October Slatterns/Listmakers - clearing cobwebs and scary spiders, join us!

[HalfMumHalfBiscuit]

My first thread .

Congrats to HMHB! Another little girl for the Slatterns 'gang'! And what a lovely name, too. Good that you didn't have to have ECS, only ventouse (although I imagine that was no picnic!) I had a failed attempt at ventouse with DS, didn't work as he was back-to-back & cap kept slipping off his hair! But I had had a spinal by that point & didn't feel a thing! This was after failed pushing & before failed forceps (ended up with ECS).

Alice, just think, with any luck it will be you soon! Have fun trying...

Norks, good that your DS seems to be a bit more restful. Long may it last!

Ali, yay indeed for not returning to work, but have sent email now & stupidly nervous as to their response (initially said I was going back, now finances etc mean I can SAH & hopefully work on getting some translations, worried about if I will have to pay money back etc). Anyway, hope you got your peaceful evening in the end!

Buffy for vivid dreams. I get them too, they can be so scary & disorientating, can't they? I always end up switching the bedside lamp on, as half-asleep I am convinced I need to for some reason, then go straight back off, reassured & wake sometime later to find lamp on! Often I don't even remember doing this! I think everybody else should own up to weird nocturnal habits too, now I've embarassed myself! Come on, let's hear 'em...

Anwyay, lists:

DAILY TASKS
Everyone up DONE
Me & DH breakfast DONE
DS breakfast DONE
DH packed lunch DONE
Unload dishwasher
Reload dishwasher
At least 20 mins exercise bike
Water plants
Wipe kitchen sides
DS lunch
Me lunch
DS tea
DS bed DH TO DO
Clear toys
Me & DH dinner
At least 30 mins translation database

TODAY
Washing in machine & on
Take some silver & gold jewellery to be valued & possibly sell (hard times now I am not going back to work!)
Portion up & freeze DS fruit pudding for freezer
Send email to work to say I'm not going back! [scary/nervous emoticon]DONE
Some bits from 'ongoing' list

ONGOING
Sort bedroom PART DONE
Sort office PART DONE
Sort loft STARTED
Sort recipes folder
Mend clothes (x6 ish) DONE 1 ITEM
Wash 12-18mth clothes 2ND LOAD TO GO IN MACHINE TODAY
Find translation clients DO 30 MINS EACH DAY

cikecaka - farmville is lethal for housework isn't it? Do you want to be my neighbour?

DAILY:
One thing from 'other stuff' list
All up and dressed DONE
Breakfast (inc. me) DONE
clear & tidy up breakfast things DONE
Tidy upstairs DONE
Check laundry status DONE
Make beds DONE
Lunch
Clear & tidy up lunch things
Cook dinner
DC in bed
Clear table after dinner
Clean/tidy kitchen
Dishwasher on
Clean cooker top
Sweep through sitting room/dining room/kitchen
Tidy away toys
EMPTY THE DISHWASHER BEFORE YOU GO TO BED, FOR ONCE, SLATTERN!
Tidy round before bed

WEDNESDAY:
Change bed linen - cots/crib/pram DONE
Some of the things marked * on the long list of doom
Washing:
DRYER ON
Load 1: WASHING

ONGOING:
Hand cream is by the sink for a reason...
Weigh self once a month until baby weight is off(ish) DUE ON 5th NOV.
Drink more water
Don't be so damn grumpy with DP in the mornings

OTHER STUFF:
Master Plan DONE
Sew various buttons back on
Get filing back in order
Work on finance/budget sheet LARGELY DONE
DS' clothes - add next size remove too small stuff *
Damn ironing
Organise & tidy attic/office/spare room *
Clean attic bathroom
Clean laundry area *
De-fluff tumble dryer crevices*
Toys - organise/cull/swap in sitting room/DD's room/attic
Sort/tidy/organise our wardrobe of doom STARTED
Sort/tidy/organise landing cupboard of doom *
Sort/tidy/organise DD's draws + built-in cupboard
Phase 2 Master Plan: monthly/weekly tasks
Sort/organise stationary cupboard
Wash 'George' & 'Ava'

