'September Slatterns/List makers - How clean is your skirting??'

[PlumBumMum]

Stealing Ali's title as just realised we're out of room, and hopefully all lost slatterns will find us!!!

Have found some to borrow. Still no sign of his though

DS has p*ssed in the fireplace today, smeared soot everywhere, and judging by the shape of my computer chair... broken that too. (Of course luckily we took the now less broken one to the tip the other week )

Went hysterical because DH had to go out, so now he is probably feeling guilty for leaving me, I feel ashamed that I put him through it.

Urgh.

Flame what age is ds again, would he benefit from a sticker chart or something for peeing in the right place

I haven't got much done, and my head is abit fuzzy with the cold,

I really need to start somewhere and I have my first cake to make this week for my cousins dds 1st B'day, so need kitchen spotless

Flame - i often give dh a too hard time for having to go out to work at odd times. always feel bad afterwards, esp when he brings home flowers to apologise!

Right today:

• me up first DONE
• breakfast & tidy kitchen DONE
• dw on
• laundry Load4On Load1,2&3HungOut
• renew library book DONE
• ds2 nap DONE
• tidy DS2's medical file DONE
• sort mountain of coins for bank bags DONE
• DH popping out for a work meeting DONE
• lunch DONE
• garden time DONE
• ds2 nap DONE
• me & ds1 to friends for afternoon DONE
• tea DONE
• find long pjs for boys DONE
• boys to bed soon
• early quiet night

• find ongoing list
• put away all stuff from hospital trip DONE
• anything else useful...

Flame - my sympathies re the wee in the fireplace incident. So far DS has weed on his changing table (still uses it to stand on while getting dressed) and just now on the bath matt.

DS has been in a funny mood all day and me and DH have been looking at each other and saying 'god he is in a mood' etc. Then he falls asleep on me on the sofa! Aha - tired. Just goes to show you never have a clue what you are doing as a parent.

Plum - hope you are feeling better

Ali - DS obsessed with hiding. Was hiding from me but kept shouting 'Mummy find Jac' so pretty easy to find

Todo
Washing x2 done
Wash bath matt on
Clear kitchen done
Dishy on done
Mt Snowdon size pile of filing done some
Recycling done
Tidy lounge - maybe later when DS in bed
Go out for lunch done
Gloss patio windows done - don't tell my mum
DS tea done
DS bath doing
Have bath myself
Watch X factor and veg

Buy expensive wedding present for friend who's wedding I am going to miss.
Write note to Aunty
Send card for friends birthday

Hello!!

Dh has had the week off so have been quite busy. House is a tip, will be back on monday.

Hope everyone is ok

Hi NA - see you in the week

HMHB - we are in limbo-land with ds2 right now re sleep, we don't know what he wants when. it's good as it means the new drugs are kicking in, it's just so hard not having a clue after months of 2hrs up, 3hrs-ish down.

Right today:

• me up first DONE
• breakfast & tidy kitchen DONE
• dw on
• laundry Load4TumbleDryer OtherLoadsBroughtIn
• renew library book DONE
• ds2 nap DONE
• tidy DS2's medical file DONE
• sort mountain of coins for bank bags DONE
• DH popping out for a work meeting DONE
• lunch DONE
• garden time DONE
• ds2 nap DONE
• me & ds1 to friends for afternoon DONE
• tea DONE
• find long pjs for boys DONE
• boys to bed DONE
• early quiet night soon

• find ongoing list
• anything else useful...

Sunday:

• DH up first
• breakfast
• DH & DS1 swimming
• morning jobs & play with DS2
• lunch
• afternoon activity
• consider moving DS2's cot to spare room....so confused with what to do for the best right now...
• roast dinner
• boys bath & bed
• another early & quiet night

Morning everyone

I hope everyone is ok, I'm just using yesterdays list, think I just have a head cold my sinuses are sore, but have lots to do so trying to ignore

sorted lots of underwear last night & need to get bedroom sorted before plumber comes

TO DO
get dcs showered & dressed
get dressed
breakfast

hang washing up to dry
put a wash on
sort clean washing
iron
put away sorted/ironed washing
make sure uniforms are done
make packed lunches
might make hummingbird cupcakes today
see if I have enough icing for cake board & ice

hoover hall
hoover living room
mop kitchen/hall/utility
declutter kitchen worktops again

mop bedrooms
wipe round bathroom
wipe round ensuite
mop bathroom & ensuite

tidy desk
do VAT return
do invoicing

declutter & clean utility room
look up internet to see how I'm going to spend my money on cake stuff wisely[excited]

Morning Plum

I decided at 5.45 this morning that i WILL move ds2 to spare room. he wakes ds1 and it's not fair on him. will see if it makes a difference to anyone tomorrow!

