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!

Oh the plumber's finished too, so we are heating up now.

Afternoon all

Going out today too so v little will be achieved!

I had a great time at craft guerilla last night - I started knitting a pair of wristies (strange fingerless glove type things) but 2 glasses of wine and loads of chattering meant I didn't get very far! Oh well.

JKS - so sorry to hear re DS2 . I really hope the surgery works.

HMHB - I know you're right. The mountain of stuff in our room grows ever bigger and threatens to engulf my side of the bed

TO DO

tidy kitchenn surfaces etc - semin done
dishwasher on - done
go to friend's house for coffee done
washing (again...) 1 load on
top up mobile (can't wait to have my beautiful iphone back) done
buy chocs done and wine as gifts for friends
get money out for catsitter
osteo appt
collect knitting pattern from friend on way home
pack for going away this weekend - in progress). Lots of stuff piled on our bed ready to go in bag...
Bottles and snacks for car journey this evening
Print off directions
DCs in pjs and plied with milk ready for journey
Hopefully, a large glass of wine and a good natter when we get there

Must go, DS2 been rudely awakened by doorbell and screaming like a nazgul (spelling?)

Probably won't get chance to log on again until Monday as at someone else's house. So, have good weekends, ladies. Happy list making. See you next week.
xx

Jolene - have a good weekend! I believe your spelling of nazgul is correct

Wasting - yay about the plumbing. It's good that your landlord gets things fixed quickly, especially in this weather!

JKS - about playgroup.

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
Sort out DS' too small clothes to put away - done
Run dishwasher - done
Lunch and tidy kitchen - done
Unload dishwasher
Strip our bed and re-make - stripped
Sainsbury's for food for weekend - done
Put shopping away - done
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 - washing
Fold clean laundry
Put away clean things from airing cupboard

Big cleaning list
Shower screen - done
Inside of patio doors - done
TV cabinet doors - done
Living room blinds - done
Hoover and dust spare room - can't until DH has finished working in there
Clean upstairs mirrors - done

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...

Hi all. Bit weary today. DD up at 4am for a feed. I took DS/DD to playgroup which went well this morning and have been playing most of the afternoon so not many jobs done. Better get tea on now.

Today
Breakfast done
Clear away breakfast things done
Vitamins
playgroup done
Bins out done
Lunch done
Bring logs in done
Light woodburner done
put washing on
put washing to dry done
Washing folded and put away
tidy kitchen
empty dishy
reload dishy done
filing
dinner
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 done

DS2 sort of enjoyed playgroup but found lots of it overwhelming. happy to sit on my lap for snacktime though
And DH going to take both boys to 'dad's group' tomorrow morning with FIL

Fri:

• DH up first DONE
• breakfast DONE
• DH to work & DS1 to pre-sch DONE
• DS2 & me to playgroup, yey DONE
• collect ds1 DONE
• lunch & tidy kitchen DONE
• ds2 nap DONE
• ds1 & me to soft play & staying for tea DONE
• dh home early DONE
• PIL arriving at some point DONE
• ds2 tea DONE
• boys to bed DS2Done
• put some laundry on
• our dinner

Sat:

• hopefully MIL up first
• breakfast
• tidy kitchen
• all boys out, yey
• quiet morning, maybe bath, maybe jobs
• laundry
• lunch
• ds2 nap
• dh out for work
• activity with PIL & DS1
• tea x 6
• boys bath & bed
• quiet night in

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

JKS - sounds good re the playgroup. Bless em.

Next - beer

Today
Breakfast done
Clear away breakfast things done
Vitamins
playgroup done
Bins out done
Lunch done
Bring logs in done
Light woodburner done
put washing on
put washing to dry done
Washing folded and put away
tidy kitchen done
empty dishy
reload dishy done
filing
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 done

Evening.

JKS, I'm not surprised he found it a bit overwhelming. I'm sure he'll get used to that sort of thing soon enough.

• 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 done
• clean kitchen up + floor done
• put rest of shopping away done
• tea done
• tidy downstairs done
• DS bath and bed + clean round bathroom done
• is the kitchen cleared? yes
• wii weigh in done stayed the same this week.

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

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
Sort out DS' too small clothes to put away - done
Run dishwasher - done
Lunch and tidy kitchen - done
Unload dishwasher - done
Pilates - done
Strip our bed and re-make - stripped
Sainsbury's for food for weekend - done
Put shopping away - done
Dinner x 3 - done
Clear up
DS bath and bed - done asleep at 8.15!
Post DS-to-bed tidy - done
Kitchen clear before bed
Take ADs

LAUNDRY
Our sheets - drying
Spare bed sheets
Nappies - washing
One other load - done
Fold clean laundry - 3loadsdone
Put away clean things from airing cupboard - done Big cleaning list
Shower screen - done
Inside of patio doors - done
TV cabinet doors - done
Living room blinds - done
Hoover and dust spare room - can't until DH has finished working in there
Clean upstairs mirrors - done

Morning all Well I have my land lady popping in today so need to get everything cleaned and all traces of rabbit away - yes very naughty having a pet I know Was going to do lots of this yesterday but my friend and I went out for lunch to celebrate that we have been at childline for a year! ANd ended up going on a random drive, was all good fun! Then after lastnight uuugh I only wanted to bleach myself when I got in!

ali enjoy your parents visit - anything exciting planned to do with them or just chilling out?

