Christmas is coming and the dust bunnies are getting fat.... slatterns and list-makers , all are welcome!

[awastingamanger]

If you need to write down lists and have a friendly chat, please feel free to join us!

FFS remember my whsmith order with bits missing? after trying to get any kind of response from them other than "the box fles should be in another parcel" (and what about the encyclopedia?????) now have an email saying that i should take the atlas back to my local store for a refund because it should have been the encyclopedia and to let them know if i want them to reorder the box files and encyclopedia.

AAAAAAAAAAAAARRRRRRRRRGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH

what can i respond? that is SO not ok

Freakoid - that is not ok, grr for you. Not sure what you should do really.

Thurs:

• all up & breakfasted DONE
• all dressed DONE
• ds1 to pre-sch DONE
• PO, sausages & board pens shopping trip DONE
• loft trip
• fill bird feeder DONE
• other jobs...
• collect ds1
• lunch & tidy kitchen
• ds2 nap
• ds1 activity? maybe even go to town for board pens if i haven't found them this morning + cafe?
• boys tea
• boys bath & bed
• DH home at some point (hopefully for boys bedtime)
• dinner & bed

Ongoing:

• get photos of family & hang them up
• get on with friend's family tree
• transfer all family trees over to Mac software
• then go through 1911 census
• sort out security light outside
• clean carpets (get someone in?)
• contact new dentist & see if we can register
• read book from library about 'brain plasticity'
• contact handyman re new list of jobs for him
• clear email inbox (14)
• Big List (big toy sort out, kitchen cupboards sort out, big bedding sort out) Started
• fix curtains in my room (again)
• return any borrowed stuff (DVDs, books, etc)
• photos off camera (upload & order online prints)
• make GP appt to discuss coming off ADs

LOFT:

• find baby bjorn for an MN friend
• find file for DH (he's told me so have to try and find it now!)

Morning!

Freaky complain, complain, complain!

I have leaky plumbing in the kitchen, again. It's the same leak we had just after we moved in and I am unimpressed.
Haven't heard from plumber when he's coming yet.

• all up, dressed, teethbrushed done
• beds made, windows and curtains open done
• condensation patrol
• spatone + OJ done
• breakfast done
• laundry - load in done
• wash and dry pots done
• coffee and internets doing
• continue online Tesco shop doing
• start pressie shopping online
• finish tidying kitchen
• lunch

......

DIY jobs -

• paint front door - 1 coat inside, 1 coat outside
• pictures and clocks up DSroomdone
• rehang bedroom curtains
• open painted-shut window in bedroom
• shelves and rails up in kitchen
• cabinet up in bathroom (tricky - partition wall)
• mirror up in bathroom
• polyfilla holes in landing window frame
• fix wardrobe door
• get new curtains for front room

To Do -

• CTF paperwork
• mend my winter coat
• order compost bin
• book council to collect old bed
• filing - new folder/dividers etc.?
• can I buy another shelf for oven?
• need new bedding
• plan Christmas 2010

Wasting - nightmare!

Thurs:

• all up & breakfasted DONE
• all dressed DONE
• ds1 to pre-sch DONE
• PO, sausages & board pens shopping trip DONE
• loft trip DONE
• fill bird feeder DONE
• other jobs...
• collect ds1
• lunch & tidy kitchen
• ds2 nap
• ds1 activity? maybe even go to town for cafe? baking?
• boys tea
• boys bath & bed
• DH home at some point (hopefully for boys bedtime)
• dinner & bed

Ongoing:

• get photos of family & hang them up
• get on with friend's family tree
• transfer all family trees over to Mac software
• then go through 1911 census
• sort out security light outside
• clean carpets (get someone in?)
• contact new dentist & see if we can register
• read book from library about 'brain plasticity'
• contact handyman re new list of jobs for him
• clear email inbox (14)
• Big List (big toy sort out, kitchen cupboards sort out, big bedding sort out) Started
• fix curtains in my room (again)
• return any borrowed stuff (DVDs, books, etc)
• photos off camera (upload & order online prints)
• make GP appt to discuss coming off ADs

LOFT:

• find baby bjorn for an MN friend DONE
• find file for DH DONE

Plumber is coming tomorrow. Boiler is now off. FIL is bringing a heater round at some point.

