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 )

Today
Breakfast done
Clear away breakfast things done
Pilates or walk or gardening
Playgroup - and remembered to pay Done
Vitamins done
Rubbish out
Recycling
Lunch done
Bring logs in done
Light woodburner done
put washing on done
Make Ds's bed
put washing to dry done
Washing folded and put away
tidy kitchen done
empty dishy done
dishy on
admin/filing/post
dinner done
bath DD/DS done
DD to bed
tidy bedroom
put toys away in lounge done
feed cat

also
Write meithrin nursery donation letters
Talk to PIL re holiday
Get photos printed
Buy new address book and fill in
Pay cheque in
Arrange DD's christening

Powering on through now. My back is killing me though (baby car seat prob). .

8 mins past 7pm on Friday. Cracking open a lager imminently (sad lack of white wine in the biscuit household).

Today
Breakfast done
Clear away breakfast things done
Pilates or walk or gardening
Playgroup - and remembered to pay Done
Vitamins done
Rubbish out
Recycling
Lunch done
Bring logs in done
Light woodburner done
put washing on done
Make Ds's bed Done
put washing to dry done
Washing folded and put away done
tidy kitchen done
empty dishy done
dishy on
admin/filing/post
dinner done
bath DD/DS done
DD to bed done
tidy bedroom done
put toys away in lounge done
feed cat

also
Write meithrin nursery donation letters
Talk to PIL re holiday
Get photos printed
Buy new address book and fill in
Pay cheque in
Arrange DD's christening

have nearly finished lager...

Im budgied.
This is the first time ive managed to get online in 2 days.
My flat is a tip. My hair needs washing and I generally feel like shit.
My Grandma seems to be getting worse, we had paramedics out yesterday, they said its a water infection. She has steroids, more AB's and some diazipan for when she gets to agitated. She has no coordination, she couldnt feed herself at all, so I was doing that for her. Sometimes she ok to to talk other time its just gobbledegook. Luckily she has carers so I dont have to deal with the other end!
Im sorry TMI but this morning I arrived to chaos as she had "messed" herself in the early morning and tried to change her incontinence nappy herself.
I just feel so bad for my dad he has to deal with it all day every day. It's so distressing to see her like this.

My list for tomorrow.

Get up and sort out kids breakfasts.
Get DS dressed.
Get myself showered and dressed.
Kick out DH and DS so they can go food shopping and swimming.
Give DD a bath.
Have the most perfect baby in the world that will sit and watch me clean the flat and do all the washing.
Feed DD
Wash and sterilise bottles.
Put shopping away.
Meet sister to go shopping for mums present.
DD lunch feed.
Hopefully get sister to take the reins with DD so I can get some more cleaning and washing done. (inc her second lunch feed)
Go and see how Grandma is doing.
Bitch like hell about other family members not seeing her for several years. Whilst drinking coffee.
Shower.
Get DD and DS ready for mums birthday meal.
Go out and try and relax!

Oh my I am first up today! That'll be thanks to my DS who decided that 5.15 was a good time to wake up!

Here's my list for today:

Get washed and dressed.
Clean up kitchen after breakfast.
Off to M&S to get one of their Dine in for £20 meals for dh and me tonight!
Back home and sort out laundry.
Wash car and hoover and clean out.
If it stays dry- gardening.
Taxi driver for the girls at various points!
Finish thank you cards for DS' b'day pressies.
Cook dinner with dh and chill out with bottle of Cava!

Hope everyone has a good day!

Amazing - sorry to hear that things are hard for you. Sounds awful to see your gran like that. Hope you manage to get what you need done today. Don't worry if you can't manage everything!

Morning Kansasmum - DD awoke at 5am for a feed then went back to sleep, then her big brother turned up in the room at 6.50am so we all had to get up. So much for the lie in I was trying to arrange.

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

get food and vino for nice dinner with DH

also
Write meithrin nursery donation letters
Talk to PIL re holiday
Get photos printed
Buy new address book and fill in
Pay cheque in
Arrange DD's christening

Morning!

Sounds tough Ferret. Hope the day goes as you'd like.

Remember medicine!

• all up, dressed, teethbrushed
• beds made, windows and curtains open
• condensation patrol
• spatone + OJ + vitamins done
• breakfast done
• check email and online banking doing
• laundry - load in done
• decluttering some
• DH take DS out shopping (cross-stitch while they?re out!)
• lunch
• feed the birds
• take rubbish and recycling out
• 15 minutes ago-go
• baking
• DS tea
• tidy downstairs
• DS bath and bed
• OCM
• is the kitchen cleared?
• ready for the morning? bag packed?
• DH cooking meal for two

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 ikea can provide spares (I think) need to find instructions to get part number
• get new curtains for front room
• shelves in cupboard

To Do -

• make compost bin - empty old dustbin, find online instructions again,
• get a 2nd green box rangcouncil
• filing - new folder/dividers etc.? progressing
• need new bedding/ duvet?
• card 1 - buy aida done, buy aperture card - Range? done, choose design, stitch and put together
• Birthday - card, wrap presents
• plan Christmas 2010 started! haha! next - put sheets in ?household manual?, fill some in
• mould mission - bedroom window, hallway, front room window, back room wall
• sort out random ornament box in bedroom that?s been there since we moved!
• British Gas
• Barclaycard
• Gas safety man - find letter with phone number on
• ironing board - new cover? or new ironing board?

