Dusting off our lists, scrubbing up our slattern ways, you won't find any April Fools here!

[PlumBumMum]

Everyone is welcome,
we are a friendly bunch,
we post our lists big or small,
tick jobs off as we go along.

We give each other a kick up the bum when needed or shoulder to cry moan on,
and a pat on the back.

Cake & Coffee Alcohol always welcomed

HMHB - i'm fine thanks! Have you tried letting her feed herself solids? Not that much will go in to start with admittedly but it might work longer term.

Sun:

• boys to bed DONE
• iron & put away last lot DONE
• early night

Mon:

• all up & breakfasted & dressed
• finish Sunday crossword
• DH to work
• into office for a bit
• lunch & tidy up
• DS2 nap
• pop to friends with DS1 for a bit (remember borrowed DVD)
• boys tea, bath & bed

Ongoing List:

• contact new dentist & see if we can register
• return borrowed DVD TomorrowFinally
• upload & order online prints Started-Done More
• 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 - Have Name Of School; HavePhoneNumber
• copy Wasting and think about Christmas; PIL definitely away
• sort out date for next pizza night
• sort out holiday in August to Jersey; hire car (+ seats)
• change over to reusables nappies for DS2 in the day Done1Today
• library; soon, nearly finished last book + need to find DS's 2 books
• my underwear massive sort out & throw away old bits Started
• get oven hood lights repaired
• find a good bathroom radio - Researching - so much choice argh!

Evening!

Freaky,

HMHB, agree with JKS, could be very worthwhile giving the babyled weaning a try if she's not having the spoon.

After lunch we out to a car show with ILs and had a ride on the hertage railway. DS loved it.

DH is away til Thursday now, but he's got a few days off then.

Hope the weather holds, by washing backet is overflowing (as per usual!)

I tried giving her some banana which she put in her mouth and spat out and some broccoli which she put in and spat out .

Maybe I should just leave it for a bit. Have had some good advice on weaning thread about getting her to go cold turkey with DH on the bottle.

Morning (see how early i am!! )

HMHB sounds very hard, no advice here (DD was very grateful for a bottle at a week old when we realised she hadn't been feeding )

Tusker which racecourse did you go to? DH and i might go racing this week, depending on his work.

DONE
Get up
Get dressed
Have cup of tea (well, doing)
DD up
Put washload on

TO DO
Turn horses out
Get DD dressed
Dry washing (hang out?)
Clean hob
Put more washing on
Lunch
Get horse feed and cat scratching post from Pets at Home
Get a squeegee mop from homebase?
Muck out horses and put to bed
Cook dinner (DH out) jacket potatoes?
DD bath and bed
Tidy living room

NEEDS TO BE* DONE THIS WEEK
Mop hard floors
Find some fabric for Roman blinds
Sort out living room shelves
Sort out baby clothes
Get all washing done
Get all washing PUT AWAY!

Have a feeling this list will grow today.....

DH is just out on an early call, just waiting for him to get back so i can pop to the horses.

PLUM, are you ok, woke this morning with news of a bomb in Belfast and my first thought was of you!

Everybody up
Make Beds
Make Lunches
Everyone to school/toddler group/work
Mammys tablets
Tidy Sitting Room
Wash Floor
Tidy Hall
Downstairs Loo
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

Weekly Jobs
MON
Our Room/Ensuite
Hoover Stairs
TUES
DS Room
WED
DD1s Room
Hoover Stairs
Computers
THURS
DD2s Room
FRI
Main Bathroom
Hoover Stairs

Can't believe the things happening in NI - was convinced all was sorted re that sort of stuff years ago

Best get moving here...

Mon:

• all up DONE & breakfasted DONE & dressed 2Done
• finish Sunday crossword
• DH to work DONE
• into office for a bit
• lunch & tidy up
• DS2 nap
• pop to friends with DS1 for a bit (remember borrowed DVD)
• boys tea, bath & bed

Ongoing List:

• contact new dentist & see if we can register
• return borrowed DVD TomorrowFinally
• upload & order online prints Started-Done More
• 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 - Have Name Of School; HavePhoneNumber
• copy Wasting and think about Christmas; PIL definitely away
• sort out date for next pizza night
• sort out holiday in August to Jersey; hire car (+ seats)
• change over to reusables nappies for DS2 in the day Done1Today
• library; soon, nearly finished last book + need to find DS's 2 books
• my underwear massive sort out & throw away old bits Started
• get oven hood lights repaired
• find a good bathroom radio - Researching - so much choice argh!

I was doing so well, but since i have got home from the horses and sat down i can't get up again

Someone come and call me a fat lazy slob please?