• all up, dressed, teethbrushed done
• beds made, windows and curtains open done
• condensation patrol
• spatone + OJ done
• breakfast done
• laundry - load in done
• wash and dry pots done
• coffee and internets doing
• continue online Tesco shop done
• start pressie shopping online nope idea was too expensive.
• finish tidying kitchen done for now
• lunch doing
• go out! Cabin fever!

DIY jobs -

• paint front door - 1 coat inside, 1 coat outside
• pictures and clocks up DSroomdone
• rehang bedroom curtains
• open painted-shut window in bedroom
• shelves and rails up in kitchen
• cabinet up in bathroom (tricky - partition wall)
• mirror up in bathroom
• polyfilla holes in landing window frame
• fix wardrobe door
• get new curtains for front room

To Do -

• CTF paperwork
• mend my winter coat
• order compost bin
• book council to collect old bed
• filing - new folder/dividers etc.?
• can I buy another shelf for oven?
• need new bedding
• plan Christmas 2010

Wasting - hope you get your heater soon! What was your idea for a present?

Had a big rearrange in the playroom/front room, done lots but my back aches now. Taken off the mantelpiece (will store in the shed for a while/decade) and taken out some baby toys - still need to put those away though.

Thurs:

• all up & breakfasted DONE
• all dressed DONE
• ds1 to pre-sch DONE
• PO, sausages & board pens shopping trip DONE
• loft trip DONE
• fill bird feeder DONE
• other jobs...DoneSome
• collect ds1 DONE
• lunch & tidy kitchen DONE
• ds2 nap Doing
• ds1 activity? baking? ToySortOut
• boys tea (sausages & mash)
• boys bath & bed
• DH home at some point (hopefully for boys bedtime)
• dinner & bed

Ongoing:

• get photos of family & hang them up
• get on with friend's family tree
• transfer all family trees over to Mac software
• then go through 1911 census
• sort out security light outside
• clean carpets (get someone in?)
• contact new dentist & see if we can register
• read book from library about 'brain plasticity'
• contact handyman re new list of jobs for him
• clear email inbox (14)
• Big List (big toy sort outDONE, kitchen cupboards sort out, big bedding sort out) Started
• fix curtains in my room (again)
• return any borrowed stuff (DVDs, books, etc)
• photos off camera (upload & order online prints)
• make GP appt to discuss coming off ADs

Freakoid - complain, cancel order and order from someone else? I've just bought some boxfiles from Wilkinsons (never before discovered joy!) and will be adding 'organise paperwork' to my list of bigger things to do....

Wasting - I sympathise. We have a leaky ceiling in our downstairs toilet and I cannot ever seem to get anyone to come in and fix it and sort out the pipes outside that seem to be the cause of it. Arragggahhh!!

TO DO (scarily long today....):

1. DS1 to school - DON'T FORGET PE KIT!! done
2. Remind teacher to give me notes re how they teach reading done
3. yet another trip to buy goats milk for DS1 and me (both dairy intolerant/allergic) done
4. Meet friend for coffee done
5. buy boxfiles done
6. buy socks to replace those apparently eaten by washing machine done
7. post cheering up present to mum done
8. collect epilepsy prescription
9. check bank account done (not as scary as feared!)
10. washing up done
11. washing (1 load done, 2 more to go....) 12)clean laundry away (started....)
12. clean cooker and kitchen surfaces (done)
13. text cat sitter - really must do this today
14. email boss re keeping in touch days done
15. check emails for possible replies from childminders (too scared to look....)
16. read bit in BABY SECRETS re dropping dream feed - done
17. Ring carphone warehouse re replacement iphone - having laughed at DH for his complete addiction to his, I now find I am pretty much pining for my own...
18. empty bins done
19. hoover hallway and living room
20. ring old school friend done - sort of. Left message
21. make list of things to take to friends' house this weekend (yay, a list! )
22. Ask DH to get in touch with builder (leaky ceiling....).
23. ring mum
24. Last 3 thank you letters......
25. Read 'homework' book with DS1 cut DS2's nails, always a trauma
26. Ring DH to remind him to leave work on time to enable me to go to 29 below
27. Craft guerilla - glass of wine with friends and attempt to make something crafty