Sunday:

• DH up first DONE
• breakfast DONE
• DH & DS1 swimming out
• ds2 nap Doing
• morning jobs Doing
• kitchen blitz DONE
• laundry LoadInWM&TD
• moved kitchen bins (an experiment, have been here 5 years but never liked where we had the bins!)
• put feeding/rocking chair in spare room (has been in the kitchen for no good reason really)
• play with DS2 - if awake....
• lunch
• afternoon activity
• move DS2's cot to spare room
• roast dinner
• boys bath & bed
• sort & iron & put away clean clothes
• another early & quiet night

• find ongoing list DONE
• anything else useful

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 NotDone Abandoned until I collect up another pile of stuff
• sort kitchen Areas of Doom

Morning all

JKS - good luck with the room move. Can always move back if doesn't work out.

This morning we had to bribe DS out of his night time nappy. He usually likes wearing his night time nappy at breakfast then gets dressed and into pants after (not ideal). He loves a routine and is very stubborn.

Today we decided to break the routine and he went mad. So we tried to suggest treats like trip to seaside, going on a train etc. or a present. He went for the present option which was a packet of chocolate stars wrapped up (left over from his birthday). Anyway he is out of his nappy earlier, has gone for a wee on the loo and now wants to go to the seaside [exasperated emoticon].

Luckily we are fairly close to a beach.

Hope everyone has a nice chilled day.

Todo

Clear kitchen
Dishy on
Continue with filing
Put away masses of washing
Tidy lounge
Lunch
Clear up after lunch
Tea

Buy expensive wedding present for friend who's wedding I am going to miss.
Write note to Aunty done need to post
Write note to Dad
Send card for friends birthday

HMHB - lo at your ds! hope he can stick to the new routine without chocolate every morning

Sunday:

• DH up first DONE
• breakfast DONE
• DH & DS1 swimming DONE
• ds2 nap DONE
• morning jobs Done Lots
• kitchen blitz DONE
• laundry WaitingForMachine
• move kitchen bins DONE
• put feeding/rocking chair in spare room InHallwaySoFar!
• lunch DONE
• garden time with ds2 DONE
• afternoon activity
• pop to shops for potatoes
• peel potatoes & other veg for dinner
• tidy kitchen, again!
• move DS2's cot to spare room DONE
• roast dinner
• boys bath & bed
• sort & iron & put away clean clothes IroningStarted
• check on any birthdays coming up for cards & presents
• another early & quiet night

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
• sort kitchen Areas of Doom

JKS - yes hoping he doesn't remember the chocolate

Todo
Go to seaside done
Clear kitchen
Dishy on
Continue with filing
Put away masses of washing
Tidy lounge
Lunch done
Clear up after lunch
Make tea
Make banana cake for DH

Buy expensive wedding present for friend who's wedding I am going to miss.
Write note to Aunty done need to post
Write note to Dad done need to post
Send card for friends birthday

Baby stuff to get ready
Plan meals for this week

JKS hope the room move works, its the sort of thing you'll wish you had done ages ago

HMHB sounds like training going well

DONE
get dcs showered & dressed
get dressed
breakfast
put a wash on
mop bedrooms
mop bathroom & ensuite
declutter kitchen worktops again
mop kitchen/hall/utility
tidied bedroom
look up internet to see how I'm going to spend my money on cake stuff wisely[excited]
lunch

TO DO
hang washing up to dry
sort clean washing
iron
put away sorted/ironed washing
make sure uniforms are done
make packed lunches
might make hummingbird cupcakes today
see if I have enough icing for cake board & ice
hoover hall
hoover living room
wipe round bathroom
wipe round ensuite
tidy desk
do VAT return
do invoicing
declutter & clean utility room

can't make cupcakes as I caught dd2 helping herself to the last banana can't complain as it was healthy snack for her instead of her usual fig rolls

Plum - I was going to make a banana cake but don't have a loaf tin (doh). Wonder if it will work in a fruit cake tin?

Rest of jobs have lapsed I'm afraid. DS doesn't seem to want to play happily on his own so can't do any big jobs. Gawd knows how we are going to get sorted for the new baby .

