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

Morning, I am dosed with a cold and feeling rotten. My Dsis is stuck in LOndon because of the ash cloud so have full responsibility of my DM.

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

Morning

Ali DD got a dollshouse for her birthday which she loved. She also loes jigsaw puzzles so we got her some for her 2nd birthday.

Busy weekend, but had a lovely day at friends house yesterday. DD is a bit tired and grumpy, so not sure what we will end up doing. We might go to a new toddler group for a clothes swap, but depends how DD is in the next hour or so.

House is a tip!

DONE
Get up
DD up
Breakfast

TO DO
Get dressed
Strip beds
Wash sheets x2
Clear up breakfast stuff
Empty and reload dishy
Get DD dressed

Will be back after i have done that.

Morning, hope everyone has had a good weekend.
We have all had a weirdy virus thing so not so good .

Clean kitchen
Tidy everywhere else
Hoover
Prep tea
Dinner
washing x3
Play outside with dd4/5
Change ds bedding
pay rent
school run
Do MN feedback thread x2
Tea
Uniforms
Sort clean washing
Baths
Reading
Night time tidy
Bedtimes
Wii fit

Morning everyone

CWWM/CC - at illnesses, hope you all get over it quickly.

Wasting - that is what we thought about a swing, that it will be short lived now so best to wait a couple of years.

Alice - I think we will get him some jigsaws. He has a couple of those ones where you put a whole cut out picture into it's space and they are too easy for him so I must have a hunt around.

I have got soooo much to do this morning, must get on!

MONDAY
Me and DH up - done
Shower and dressed - done
Get DS up and dressed - done
Recycling and bins out for binmen - done
Take DH to station for 8.15 train, bleugh - done
Spatone + vitamins - done
Breakfast for me and DS - doing
Take mince out for dinner
Hang out nappies
Empty upstairs bins
Tidy kitchen + 15 mins cleaning inc. floors
Make beds and tidy upstairs
Change cot bedding
Clean bathroom
Ocado here 10-11am
Put away shopping
Get spare room ready
Quick hoover and dust upstairs
Hoover downstairs
Lunch and tidy kitchen
Pop into Sainsbury's to get a couple of things I forgot on the Ocado order on the way to..
Pick friend up from station
DH home at some point
Dinner
Clear up
DS bath and bed
Post DS-to-bed tidy
Kitchen clear before bed

Sorry for all those illing! There seems to be so much around at the moment.

Ali DD's birthday is in November, so needed to get her indoor presents. One thing she loved which could work really well outside too is one of those giant foam number puzzles that can be made into a hopscotch too. Thinking of getting DD the letters one actually.

DONE
Get up
DD up
Breakfast
Get dressed
Strip beds (done first load)
Wash sheets (first load in)
Clear up breakfast stuff
Empty and reload dishy
Get DD dressed

TO DO
Strip second lot of sheets
Wash second load of sheets
Hang out first lot (check weather!)
Tidy sitting room most hated job!
Try to get DD to stay out in the garden (may take a bucket of water)
Rummage through the freezer for something for dinner tonight.

Hi Alice .

Ali happyland stuff at the ELC is good, DD4 loves it.

L is asleep and dd4 is going out for a while with SIL so going to crack on with the kitchen.

Clean kitchen
Tidy everywhere else
Hoover
Prep tea
Dinner
washing x3 1
Play outside with dd4/5
Change ds bedding done
pay rent
school run
Do MN feedback thread x2
Tea
Uniforms
Sort clean washing
Baths
Reading
Night time tidy
Bedtimes
Wii fit

CWWM - I had forgotten about happyland. MIL got him a mat the zips up into a box and the emergency veichles for Christmas so perhaps I should ask her to get him some more to go with it.

My kitchen is sparkling, now for the rest of the house! Nappies onto the line and shopping away next, and then upstairs.

MONDAY
Me and DH up - done
Shower and dressed - done
Get DS up and dressed - done
Recycling and bins out for binmen - done
Take DH to station for 8.15 train, bleugh - done
Spatone + vitamins - done
Breakfast for me and DS - done
Take mince out for dinner - done
Hang out nappies
Empty upstairs bins - done
Tidy kitchen + 15 mins cleaning inc. floors and hob - done
Clean inside of microwave - done
Make beds and tidy upstairs
Change cot bedding
Clean bathroom
Ocado here 10-11am - done
Put away shopping - started
Get spare room ready
Quick hoover and dust upstairs
Hoover downstairs
Lunch and tidy kitchen
Pop into Sainsbury's to get a couple of things I forgot on the Ocado order on the way to..
Pick friend up from station
DH home at some point
Dinner
Clear up
DS bath and bed
Post DS-to-bed tidy
Kitchen clear before bed

Alice dd2's birthday is in November too,
and I know she would really enjoy one of those big plastic houses but can't afford just to buy it for the summer for no reason and if she got it at christmas it would have't to be inside until summer so it is abit of a bummer

CWWM Hope everyone gets better soon

Waves to everyone else

DONE
worm treatment for all animals
invoicing

TO DO
unload dishy
load dishy
wipe all surfaces
clean bathroom
mop bathroom
clean ensuite
mop ensuite
mop bedrooms
damp dust bedroom
sort my bedroom
Iron (only abit left I think)
Put all ironing away
sort smalls & away
make homemade soup

Plum DD is always going on about tents, so we were wondering about getting her a little pop up one that could be indoors or out. But yesterday at our friends she wasn't interested in their castle tent.

