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[wastingaway]

Welcome to the slatterns thread, where everyone is welcome to share their lists, get motivated and share tips.

Aw Freak, bless her.

I think I bought 1 maternity item. Mostly just got clothes that worked, smocks etc. Difficult to get plus size maternity clothes, so I gave up in the end.

• 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 doing
• find I can cook recipe done

+ looking at lots of Cbeebies songs done

• laundry - put load of washing in done
• kitchen - dry pots done

+ trying to get rid of hiccups done

• baking with DS done
• lunch done
• Morrisons done
• garden - check on vegplot (I can see a yellow flower on the courgettes from the window, so we need to investigate ) done
• nap done
• water plants done
• feed the birds done
• take rubbish, recycling and compost caddy out done
• BREAD omg I can?t believe I forgot again. I will do it in the morning!
• 5 o?clock - tea done for DS
• wash pots and tidy kitchen
• tidy downstairs done
• DS bath and bed, wipe round bathroom, teeth and face done
• cook our dinner DHatshop
• craft time

Tomorrow -

• hoover
• make juice ice lollies
• Range - hose adaptor, dustpan and brush and ... forgotten
• paddling pool?

Grot -

• oven
• macbook screen
• kill the ants
• hand washing
• pedicure
• carpet
• defrost freezer

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 - flat, new flour bought - ?
• buy external hard-drive
• prepare for holiday! 1 week away! - packing list
• research nursery application
• ring doctors and (hopefully) rearrange appointment done
• find a dentist

I said well he's in lurve isn't he and she said "Is he? I don't know about that"

LOL

Then I said I hadn't seen him for ages either and she said "well that's not right, I'm just his nan so he doesn't have to make any effort for me but he shouldn't stop seeing his friends"

Damn right

Honestly I am away for a few hours and it all kicks off. I hope all are calm now. Had tiring day in London but not as bad as last week.
Plum I am cncerned about your shoulder, am a bit of an expert, as have had loads of probs with mine and also treated many with bodywork. Do you have limited mobility, a well as pain?

Freak - lol but sad for his nan.

Yes shopping in Bots not exactly High Street is it?!

I was given loads of Mat clothes when pg with DS1 so i felt good that i didn't have to buy much but tbh it was all 'well-worn', i feel the need to treat myself next time. Saw the Crave catalogues last time, v pricey and no need for me to spend that much but a few nice bits would be good.

Wed:

• all up & breakfasted DONE
• all dressed DONE
• DH to work early DONE
• handyman coming to attach swings to climbing frame DONE
• me + boys to SN playgroup for 10am (take packed lunches, bibs, drinks, etc.) DONE
• home & DS2 nap DONE
• visit friend in her new house & have a nose! DONE
• boys tea DONE
• boys to bed DONE
• washing in DONE
• change one light bulb in kitchen DONE (2 still to go, need ladder)
• my dinner DONE & early night
• have a look online at sensory stuff for DS2 Started/OrderedSomeBits

Thurs:

• all up & breakfasted
• all dressed
• me & DS2 to docs (10.10) to have our ears looked at (want to get him referred to audiologist to make 100% sure his hearing isn't holding back his speech)
• all to local woods to meet friends & picnic lunch
• home for DS2 nap
• shed measuring for water-saving project
• boys tea
• boys bath & bed
• my dinner & tv
• DH home late

Ongoing List:

• contact new dentist & see if we can register; Find another one that is taking on NHS patients
• upload & order online prints Started-Done More
• order door curtain (& rail) for front door - Autumn job really
• clean kitchen cupboard doors Done3More
• put cds onto DH's pc, then they can go into loft with others
• make my playlist
• clear my iPhone of music, reload with just my playlist
• 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! Think I will just tell my family we are here, they are welcome and leave it at that until nearer the time
• sort out holiday in August to Jersey; hire car (+ seats)

I got some really nice maternity clothes in Next when I had DS, things which looked like you'd made a bit of effort rather than just crawled out of bed into the nearest t-shirt which was the look I went for during most of my pregnancy!
If I do not hurry up and shift some more of this weight then I will be having to buy all new stuff in a bigger size Ho hum!

Someone asked what diet I was doing, I am low-carbing. Neris and India's Idiot Proof diet. So far so good, although I could murder a cheese sarnie and some roast potatoes! It bloody works though, I have lost 3 inches off my waist in a week and a half!