BIGGER THINGS TO DO

• draw happy face reward chart to mirror reward system at DS1's school
• Sort out photos from last year and put in albums
• Put paperwork in newly acquired files, hmmmm
• start DS2's baby book
• too small kids clothes & maternity clothes in loft
• ditto xmas decorations
• reorganise kitchen cupboards so I can actually see what tins etc in them

Kept forgetting to put online shopping arriving on list, anyway it arrived and has been put away.

Jolene - that's some list! Who has epilepsy?

Thurs:

• all up & breakfasted DONE
• all dressed DONE
• ds1 to pre-sch DONE
• PO, sausages & board pens DONE
• loft trip DONE
• fill bird feeder DONE
• other jobs...DoneSome
• collect ds1 DONE
• lunch & tidy kitchen DONE
• ds2 nap Doing
• online shopping arrive & put away DONE
• ds1 activity? baking? ToySortOut
• collapse with cuppa & kids tv Doing
• boys tea (sausages & mash)
• boys bath & bed
• DH home at some point (hopefully for boys bedtime)
• dinner & bed

Ongoing:

• get photos of family & hang them up
• get on with friend's family tree
• transfer all family trees over to Mac software
• then go through 1911 census
• sort out security light outside
• clean carpets (get someone in?)
• contact new dentist & see if we can register
• read book from library about 'brain plasticity'
• contact handyman re new list of jobs for him
• clear email inbox (14)
• Big List (kitchen cupboards sort out, big bedding sort out) Started
• fix curtains in my room (again)
• return any borrowed stuff (DVDs, books, etc)
• photos off camera (upload & order online prints)
• make GP appt to discuss coming off ADs
• fix porch door handle (again, it's broken so many times it's not funny)
• dismantle spare fireguard and put in shed
• put lots of other bits in shed

I know, I feel I should have reined it in, especially now I have both DSs with me and nothing much else will happen now!

Me, unfortunately. although I am lucky medication controls it well. I just have to remember to take it! Last time I forgot, I came to on the floor of the vet's surgery. They've been nervous of me going back ever since! Hoping it's not a genetic thing so my lovely boys avoid it

for you, DS2 has it/had surgery just before Christmas to try and cure it.
So far no seizures, he was having lots every day (Infantile Spasms & absences)

I always have great intentions, esp in the mornings, then it get to this time of day and i've pretty much given up!

JKS, DH has been after some particular t-shirts for a while, and although $18 isn't too bad, postage would have been at least $30, which is just too silly atm. So back to the drawing board.

FIL brought heater, we've been for a walk and I've turned on the gas fire now, for the first time.

• all up, dressed, teethbrushed done
• beds made, windows and curtains open done
• condensation patrol
• spatone + OJ done
• breakfast done
• laundry - load in done
• wash and dry pots done
• coffee and internets doing
• continue online Tesco shop done
• start pressie shopping online nope idea was too expensive.
• finish tidying kitchen done for now
• lunch done
• go out! Cabin fever! done
• gas fire test works!
• coffee doing
• hang up washing
• put load of washing in
• tea
• tidy downstairs
• DS bed

?

