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.

Hi

Have avoided the computer to avoid sitting here all day browsing!!

DD is a nursery all day today and DS3 is having a nap, so as soon as my list is added I will get my bum of this seat and do some work!!

freak I would resist, imagine how lovely it will be when the bunks and bedding are all new together.

Ali You are meant to feel like that apparently, I think it's in level 2 when she says 'I want you to feel like you're gonna die' She is brutal, but it really does work.

Alice I remember this stage, you want to get everything all organised, but don't want to exhaust yourself. I think the answer is take regular breaks.

to everyone else

Just realised that I haven't added my cleaning list for this week and my list is already monstrous. It is on my old laptop so I will get it later.

TODAY
Me and DH up - done
Shred - done
Shower and dressed - done
Get DS up and dressed - done
BT man here to install new broadband - done
Empty kitchen bin and put bin out for binmen - done
Spatone + vitamins
Breakfast and tidy kitchen - done + clean skirting and unit plinths - done
Unload dishwasher - done
Make beds and tidy upstairs
Wipe over bathroom
General tidy downstairs - done
Hoover and sweep downstairs if needed - done
Ocado here 10-11am - done
Put away shopping - done
Change cot bedding
Peg out last night's washing
Another load on
Put unblocked down bath plughole
Proper clean of kitchen sink
DS - garden and trainset - done
Bottles to bottle bank
Take out compost crock and recycling
Lunch and tidy kitchen
Reading with DS
DS nap
Exercise
DS more garden and drawing
Dinner - what?
Clear up
Water plants
DS bath and bed
Post DS-to-bed tidy
Kitchen clear before bed

OTHER JOBS
Sort out big cupboard in DS' room

• label duvets and vacuum bag
• find our summer duvet
• find a lighter duvet for spare bed

Take things to dry cleaners DH to put up kitchen pinboard Go through DH's wardrobe and chuck out the stuff which is now too big/knackered Buy driving gloves for DB - size 8 1/2 Book car in for service Have big toy clearout Move button on trousers because they are too big Purchase remaining birthday presents for DS Buy brother and bridezilla a wedding present, boo hiss Buy myself a birthday book

Oops!! forgot list.

Also I found a book by Anthea Turner in the library, she recommends doing your daily tasks and then paying a little extra attention to a specific room each day. So I have allocated a day to each of my rooms/areas and am going to give it a go this week. Today it's the kitchen's turn, not sure what extra things I'm going to do yet, but will add to my list later (when it's done) BTW the books called 'How to be a Perfect Housewife', don't think I'll ever be that!!

Breakfast done
Clean kitchen post breakfast done
All washed and dressed done
Wipe round bathroom
Make beds done
Put guinea pigs out in run done
Visit friend for cuppa done
Check and add to Asda delivery
Run DW
Run WM - no washing powder left til tomorrow
Hangout washing done
Lunch
Clean kitchen after lunch
Homework time
Dinner
Clean kitchen after dinner DH is doing
Feed pets
Bedtime story
Bath/wash and put DD1 and DS3 to bed

Freak i love that sandcastle bedding!!! So gorgeous, may have to get DD some as although in a toddler bed, she is still using her cot quilt.

DONE
Get up
DD up
Have breakfast
DH changed DD's nappy
Clear up breakfast stuff
Make beds
Hang washing out
Wash carseat covers
Hang out carseat covers
Wash moses basket covers
Look up birth plans
Hang moses basket covers/sheets out

TO DO
Get dressed
Start on dining room
Wait in for delivery (doing)
Tidy DD's room

Ok I'll resist. This time at least, not sure I can keep on resisting until the 16th August though...

Today:
All up, dressed, breakfasted - DONE
Make DD?s lunch ? DONE
DD to preschool - DONE
Washing up - DONE
Wipe kitchen sides and dining table ? DONE
Bleach kitchen sink - DONE
Strip dc beds ? DONE
Make bed ? DONE
Load of washing in ? DONE
Washing out on line ? DONE
2nd load on - DONE
2nd load on line -
Hoover downstairs ?
Hoover upstairs ? DONE
Sweep kitchen - DONE
Mop downstairs - DONE
Clean loo ? DONE
Clean sink- DONE
Tidy corner of doom - DONE
Sausages out of freezer - DONE
Lunch ? DOING
DRINK MORE (not alcohol!) ?
Clean inside windows and mirrors -
Dust sitting room ?
Dust bedrooms ?
Remake dc beds ?
Washing in off line
Washing put away ?
Ironing -
Cook dinner ?
Wash up -
Bath and bed dc?s-
Tidy kitchen and sitting room ?

I know alice, I've had to hide it so I don't put it on! Can't wait til the bunks come, their room is going to have lots more space (I hope!)

16th August!! that is longer than i have to wait for the baby!