Could you ladies have a look at my thread here about braxton hicks if you get a moment please?

DONE
Get up
DD up
Breakfast
Get dressed
Strip beds (done first load)
Wash sheets (first load in)
Clear up breakfast stuff
Empty and reload dishy
Get DD dressed
Strip second lot of sheets
Wash second load of sheets
Hang out first lot (check weather!)
Rummage through the freezer for something for dinner tonight

TO DO
Tidy sitting room most hated job!
Try to get DD to stay out in the garden (may take a bucket of water)

Oh Alice I had BH for months with DD.

Mini - loved your fantasy list. Who would your witty friend be? Stephen Fry?

Am doing sneaky Mnet at work. DD a bit poorly so am going to go get her in a bit.

All up, dressed and breakfasted done
DS to school DD to nursery me to work done
Clear away breakfast things
Walk or gardening
Vitamins
Rubbish out
Recycling out/plastic to school
Lunch
Open windows
put washing on / hand washing
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 done
Water plants

Extra stuff
Take spare keys to bilton done
silicone on bath
post cheque
get DD to eat some solids
take stuff back to debenhams
start doing accounts

Ongoing
Arrange summer holiday
Write meithrin nursery donation letters
Buy new address book and fill in
Buy birthday presents and cards x2
new curtains/black out blinds for DS's room / our room
Paint summer house/greenhouse
Fix patio - Dad to help

I am about half an hour behind my plan. DS is sitting in my bed watching Beebies, I know he will stay there and not move until I go and get him - am I an awful mother?

Still haven't hung the nappies out!

MONDAY
Me and DH up - done
Shower and dressed - done
Get DS up and dressed - done
Recycling and bins out for binmen - done
Take DH to station for 8.15 train, bleugh - done
Spatone + vitamins - done
Breakfast for me and DS - done
Take mince out for dinner - done
Hang out nappies
Empty upstairs bins - done
Tidy kitchen + 15 mins cleaning inc. floors and hob - done
Clean inside of microwave - done
Order new hairdryer with birthday money - done
Make beds and tidy upstairs - done
Change cot bedding - done
Clean bathroom
Ocado here 10-11am - done
Put away shopping - done
Get spare room ready - done
Quick hoover and dust upstairs
Hoover downstairs
Lunch and tidy kitchen
Pop into Sainsbury's to get a couple of things I forgot on the Ocado order on the way to..
Pick friend up from station
DH home at some point
Dinner
Clear up
DS bath and bed
Post DS-to-bed tidy
Kitchen clear before bed

Can I stop yet???

MONDAY
All up dressed breakfasted etc -DONE
Washing up & table wiped- DONE
Proper clean of sides - DONE
Load of washing in - DONE
DD to preschool - DONE
Load of washing on line - DONE
Load of towels in - DONE
Clean inside windows/mirrors - DONE
Hoover downstairs - DONE
Mop floors - DONE
Skirting - DONE ish
marks on walls-
Loo cleaned - DONE
Behind/under cistern cleaned - DONE
Towels on line - DONE
Lunch- DONE
DOOM ALERT Attack The Pile
Sign lease extension form
Email re dd's birthday
Pick dd up from preschool
Post lease extension form back to landlord
IRONING
Dinner
Washing up & kitchen cleared
General tidy round
Put clean/ironed stuff away
Bath and bed dc
Clean bathroom

Wow FO .

I love the happyland stuff DD4 has a massive box of it the circus is my favourite .
Tents are also good all myDC love tents especially when toddlers.

Thanks PBM .

Will look at thread in a minute Alice hope you're ok.

Hope DD is ok HMHB.

Clean kitchen done
Tidy everywhere else started
Hoover done
Prep tea
Dinner done
washing x3 2
Play outside with dd4/5 raining
Change ds bedding done
pay rent
school run
Do MN feedback thread x2
Tea
Uniforms
Sort clean washing
Baths
Reading
Night time tidy
Bedtimes
Wii fit

Gah I am late, but the house is all clean and almost tidy! Friend isn't a parent yet so probably won't appreciate the superhuman effort it takes to have all rooms clean at once but never mind!

