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

[HalfMumHalfBiscuit]

My first thread .

Today
Gestate 39 weeks doing
Breakfast done
Tidy away breakfast things done
Get dressed done
Dishy on done
Lunch done
Washing put away some
Washing on done
Washing out done
Filing / admin
Pick up DS from school
Family dinner - ??
DS bath / bed

Ongoing
Get new bathroom rug
Buy more school trousers for DS
Think of baby names!
Get some early nights
Write and send begging letters for local kids charity
Put clean baby stuff in drawers in DS's room done
Organise baby changing unit and stuff in our bedroom done
Put toys in DS's room done

Before Baby Arrives
Wash some more baby clothes doing
Buy baby sponge thing for bath
Get some DVD's to watch whilst breastfeeding
Get some more books ordered
Sort kitchen food cupboards
Sort bottom of wardrobe
Put baby car seat in car.
Move pram out of bedroom done

Day is disappearing in a puff of smoke! DS will not sleep so I suppose that's got quite a bit to do with it...

All up and dressed DONE
Find more hand cream DONE
Breakfast (inc. me) DONE
Empty dishwasher DONE
clear & tidy up breakfast things DONE
Hoover upstairs + stairs
Mop bedroom floors x3
Wipe down in bathroom DONE
clean downstairs loo
fold nappies DONE and put away
Sort bottom self of dining room cupboard
Lunch + clear and tidy DONE
1 job from 'other things' list
more washing DONE DRYING
market day BEEN
Take DC to feed ducks/goats DONE
Cook dinner JustAboutToStart
clean cooker top
Clear table after dinner
load dishwasher
clean/tidy kitchen
sweep through sitting room/dining room/kitchen
tidy away toys
EMPTY THE DISHWASHER BEFORE YOU GO TO BED, FOR ONCE, SLATTERN!

Ongoing:
Hand cream is by the sink for a reason...
Weigh self once a week until baby weight is off(ish) 69.5kg 15 down 4.5 to go. Yay!
Drink more water DOING
Don't be so damn grumpy with DP in the mornings DONE

Other stuff:
Sew various buttons back on
Start getting filing back in order
Work on Master Plan Done well, I opened the envelope...
Work on finance/budget sheet
sort DS's wardrobe & drawers
Get next size baby clothes from attic
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
my drawers of doom
our wardrobe of doom
landing cupboard of doom
last bit of DD's wardrobe + draws + built-in cupboard

Yep alice I'm always the one up getting everything ready for visitors/day out/holiday etc whilst dh lies in bed

Flame I remember that heavy feeling from dd, was really uncomfortable. Had hardly any bump with ds though so was more squashed inside.

All up, dressed, breakfasted - DONE
Washing up - DONE
Wipe kitchen sides and dining table ?DONE
Hoover downstairs -DONE
Load of washing in ? DONE
Take dd to preschool ?DONE
Hang load of washing on line- DONE
2nd load in ? DONE
2nd load on line ? DONE
Take washing off radiators, sort, fold and put away ? DONE
Clean loo-DONE
Pick up dd - DONE
Lunch ? DONE
Toddler group -DONE
Hoover upstairs -
Washing in off line-
Yoga -
Cook dinner ? DONE (in slow cooker)
Bath and bed dcs-

I'd better slow down, I might have to actually do the yoga at this rate!

Hi all
you've all been busy

HMHB I would have been sick, poor ds

Flame you just sound so fed up, sending positive hurry up baby vibes

I went to the bank this morning with my bags of coins, Halifax only take 5 bags,
but they will write to me if I don't put money in every month
so went to my usual bank with the rest, they had no objections to taking my money

anyway seem to have done nothing else today and have MIL calling after work, so need to atleast put the ironing away from kitchen worktop

Pumpkin - that's nuts about the bank!

Clairey - watch out, that yoga is looking more likely

Alice - love the cat naming. in years to come people will ask where the names is from and will nod sagely when you make up whatever story you fancy....

DS1 happy playing with a baby toy i dug out for ds2

I have been up the ladder again trying to sort this sodding security light. think it will come on tonight, but only flashing, i can't seem to get it to just come on, grr.

