The Listmakers World Cup: Slatterns 4 - Areas of Doom 1!

[Alibabaandthe40nappies]

Welcome to the new thread everyone

All newbies and lapsed members welcome!

Need a kick up the bum or a shoulder to cry on, this could be the thread for you.

Hello

No list today, but DH and i have loads to do, so hopefully by this evening the house will be looking ok

Hi everyone

Ali - well done to your DH, it should make such good differences to your life with a much shorted commute & 2 cars

Well time at PIL was as expected - have decided that if there is a clash again and i'm expected to go to see BIL & his wife (who does not talk to me) then i just won't go. It's not worth it and it upsets me i get all sensitive and paranoid about her not liking me, and BIl not being that bovvered about seeing us, esp DH, and just generally the whole family dynamic.
It's not bad really just not comfortable and i know MIL is still heartbroken about them going to Oz in the first place but they aren't sensitive about that with her.
And they hardly seemed impressed by DS2 which peed me off!

Then i had to stay later than intended for lunch (which i didn't like anyway), got stuck in traffic and got v stressed about being late for concert. Got home, showered, changed, ate and to venue in time though. And the concert went ok, phew!

Sat:

• me drive back after lunch for orchestra concert, leaving DH + 2 boys there DONE

Sun:

• A. Whole. Day. To. Myself. Doing
• sleep in until 9.30!!!! DONE
• papers, toast & tea in bed until 12! DONE
• washing in from line DONE
• washing hung out DONE
• load on DONE
• weight stuff to eBay DONE

• lunch & mini-tidy of kitchen
• list stuff on eBay
• pop round to see neighbour
• watch tennis with snack & maybe even a daytime glass of wine??!!!
• something for dinner from freezer
• expecting boys back about 9pm, DC straight to bed hopefully
• try and put breakfast things out tonight

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
• sort out holiday in August to Jersey; hire car (+ seats) - call Opodo re seats
• put hippo in upstairs toilet cistern
• repot sunflowers
• go through diaries with DH

Hi Ladies, I liked to join in. I love lists and get such a kick from ticking things off when I complete them.

Me up, breakfast and dressed - DONE
DD1 up, breakfast and dressed - DONE
Beds made and blinds/windows opened - DONE
Breakfast dishes done and put away - DONE
Washing in machine -
Ironing -
Bathroom cleaned and tidied up - DONE
Lunch - DONE
Lunch dishes done and put away - DONE
Kitchen floor brushed and mopped - DONE
Front hallway brushed and mopped - DONE
To tesco for essentials -
Dinner for DD1 -
Pick up DH from work -
Dinner for DH and I -
Dinner dishes washed and put away -
Kitchen tidied up -
kitchen floor brushed and mopped -
Me bath(35wks preg so entitled to this everynight) -
Supper for DD1 -
DD1 to bed -
Check kitchen tidy and clean -
Set out work uniform for me -
Set out clothes for DD1 -

To do during week -
Remove giant box from nursery and sort out contents.
Hang curtains in nursery.
Write notes for consultant meeting next week.
Work out training plan for girl taking over from me while I am on maternity leave.

Mumtoblaire welcome sounds like this is the place for you then

JKS I thought they were already in Oz, Families are tricky indeedy!

Shelley what trips have you planned, so I can steal some ideas

Right I have 1 very full basket left so I have the tennis on and am going to continue ironing, I have a big pile of hangers beside me too so hoping I will get it all put away aswell

Welcome Mumtoblaire

Plum - yes they moved in Sept last year but had always planned to come back for 2weeks in June/July.
They are staying with PIL, but yesterday was allocated 'our family day' so i had to go for the weekend, they don't get that orchestra is my thing and important to me
"so what do you play in this band thing then?"....
And it really got my goat that yesterday they invited SIL's family & some random friends over to join in the family day, esp as they are going to SIL's family today and DH's side of the family aren't invited to that.
It makes me sad for MIL and DH, DH said to me that all he wanted was to sit and have a beer with his brother - well there were approx 20 people there yesterday and BIL was chatting to his friends the whole time i was there, so guessing it didn't happen.
Oh and Friday when we went down, BIL & SIL went out to friends for the evening

Am trying to breathe deeply about it and realise it's not my family problem to get stressed about, but it's hard.

SIL hinted that they may come back this time every year, well i for one won't be rushing down to see them!!

