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

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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.

Freak could you try some pro-biotic yoghurt for DS? Might help balance nasties in his tummy?

I am so exhausted i feel like crying (or cracking open one of the easter eggs)

One of the mums at toddler group has given me a name of some cream to try for DD's eczema, really hoping it will work as the steroid cream isn't doing much and don't want to keep putting it on her.

Friend is coming to help with the horses this afternoon which is lovely, may have a little nap first though

Good idea alice I'll pop into tesco when I go to pick dd up later, it's horrible seeing him so ill

Hey all. I panicked when I couldn't find this thread. have 6so^ much to do at the moment that making lists is the only way to get through it.

So far I have ticked off:

1. Make various phonecalls re: my son's education (long story - he has SEN and we are going through the process of trying to get a diagnosis and statement)

1. Type a letter to the LEA

1. Sort out my folder of documents re: DS ready for meeting tomorrow

1. Email my nanny begging asking her to do some extra dates for us

1. Post parcels to Ebay buyers as promised I would do today

1. Washed and dried two loads of laundry

Now need to:

• Sort out all my university folders which are in complete chaos

• Go up the road to do a bit of photocopying

• Ring my MIL and dad

• do more washing!

• make dinner

House a tip, whole family got various ailments/coughs/colds...nothing but bear minimum getting done right now!

bare, even!

Hello Minnie, you have done loads!

Alice have you eaten all the easter eggs yet??

Minnie you're doing well

Freak - Diluted apple juice may be less acidic on his tum? Poor DS.

Alice - have just bought 9 (incl one for me and DH each )! Easter Eggs. Thought best take some for all family when we are away tomorrow.

JKS - brilliant news. Well done you!

DD did a massive vom on latest food attempt. May leave it now til after Easter.

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

Try to do
Clear paperwork off table
Arrange DD's christening! - send off form
Attempt more food for DD - apple?
Ring child-minder done

also
Buy Easter Eggs
Plant some more seeds
Arrange holiday at Easter and Summer
Write meithrin nursery donation letters
Buy new address book and fill in
Pay meithrin nursery
Test more paint for decorating hall and bathroom done
Ring estate agent again done and write letter.

No, i haven't touched them, i have had a coffee and a handful of chocolate biscuits.

Done quite well easter egg wise, have bought 4, still got 2 to go. Only buy for kids and DH doesn't want one this year (still got chocolate left from birthday in october) Waitrose and Superdrug have 2 for £2 (cadburys, maltesers, smarties etc) Will get DD a small milky buttons one, have also got her a floppy eared rabbit

Am waiting on call back from gp, ds is getting worse not better

Poor DS hopefully it is just a bug and nothing serious

Afternoon all,
well we were nearly snowed in the weather is horrible, there is a big drift infront of our gates but thankfully are car made it through,
although if I didn't need to Tesco I wouldn't have bothered as dcs finished school at 12

Bought some goodies in Tesco to make a nice meal for our 10th ANNIVERSARY,
Yes I know we were supposed to be going away but thank God we didn't book anywhere as I wouldn't have wanted to go in that weather

CC I'm sure they soo excited, Are you going with them? where is it?

JKS good news about Ads, that means you'll be ttc soon!!

Had messages for everyone else but can't remember them now

hands out virtual easter eggs

DONE
shopping
light fire

TO DO
tidy kitchen
unload dishwasher
load dishwasher
brush kitchen floor
hang up wet washing
put on another wash (basket should be empty)
wipe round bathroom
wipe round ensuite
clean windows in lounge door
clean windows in dining room doors
clean out hoover(looks too cold outside)
hoover
Iron
put away dry ironed clothes
sort smalls & put away

This week
go to cake shop
make shoe
ice cake board
decorate easter bonnets
check ingredients for cheesecake & buy if needed
deliver easter eggs to twins
decide what we are having for Easter dinner

Oh and Ali I never read labels so everything just gets washed

Afternoon everybody.