Freak, I thought only one of them's had arrived. I now agree with everyone else anyway.

We have walked to Morrisons and I have used my new shopping trolley. Lifesaver now he wants to walk.

• up, done
• Wii Fit weigh +2
• breakfast, spatone, oj and vitamins done
• coffee + check mail and online banking doing
• Shred done
• shower and dress, wipe round bathroom done
• hoover
• dry pots done + clean sink done
• laundry - 2nd load in done 2nd load hung out done

+ make ice lollies done

• Morrisons done
• lunch done
• Library
• bring bin back round + clean bin out + clean out kitchen bin
• garden - check for cat poo, water, feed the birds
• take rubbish done, recycling and compost caddy out
• tea
• wash pots and tidy kitchen
• tidy downstairs
• DS bath and bed
• craft

Weekly cleaning - (to be added to/adjusted)

• change beds
• clean bathroom floor
• clean bathroom mirror
• dust upstairs
• hoover upstairs
• clean fridge out done
• clean kitchen floor
• dust downstairs

Gardening -

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

Grot -

• carpet
• defrost freezer
• sofa cover

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

Wasting - are you a trolley dolly now?

Freak - that is a long time to wait, which bunks did you go for? One day i would like them for the boys room, i am fussy and for some reason i've decided i want white ones that can be 2 singles or 1 bunk, and they seem to be £££.

Leftover:

• put away clean clothes
• list stuff on eBay

Monday:

• all up & breakfasted DONE
• all dressed DONE
• DH to work DONE
• take DS1 to new school for his 'taster morning' DONE
• call pre-sch to say he's not coming, oops! DONE
• hang washing out DONE
• garden time with DS2 DONE
• collect DS1 DONE
• put all unpacking from weekend away (travel cot, etc) DONE
• lunch & tidy up DONE
• DS2 nap Doing
• birthday cards Doing
• DS1 tv time Doing

• afternoon; some shopping? cba really, maybe just gardening.
• sitter from last week popping in for money (DH was home first & didn't pay him!!)
• boys tea (what; cottage pie from freezer)
• boys bath & bed
• my dinner & tidy up
• get breakfast things ready
• early quiet night

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 (he's given me a printout for this week)

Ah I see. There are two different duvet covers but I have ordered two each of each of them so whichever one is on the dc will have the same cover on. Only one of the designs has arrived (but two covers). Clear as mud!

Today:
All up, dressed, breakfasted - DONE
Make DD?s lunch ? DONE
DD to preschool - DONE
Washing up - DONE
Wipe kitchen sides and dining table ? DONE
Bleach kitchen sink - DONE
Strip dc beds ? DONE
Make bed ? DONE
Load of washing in ? DONE
Washing out on line ? DONE
2nd load on - DONE
2nd load on line - DONE
Hoover downstairs ?
Hoover upstairs ? DONE
Sweep kitchen - DONE
Mop downstairs - DONE
Clean loo ? DONE
Clean sink- DONE
Tidy corner of doom - DONE
Sausages out of freezer - DONE
Lunch ? DOING
DRINK MORE (not alcohol!) ? DOING
Clean inside windows and mirrors - DONE
Dust sitting room ? DONE
Dust bedrooms ? DONE
Remake dc beds ?
Washing in off line
Washing put away ?
Ironing -
Cook dinner ?
Wash up -
Bath and bed dc?s-
Tidy kitchen and sitting room ?

I've done it all wrong though I saw on the hotel inspector that you are supposed to do beds first (because changing the beds creates dust), then hoover, then dust last because the hoover makes dust fly up into the air. Oh well, sure it wont kill us!

JKS, I am returning to trolleyness after a 2.2 year break. Can't pull a trolley and push a pram.

JKS I had the same criteria for bunks. I went for ones from m&s
a) because I have seen them in the flesh and they look good as singles as well as bunks (some look very obviously like half a bunk iyswim)
b)because they include mattresses and once you factor in the cost of mattresses with some of the ones that are frame only they are more expensive
c) Because they assemble them for you

Still £££ but got contributions from various family members for dd's birthday/

But now gutted because just went to get the link for you and they are £50 cheaper than I paid

ooh no it's ok they now don't include mattresses so by that thinking I got a bargain

Freak you probably did get a bargain. Are they single (3ft) mattresses?
If i go for the bunks + 2 single mattresses that are reduced works out at £437.

Not needed for a bit as DS2 firmly in his cot for a while yet, and they wouldn't be up as bunks for a while yet either, how old are your DC? DS1 is only 4 so 2 years according to the website.
Plus DS2 is a climber so would be up there like a shot!

Freak you probably did get a bargain. Are they single (3ft) mattresses?
If i go for the bunks + 2 single mattresses that are reduced works out at £437.