Hi all have glanced back through thread

freaky flirt with him it will be good for the soul

Looks like we have all got one of those valentines meals, only mine is a Sainsburys one
MIL bought one each for her sons, to cook for their partners, she really is fab!

Anyway been out and about today haven't got much done at home and want to have house lovely for half term

Bought myself The Time Travellers Wife on DVD and told dh that was from him

So before I can relax and watch it

KITCHEN
Eat some fruit
declutter work tops
clean worktops
clean table
wash back door windows
have already mopped might do again

put a wash on

Clean bathroom
have shower sparkling
clean ensuite
hoover hall

right off to do that and then will be back

Hope everyone is having a fun/productive/relaxing/romantic weekend. (delete as appropriate!)

Remember medicine!

• all up, dressed, teethbrushed
• beds made, windows and curtains open done
• condensation patrol done
• spatone + OJ + vitamins done
• breakfast done
• check email and online banking doing
• laundry - load in done
• decluttering some
• DH take DS out shopping (cross-stitch while they?re out!) done
• lunch done

+ wash pots done

• feed the birds done
• take rubbish and recycling out done

+ walk to Range done + coffee and sit down doing

• 15 minutes ago-go - sort paper recycling and shredding
• baking

+ dry pots

• DS tea
• tidy downstairs
• DS bath and bed
• OCM
• is the kitchen cleared?
• ready for the morning? bag packed?

+ pump up pram tyres

• DH cooking meal for two

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 ikea can provide spares (I think) need to find instructions to get part number
• get new curtains for front room
• shelves in cupboard + clean and anti-mildew paint

To Do -

• make compost bin - empty old dustbin, find online instructions again done,
• get a 2nd green box rangcouncil
• filing - new folder/dividers etc.? progressing
• need new bedding/ duvet?
• card 1 - buy aida done, buy aperture card - Range? done, choose design done, stitch started and put together
• Birthday - card, wrap presents
• plan Christmas 2010 started! haha! next - put sheets in ?household manual?, fill some in
• mould mission - bedroom window, hallway, front room window, back room wall
• sort out random ornament box in bedroom that?s been there since we moved!
• British Gas
• Barclaycard
• Gas safety man - find letter with phone number on
• ironing board - new cover? or new ironing board? new cover bought and put on done NO EXCUSES NOT TO IRON NOW

Plum my next man will have a mother just like your MIL

Hardly done anything again today other than take dd to a party, all my productivity earlier in the week is going to seed

DD now at my parents' until mon, don't know if I'll cope! She asked to go and stay there without me but I could tell she was a bit worried when it actually came to going...

Well I do have a single BIL left (well so he says think he has a fbuddy) is very handsome, and young(29), and good with kids, but MIL wouldn't like you if you took him to England he's her baby

Anyhooo

KITCHEN
Eat some fruit
declutter work tops done
clean worktopsdone
clean tabledone
wash back door windows
have already mopped might do again

put a wash ondone

Clean bathroomdone
have shower sparkling done not sure about sparkling though
clean ensuitedone
hoover halldone

so need to go
start dinner hang up wash
get dcs ready for bed
watch lost
drink wine

think I will iron and watch TTW tomorrow

I could move

freakoid.

have a lovely evening all...

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

get food and vino for nice dinner with DH done

also
Write meithrin nursery donation letters
Talk to PIL re holiday
Get photos printed
Buy new address book and fill in
Pay cheque in
Arrange DD's christening

Hello ladies, hope everyone is enjoying their weekends!

Trinity - how've you been today?

We are having a lovely weekend with our friends, nice walk to the pub today and then DS went to sleep at 8.30pm so have had a nice childfree evening with wine and a film. The best news is that Mrs Friend is 12 weeks pregnant with their first baby, yay!

Argh, that is DS waking up, must go. Will be back with a list at some point tomorrow afternoon.

Morning!

Sounds like a great time Ali.

Plum's BIL sounds lovely eh, Freaky?

DH made us lovely meal last night. Didn't clean up though.

Remember medicine!