You have my email norks if you want to add me
It is bucketing down here, have the heat on to try and dry some clothes

TO DO
Everyone up DONE
Me shower DONE
Breakfast DONE
Make Lunches DONE
Dcs to school DONE
Computer Class ??? , too wet for DN to walk up to mind DD3
Breakfast Dishes DONE
Tidy Kitchen/Dining Area
Tidy over Sitting Room DONE

-DD2s- -Room-
Sort out Clothes
Make Bed
Tidy under bed
Dump Junk
Hoover Room
Wash Floor

Make Lunch LASAGNE DONE
Wash up after it
Collect DDs
Make Dinner
Tidy up after it
Bath DD3
DD1 to Irish Dancing
Collect DD1

Farmville wasted the morning here too! As evidenced by the list below:

Today:

• some food shopping
• put away shopping
• paperwork/filing (maybe)
• biscuit & cup of tea DONE
• maybe arrange afternoon with friends + DS1

Ongoing:

• get photos of family & hang them up
• get on with friend's family tree GotFileOut
• transfer all family trees over to Mac software
• then go through 1911 census
• organise (Started), upload & order photos of boys
• fix my bike (flat tyre)
• sort out security light outside trying
• get rid of bag of stuff to charity shop/freecycle/bin it? InCar lol!
• 1 picture frame for nice photo of DS1
• call SN HV re DLA form for DS2

cikecaka

I know exactly the problem JustBe!

Good day today . T (the cleaner) says she's happy to still come once a month from November, which is grand news. I'm off to feed DS, then have some lunch before getting cracking in the 'attic' it's a guest room/storage room/office/laundry area/spare bathroom of ultimate doom.

DAILY:
One thing from 'other stuff' list
All up and dressed DONE
Breakfast (inc. me) DONE
clear & tidy up breakfast things DONE
Tidy upstairs DONE
Check laundry status DONE
Make beds DONE
Lunch
Clear & tidy up lunch things
Cook dinner
DC in bed
Clear table after dinner
Clean/tidy kitchen
Dishwasher on
Clean cooker top
Sweep through sitting room/dining room/kitchen
Tidy away toys
EMPTY THE DISHWASHER BEFORE YOU GO TO BED, FOR ONCE, SLATTERN!
Tidy round before bed

WEDNESDAY:
Change bed linen - cots/crib/pram DONE
Some of the things marked * on the long list of doom
Washing:
DRYER ON
Load 1: WASHING

ONGOING:
Hand cream is by the sink for a reason...
Weigh self once a month until baby weight is off(ish) DUE ON 5th NOV.
Drink more water
Don't be so damn grumpy with DP in the mornings

OTHER STUFF:
Master Plan DONE
Sew various buttons back on
Get filing back in order
Work on finance/budget sheet LARGELY DONE
DS' clothes - add next size remove too small stuff DONE
Damn ironing
Organise & tidy attic/office/spare room *
Clean attic bathroom
Clean laundry area *
De-fluff tumble dryer crevices*
Toys - organise/cull/swap in sitting room/DD's room/attic
Sort/tidy/organise our wardrobe of doom STARTED
Sort/tidy/organise landing cupboard of doom *
Sort/tidy/organise DD's draws + built-in cupboard
Phase 2 Master Plan: monthly/weekly tasks
Sort/organise stationary cupboard
Wash 'George' & 'Ava'

Norks

TO DO
Everyone up DONE
Me shower DONE
Breakfast DONE
Make Lunches DONE
Dcs to school DONE
Computer Class Didnt go as too wet for DN to walk up
Breakfast Dishes DONE
Tidy Kitchen/Dining Area
Tidy over Sitting Room DONE
Washing 1 LOAD ON
-DD2s- -Room-
Sort out Clothes
Make Bed
Tidy under bed
Dump Junk
Hoover Room
Wash Floor

