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

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My first thread .

Sun:

• Breakfast DONE
• tidy kitchen DONE
• DW on DONE
• Laundry: TDOn NextLoadIn
• all dressed DONE
• some ironing hopefully
• ds2 nap DONE
• papers & crosswords Started
• nip out (all 4 of us, yey!) to shops for roast stuff DONE
• lunch DONE
• ds2 nap Doing
• baking with ds1 DONE
• tidy toys DH DONE & try and have a bit of a sort out with them...
• roast
• boys bath & bed

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 DS1'sOldOnesFitForNow
• get rid of bag of stuff to charity shop/freecycle/bin it?
• 1 picture frame for nice photo of DS1
• sort out wi-fi access for me when we're in Gosh (Dongle advice anyone?)FoundPoss (just checking with bro who is a bit more techie than me!)

DONE
Breakfast
load dishwasher & turn on
load washing machine
laminate templates for cake
trim dd1s fringe
Get dcs showered & dressed
hang clean washing on c/horse

TO DO
load washing machine again
strip and change dcs bed (their new covers are too hard)
strip and change my bed
clean inside fridge
lunch maybe soup
dinner Roast chicken
clean work surfaces
tidy kitchen
clean bathroom
clean ensuite
hoover
put away all ironed clothes away
sort the rest of the dry clean clothes
iron
make sure uniforms are washed
Ice cake board

ONGOING
Price fireplace for lounge done
sort out all baking tins etc
sort kitchen cupboards
get in tools needed for SIL's 30th cakedone
get all remaining paperwork to accountant
sort and file pigeon holes
work on meal plannerdoing
steal Norks masterplan
decide on colours for bedroom
repaint chimney breast in lounge

Right, small steps, but progress all the same

Sun:

• Breakfast DONE
• tidy kitchen DONE
• DW on DONE
• Laundry: TDOnagain NextLoadInagain
• all dressed DONE
• some ironing DONE
• ds2 nap DONE
• papers & crosswords Started
• nip out (all 4 of us, yey!) to shops for roast stuff DONE
• lunch DONE
• ds2 nap Doing
• baking with ds1 DONE
• tidy toys DH DONE & try and have a bit of a sort out with them...
• roast Veggies&PotatoesReady
• DH & DS1 out to buy pet food/birdseed & wi-fi donlge DONE
• set up Dongle on my laptop AboutToDo
• boys bath & bed

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
• get rid of bag of stuff to charity shop/freecycle/bin it?
• 1 picture frame for nice photo of DS1
• sort out wi-fi access for when we're in Gosh Doing

Made a lot of progress. I am slowing down now though as I have a headache!

Sunday:
Get up with boys - done
Change DS's nappy -done
Cook breakfast ? done
Put wash on x3 done
Take wash out x2 done
Hang washing up to dry x 3 done
Put washing away
Clean bath and toilet done
Do the dishes ? done
Get uniform ready for DS done
Get work clothes ready for me and DH done
Get DS2's clothes ready done
Packed Lunches
Cook Dinner in the oven
bath DS's one done
Put DS's to bed
Watch X factor

Ongoing
Arrange a plasterer to re do Kitchen Ceiling after a leak.
Sort out the 10 boxes of paperwork we have lying around
Clear out our wardrobe
Paint Kitchen
Arrange for sofa's and Rug to be cleaned
Re-decorate Living room
Arrange DH's birthday

Afternoon everyone

Thank you for all your concern, was nothing really, but i am not sleeping very well at the moment and struggling to get everything done in a day and still living in a tip has made me reach breaking point. DH was just the last straw. He has been very nice to me this afternoon, so maybe it is not all bad (it's good to make them realise how much they take you for granted sometimes)

So, as of tomorrow i only have to go to the horses once a day. The yard owner will give my horses their breakfast and check on them in the morning which is going to cut down the travelling down by 25miles a day (best part of an hour realistically) apart from on tuesdays when i have my college course. I feel like a big weight has been lifted now and i may actually get my house under control!!

Hello to julez

Get up done
Get DD up done
Get DD breakfast done
Put washload on done
Empty Dishwasher done
Clean the cat bowls and feed cat done
Get DD dressed done
Cook dinner and feed cat
DD bed
Tidy all toys up from living room
Load dishwasher
Wipe down kitchen
Take clean washing upstairs and put away
Load up dirty clothes in basket to take downstairs in the morning.