Not needed for a bit as DS2 firmly in his cot for a while yet, and they wouldn't be up as bunks for a while yet either, how old are your DC? DS1 is only 4 so 2 years according to the website.
Plus DS2 is a climber so would be up there like a shot!

Mine are the same age as yours I think, dd 4 and ds 2.5. Neither has fallen out of bed yet (have been in beds since 19 months) so am hoping it will be ok! Will keep ds' toddler bed to begin with though, just in case dd wants the bottom bunk at first. DD should be fine up there but yes ds is bound to climb up there... [bad mummy ignoring suggested age]

Yes to 3ft as well

I am when DH called he mentioned that last night DS1 was being a bit suspicious with his ipod touch and was concerned that he was looking at porn, so I looked at it and yes he has been looking at lesbian porn. I am too, to me he's still my baby. I don't have the controls set up on the family PC because it's in my living room and it would be very difficult for my DC to view anything I didn't want them to. It never crossed my mind that I should have it set up for DS1s ipod touch. I thought he only used it for music and games. He doesn't know that we know yet, I think we will discuss it when all the other DC are in bed.

freak Love those bunks and a bargain too!!

Next; I will sort out parental controls!!

Breakfast done
Clean kitchen post breakfast done
All washed and dressed done
Wipe round bathroom done
Make beds done
Put guinea pigs out in run done
Visit friend for cuppa done
Check and add to Asda delivery done
Run DW done
Run WM - no washing powder left til tomorrow
Hangout washing done
Lunch done
Clean kitchen after lunch trying
Homework time
Dinner
Clean kitchen after dinner DH is doing
Feed pets
Bedtime story
Bath/wash and put DD1 and DS3 to bed
Have discussion with DS1

Done in kitchen
Wiped over all the cooker
Wiped out fridges
Cleaned table and chairs
Feather dusted blinds

Rainbow - & for you but i guess it's normal for a 13-yr-old? Not sure what to say to him but yes a convo of some sort...

Leftover:

• put away clean clothes DONE
• list stuff on eBay 2Done (out of 13)

Monday:

• all up & breakfasted DONE
• all dressed DONE
• DH to work DONE
• take DS1 to new school for his 'taster morning' DONE
• call pre-sch to say he's not coming, oops! DONE
• hang washing out DONE
• garden time with DS2 DONE
• collect DS1 DONE
• put all unpacking from weekend away (travel cot, etc) DONE
• lunch & tidy up DONE
• DS2 nap DONE
• birthday cards 3DONE
• DS1 tv time DONE
• afternoon; pop round corner to shops for rescue remedy (run out!) and cakes for snack DONE
• eat cakes (eclair for me, yum!) & drink tea Doing
• disassemble high chair to clean & put away DONE
• put bit of high chair in washing machine DONE
• hang out bits

• sitter from last week popping in for money (DH was home first & didn't pay him!!)
• boys tea (what; cottage pie from freezer)
• boys bath & bed
• my dinner & tidy up
• get breakfast things ready
• early quiet night

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 (he's given me a printout for this week)
• see if high chair will fold flat enough to put in bin bags and then in loft

It truly is a different world to the one we grew in up isn't it.

Stressful time at Reading Group at the library. Didn't take any nappies so of course DS did an unusual 2nd of the day number 2. And he wouldn't join in with anything. And the playworker thinks he's clingy. But he had fun, didn't hurt anyone and did some good sharing.

If I can get DS to sleep, I may clean out the bin. Not that I'm trying to avoid it or anything.

• up, done
• Wii Fit weigh +2
• breakfast, spatone, oj and vitamins done
• coffee + check mail and online banking doing
• Shred done
• shower and dress, wipe round bathroom done
• hoover
• dry pots done + clean sink done
• laundry - 2nd load in done 2nd load hung out done

+ make ice lollies done

• Morrisons done
• lunch done
• Library done
• bring bin back round + clean bin out + clean out kitchen bin
• garden - check for cat poo, water, feed the birds
• take rubbish done, recycling and compost caddy out
• tea
• wash pots and tidy kitchen
• tidy downstairs
• DS bath and bed
• craft

Weekly cleaning - (to be added to/adjusted)

• change beds
• clean bathroom floor
• clean bathroom mirror
• dust upstairs
• hoover upstairs
• clean fridge out done
• clean kitchen floor
• dust downstairs

Gardening -

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

Grot -

• carpet
• defrost freezer
• sofa cover

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

Wasting - yuk i hate cleaning any kind of bin!

Just lost my temper with DS1, a lovely chilled afternoon then he just wouldn't come for tea. Then wouldn't eat anything. So i fed him a few mouthfuls until he said he was full, then banished him from my sight for a few minutes. He'll be hungry later but no more food til breakfast.....

Why do kids do that though - spoil the feeling of a niceness by being a pain for no good reason????