DONE
Get up
Get dressed
Have cup of tea (well, doing)
DD up
Put washload on
Turn horses out

TO DO
Make beds
Get DD dressed
Dry washing (hang out?)
Clean hob
Put more washing on
Lunch
Get horse feed and cat scratching post from Pets at Home
Get a squeegee mop from homebase?
Muck out horses and put to bed
Cook dinner (DH out) jacket potatoes?
DD bath and bed
Tidy living room

NEEDS TO BE DONE THIS WEEK
Mop hard floors
Find some fabric for Roman blinds
Sort out living room shelves
Sort out baby clothes
Get all washing done
Get all washing PUT AWAY!

Woohoo Freak! Get in there! lol

Ok, so much for show room standard rooms. Weekend with DH being at home and they are back to being a tip.
Was a good weekend though. Kingsbury waterpark on Saturday and a national trust house for a big picnic on Sunday.

Done

2 loads of washing.
Stripped beds.
Children fed.
Me fed.

To do today

4 more loads of washing.
new sheets on beds.
Hoover everywhere.
empty dishwasher.
Get DD weighed at clinic.
Lunch.
mop kitchen floor.

ongoing jobs that never seem to get done

Clothes and books to charity shop.
DD's clothes, moses basket and swing into the attic.
Get new doors for cupboard in DS room.
Paint hallway.

CC We're good, actually don't know anything about it even though I have had the radio on, heard something about Hollywood on the radio, assumed it was ours,
unfortunately there are a small minority who just don't want to see progress being made,

My dcs hear the word bomb or somebody being shot and they are shocked, think it is something that happens on TV whereas when I was little it was common place

HMHB Sorry I missed your post about feeding dd I have been there with ds,
dh will tell you the worst night of his life is when I went out with the mums from toddlers and ds screamed the whole time he had to put the EBM onto a spoon and pour it into his mouth

I then spent the guts of £40 on different bottles and teats, sorry but he wasn't having any of it, he didn't like food either EXCEPT Petit filous,
which he lived off for about 2/3 months and also sorry to say the only way I got him on to bottles was because he had V&D and hardly fed for 2/3 days and so my milk supply was very low just when he was really hungry, and he took a bottle and screamed the whole way through it,
It was awful for me, but he was fine and then when it came to try getting him off bottles the wee bugger took forever and now will only take milk on his cereal

Don't think any of that was any use but just to let you know I have been there and give hugs

Right I am determined to make more headway with ironing

also
run hoover over hall & living room
clean dcs bedroom windows
take something out of frezzer for dinner

frezzer thats a special freezer that conjures up dinner

Well, i had to get off my backside as DD had done a wee in the potty (yay!) but then picked it up and spilt it on the rug so have had a very productive half hour...

DONE
Get up
Get dressed
Have cup of tea (well, doing)
DD up
Put washload on
Turn horses out
Make beds
Dry washing (hang out?)
Clean hob
Put more washing on
Clean front of kitchen units (bottom ones)
Put washing on airer that didn't dry 100% yesterday

TO DO
Get DD dressed
Lunch
Get horse feed and cat scratching post from Pets at Home
Get a squeegee mop from homebase?
Muck out horses and put to bed
Cook dinner (DH out) jacket potatoes?
DD bath and bed
Tidy living room

NEEDS TO BE DONE THIS WEEK
Mop hard floors
Find some fabric for Roman blinds
Sort out living room shelves
Sort out baby clothes
Get all washing done
Get all washing PUT AWAY!
Clean front of kitchen units (top ones)

Everybody up BLOOD PRESSURE IS HIGH AFTER SHOUTING AT DS FOR 20 MINS
Make Beds
Make Lunches DONE
Everyone to school/toddler group/work DONE
Mammys tablets
Tidy Sitting Room DONE
Wash Floor
Tidy Hall DONE
Downstairs Loo DONE
Wash Breakfast Dishes
Clean counters
Tidy dining area
Sweep Floors
Washing 1ST LOAD ON
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

Weekly Jobs
MON
Our Room/Ensuite
Hoover Stairs
TUES
DS Room
WED
DD1s Room
Hoover Stairs
Computers
THURS
DD2s Room
FRI
Main Bathroom
Hoover Stairs

Morning! about bomb, haven't seen any news yet.
And DH is on his way to Belfast right now.

• 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 and vitamins done
• breakfast done
• laundry - fold dry washing done, take clean washing up, sort loads, put load in, sort and put away dry washing
• coffee + check email and online banking doing
• Morrisons + lunch?
• library
• try out the backpack carrier
• Range for seeds and pots?
• 15 minutes gardening
• feed the birds
• take rubbish, recycling and compost caddy out
• bring bins back round
• pack bag
• tea
• put breadmaker on?
• tidy downstairs
• DS bath and bed
• wipe round bathroom and clean face and teeth
• kitchen cleared
• write list for tomorrow

