Slattern, list makers and procrastinators, fudging our way into Feb - ..........

[ToccataAndFudge]

everyone welcome (and yes I'm taking a flipping liberty starting the new thread )

Good luck Avril, its hard when you want to hear one thing and they tell you something else,
even when you think you can take the bad news sometimes you still get upset, so good luck hope you have all your questions ready, what age is your dd?

Avril - really hope tomorrow gives you some concrete answers.

Took ages to get DS off to sleep again, hopefully he'll stay in his own bed for most of tonight!

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
Pack bag for the day - done
Remember cheque and form for next term's Music with Mummy - done
Music with Mummy - done
Lunch and afternoon at friend's - done
Plan food for the weekend - done
Make a list of everything that needs doing before friends come to stay on Friday
Dinner x 3 - done
Clear up - done
DS bath and bed - done
Post DS-to-bed tidy - done
Kitchen clear before bed - done
Take ADs

LAUNDRY
Handwashing!!!!!
Dry last night's washing - done
Wash another load - done
Put washing onto airer

CLEANING (This week)
Sweep kitchen and hall
Mop kitchen and hall
Hoover upstairs
Dust upstairs
Stairs and bannisters
Some de-cobwebbing upstairs

Ongoing/Areas of Doom/Extras
Organise paperwork/filing
Organise books
Hang photo frames in DS' room
Find a painter to do the kitchen
Organise a new window cleaner - done they are coming tomorrow
Put up extra hooks in utility
Ring someone to come and clean the oven - rang they are ringing back with a price
Send new baby parcel to friend
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...
Sideboard (this is a mega task)
Sort through glass cupboard in the kitchen
Sort through cupboard under utility sink
Clean carpets
Call furniture donation scheme about stuff in garage - noanswer try again tomorrow

Cant keep up with all the lists!

TO DO
Wash Breakfast Dishes
Clear Counters
Clean one press door
Clear out one press
Washing
Brush Kitchen Floor
Tidy Dining Table
Brush Floor
Tidy around Computer Table
Tidy one shelf at side of fridge
Tidy sitting room
Sweep Floor
Make Beds
Clean Bathroom
Collect DD3
Make Lunch
Down to give Mam her tablets
Collect DDs
Make DCs dinner
Clear over after it
Make Tea for DH
Leave him to tidy up
Scouts

get HP to sign other bit of healthy start form
find child tax credit letter still looking but have phoned to get copy sent
take child tax credit award letter in to school for completion of free school meal form
take birth cert. and bill to enrol dd2 for school

put a wash on
do a load of washing up
try ironing
get up before 7.30 done
dont shout in progress
eat something before 12
take ad's
take vit c
get the kids to eat something for breakfast that isnn't chocolate
kide brush teeth
kids dressed warmly enough
ensure any children that dress themselves have knickers on to avoid more phonecalls to ss
return a phonecall done badly rang the wrong number
get correct phone number...doh
check bank balance
maybe pay car bill depending on balance
dd1 to school
dd2 to nursery
dd3 to playgroup
pick up dd2 and 3
go to nanas after dd1 pick up to sort her freeview box
panic about various things done
take out enough rubbish to fill wheelie bin
buy more council rubbish bags

get HP to sign other bit of healthy start form
find child tax credit letter still looking but have phoned to get copy sent
take child tax credit award letter in to school for completion of free school meal form
take birth cert. and bill to enrol dd2 for school

put a wash on
do a load of washing up
try ironing
get up before 7.30 done
dont shout in progress
eat something before 12
take ad's
take vit c
get the kids to eat something for breakfast that isnn't chocolate done
kide brush teeth
kids dressed warmly enough done
ensure any children that dress themselves have knickers on to avoid more phonecalls to ss done
return a phonecall done badly rang the wrong number
get correct phone number...doh done got there in the end
check bank balance
maybe pay car bill depending on balance
dd1 to school
dd2 to nursery
dd3 to playgroup
walk dog
pick up dd2 and 3
go to nanas after dd1 pick up to sort her freeview box
panic about various things done
take out enough rubbish to fill wheelie bin
buy more council rubbish bags

I'm sorry I'mhogging the thread
and not doing chat
I'm useless at rememebring what everyone is doing sorry

Avril - hope you get some good & definite answers today

Trinity - a little lol at you putting panic on your list

Well been on skype with MIL so done nothing so far!