DIY jobs -

• paint front door - 1 coat inside, 1 coat outside
• pictures and clocks up DSroomdone
• rehang bedroom curtains
• open painted-shut window in bedroom
• shelves and rails up in kitchen
• cabinet up in bathroom (tricky - partition wall)
• mirror up in bathroom
• polyfilla holes in landing window frame
• fix wardrobe door
• get new curtains for front room

To Do -

• CTF paperwork
• mend my winter coat
• order compost bin
• book council to collect old bed
• filing - new folder/dividers etc.?
• can I buy another shelf for oven?
• need new bedding
• plan Christmas 2010

Jolene, I managed to put away too small clothes/ maternity stuff last week and it makes it a lot clearer

Long list of jobs + 2DCs = CBeebies

Ah teas ready...

Today
Breakfast done
Clear away breakfast things done
Vitamins done
DS to school done
Recycling done plastic
Bins out
Lunch done
Bring logs in done
Light woodburner done
put washing on done
put washing to dry
Washing folded and put away
tidy kitchen
empty dishy
reload dishy
filing
Cooking with DS done - choc biscuits
dinner done
bath DD/DS
DD/DS to bed
tidy bedroom
put toys away in lounge

also
Ring builders re roof / wall done
thank you cards!!!
more stuff to charity shop/ebay
Stuff to laundry
Pay nursery
Send stuff to accountants -packaged up

HMHB - liking your styleee

Wasting - yes 30 is a bit much for a t-shirt.

Thurs:

• all up & breakfasted DONE
• all dressed DONE
• ds1 to pre-sch DONE
• PO, sausages & board pens DONE
• loft trip DONE
• fill bird feeder DONE
• other jobs...DoneSome
• collect ds1 DONE
• lunch & tidy kitchen DONE
• ds2 nap Doing
• online shopping arrive & put away DONE
• ds1 activity? baking? ToySortOut
• collapse with cuppa & kids tv DONE
• boys tea (sausages & mash) DONE
• boys bath & bed
• DH home at some point here
• dinner (tesco finest salmon & dauphinoise potatoes) & bed

Ongoing:

• get photos of family & hang them up
• get on with friend's family tree
• transfer all family trees over to Mac software
• then go through 1911 census
• sort out security light outside
• clean carpets (get someone in?)
• contact new dentist & see if we can register
• read book from library about 'brain plasticity'
• contact handyman re new list of jobs for him
• clear email inbox (14)
• Big List (kitchen cupboards sort out, big bedding sort out) Started
• fix curtains in my room (again)
• return any borrowed stuff (DVDs, books, etc)
• photos off camera (upload & order online prints)
• make GP appt to discuss coming off ADs
• fix porch door handle (again, it's broken so many times it's not funny)
• dismantle spare fireguard DONE and put in shed
• put lots of other bits in shed

Hi everyone
loving all the long lists

I really need to sit down and do one, but I have been clean, clean, cleaning,
and of course now I have more clean washing to sort iron etc [dejavu]

Evening everyone I did read through but my mind has gone blank!

Ventured out into the snow today - we have been shrouded in fog all day so actually almost none has melted. Really wanting it to go away now so that we can do normal things like go out for a walk!!

TODAY
Me and DH up - done
DH run and me pilates - done
Shower and dressed - done
Get DS up and dressed - done
Spatone + vitamins - done
Breakfast and tidy kitchen - done
Unload dishwasher - done
Make beds and tidy upstairs - done
Wipe over bathroom - done
Take DH to the station for 10.15 train - done
Downstairs loo - done
Friend and her DD here for lunch - done
Lunch and tidy kitchen - done
Monkey Music at 2pm - done
Pick DH up from the station at 4pm - done
Survey the chaos from DS and friend's DD's playtime
Dinner x 3 - done pot roast I cooked yesterday, was yummy!
Clear up
DS bath and bed - DH doing bath now
Post DS-to-bed tidy
Kitchen clear before bed
Take ADs

LAUNDRY
Dry washing from last night - done
Fold clean laundry - done
Put away clean things from airing cupboard - done Big cleaning list
Mop kitchen and hall floor - done needs doing again already due to snow and 2 toddlers smearing cake everywhere
Shower screen
Inside of patio doors
TV cabinet doors
Living room blinds

JOBS THIS WEEK
Thank you cards
Send new baby parcel to friend
Photos and pictures
Find out how to get my passport changed to married name (only 2.4 years since the wedding!!)
Find the next size up dungarees that I bought for DS a few months ago...
Pay for holiday and change tunnel booking - done

Yeap Ali feel the same, fed up with slushy cold weather, and the fog was really bad here too, quite a bad accident down from our school today

Just want life to get back to normal, whatever that may be!