We have been searching for new wellies for ds1, everywhere seems to have run out, anyway dh gone out to see if George has any, but DS1 didn't want to go, so i've come home tired, and now having to take part in some complicated role play with ds1.

Oh and i did some loft stuff earlier, yey.

Thurs:

• me up first DONE
• early dirty nappy change ds2 DONE
• breakfast & tidy kitchen DONE
• all dressed DONE
• ds1 to pre-sch DONE
• go back to bed with cup of tea DONE
• quiet morning/jobs/maybe haircut? QuietYes JobsSome
• tackle more of Ongoing list? trying
• hopefully no Doc/medical phone calls/letters..Failed3times!
• ds2 nap DONE
• collect ds1 NDONE
• quick lunch & head off to indoor play to meet friends DONE
• dh maybe come with ds2 no
• ds2 nap Doing
• home & handover ds1 (I may need a rest after playplace!) SomehowDHOutWithoutDS1
• boys tea/our tea?
• boys to bed
• another quiet night

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
• return borrowed highchair
• info stuff for nanny
• new boots for DS1 DHLooking
• new shoes for DS2 at some point
• some boxes into loft DONE
• some pjs for ds2 down from loft DONE

Medical activity:

• arrange appt with social worker re referrals for DS2 DONE
• arrange appt with consultant for DS1 DONE
• get letter re EEG for DS2 DONE
• fill out paperwork that came with letter & post it back & file letter

JKS - at some point you will have to concede defeat with that light and call an electrician

Plum - that is crazy, can't believe they are refusing cash!

Flame and HMHB - you both sound so fed up and exhausted, you poor things.

TODAY
Up showered and dressed - done
DS boobed, changed and dressed - done
Washing into dryer - done
Breakfast x 3 - done
Out to Mothercare and Sainsbury's, walk if it's not pouring - yay it's sunny here today! - done
Take DH's suits to dry cleaners - done
Unload dishwasher and tidy kitchen - done
Tidy living room - done
Wrap friend's pressie and write card - done
Hoover living room - done
Quick wipe round bathroom - done
Lunch x 4 - done
Counsellor 3.15pm, friend looking after DS - done
Sit down and have a cup of tea - done
Make dinner - ??
Dinner x 3
Clear up
DS bath and bed

Spent most of the day at the benefits office as they are stopping payments because I stopped being self employed?!?!?! Have given them all the paperwork they want, it might be sorted in about a fortnight, but we get nothing til then. The delightful woman dealing with the 39 week pregnant woman sobbing over how to feed her children actually told me "not to get upset" .

My mum is rescuing us (I'm meant to be a bloody grown up and my mum has to bail us out )

Place is in no fit state for homebirth... thinking nesting will kick back in during labour and we can get vaguely straight before m/w arrives .

Oh dear Flame - all this benefits stuff not needed for you right now. and as for the woman, grrr.
Lol at nesting in labour though!

Ali - i know!! the stupid thing is it works, just not quite as i want, and the instructions are in gobbledygook.

Thurs:

• tackle more of Ongoing list? trying
• hopefully no Doc/medical phone calls/letters..Failed3times!
• ds2 nap Doing & Again (grumpy & out of routine)
• boys tea DONE
• boys to bed DS2GivenUpOnTheDay
• our dinner
• another quiet night

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
• return borrowed highchair
• info stuff for nanny
• new boots for DS1 DONE yey!
• new shoes for DS2 at some point

Medical activity:

• arrange appt with social worker re referrals for DS2 DONE
• arrange appt with consultant for DS1 DONE
• get letter re EEG for DS2 DONE
• fill out paperwork that came with letter & post it back & file letter

for you Flame, Hope it works out for you

TO DO
Dry some clothes
Wash Dinner Dishes#
DD2 to Badminton
DD1 to choir
DD3 to bed
Tidy over sitting room
Hoover up glitter that DD3 found
Bath HOPEFUL

CC - you have so much still to do i am out of energy by 7pm, hope i find some more by the time i'm doing these extra activities...!

light update - it's is working, in the dark - as it should, and responding to motion - as it should. but it flashes for 10secs instead of just coming on for 10secs. wondering whether to try one more time tomorrow....