Wed:

• breakfast & tidy up
• all dressed
• DS1 to pre-sch
• paperwork (want to clear my desk & file stuff in DH's office)...
• pack car for few days away (bigger job than it sounds!)
• collect DS1
• lunch & tidy up
• DS2 nap
• any jobs pre-trip?
• maybe painting with boys?
• tea x 3 (fish fingers )
• boys bath & into pjs
• load up car and drive to meet DH for few days away (as DH working late)

Ongoing List:

• contact new dentist & see if we can register
• return borrowed stuff (2 x DVDs)
• photos off camera (upload & order online prints)
• order door curtain (& rail) for front door
• thank you cards for DS2's birthday
• clean kitchen cupboard doors (Started)
• put pile of cds onto dh's pc, then they can go into loft with others
• find out about swimming lessons for DS1 (Have tip about nearby place with spaces)
• Vitamin E capsules ChemistStillRunOut
• make 2 birthday cards
• fix airer if possible TriedNeedPliers
• take odd bits of old bed to tip/freecycle
• new baby card for BIL & SIL
• sort out spare room properly as too much junk in there

get HP to sign other bit of healthy start form
find child tax credit letter still looking but have phoned to get copy sent
take child tax credit award letter in to school for completion of free school meal form
take birth cert. and bill to enrol dd2 for school

put a wash on done
do a load of washing up done
try ironing
get up before 7.30 done
dont shout done
eat something before 12 done
take ad's done
take vit c done
get the kids to eat something for breakfast that isnn't chocolate done
kide brush teeth...oops have to leave
kids dressed warmly enough done
ensure any children that dress themselves have knickers on to avoid more phonecalls to ss done
return a phonecall done
get correct phone number done
check bank balance done
maybe pay car bill depending on balance hmmm
dd1 to school
dd2 to nursery
dd3 to playgroup
walk dog, meet friend in park
pick up dd2 and 3
go to friends to help her with facebook problem
go to nanas after dd1 pick up to sort her freeview box
panic about various things done
take out enough rubbish to fill wheelie bin done
buy more council rubbish bags

Have already managed a load of washing this morning

Trick I'm missing is to get it in the tumble dryer as fast as I wash it - my sideboard already has 2 loads on it waiting to go in!

Have also:
Made my bed
wiped condensation from bedroom window
wiped condensation from nursery window
wiped condensation from landing window
sorted breakfast

Need to:
Make DS's bed
Wipe condensation from DS bedroom window
Load dishwasher
Put washing in tumble dryer
Get to Toddler Group by 10
Change sheets in Moses Basket
Make Word Doc of all bigger jobs that have been waiting for ages so I can post them on here and shame myself into finishing them...
Clean kitchen floor
Tidy Children's bedrooms

Good luck to all!

urghh - didn't manage to get back on yesterday to update my list. Was knackered last night so didn't really do anything in terms of housework or study. Did manage to bath the boys at least though.

Better luck today hopefully

DS1 and 2 up and out to school DONE
Gert DS3 dressed
Me dressed DONE
Empty dishwasher
Pop to shop for milk and bread
Ironing
Job Centre this afternoon for IS application
Leapfrog (this an above take up entire afternoon)
Study
Load of washing
Drying
Sort papers in kitchen
Sort "smoking corner"
Tidy computer desk
Hoover
Dinner
Boys in bed
Load dishwasher

ermm think that'll do for now

Morning!

Hope it goes well for you today Avril.

• all up, dressed, teethbrushed done
• beds made, windows and curtains open done
• condensation patrol half
• spatone + OJ done
• breakfast done
• check email and online banking doing
• dry pots done
• laundry - put load in done
• hoover downstairs
• print stuff off
• Range/doctors
• feed the birds
• take rubbish and recycling out
• lunch
• tidy upstairs
• walk?
• tea
• tidy downstairs
• DS bath and bed
• OCM
• is the kitchen cleared?
• ready for the morning? bag packed?
• knitting
• Flexitol and cotton gloves before bed

DIY jobs -

• paint front door - 1 coat inside, 1 coat outside
• pictures and clocks up DSroomdone
• open painted-shut window in bedroom ? Not sure it can be done
• mirror up in bathroom - going to get a different mirror
• big mirror up in bedroom
• fix wardrobe door need correct screw
• get new curtains for front room
• shelves in cupboard

To Do -

• make compost bin
• get a 2nd green box rangcouncil
• filing - new folder/dividers etc.? progressing
• can I buy another shelf for oven? err not sure, found a number to ring, rang will ring back ring them again
• need new bedding/ duvet?
• card 1 - buy aida done, buy aperture card - Range?, choose design, stitch and put together
• Birthday - card, wrap presents
• plan Christmas 2010
• clean oven - find instruction booklet found
• mould mission
• sort out random ornament box in bedroom that?s been there since we moved!

Morning everyone

Well done GoldenSnitch Looking forward to your big list!

Right off to get dressed and be enthusiastic about the day...!

