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.

OMG Well all men have heads, hair and suits, so just MIL no head & naked, its starting to come together I'm sooo excited...... although the dad looks abit like old man clopeck(?) from the Burbs

So have to ice seat they are sitting on,
Ice table,
then I can put arms on men as some are going to be resting on table,
make plates & napkins
mini wedding cake
and any other table decos
and I ordered some stuff (candlesticks, glasses & cutlery) from the dolls emporium so now the dds want a dolls house

Eek rainbow, am dreading mine getting to that stage. Hope the chat goes well.

JKS I lose it on nearly a daily basis, in fact am about to go shriek at ds for jumping on my bed.

Evenings are tough I find, they are tired, I am tired, I just want them to go to bed so I can get the house straight and sit down and relax for a bit but it never just happens like that!

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 ? ONE
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 ? DONE
DRINK MORE (not alcohol!) ? DONE
Clean inside windows and mirrors - DONE
Clean mark off sofa - DONE
Put map poster back up - DONE
Dust sitting room ? DONE
Dust bedrooms ? DONE
Pick up dd - DONE
Remake dc beds ? DONE
Washing in off line - DONE
Washing put away ? DONE
Ironing - DONE
Cook dinner ? DONE
Wash up - DONE
Bath and bed dc?s- DONE
Tidy trainset - DONE
Tidy kitchen and sitting room ? DONE

What's that I see? A completed list?

Freak - so true, the 5-7 slot or in our case the 5-8 slot is the toughest.
Thing is i haven't lost it for a while but i really did today, either pmt or early-pg

Plum - it may sound mad but i find it funny that you are making the bodies, then the clothes. Are they 'anatomically correct'?!

Wasting - well done on the bin!

Think maybe the weather is affecting DC's appetites?

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 DONE
• 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 DONE (beautifully for ages!!)
• boys bath & bed DONE (though still noises going on...)
• my dinner & tidy up DONE
• get breakfast things ready DONE

• early quiet night

Tues:

• all up & breakfasted
• all dressed
• strip beds & find clean bedding
• swap over bathroom mats & towels
• DS1 to pre-sch
• any jobs?
• go to bf group?
• collect DS1
• lunch & tidy up
• DS2 nap
• afternoon? go out somewhere with boys? beach/park?
• tea x 3
• boys to bed
• orchestra (check cash for sitter)

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!

Argh mini-rant coming up. It is now less that two weeks to brother's wedding, and I've got various family friends e-mailing me wanting to know details about taxis/what shoes to wear/is everyone who is staying at the hotel on the Friday eating dinner together/is there anything planned for the morning of the wedding (wedding is at 2pm)/what about lunch etc etc etc.

WTF do I say? 'No I have no bloody idea because my stupid arse of a brother has chosen not to involve me in his wedding AT ALL'

I am so bloody sad about all this, and I don't want to go because I know it will make me sadder. I also know that my mother will be glaring at me all day because she will think I'm 'not making enough effort' which has been her mantra for the last 6 months.

And breathe.

Evening everyone who is still around. Congrats on completed list Freaki you are star slattern. Plum please put some undies on MIL for decencies sake
Cheering noises to all who are on weight loss exercise regime shred or whatever. do not get despondant Wasting at those 2 lbs, keep at it, you can do it.Gives hug.
Tomorrow I shall mainly be at the hairdressers. Then to work.
To do
pick up hedge trimmings
pick raspberries
think of recipes for using raspberries
DH admin
CC amendments
Office -4 star area of DOOM
garden bonfire -goody goody
tidy everywhere
Tidy my shed
hoover moth areas
check spare room for moth, getting urgent
think about decorating
plan some time to do some of above
student portfolio
PG day2 prep
water all plants
go to hairdressers
meet friend for lunch DONE
sort dates for COH
invoices
do med. fliers
water plants
sort out spare room and put up couch
magazine rack mini DOOM area

I know you all secretly long for these reports:
Moth count 2 and 2 cocoons with inhabitants. UGH
Little bs are still at it. Must put more mega death down.
Will they never go, put hand dramatically on head.

Mini, how about a steam cleaner? Boil the little buggers!

Bugger! Just finished my list and lost the whole thing

Anyway, bad night, too tired, will write things down as i do them instead.

DONE
Get up
DD up
Breakfast

Oh Alice, hope the day gets better for you.

DS got up at 5.45, but I persuaded him to go back to bed, til 7.15 The luxury.

