Marching into Spring, ready to clean? Slatterns and listmakers, all are welcome!

[wastingaway]

Apologies for title.

Write lists, chat about stuff, motivate, celebrate and commiserate.

Any list format is acceptable.

Including 'coffee and MN' on to do list is encouraged.

Was sure I had already posted this list . Have a feeling I have a migraine starting so must get off this.

MORNINGS

Everybody up DONE
Make Beds
Make Lunches DONE
Everyone to school/toddler group/work DONE
Mammys tablets DONE
Tidy Sitting Room
Wash Floor
Tidy Hall
Downstairs Loo (since DD3 started using loo, toilet roll is normally streamed all over the place like the andrex puppy has been there)
Wash Breakfast Dishes
Clean counters
Tidy dining area
Sweep Floors
Washing
Hang Up washing
Collect DD3
Make DHs Lunch
Tidy Up after it

AFTER LUNCH
Collect DDs
Make Dinner
Clean up after it
Evening activities
Make Tea
Clean up after it
Find Clothes for the next day

CC - hope it holds off.

Yes DS2 did go back to sleep, and me too, then they weren't up until 6.45 which was very needed.

Tues:

• all up & breakfasted DONE
• all dressed DONE
• strip beds & find clean bedding DONE
• swap bathmats & towels DONE
• new bag of cat food into storage bin DONE
• DS1 not to pre-sch DONE
• me & DS2 to sing & sign (last session) DONE

• shopping 11-1/put all away
• lunch & tidy up
• DS2 nap
• garden time if sunny (yey for Spring!)
• various phone calls needing to be done Doing
• tea x 3 (pasta)
• boys to bed
• orchestra

Ongoing List:

• contact new dentist & see if we can register
• return borrowed DVD
• upload & order online prints
• order door curtain (& rail) for front door
• clean kitchen cupboard doors (Started)
• put cds onto DH's pc, then they can go into loft with others
• find out about swimming lessons for DS1
• copy Wasting and think about Christmas! (maybe)
• get carpets cleaned FoundLikelyCompany - Phoned (Man coming to quote now!)
• get oven cleaned; FoundLikelyCompany - Phoned (will phone back)
• sort out date for next pizza night
• sort out holiday in August to Jersey; hire car (+ seats)
• plant some bulbs
• runner bean in a glass jar
• ring GOSH re DS2's remaining drug & poss coming off it LeftMessage
• ring doc for appt for me to discuss coming off ADs

CC I'm afraid I just pop pills, once my migraines take hold I throw up and everything, horrible I hate them, I've had them from primary school

JKS how did yesterday go in the land of Adults and no dcs
dd2 knocked on our door at 3.30am to ask me to put toilet seat down, this wee tiny knock and voice very cute had it not been 3.30

Well I found motication and cleaned scrubbed the outside of cooker and the wall tiles behind cooker and decluttered that area, still loads to do though and today is dancing day

AND I did a big pile of Ironing last night during fast forward

DONE
breakfast
load dishwasher & on(last nights dishes)
dcs washed & dressed
school runs
lunch
clean pots & pans -put away

TO DO
umload dishy
declutter work top
put on wash x atleast 2
Iron
put away any dry washing
sort pile of underwear(during desp housewives)
if I have time dcs beds
brush & mop kitchen floor brushed
hoover living room again dd2 is like a little mouse
make another lemon cake
sew ds stripe on belt before Wed
dancing
library
put my library book in bag & fee

make packed lunches for tomorrow, dd1 has to be in school for 8.30am they are going up in a plane[wow] I'm really excited for her, but nervous as it is something I would love to be there for, even just at the airport to see them take off & land (PFB)

OTHER
sew dh trousers & body warmer
pick colour for bedroom
buy paint
pick bedroom curtain
assess curtain pole situation
pay dd1s violin before 25th paid
look for a hotel deal for wedding aniversary

Afternoon ladies

JKS Coffee?

Ali you are flying!

Wasting your list is getting scarily long!!

After the housework frenzy the other day, i have been a bit slack, so need to do an afternoon list.

