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!!!

Just had lovely bath, going to finish crosswords then see what jobs i should be doing!

Left from Sun:

• read papers & do crosswords MostlyDone
• list for taking to GOSH Started

Monday:

• breakfast DONE
• all dressed AllButDS2
• ds2 nap Doing
• DS1 & PIL off to their house gone
• pack for us & DS2 Started
• go to London
• empty bins
• strip beds & find clean bedding OursDone
• arrange cat-sitter (feeder) DONE
• notes for cat-sitter & cleaners

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

Been AWOL for a few days - hope everyone is ok.

No list as such today. Tis DH's birthday and he has invited the world round for the evening (which doesn't desperately bother me as they are used to our filth). I on the other hand invited Frizbe and her family round too... so now on a frantic bathroom/kitchen hygiene-ating experience, plus trying to get kids room and dining room vaguely presentable.

Feeling very guilty that DH is spending his birthday cleaning.

DS being a nightmare - undoing as much good as we do (he poured the sugar out the cat flap ffs!)

Hi all hope your bank holidays are going well.

We are back early from visiting my bro and meeting up with my Dad as I predicted. The details are on our rant chat page here

Frightening things

1. DS at school next week 2 days only at the moment - eek. He is only 3 - its a welsh thing.
2. Only 1 month left at work for me (5 days hols to use up too).

Anyway on with the days jobs

Jobs
Unpack
Online shop
Meal plan for the week.
Gestate - 33 weeks doing
Take vitamins
Dishy to be emptied and refilled
Breakfast cleared away
Make lunch
Chuck dead flowers
General tidy up
Dishy on
Washing
Filing
Make tea
Bath DS
DS to bed

Also
Make sure DS has what he needs for school

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.

Wii fit can wait til November....

Sanity-wise. I found DS was a dream as a newborn. I was doing flylady and it was actually working. He would wake, feed, then snuggle down for another few hours day or night

I had been so determined to get all sorted beforehand, that when he came it was a bit of a case of "ooh, its done and now I can be all perfect mothery".

Obv not the case now but it was a fine few months

Right I have just ordered a couple of cake decorating books off Amazon

my cousin has ordered a first birthday cake for next Sat [eek]

HMHB will have a wee read in awhile

Need to get a move on
the dcs were given lists and they've been busy and I've been on Amazon

Clean everywhere
dry bedclothes

Afternoon all!

Happy Birthday Mr. Flame!

We've had a tense but mostly successful weekend, and DH has taken DS out this morning, so I've got quite a bit done.

V. of newborn DS Flame. It is only now at 15 months post-birth that I feel I can actually get on with anything and the house is coming together. I spent the first year mostly glued to the sofa with DS either feeding or sleeping.

• DS boobed, changed and dressed done
• bring milk in done
• breakfast, clear up done
• washing hungout
• dye hair done
• clean bathroom done
• Me showered and dressed done
• epilate legs ouch
• tidy upstairs done
• phonecall done
• take recycling out done
• cup of tea drunk
• put washing in
• lunch
• go out
• tea, clear up
• wash and dry pots
• sweep and mop
• DS bath and bed
• soak feet

Thanks Flame and Plum.

Happy birthday to DH flame. Fly lady eh, impressive. I think I tried that for a day...

Jobs
Unpack
Online shop done
Meal plan for the week done!
Gestate - 33 weeks doing
Take vitamins
Dishy to be emptied and refilled
Lunch cleared away
Make lunch done
Chuck dead flowers
General tidy up
Dishy on
Washing
Filing
Make tea
Bath DS
DS to bed

Also
Make sure DS has what he needs for school

Hope you enjoy your day Flame, Whos Frizbe? another mumsnetter?

Right really haven't got much done

dh has been in trying to organise ourselves for next couple of months, loads to do and no very little funds to do it with

Fed up with our bedroom, when we first moved in we shoved up 2 curtains to make do, until we got organised, they are still there

Are room is freezing radiator is not big enough for size of room, and there is a really strange paint effect on the wall, looks like someone tried to steam the paint off so 2 different colours of turquoise,
so really want it painted and curtain poles and curtains,
so I don't think that will cost too much,
plus we need a couple of new radiators and the system cleaned out
the list goes on......

but for today
decide on dinner
mop kitchen floor
dry washing
clean & tidy work tops
clean bathroom
clean ensuite
sort & put away washing
iron
make pack lunches for tomorrow
shower dcs
make sure uniforms/schoolbags are ready
hoover

DONE
brush kitchen floor
lunch
load dishwasher

I don't know why Flylady only worked the once for me, but those few months were amazing

Bathroom done!!

Still prob not "clean" by normal people's standards, but by ours it is incredible

Yup, Frizbe is another MNer Met her on an antenatal thread with DS.

Home:

Clear lounge - DONE
Sort toys in lounge
Lounge carpet
Birth Ball - fix and inflate - DONE
Clear dining room - Nearly done!
Rearrange dining room
Clean kitchen (not as essential tbh) - Done (so DH tells me.... checking in a sec)
Find crib
Clear bedroom
Post maternity clothes
Washing x 100000 - Slow....
Sort clothes for loft (& glare at DH as that was meant to happen in MAY)
POST FRENCHMAN'S CREEK! packaged
Make bathroom hygienic - DONE!!!!