WEDNESDAY
Me and DH up - done
Shower and dressed - done
Get DS up and dressed - done
Spatone + vitamins - done
Unload dishwasher - done
Breakfast and tidy kitchen - done
Make beds and tidy upstairs - done
Wipe over bathroom - done
Hoover and sweep downstairs if needed - not needed
Friend coming at 11 - done
Park then lunch out - done
DS nap - done
Finish cleaning list + other jobs? - no, am knackered and it can all wait until tomorrow
Dinner - roast chicken - done
Clear up - done
Water plants - done
DS bath and bed - done still a bit unsettled but much quicker to sleep than last night
Post DS-to-bed tidy - done
Kitchen clear before bed

CLEANING THIS WEEK
Mirrors and glass doors
Kitchen cupboard fronts
Clean fridge
Living room blinds
Upstairs paintwork
Insides of downstairs windows - started

OTHER JOBS THIS WEEK
Alphabetise final bookcase
Pay window cleaner and Green Thumb - MUST do this
Birthday card and present for DB

HOUSE
Fix light in cooker hood (not just a duff bulb apparently)
Clean carpets - livingroomdone
Put up extra hooks in utility
New sealant round bath

Evening

Just need to post a list for tomorrow as i am not allowing myself on here til i have done a certain amount as my friend is coming over at 11am.

Get up
Get dressed
Breakfast
Clear up breakfast stuff
Dress DD
Put all toys away
Sweep sitting room
Tidy hall
Tidy kitchen
Quick wipe over of kitchen
Mop downstairs floors
Quick wipe over of bathroom
Put clean throws on sofas

Ali, how strict is that diet? Can you have plenty veg, fruit?

Wasting it is pretty strict. First two weeks no fruit at all, after that just berries and things like peaches - no apples, bananas etc until you have pretty much lost all the weight you want to.
DH is doing it too which is really helping, it is bad enough making things for DS which I can't have, never mind if DH was eating normally too!

You can eat loads of veg and salad though, even things like butternut squash and tomatoes which are vetoed on other low-carb diets.
Interestingly, I've entered my food on FF for a few day and I'm eating such a low amount of calories - about 1200 per day (today only 900!)- but because it's protein mainly I'm genuinely not hungry. Very odd.
The book is only 4 quid on Amazon atm if you fancy taking a peek.

Why am I still awake, must go and sleep!

why if I rang gp for stronger painkillers am I up at this time in BLOODY AGONY!!!

Just seen your post mini, yes if I keep from my shoulder to my elbow tucked against me the pain is less, but this morning if I even bend forward feel like something is going to catch across my shoulder
I'm going to have to go back to the docs, aren't I?
Yesterday I got up, at about 4.30 and took the codeine tabs(yellow ones) from my migraleve and they definitely helped, but have took these new tablets, this morning with some cereal, that was fun trying to eat left handed milk was everywhere!

Morning Plum, I woke early too, thankfully not in pain though. Hope you are ok.
Well done Ali on the weight loss. I so want to get motivated but its just not happening at the minute.

TO DO
Everyone up
School/Work/Toddler Group
Take Tablets DONE
Make Lunches
Tidy Sittting room
Sweep Hall
Clean downstairs loo
Dishes
Counters
Sweep Floor
Tidy around computer table
Clean over table
Sweep Floor
Washing 1st load on

Plum - definitely get thee back to docs, it's not right.

Ali - i'm not totaly convinced by low-carbing but if it loses the weight and you keep it off then that's good

CC - DS1 was awake at midnight then DS2 was chatting from 5am

Meant to be off to (new to us) woods later with friends, i think i need a day in bed!

Left over:

• change 2 light bulbs in kitchen, need ladder
• finish looking online at sensory stuff for DS2

Thurs:

• all up DONE & breakfasted
• all dressed
• me & DS2 to docs (10.10) to have our ears looked at (want to get him referred to audiologist to make 100% sure his hearing isn't holding back his speech)
• all to local woods to meet friends & picnic lunch
• home for DS2 nap
• shed measuring for water-saving project
• boys tea
• boys bath & bed
• my dinner & tv
• DH home late

Ongoing List:

• contact new dentist & see if we can register; Find another one that is taking on NHS patients
• upload & order online prints Started-Done More
• order door curtain (& rail) for front door - Autumn job really
• clean kitchen cupboard doors Done3More
• put cds onto DH's pc, then they can go into loft with others
• make my playlist
• clear my iPhone of music, reload with just my playlist
• 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! Think I will just tell my family we are here, they are welcome and leave it at that until nearer the time
• sort out holiday in August to Jersey; hire car (+ seats)

Morning!

DS got up at 5. I've not been in a good mood, but I've got some jobs done which always cheers me up.

Ali, that doesn't sound too bad, I've been meaning to have protein at breakfast instead of cereal all the time. I might get that book when we get back from holiday.

Plum, you should def get to doctor, that sounds nasty.

JKS, new woods, v. exciting, I'm usre you'll be glad once you're there.