• up, done
• breakfast, spatone, oj and vitamins done
• coffee + check mail and online banking doing
• shower and dress, wipe round bathroom
• hoover
• dry pots + clean sink
• laundry - load in
• town
• lunch
• garden - check for cat poo, water, feed the birds
• take rubbish, 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
• dust upstairs
• hoover upstairs
• 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

Actually Wasting, thats not a bad idea. Carpet could do with a good clean.
Am off to hairdressers this am. Big Event. Have been reading Grazia, so obviously I must now choose an outfit to wear/rockand do full make up. also rummage around for slush fund money to pay for it. It better take ten years off!
Have good day everyone.

Ali - sorry the wedding stuff is still going on, not too much longer to grin and bear it....though i know how i felt after just 24hrs of 'family stuff' so sympathies.

no sign of AF here, day 34 of a 34/35day cycle......

Tues:

• all up & breakfasted DONE
• all dressed 2Done
• strip beds & find clean bedding DONE
• swap over bathroom mats & towels DONE

• DS1 to pre-sch
• any jobs?
• go to bf group?
• collect DS1
• lunch & tidy up
• DS2 nap
• afternoon? go out somewhere with boys? beach/park?
• tea x 3
• boys to bed
• orchestra (check cash for sitter)

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!
• eBay listings 2/13 Done

Forgot list in excitement.
Hope all goes well with parental control rainbow, its a delicate one at 13 I guess.
Alice take it easy, Nag nag.
To do
pick up hedge trimmings
pick raspberries
think of recipes for using raspberries
DH admin
CC amendments
Office -4 star area of DOOM
garden bonfire -goody goody
tidy everywhere
Tidy my shed
hoover moth areas
check spare room for moth, getting urgent
think about decorating
plan some time to do some of above
student portfolio
PG day2 prep
water all plants
go to hairdressers
meet friend for lunch DONE
sort dates for COH
invoices
do med. fliers
water plants
sort out spare room and put up couch URGENT
magazine rack mini DOOM area

Had a bad night sleep here too but I am determined to get some work done today.

TO DO
Mammys tablets
Get something for lunch
Breakfast Dishes
Washing
Dining Area
Tidy Sitting Room
Upstairs bathroom
Change Our Bed
Make Lunch
Tidy up after it

JKS - eek that is exciting! Am on 2WW here......
Yes you are right, not long to go now until wedding etc is all over.

Morning everyone, sympathies on bad nights and early wakings!

Mini - boo at the moths. Resiliant little buggers aren't they?

Not really doing a proper list today. Am off down to my parents in a bit to get my hair cut (Mum looks after DS while I go to my appointment). We will be back late. DH is doing a corporate run thing this evening in London and will need picking up from the station at about 9pm, so my plan is that DS and I will have dinner with my parents and I will pyjamma him and he will fall asleep in the car. I can pick DH up from the station on my way back from parents house and we can shovel sleeping child into bed. Great plan, prepared for the fact that it may not work....

DONE
All up
Shred
Shower and dressed
Washing out of the machine
Take DH to station

TO DO
Breakfast
Unload dishwasher
Tidy kitchen
Pack changing bag and put it and buggy in the car
Make sure I have my chequebook
Peg out washing
Bring in washing from yesterday
Drive to parents

Morning. Internet being a bit dicky here so not been able to get on v well and read what you are all up too.

JKS - oooooh

Mini - 'Steam them, steam them'

must dash DD crying. Going to docs today . she is ok but thought better get her checked out.

Up and breakfasted done
DS to school done
Clear away breakfast things
Walk or gardening
Vitamins
Rubbish out
Recycling out /plastic
Lunch for me and DD
DD for nap
Open windows
put washing on
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 DD
tidy bedroom
put toys away in lounge
feed cat
Water plants

Extra stuff
Post off accounts info
Send meter readings/direct debit form to BC
Buy mould resistant paint
Book party for DS
Update diary
Get car windscreen fixed re-arrange

Ongoing
Write nursery donation letters
Buy new address book and fill in
new curtains/black out blinds for DS's room
New curtains for our room
Measure for carpets upstairs
Paint summer house/greenhouse

Rainbow good luck with chat, funny dh and I were talking about the internet the other night and saying it is making things more readily available than in our day, then he would have been caught looking at the underwear section of the catalogues sorry maybe not funny