Make Lunch LASAGNE DONE
Wash up after it
Collect DDs
Make Dinner
Tidy up after it
Bath DD3
DD1 to Irish Dancing
Collect DD1

TO DO
Everyone up DONE
Me shower DONE
Breakfast DONE
Make Lunches DONE
Dcs to school DONE
Computer Class Didnt go as too wet for DN to walk up
Breakfast Dishes DONE
Tidy Kitchen/Dining Area DONE
Tidy over Sitting Room DONE
Washing 2nd LOAD ON
-DD2s- -Room-
Sort out Clothes DONE
Make Bed DONE
Tidy under bed
Dump Junk
Hoover Room
Wash Floor

Make Lunch LASAGNE DONE
Wash up after it
Collect DDs
Make Dinner
Tidy up after it
Bath DD3
DD1 to Irish Dancing
Collect DD1

Don't get me started on Cafe World! Cikecaka i think you must spend a lot of time on there, level 23 is it?

Raining here too. DD and i walked into town and to stay and play to try out the new waterproofs (and to try to get her to sleep for longer in the afternoons )

Get up done done
Get dressed done
Get DD up done done
Get DD breakfast done
Clear up breakfast stuff done
Put washload on done
Clean the cat bowls and feed cat (cat still eating last nights dinner of dry food so will do at lunchtime) done
Get DD dressed done
Go to stay and play and library done library tomorrow
Tidy and sweep hall
Sweep/hoover stairs
Make beds done
Dry washing
Put second lot of washing on
Lunch and feed cat done
Go to horses and muck out, ride and put to bed again
Cook dinner and feed cat
DD bed
Tidy all toys up from living room
Load dishwasher
Wipe down kitchen
Shut living room up so cat can't get in
Take clean washing upstairs and put away
Load up dirty clothes in basket to take downstairs in the morning.

Right, have finally made it to the hell hole attic. All I've done since my last post is eat lunch, speak to my DM on the phone and fold two loads of washing

Wish me luck, I need it!

Good afternoon all busy busy

Yey Alice for keeping the excitment going

I sorted apile of underwear last night but still lots of clean washing to sort [ggrrrr]

Went over to cake shop today to get a couple of boxes and a cake board
panicing about peppa pig cake(george actually) can't wait to start it but its too early

I have spent the best part of an hour googling halloween printables, there is some fun stuff on the internet

I came up with a fundraising idea for school, pupils pay £1 to enter halloween colouring comp, we only have 80 pupils and its a small school so any fundraising is essential

Anyway really need to get stuck in this week so if you see me loitering kick me in the bum

same old
sort & iron clean washing!!
declutter kitchen!!

Quick update to keep me motivated!

Also - happy news! Got initial response from work re: not going back & they were really lovely! And I was so worried! Obviously still don't know if will have to work notice etc but positive start

DAILY TASKS
Everyone up DONE
Me & DH breakfast DONE
DS breakfast DONE
DH packed lunch DONE
Unload dishwasher FONE
Reload dishwasher DONE
At least 20 mins exercise bike
Water plants
Wipe kitchen sides DONE
DS lunch DONE
Me lunch DONE
DS tea
DS bed DH TO DO
Clear toys
Me & DH dinner
At least 30 mins translation database

TODAY
Take down dry washing from yesterday DONE NOT ALL DRY, TAKING FOREVER IN THIS WEATHER
Washing in machine & on DONE
Hang out washing DONE
Take some silver & gold jewellery to be valued & possibly sell (hard times now I am not going back to work!) NEXT
Portion up & freeze DS fruit pudding for freezer DONE
Send email to work to say I'm not going back! [scary/nervous emoticon]DONE
Fetch potatoes in from garage DONE
Some bits from 'ongoing' list DONE SOME
Refill travel-size Sudocrem pot

ONGOING
Sort bedroom DONE 20 MINS
Sort office PART DONE
Sort loft STARTED
Sort recipes folder
Mend clothes (x6 ish) DONE 1 ITEM
Wash 12-18mth clothes 2ND LOAD TO GO IN MACHINE TODAY
Find translation clients DO 30 MINS EACH DAY

Delighted for you Jenduck,I love being at home (90% of the time)
Cafeworld gets somewhat easier as you go up the ranks Spooky
Plum We are having a guess the weight of the pumpkin

That's great news jen!