MONDAY
Me and DH up - done
Shower and dressed - done
Get DS up and dressed - done
Recycling and bins out for binmen - done
Take DH to station for 8.15 train, bleugh - done
Spatone + vitamins - done
Breakfast for me and DS - done
Take mince out for dinner - done
Hang out nappies - done
Empty upstairs bins - done
Tidy kitchen + 15 mins cleaning inc. floors and hob - done
Clean inside of microwave - done
Order new hairdryer with birthday money - done
Make beds and tidy upstairs - done
Change cot bedding - done
Clean bathroom - done
Ocado here 10-11am - done
Put away shopping - done
Get spare room ready - done
Quick hoover and dust upstairs - done
Hoover downstairs - done
Lunch and tidy kitchen - done
Pop into Sainsbury's to get a couple of things I forgot on the Ocado order on the way to.. - will have to be later now
Pick friend up from station
DH home at some point
Dinner
Clear up
DS bath and bed
Post DS-to-bed tidy
Kitchen clear before bed

Lol Ali - but too true.

Busy busy here but nothing major done as usual

DS1 loves all his Happyland stuff and he's now 4, still lots of life left in them, esp the people who get used for everything.
Currently loving some new Playmobil & Lego presents he got yesterday

DS2 mucking about, meant to be napping...

Mon:

• all up & breakfasted DONE
• all dressed DONE
• DH to work DONE
• DS1 to pre-sch DONE
• parents home DOEN
• collect new inhaler for DS2 from hosp TomorrowNow
• ring Paed Sec to bring appt forward (bet that'll be fun) NoAnswer
• collect DS1 DONE (got soaked!!)
• lunch & tidy kitchen DONE
• DS2 nap Doing
• quiet afternoon at home (film for DS1, jobs for me) Started
• finish laundry; TDOn WMOn
• ironing & put away
• tea x 3
• boys bath & bed
• early & quiet night for me

Ongoing List:

• contact new dentist & see if we can register
• upload & order online prints Started-Done More
• order door curtain (& rail) for front door
• clean kitchen cupboard doors Done3More
• 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/Us definitely staying at home!
• sort out holiday in August to Jersey; hire car (+ seats)
• change over to reusables nappies for DS2 in the day Started
• my underwear - massive sort out & throw away old bits Started - Bought Some New Bits
• my jewellery - massive sort out & throw away broken/odd earrings, etc.
• book haircut

Thanks for the dusting advice, that's what I do too but find it really disgusting the way the dust all clumps together!

Another dusting question (dusting is one of my "needs improvement" areas) when you dust do you just do the surfaces or do you do behind all the furniture, along the skirting etc. And what about room corners/ceilings/door frames etc?

MONDAY
All up dressed breakfasted etc -DONE
Washing up & table wiped- DONE
Proper clean of sides - DONE
Load of washing in - DONE
DD to preschool - DONE
Load of washing on line - DONE
Load of towels in - DONE
Clean inside windows/mirrors - DONE
Hoover downstairs - DONE
Mop floors - DONE
Skirting - DONE ish
marks on walls-
Loo cleaned - DONE
Behind/under cistern cleaned - DONE
Towels on line - DONE
Lunch- DONE
DOOM ALERT Attack The Pile - DONE
Sign lease extension form - DONE
Email re dd's birthday - DONE
Pick dd up from preschool
Post lease extension form back to landlord
IRONING
Dinner
Washing up & kitchen cleared
General tidy round
Put clean/ironed stuff away
Bath and bed dc
Clean bathroom

Right, going to go round and get rid of all the obvious marks on the walls now. Glass of water first though!

Oh and 2 year olds...ds loves his wooden train sets, cars, dolls buggy and peppa pig playset. also loves barbie. oh and the dinosaurs they are doing in happy meals atm!

Afternoon!

Kitchen is v. bad, so I'm going to get a Lemsip in a mo, then get stuck in while DS is watching the new Sesame Street DVD.

Doctor said the throat etc. was prob viral, so no point having any anti-biotics, but he prescribed me some strong cream for my nasty finger, and I'm booked in to get blood taken to check my thyroid, so not a wasted visit.

