'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!!!

Evening

I haven't got round to the exercise yet (now theres a surprise ) I am happy with my weight but just like plum I can't shift the tummy, I am sure theres muscles in there somewhere!! Maybe a mummy tuck is the only answer, I'm too much of a wimp for that!!

HMHB I remember the afterpains all too clearly [ouch], not meaning to scare you but best be aware, stock up on codeine and paracetamol and take them regularly for the first 48 hours after birth.

Homework time wasn't too bad, DS2 was strangly co-operative, we will have to see how long that last

Wipe round bathroom done
Homework time done
Fold clean clothes and put away done
Text friend donedone
Friend possibly coming round done
Decide what to feed the family done
Catch up on some sky+ed TV
Exercise don't be silly
Hang out washing done
Put eye cream on
Moisturise feet
Breakfast done
Lunch done
Dinner done
Everyone up and dressed done done
Keep kitchen tidy after every meal
Run DW done
Sterilise bottles done
Bath/wash DC and to bed done
Make beds done done
Read more book
Anything else that comes my way!!

To Do This Week;
Hang photos in living room
Book eye test
Organise DS1 school bus ticket
Sort through the ton of Playmobil

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!!

JKS just realised you said you can't shift the mummy tummy either. Maybe we should just start a 'Mummy Tummy and Proud Club' and forget watching the waistline and exercising

ali i forgot to add that Dh is a bit addicted to Lord of the rings online game and used to be Runescape (since you asked )

Rainbow I have a horrid jelly belly. I heard that it takes longer after a cs but not sure how true that is. It's still my excuse anyway

I was told it's worse after a c-s too. and mine is certainly worse after ds2 (c-s) thatn ds1 - but that could just be having 2 close together.

NA - kitten! yey! we have Boris & Barney

I like the Mummy Tummy & Proud
(did you see the hooha in the Mail about a model with a tummy?)

Tues:

• laundry:
• Load1 BroughtIn
• Load2 InDryer
• Load3 In
• other loads waiting...
• make more birthday cards MadeOne
• boys bath & bed DONE
• dh to work dinner Gone
• me to orchestra (sitter booked) DONE

Wed:

• me up first
• breakfast
• tidy kitchen
• ds1 to pre-sch
• ds2 nap
• jobs & rest
• collect ds1
• lunch
• friends coming round for afternoon
• boys tea
• boys to bed
• dh out again
• my dinner & 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
• refill bathroom cabinet
• clean blinds in study (seems to have dropped off list even though i haven't done them!)

Alice - DH and I used to play that! I actually ran a kin on there for almost a year . It's damm addictive though, took up hours and hours every week.

Feeling a bit shit this evening, think I might have a migraine coming on so I'm off to bed.

Oh - I have a horrid post-section tummy aswell.

Morning - cr*p night's sleep here. i stayed up too late (nearly 11), ds2 up and crying at 1.15-1.30 (he had some spasms so think they woke him up). Heard him again about 5.
then both up at 6.45 (which is fab for ds1!).
I'm knackered, still.

Left from Tues:

• laundry:
• Load1 BroughtIn
• Load2 InDryer
• Load3 In
• other loads waiting...

Wed:

• me up first DONE
• breakfast
• tidy kitchen
• ds1 to pre-sch
• ds2 nap
• jobs & rest
• collect ds1
• lunch
• friends coming round for afternoon
• boys tea
• boys to bed
• dh out again
• my dinner & 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
• refill bathroom cabinet
• clean blinds in study (seems to have dropped off list even though i haven't done them!)

Grrr, asked DH to do the dishes (huge pile of) last night whilst I did various washing etc.

He did ONE bowl, so I now have loads to do today to actually USE the kitchen

TODAY

Dress children - done
Dress me - done
Wash clothes
Dry Clothes
Put away clothes
Buy food for big soup
Cook big soup
Label uniforms (currently scribbled on today's items in pen)
Work on craft swap
See HV
HOOVER

Pre Baby

House:

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

Bumfluff:

Pay in money!

Children:

Don't kill them - Hmmm
Label uniforms

General:

Feed us daily - doing
Batch cook
Craft swap

Grr Flame - that is SO annoying! did he have an excuse?