Wed:

• breakfast DONE & tidy up
• all dressed DS1Done
• DS1 to pre-sch NDoing
• FB/FV catch up DONE
• paperwork (want to clear my desk & file stuff in DH's office)...
• pack car for few days away (bigger job than it sounds!)
• collect DS1
• lunch & tidy up
• DS2 nap
• any jobs pre-trip?
• maybe painting with boys?
• tea x 3 (fish fingers )
• boys bath & into pjs
• load up car and drive to meet DH for few days away (as DH working late)

Ongoing List:

• contact new dentist & see if we can register
• return borrowed stuff (2 x DVDs)
• photos off camera (upload & order online prints)
• order door curtain (& rail) for front door
• thank you cards for DS2's birthday
• clean kitchen cupboard doors (Started)
• put pile of cds onto dh's pc, then they can go into loft with others
• find out about swimming lessons for DS1 (Have tip about nearby place with spaces)
• Vitamin E capsules ChemistStillRunOut
• make 2 birthday cards
• fix airer if possible TriedNeedPliers
• take odd bits of old bed to tip/freecycle
• new baby card for BIL & SIL
• sort out spare room properly as too much junk in there

oh and I confess I did a double take on FB the other day when a fof added me for farmvile neighbours

His name is Dikshit (actually a very common Indian name it would appear, but I am still wondering how it is pronounced -as I'll confess my first read of it didn't sound very good )

double

wrong thread

Toccata

JKS - sounds like an adventure setting off when it's bedtime! Where are you off too?

GoldenSnitch - I end up with things on my 'ongoing' list for months

TODAY
DH to work early - done
Me and DS up and dressed - done
Spatone + vitamins
Breakfast and tidy kitchen - done
Unload dishwasher
Make beds and tidy upstairs
Wipe over bathroom
List for weekend
Finish Ocado order for tomorrow morning
Window cleaner coming at some point today
Call furniture scheme
Lunch and tidy kitchen
Get a new baby girl card
Make chilli ready for Friday night
Buy nappy liners!!!!! Keep forgetting to do this
Look online for some deep, lined baskets for my wardrobe
Dinner x 3
Clear up
DS bath and bed
Post DS-to-bed tidy
Clean living room carpet
Kitchen clear before bed
Take ADs

LAUNDRY
Handwashing!!!!!
Fold washing from airer
Wash nappies washedanddrying
One more load?

CLEANING (This week)
Sweep kitchen and hall
Mop kitchen and hall
Hoover upstairs
Dust upstairs
Stairs and bannisters
Some de-cobwebbing upstairs

everyones doing well
thanks for being here
love this place

get HP to sign other bit of healthy start form lost form
get new healthy start form
find child tax credit letter still looking but have phoned to get copy sent
take child tax credit award letter in to school for completion of free school meal form
take birth cert. and bill to enrol dd2 for school done YAY

put a wash on done
do a load of washing up done
try ironing
get up before 7.30 done
dont shout done
eat something before 12 done
take ad's done
take vit c done
get the kids to eat something for breakfast that isnn't chocolate done
kide brush teeth...oops have to leave
kids dressed warmly enough done
ensure any children that dress themselves have knickers on to avoid more phonecalls to ss done
return a phonecall done
check bank balance done
maybe pay car bill depending on balance hmmm
dd1 to school done
dd2 to nursery done
dd3 to playgroup done
walk dog, meet friend in park done
pick up dd2 and 3
go to friends to help her with facebook problem
go to nanas after dd1 pick up to sort her freeview box
panic about various things done
take out enough rubbish to fill wheelie bin done
buy more council rubbish bags

Wednesday - pie and chips
Thursday - pasta bake/bolognaise
Friday - er? pizza?

Today
Breakfast done
Clear away breakfast things
Pilates or walk or gardening
DS to school done
Vitamins
Rubbish out done
Recycling done
Make beds
Lunch done
Bring logs in done
Light woodburner
put washing on
put washing to dry
Washing folded and put away
tidy kitchen done
empty dishy
dishy on done
admin/filing/post
dinner
bath DD/DS
DD to bed
tidy bedroom
put toys away in lounge

also
Write meithrin nursery donation letters
Speak to builders re ridiculous quote for wall
Get photos printed
Buy new address book and fill in

Just popping out now.

Hope everyone has a good day.

No worries about hijacking thread Trinity. We all have our days of rants / disasters etc. to moan about.

Avril - hope it goes ok for you and DD

Have done:
Put washing in machine
Made my bed
wiped condensation from bedroom window
wiped condensation from nursery window
wiped condensation from landing window
sorted breakfast

Need to:
Make DS's bed
Wipe condensation from DS bedroom window
Load dishwasher
Put washing in tumble dryer
Get to Toddler Group by 10 - no longer necessary as DS(2.11) has pooed and weed himself already this morning and I refuse to take him out if if he refuses to use the loo after being potty trained for 8 months!
Change sheets in Moses Basket
Make Word Doc of all bigger jobs that have been waiting for ages so I can post them on here and shame myself into finishing them...
Clean kitchen floor
Tidy Children's bedrooms