Put washload on done
Have lunch doing
Empty dishwasher
Give kitchen a good wipe down
Clean hob
Hang washing out
Do horses
Put Jacket potatoes in the oven (to have with yesterdays leftover sausage casserole)
Put another washload on
Get washing in (finish in tumble/airing cupboard)
See if friend is coming for coffee tomorrow
Make cakes if she is
Fold and put washing away
DD bed - antibiotic cream on
Tidy living room
Bath and bed

Lol Alice - i'm a tea drinker myself

Plum - was nice in a way to be in the office/away from the kids but i also felt bad as I don't want to work really, it's only over the next couple of months while they find someone else/handover. And i can come and go as i please really as i'm doing them a favour

Tues:

• all up & breakfasted DONE
• all dressed DONE
• strip beds & find clean bedding DONE
• swap bathmats & towels DONE
• new bag of cat food into storage bin DONE
• DS1 not to pre-sch DONE
• me & DS2 to sing & sign (last session) DONE
• shopping 11-1/put all away DONE
• lunch & tidy up DONE
• DS2 nap Doing
• garden time DoneSome ColdNowThough brr
• various phone calls needing to be done DONE

• tea x 3 (pasta)
• boys to bed
• orchestra

Ongoing List:

• contact new dentist & see if we can register
• return borrowed DVD
• upload & order online prints
• order door curtain (& rail) for front door
• clean kitchen cupboard doors (Started)
• put cds onto DH's pc, then they can go into loft with others
• find out about swimming lessons for DS1
• copy Wasting and think about Christmas! (maybe)
• get carpets cleaned - Found Likely Company - Phoned - Man came to quote - Coming Tomorrow to clean carpets!
• get oven cleaned - Found Likely Company - Phoned (will phone back)
• sort out date for next pizza night
• sort out holiday in August to Jersey; hire car (+ seats)
• plant some bulbs
• runner bean in a glass jar
• ring GOSH re DS2's remaining drug & poss coming off it - Left Message
• ring doc for appt for me to discuss coming off ADs DONE (appt next week)

Hello,
am skiving today, have been to toddlers and supermarket and that's it. Will also cook dinner and wash up at some point but the rest can wait (so there!). Oh and arse I just remembered I told dd I'd make a cake with her for her to give to H for his birthday tomorrow.

DD was invited to a party on sun 4-6pm right on the other side of town (2 buses to get there, 1 not v regular and not at all on sunday eves). I knew it would be difficult for me to get there so asked H if he'd be able to take her before I accepted the invite. He said yes. Yesterday he told me he'd be away this weekend and it just occured to me about the party so I sent him a text asking if he would be back in time so he could still take her. His reply "I guess not"

what a fucking arsehole, am going to have to get a taxi or something now

Freak - what a absolute twat he is. I'm afraid I would be tempted to tell DD she couldn't go and tell her it was her Dad's fault. I know that's the wrong thing though! V. for you.

Alice - most of that washing was done yesterday, so not as impressive as it looked

TUESDAY
Me and DH up - done
Shower and dressed - done
Get DS up and dressed - done
Spatone + vitamins
Breakfast and tidy kitchen - done
Make beds and tidy upstairs - done
Wipe over bathroom
Over to friends for playtime and lunch - done
DS nap - doing
Cup of tea, MN and a flapjack - doing
Dinner - kievs and jacket potatoes
Clear up
DS bath and bed
Post DS-to-bed tidy
Kitchen clear before bed
Take ADs

Post-holiday jobs

• Laundry

-- 1st folded -- 2nd folded -- 3rd folded -- 4th folded -- 5th folded -- 6th on airer -- 7th dry -- 8th drying -- Mattress protector - washing

• Unpack last 2 bags
• Clean ski boots
• Clean Bugaboo
• Clean walking boots
• Hoover out car, especially DS' seat!