Left from Tues:

• laundry:
• Load1 Sorted
• Load2 StillInDryer!
• Load3 OnAirer
• Load4 In
• other loads waiting...(maybe 2 more?)

Wed:

• me up first DONE
• breakfast DONE
• tidy kitchen DONE
• all dressed
• ds1 to pre-sch
• ds2 nap
• jobs & rest
• collect ds1
• lunch
• friends coming round for afternoon
• boys tea
• boys to bed
• dh out again
• my dinner & early 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
• refill bathroom cabinet
• clean blinds in study (seems to have dropped off list even though i haven't done them!)

might add a list myself today.......

Morning

I haven't has any CS, but it was my fourth child that did it for me, he was my biggest baby 9lb 2 1/2oz, I'm not overly worried about it, it wounld just be nice not to have to keep tucking my pouch into my jeans

JKS Quite often I stay up to late and then regret it in the morning!!

flame MEN!!!!

I have been getting DD dressed before DS2 leaves for school, just to prepare for when we need to be out early, she was all ready, harbrushed and everything, then all was quiet so I knew she was up to something, I found her in the bathroom covering her hair with hand soap, so now I need to shower her before we can go to little lambs [annoyed]

BBL

Go to Little Lambs
Write shop list
Go to shop
Go to Jens in the afternoon
Visit bus company's website
Hoover
Wash floors
Wipe round bathroom
Homework time
Fold clean clothes and put away
Catch up on some sky+ed TV
Exercise
Put eye cream on
Moisturise feet
Breakfast done
Lunch
Dinner
Everyone up and dressed done
Keep kitchen tidy after every meal
Run DW
Run WM
Sterilise bottles
Bath/wash DC and to bed
Make beds
Read more book
Anything else that comes my way!!

To Do This Week;
Hang photos in living room
Book eye test
Organise DS1 school bus ticket
Sort through the ton of Playmobil

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!!

I only realised this morning, so no chance for excuse.

World has been spinning since I dropped DS at nursery an hour ago. Going to throw veg in big pot and sit down!

alwayslookingforanswers - are you who I think you are?

Off to a first birthday party today and need to drop DH at the station on the way so all a bit chaotic here this morning. We need to leave in an hour, and I need to,

Wrap present and write card
Have a shower
Make myself look presentable
Pack changing bag
Get DS changed into his party clothes
Tidy kitchen

right this is it - I need to get my arse in gear.

It's just me and DS3 today (well until later this afternoon when I'll have DS1, 2 and DH back).

Need to show DH that I can do the housework once he's back at work (well ok I don't need to be I want to ).

So - with that in mind. Jobs to do before 3pm ish - in some sort of order are:

Help DS3 finish his breakfast
Get DS3 dressed
Have a shower
Get dressed and dry hair
Empty dishwasher
Load or two of washing (now it's brightened up a bit)
Hang washing on line
Prepare dinner (so I can just throw it in the oven later)
Start writing my last OU assignment (due in by midnight tomorrow night )
Empty toy box and double check Virgin box card isn't in there
Ring virgin to order new Virgin box card
Hoover

hmm think that'll do for now - it's quite a lot compared to what I've been doing while DH is still looking for work

Hi Always & welcome back

morning all, hope everyone gets lots done today

DH working from home today - so has just made us a bacon sandwich, yum! Def some signs of improvement with ds2 so generally more positive today, even if knackered

Left from Tues:

• laundry:
• Load1 Sorted
• Load2 StillInDryer!
• Load3 OnAirer
• Load4 In
• other loads waiting...(maybe 2 more?)

Wed:

• me up first DONE
• breakfast DONE
• tidy kitchen DONE
• all dressed 3done
• ds1 to pre-sch DONE
• ds2 nap Doing
• eat bacon sandwich Doing
• jobs & rest
• collect ds1
• lunch
• friends coming round for afternoon
• boys tea
• boys to bed
• dh out again
• my dinner & early 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
• refill bathroom cabinet
• clean blinds in study

TODAY

Dress children - done
Dress me - done
Wash clothes - some in
Dry Clothes
Put away clothes
Buy food for big soup done
Cook big soup done
Label uniforms (currently scribbled on today's items in pen)
Work on craft swap - need to stop spinning!
See HV
HOOVER

Pre Baby

House:

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

Bumfluff:

Pay in money!

