do horses/ride
Make Lasagne
DH Home!!!!!!!!!!!
Eat dinner, drink wine and have a good evening.

Coming home tired and emotional to an empty house is one of the worst things imo.

Yup, DH is still around atm - goes back to work for half day tomorrow, then all Friday, then tis bank holiday weekend

I'm having my hair done this morning

Ali I use my handheld dyson with the brush bit to hoover the dust off my blinds. I love my dyson!!

Hang out wet washing done
Put away clean clothes
wipe round bathroom
Catch up on some sky+ed TV
Put eye cream on
Moisturise feet
Breakfast
Lunch
Dinner
Everyone up and dressed
Keep kitchen tidy after every meal
Run WM
Run DW
Sterilise bottles
Bath/wash DC and to bed
Make beds
Read more book
Anything else that comes my way!!

Ongoing;
Drink more water
Clutter clearing
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!!

Enjoy the hair appt

NA - hope you make it through today until DH gets home.

DH's birthday today

The blinds gadget i got from the factory shop so was cheap, not sure it's that great but the blinds haven't been done properly since they were put in years ago - think i need to 'do' them really well then this gadget can keep it up. it's a red plastic thingie with material ends that fit between the slats to dust them. clear?!
this one
not sure it's great but was cheap!

Today:

• me up first DONE
• DH's cards & presents DONE
• breakfast DONE
• tidy kitchen + last night's bits! DONE
• ds2 nap
• all dressed
• bake cake with dh & ds1 (maybe)
• lunch
• ds2 nap
• PIL arriving at some point
• boys bath & bed
• DH & I out to dinner i think, PIL babysitting

This week:

• DH's birthday today
• PIL coming today for 3 days to help, yey
• remember Fire Station Open Day on Saturday
• try and do family tree stuff
• dust blinds in study (bought a gadget!)

Ongoing:

• get photos of family & hang them up
• 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)
• list last item to sell on eBay (find anything else? - free listing until 31st August)
• clear kitchen counter Area of Doom Started

Sorry I posted message before it was finished because DS3 wanted his morning nap, he is now sleeping.

NA When you think you are starting to get stressed, jsu remind yourself of DH homecoming, maybe it would help.

JKS Happy birthday to your DH!!

I am feeling really tired today, DS3 woke too many times last night, I am going to do things that don't involve too much energy today, possibly watch a film with DC this afternoon. Its raining here so I have hung the washing in the kitchen, I will have to tumble it later.

Hang out wet washing done
Put away clean clothes
Phone nanny
Find a delicious coffee cake recipe to make mum for her birthday
Advertise in local paper or Ebay
Wipe round bathroom
Catch up on some sky+ed TV
Put eye cream on
Moisturise feet
Breakfast
Lunch
Dinner
Everyone up and dressed
Keep kitchen tidy after every meal
Run WM
Run DW
Sterilise bottles
Bath/wash DC and to bed
Make beds
Read more book
Anything else that comes my way!!

Ongoing;
Drink more water
Clutter clearing
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!!

Morning all

I'm addicted to my book
so going to have another wee read then empty dishwasher and make a start on washing!

Bit nippy here might have to put the heating on
Happy birthday JKS DH

Morning! I'm back (with a slight namechange).

How is everyone doing?

After the excitement the other week, I've been a domestic goddess(ish). Not about to the clean skirtingboards though.

• DS boobed, changed, dressed AND teeth brushed done
• tidy DS room done
• random decluttering in our room done
• bring in milk done
• fold dry washing done
• breakfast, clear up done
• hang wool wrap to dry done
• water plants done
• phonecall
• washing - cloths, nappies
• Me showered and dressed
• Go out if dry
• lunch
• paperwork
• online order
• freezer inventory
• tea
• clear kitchen
• wash pots
• tidy livingroom
• DS bath and bed
• relaxxxx

I'm so good at wasting my evenings, lol

oday:

• me up first DONE
• DH's cards & presents DONE
• breakfast DONE
• tidy kitchen + last night's bits! DONE
• ds2 nap Doing
• all dressed 3done
• bake cake with dh & ds1 InOven
• lunch
• ds2 nap
• PIL arriving at some point
• boys bath & bed
• DH & I out to dinner i think, PIL babysitting

This week:

• DH's birthday today Doing
• PIL coming today for 3 days to help, yey
• remember Fire Station Open Day on Saturday
• try and do family tree stuff
• dust blinds in study (bought a gadget!)

Ongoing:

• get photos of family & hang them up
• 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)
• list last item to sell on eBay (find anything else? - free listing until 31st August)
• clear kitchen counter Area of Doom Started

Have just had my read through

Ali poor you, hope you feel better soon, i used to get tonsilitis all the time when i was younger, it really is horrid. (i actually had it really badly at christmas when i was about 8 and was being sick all day with it, did get out of going to church though and spent the time watching christmas films so not that bad )

Hey wasting good to see you back. Sometimes i am tempted to completely let the housework go just so i can have Kim and Aggie round to do it properly Those people on there have left it for years though, so that could be a struggle

I am actually having a lovely day, DD and i have played with some jigsaw puzzles and with her dolls and teddies and i have managed to read quite a bit of my book, so although i haven't got much done, we are both chilled and happy and looking forward to seeing DH.

The whole thing with my mum i was unsure of because she has no idea that i know any of this. I do forgive her because she is trying so hard and is happy what we have which is a relationship on my terms really. If she wants to get something for DD then she asks first, tidies her house before we go round so DD can have somewhere to play (it is normally a complete state - thats saying something coming from a self confessed slattern ) All in all i am fine about the whole thing now, i can keep it in the past without a worry of it popping up at any moment.

plum I take it your are reading TTW, I'm going to have to hurry up and finish New Moon so I can read it. I am going to read when DS3 has his nap, instead of doing housework, then just before DH comes home I will have a quick tidy so it looks like I have been busy!!