• Me up, showered and dressed up
• 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 doing
• laundry - put load of washing in done
• kitchen - dry pots, clean sink, wash pots, wipe sides and tidy done
• put bread on done!
• ongoings doing
• make juice lollies
• hoover
• Range - hose adaptor, dustpan and brush and ant poison?
• lunch
• Morrisons
• 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
• craft time

Grot -

• oven
• macbook screen done
• kill the ants
• hand washing
• pedicure
• carpet
• defrost freezer

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 chosen
• 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 - flat, new flour bought - ?
• buy external hard-drive
• prepare for holiday! - packing list started write DH some plant watering and bin putting out instructions
• research nursery application
• ring doctors and (hopefully) rearrange appointment done
• find a dentist

Morning

Got up late, lots to do

DONE
Get up
Get dressed
Breakfast
Make beds
Quick wipe over of bathroom

TO DO
Clear up breakfast stuff
Dress DD
Put all toys away
Sweep sitting room
Tidy hall & sweep
Tidy kitchen & sweep
Quick wipe over of kitchen
Mop downstairs floors
Put clean throws on sofas
FIND LIBRARY BOOKS!

You're probably right Wasting.

Left over:

• change 2 light bulbs in kitchen, need ladder
• finish looking online at sensory stuff for DS2

Thurs:

• all up DONE & breakfasted DONE
• all dressed 1Done
• me & DS2 to docs (10.10) to have our ears looked at (want to get him referred to audiologist to make 100% sure his hearing isn't holding back his speech)
• all to local woods to meet friends & picnic lunch
• home for DS2 nap
• shed measuring for water-saving project
• boys tea
• boys bath & bed
• my dinner & tv
• DH home late

Ongoing List:

• contact new dentist & see if we can register; Find another one that is taking on NHS patients
• upload & order online prints Started-Done More
• order door curtain (& rail) for front door - Autumn job really
• clean kitchen cupboard doors Done3More
• put cds onto DH's pc, then they can go into loft with others
• make my playlist
• clear my iPhone of music, reload with just my playlist
• 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! Think I will just tell my family we are here, they are welcome and leave it at that until nearer the time
• sort out holiday in August to Jersey; hire car (+ seats)

Morning everyone,
Plum, if you can take them, you may be better taking an anti-inflamatory as well as paracetamol. Can you lift your arm up above your head? and if you stand with arms stretched in front of you open them slowly, how far do you get? Definitely go back to docs. If its frozen shoulder it takes ages, they may offer you an injection into shoulder.
I am booked in tomorrow for the smear.Being a good girl.
Loads to do today, but must
buy paper
shop
bank
prep for new course
tidy
hoover
dishy
wash bedding if washer can be coaxed
sort pile of mags
recycle
garden
filing
office work

• Me up, showered and dressed up
• 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 doing
• laundry - put load of washing in done
• kitchen - dry pots, clean sink, wash pots, wipe sides and tidy done
• put bread on done!
• ongoings doing
• make juice lollies done

+ text MIL and talk to Dad done

• hoover
• Range - hose adaptor, dustpan and brush and ant poison?
• lunch
• Morrisons
• 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
• craft time

Grot -

• oven
• macbook screen done
• kill the ants
• hand washing
• pedicure
• carpet
• defrost freezer
• mend sewing box and purple box thing - wood glue drying

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 ordered
• 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 - flat, new flour bought - ?
• buy external hard-drive
• prepare for holiday! - packing list started write DH some plant watering and bin putting out instructions
• research nursery application done - applications not open yet, check back later in month - do it before October
• find a dentist

Hi everyone,

Back from docs, he gave me tramadol to take with the arcoxia,
but said the dose for the arcoxia was too low(couldn't say anything else as it was his sister who prescribed that)
he said it was an intermetient(sp) thing and would go away in time, I have nearly a full range of movement, and when I'm lying in bed it is actually more comfortable to ly with arm above my head its getting it back down again that hurts
So I will just take everything gently and see how it goes
dd1 is at hospital tomorrow for her eyes and ds has that other hearing test on Monday, see this is why I always put me on the back burner

Well done mini fof booking smear

I have decided even though I don't have facebook and haven't a clue what you all look like I will upload the halloween photo and you can see me in all my blonde glory

although need to do up an invoice for dh first

Ok I'm on there for limited time only one with dcs first day back to school and one at halloween
hair is shoulder length now and abit more natural looking this time round I think

Anyway tried to make them just available to mumsnet mates but you have type everyone in and I realised the only one I could spell for Definite was JKS

Right need to have lunch and anti-inflam, poor dd1 said see mum now you know how I feel

Hi everyone. battery about to die so v quick from me

DONE
All up etc
washing up
sides & table
clean coffee table
Clear up ds' cereal spillage
wait for parcel
Sort through shoes & gve some to charity
sort through clothes and give someto charity
Hunt for h's pedometer
hoover downstairs
hoover upstairs
dust
put away last few bits of clothes
Start packing for hol (how can i pack a weeks worth of clothes for dc and they still have full drawers??)
lunch
write 3 more thank yous
adress all thank yous

Still to do
post thank yous
put credit on phone
dinner

who wants to come chop my butternut for me?? I love butternut but hate cutting the bloody things!
put stamps on thank yous

Plum I love that first day at school one

JKS - I have always been v.sceptical about low carbing as well but it does seem to be working and I feel so much more energetic. Let's see how I am in a couple of weeks!