Children:

Don't kill them - Hmmm
Label uniforms

General:

Feed us daily - doing
Batch cook
Craft swap

So annoying - internet stops working at home from 8.30pm why? so couldnt' post last night.

Naughty Alice - was going to say congrats on the kitten.

Plum / JKS etc. - will be joining the mummytummy club in approx 1 month.

Re Afterpains - after CS was on lots of painkillers so probably didnt' notice the after pains. Will stock up as advised - ta everyone.

Mini-rant - just taken DS to school. The school made a big deal about taking younger kids for half days and nursery so I took him this morning and had to hang around for 30 mins until found someone to look after him.

DS wanted to build a tower in the class room with me (should say that I dropped him straight into the class room last week no bother), all other kids were outside, no teachers I recognised about. Eventually I found the head (teeny school) and told him I had to go to work. He went outside to look for teachers / assistants but none about. The class teacher (who I have never met before) turned up with a load of kids from the playground at 9.10am. So DS was holding on to my leg saying 'don't go mummy'. Eventually he goes with the other kids and I can go to work.

The teacher said that when it is nice weather they play outside - which is great but I can't leave a 3 year old on his own outside when I don't recognise anyone, especially when he wants to go inside like last time.

Felt a bit upset as he is so little compared to the others and there doesn't seem to be much contingency for the little ones. Was biblically late for work and emotional. Felt bad for DS. I hear that some other mums are equally miffed.

Hope it will be better tomorrow.

Sorry - turned into maxi rant

School situation sounds very confusing HMHB but grrr with you!!!

I'd forgotten about afterpains (and have apparently skim read the thread so badly that I missed all mention of them ). I know they are meant to get worse with each child... you can't take co-codamol/dydramol breast feeding can you?

alwayslookingforanswers love the new name and glad to see you back

HMHB I remember my afterpains with no2 but can't remember after no3 but I was in pain everywhere after no3 I probably didn't notice

Rainbowdrops dd2 was tiny after having a bigish ds, they asked me if I had changed partners as that can cause a smaller baby dh was not impressed!!

I stayed up late last night and watched Batman the dark night, and then remembered we have it on DVD so that was abit silly!

Anyway on with a list

DONE
dcs off to school
hang out washing
put a wash on
empty kitchen bin

TO DO
over to school give dd1 drops and drop off forgotten Judo suit!11ish
lunch
schoolrun
homeworks
dinner maybe roast chicken
make pack lunches
hoover
sort clean washing
iron
put away washing
wipe round bathroom
wipe round ensuite
brush kitchen floor (possibly mop)
decide how much wieght I want to lose and do something about it!!!!!

Flame I hope you can because I breast fed mine and took them religously every 4 hours,
the midwife gave me solpadol in the hospital after ds and when they were discharging me they asked would I like any home,
and I said oh no its okay lots of paracodol at home, the mw at home said silly girl that solpadol was stronger I should have said yes!

oooo I'm doing well (so far)

Help DS3 finish his breakfast DONE
Get DS3 dressed DONE
Have a shower DONE
Get dressed and dry hair DONE
Empty dishwasher DONE
Load or two of washing (now it's brightened up a bit) one load in
Hang washing on line
Prepare dinner (so I can just throw it in the oven later)
Start writing my last OU assignment (due in by midnight tomorrow night blush)
Empty toy box and double check Virgin box card isn't in there
Ring virgin to order new Virgin box card
Hoover

that's quite impressive for me to within an hour with no fag breaks

Well done Always

Yes i had lots of meds i thought i couldn't have after having ds2. Take the strongest offered is my advice!

Laundry: (Hope some of this dries soon!)

• Load1 Sorted IroningLeftToDo
• Load2 HungOut
• Load3 HungOut
• Load4 HungOut
• Load5 In
• other loads waiting...(maybe 2 more?)