Today:

• boys to bed DONE
• our dinner cooking
• another quiet night doing

Fri:

• lie in
• breakfast
• all dressed
• ds1 to pre-sch & dh to work
• ds2 nap/drop into playgroup if he's awake
• collect ds1
• lunch & tidy kitchen
• friend + 2 coming round for afternoon
• tidy up afterwards, lol
• dh home
• tea
• boys to bed
• us to football (sitter confirmed)

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
• return borrowed highchair
• info stuff for nanny
• new shoes for DS2 at some point

Medical activity:

• fill out paperwork that came with letter & post it back & file letter
• confirm HV visit next week

All up, dressed, breakfasted - DONE
Washing up - DONE
Wipe kitchen sides and dining table ?DONE
Hoover downstairs -DONE
Load of washing in ? DONE
Take dd to preschool ?DONE
Hang load of washing on line- DONE
2nd load in ? DONE
2nd load on line ? DONE
Take washing off radiators, sort, fold and put away ? DONE
Clean loo-DONE
Pick up dd - DONE
Lunch ? DONE
Toddler group -DONE
Hoover upstairs - DONE
Washing in off line- DONE AND PUT AWAY
Yoga - ahem well, we're not supposed to complete lists so I'd best not.
Cook dinner ? DONE (in slow cooker)
Bath and bed dcs- DONE

at benefits woman flame

I feel wrecked this evening, DH is working 14 hr days this weather and I am feeling the pressure having the 4 on my own!

TO DO
Dry some clothes SOME ON RADIATOR
Wash Dinner Dishes#
DD2 to Badminton DONE
DD1 to choir DONE
DD3 to bed FINALLY THANKFULLY
Tidy over sitting room DONE
Hoover up glitter that DD3 found
Bath STILL HOPEFUL

Ooh and and I've washed up dinner stuff and it's not even on the list

Well done SCB, do you want to mine now

I do only have 2 dc though!

(and am ignoring the fact that floors need mopping and bathroom is filthy-if it's not on the list I can't see it)

Flame - Sounds really annoying. Its hard to stay in control when these people wind you up (esp with the hormones). Hope the benefits get sorted soon. Don't forget child tax credits too. They chop and change with us so I'm not expecting much off them. Ended up paying them this year as was working full time.

JKS - you are very persistent / patient I would have smashed the light in by now.

Today
Gestate 39 weeks doing
Breakfast done
Tidy away breakfast things done
Get dressed done
Dishy on done
Lunch done
Washing put away some
Washing on done
Washing out done
Filing / admin
Pick up DS from school done
Dinner - doing
DS bath / bed done

Tomorrow
Food shop
Poss lunch with colleagues if feeling up to it
Finish sorting spare room and our bedroom

Ongoing
Get new bathroom rug
Buy more school trousers for DS
Think of baby names!
Get some early nights
Write and send begging letters for local kids charity

Before Baby Arrives
Wash some more baby clothes done
Buy baby sponge thing for bath
Get some DVD's to watch whilst breastfeeding
Sort kitchen food cupboards
Sort bathroom cabinet
Sort bottom of wardrobe
Find steriliser / baby monitor thing
Put baby car seat in car.
Pram base to go in garage

JKS at your security light one more go then smash it

Flame for you, don't get me started, If I lived near I'd come and help you nest, (Plum ignores the mess of her own home)

CC my dh is working late tonight too, and I was wayled helping dd1 on club bloody penguin, why do I do these things to myself, so we had a late dinner,
so after I get off here going into kitchen to tidy up

MIL arrived up latest bargin from Sainsburys laundry hamper things £1, although I don't want one in every bedroom so will have to find another use for them

tomorrow
Banking for dh
over to cake shop
buy some food
everything on todays list also

Plum - PMSL at your MIL Can you just use them for general storage/toys etc?

HMHB - your lists for before the baby seem to be growing not getting shorter!

CC - I'm not surprised you are wrecked, that is a hectic day - nightmare that it starts all over after dinner in terms of getting people places!

Here's my list for tomorrow. We are off to see my DB this weekend (the nice one not the arsehole). Very much looking forward to it but need to pack properly as they have no kids so need to take everything with us - there will be no spares/backups of any kind in an emergency!