It's raining now, but was bright enough earlier to walk into town with SIL and DN.

My freecycle recipient came and took the craft stuff this morning. They'll be having a lot of fun going through it all this evening I hope.

Freaky, poor DS Hope the doc can help.

JKS, that's great news!

HMHB, relief to have a plan I imagine.

Oh Lord, I haven't bought any Easter eggs yet! I do just have to buy for children don't I?

• Me up, showered and dressed done
• beds made, windows and curtains open done
• DS up, nappy changed and dressed, then downstairs for boob done
• breakfast done
• condensation patrol, curtains and window open done
• laundry - put load in done
• coffee + check email and online banking doing
• freecycle recipient coming at 10 done
• sorting craft stuff and toys done some
• town done
• more toy/craft sorting done some more
• chilling and surfing doing
• finish sorting craft stuff out
• hoovering
• back out to Morrisons?
• 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
• craft time - SILs top mending
• paint nails and toenails again

DS daily -

• messy activity (need to work more at this)
• shoe walk
• garden

Doom -

• books! - get them organised
• find alternative storage for craft stuff nearlydone!

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
• Write CV started research CV writing online started
• mirrors - buy small mirror for above bathroom sink bought, 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
• Birthdays - SIL bought, MIL started, GM, step-MIL, DS!
• sock audit
• dye and cut hair, then start CG again

TO DO *
wash up DONE
sweep and wash downstairs floor
clean paintwork in sitting room
polish sitting room DONE
have dinner not hungry
feed grandson DONE
grandsons napDONE
try and finish tidying bedroom
put all ironing away
put new bed in
clean bathroom
organise tea
go to DS2 school play DONE hes a star
take DS2 to school disco DONE
take mum to asda shopping prosponed
still feeling weak think i will relax after tea

Thanks everyone, ttcing once clear of the meds & doc says i'm definitely off them, so i see her in about a month.

Leftover jobs:

• laundry; iron/put away last lot
• library to drop off one book + DS1's 2 books (if i can find them...)

Wed:

• all up & breakfasted DONE
• all dressed DONE
• give DH a lie-in DONE
• DS1 to pre-sch DONE
• me & DS2 to physio appt 9.30 DONE
• GP appt (to come off ADs) 11.30 DONE
• collect DS1 DONE
• lunch & tidy up DONE
• DS2 nap DONE
• to indoor play with DS1 DONE

(remember extra cash to hopefully book bday party & pay deposit DONE)

• book party DONE
• write list of who to invite with other mum (a 3-way joint party) DONE

• boys tea Cooking
• boys to bed
• dinner x 4

Ongoing List:

• contact new dentist & see if we can register
• return borrowed DVD
• upload & order online prints Started (lots left to do)
• 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 HaveNameOfSchool
• copy Wasting and think about Christmas! (maybe)
• get oven cleaned Booked for 8th April
• sort out date for next pizza night
• sort out holiday in August to Jersey; hire car (+ seats)
• ring GOSH re DS2's remaining drug & poss coming off it - Left Message
• collect DS1's red book from doc NotFilledOutYet - after Thurs apparently
• buy, write & send/deliver invites for party
• dress to dry cleaners from Fri

Oh exciting JKS!
Plum, its in the O2 in Dublin, 2 of my neices are gone with them. DD2 was extra hyper because of the increased meds
Freakoid, I hope DS gets better quick

DDs went off,am nearly sorry I gave the extra tickets for the concerts. Though the way DD2 is today, I am quite glad. She is a mad JLS fan, and they are supporting Westlife in June, so it will be fun to try and protect them from her

JKS - yay exciting!

Freak - poor little man Hope the GP can get him sorted out.

Plum - is your anniversary today?
I am thinking I will just shove it in the washing machine, I mean it is cotton.