Sun:

• A. Whole. Day. To. Myself. Doing
• sleep in until 9.30!!!! DONE
• papers, toast & tea in bed until 12! DONE
• washing in from line DONE
• washing hung out DONE
• load on DONE
• weight stuff to eBay DONE
• lunch & mini-tidy of kitchen DONE

• list stuff on eBay
• pop round to see neighbour
• watch tennis with snack & maybe even a daytime glass of wine??!!! DietCokeSoFar! Doing
• clean out dishwasher drain, yuck
• something for dinner from freezer
• expecting boys back about 9pm, DC straight to bed hopefully
• try and put breakfast things out tonight

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
• sort out holiday in August to Jersey; hire car (+ seats) - call Opodo re seats
• put hippo in upstairs toilet cistern
• repot sunflowers
• go through diaries with DH

JKS, that sounds very irritating. Shame that they don't get it.
Glad you're enjoying a whole day to yourself.

Hello Mumtoblaire.

Plum, Shred is this DVD. There are three workouts of increasing difficulty, so you progress from Level 1 up to 3, and they combine strength, cardio and abs exercises, it's very hard work, but it's only 20 mins which is what sold it to me.

• up, done
• breakfast, spatone, oj and vitamins done
• coffee + check mail and online banking doing
• clean buggy handles done
• sort cleaning cupboard done
• Shred done
• shower and dress, wipe round bathroom done
• dry pots done
• laundry - load in done
• lunch done
• Range done
• look at Skateboard Jam ish from a distance
• put vacuum cleaner back together when filter dry
• garden - check for cat poo, water, feed the birds
• take rubbish, recycling and compost caddy out
• bin out for binmen
• tea
• wash pots and tidy kitchen
• tidy downstairs
• DS bath and bed
• craft

Gardening -

• weed front yard + borders more
• put some of the peppers and tomatoes into growbags

Grot -

• oven done not amazing, will do again next week
• carpet
• defrost freezer
• sofa cover
• clean some strange crud off DS sandals done

To Do -

• plan Christmas 2010, next - decide on gifts to make/buy, use what I?ve got for now- get cross-stitch framed, mark dates in Calendar for making Christmas cake etc.,
• mirrors - put mirror tiles up above bathroom sink, other mirror up above dressing table
• buy external hard-drive
• find a dentist none keep checking
• pay coins in at bank, next 5 bags
• what?s up with the camera sd card memory?
• fix door handle
• tax credits renewal

JKS Understand now, you have every right to feel bad, because you love your dh, although you are right not to stress over it as I have found that dh would get more anoyed about it, I think some people forget the important things in life.

My BIL & SIL-to-be called to MILs on Friday night and were talking about their wedding and I felt the silence from me was deafening,
dh just avoids the topic,
then other SIL asked had we booked a holiday yet, and SIL-to-be asked when we were going, I just said middle of August, shes knows rightly when as dh can't go to stag, but I made a point of saying we will see how the fiances are going

I HAVE DONE ALL MY IRONING just have to put it away now

JKS - that sounds like a right pain. Lots of travelling for not much time for your DH and his bro. BIL's wife sounds like she is totally not worth the effort anyway. Hope you have a lovely day to yourself though!

DD is poorly. She has a v high temp and is all sleepy. I have given her calpol and she is sleeping now. Hope she is ok tomorrow as it is supposed to be my first day back at work and she should be in nursery .

List
Tidy up a bit
Pack DS's bag
Ring child minder about DS going
Make tea
Put washing on
Pack my bag for work
Pack DD's bag for nursery
Clean out car
Bit of gardening?
Re-pack nappy bag

HMHB - that is a worry, hope she's ok in the morning.

Plum - well done on your ironing

Families, eh?!

May allow myself that glass of wine now!

Sun:

• A. Whole. Day. To. Myself. Doing
• sleep in until 9.30!!!! DONE
• papers, toast & tea in bed until 12! DONE
• washing in from line DONE
• washing hung out DONE
• load on DONE
• load hung out DONE
• another load in DONE
• and hung out DONE
• weigh stuff to eBay DONE
• lunch & mini-tidy of kitchen DONE
• pop round to see neighbour DONE
• all dry non-ironing folded & put away DONE
• watch tennis with snack & maybe even a daytime glass of wine??!!! DietCokeSoFar! Doing

• clean out dishwasher drain, yuck
• something for dinner from freezer
• list stuff on eBay
• expecting 'boys' back about 9pm, DC straight to bed hopefully
• try and put breakfast things out tonight

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
• sort out holiday in August to Jersey; hire car (+ seats) - call Opodo re seats
• put hippo in upstairs toilet cistern
• repot sunflowers
• go through diaries with DH

Half way through putting it all away then I'm going to sit and sort underwear

HMHB Hope your dd is ok?