TO DO THIS WEEK
Speak to SIL about DH's party on Saturday
Make a birthday cake for Mum and another for DH
Tidy and make up spare room for Mum - DH starting today
Birthday card and present for Mum
Sort and put away DS' too small clothes

CLEANING THIS WEEK
Sweep kitchen and hall - done
Mop kitchen and hall
Hoover downstairs - done
Dust downstairs
Hoover upstairs
Dust upstairs
Mirrors and glass doors
Stairs and bannisters
Shower screen
Wash bathroom floor

Ali if he'd just said no to begin with it would be different but this is so typical of him, doing what he wants without thinking about the people he is letting down.

Oh Freaky, , he's such a loser.

My ongoing lists haven't shifted much the last few days, need to get them moving or they'll get me!

• Me up, showered and dressed done
• beds made, windows and curtains open done
• DS up, nappy changed and dressed, then downstairs for boob done
• spatone + OJ + vitamins done
• breakfast done
• condensation patrol, curtains and window open done
• laundry - fold dry washing done, put 3rd load in done
• coffee + check email and online banking doing
• email Dad done, text MIL done
• recipes, mealplan and shopping list done
• town - market, done Boots done, charity shops?
• lunch doing
• baby clinic to get DS weighed? no too late, he?s snoozing
• walk to feed ducks? no

+ walk to the range for stickers + swings done

• 15 minutes gardening
• feed the birds done
• take rubbish, recycling and compost caddy out done
• tea cooking
• put breadmaker on?
• tidy downstairs
• DS bath and bed
• wipe round bathroom and OCM
• is the kitchen cleared?
• ready for the morning? bag packed?
• write list for tomorrow
• knitting and pampering

DS daily -

• messy activity done stickers (lightly messy!)
• shoe walk done + swings
• garden done

Pamper time! -

• manicure 2 - paint nails
• hair - cut, dye bought, one more shampoo then Curly Girl - re-read book
• pedicure 1 - scrub and shape nails
• pedicure 2 - paint nails
• make up every day no my skin?s been too dry. Think the chlorine on Saturday mucked it up and I haven?t been strictly OCMing

Doom -

• bedroom chair
• books! - get them organised
• pantry needs a quick tidy
• craft cupboard - empty, declutter and sort, then clean, anti-mildew paint and put new shelves in (don?t forget the moisture traps after)
• random box in front room

To Do -

• plan Christmas 2010, next - decide on gifts to make, use what I?ve got for now
• sort digital photos and order any I want prints of - create folder for photos I want prints of done, find other photos on DH laptop
• Write CV started research CV writing online
• mirrors - buy small mirror for above bathroom sink, big mirror up in bedroom, other mirror up above dressing table
• get new curtains for front room, measure up again
• get garden chairs from MILs garage, think there?s only fold-up ones there, go check
• work out budget/SOA done
• buy swimming costume for DS
• Birthdays - SIL, MIL, GM, step-MIL, DS!

That's my worry too wasting, have done v little housework the past couple of days and think I will wake up tomorrow and see DOOOOOOOOM

Freak - what a twunt for you.

Tues:

• all up & breakfasted DONE
• all dressed DONE
• strip beds & find clean bedding DONE
• swap bathmats & towels DONE
• new bag of cat food into storage bin DONE
• DS1 not to pre-sch DONE
• me & DS2 to sing & sign (last session) DONE
• shopping 11-1/put all away DONE
• lunch & tidy up DONE
• DS2 nap DONE
• garden time DoneMore
• various phone calls needing to be done DONE
• quick lie down while DS1 watched a film DONE
• tea x 3 (pasta) DONE

• boys to bed
• orchestra

Wed:

• 'office day'
• all up & breakfasted
• all dressed
• no pre-sch again
• try and clear downstairs rooms for carpet cleaner
• email friend re birthday
• lunch & tidy up
• DS2 nap
• Carpet man coming 1-4
• try and keep DS1 out of the way
• tea x 2
• boys bath & bed
• find out what time DH may be home re dinner

Ongoing List:

• contact new dentist & see if we can register
• return borrowed DVD
• upload & order online prints
• order door curtain (& rail) for front door
• clean kitchen cupboard doors (Started)
• put cds onto DH's pc, then they can go into loft with others
• find out about swimming lessons for DS1
• copy Wasting and think about Christmas! (maybe)
• get carpets cleaned - Found Likely Company - Phoned - Man came to quote - Coming Tomorrow to clean carpets!
• get oven cleaned - Found Likely Company - Phoned - Booked for 8th April
• sort out date for next pizza night
• sort out holiday in August to Jersey; hire car (+ seats)
• plant some bulbs
• runner bean in a glass jar
• ring GOSH re DS2's remaining drug & poss coming off it - Left Message