BumFluff:

Post orders -
Contact suppliers - DONE
Newsletter - DONE
Pack stock into proper boxes

Children:

Do not kill - Doing So Far (today is hard
Write letter to nursery - DONE

Food:

Feed us daily - Doing
Batch cook

Oh pics from the fancy dress do are on my profile. DH's makeup doesn't look as good in pics - the mouth had proper deep scars in it.

(still wish he would have dressed up as Capt Jack to amuse me again )

Afternoon all

I have been busy, busy, busy. Now I have made to terrible mistake of sitting down in front of the PC, I don't not think I can move now and I have a cake to make!!

I can't quite believe my DS1 will be 13 tomorrow, I remember the day he was born like it was yesterday!! I am going to be responsible for a teenager

HMHB I will have a read in a minute!!

flame Happy birthday to your DH and I hope you have a great time this evening!!

Monday;
Hoover done
Mop floors done
Make DS1 birthday cake and prepare cards etc
Wipe over leather sofa and take off cushion covers to put in wash done
Hang out washing done
Wipe round bathroom done
Put eye cream on
Moisturise feet
Breakfast done
Lunch done
Dinner
Everyone up and dressed done
Keep kitchen tidy after every meal DH is doing floor
Run WM done
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!!

Love the joker

lol at your ds in the catflap!

hi Peppa I'm still sitting here too, going to get up once I hit post

I feel like I am going round in circles, think I will have to make a dermined effort to get the washing sorted as no matter how clean rest of house is clean washing sitting all over the place dosen't help!!!

I have mince that needs used so might make spag bol for tomorrow night and baked pots for tonight,
going to let dd1 go to dancing tomorrow night dance teacher said she will ensure she will be fine,
so dance time has moved to 1/4 to 5 so will be able to come home after school get dinner ready and homeworks done!

TO DO
decide on dinner
mop kitchen floor
dry washing
clean & tidy work tops
sort & put away washing
iron
make pack lunches for tomorrow
shower dcs
make sure uniforms/schoolbags are ready

DONE
brush kitchen floor
lunch
load dishwasher
clean bathroom
clean ensuite
hoover

Jobs
Unpack
Online shop done
Meal plan for the week done!
Gestate - 33 weeks doing
Take vitamins
Dishy to be emptied and refilled done
Lunch cleared away done
Make lunch done
Chuck dead flowers done
General tidy up
Dishy on done
Kitchen tidied done
Washing
Filing
Make tea
Bath DS
DS to bed

TO DO
mop kitchen floor
dry washing
clean & tidy work tops
sort & put away washing
iron
make pack lunches for tomorrow
shower dcs
make sure uniforms/schoolbags are ready

DONE
brush kitchen floor
lunch
load dishwasher
clean bathroom
clean ensuite
hoover
decide on dinner
made tomorrow nights dinner

Hello all

Just popping in, but have read, nice photos, happy birthdays & well done on all dones

Monday:

• breakfast DONE
• all dressed DONE
• ds2 nap DONE
• DS1 & PIL off to their house DONE
• pack for us & DS2 DONE
• go to London DONE
• empty bins DONE
• strip beds & find clean bedding DONE
• arrange cat-sitter (feeder) DONE
• notes for cat-sitter & cleaners Forgotten!

Tues:

• get to GOSH for 9.30
• register for MRI
• go to Development Clinic
• back to Tiger ward for MRI
• leave at some point
• update PIL & P(arents)
• dinner (takeaway?) & bed

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)
• sort kitchen Areas of Doom

Jobs
Unpack done!
Online shop done
Meal plan for the week done!
Gestate - 33 weeks doing
Take vitamins forgot
Dishy to be emptied and refilled done
Make lunch done
Chuck dead flowers done
General tidy up done
Kitchen tidied done
Washing done x1
Filing
Make tea done
Bath DS done
DS to bed done

Write birthday list doing!

Hi

The kitchen floor is finally done!! The thing is now I will have to keep it clean

I won't be about tomorrow with it being DS1s birthday. BB on Wednesday.

Bye!!

Monday;
Hoover done
Mop floors done
Make DS1 birthday cake and prepare cards etc done
Wipe over leather sofa and take off cushion covers to put in wash done
Hang out washing done
Wipe round bathroom done
Put eye cream on
Moisturise feet
Breakfast done
Lunch done
Dinner done
Everyone up and dressed done
Keep kitchen tidy after every meal done after dinner
Run WM done
Run DW done
Sterilise bottles done
Bath/wash DC and to bed LO done
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!!

You should see my house!

Flame

JKS - good luck with the hospital.

Awful weekend, the row with my brother and his DP has escalated to new heights, really beginning to wonder if there is a way back from it all . I had a hideous outburst, am going to see my GP on Wednesday as clearly the pills aren't working - I think I need counselling. I may post about it on the chat thread or I may not, very very upset and exhausted with it all.

However, the world goes on and I've got a friend coming for lunch tomorrow. She is lovely so I will have a good weep on her shoulder I think and drink about a gallon of tea.

Tuesday
Up, showered and dressed
DS boobed, changed and dressed
Nappies into dryer
Another wash on
Breakfast x 3
Clear up
Unload dishwasher
Clean kitchen
Empty bins
Tidy living and dining room
Sort car tax
Wipe over bathroom
Tidy round upstairs
Lunch and relax
Dinner - ??

Yeap JKS If I miss you, Good Luck, hope everything goes well [hug]

Ali rant away it might make you feel better, will try to offer any advice/support but I'm not particularily close to my brother so might not be any use

New thread here

Ali hope you don't mind stole your title