DS daily -

• messy activity
• shoe walk
• garden

Doom -

• Back room - tidied shoes and hats etc. 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
• finish writing cv
• mirrors - put mirror tiles up above bathroom sink, other mirror up above dressing table
• get garden chairs from MILs garage
• Birthdays - GM - chocs, step-MIL - cross-stitch bookmark?, DS! - buggy, books, DVDs, paddling pool
• dye hair
• dig blackout blind out and adjust to window
• work out what?s wrong with breadmaker

Wasting don't worry its not actually in Belfast, is he flying into International or City airport, if Int and has to go to city centre he will most likely have to drive right past my house

Everybody up BLOOD PRESSURE IS HIGH AFTER SHOUTING AT DS FOR 20 MINS
Make Beds
Make Lunches DONE
Everyone to school/toddler group/work DONE
Mammys tablets
Tidy Sitting Room DONE
Wash Floor
Tidy Hall DONE
Downstairs Loo DONE
Wash Breakfast Dishes
Clean counters
Tidy dining area
Sweep Floors
Washing 1ST LOAD ON
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

Weekly Jobs
MON
Our Room/Ensuite DONE
Hoover Stairs
TUES
DS Room
WED
DD1s Room
Hoover Stairs
Computers
THURS
DD2s Room
FRI
Main Bathroom
Hoover Stairs

Alice ds does that with the potty too! The worst was when dd was just trained and did a poo in it then brought me the poo in her hand to show me!

HMHB poor you, don't know what to advise...if it's any consolation dd wouldn't touch solids til she was 13 months and I fully remember the stress of it. She was however on bottles by then having refused the breast from 5 months so it was a bit easier on me (although I still did all the feeds). DS was impossible to get off the breast, got him to take one bottle a day from about 10 months but he didn't have it for long, it was as if he realised he was having it instead of boob so stopped taking it!

CC have just had a yell at mine too, they are fighting and whining non stop and ds is being destructive throwing stuff everywhere.

I think I must have imagined Saturday's events...have heard nothing!

Am having one of those days where I haven't stopped but have achieved nothing

DONE
All up etc
loo cleaned
sink wiped
bath toys tidied
my bed stripped
load of washing x 2 in
load of washing x 2 out
downstairs hoovered
oven cleaned (solution in still need to wipe)
washing up
sides and table wiped

next
lunch

at bomb, have just read story. It all seems so pointless

Hi everyone,
I was wondering if it's ok to join in.This is the kind of thing i need to do to keep up with house work.

Shelley

Hello Shelley just jump in

Freak DD did the poo thing the other day. Luckily it was quite small and hard!

Hi Shelley, yes come on in! No rules, set format etc, just post whatever type of list suits you

Thanks,
Today i need to -
mop kitchen floor
try to get all the washing done
do the ironing
take washing upstairs and put away
take all children to dentist for check up
make dinner-something quick i think
wash dishes
clean loo
clean bathroom

I have already-
Hung out a load of washing
got another in washing machine,only another 8 to go
swept kitchen floor
hoovered living room and hall
cleaned out litter tray and fed kitten and house buns
washed breakfast dishes

It seems never ending!!

Shelley

Plum - thanks for info. Have given up for today as DH isn't here. Will try the cold turkey method after DD's christening. Just too much going on til then...

Freakoid - DD sounds similar to your DS, boobs are just better in her mind (bless).

CC - hope everything has calmed down now. I hate having to shout at DS (and it makes no difference

Will have to get of backside and do something now.

Welcome Shelley (also the name of our cat) .

Done
All up, dressed and breakfasted

Not done
Clear away breakfast things
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
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

Try to do
Clear paperwork off table
Plan food for christening done

also
Plant some more seeds
Arrange holiday
Write meithrin nursery donation letters
Buy new address book and fill in
Pay meithrin nursery, doc, debs done
Test more paint for decorating hall and bathroom done
Ring estate agent again done and write letter. Also speak to builder again
Write letter to work
Buy dress to wear at wedding/christening!
See head of DS's school for chat done

All up, dressed and breakfasted done
Clear away breakfast things done
Pilates or walk or gardening
Vitamins
Rubbish out
Recycling out/plastic to school
Lunch done
Light woodburner
Open windows
put washing on done
put washing to dry
Washing in, folded and put away
tidy kitchen
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

Try to do
Clear paperwork off table
Plan food for christening done

also
Plant some more seeds
Arrange holiday
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. Also speak to builder again
Write letter to work
Buy dress to wear at wedding/christening!
Buy mattress for dd's cot

How do i edit a previous post? I just cant seem to figure it out.

Shelley

hi everyone
plum didnt realise you r from belfast my dad was from ballymoney .
your lists look really impressive
heres mine
get up
shower
breakfast
sort out kids
wash dishes from breakfast
clean all down stairs floors
go to gym
cook dinner
wash pots

now thats what i should have done
i have got up
fed kids
and referreed kids all money
when do they go back to school lol
lets hope i can get on better this afternoon
will tell u later lol