@ Wasting & Freaking thats how I feel and I need to get the laundry room AKA the lounge sorted as fireplace man is coming tomorrow, YEY

And my friends dad is coming to use dhs shed tomorrow so I will have to bring him in for tea, although kitchen isn't too bad

I know that feeling aswell, house looks alright and then suddenly everything needs cleaning and dusting at once.

Wasting - you need to eat nuts to sort out your skin. They have all the right oils and fats to get rid of dry skin apparently. I keep starting OCMing and then stopping - it is too time consuming and it generates more washing what with all the muslins/facecloths.

I have been working on my cleaning lists this evening. I know it all sounds a bit Flylady, but 90% of my problem is remembering that it's 6 months since I've hoovered under the beds or whatever. I reckon if I have it all written down then it'll be easy because I just have to do it when the spreadsheet says so!
I can share if anyone wants, it is nowhere near as complicated as that Master Plan that Norks posted - a true Slatterns method!

TUESDAY
Me and DH up - done
Shower and dressed - done
Get DS up and dressed - done
Spatone + vitamins
Breakfast and tidy kitchen - done
Make beds and tidy upstairs - done
Wipe over bathroom
Over to friends for playtime and lunch - done
DS nap - done
Cup of tea, MN and a flapjack - done
Run dishwasher - done
Dinner - kievs and jacket potatoes - done
Unload dishwasher - done
Clear up - done
DS bath and bed - done
Run dishwasher again - done
Post DS-to-bed tidy - done
Clean bedding onto our bed once mattress protector has dried
Kitchen clear before bed - done
Post pile - done
Put away clean washing that has been aired - done
Start working on weekly and monthly cleaning/housekeeping lists - almostfinished
Take ADs

Post-holiday jobs

• Laundry

-- 1st folded -- 2nd folded -- 3rd folded -- 4th folded -- 5th folded -- 6th folded -- 7th dry -- 8th dry -- Mattress protector - drying

• Unpack last 2 bags
• Clean ski boots
• Clean Bugaboo
• Clean walking boots
• Hoover out car, especially DS' seat!

TO DO THIS WEEK
Speak to SIL about DH's party on Saturday - done
Make a birthday cake for Mum and another for DH - SIL has already sorted one for DH, result!
Tidy and make up spare room for Mum - DH starting today
Birthday card and present for Mum
Sort and put away DS' too small clothes

CLEANING THIS WEEK
Sweep kitchen and hall - done
Mop kitchen and hall
Hoover downstairs - done
Dust downstairs
Hoover upstairs
Dust upstairs
Mirrors and glass doors
Stairs and bannisters
Shower screen
Wash bathroom floor

Morning

Freak what a knob! At least it is a good reminder that you are so much better without him!

My house is looking messy again, literally overnight

DD had a bad night last night. Her eczema has flared up and we have some AB cream to put on, but she woke because she was scratching, then got upset because she couldn't find her Goldilocks book with the magnetic 'stickers' so i had to find it for her, then she was desperate for the babybear magnet, and it was all a bit much at 2am. DH was also out at midnight for a call and at 6am, so bloody shattered

We usually go to playgroup on wed mornings, but DD is booked in for a dancing lesson this afternoon, and so because of lack of sleep i don't think i can manage both without enormous quantities of caffeine and sugar! So no playgroup this morning.
DONE
Get up
Get breakfast
Put AB cream on DD (took bribery of chocolate biscuits!)
Write list

TO DO
Get dressed
Get DD dressed and emollient on
Put washload on
Make beds
Do horses
Give kitchen a good wipe down
Clean hob
Hang washing out (might rain)
Lunch
Dancing
Do horses
Dinner (bolognese or lasagne)
Put another washload on
Get washing in (finish in tumble/airing cupboard)
Fold and put washing away
DD bed - antibiotic cream on
Tidy living room
Bath and bed

Morning!