Have a G&T?

Alice - i'm on the red wine tonight
Good news about the horses, hope you & dh have made up.

DS2 managed an all-time record low of 25mins awake at teatime before going back to bed at 5.25. No sign of him getting up so assuming he'll be in bed til tomorrow morning....

Sun:

• Breakfast DONE
• tidy kitchen DONE
• DW on DONE
• Laundry: WMGoing & TDGoing & SomeOnAirer
• all dressed DONE
• some ironing DONE
• ds2 nap DONE
• papers & crosswords Doing
• nip out to shops for roast stuff DONE
• lunch DONE
• ds2 nap DONE
• baking with ds1 DONE
• tidy toys DH DONE & try and have a bit of a sort out with them...
• roast DONE
• DH & DS1 out to buy pet food/birdseed & wi-fi dongle DONE
• set up Dongle on my laptop DONE
• boys bath & bed DONE (well no bath tonight, never mind!)

Monday:

• DH up first & away to work early
• breakfast
• Nanny here! yey!
• all dressed
• DS1 to pre-sch
• pack for London trip (separate list needed!)
• ds2 nap
• collect ds1
• lunch & tidy kitchen
• me + boys to London
• go to St Thomas' for pre-PET scan stuff
• maybe out for tea? (depends on ds2 i suppose)
• evening with brother (& his gf?)

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
• get rid of bag of stuff to charity shop/freecycle/bin it?
• 1 picture frame for nice photo of DS1
• sort out wi-fi access for when we're in Gosh DONE

London trip:

• boys clothes
• our clothes
• ds2's file
• ds2's meds
• ds1's fave toys/books/'cuddlies' (as he calls them)
• food/snack food/bibs/cups/etc.
• laptop & new dongle to test

...

poor ds JKS what was the outcome of the specialist appointment? I thought his medication was working?

Evening All,

I am done for the day.

Sunday:
Get up with boys - done
Change DS's nappy -done
Cook breakfast ? done
Put wash on x3 done
Take wash out x2 done
Hang washing up to dry x 3 done
Put washing away done
Clean bath and toilet done
Do the dishes ? done twice
Get uniform ready for DS done
Get work clothes ready for me and DH done
Get DS2's clothes ready done
Packed Lunches done
Cook Dinner done
bath DS's DH done
Put DS's to bed DH Done
Watch X factor doing

Monday

Get everyone up
Dress DS2
Drop DS's at CM's
Work Boooo
Collect DS's
Go home
Put dinner on
Put wash on
Ring Car Insurance RE price being too high since new car!
Ring House Insurance RE: Leak
Get DS's into PJ's
Put DS's to bed
Put Washing away
Bath
Bed

Ongoing
Arrange a plasterer to re do Kitchen Ceiling after a leak. (Plasterer coming tomorrow to give us a quote)
Sort out the 10 boxes of paperwork we have lying around
Clear out our wardrobe
Paint Kitchen
Arrange for sofa's and Rug to be cleaned
Re-decorate Living room
Arrange DH's birthday

I have done tomorrow's list as the mornings in this house are always a mad rush.

For those wondering about breakfast, we eat it at work and the boys have theirs at the CM's

Goodnight all - I am off to eat squares and watch XF!

Julez - lucky you about breakfast!!

Alice - they sort of started making a difference, then stopped.

Anyway, he did get up at 8 - 8.45, quick drink of milk, a play and a cuddle.

Well, we brought DDs to the cinema, DD3 managed to sit through most of it, was pleasantly surprised. Hope everyone is well this morning
I would like to say officialy that I dont like Mondays

TO DO
Make Breakfast
Make Lunches
Dress DD3
Go Downtown
Tidy Kitchen
Washing
Tidy Dining Area
Clean over sitting room
Make Lunch
Tidy over after it
Tidy DD1s room she has friends over after school (cue 15 mins spurts

Good morning

I am all smiley and relaxed this morning because i don't have to rush out to the horses

JKS does that mean he has to be reviewed again?