WEDNESDAY
Me and DH up - done
Shower and dressed - done
Get DS up and dressed - done
Strip bed because DS poured tea over it when DH left him alone on it - done
Spatone + vitamins - done
Breakfast and tidy kitchen - done
Make beds and tidy upstairs - done
Wipe over bathroom - done
Hoover and sweep downstairs - not needed this morning because I did it last night
Tidy up the mess that DS made upstairs while I was doing the bathroom, grr. - done
Lunch and tidy kitchen - done
Run dishwasher - done
Me and DS over to friends for a cuppa and hopefully a trip to the park if it stops raining - done didn't make it to the park, was pouring
Find a recipe for hot cross buns
Dinner - done
Unload dishwasher
Clear up
DS bath and bed - DH doing now
Post DS-to-bed tidy
Kitchen clear before bed
Take ADs

LAUNDRY
Nappies - drying
Sheets - washing
1 more load
Wash bedspread - hmm, label says dry clean only. It is only cotton though, what could go wrong?

CLEANING THIS WEEK
Finish scrubbing bathroom floor - done Has taken blimmin' ages but it was awful Once a month from now on to keep it nice!
Mop kitchen and hall
Dust and clean windows in spare room
Living room blinds
Finish downstairs paintwork

TO DO
Call furniture donation scheme about stuff in garage - have rung, need to check it has the relevant fire label
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...
Sort and put away DS' too small clothes

• Clean ski boots
• Clean Bugaboo
• Clean walking boots
• Hoover out car, especially DS' seat!

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 and also bathroom ceiling - have emailed a few decorators
Put up extra hooks in utility

DDs just met Louis Walsh and the excitement on the phone when they rang

A moments silence please for all those who are camping this holiday... .

Hideous weather here. Took DS to marionette theatre today which was fab .

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

Try to do
Clear paperwork off table
Arrange DD's christening! - send off form

also
Buy Easter Eggs done
Plant some more seeds
Arrange holiday at Easter and Summer
Write meithrin nursery donation letters
Buy new address book and fill in
Pay meithrin nursery
Test more paint for decorating hall and bathroom done
Ring estate agent again done and write letter.

HMHB I will pray for better weather for you

Yeap Ali today but we are delaying celebrations until next week

Phew! I feel exhausted just looking at some of these. I got totally sidetracked with my afternoon list today and ended up doing other (still productive!) stuff:

Made a roast for whole fam (DH ill and in need of TLC and comfort food!)
Did homework with DS
Played with both kids for half an hour
Bathed both kids, washed hair, put in PJs
Put baby DD to bed
Read to DS and put him to bed
Put all DD's clean washing away
Sent some work-related emails
{honed my dad and sister

Tomorrow:

• Get both kids dresses, drop DD at my mum's and take DS to school by 8.55am
• Must phone MIL and thank her for a gift she sent me (!)
• Photocopying
• Sort out uni folders
• Buy something for dinner and cook (got a guest tomorrow night, eek!)- got doc appt in afternoon
• pack for Easter weekend away

Going to bed now with a cuppa a dna kitkat chunky...sweet dreams!

CC - lol!

Plum - happy anniversary for now

HMHB - it's truly awful isn't it? and so sad for all those who've planned/organised stuff for outdoors., or weddings.

Leftover jobs:

• laundry; iron/put away last lot
• library to drop off one book + DS1's 2 books (if i can find them...)

Wed:

• boys tea DONE
• boys to bed DONE
• dinner x 4 DONE

Thurs:

• all up & breakfasted
• all dressed
• DH & me & DS1 to pre-sch for parents meeting...
• then to DS2's speech appt
• collect DS1
• lunch & tidy up
• DS2 nap
• take car to garage & wait around (luckily near shops & KFC, so i'm taking wallet & book, lol!)
• boys tea
• boys bath & bed
• our dinner

Ongoing List:

• contact new dentist & see if we can register
• return borrowed DVD
• upload & order online prints Started (lots left to do)
• 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 HaveNameOfSchool
• copy Wasting and think about Christmas! (maybe)
• get oven cleaned Booked for 8th April
• sort out date for next pizza night
• sort out holiday in August to Jersey; hire car (+ seats)
• ring GOSH re DS2's remaining drug & poss coming off it - Left Message
• collect DS1's red book from doc NotFilledOutYet - after Thurs apparently
• buy, write & send/deliver invites for party
• dress to dry cleaners from last Fri

Plum - Happy anniversary

Minnie - sleep well!