It doesn't look like I've done much, from my lists, but I've moved mountains in the attic. Am chuffed! I've still got several boxes of baby clothes and rubbish stuff we boxed up before the building work to sort but that's for another day...

Just having a well earned cup of tea and I'm going to get cracking again. I still need to hoover in the attic and laundry area and clean the attic bathroom. I'm hoping to clean the laundry area too but I'm not sure I'll have time.

DAILY:
One thing from 'other stuff' list DONE
All up and dressed DONE
Breakfast (inc. me) DONE
clear & tidy up breakfast things DONE
Tidy upstairs DONE
Check laundry status DONE
Make beds DONE
Lunch DONE
Clear & tidy up lunch things DONE
Cook dinner
DC in bed
Clear table after dinner
Clean/tidy kitchen
Dishwasher on
Clean cooker top
Sweep through sitting room/dining room/kitchen
Tidy away toys
EMPTY THE DISHWASHER BEFORE YOU GO TO BED, FOR ONCE, SLATTERN!
Tidy round before bed

WEDNESDAY:
Change bed linen - cots/crib/pram DONE
Some of the things marked on the long list of doom DONE/DOING*
Washing:
DRYER ON. DRIED, FOLDED
Load 1: WASHED, DRIED, FOLDED
Load 2: WASHED, DRYING

ONGOING:
Hand cream is by the sink for a reason...
Weigh self once a month until baby weight is off(ish) DUE ON 5th NOV.
Drink more water
Don't be so damn grumpy with DP in the mornings

OTHER STUFF:
Master Plan DONE
Sew various buttons back on
Get filing back in order
Work on finance/budget sheet LARGELY DONE
DS' clothes - add next size remove too small stuff DONE
Damn ironing
Organise & tidy attic/office/spare room DONE STILL NEED TO HOOVER
Clean attic bathroom *
Clean laundry area *
De-fluff tumble dryer crevices*
Toys - organise/cull/swap in sitting room/DD's room/attic
Sort/tidy/organise our wardrobe of doom STARTED
Sort/tidy/organise landing cupboard of doom *
Sort/tidy/organise DD's draws + built-in cupboard
Phase 2 Master Plan: monthly/weekly tasks
Sort/organise stationary cupboard
Wash 'George' & 'Ava'

OOhhh CC thats a good idea must remember that for next year,
but I got loads of ideas to keep the dcs occupied a good site called family fun has ideas for all occassions

Jenduck thats good news about work, I'm a real worrier so its always a nice relief when there wasn't much to worry about

We're having cheap & cheerful dinner tonight, sausage, egg & chips

and dh is home early (to watch football)
so hope to have earlydinner
and kitchen all cleared up
dcs to bed early (sleepyheads this morning)
Organise myself!!

I forgot to mention it, but I've been all day as I'm squeezed into wearing my pre-babies jeans. After 2 1/2 years of seemingly continuous pregnancy it feels goooood

I'm sure I'll have to diet at some point to get the last few kilos off, but there's no way I'm doing that until my weight plateaus. Many thanks to DS for extremely effective liposuction

It's not that I've ever been (or ever will be) particularly slim, it's just great to start to feel like 'me' again!