Oh yes looked at that link before but do you have to stick to a very strict diet too?,
the Hannah Waterman DVD was alot of anaerobic excerise must dig it out again

Sounds irritating JKS, enjoy your wine though!

Hope dd is better soon HMHB, poor baby.

I have rearranged the dc room a bit today. This morning ds threw a load of toys out of his window into the road and it terrified me that I'd forgotten to close the window after breakfast and he could have climbed up onto the window sill and fallen out (his bed -toddler size so much lower than window- was under that window and I normally open the window for air when we get up and close it after breakfast). So I've just swapped his bed and the chest of drawers over so he shouldn't be able to get up to it now. Although knowing ds I'm sure he'll find a way if he wants to.

Have also reorganised some of the toy storage and bought a wicker hamper for the sodding teddies. Am quite pleased with the hamper because it looks like a big picnic basket and so will go quite well with the seasidey duvet covers I got.

DONE
All up etc
Load of washing in off line
Sort into iron/non iron and put away non iron
Clear up shreddies off floor
Take out dds plaits (half done)
Pick up toys from road
Wash out mop bucket
Realise mop is smelly so wash it
Empty bins
Clean bathroom
Move ds' bed and chest of drawers
Hoover behind bed and drawers
Dust behind bed and drawers
Reorganise toys
Go to tk maxx for hamper
Sainsburys for fruit& milk
Wash buggy where ds weed in it
Put teddies in hamper
Cook dinner (doing)
Recycling into box

NEEDS DOING
washing up
tidy downstairs
Bath and bed dc & hairwash for dd
plait dd's hair
ironing

Me up, breakfast and dressed - DONE
DD1 up, breakfast and dressed - DONE
Beds made and blinds/windows opened - DONE
Breakfast dishes done and put away - DONE
Washing in machine -
Ironing -
Bathroom cleaned and tidied up - DONE
Lunch - DONE
Lunch dishes done and put away - DONE
Kitchen floor brushed and mopped - DONE
Front hallway brushed and mopped - DONE
To tesco for essentials - DONE
Dinner for DD1 - DONE
Pick up DH from work -
Dinner for DH and I -
Dinner dishes washed and put away -
Kitchen tidied up -
kitchen floor brushed and mopped -
Me bath(35wks preg so entitled to this everynight) -
Supper for DD1 -
DD1 to bed -
Check kitchen tidy and clean -
Set out work uniform for me -
Set out clothes for DD1 -

To do during week -
Remove giant box from nursery and sort out contents.
Hang curtains in nursery.
Write notes for consultant meeting next week.
Work out training plan for girl taking over from me while I am on maternity leave.

Kitchen spotless and tidy, so why do I think making spag bol is a good idea for dinner!

Hi everyone

JKS - sounds like a nightmare Sounds a bit like my brother who is getting married - makes a fuss about 'family' stuff, but when it comes to it he and his DF (soon to be DW, boo) would rather spend time with their friends and sod everyone else. For example not inviting his only nephew to his wedding but inviting the whole of his old rugby team and their wives/girlfriends. Stupid arse.

Freaky that sounds like a productive day, I so need to have a toy sort out.

HMHB - hope DD is better in the morning, and good luck on your first day back!

We've had a lovely day, really knackering though.

DONE
Up and breakfast
Exercise
Shower and dressed
15 mins sunbathing (must do this daily if it's sunny now, my legs are v.white to go bare-legged at wedding)
Pack car
Go to food festival
Eat too much hog roast and lamb skewers and cake
Come home
DS nap
Me shower to wash off all the straw and dust
Finish Ocado order for tomorrow
MN in bed for half an hour

TO DO
Decide what to give DS for his tea
Shred - first attempt!
Put a wash on?
DS tea
Daily sand removal exercise
Get DH to tidy cables in the living room so the BT man can see what he's doing in the morning
DS bath and bed
Relax
Early night

mumtoblaire - welcome I find that not doing any actual cooking is an excellent way to minimise cleaning in the kitchen

To not do any cooking - what would we do all day?