Get up done
Get DD up done
Get DD breakfast done
Clear up breakfast stuff
Put washload on done
Empty Dishwasher
Clean the cat bowls and feed cat done
Get DD dressed
Clean kitchen
Clean hob
Strip DD bed
Wash sheets
Make our bed
Go to town for glasses
Order some more library books
Lunch and feed cat
Clear up lunch stuff
Dry washing
Take lunch to DH at work
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
Shake sofa throws out
Take clean washing upstairs and put away
Load up dirty clothes in basket to take downstairs in the morning.

Morning all. Still here intact.

Seeing consultant today and hopefully childbirth book will arrive too

Today
Gestate 39 weeks doing
Breakfast done
Do some yoga to get baby in correct position (panicking)
Tidy away breakfast things
Get dressed
Dishy on
Lunch
Filing / admin
Dinner
DS 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
Buy present for little girl next doors birthday

Before Baby Arrives
Buy baby sponge thing for bath
Get some DVD's to watch whilst breastfeeding
Put baby car seat in car.

What's the childbirth book?

Is that why I am not giving birth, because I need a BOOK?!?!?!

Why did no-one tell me?!?!?

If you could have yours today please, then I will have mine tomorrow and we can still be in time order

I am currently living by this and have paid particular attention to "Say f*ck it to to do lists"

Thought I had this huge angry looking stretch mark appear right down the bump last night... then remembered I'd accidentally scraped myself earlier in the day

morning all

I don't particularly like mondays either, but as it brings nanny with it, i starting to like it more

Yes DS2 is being reviewed at gosh again next week - all these drugs are faffing about tbh, we're meeting the brain surgeon next week and hoping to confirm a Nov date for his op.

Monday:

• DH up first & away to work early DONE
• breakfast DONE
• Nanny here! yey! here
• all dressed AllButDS2
• DS1 to pre-sch NDONE
• pack for London trip Doing
• rush to doc for repeat scrip for ds2 drugs which will run out on wed, argh DONE
• warn chemist we will need them on Wed DONE
• ds2 nap Doing
• laundry & tidy kitchen NDoing
• collect ds1
• lunch & tidy kitchen
• me + boys to London
• go to St Thomas' for pre-PET scan stuff
• maybe out for tea? (depends on ds2 i suppose)
• evening with brother (& his gf?)

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 Started
• get rid of bag of stuff to charity shop/freecycle/bin it?
• 1 picture frame for nice photo of DS1

London trip:

• boys clothes DONE
• our clothes DONE
• ds2's file DONE
• ds2's meds DONE
• ds1's fave toys/books/'cuddlies' Some
• food/snack food/bibs/cups/etc. Some
• laptop & new dongle to test

...

TO DO
Make BreakfastDONE
Make Lunches DONE
Dress DD3 DONE
Go Downtown
Wash Breakfast Dishes DONE
Tidy Kitchen DONE
Washing 1st LOAD ON
Tidy Dining Area
Clean over sitting room
Make Lunch
Tidy over after it
Tidy DD1s room she has friends over after school (cue 15 mins spurts

jks I suppose on the bright side () at least you feel they are doing something.

Flame i thought you were off having that baby!!

Well, all my earlier enthusiasm has left me and i have decided that a nice sit down is the most important thing to do right now

Get up done
Get DD up done
Get DD breakfast done
Clear up breakfast stuff done (well, it is in the kitchen now)
Put washload on done
Empty Dishwasher
Clean the cat bowls and feed cat done
Get DD dressed done (took a while)
Clean kitchen
Clean hob
Strip DD bed done
Wash sheets doing
Make our bed done
Go to town for glasses 10.30ish
Order some more library books
Lunch and feed cat
Clear up lunch stuff
Dry washing done (first load hanging out)
Take lunch to DH at work
Go to horses and muck out, ride and put to bed again
Go to waitrose
Get new batteries for computer keyboard!!!
Cook dinner and feed cat
DD bed
Tidy all toys up from living room
Load dishwasher
Wipe down kitchen
Shake sofa throws out
Get everything organised for tomorrow
Take clean washing upstairs and put away
Load up dirty clothes in basket to take downstairs in the morning.