Thurs:

• all up & breakfasted DONE
• all dressed DONE
• ds1 to pre-sch DONE
• PO, sausages & board pens DONE
• loft trip DONE
• fill bird feeder DONE
• other jobs...DoneSome
• collect ds1 DONE
• lunch & tidy kitchen DONE
• ds2 nap DONE
• online shopping arrive & put away DONE
• ds1 activity? baking? ToySortOut
• collapse with cuppa & kids tv DONE
• boys tea (sausages & mash) DONE
• boys bath & bed DONE
• DH home at some point HERE
• dinner DONE & bed

Ongoing:

• get photos of family & hang them up
• get on with friend's family tree
• transfer all family trees over to Mac software
• then go through 1911 census
• sort out security light outside
• clean carpets (get someone in?)
• contact new dentist & see if we can register
• read book from library about 'brain plasticity'
• contact handyman re new list of jobs for him
• clear email inbox (14)
• Big List (kitchen cupboards sort out, big bedding sort out) Started
• fix curtains in my room (again)
• return any borrowed stuff (DVDs, books, etc)
• photos off camera (upload & order online prints)
• make GP appt to discuss coming off ADs
• fix porch door handle (again, it's broken so many times it's not funny)
• put lots of bits in shed

Morning all, I had a funny sort of day yesterday so didnt get on to post any lists. So here goes again for today

TO DO
Tidy Sitting Room
Put back coats and bags that were dragged out to find school bags
Brush Hall Floor
Wash Breakfast Dishes
Clean Counters
Clear Dining Table
Sweep Floors
Washing
Put away clothes

Morning. It was sooo cold when we got up this morning! Plumber should be here sny minute and hopefully it won't take too long.

I'd planned on going in the garden with DS this morning, but it's raining and miserable out there.

• all up, dressed, teethbrushed done
• beds made, windows and curtains open sortof
• condensation patrol done
• spatone + OJ done
• breakfast done
• laundry - load hung up done dry washing folded
• wash pots done
• clear bathroom for plumber done
• play
• lunch
• Tesco delivery 12-2
• walk (if plumber finishes early enough)
• tea
• tidy downstairs
• DS bath and bed + clean round bathroom
• is the kitchen cleared?

?

DIY jobs -

• paint front door - 1 coat inside, 1 coat outside
• pictures and clocks up DSroomdone
• rehang bedroom curtains
• open painted-shut window in bedroom
• shelves and rails up in kitchen
• cabinet up in bathroom (tricky - partition wall)
• mirror up in bathroom
• polyfilla holes in landing window frame
• fix wardrobe door
• get new curtains for front room

To Do -

• CTF paperwork
• mend my winter coat
• order compost bin
• book council to collect old bed
• filing - new folder/dividers etc.?
• can I buy another shelf for oven?
• need new bedding
• plan Christmas 2010

CC I forgot to tell you last week ds said the strangest thing, he said his password for whatever game he was playing was cicaka, thought it was such a strange coincedence,

Anyway all the snow is gone, now its just grey and wet everywhere

everyone up washed & dressed done schoolrundone
clean tidy kitchendone
load breakfast dishesdone
order oildone
order lodgement bookdone
take dry clothes off drier
hang up wet wash
strip my bed & put in wash
make my bed
clean out fire
set fire ready to light tomorrow
iron and put away clean washing
lunch
schoolruns
uniforms in wash

will add more later

So I am not unique PLUM, did you enjoy desperate housewife the other night

TO DO
Tidy Sitting Room
Put back coats and bags that were dragged out to find school bags DONE
Brush Hall Floor
Wash Breakfast Dishes DONE
Clean Counters DONE
Clear Dining Table
Sweep Floors
Washing 1 load in
Put away clothes

Morning

I went to bed at 8.30 last night! Fell asleep giving DS his before bed feed and DH just left me. Feel a lot better.