Ali, I'd like to see your lists.
(We're supposed to hoover under the bed?! )

You're right about nuts, I'll get some later I think.

Alice, poor DD. Hope you can get more sleep tonight.
Is it her first dancing lesson?

• Me up, showered and dressed done
• beds made, windows and curtains open done
• DS up, nappy changed and dressed, then downstairs for boob done
• spatone + OJ + vitamins done
• breakfast done
• condensation patrol, curtains and window open done
• laundry - fold dry washing, wash nappies
• coffee + check email and online banking doing
• doom etc.
• lunch
• ?
• 15 minutes gardening
• feed the birds
• take rubbish, recycling and compost caddy out
• tea
• put breadmaker on?
• tidy downstairs
• DS bath and bed
• wipe round bathroom and OCM
• is the kitchen cleared?
• ready for the morning? bag packed?
• write list for tomorrow
• knitting and pampering

DS daily -

• messy activity
• shoe walk
• garden

Pamper time! -

• manicure 2 - paint nails
• hair - cut, dye bought, one more shampoo then Curly Girl - re-read book
• pedicure 1 - scrub and shape nails
• pedicure 2 - paint nails
• make up every day

Doom -

• bedroom chair started
• books! - get them organised
• pantry needs a quick tidy
• craft cupboard - empty, declutter and sort, then clean, anti-mildew paint and put new shelves in (don?t forget the moisture traps after) am reconsidering this arrangement...
• random box in front room

To Do -

• plan Christmas 2010, next - decide on gifts to make, use what I?ve got for now
• sort digital photos and order any I want prints of - find other photos on DH laptop
• Write CV started research CV writing online
• mirrors - buy small mirror for above bathroom sink, big mirror up in bedroom, other mirror up above dressing table
• get new curtains for front room, measure up again
• get garden chairs from MILs garage, think there?s only fold-up ones there, go check
• buy swimming costume for DS
• Birthdays - SIL, MIL, GM, step-MIL, DS!
• sock audit

Bloody kid! Obviously the lack of sleep hasn't affected her, she is running around completely naked refusing to have clothes put on or a nappy. Wouldn't be a problem except the horses want to go out.

Morning everyone My list is growing to ridiculous proportions - must get some of the ongoing stuff done!!!

Wasting - shall I send you a message on FB with them rather than taking up loads of space here? I need to finish them but they wil be ready by tonight

WEDNESDAY
Me and DH up - done
Shower and dressed - DH done
Get DS up and dressed - done
Spatone + vitamins
Take chicken out for tonight's dinner - done
Breakfast and tidy kitchen - inprogress
Unload dishwasher
Make beds and tidy upstairs
Wipe over bathroom
Drive to my parents in time for lunch
Get hair cut while Mum looks after DS
Come home
Dinner
Clear up
DS bath and bed
Post DS-to-bed tidy
Finish cleaning lists
Kitchen clear before bed
Take ADs

Post-holiday jobs

• Laundry - done yay!
• Unpack last 2 bags - done
• Clean ski boots
• Clean Bugaboo
• Clean walking boots
• Hoover out car, especially DS' seat!

TO DO THIS WEEK
Make a birthday cake for Mum
Tidy and make up spare room for Mum - DH starting today
Birthday card and present for Mum
Sort and put away DS' too small clothes

CLEANING THIS WEEK
Mop kitchen and hall
Dust downstairs
Hoover upstairs
Dust upstairs
Mirrors and glass doors
Stairs and bannisters
Shower screen
Wash bathroom floor

TO DO
Call furniture donation scheme about stuff in garage
Send 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...

AREAS OF DOOM
Organise paperwork/filing
Sideboard (this is a mega task)
Books

HOUSE
Fix light in cooker hood (not just a duff bulb apparently)
Clean carpets
Find a painter to do the kitchen
Put up extra hooks in utility

Morning

I'd like to see the cleaning plan lists too Ali. I can CAT you with my email address if you like.