Hadn't realised how long my list was

Flame - the book I've got is here

Dunno if its any good but will give it a try (wishful thinking).

Although apparently its not going to arrive until between 13-26th Oct !!!

I think the ship may have sailed for the "month by month" thing I have a hypnobirthing dvd round here somewhere, but am worried it will just make me more bitter

Morning all

FLAME & HMHB I found at this stage I used to pick the date 10 days after due date and say well at least I know that I will have baby on/before, but must say I am very, and the other day when I was out with dh there was lovely big pg bellies everywhere!

Alice thats good about the horses, I can't settle myself when I know I have't to be out and about that day

Well ended up spending yesterday working on SIL's cake, so I have iced cakeboard and made a sugarpaste Manolo Blahnik, really hope she likes it

DONE
Breakfast
school runs
pack lunches for today

TO DO
empty dishwasher
load dishwasher
hang up last night wash
load washing machine
strip and change dcs bed (their new covers are too hard)
strip and change my bed
clean inside fridge
lunch
make tomorrows pack lunches
dinner Baked Potatoes
clean work surfaces
tidy kitchen
clean bathroom
clean ensuite
hoover
put away all ironed clothes away
sort the rest of the dry clean clothes
iron

ONGOING
Ice cake board done
make shoe done
Price fireplace for lounge done
fill out vetting form to help out in school
sort out all baking tins etc
sort kitchen cupboards
get in tools needed for SIL's 30th cakedone
get all remaining paperwork to accountant
sort and file pigeon holes
work on meal plannerdoing
steal Norks masterplan
decide on colours for bedroom
repaint chimney breast in lounge

Morning all! I've not had a chance to catch up on the thread yet, it's still all hectic here. DD has a nasty cold and a high fever, I think poor wee DS is brewing it too. Also been up half the night, so, trying not to be too ambitious with the lists today...

All up and dressed DONE
Breakfast (inc. self) DONE
Tidy/clean away breakfast things
Unpack & put away mountain of stuff from weekend away
Hoover and clean downstairs floors
Clean downstairs loo
Decide what to cook
Shopping (hopefully avoid until after dinner)
Cook

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 ONE DONE
Start getting filing back in order
Work on Master Plan NEARLY FINISHED FIRST PHASE
Work on finance/budget sheet
sort DS's wardrobe & drawers DONE
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 DONE
our wardrobe of doom STARTED
landing cupboard of doom
last bit of DD's wardrobe + draws + built-in cupboard

Morning everyone . We had a lovely weekend in London with my brother, and then called to see a friend yesterday afternoon before we came home. She is 39 weeks pregnant too! It's her 2nd and she is sooo fed up. I was v.jealous of her bump, can't wait for March when we can start ttc
I actually did nearly all the unpacking when we got home last night, so we're only in a bit of chaos this morning.

Flame/HMHB - sending you big squeezy vibes to get those babies out!

TODAY
Up and dressed - done
DS boobed, changed and dressed - done
Tidy kitchen and wipe sides - done
Breakfast x 3 - done
Sweep kitchen and hall floor - done
Ocado delivery 10-11am - done
Unpack shopping
Tidy living room - done
Fold clean washing
Hang nappies out
Finish unpacking from weekend - done
Shake throws and cushions outside
Hoover downstairs
3 more loads of washing
Lunch x 3
Meal plan for the week
Dust downstairs
Hoover upstairs
Wipe over bathroom
Prep dinner, what?
Dinner x 3
Clear up
DS bath and bed
Relax

Ongoing/Areas of Doom
Organise paperwork/filing
Buy some new bedding for spare room
Clear out old bedding and clothes for charity
Lose 7lbs (2 down)
Organise books
DH to sort out garage
Junk drawers in living room
Sort out photos for DS' room and put them up
Mend my duvet covers
Sort out kitchen pinboard - started
DH to change all the internal door handles
Find a painter to do the kitchen
Wardrobes - started
Sort out recipes
Kitchen cupboard of doom

Morning all! Hope you are all OK. Seem to be a few glumbums today. Let's all have an imaginary G&T & long hot soak! Welcome to Julez! Alice, glad you are feeling better today. Pumpkin, your cake sounds great, so thoughtful! Buffy, sounds like progress is being made with your DS's treatment, that's great! Still keeping fingers crossed for those imminently due ladies on here!