Wed:

• me up first DONE
• breakfast DONE
• tidy kitchen DONE
• all dressed 3done
• ds1 to pre-sch DONE
• ds2 nap Doing
• eat bacon sandwich DONE
• put photos into new albums DONE
• jobs & rest
• collect ds1
• lunch
• friends coming round for afternoon
• boys tea
• boys to bed
• dh out again
• my dinner & early 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
• refill bathroom cabinet
• clean blinds in study
• upload, organise & order photos of boys since May 09

Next - tackle the last bits of bathroom cabinet!

Hello, no list today as am a poorly girl. Woke up yesterday morning feeling queasy but thought it was just tiredness because ds had woken a couple of times in the night. Went to toddlers and felt quite bad there because it was so hot (why on earth do they have the heating on just because it's september??), felt better once outside so went into town to go to library then had to drag dc out of library within a couple of mins of getting there as felt so ill. Got bus home (and it was an old one with steps so had to fold buggy and carry that, bags and try to control dc then driver drove off before we'd sat down so had to try to stop dc falling over and get them on to a seat whilst still holding everything else )Got off bus and just about made it home before throwing up then spent all afternoon with head down loo feeling progressively worse. Blacked out twice just for a few seconds a time so dd had to call dh at work to get him to come home. Luckily ds was being good for once so he actually didn't kill himself/destroy the house even though they were basically left unattended all afternoon.

Poor DC, I couldn't even get them lunch so they ate a packet of dry crackers and an apple

Feel much better today, just achey and a bit dizzy.

HMHB school sounds very disorganised

DD is doing her second morning now, she loved the first one and wanted to stay all day.

Afterpains . Had none with dd but after ds it was like labour again everytime he fed for the first two weeks. Flame they gave me cocodamol for them after ds so I asume it is ok to take whilst bf...

Going to lie down again now, hopefully be back on form tomorrow.

Clairey.

(No need to with the lunch - mine had similar several times over the holidays)

Yay for strong meds - have oodles in the drawer from various day surgery ops etc

Hello all

Poor you Clairy that sounds rubbish.

Alwayslooking Are you on my FB? If you are who i think you are

Ali which game were you addicted to? Dh also meets up with friends once a week to play Dungeons and Dragons (he is such a geek!)

Have been pretty busy this morning. DH left for work about 3.30am so by the time i got DD up,dressed, breakfast, it was time to go to the horses, then straight onto stay and play. Hoping to have a little blitz now as everywhere is a tip bit untidy.

Everyone up done
Everyone breakfast done
Everyone dressed done
Make beds done
Put washload on done
Turn horses out done
Empty dishy
Go to stay and play done
Dry washing
Clean kitchen
Tidy hall
Sweep hall and kitchen
Mop
Lunch done
Take dry washing upstairs
Sort dry washing
Put away dry washing
Muck out and exercise horses
Cook dinner
DD bath and bed
Ironing

As you can see, there are a good few things that have been on my list for 3 days now

My midwife when I was expecting my 4th warned me about afterpains because they do get worse the more DC you have, I'm glad she did!!

Went to Little Lambs, it was a bit strange for me and Jodi as all my friends arn't going any more because their LO have already started pre-school and they haven't had any more yet. DS3 really enjoyed though, I will keep going, it's just like starting over.

JKS glad you are seeing improvements in your DS

always was you previously known as wasting?? I'm not very good at guessing games. When I typed you name Always santitary towels popped into my mind, sorry!!

DS3 is napping and then we're off to my friends house, so my DC can get all her toys out and I won't have to put many away

Go to Little Lambs done
Write shop list done
Go to shop done
Go to Jens in the afternoon
Visit bus company's website
Hoover
Wash floors
Wipe round bathroom done
Homework time
Fold clean clothes and put away folded
Catch up on some sky+ed TV
Exercise
Put eye cream on
Moisturise feet
Breakfast done
Lunch done
Dinner
Everyone up and dressed done
Keep kitchen tidy after every meal still a tip (thanks to DD soapy hair!!)
Run DW done
Run WM timer set
Sterilise bottles
Bath/wash DC and to bed
Make beds
Read more book
Anything else that comes my way!!

To Do This Week;
Hang photos in living room
Book eye test
Organise DS1 school bus ticket
Sort through the ton of Playmobil

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!!