I will just have to be extra carefull and keep lid on bolognaise sauce as much as possible. I really hate cleaning the wall tiles in the kitchen.

Oh i know what you mean about the tiles, the ones we have around the oven are dire!

phew, just did some gardening thinking it had cooled down out there - it hasn't!!
Think i need to split the garden into zones so i can break it down into smaller chunks...

Sun:

• A. Whole. Day. To. Myself. Doing
• sleep in until 9.30!!!! DONE
• papers, toast & tea in bed until 12! DONE
• washing in from line DONE
• washing hung out DONE
• load on DONE
• load hung out DONE
• another load in DONE
• and hung out DONE
• weigh stuff to eBay DONE
• lunch & mini-tidy of kitchen DONE
• pop round to see neighbour DONE
• all dry non-ironing folded & put away DONE
• watch tennis with snack & maybe even a daytime glass of wine??!!! DONE
• sort rubbish from last night's concert into recycling & not DONE
• Garden Zone A (bushes by patio wall) pruning DONE
• Garden Zone B (bushes along side of garden) pruning HalfDone

• clean out dishwasher drain, yuck
• something for dinner from freezer
• list stuff on eBay
• expecting 'boys' back about 9pm, DC straight to bed hopefully
• try and put breakfast things out tonight

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
• sort out holiday in August to Jersey; hire car (+ seats) - call Opodo re seats
• put hippo in upstairs toilet cistern
• repot sunflowers
• go through diaries with DH

Happy sunday everyone. Impressive lists.
I can't keep up with all the new slatterns, but nice to have them on board, for swapping notes etc.
Bit late on this one but... Dear Slatterns - do not eat anymore Kentucky Fried Crap Chicken, its just not good for you. ( as a granny slattern its my job to say this.
Barbie party went ok, but band insisted on playing lots of Genesis and Pink Floyd. Even I was sliding into depression, came home reasonably early and sober.
Can't be bothereD with a list.
Feeling listless today

Oh! Moth count 2.
Still suspiscious. Hope they are not hiding, having wild sex and then leaving their evil progeny in my carpets.

HMHB Your mum said sex

bows head in shame at being told off

nudges freak to stop making me giggle while I'm being told off

You lot make me laugh. Thanks

KFC is the work of the devil, I always feel sick afterwards and then wake up at 3am with a raging thirst caused by all the salt. Problem is that DH loves it and from time to time he persuades me that it's not that bad and we have one. Then I ban it for another 6 months. It is one definite plus from this diet, he hasn't even mentioned wanting one for the last 6 weeks

mumtoblair - it would make life easier wouldn't it? I always love it when we eat out or just have sandwiches for tea like today because there is no mess!

DONE
Up and breakfast
Exercise
Shower and dressed
15 mins sunbathing (must do this daily if it's sunny now, my legs are v.white to go bare-legged at wedding)
Pack car
Go to food festival
Eat too much hog roast and lamb skewers and cake
Come home
DS nap
Me shower to wash off all the straw and dust
Finish Ocado order for tomorrow
MN in bed for half an hour
Decide what to give DS for his tea
Shred - first attempt!
DS tea

TO DO
Put a wash on
Daily sand removal exercise
Get DH to tidy cables in the living room so the BT man can see what he's doing in the morning
DS bath and bed
Tidy downstairs
Unload dishwasher and wipe over kitchen
Relax
Early night

Breakfast done
Do something about the kitchen mess done
OMG!! My list is complete, that extra sleep must of done something good!!

PMSL at all this talk of moths and sex

All washed and dressed done
Put some stuff in loft done
Tidy the loft room and remove stuff we don't need to keep done
Wipe round bathroom done
Make beds done
Put away clean washing done
Ask BT to stop sending paper bills done Finally, it's been on my list all week!
Put guinea pigs out in run done
Some dead heading in the front garden done
Run DW done
Run WM no washing powder left
Hangout washing done
Lunch done
Clean kitchen after lunch done
Dinner done
Clean kitchen after dinner DH is doing
Feed pets done
Bedtime story done
Bath/wash and put DD1 and DS3 to bed done

List
Tidy up a bit
Pack DS's bag DOne
Ring child minder about DS going DONE
Make tea DH
Put washing on
Pack my bag for work
Pack DD's bag for nursery doing
Clean out car done
Bit of gardening?
Re-pack nappy bag DONE
Dishy on done
Find something to wear for tomorrow
Wash hair