• 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
• coffee + check mail and online banking done
• laundry - put load in done
• kitchen - clean sink, wash pots, wipe sides down
• Doctors! done
• pop to Aldi done and visit MIL? - saw her at Doctors
• lunch done
• bring bin back round
• garden
• feed the birds
• take rubbish, recycling and compost caddy out
• 5 o?clock - tea
• wash pots and tidy kitchen
• tidy downstairs
• DS bath and bed, wipe round bathroom, teeth and face

To Do -

• plan Christmas 2010, next - decide on gifts to make, use what I?ve got for now- get cross-stitch framed, mark dates in Calendar for making Christmas cake etc.
• sort digital photos and order any I want prints of
• mirrors - put mirror tiles up above bathroom sink, other mirror up above dressing table
• work out what?s wrong with breadmaker still flat, try some new yeast? new yeast bought
• research carpet cleaning
• buy duvet and bedding for DS

MONDAY
All up dressed breakfasted etc -DONE
Washing up & table wiped- DONE
Proper clean of sides - DONE
Load of washing in - DONE
DD to preschool - DONE
Load of washing on line - DONE
Load of towels in - DONE
Clean inside windows/mirrors - DONE
Hoover downstairs - DONE
Mop floors - DONE
Skirting - DONE ish
marks on walls- DONE (still have blood stains on kitchen wall tho)
Loo cleaned - DONE
Behind/under cistern cleaned - DONE
Towels on line - DONE
Lunch- DONE
DOOM ALERT Attack The Pile - DONE
Sign lease extension form - DONE
Email re dd's birthday - DONE
Pick dd up from preschool
Post lease extension form back to landlord
IRONING
Dinner
Washing up & kitchen cleared
General tidy round
Put clean/ironed stuff away
Bath and bed dc
Clean bathroom-some of the fiddly bits done

Why does my house still look a pit????

Wow Freaky, you're doing brilliantly!

If you think it looks bad you need to assess what it is that's making it look bad.

And then you have to remember that you've got small children and live in rented accommodation.

Wasting yep it's mostly the decor tbh- I can clean and clean but there is still chipped paint and peeling wallpaper (and layers of previous tenants dirt that seems ground in)

Are you allowed to decorate?

I can think of a handy young gentleman who might help you out and brings his own ladder.

I have to get permission...can't see him saying no cos it would improve the house.

But can't afford to atm (have gone way way overboard on dd's birthday and have holiday and ascot coming up)

Hmm maybe instead of using the unavailable handy young gentleman I could phone a few others to come and look at the work for me and -pick-- the most attractive

A new dating method Freak - ingenious

Having hung out a massive load on the line, then it got rained on, then as soon as I was inside with it all the sun came out, I'm sticking with Airer & Tumble for now, hmph!

Mon:

• all up & breakfasted DONE
• all dressed DONE
• DH to work DONE
• DS1 to pre-sch DONE
• parents home DONE
• collect new inhaler for DS2 from hosp TomorrowNow
• ring Paed Sec to bring appt forward (bet that'll be fun) NoAnswer
• collect DS1 DONE (got soaked!!)
• lunch & tidy kitchen DONE
• DS2 nap Doing
• quiet afternoon at home (film for DS1, jobs for me) Started
• finish laundry; TDOn WMOn &Again
• ironing AllDryStuffDONE & put away
• tea x 3
• boys bath & bed
• early & quiet night for me

Ongoing List:

• contact new dentist & see if we can register
• upload & order online prints Started-Done More
• order door curtain (& rail) for front door
• clean kitchen cupboard doors Done3More
• 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/Us definitely staying at home!
• sort out holiday in August to Jersey; hire car (+ seats)
• change over to reusables nappies for DS2 in the day Started
• my underwear - massive sort out & throw away old bits Started - Bought Some New Bits
• my jewellery - massive sort out & throw away broken/odd earrings, etc.
• book haircut

Freak completely sympathise with house looking a pit reguardless of cleaning. I always feel ours looks like a students house with toys. Slowly getting there, just need to make these damn blinds!

Haven't heard back from the midwife yet

Need to do some jobs, DD is in the garden, so the sitting room is the obvious choice, but i find it so grubby and depressing

DONE
Get up
DD up
Breakfast
Get dressed
Strip beds (done first load)
Wash sheets (first load in)
Clear up breakfast stuff
Empty and reload dishy
Get DD dressed
Strip second lot of sheets
Wash second load of sheets
Hang out first lot (check weather!)
Rummage through the freezer for something for dinner tonight

TO DO
Tidy sitting room - most hated job!
Try to get DD to stay out in the garden (may take a bucket of water)she is in and out atm.
Dry rest of sheets
Put extra washload on (has mounted up last few days)
Wipe down kitchen
Do some washing up
Wipe bathroom down (another plumber coming 6.30)
Do horses
Cook dinner

DD is being soooooo naughty atm. Not just being a toddler, but actively misbehaving. Pouring juice on the floor on purpose, throwing all her toys about, emptying all her drawers, helping herself to stuff from the kitchen and laughing in my face when i tell her no. Need to spend more time out of the house i think....

Arrgghhh have not done much today, need to get cracking on dinner and ironing piles I WILL put it all away TODAY!!!!!!

Alice I think you are just more aware of what your body is doing in subsequent pg's although haven't read your thread yet if they are really painful ring mw (hours to late I know, I'm abit crap)