• all up, dressed, teethbrushed
• beds made, windows and curtains open
• condensation patrol
• spatone + OJ + vitamins done
• breakfast done
• check email and online banking doing
• laundry - ?
• clear kitchen! - dry pots, wash pots, dry pots, clean sides, clean floor
• sort and shred paper recycling
• pump up pram tyres!
• out for afternoon
• feed the birds
• take rubbish and recycling out + BIN + BOX OUT
• tea
• tidy downstairs
• DS bath and bed
• OCM
• is the kitchen cleared?
• ready for the morning? bag packed
• DH cooking meal for two

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 ikea can provide spares (I think) need to find instructions to get part number
• get new curtains for front room
• shelves in cupboard + clean and anti-mildew paint

To Do -

• make compost bin - empty old dustbin, find online instructions again done,
• get a 2nd green box rangcouncil
• filing - new folder/dividers etc.? progressing
• need new bedding/ duvet?
• Birthday - card, wrap presents
• plan Christmas 2010 started! haha! next - put sheets in ?household manual?, fill some in
• mould mission - bedroom window, hallway, front room window, back room wall
• sort out random ornament box in bedroom that?s been there since we moved!
• British Gas
• Barclaycard
• Gas safety man - find letter with phone number on

You must all think I'm man obsessed what with fit fence man, fit window cleaner and now plum's BIL I'm not really honest! Not looking for anything atm but am starting to dust myself off and see it as a possibility in the future

Ali sounds like a lovely weekend.

Hope Trinity is doing ok today

Ferret - I really hope things are getting better and your poor Gran is finding her new meds are working out.

My place is a tip too and I don't have your excuse. Got hardly any sleep last night (and not much during the week). Was late to mass due to zoning out in the shower and got no cleaning done at all today. I did two meals, the grocery shopping and a couple of loads of laundry. It's something I guess.

Still have lots of boxes that need clearing. Am worried about the amount of stuff about when DD starts crawling.

Freakoid, - am impressed by your get up and go! (and the number of fit men in your vicinity!)

Must go and make dinner. I have just got DD to sleep. I hope to goodness she sleeps a bit longer tonight. At one point last night, I fed her for an hour and a half, she finally fell asleep, then started crying again 25 minutes later. I could have cried myself. Am reading the No-Cry Sleep Solution book as fast as I can. I am on page 98.

lisi you poor thing, how old is DD? I can sympathise, DS is an awful sleeper still at 18 months old.

We have had a lovely weekend, DH made yummy pancakes for brunch today and friends left about 2pm. We have spent the afternoon vegging, and DS was fast asleep at the underheard of hour of 8pm

Very little list tonight, my brother and his gf are coming for lunch tomorrow and I don't want to be in a flap in the morning.

DONE
Put a wash on
DS bath and bed
Tidy living room

TO DO
Unload dishwasher
Tidy kitchen
Wipe highchair and coffee tables
Go to bed before 11pm!

eVENING all abit tipsy just finished off my wine from Sainsburys meal for 2, pinot grigio qite nice

How was everyone elses meal for 2?

Freaky my BIL is lovely but unfortunately his ex has left him quite bruised, is the best I can describe it, everyone thought she was lovely, she was even my bridesmaid,but she was a liar and a cheat, and I think he is trust is broken

anywAY i DID ALL my ironing today while watching The Time Travellers Wife and bawled my eyes out

I loved it, even though dh thought I was mad because I knew how it ended and cried anyway, but I know I will cry again if I watch it

dcs are off for half term so need to plan some activities

Morning all, I had a lovely night away Sat but need to seriously start on this house as it is DD3s birthday party on Sunday. DCs are on hols but DD3 still has toddler group. This morning my task is to clean the dining area of the kitchen

Tidy Computer Desk
Move clothes upstairs
Pull out TV stand
Clean behind it
Clean extractor Fan Cover
Clean Highchair in case it is needed Sunday
Tidy Shelves at side of Fridge
Clean patio doors

get out of bed
take kids to the park
get out of bed again
take mate to canine rescue centre (why do I always say yes to anyone asking me to do stuff)
get out of bed again

butterfly, you really can clean and tidy, go for it

EVERYDAY JOBS
Get up and make beds half done
Open curtains and wipe condensation from windows half done
Brush teeth
Get breakfast done
Get dressed half done
Empty Dishwasher done
Refill Dishwasher done
Wipe kitchen sides
Get dinner out of freezer if necessary done
Clean room of the day (I find it easier if I choose one a day to concentrate on) ? todays it?s?the kitchen
Clean loo
Put washing on done
Put clean washing in tumble dryer
Play with children - turn the bloody TV off!!
Endless breastfeeding!
Make lunch
Make dinner
Bath and bed
Tidy lounge
Feed rabbits

OTHER JOBS
Post Anthony Nolan Form
Pick up ?New Family? pack from Lloyds or Argos
Chose and order picks from Snapfsh
Get new mirror for the bathroom cabinet
Send Christmas thank you cards
Sort out jabs for rabbits
Return book to Amazon done
Return rug to Habitat
Get photos for passports done
Find all bits for IKEA bed guard and sell
Clean inside of car
Fill out DD?s baby books
Fill out DD?s Christmas memory book