Had a wonderful day yesterday at DS's christening. It all went smoothly & he only whimpered a little bit when the water went in his eye. He also looked very handsome in his posh suit with waistcoat & cravat . In the end you were all right, the people that mattered were there, and the ones that weren't were the ones that missed out, not us!

Didn't have a great night's sleep as partly too wired from yesterday, then DS woke at 5.30 & wouldn't be settled. Seems not to want to be left alone in cot, although settled to sleep OK last night. Could this be separation anxiety? My mum says "that never existed when you were little, we just got on with it"

Added to that, we left one of our special crystal champagne flutes out on the coffee table last night, after quaffing celebratory Bucks Fizz. Are really special glasses, DH bought them for me for getting my first degree result, and we have used them at every special occasion since - anniversaries, engagement, Valentines', birthdays etc. Anyway, this one got broken due to DS pulling self up to standing & grabbing whatever he can reach (at selves). He is OK, did not eat & crawl in or eat glass, but in sleep-deprived state wept a bit as these can be replaced materially but not sentimentally IYKWIM. Had a moment where I put DS safely on other side of kitchen door & had a little scream!

Not doing huge amount today as shattered, but here is list:

Everyone up & dressed DONE
Make DH sandwiches TOOK TIN OF SOUP TODAY - MUCH EASIER!
Breakfast for all DONE
Unload dishwasher
Reload dishwasher
Find a home for Christening presents & salvage lovely gift bags & tissue paper (it's recycling and it's economical!)
Take stuff from stairs upstairs
DS lunch
Me lunch
Toddler group at local church
Send ebay parcel
DS tea
Me & DH dinner
Whup DH's backside at Facebook Scrabble DOING!

ONGOING
Ebay various things no longer required
Sort office HALFWAY THERE
Sort bedroom HALFWAY THERE
Fetch 12-18mo clothes from loft for DS (he is a big boy!)
Sort loft
Try to get clients for freelance translation

Aww Jenduck - these things happen, but when tired & emotional they hit harder.

Pumpkin - a photo please?!

Well am currently testing my dongle in Starbucks in town

Monday:

• DH up first & away to work early DONE
• breakfast DONE
• Nanny here! yey! here
• all dressed AllButDS2
• DS1 to pre-sch NDONE
• pack for London trip MostlyDone
• doc for repeat scrip for ds2 drugs DONE
• warn chemist we will need them on Wed DONE
• ds2 nap Doing
• laundry & tidy kitchen NDoing
• into town to get keys cut for nanny KeysDone
• sit in Starbucks with laptop + dongle + tea Doing
• collect ds1
• lunch & tidy kitchen
• me + boys to London
• go to St Thomas' for pre-PET scan stuff
• maybe out for tea? (depends on ds2 i suppose)
• evening with brother (& his gf?)

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 Started
• get rid of bag of stuff to charity shop/freecycle/bin it?
• 1 picture frame for nice photo of DS1

London trip:

• boys clothes DONE
• our clothes DONE
• ds2's file DONE
• ds2's meds DONE
• ds1's fave toys/books/'cuddlies' Some
• food/snack food/bibs/cups/etc. Some
• laptop & new dongle to test

Do you want to see a photo of shoe or wait until whole thing is finished, not doing cake until Wednesday?

DONE
Breakfast
school runs
pack lunches for today
empty dishwasher
hang up last night wash
hoover

TO DO
load dishwasher load washing machine
strip and change dcs bed (their new covers are too hard)
strip and change my bed
clean inside fridge
lunch
make tomorrows pack lunches
dinner Baked Potatoes
clean work surfaces
tidy kitchen
clean bathroom
clean ensuite

put away all ironed clothes away
sort the rest of the dry clean clothes
iron

ONGOING
Ice cake board done
make shoe done
Price fireplace for lounge done
fill out vetting form to help out in school
sort out all baking tins etc
sort kitchen cupboards
get in tools needed for SIL's 30th cakedone
get all remaining paperwork to accountant
sort and file pigeon holes
work on meal plannerdoing
steal Norks masterplan
decide on colours for bedroom
repaint chimney breast in lounge