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

Hi all

Hope you are all enjoying the long weekend

Fingers crossed we are now vomit free, dd was last sick yesterday morning...

Thanks for the birthday wishes, was feeling a bit meh due to sick child and had to cancel my party. That'll teach me to try to celebrate my birthday!

Today
All up etc- DONE
washing up - DONE
Wipe sides & table - DONE
clean loo - DONE
tidy sitting room - DONE
Find kitchen under crap - DONE
Empty bins - DONE
Clean kitchen bin - DONE
Hoover downstairs -
Strip bed x 2 - DONE
Deflate airbed- DONE
Load of washing in -DONE
Load of washing on line- DONE
Friend here for coffee - DONE
lunch - DONE
Tidy dc room - DONE
Washing in off line - DONE
Clean clothes away -
Remake my bed -
Friend's for dinner -
Bath & bed dc -

Oh dear Freak, that's a shame

Tusker - you have to get some kind of 'grip' whether it's sanding lightly or wiping down with...um, sugar soap i think it is?

Mon:

• all up & breakfasted DONE
• all dressed DONE
• DS2 cream (seems much better today thankfully) Done1
• DH out to work DONE
• tidy toys DONE
• general tidy up MostlyDone
• finish last bit of ironing & put away
• lunch & tidy kitchen DONE
• DS2 nap Doing
• online shop 2-4 & put away
• garden with DS1?
• peel potatoes
• tea x 2
• boys bath (must have!) & bed
• our dinner (MIL roast)
• early night (sleeping badly atm)

Ongoing List:

• contact new dentist & see if we can register
• return borrowed DVD
• 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
• get oven cleaned Booked for 8th April
• sort out date for next pizza night
• sort out holiday in August to Jersey; hire car (+ seats)
• collect DS1's red book from doc - Next week
• deliver last invite for DS1's party (round the corner)
• change over to reusables nappies for DS2 in the day - will wait i think until the pox has started clearing up
• big wardrobe tidy needed in our room DONE
• library; soon, nearly finished last book + need to find DS's 2 books
• my underwear massive sort out & throw away old bits

think i need to get grip full stop lol would sort my life out if i had time
have a shower hair and make up etcDONE
clean bathroom DONE
get gd up DONE
let gd decorate easter egg ive made for her
dinnerDONE
wash pots up DONE
take ds2 to grandmas and grannys for presentsDONE
go to dandi lions ( ballpool) for tea soon
take ben 10 cake SOON
sugar soap it is then

Lol Tusker!!

Mon:

• all up & breakfasted DONE
• all dressed DONE
• DS2 cream (seems much better today thankfully) Done1
• DH out to work DONE
• tidy toys DONE
• general tidy up MostlyDone
• finish last bit of ironing & put away
• lunch & tidy kitchen DONE
• DS2 nap Doing
• online shop 2-4 & put away DONE
• garden with DS1; DH Doing
• peel potatoes FIL DONE
• tea x 2
• boys bath (must have!) & bed
• our dinner (MIL roast)
• early night (sleeping badly atm)

Ongoing List:

• contact new dentist & see if we can register
• return borrowed DVD
• 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
• get oven cleaned Booked for 8th April
• sort out date for next pizza night
• sort out holiday in August to Jersey; hire car (+ seats)
• collect DS1's red book from doc - Next week
• deliver last invite for DS1's party (round the corner)
• change over to reusables nappies for DS2 in the day - will wait i think until the pox has started clearing up
• library; soon, nearly finished last book + need to find DS's 2 books
• my underwear massive sort out & throw away old bits

Mon:

• finish last bit of ironing & put away DONE
• tea x 2 DH DONE
• boys bath (must have!) & bed
• our dinner - MIL roast Cooking
• early night (sleeping badly atm)

Tues:

• all up & breakfasted
• all dressed
• strip beds & find clean bedding
• swap over bathmats & towels
• DH to work
• cream for DS2
• morning activity with boys? jobs?
• lunch & tidy up
• DS2 nap
• rest of day

Ongoing List:

• contact new dentist & see if we can register
• return borrowed DVD
• 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
• get oven cleaned Booked for 8th April
• sort out date for next pizza night
• sort out holiday in August to Jersey; hire car (+ seats)
• collect DS1's red book from doc - This week
• deliver last invite for DS1's party (round the corner)
• change over to reusables nappies for DS2 in the day - will wait i think until the pox has started clearing up
• library; soon, nearly finished last book + need to find DS's 2 books
• my underwear massive sort out & throw away old bits
• sort out DS1's pants, lots are too small