DAILY:
One thing from 'other stuff' list DONE
All up and dressed DONE
Breakfast (inc. me) DONE
clear & tidy up breakfast things DONE
Tidy upstairs DONE
Check laundry status DONE
Make beds DONE
Lunch DONE
Clear & tidy up lunch things DONE
Cook dinner
DC in bed
Clear table after dinner
Clean/tidy kitchen
Dishwasher on
Clean cooker top
Sweep through sitting room/dining room/kitchen
Tidy away toys
EMPTY THE DISHWASHER BEFORE YOU GO TO BED, FOR ONCE, SLATTERN!
Tidy round before bed

WEDNESDAY:
Change bed linen - cots/crib/pram DONE
Some of the things marked on the long list of doom DONE*
Washing:
DRYER ON. DRIED, FOLDED
Load 1: WASHED, DRIED, FOLDED
Load 2: WASHED, DRYING

ONGOING:
Hand cream is by the sink for a reason...
Weigh self once a month until baby weight is off(ish) DUE ON 5th NOV.
Drink more water DOING

OTHER STUFF:
Master Plan DONE
Sew various buttons back on
Get filing back in order
Work on finance/budget sheet LARGELY DONE
DS' clothes - add next size remove too small stuff DONE
Damn ironing
Organise & tidy attic/office/spare room DONE
Clean attic bathroom DONE
Clean laundry area DONE
De-fluff tumble dryer crevices
Toys - organise/cull/swap in sitting room/DD's room/attic
Sort/tidy/organise our wardrobe of doom STARTED
Sort/tidy/organise landing cupboard of doom
Sort/tidy/organise DD's draws + built-in cupboard
Phase 2 Master Plan: monthly/weekly tasks
Sort/organise stationary cupboard
Wash 'George' & 'Ava'

& for Norks, would love at least 2 stone off! DDs make their confirmation in 16 months, so that is my target as I will also turn 40 around that time. my dream is to have a family potrait done

Right its half 4 time to set the timer and get a few more things done. See you in 15 mins

CC I need to lose 2 stone aswell,
and I have actually put on a few lbs, which when mentioned to my mother she kindly said yes I noticed
But I blame my thyroid!!

Right have hung up a wash
put sausages in oven

will put some more ironing away until chips need to go in

Oh pops back well done Norks

I keep a pair of cream levis dh bought me when I was 17, in the wardrobe, to remind me I was once very slim, even if it was 15 years ago

TO DO
Everyone up DONE
Me shower DONE
Breakfast DONE
Make Lunches DONE
Dcs to school DONE
Computer Class Didnt go as too wet for DN to walk up
Breakfast Dishes DONE
Tidy Kitchen/Dining Area DONE
Tidy over Sitting Room DONE
Washing 2nd LOAD ON
-DD2s- -Room-
Sort out Clothes DONE
Make Bed DONE
Tidy under bed
Dump Junk
Hoover Room
Wash Floor

Make Lunch LASAGNE DONE
Wash up after it DONE
Collect DDs DONE
Make Dinner DONE
Tidy up after it DOING
Bath DD3
DD1 to Irish Dancing
Collect DD1

Well am feeling like i have a bit more energy (after an afternoon at soft play [hmm) so adding to list!

Today:

• online food shopping
• drug stock check & list of what's needed if anything
• paperwork/filing (maybe) & birthday cards
• biscuit & cup of tea DONE
• afternoon with friends + DS1 DONE
• boys tea DONE
• boys bath (maybe) & bed
• my dinner
• book restaurant for Fri with friends

Tomorrow:

• anything left from today
• long bath (once ds1 to pre-sch & ds2 asleep)
• any immediate shopping needed before online delivery
• phone and book haircut appt
• maybe send nanny & ds1 out in afternoon?
• boys tea & bed
• PIL arriving at some point

Ongoing:

• get photos of family & hang them up
• get on with friend's family tree GotFileOut
• transfer all family trees over to Mac software
• then go through 1911 census
• organise (Started), upload & order photos of boys
• fix my bike (flat tyre)
• sort out security light outside trying
• get rid of bag of stuff to charity shop (In Car)
• 1 picture frame for nice photo of DS1
• call SN HV re DLA form for DS2

Today:

• online food shopping
• drug stock check & list of what's needed if anything Started
• paperwork/filing (maybe) & birthday cards
• biscuit & cup of tea DONE
• afternoon with friends + DS1 DONE
• boys tea DONE
• boys bath & bed DONE
• my dinner DONE
• book restaurant for Fri with friends

Tomorrow:

• anything left from today
• long bath (once ds1 to pre-sch & ds2 asleep)
• any immediate shopping needed before online delivery
• phone and book haircut appt
• maybe send nanny & ds1 out in afternoon?
• boys tea & bed
• PIL arriving at some point

Ongoing:

• get photos of family & hang them up
• get on with friend's family tree GotFileOut
• transfer all family trees over to Mac software
• then go through 1911 census
• organise (Started), upload & order photos of boys
• fix my bike (flat tyre)
• sort out security light outside trying
• bag of stuff to charity shop (In Car)
• 1 picture frame for nice photo of DS1
• call SN HV re DLA form for DS2

I must not google!!!!

getting off to do some work

Lol Plum! - still looking at cake stuff?

Today:

• online food shopping
• drug stock check & list of what's needed if anything DONE
• paperwork/filing (maybe) & birthday cards
• biscuit & cup of tea DONE
• afternoon with friends + DS1 DONE
• boys tea DONE
• boys bath & bed DONE
• my dinner DONE
• ice-cream Doing
• book restaurant for Fri with friends

Tomorrow:

• anything left from today
• long bath (once ds1 to pre-sch & ds2 asleep)
• any immediate shopping needed before online delivery
• phone and book haircut appt
• maybe send nanny & ds1 out in afternoon?
• boys tea & bed
• PIL arriving at some point

Ongoing:

• get photos of family & hang them up
• get on with friend's family tree GotFileOut
• transfer all family trees over to Mac software
• then go through 1911 census
• organise (Started), upload & order photos of boys
• fix my bike (flat tyre)
• sort out security light outside trying
• bag of stuff to charity shop (In Car)
• 1 picture frame for nice photo of DS1
• call SN HV re DLA form for DS2

Last post of evening for me & I probably won't be back on till Monday (DH has next 2 days off for my birthday & we are at ILs at weekend so they can have DS for day & we can go to Alton Towers as my birthday treat - if not raining!)

Norks well done on your NSV (non-scales victory - a term from my Weightwatchers days). Feels great, I bet! CC, I am sure you will get there, I think exercise is key.

DAILY TASKS
Everyone up DONE
Me & DH breakfast DONE
DS breakfast DONE
DH packed lunch DONE
Unload dishwasher FONE
Reload dishwasher DONE
At least 20 mins exercise bike
Water plants
Wipe kitchen sides DONE
DS lunch DONE
Me lunch DONE
DS tea DONE
DS bed DH TO DO
Clear toys
Me & DH dinner
At least 30 mins translation database DONE BUT DS 'HELPING' SO VERY SLOW

TODAY
Take down dry washing from yesterday DONE NOT ALL DRY, TAKING FOREVER IN THIS WEATHER
Washing in machine & on DONE
Hang out washing DONE
Take some silver & gold jewellery to be valued & possibly sell (hard times now I am not going back to work!) DONE - WASTE OF TIME!
Portion up & freeze DS fruit pudding for freezer DONE
Send email to work to say I'm not going back! [scary/nervous emoticon]DONE
Fetch potatoes in from garage DONE
Some bits from 'ongoing' list DONE SOME
Refill travel-size Sudocrem pot DONE

ONGOING
Sort bedroom DONE 20 MINS
Sort office PART DONE
Sort loft STARTED
Sort recipes folder
Mend clothes (x6 ish) DONE 1 ITEM - WILL DO 1 ITEM BEFORE DH GETS HOME
Wash 12-18mth clothes 2ND LOAD TO GO IN MACHINE TODAY - DONE, NOW DRYING
Find translation clients DO 30 MINS EACH DAY - DONE 30 MINS TODAY BUT NOT VERY PRODUCTIVE

Have a good rest of week & weekend all!