THURSDAY
Me and DH up - done
Shower and dressed - done
Get DS up and dressed - done
Washing from 2 days ago onto the line - done
Nappies in to wash - done
Spatone + vitamins
Unload dishwasher - done
Breakfast and tidy kitchen - done
Make beds and tidy upstairs - done
Wipe over bathroom - done
Tidy nappy drawer and put away some clean washing - done
Nappies onto line - done
Another load in - done
Hoover and sweep downstairs if needed - done
Empty bins - done
Couple of bits from Sainsbury's - DH has gone and taken DS so he gets a walk - done
Lunch and tidy kitchen - inprogress
DS nap
Finish jobs list and a couple of cleaning jobs
Dinner
Clear up
Water plants
DS bath and bed
Post DS-to-bed tidy
Kitchen clear before bed

CLEANING THIS WEEK
Mirrors and glass doors
Kitchen cupboard fronts
Clean fridge
Living room blinds
Upstairs paintwork
Insides of downstairs windows - started

OTHER JOBS THIS WEEK
Alphabetise final bookcase
Pay window cleaner and Green Thumb - MUST do this
Birthday card and present for DB

HOUSE
Fix light in cooker hood (not just a duff bulb apparently)
Clean carpets - livingroomdone
Put up extra hooks in utility
New sealant round bath

Plum you are very pretty! Is that your DH in the halloween one too?

Ali and JKS low carbing worked for me, I lost 1.5 st, but the weight has been creaping back on again. As soon as I eat a piece of bread I put on 2lbs. Battling middle age spread too.
You're skipping through that list Ali, impressive.
Been in garden, stripped out another pot harbouring more of the evil weevil.Hope they don't get the vine.

buy paper done
shop a bit
bank done
prep for new course
tidy
hoover
dishy done
wash bedding if washer can be coaxed
sort pile of mags
recycle
garden part
filing
office worksome

Mini - well done The keeping it off is another thing entirely though, especially if I get pg!

It is such a lovely day here. No desire to go and sit outside in it though, just nice having lots of washing on the line and having a breeze blowing through the house

THURSDAY
Me and DH up - done
Shower and dressed - done
Get DS up and dressed - done
Washing from 2 days ago onto the line - done
Nappies in to wash - done
Spatone + vitamins
Unload dishwasher - done
Breakfast and tidy kitchen - done
Make beds and tidy upstairs - done
Wipe over bathroom - done
Tidy nappy drawer and put away some clean washing - done
Nappies onto line - done
Another load in - done
Hoover and sweep downstairs if needed - done
Empty bins - done
Couple of bits from Sainsbury's - DH has gone and taken DS so he gets a walk - done
Lunch and tidy kitchen - done
Run dishwasher - done
DS nap - doing
Internet banking - done
Hang out washing
Wash bedding on spare bed
Finish jobs list and a couple of cleaning jobs
Dinner
Clear up
Water plants
DS bath and bed
Post DS-to-bed tidy
Kitchen clear before bed

CLEANING THIS WEEK
Mirrors and glass doors
Kitchen cupboard fronts
Clean fridge
Living room blinds
Upstairs paintwork
Insides of downstairs windows - started

OTHER JOBS THIS WEEK
Alphabetise final bookcase
Pay window cleaner and Green Thumb - done
Birthday card and present for DB

HOUSE
Fix light in cooker hood (not just a duff bulb apparently) - now the other one has gone too!
Clean carpets - livingroomdone
Put up extra hooks in utility
New sealant round bath

I'm not sure low-carbing would be a good idea for me, as the bread turned out fine!
(I haven't tried any yet, but it looks normal.)

Plum, lovely photos!

• 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 doing
• laundry - put load of washing in done
• kitchen - dry pots, clean sink, wash pots, wipe sides and tidy done
• put bread on done!
• ongoings doing
• make juice lollies done

+ text MIL and talk to Dad done

• hoover
• Range - hose adaptor, dustpan and brush and ant poison? done
• lunch done
• Morrisons + back to Range to exchange hose adaptor done
• 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
• craft time

Grot -

• oven
• macbook screen done
• kill the ants - spray outside again, traps inside
• hand washing
• pedicure
• carpet
• defrost freezer
• mend sewing box and purple box thing - wood glue done

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 ordered
• 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 - flat, new flour bought - done!
• buy external hard-drive
• prepare for holiday! - packing list started write DH some plant watering and bin putting out instructions
• research nursery application done - applications not open yet, check back later in month - do it before October
• find a dentist