Was off yesterday to Osteopath and Gynae consultant. Sounds like I need an MRI and may need an op to get rid of scar tissue. So unfair. Was a bit sad yesterday but have cheered up a bit . Being a woman is awful sometimes. As if childbirth wasn't enough.

I am feeling like life with young DC's is never endingly exhausting/monotonous. The DC's have colds. DH and I have colds too and both are feeling exhausted. A simple thing like not having potatoes in the house (which leads to dinner making trouble) makes me feel really upset and rubbish.

DD is really poorly with a cough so up alot in the night. Add to that the crap weather and it feels cold.

Sorry for the big whinge but sometimes I feel that you lot are the only ones who understand. I have no family nearby.

Rant over. Hope everyone else is ok.

Wasting - make sure you take EFA's and vit C every day for your skin.

Tomorrow
All up and dressed done
Clear away breakfast things done
Pilates or walk or gardening
Vitamins
Rubbish out
Recycling out/plastic to school
Lunch
Light woodburner
Open windows
put washing on
put washing to dry
Washing in, folded and put away
tidy kitchen done
empty dishy
dishy filled and on
admin/filing/post
dinner
bath DD/DS
DD/DS to bed
tidy bedroom
put toys away in lounge
feed cat

also
Plant some more seeds
Arrange holiday at Easter and Summer
Write meithrin nursery donation letters
Buy new address book and fill in
Arrange DD's christening! - send off form
DH's doc appointment
Pay meithrin nursery
Test more paint for decorating hall and bathroom.
Ring estate agent done
Transfer money from acc

Sorry I got interrupted mid post yesterday

Freak yes your dh is a twat and I'm afraid I would be like Ali and blame dh

Ali I would love to see it too, but I try to do under my bed every week(and I've got a divan), I'm not sure wiether because it is right beside ensuite but it gets really dusty

HMHB moan away, makes me feel like its not always me, no but seriously moan away, I was like that on Monday everything felt like a big deal, now I think someone bopped me over the head as I'm feeling better than I have in ages
although talking to my mum on the phone this morning has annoyed me slightly, but I am ignoring

Okay dd1 will be on her plane trip taking off now I think, everyone pray that the cloud cover miracously lefts over somewhere they fly so they can see SOMETHING!!!

Last night I had One born every minute on and dh came in at start and said
oh whats this and then realised
and said no watching it 4 times will be enough for me

DONE
breakfast
dcs washed & dressed
school runs
lunch
clean pots & pans -put away
put on wash x atleast 2
try and dry washing
unstick tumble drier every 5 mins

TO DO
load dishwasher & on
unload dishy
declutter work top
Iron
put away any dry washing
sort pile of underwear
brush & mop kitchen floor brushedagain
hoover hall
make another lemon cake
wait for fireplace man suppossed to be here at 9.30

OTHER
sew dh trousers & body warmer
pick colour for bedroom
buy paint
pick bedroom curtain
make sure measurements for bedrrom windows are right
assess curtain pole situation
pay dd1s violin before 25th paid
look for a hotel deal for wedding aniversar

HMHB - have a (((((hug))))) and moan away as much as you like!
At the risk of sticking my beak in, it does sound a bit like you might be slipping to PND. Might be worth a trip to the Drs just for a chat? It is no surprise that you are down with all the stress around going back to work etc.

I will post the lists here - they are not so huge

WEDNESDAY
Me and DH up - done
Shower and dressed - DH done
Get DS up and dressed - done
Spatone + vitamins
Take chicken out for tonight's dinner - done
Breakfast and tidy kitchen - done
Unload dishwasher - done
Make beds and tidy upstairs - done
Wipe over bathroom + sweep floor - done
Sweep kitchen and hall - done
Drive to my parents in time for lunch
Get hair cut while Mum looks after DS
Come home
Dinner
Clear up
DS bath and bed
Post DS-to-bed tidy
Kitchen clear before bed
Take ADs

Post-holiday jobs

• Laundry - done yay!
• Unpack last 2 bags - done
• Clean ski boots
• Clean Bugaboo
• Clean walking boots
• Hoover out car, especially DS' seat!