Hi wasting

alice It sounds like your mum is trying very hard to build your relationship.

Hang out wet washing done
Put away clean clothes done
Phone nanny
Find a delicious coffee cake recipe to make mum for her birthday done
Advertise in local paper or Ebay
Wipe round bathroom done
Catch up on some sky+ed TV
Put eye cream on
Moisturise feet
Breakfast done
Lunch done
Dinner
Everyone up and dressed done
Keep kitchen tidy after every meal
Run WM
Run DW
Sterilise bottles
Bath/wash DC and to bed
Make beds done
Read more book
Anything else that comes my way!!

Ongoing;
Drink more water
Clutter clearing
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!!

very pleased with hair.

DS decided to try and get something off the bookshelf above my computer.

I feel like I've done nothing today so I'm just going to list every little thing I have done to make me feel better!

And grrrr Ali you made me see how disgusting my blinds are last night (not that i've done anything about it!)

DONE
All up&dressed
Breakfast
Snacks
Changed nappies x3
2 loads of washing done and on line
Gone to PO
Gone to sainsburys to return top
Gone to homebase to buy tulip bulbs
Gone to tk maxx just for the hell of it because we are there
Lunch
Put cold water in nappy bucket to try and stop it stinking

If I do nothing else I should at least wash up, change some more nappies and cook dinner...

Hello Slatterns

Flame - oh dear about the wall, but yay for good hair.

JKS - Happy Birthday to DH

Alice - that all sounds really positive, glad you are having a good day today

Wasting, good to see you back! How are you getting on with the wool?

Peppa - take it easy today, hope you get a better night tonight.

Very small list, necessities only. I am so glad that slatterns has got me on top of the housework - even with a few days of not doing anything the place is still clean even though it's untidy.

DONE
DS boobed, changed and dressed
DS and DH breakfast
Lunch x 3
Strip our bed

TO DO
Empty dishwasher
Take out compost crock
Wash sheets
Make our bed
Wash nappies
Wash towels
Dinner - not sure what yet
Clear up

Glad the hair is nice flame,makes such a difference to how you feel I find!

Oooh I also went to chemist and bought a make up brush, a mascara, sunglasses for ds (disney princess ones ) and a skipping rope! Maybe I'll get fit now

Clairey x-posts - sorry about the blinds!

Peppa - I tried to do mine using my Dyson handheld last week and it was moderately successful I think the problem is, it's so long since I've done them that the dust is kind of stuck on

That gadget looks interesting JKS, I will look out for one.

Ali - I've only just soaked it in lanolin for the first time! Can't wait to use it.

• DS boobed, changed, dressed AND teeth brushed done
• tidy DS room done
• random decluttering in our room done
• bring in milk done
• fold dry washing done
• breakfast, clear up done
• hang wool wrap to dry done
• water plants done
• phonecall done
• washing - cloths washing, nappies
• Me showered and dressed done
• Go out if dry wet
• lunch done
• paperwork
• online order started
• freezer inventory
• tea
• clear kitchen
• wash pots
• tidy livingroom
• DS bath and bed
• relaxxxx

Ali when I was reading your post I some how replaced Peppas name with Flame so I read that you did your hair with the Dyson last week I was thinking it was some new mn hairdo(I'm actually really giggling with the thought of it)

That cheered me up my mum called me this morning to say my cousin died last night, she was only 40 but was diagnosed with motor nueorones(sp) last year and supposed to be getting a peg in her stomach today to feed her, for her ds but better for her

Peppa TTW is very good have been helping ds with Super Mario so I am going to sit and read now on page 145, but I have to sort some washing!

ali It works on my new wooden blinds because I am actually trying to keep them clean , but when I had PVC ones the grime did stick to them, on a couple of occasions I wipe each slat over with a babywipe, worked a treat, tis time consuming though.

plum What news. I have been reading too, but just like you I have to do some housework before I drown in the mess I will treat myself to some more book later!! I am feeling a little more human now (the quiet book time was well worth it) so I am going to get on!!

clairey thats why I like listing, even if the house looks like a bombsite I still know I have done something!!

Hang out wet washing done
Put away clean clothes done
Phone nanny
Find a delicious coffee cake recipe to make mum for her birthday done
Advertise in local paper or Ebay done
Wipe round bathroom done
Catch up on some sky+ed TV
Put eye cream on
Moisturise feet
Breakfast done
Lunch done
Dinner
Everyone up and dressed done
Keep kitchen tidy after every meal
Run WM don't need to
Run DW done
Sterilise bottles
Bath/wash DC and to bed
Make beds done
Read more book
Anything else that comes my way!!

Ongoing;
Drink more water
Clutter clearing
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!!

Plum - I've PMSL so much at that that it's made my throat hurt more!
Very sad about your cousin, although as you say better for her .

Peppa - mine are wood. I must go over them with a baby wipe, but they are in our bay window in the living room so there is a lot of them!!

Wasting they are so fab. We find that DS sleeps better when he's wearing his, only one wake up in the night rather than the usual two.

Feeling slightly better, throat still v.v.sore though. The bonus is that I'm not eating much so at least it's good for my waistline!

DONE
DS boobed, changed and dressed
DS and DH breakfast
Lunch x 3
Strip our bed
Empty dishwasher
Wash sheets
Tidy kitchen

TO DO
Take out compost crock
Make our bed
Wash nappies
Wash towels
Dinner - not sure what yet
Clear up