Trinity you're doing fab

I was on a bit of a roll in the kitchen........then my SIL rang me and we had a very long chat about H...........ahh well -not a bad thing - she didn't know anything that has been going on since she was here in September (I love my SIL, H's oldest sister, we get on very well)

DS1 and 2 up and out to school DONE
Gert DS3 dressed DONE
Me dressed DONE
Empty dishwasher DONE
Pop to shop for milk and bread DONE
Ironing
Job Centre this afternoon for IS application
Leapfrog (this an above take up entire afternoon)
Study
Load of washing DONE
Drying
Sort papers in kitchen
Sort "smoking corner"
Tidy computer desk
Hoover
Dinner
Boys in bed
Load dishwasher

We are going to stay at a colleague's of dh's flat in london (they are away) for a few days, a 'mini-holiday' just as DH is always busy and we cancelled so much last year so it's meant to be a bit of a treat for all of us, though mostly DS1 i think!
(not so much of a treat for me just yet as i get to do all the packing & organising!)

Wed:

• breakfast DONE & tidy up DONE
• all dressed DONE
• DS1 to pre-sch DONE
• FB/FV catch up DONE
• paperwork (want to clear my desk & file stuff in DH's office)...DoneLots
• pack car for few days away (bigger job than it sounds!) Started
• load of washing i want to take On
• synch my iphone with dh's pc for music Doing (think it may fill up my whole phone though, bit worried now!!)
• charge cameras DoneVideo StillDoing

• collect DS1
• lunch & tidy up
• DS2 nap
• any jobs pre-trip?
• drop off bday card, recipe for friend & borrowed bib
• maybe painting with boys?
• tea x 3 (fish fingers )
• boys bath & into pjs
• load up car and drive to meet DH for few days away (as DH working late)

Ongoing List:

• contact new dentist & see if we can register
• return borrowed stuff (2 x DVDs)
• photos off camera (upload & order online prints)
• order door curtain (& rail) for front door
• thank you cards for DS2's birthday
• clean kitchen cupboard doors (Started)
• put pile of cds onto dh's pc, then they can go into loft with others
• find out about swimming lessons for DS1 (Have tip about nearby place with spaces)
• Vitamin E capsules ChemistStillRunOut
• make 2 birthday cards Done1
• fix airer if possible TriedNeedPliers
• take odd bits of old bed to tip/freecycle
• new baby card for BIL & SIL
• sort out spare room properly as too much junk in there

JKS enjoy yourself

Trinity don't worry about remembering about everyone else

Toccata

went to another mums for coffee this morning so need to get cracking
this cold weather is driving me barmy I can't get the washing dried and its all backing up[gggrrrrr]

DONE
Everybody up, washed & dressed
packed lunches
school runs
Banking
work phonecalls
another wash on

TO DO WED
clear up breakfast dishes
money out for Judo (crap forgot to)
make sure have change for disco
roast chicken dinner early
hang up washing
Ironing
put away clean washing

ONGOING LIST
pick colours for bedroom
plan activities for next week
sort out dd1s birthday
make menu plan

I've done quite a lot, but it doesn't look that much on my list.

GoldenSnitch, getting it all written down definitely helps, though a lot of my ongoing has been there a long time.

• all up, dressed, teethbrushed done
• beds made, windows and curtains open done
• condensation patrol done
• spatone + OJ done
• breakfast done
• check email and online banking doing
• dry pots done
• laundry - put load in done fold dry washing done take clean washing upstairs, sort and put away, put another load in
• hoover downstairs done
• print stuff off done

-talk to Dad on the phone done

• Range/doctors
• feed the birds
• take rubbish and recycling out
• lunch
• tidy upstairs
• walk?
• tea
• tidy downstairs
• DS bath and bed
• OCM
• is the kitchen cleared?
• ready for the morning? bag packed?
• knitting
• Flexitol and cotton gloves before bed

DIY jobs -

• paint front door - 1 coat inside, 1 coat outside
• pictures and clocks up DSroomdone
• open painted-shut window in bedroom ? Not sure it can be done
• mirror up in bathroom - going to get a different mirror
• big mirror up in bedroom
• fix wardrobe door need correct screw
• get new curtains for front room
• shelves in cupboard

To Do -

• make compost bin
• get a 2nd green box rangcouncil
• filing - new folder/dividers etc.? progressing
• can I buy another shelf for oven? err not sure, found a number to ring, rang will ring back ring them again, post on a forum done
• need new bedding/ duvet?
• card 1 - buy aida done, buy aperture card - Range?, choose design, stitch and put together
• Birthday - card, wrap presents
• plan Christmas 2010 started! haha!
• clean oven - find instruction booklet found
• mould mission
• sort out random ornament box in bedroom that?s been there since we moved!

Wasting - what have you done for Christmas already???? shocking behaviour

I 'filed' some stuff on my ongoing list as it was never happening