Tomorrow
Up and dressed
DS boobed, changed and dressed
Breakfast x 3
4 loads of washing inc. nappies
Quick hoover and dust upstairs
Book Ocado slot for Monday
Text friend re poss. meet up on Sunday
Packing list for weekend with DB
Lunch x 3
Fold clean washing
Do any ironing for weekend
Make chilli for dinner
Start packing
Dinner x 3
Clear up
DS bath and bed
Wine
Finish packing
General tidy

Morning everyone, DD3 has me up since 5.30. Thank God its Friday, no activities today. Feel a bit fluey this morning (have a cough, headache and a scratchy throat)

Anyway .................

TO DO
Everybody up
Breakfast
Make Lunches
Washing
Hoover up glitter
DC to school
Wash Breakfast Dishes
Tidy Kitchen
Clean Sitting Room
Tidy upstairs hall
Bag Clothes
Make Lunch
Peel Lunch
Prepare Casserole

Learn how to upload photo to facebook DONE

Good morning all

Flame i am very for you, whereabouts in the country are you? We could always spare a day to help out.

Cikecaka ooh, now i will be able to see what you look like. I like to think us slatterns are all incredibly glamorous with impossibly complicated hairstyles (patsy in Ab Fab) and beautiful manicures

Everyone up done
Everyone breakfast done
Everyone dressed
Unload dishy done
Reload dishy done (and on again)
Do the few bits of washing up
Put washload on done
Turn out horses and skip out field
Go to opticians appointment (really worried about needing glasses )
Lunch
Dry washing
Clean bathroom
hoover upstairs
Muck out horses and put to bed
Run hoover round sitting room
Quick tidy round
Put clothes away (maybe)
Mend Dh trousers

Morning. Going to try to have a relaxed day today. DS at nursery. Tempted to go back to bed

Ali - yes realised the lists are getting longer but need to have something to do as otherwise will get bored. Also some of the things on here are for DH to do and I need to remember them so I can pester him.

Today
Gestate 39 weeks doing
Breakfast done
Tidy away breakfast things done
Get dressed
Dishy on done
Lunch
Washing put away
Washing on
Washing out
Ironing
Filing / admin
Dinner - Friday is Pizza and salad night!
DS bath / bed
Food shop
Poss lunch with colleagues if feeling up to it
Finish sorting spare room and our bedroom

Ongoing
Get new bathroom rug
Buy more school trousers for DS
Think of baby names!
Get some early nights
Write and send begging letters for local kids charity

Before Baby Arrives
Wash some more baby clothes
Buy baby sponge thing for bath
Get some DVD's to watch whilst breastfeeding
Sort kitchen food cupboards
Sort bathroom cabinet
Sort bottom of wardrobe
Find steriliser / baby monitor thing
Put baby car seat in car.
Pram base to go in garage

TO DO
Everybody up DONE
Breakfast DONE
Make Lunches DONE
Washing
Hoover up glitter
DC to school KEEPING DS AT HOME CAUSE HE HAS THE SAME SYMPTOMS* AS ME
Wash Breakfast Dishes
Tidy Kitchen
Clean Sitting Room
Tidy upstairs hall
Bag Clothes
Make Lunch
Peel Lunch
Prepare Casserole

CC - hope you are ok? & ds.

HMHB - have a relax, go back to bed

DS1 up at 1am, nice. but both then not up til 7.30 DS2 looking like ready to go back to bed though so no playgroup, but i have lots i could be doing at home anyway.

Fri:

• lie in DONE
• breakfast DONE
• all dressed 3done
• ds1 to pre-sch & dh to work DONE
• ds2 nap/drop into playgroup if he's awake
• collect ds1
• lunch & tidy kitchen
• friend + 2 coming round for afternoon
• tidy up afterwards, lol
• dh home
• tea
• boys to bed
• us to football (sitter confirmed)

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
• return borrowed highchair
• info stuff for nanny
• new shoes for DS2 at some point

Medical activity:

• fill out paperwork that came with letter & post it back & file letter DONE (don't need to post just take with us)
• confirm HV visit next week