WELL BEEN TO BALL POOL KIDS HAD GREAT FUN
DH IS WORN OUT FROM PLAYING FOOTBALL
GD LEFT FAV DOLL WENT STRAIGHT BACK COULDNT FIND IT
FREAK IS IT THE SICKNESS BUG U HAVE GOT WE HAVE ALL HAD IT HERE
GO TO DANDI LIONS BALL POOL FOR TEA DONE
EAT BEN TEN CAKE [DIET WHAT DIET LOL]

GD DECORATED EGG MADE FOR HER
ALL DONE CAN RELAX READY FOR ANOTHER DAY

MONDAY
Me and DH up - done
Shower and dressed - done
Get DS up and dressed - done
Spatone + vitamins
Ocado 10-11am - hereearly
Put away shopping - done
Breakfast and tidy kitchen - done
Unload dishwasher - done
Make beds and tidy upstairs
Wipe over bathroom
Hoover and sweep downstairs - done
Take down doors between lounge and dining room - done
Laundry

• 2 loads - 1washing/1drying
• Sort out airing cupboard
• Change our sheets - stripped
• Change cot bedding
• Fold washing from yesterday - done

Big tidy up downstairs - done Lunch and tidy kitchen - done Go to Homebase - done Dinner - done Clear up - done DS bath and bed Post DS-to-bed tidy Kitchen clear before bed Take ADs

CLEANING THIS WEEK
Dust - done and clean windows in spare room
Living room blinds
Mop kitchen and hall
Dust downstairs - done
Hoover upstairs
Dust upstairs
Mirrors and glass doors
Stairs and bannisters - bannistersdone
Shower screen
Insides of downstairs windows
Wash bathroom floor
Upstairs skirtings

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 walking boots
Wash bedspread gently at 30 degrees while crossing fingers!

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

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 - lady is coming on Thursday to quote
Put up extra hooks in utility
Put up new lightshades - done

Evening! DS didn't nap today, despite two trips out in the buggy, so has gone to bed early.
Am going to have to dig blackout blind out soon!

Freaky, sorry you had to cancel your party.
Will you be able to reschedule?

• 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
• laundry -sort loads out done, fold dry washing done, put 2nd load in done, sort and put away dry washing
• coffee + check email and online banking doing
• kitchen - dry pots etc. wash floor2X15mins
• water plants done
• dust done
• hoover done downstairs
• clean mirrors
• change beds done
• lunch done
• walk? done X2

+ planted mint seeds in pot done

• 15 minutes gardening done
• feed the birds done
• take rubbish, recycling and compost caddy out done
• pack bag
• tea done
• put breadmaker on?
• tidy downstairs done
• DS bath and bed done
• wipe round bathroom and clean face and teeth done
• is the kitchen cleared? mostly
• write list for tomorrow done
• finish wristwarmers - just sewing up to do
• scrapbook picture for MIL

DS daily -

• messy activity (need to work more at this) done playdough and painting (finally! only got him the paints for Christmas )
• shoe walk
• garden done

Tomorrow -

• hoover upstairs
• town - Boots, market, jeans?
• cupcakes
• Sis visiting

Doom -

• books! - get them organised - non-fiction, into dewey decimal order?
• Back room - bookcases

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 - put mirror tiles up above bathroom sink, other mirror up above dressing table
• get garden chairs from MILs garage
• Birthdays - MIL - scrapbook picture started, GM - chocs, step-MIL - cross-stitch bookmark?, DS! -
• trim and dye hair

Hello everyone, we have had a really lazy day today, you all being friends on facebook, but I'm not brave enough to join

I'm going to have't to put decorating back on my list Ali, we have a new TV for our bed room we haven't put up yet as we thought no point we were decorating soon, 4months ago

tusker good on you, I could end up like that as I would love another one but can't see it happening any time soon as there are other things we want to do first

Morning!

DS slept straight through for over 13 hours! He was completely gobsmacked when he woke up.

• 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
• laundry -sort loads out done, fold dry washing done, put load in done, sort and put away dry washing done
• coffee + check email and online banking doing
• kitchen - dry pots etc. wash floor
• hoover upstairs
• town - market, Boots
• cupcakes
• lunch
• sis visiting
• walk?
• 15 minutes gardening
• feed the birds
• take rubbish, recycling and compost caddy out
• pack bag
• tea
• put breadmaker on?
• tidy downstairs
• DS bath and bed
• wipe round bathroom and clean face and teeth
• is the kitchen cleared?
• write list for tomorrow
• scrapbook picture for MIL

DS daily -

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

Doom -

• books! - get them organised - non-fiction, into dewey decimal order?
• Back room - bookcases

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 - put mirror tiles up above bathroom sink, other mirror up above dressing table
• get garden chairs from MILs garage
• Birthdays - MIL - scrapbook picture started, GM - chocs, step-MIL - cross-stitch bookmark?, DS! -
• trim and dye hair

I'm sorry I'm totally useless at being here every day
I'm really sorry

small but important list today

shower

eat alpen

do something physical

get photo for driving licence

get postal order to send with driving licence forms

get postal order to pay drain bill

post licence forms

post drain payment

pick up ad's

change my bed

hoover front room

I'm sure there is more

Trinity, this thread is to be used as necesary, no worries about not being here every day.