Also I am in a terrible mood - keep snapping at DH / DS.

Todo
Go to seaside done
Clear kitchen
Dishy on
Continue with filing
Put away masses of washing
Tidy lounge
Lunch done
Clear up after lunch
Make tea
Make banana cake for DH

Buy expensive wedding present for friend who's wedding I am going to miss.
Write note to Aunty done need to post
Write note to Dad done need to post
Send card for friends birthday

Baby stuff to get ready
Sorted out DS's room a bit done
Plan meals for this week done
Online shop ?

HMHB - you are prob just tired, try and forget about the jobs for today, tomorrow is a new week

Plum - probably. i really wanted them to share and they have shared brilliantly most of the time. if we get ds2 sorted, may get them to share again...

Must be something in the air, I've moved stuff around and now dh is sorting through the food cupboards! &

Sunday:

• DH up first DONE
• breakfast DONE
• DH & DS1 swimming DONE
• ds2 nap DONE
• morning jobs Done Lots
• kitchen blitz DONE
• laundry SwimmingStuffIn
• move kitchen bins DONE
• put feeding/rocking chair in spare room InHallwaySoFar! StillInHallway!
• lunch DONE
• garden time with ds2 DONE
• afternoon activity (Friend popped round with her highchair for ds2 to try) DONE
• pop to shops for potatoes DH DONE
• peel potatoes & other veg for dinner DH DONE
• tidy kitchen, again! SortOfDone
• move DS2's cot to spare room DONE
• roast dinner cooking
• boys bath & bed
• sortDONE & iron DONE& put away clean clothes
• check on any birthdays coming up for cards & presents
• another early & quiet night

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
• sort kitchen Areas of Doom (DH doing food cupboards)

Hi everyone

I have been lazy the last few days, too lazy to even list!!

I am relieved and all at the same time about DS1 and DS2 returning to school tomorrow. We are actually organised

Will be back tomorrow with a list!!

Enjoy the rest of your sunday

Peppa - well done for being organised

Sunday:

• laundry SwimmingStuffIn
• put feeding/rocking chair in spare room InHallwaySoFar! StillInHallway!
• tidy kitchen, again! SortOfDone
• roast dinner cooking
• boys bath & bed
• sort & iron & put away clean clothes DONE
• check on any birthdays coming up for cards & presents DONE & 2CardsMade
• pop round with money for teenager who fed cats for us this week DONE
• another early & quiet night

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
• sort kitchen Areas of Doom (DH done food cupboards)

JKS - I think it's when autumn comes. We all subconcsiously get that 'back to school/new start' feeling and it makes you want to have a clear out.

Plum - excited for you about the cake stuff, you will have to show us what you buy!

HMHB - hopefully he does forget about the chocolate! Does he like lego? Can you give him one piece/section per day until he has enough to make the whole plane/house or whatever?

Peppa/Alice - see you back tomorrow

I have just thrown out and sorted through a load of things in my bedroom and cleared two stacking boxes to put away my summer clothes in. Also thrown some bras - got a couple of new ones today, 38G so what I have are no good anymore. I need to do a whole underwear clear out, but that will have to wait until later in the week while DS is napping.

We had a good time with SIL, which was nice, especially for DH, as things have been strained in the past. DS and his 'big cousin' a girl who is 6, had a mutual love in so that was fab!
I am feeling pretty positive today, going to do a big list of things that I need to tackle/organise/buy in the next month or so and start working my way through.

Mini-list for tonight
Finish unpacking
Give DS some tea
Tidy round downstairs
Put wraps to lanolise
DS bath and bed
Drink some wine
Shower and pamper
Sleep

Ali - you must be right! How are you doing today? You sound like you've been having a good clear out too

Sunday:

• laundry HangUpSwimmingStuff
• put feeding/rocking chair in spare room DONE
• tidy kitchen, again! DONE
• roast dinner DONE
• boys bath & bed DONE
• another early & quiet night WatchingFilm

Monday:

• me up first (let's see how the boys do in separate rooms!)
• breakfast
• Dh to work
• friend ds2-sitting (he's not going to nursery for foreseeable future)
• me & ds1 to hosp for a follow-up appt
• drop ds1 at nursery
• go to work
• collect ds1
• boys to bed
• orchestra committee meeting