Leftover:

• list stuff on eBay 2Done (out of 13)

Monday:

• all up & breakfasted DONE
• all dressed DONE
• DH to work DONE
• take DS1 to new school for his 'taster morning' DONE
• call pre-sch to say he's not coming, oops! DONE
• hang washing out DONE
• garden time with DS2 DONE
• collect DS1 DONE
• put all unpacking from weekend away (travel cot, etc) DONE
• lunch & tidy up DONE
• DS2 nap DONE
• birthday cards 3DONE
• DS1 tv time DONE
• afternoon; pop round corner to shops for rescue remedy (run out!) and cakes for snack DONE
• eat cakes (eclair for me, yum!) & drink tea Doing
• disassemble high chair to clean & put away DONE
• put bit of high chair in washing machine DONE
• hang out bits DONE
• sitter from last week popping in for money DONE
• friend collecting slide i don't want anymore DONE
• boys tea DONE
• boys outside while i calm down Doing

• boys bath & bed
• my dinner & tidy up
• get breakfast things ready
• early quiet night

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 (he's given me a printout for this week)
• see if high chair will fold flat enough to put in bin bags and then in loft Can'tFigureOutHowToFoldIt!

Wasting it's always the way when you go out! We were out for the day yesterday with a friend and her DC. The baby is 5 months old and did the most explosive poo! There were only porta-loo things, so no space to do a nappy change. She ended up changing her on the grass on a blanket and the whole blanket, outfit, about half a pack of wipes and some of the surrounding grass was covered in poo. Nightmare.

TODAY
Me and DH up - done
Shred - done
Shower and dressed - done
Get DS up and dressed - done
BT man here to install new broadband - done
Empty kitchen bin and put bin out for binmen - done
Spatone + vitamins - done
Breakfast and tidy kitchen - done + clean skirting and unit plinths - done
Unload dishwasher - done
Make beds and tidy upstairs - done
Wipe over bathroom - done
General tidy downstairs - done
Hoover and sweep downstairs if needed - done
Ocado here 10-11am - done
Put away shopping - done
Change cot bedding - done
Peg out last night's washing - done
Another load on
Put unblocked down bath plughole
Proper clean of kitchen sink
DS - garden and trainset - done
Bottles to bottle bank- DHdone
Take out compost crock and recycling
Lunch and tidy kitchen - done
Reading with DS - done
DS nap - done
Me sit down with MN for a bit - done
Exercise - done
Shower and hair wash - done
DS more garden and drawing - doing
Dinner - spag bol, need to make it - cooking
Clear up
Water plants - DShelpingDHtodonow
DS bath and bed
Post DS-to-bed tidy
Kitchen clear before bed

JKS - I lost it with DS the other day, he was just being a total PITA and knew it. Ended up shutting him in his room so that I could calm down, didn't feel great

Rainbow - meant to say and at your DS. Very right that you talk to him about it, good luck.

Oh Ali, that sounds a nasty poo!

DS is very off food atm. I don't know if I'm just timing things wrong, or he's bored off what I give him, but he had two yoghurts for lunch, and then ate half a sausage roll (just the sausage) and a couple of tomatoes when we got back that he'd refused at lunchtime.

I'm going to do jacket potato and beans with salad when he wakes up, as yes, he's still asleep but he'll probably just have yoghurt ans chocolate buttons.

Anyway, I've had a fun afternoon. Not! (As we used to say. )

• up, done
• Wii Fit weigh +2
• breakfast, spatone, oj and vitamins done
• coffee + check mail and online banking doing
• Shred done
• shower and dress, wipe round bathroom done
• hoover
• dry pots done + clean sink done
• laundry - 2nd load in done 2nd load hung out done

+ make ice lollies done

• Morrisons done
• lunch done
• Library done
• bring bin back round done+ clean bin out done of sorts + clean out kitchen bin done

+ see if gaffer tape on hose connection works done it does not. and I had to use nail varnish remover to get the sticky off!

• garden - check for cat poo, water, feed the birds done
• take rubbish done, recycling done and compost caddy out done
• tea
• wash pots and tidy kitchen
• tidy downstairs
• DS bath and bed
• craft

Weekly cleaning - (to be added to/adjusted)

• change beds
• clean bathroom floor done
• clean bathroom mirror done
• dust upstairs
• hoover upstairs
• clean fridge out done
• clean kitchen floor
• dust downstairs

Gardening -

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

Grot -

• carpet
• defrost freezer
• sofa cover

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

Wasting - DS isn't eating brilliantly at the moment. Yesterday he hardly ate anything all day and then wolfed meatballs, carrots and green beans for his dinner.
Today he ate loads for breakfast - weetabix, toast and fruit and a huge beaker of milk. Then he would only eat the salad at lunchtime and not the cheese sarnie.
Really hoping he will eat some dinner otherwise he'll be waking up at 11pm demanding toast which is what has happened in the past!