Most days Trinity, I just come on to mark my place!

Today
Washing
Collect DD3
Cook Dinner
Hoover Stairs
Wash Dishes

Plum quite a few MNers have joined FB just to be friends with other Mners so join under their MN name rather than RL name...you could do that and just be friends with us and your BIL so I can check him out

Tusker yes I think it is that, lots of people seem to have had it. I haven't had it yet but dd got it nearly a week after ds so there is still time!

Yay for ds sleeping wasting Did you wake up though? Yes party penciled in for 17th now

Trinity don't worry I am a bit crap too and am getting a bit slack at posting lists.

DONE so far
all upetc
load of towels in and out
load of darks in and out
washing up
tidy dc room
clean clothes away
delimescale mission

STill to do
lunch
hoovering
look at bunkbeds
something with dc
dinner

This week
Inside windows
dusting
bathroom floor
behind furniture clean

Morning everyone (just)!

Have been quite productive already today, DS only woke for 15 mins during the night so we all had loads of sleep!

TUESDAY
Me and DH up - done
Shower and dressed - dressed shower later
Get DS up and dressed - done
Spatone + vitamins
Breakfast and tidy kitchen - done
Take out compost caddy - done
Unload dishwasher - done
Reload dishwasher and run again - done
Kitchen - clean hob, sink, coffee machine, surfaces - done and wipe plinths
DH to finish washing patio - done
Make beds and tidy upstairs
Wipe over bathroom
Hoover and sweep downstairs
Utility - take out recycling and bins + 15 min tidy and clean
Lunch and tidy kitchen
Unload dishwasher
Ring MIL about next week
Dinner
Clear up
DS bath and bed
Post DS-to-bed tidy
Kitchen clear before bed
Take ADs

LAUNDRY
Wash bedspread - washing
2 more loads
Sort out airing cupboard
Change cot bedding
Fold washing from yesterday - done

CLEANING THIS WEEK
Clean windows in spare room
Living room blinds
Mop kitchen and hall
Hoover upstairs
Dust upstairs
Mirrors and glass doors
Stairs
Shower screen
Insides of downstairs windows
Wash bathroom floor
Upstairs skirtings

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 walking boots

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

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 - lady is coming on Thursday to quote
Put up extra hooks in utility

freak

Wasting thats good going hope he keeps it up

We are having another lazy day today, although now we have made the decision to go out I'm starting to crack up because everyone else is still on a go slow

I have a cake to do tomorrow so back to normal service on Thursday as I have LOADS to do!!

Ali I still need to change my address on my driving licence, quite reluctant because its quite a nice pic (pre children, post a nice holiday away [wistful])

shower

eat alpen done and a veg filled lunch

do something physical done good hour trek with my girls and a mate and her ds and our dogs

get photo for driving licence

get postal order to send with driving licence forms

get postal order to pay drain bill

post licence forms

post drain payment

pick up ad's done friend picked them up for me

change my bed

hoover front room

hmm not doing to well

Plum I don't think you have to change the picture? I did mine online when I changed the address when we moved here, and there was a box to tick if you wanted to use the same picture.

TUESDAY
Me and DH up - done
Shower and dressed - dressed shower later
Get DS up and dressed - done
Spatone + vitamins
Breakfast and tidy kitchen - done
Take out compost caddy - done
Unload dishwasher - done
Reload dishwasher and run again - done
Kitchen - clean hob, sink, coffee machine, surfaces - done and wipe plinths
DH to finish washing patio - done
Make beds and tidy upstairs
Wipe over bathroom
Hoover and sweep downstairs
Utility - take out recycling and bins + 15 min tidy and clean
Lunch and tidy kitchen
Unload dishwasher
Ring MIL about next week
Dinner
Clear up
DS bath and bed
Post DS-to-bed tidy
Kitchen clear before bed
Take ADs

LAUNDRY
Wash bedspread - washing
2 more loads
Sort out airing cupboard
Change cot bedding
Fold washing from yesterday - done

CLEANING THIS WEEK
Clean windows in spare room
Living room blinds
Mop kitchen and hall
Hoover upstairs
Dust upstairs
Mirrors and glass doors
Stairs
Shower screen
Insides of downstairs windows
Wash bathroom floor
Upstairs skirtings

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 walking boots

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

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 - lady is coming on Thursday to quote
Put up extra hooks in utility

Just popped on to see if anything exciting was happening, near wet myself when I read your post Freak. I am trying to be good about what I am eating today but I have PMT so think it is hindering me as I had to have a mini crunchie

Hello, will be back on tomorrow maybe i need to!