JKS So he has had none since the surgery? If I read that correctly then am pleased to hear that Fingers crossed

Ok my list -

kitchen
Do dishes
clean kitchen
mop floor
clean cooker
bins out
clean the rabbits cage
hide the rabbit (with treats so he is happy!)
load washing machine

hall
sweep floor
mop

bedroom
put the clean sheets that are drying now on bed
hoover floor
general tidy

bathroom
clean
mop floor
wipe tiles

front room
hoover
use cellotape on side of couch where rabbits rubbed agauinst it and made it fluffy!!!
sweep floor
mop floor
general tidy
clean washing away

Have already done all the windows, mirrors and polished surfaces.

Morning

Giraffes that is a mega list! We are just chilling out really, and they will spoil DS! (first and only grandchild syndrome)

TODAY
Me and DH up - done
Shower and dressed
Get DS up and dressed - done
Spatone + vitamins - done
Breakfast and tidy kitchen - DH making bacon sarnies now, yum!
Make beds and tidy upstairs
Wipe over bathroom
Put on a load of washing
Tidy spare room
Hoover and dust spare room
Quick hoover upstairs while I'm there
Bathroom floor
Make spare bed
Parents coming in time for lunch
Lunch and tidy kitchen
Dinner x 5
Clear up
DS bath and bed
Post DS-to-bed tidy
Kitchen clear before bed
Take ADs

Aw thats sweet ali

Yes is a big list! But its not actually that bad as its pretty tidy did floors the other day Im just paranoid about fluff!

kitchen
Do dishes done
clean kitchen
mop floor
clean cooker done hob
bins out
clean the rabbits cage
hide the rabbit (with treats so he is happy!)
load washing machine done

hall
sweep floor
mop

bedroom
put the clean sheets that are drying now on bed done
hoover floor
general tidy doing

bathroom
clean
mop floor
wipe tiles

front room
hoover
use cellotape on side of couch where rabbits rubbed agauinst it and made it fluffy!!!
sweep floor
mop floor
general tidy
clean washing away done

Ali - enjoy

Giraffes - good luck hiding the rabbit!

Yes DS2 hasn't had any seizures since the surgery & [relief]

Sat:

• hopefully MIL up first DONE
• breakfast DONE
• tidy kitchen Started
• all boys out, yey gone
• fix dw, drain needs cleaning, and run on cleaning cycle
• quiet morning, maybe bath, maybe jobs
• laundry
• lunch
• ds2 nap
• dh out for work
• activity with PIL & DS1
• tea x 6
• boys bath & bed
• quiet night in

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

Argh - why is it that when we have people coming and are trying to be organised, DH starts doing something random and (IMO) unecessary?! Today's gem - he has dismantled his Gaggia coffee machine and is soaking all the parts in the sink!

Morning!

DH is going to play with DS for a bit while I try and do as much upstairs as I can get done before lunch.

Hope everyone's getting on ok with their big lists!

• all up, dressed, teethbrushed done
• beds made, windows and curtains open done
• condensation patrol done
• spatone + OJ done
• breakfast done
• laundry - dry washing folded
• coffee and internets doing
• playing doing
• tidy DS room
• tidy our bedroom - big job!
• sort washing
• strip and remake bed
• dust upstairs
• hoover upstairs and stairs
• 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 good luck with your room!
I've taken to doing 10 minutes in our room every day and I'm starting to get really on top of it now. Hard though when DS is following me around pulling books of the bookcase and taking things out of the drawers!!

TODAY
Me and DH up - done
Shower and dressed
Get DS up and dressed - done
Spatone + vitamins - done
Breakfast and tidy kitchen - done
Make beds and tidy upstairs - done
Wipe over bathroom - done
Put on a load of washing - done
Tidy spare room - done
Take mince out of the freezer to make tonight's dinner - done
Dust spare room - done
Hoover spare room
Quick hoover upstairs while I'm there - done
Bathroom floor - done
Make spare bed
Parents coming in time for lunch
Lunch and tidy kitchen
Dinner x 5
Clear up
DS bath and bed
Post DS-to-bed tidy
Kitchen clear before bed
Take ADs

kitchen
Do dishes done
clean kitchen done
sweep floor done
mop floor done
clean cooker done hob
bins out done
clean the rabbits cage done
hide the rabbit (with treats so he is happy!) done he is in the cupboard poor wee bunny, only until 5pm!
load washing machine done

hall
sweep floor
mop

bedroom
put the clean sheets that are drying now on bed done
hoover floor done
general tidy doing

bathroom
clean done
sweep floor done
mop floor done
wipe tiles

front room
hoover
use cellotape on side of couch where rabbits rubbed agauinst it and made it fluffy!!!
sweep floor
mop floor
general tidy
clean washing away done

Giraffes your doing well but where are you going to hide the rabbit?