Okay all bodies are now dressed the ladies all have very good cleavages

Right I'm off to work more on it have taken some photos but will not share until it is finished,

will be back later for a read through & catch up

Hi

Well we had a chat with DS1 last night, I was expecting 'oh, no I didn't' and 'oh, yes you did', but he was very mature about it, owned up. I explained that his curiosity is perfectly normal, he said 'I know'. He didn't get embarrassed at all. I told him if he had any questions about anything he could ask us. Oh and I also told him that the images he has seen are not the 'norm' and most women would run a mile if someone suggested they do it, IYSWIM. We have set up parental controls.

plum I did ask him if he wanted to look at my Ann Summers catalogue , he said 'no' Not the wrong thing to say at all, I grew up with 4 brothers so I know exactly what boys/men are like!!, . On the thread I started in parenting about it someone suggested leave couples sex guides out so at least he could look at something more tasteful!!

*JKS ,fingers crossed for you>

Got to go, ASDAs here!!

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
Run DW
Run WM
Online banking done
ASDA delivery
Put away the shopping
Reply to DDs party invite done
Fill in another sports event form (I really don't know where he gets his sporting interest form!!)
Give DS3 a spoonful of Calfig
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
Have discussion with DS1

TO DO
Mammys tablets DONE
Get something for lunch DONE
Breakfast Dishes DONE
Washing 1st load done
Dining Area
Tidy Sitting Room DONE
Upstairs bathroom
Change Our Bed
Make Lunch
Tidy up after it
Download Form for Tennis Club DONE

JKS! How exciting!

Good luck ali too

Not quite sure what to do with myself after my completed list yesterday (ignores fact there is still loads to do)

DONE
All up etc
washing up
sides and table
sweep kitchen floor
toddler group
lunch

Rainbow that sounds like it went well. Sounds like a nice boy

I love how there is going to be a constant stream of babies/pregnancy on this thread

Freak well done on completed list!

DONE
Get up
DD up
Breakfast
Clear up breakfast stuff
Empty dishy
Lunch
Sort through baby clothes (not really needed, but feels like i am doing something )
Speak to my mother

TO DO
Clear up lunch
Load dishy
Get dressed
Make beds
Take clean washing upstairs
Go to town

If i had a test in the house i'd be doing it now! Seriously though our timing was way off this cycle so i probably am not and AF will hit with a vengeance just as i get organised enough to buy some!! I wont mind, much, just want to know really.

Tues:

• all up & breakfasted DONE
• all dressed DONE
• strip beds & find clean bedding DONE
• swap over bathroom mats & towels DONE
• DS1 to pre-sch DONE
• go to bf group DONE
• collect DS1 DONE
• lunch & tidy up HalfDone
• DS2 nap Doing
• DS1 tb time Doing
• fix DS1's bedside light, again
• find DH work pass (he thinks he gave it to DS1 to play with )

• afternoon? go out somewhere with boys? beach/park?
• tea x 3
• boys to bed
• orchestra (check cash for sitter)

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!
• eBay listings 2/13 Done

Hair morning gone a bit pear shaped. had mad panic cos appointment at 9 not 9.30so outfit and make up had to go, jeans and T shirt rather than Mary Portas style outfit ( not that I have one)and fly out the door. Grazia moment wore off quickly... no chance to work my look then - doesn't anybody just 'wear' clothes these days.
Am now avoiding all jobs on list

Oh dear mini How's the haircut though?

What shall I do this pm? Want to make the most of non pit like house and go out but have no money...

(JKS the pound shop tests worked for me )

Freak - park? or are you talking tonight? cinema but take your own nibbles? or rent a dvd & set home up like a cinema?

I was thinking of trying to go out with boys but by the time i get anywhere the school kids will be out, and I just cba. May go to Waitrose for milk, pg tests & a wander, lol!

Tues:

• all up & breakfasted DONE
• all dressed DONE
• strip beds & find clean bedding DONE
• swap over bathroom mats & towels DONE
• DS1 to pre-sch DONE
• go to bf group DONE
• collect DS1 DONE
• lunch & tidy up HalfDone
• DS2 nap Doing
• DS1 tb time Doing
• fix DS1's bedside light, again
• find DH work pass (he thinks he gave it to DS1 to play with) HaveLooked (he may have put it into a suit pocket but i have checked them all, prob in his car i bet!)
• more eBay listing DONE

• afternoon? go out somewhere with boys? beach/park?
• tea x 3
• boys to bed
• orchestra (check cash for sitter)

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!
• eBay listings 4/13 Done
• ring electricity/gas company with meter readings GotEReading

Oh no I mean now! go out in the evening???

Yes might have to be park (am not a fan).