Just spent £35 on dancing gear for DD still cheaper than a pony though...

just seen friends easter photo's. Their houses are so tidy and grown up looking and they have kids too.

They probably don't have MN though.....

Evening all, a busy day here, but not much done - how does that happen?

Tues:

• all up & breakfasted DONE
• all dressed DONE
• strip beds & find clean bedding DONE
• swap over bathmats & towels NotDoneOops
• DH to work DONE
• cream for DS2 Done1
• me into office for a few hours DONE
• cancel speech therapy appt due to chicken pox DONE
• lunch, etc. DONE
• DS2 nap DONE
• garden time DONE
• boys tea & bed DONE
• our dinner DONE

Wed:

• all usual
• more office time

um....

Ongoing List:

• contact new dentist & see if we can register
• return borrowed DVD
• 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
• get oven cleaned Booked for 8th April
• sort out date for next pizza night
• sort out holiday in August to Jersey; hire car (+ seats)
• collect DS1's red book from doc - This week
• deliver last invite for DS1's party (round the corner)
• change over to reusables nappies for DS2 in the day - will wait i think until the pox has started clearing up
• library; soon, nearly finished last book + need to find DS's 2 books
• my underwear massive sort out & throw away old bits
• sort out DS1's pants, lots are too small

Evening!

Alice, bet they don't have as much fun.

Had a nice visit with my Sis and her man and they took a few boxes of carboot stuff, so I've more room in my pantry now.
Really nice to see them.

• 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
• laundry -sort loads out done, fold dry washing done, put load in done, sort and put away dry washing done
• coffee + check email and online banking doing
• kitchen - dry pots etc. wash floor 15mins x2
• hoover upstairs
• town - market, Boots done
• cupcakes done
• lunch done
• sis visiting done
• walk? done
• 15 minutes gardening
• feed the birds
• take rubbish, recycling and compost caddy out done
• pack bag done
• tea done
• put breadmaker on?
• tidy downstairs done
• DS bath and bed done
• wipe round bathroom and clean face and teeth
• is the kitchen cleared? no
• write list for tomorrow
• scrapbook picture for MIL

DS daily -

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

Tomorrow -

• DS to docs if neck still funny
• hoover upstairs
• Visit MIL?

Doom -

• books! - get them organised - non-fiction, into dewey decimal order?
• Back room - bookcases

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 - put mirror tiles up above bathroom sink, other mirror up above dressing table
• get garden chairs from MILs garage
• Birthdays - MIL - scrapbook picture started, GM - chocs, step-MIL - cross-stitch bookmark?, DS! -
• trim and dye hair

Alice, don't be I ofteen think friends houses are nicer, tidier or whatever than ours, but I think you just don't see the mess or the wall that needs painting when you look at other people's houses!

JKS - I have days like that all the time!

Having said that, I've been quite productive today.

TUESDAY
Me and DH up - done
Shower and dressed - dressed shower later
Get DS up and dressed - done
Spatone + vitamins
Breakfast and tidy kitchen - done
Take out compost caddy - done
Unload dishwasher - done
Reload dishwasher and run again - done
Kitchen - clean hob, sink, coffee machine, surfaces and wipe plinths - done
DH to finish washing patio - done
Make beds and tidy upstairs - done
Wipe over bathroom - done
Hoover and sweep downstairs - done
Utility - take out recycling and bins + 15 min tidy and clean - done
Lunch and tidy kitchen - done
Unload dishwasher - done
Order some summer flowering bulbs - done
Ring MIL about next week
Dinner - done
Clear up - done
DS bath and bed - done
Post DS-to-bed tidy - done
Kitchen clear before bed - done
E-mail a couple of friends I haven't spoken to in months! - done
Take ADs

LAUNDRY
Wash bedspread - drying yay it is fine, dry clean only my foot.
2 more loads - 1drying/1dry
Sort out airing cupboard - started
Change cot bedding - done
Fold washing from yesterday - done

CLEANING THIS WEEK
Clean windows in spare room - done
Living room blinds
Mop kitchen and hall
Hoover upstairs - done
Dust upstairs
Mirrors and glass doors - done
Stairs - done
Shower screen
Insides of downstairs windows - started
Wash bathroom floor
Upstairs skirtings - 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... - have no idea what I've done with them, nightmare!
Sort and put away DS' too small clothes - done
Clean ski boots
Clean walking boots

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

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 - lady is coming on Thursday to quote
Put up extra hooks in utility

hi sorry didnt even have time to write a list been working babysitting then cleaning mums bungalow.
will have more time tomorrow only got gs and ds1 and ds2
will write list tomorrow
nite all