TO DO THIS WEEK
Make a birthday cake for Mum
Tidy and make up spare room for Mum - DH starting today
Birthday card and present for Mum
Sort and put away DS' too small clothes

CLEANING THIS WEEK
Mop kitchen and hall
Dust downstairs - done
Hoover upstairs
Dust upstairs
Mirrors and glass doors
Stairs and bannisters - done
Shower screen
Wash bathroom floor
Downstairs skirtings - donehalf

TO DO
Call furniture donation scheme about stuff in garage
Send 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...

AREAS OF DOOM
Organise paperwork/filing
Sideboard (this is a mega task)
Books

HOUSE
Fix light in cooker hood (not just a duff bulb apparently)
Clean carpets
Find a painter to do the kitchen
Put up extra hooks in utility

HMHB it always feels rubbish when you haven't had enough sleep. Any normal day, you can bumble along quite happily. No potatoes? Then we will have pasta, not a problem. But on a bad day, no potatoes means stressy dinner of cereal or sandwiches, mum feeling like a complete failure, noticing all the little unimportant jobs that don't get done (because they are not important) and feeling even worse. If moaning on here helps you let it out and feel better than feel free

Wasting yes it is DD's first class. We are just paying for this one session as a taster and if DD likes it then we will book her in for next term.

DD is in a horrible mood, tired, grumpy, on the edge of a serious meltdown and now i can't get the bloody telly to work. It is all well and good having some all singing all dancing computer/telly that that does amazing things if it fucking works! Grrrrrr

DONE
Get up
Get breakfast
Put AB cream on DD (took bribery of chocolate biscuits!)
Write list
Get dressed
Get DD dressed and emollient on
Put washload on
Make beds
Do horses
Tidy living room (well, enough for now)

TO DO
Give kitchen a good wipe down
Clean hob
Hang washing out (might rain)
Lunch
Dancing
Do horses
Dinner (bolognese or lasagne)
Put another washload on
Get washing in (finish in tumble/airing cupboard)
Fold and put washing away
DD bed - antibiotic cream on
Bath and bed

DD has now found the argos catalogue and is quietly looking at the toys - thank god!

Got off to a good start this morning

All up, dressed, breakfasted - DONE
Washing up - DONE
Wipe kitchen sides and dining table ? DONE
DD to preschool ? DONE
Load of washing in ? DONE
Washing out on line -
Dry clothes off radiators and put away? DONE
Kitchen cupboard fronts wiped - DONE
Hoover downstairs ? DONE
Hoover upstairs ? DONE
Mop downstairs - DONE
Email re dd?s bday ?
Clean loo ? DONE
Clean sink- DONE
Try to de-limescale taps- DONE
Lunch ?
EXERCISE ?
DRINK MORE (not alcohol!) ? DOING
Clean inside windows and mirrors ?
Watch lost -
Cook dinner ?
Wash up -
Bath and bed dc?s-
Tidy kitchen and sitting room ?

Plum I am starting to think you are not a slattern at all, but hey, you must really enjoy our company to keep posting here Hope dd has a great time and you don't worry too much

HMHB my dc had crackers, grapes and yoghurt for dinner last night because I left it too late to put teh chicken in and then just couldn't think!

Ali post it here, we'll all want a look!

Wasting my skin was rubbish, I used weleda skin food at night for a couple of nights and that sorted it. Am now using yes to carrots night cream (really love this!) and boots time delay day and my skin looks pretty good. Also buy this months marie claire because you get a free neals yard moisturiser with it and it is lovely! OCM made my skin shite when I did it but I do use it once every couple of weeks, more of a mask than a wash iyswim.

Freak I really am, I try to do theose things and something else gets neglected,
and I have been sat on here so nothing has got done all day

My problem is I try to get it all done in one day and then crack up that it all seems to need doing again[gggrrrrr] so then I will slum it for awhile and do the bare minium, so a timetable is what I need!!

Still no sign of fireplaceman and he is out on a call, I said yes but he is suppossed to be out on a call AT MY HOUSE!!!!!!

Oh and I do love you all, so when I become a domestic goddess I will still post here!