JKS - hope the parents meeting goes well tomorrow - do the dots signify you have issues to raise?

CC - wow! Are they coming home tonight? You will never get them to sleep!

HMHB - I know It's bad enough here and we are only getting the edges I think.

WEDNESDAY
Me and DH up - done
Shower and dressed - done
Get DS up and dressed - done
Strip bed because DS poured tea over it when DH left him alone on it - done
Spatone + vitamins - done
Breakfast and tidy kitchen - done
Make beds and tidy upstairs - done
Wipe over bathroom - done
Hoover and sweep downstairs - - done
Tidy up the mess that DS made upstairs while I was doing the bathroom, grr. - done
Lunch and tidy kitchen - done
Run dishwasher - done
Me and DS over to friends for a cuppa - done
Find a recipe for hot cross buns - done
Dinner - done
Unload dishwasher - done
Clear up - done
Load and run dishwasher - done
DS bath and bed - done
Post DS-to-bed tidy - sort of
Kitchen clear before bed - done
Decide what bulbs to order for this summer - done
Finish cleaning lists
Start work on garden plan for this summer - inprogress
Take ADs

LAUNDRY
Nappies - drying
Sheets - washing
1 more load
Wash bedspread gently at 30 degrees while crossing fingers!

CLEANING THIS WEEK
Mop kitchen and hall
Dust and clean windows in spare room
Living room blinds
Finish downstairs paintwork - done

TO DO
Call furniture donation scheme about stuff in garage - have rung, need to check it has the relevant fire label
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...
Sort and put away DS' too small clothes

• Clean ski boots
• Clean Bugaboo
• Clean walking boots
• Hoover out car, especially DS' seat!

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 and also bathroom ceiling - have emailed a few decorators
Put up extra hooks in utility

Evening!

Had a good day today.

Can't believe this crappy weather. I need drying weather!!!!

• Me up, showered and dressed done
• beds made, windows and curtains open done
• DS up, nappy changed and dressed, then downstairs for boob done
• breakfast done
• condensation patrol, curtains and window open done
• laundry - put load in done
• coffee + check email and online banking doing
• freecycle recipient coming at 10 done
• sorting craft stuff and toys done some
• town done
• more toy/craft sorting done some more
• chilling and surfing doing
• finish sorting craft stuff out done
• hoovering done
• back out to Morrisons? done
• 15 minutes gardening
• feed the birds no didn?t need it
• take rubbish, recycling and compost caddy out done
• tea done
• put breadmaker on?
• tidy downstairs done
• DS bath and bed done
• wipe round bathroom and OCM? done
• is the kitchen cleared? mostly
• ready for the morning? bag packed? done
• write list for tomorrow done
• craft time - SILs top mending
• paint nails and toenails again

DS daily -

• messy activity (need to work more at this)
• shoe walk
• garden some

Tomorrow -

• toddler group
• kitchen floor
• empty vacuum

Doom -

• books! - get them organised started
• find alternative storage for craft stuff DONE!

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
• Write CV started research CV writing online started
• mirrors - buy small mirror for above bathroom sink bought, 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
• Birthdays - SIL bought, MIL started, GM, step-MIL, DS!
• sock audit
• dye and cut hair, then start CG again

Wasting I need drying weather too, although fire is lit in other room so should really have clothes horse in there

CC ahh hope you don't get tortured alnight, dd1 is going with dh's cousin to see Westlfe in May, must check see if JLS is coming here too, OMG she will die she loves them,

we went to see westlife before and the scottish twins were supporting them, they were quite good, but Westlife were Amazing think dd1 was abit young and will appreciate it more this time as she is soooo into her ipod now

Happy Anniversary Plum