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
• sort kitchen Areas of Doom (DH done food cupboards)
• clearout bathroom cabinet, clean it, then refill in a tidy way! Started

oh Ali you are being good

I've got lunches made for tomorrow so I feel half organised just need to run iron over school uniform, although there are new things in wardrobes

ds has jammies on so off to do the girls and get them to bed

I folded all my towels and put them away and I forgot to tell you all..................................I have mastered the art of folding fitted sheets.............hehehe

I have to go pick up my cake decorating books from the main sorting office as the new postman didn't leave them at the gate[grrr] or with my neighbour

going to chat to my cake decorater friend to help me spend my money wisely,
she has already told me off saying I didn't charge enough for my cake..oops,
but I just thought since this will be my first one and 5th ever cake (decorated) I can't be charging a fortune,
its getting abit late and I still haven't made a start on any of dhs paperwork[bleugh] although he hasn't give me any job sheets yet so I'm off the hook on that one

JKS I do feel much better than I have the last couple of weeks, maybe the drugs are working?

HMHB - meant to say, with the banana cake. A fruit cake tin will work, but you will need to make a double quantity and then cut it in half, otherwise it will be too shallow. I do that sometimes and then freeze half. You could also make the mixture and make it into muffins rather than a loaf, works well although you need to reduce the cooking time by about 30%.

Plum - share the secret of the sheets - please!!!

Mini-list for tonight
Finish unpacking - done
Give DS some tea - done
Tidy round downstairs - sort of
Put wraps to lanolise
DS bath and bed - done
Tidy our bedroom - done
Put nappies on to wash - done
Drink some wine - doing
Fold up clean washing
Shower and pamper
Sleep

Good morning!!

It is lovely to see you all again, i hope everyone is ok

I actually haven't got a hangover this morning (was my birthday yesterday) so that should help with the tackling of the dump house

Everyone up done
Everyone breakfast doing
Everyone dressed
Make beds
Put washload on
Turn horses out
Empty and reload dishy
Dry washing
Tidy kitchen
Tidy hall
Sweep hall and kitchen
Mop
Take dry washing upstairs
Sort dry washing
Put away dry washing
Muck out and exercise horses
Cook dinner
DD bath and bed

SCHOOLSBACKSCHOOLSBACKSCHOOLSBACK!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I have no children between 9am and 12pm To celebrate I am going to bed!

I am so tired. Got the wedding yesterday and it was after doing stock handover etc, end of holidays - everything we had been building towards was yesterday so when it was all done I suddenly sort of flopped Realised at the reception at 9pm that I hadn't bought lunch stuff for school.... so swiped some rolls from the buffet

TODAY

Dress children
Return dress
Finish Holiday Homework
Dress me
Wash clothes
Dry Clothes
Put away clothes
Buy food for dinner
Cook proper dinner
Return DH suit
Label uniforms (currently scribbled on today's items in pen)

Pre Baby

House:

Sort dining room
Sort bedroom - Started on the clothes sorting last night
Clothes in loft
Clothes out of loft
Keep on top of general house-straightness - Urgh

Bumfluff:

Contact final suppliers

Children:

Don't kill them - Hmmm
Label uniforms

General:

Feed us daily - doing
Batch cook
Craft swap

Flame - yey!!! and good idea re the rolls

Left from Sunday:

• laundry: HangUpSwimmingStuff

Monday:

• me up first (let's see how the boys do in separate rooms!) DONE (5.25 for ds2, 6.40 for ds1, so worth it)
• breakfast DONE
• all dressed 3done
• Dh to work
• friend ds2-sitting (he's not going to nursery for foreseeable future)
• me & ds1 to hosp for a follow-up appt
• drop ds1 at nursery
• go to work
• collect ds1
• boys to bed
• orchestra committee meeting

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
• sort kitchen Areas of Doom DoneMore
• clearout bathroom cabinet, clean it, then refill in a tidy way! Started

Home. Just updating before I pass out. I have done a bit of plate gathering etc

TODAY

Dress children - done
Return dress
Finish Holiday Homework - done
Dress me - done
Wash clothes
Dry Clothes
Put away clothes
Buy food for dinner
Cook proper dinner
Return DH suit
Label uniforms (currently scribbled on today's items in pen)

Pre Baby

House:

Sort dining room
Sort bedroom - Started on the clothes sorting last night
Clothes in loft
Clothes out of loft
Keep on top of general house-straightness - Urgh

Bumfluff:

Contact final suppliers

Children:

Don't kill them - Hmmm
Label uniforms

General:

Feed us daily - doing
Batch cook
Craft swap