Ali my dh is the same but his speciality is when we are in a hurry he always seems to drive a completely different/longer route to the one I know would be quicker

My friend called yesterday and spent all day until time for school run so didn't get my jobs done, so having a cup of green tea now and then going to get started

But I don't think I will stick to the green tea it tastes and smells of cigerattes, iykwim, yuck

Everyone up showered dressed done breakfastdone tescodone lunchdone
take dry clothes off drier
hang up wet wash
strip my bed & put in wash
make my bed
clean out fire
light fire
iron and put away clean washing
uniforms in wash
hoover
if have time sort bedroom

Sorry don't know how I missed the cupboard bit

Ali, that's my aim, but there's a washing backlog, DS brings all his books through in the morning and DH is a bit messy, so it gets a bit much. I got about half done though.

Giraffes, is it a big house rabbit?

• all up, dressed, teethbrushed done
• beds made, windows and curtains open done
• condensation patrol done
• spatone + OJ done
• breakfast done
• laundry - dry washing folded
• coffee and internets done
• playing done
• tidy DS room done
• tidy our bedroom - big job! most
• sort washing some
• strip and remake bed stripped
• dust upstairs done
• hoover upstairs and stairs
• lunch done load of washing in done*

+ dry pots done + sew button on DH coat done

• cupcakes baking
• coffee and internets
• nappy
• hang up washing
• sort another load of washing
• make buttercream and ice cupcakes
• something productive

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

Hope rabbit is ok in the cupboard!!

Going to research beds now...

Sat:

• hopefully MIL up first DONE
• breakfast DONE
• tidy kitchen DONE
• all boys out, yey DONE
• fix dw, drain needs cleaning, and run on cleaning cycle DONE
• quiet morning; cafe with MIL DONE
• laundry Load1OnAirer Load2On
• lunch DONE
• ds2 nap Doing
• dh out for work Doing
• PIL out food shopping Doing
• film for ds1 Doing
• activity with PIL & DS1
• tea x 6
• boys bath & bed
• quiet night in

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 (12)
• 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 DONE
• buy new bed for spare room with Tempur mattress as FIL can't sleep on current one with his bad back

No no just a normal sized one. He is in a travel box thing now, with food, water and treats. I don't feel too bad because he just sleeps in the day time anyway so can sleep in there. He would be very angry at night in there. The cage is in the huge cupboard under some boxes. The hardest bit to hide is all the fluff - tiny little bits seem to be everywhere.

kitchen
Do dishes done
clean kitchen done
sweep floor done
mop floor done
clean cooker done hob
bins out done
clean the rabbits cage done
hide the rabbit (with treats so he is happy!) done he is in the cupboard poor wee bunny, only until 5pm!
load washing machine done

hall
sweep floor done
mop done

bedroom
put the clean sheets that are drying now on bed done
hoover floor done
general tidy doing

bathroom
clean done
sweep floor done
mop floor done
wipe tiles done

front room
hoover
use cellotape on side of couch where rabbits rubbed agauinst it and made it fluffy!!!
sweep floor done
mop floor - well actually cleaned it on hands and knees done
general tidy done
clean washing away done

Just a few more things to put away/sort out. And thenneed to start getting ready for night out. Its amazing how much you can get done when you have the pressure though!!

Think all DH's are messy, know mine is!

Sat:

• hopefully MIL up first DONE
• breakfast DONE
• tidy kitchen DONE
• all boys out, yey DONE
• fix dw, drain needs cleaning, and run on cleaning cycle DONE
• quiet morning; cafe with MIL DONE
• laundry Load1OnAirer Load2On
• lunch DONE
• ds2 nap Doing
• dh out for work Doing
• PIL out food shopping DONE
• film for ds1 Doing
• activity with PIL & DS1 MIL CookingWithDs1
• tea x 6
• boys bath & bed
• quiet night in

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 (12)
• 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)
• buy new bed for spare room with Tempur mattress as FIL can't sleep on current one with his bad back Researching

Well........she didn't spot the rabbit, or any rabbit related clues. Flats been scrubbed to within an inch of its life. She was only here a few mins, sat had a chat and then left. Phew! I had visions of her lifting the sofa to look for any stray bits of fluff.

Yay Giraffes

Sat:

• MIL up first DONE
• breakfast DONE
• tidy kitchen DONE
• all boys out DONE
• fix dw and run on cleaning cycle DONE
• quiet morning; cafe with MIL DONE
• laundry Load1OnAirer Load2InTD Load3On
• lunch DONE
• ds2 nap DONE
• dh out for work DONE
• PIL out food shopping DONE
• film for ds1 DONE
• activity with PIL & DS1 DONE
• tea x 6 BoysDone
• boys bath & bed BathDone
• quiet night in

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 (11)
• 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)
• buy new bed for spare room Researchinglots

Ah thats good Giraffes hope you have a good night out

have done loads more washing,
haven't got any ironing done

need to go now and get dcs ready for bed we are going to kids club at cinema tomorrow and then using tesco vouchers for pizza express
so nice wee treat after being house bound for most of christmas holidays!

CC loving desp housewives