My parents are coming to stay tomorrow so need to sort the spare room out for them. It becomes our dumping ground inbetween us having visitors so it's always a mission to sort it out.

TODAY
Me and DH up - done
Shower and dressed - done
Get DS up and dressed - done
Spatone + vitamins - done
Breakfast and tidy kitchen - done
Make beds and tidy upstairs - done
Wipe over bathroom - done
Tidy spare room - DH done some
Lunch and tidy kitchen
Strip our bed and re-make
Sainsbury's for food for weekend
Dinner x 3
Clear up
DS bath and bed
Post DS-to-bed tidy
Kitchen clear before bed
Take ADs

LAUNDRY
Our sheets
Spare bed sheets
Nappies
One other load
Fold clean laundry
Put away clean things from airing cupboard

Big cleaning list
Shower screen
Inside of patio doors
TV cabinet doors
Living room blinds
Hoover and dust spare room

JOBS THIS WEEK
Thank you cards
Send new baby parcel to friend
Photos and pictures
Find out how to get my passport changed to married name (only 2.4 years since the wedding!!)
Find the next size up dungarees that I bought for DS a few months ago...

Ali - ours stays as a dumping ground even with visitors

A 'going out' day today rather than jobs day today.

Fri:

• DH up first DONE
• breakfast DONE
• DH to work & DS1 to pre-sch DONE
• DS2 & me to playgroup, yey DONE
• collect ds1
• lunch & tidy kitchen
• ds2 nap
• ds1 & me to soft play & staying for tea
• dh home early
• PIL arriving at some point
• ds2 tea
• boys to bed
• put some laundry on
• our dinner

Ongoing:

• get photos of family & hang them up
• get on with friend's family tree
• transfer all family trees over to Mac software
• then go through 1911 census
• sort out security light outside
• clean carpets (get someone in?)
• contact new dentist & see if we can register
• read book from library about 'brain plasticity'
• contact handyman re new list of jobs for him
• clear email inbox (14)
• Big List (kitchen cupboards sort out, big bedding sort out) Started
• fix curtains in my room (again)
• return any borrowed stuff (DVDs, books, etc)
• photos off camera (upload & order online prints)
• make GP appt to discuss coming off ADs
• fix porch door handle (again, it's broken so many times it's not funny)
• put lots of bits in shed

Must write a list today, must write a list today

Well done on the sleep Ali.

Yay for playgroup JKS! How did he like it?

• all up, dressed, teethbrushed done
• beds made, windows and curtains open sortof
• condensation patrol done
• spatone + OJ done
• breakfast done
• laundry - load hung up done dry washing folded
• wash pots done
• clear bathroom for plumber done
• play done
• lunch done
• Tesco delivery 12-2 done
• walk (if plumber finishes early enough) raining
• take out rubbish and recycling
• clean kitchen up + floor
• put rest of shopping away
• tea
• tidy downstairs
• DS bath and bed + clean round bathroom
• is the kitchen cleared?

?

DIY jobs -

• paint front door - 1 coat inside, 1 coat outside
• pictures and clocks up DSroomdone
• rehang bedroom curtains
• open painted-shut window in bedroom
• shelves and rails up in kitchen
• cabinet up in bathroom (tricky - partition wall)
• mirror up in bathroom
• polyfilla holes in landing window frame
• fix wardrobe door
• get new curtains for front room

To Do -

• CTF paperwork
• mend my winter coat
• order compost bin
• book council to collect old bed
• filing - new folder/dividers etc.?
• can I buy another shelf for oven?
• need new bedding
• plan Christmas 2010