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.

Wasting - sorry, got confused!!

Ali - not likely but it is still possible i guess...best not be as am on 3rd glass of wine

Wed:

• bit of tv pre-bath DONE
• boys bath & bed DONE
• breakfast stuff ready DONE

• online shop DONE
• more ebay listings DONE (need a photo for last one)
• my dinner DONE
• wine (did i mention AF is here, hey ho, free pass for more wine then, lol!) Doing
• DH home late DONE

Thurs:

• all up & breakfasted
• all dressed
• DH to work early
• DS1 to pre-sch
• to SN centre for development check for DS2
• then Speech Therapy
• rush to pre-sch to try and get there for DS1's Leavers Assembly (nanny meeting me there so she can watch if we're totally late and tell me all about it!)
• home for lunch
• tidy kitchen
• DS2 nap
• shopping arriving 2-4 & put away
• chilled afternoon at home
• boys tea (what?)
• boys to bed
• DH home late again/our dinner

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
• 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 12/13 Done

Mini - at Basil Clueso

Plum - meant to say, glad someone at least has seen sense about letting nephews and nieces attend weddings!
Also - what is LA Ex? Which thread?

Wasting - I am coping better, much better, but my standards are a lot higher than they were! It's this sodding wedding, it's looming so large in my thoughts at the moment that I can't concentrate on other things. The house looks very nice and clean and tidy etc if I've had an hour to do a quick clear up and hoover, but I know that there are growing Areas of Doom in various cupboards etc and that is stressing me out. I am turning into Monica Geller

JKS - ah well, onto next month

DONE
All up
Me showered and dressed
Breakfast
Get washing off the line
Get changing bag out of car from yesterday and re-pack
Put nappies on to wash
Go to sing along and smile
Back to a friend's for lunch
Home
Tidy kitchen
Tidy upstairs and make the beds
Nappies into dryer
Towels on to wash
General tidy downstairs
Re-fold washing
Put away clean and aired clothes
Tidy airing cupboard and put damp folded washing in it
DH fix toilet
DS tea
Our dinner - maccy d's - oh dear
Clear up
Get DS into bed
Run dishwasher
Clean kitchen windowsill, wipe sides, clean hob and shine sink
De-clutter 'The Kitchen Drawer' and recipe stand
Take out compost crock
Persuade DH to do something about all his junk/computer parts/boxes and assorted shite that has taken over the spare room - yay finally.
Water plants

TO DO
Shred
Shower
List for tomorrow
Bed

embarrasing tunes on ipod , was it not you, if not someone with a scarily similar name to you

Morning

So sorry, have been rubbish and not caught up, two nights of no sleep just makes me all was in bed at 8pm last night!

Anyhow, hope everyone is well

Today is Ladies Day at Newmarket racecourse and we are going (Me, my Aunt, Grandma and Great Aunt) as we do every year. My Friend is having DD. I have got to be ready, DD ready to go to friend's, house tidy etc by 11am, am screwed!!! Was going to do some last night, but physically couldn't keep my eyes open!

Will do list in short blocks:

DONE
Get up
DD up
DD breakfast
Load dishy
Put washload on

TO DO
Check weather
Make beds
Pick up all toys in sitting room
Take any clean washing upstairs

Will be back soon....

Morning!

• up, done
• breakfast, spatone, oj and vitamins done
• coffee + check mail and online banking doing
• shower and dress, wipe round bathroom
• dry pots + clean sink
• laundry - load in
• docs and Aldi
• 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
• MIL coming round
• DS bath and bed
• craft

Weekly cleaning -

• hoover upstairs
• clean kitchen floor
• dust downstairs

Gardening -

• weed front yard + borders more
• put some of the peppers and tomatoes into growbags started
• 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?
• tax credits renewal
• ring Binbusters

Hi Wasting

Just having a bowl of cereal so thought i would update list while i am sitting down.

DONE
Get up
DD up
DD breakfast
Load dishy
Put washload on
Pick up all toys in sitting room
Check weather
Eat breakfast
Put bottles of water in the freezer to chill
Put mini hoover onto charge

TO DO
Clear up breakfast stuff and put dishy on
Make beds
Take any clean washing upstairs
Tidy and sweep hall

OMG - Plum that isn't me, but how weird that the name is so similar! Their first post is 2007 and they've only posted on 20 or so threads so hopefully they won't crop up again.

Have a lovely day Alice

It is raining here, horrible drizzle and I have got all the lights on because it's so dark!

DONE LAST NIGHT
Shred
Shower
Put unblocker down bath plughole

THURSDAY
Me and DH up - done
Stretches - done
Dressed - done
Get DS up - done
Take DH to station- done
Spatone + vitamins
Breakfast and tidy kitchen
Unload dishwasher
Make beds and tidy upstairs - done
Wipe over bathroom
Hoover and sweep downstairs if needed
Print off monkey music form and write a cheque for the autumn term
Dust downstairs
Downstairs loo
Stairs and bannisters
Shred
Shower and get dressed properly
Friend and DCs coming for lunch
Lunch and tidy kitchen
Monkey Music
DS nap
Exercise
Dinner
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

DH to put up kitchen pinboard 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

I did a brief scan through thread and it was another persons comment back called you, Alibaba, so thought didn't Ali there, then just read the start and thought it was you I feel violated for you if I see them again I shall point out how close it is!!

Glad I didn't jump in to defend you I will have your back next time

What is happening?

DONE
Get up
DD up
DD breakfast
Load dishy
Put washload on
Pick up all toys in sitting room
Check weather
Eat breakfast
Put bottles of water in the freezer to chill
Put mini hoover onto charge
Clear up breakfast stuff and put dishy on
Make beds cat has gone onto our bed after going in the wet garden, need to wash sheets now!
Take any clean washing upstairs
Tidy and sweep hall
Have shower, wash hair, shave legs etc
Clean bathroom
Put clean towels out

TO DO
Sit down with glass of water (doing)
Get DD dressed
Pack up DD's bag
Tidy Sitting room (sofa throws put back on, hoover up breakfast crumbs etc)
Sort my hair and make up
Put another washload on

Alice nothing really, just someone with the posting name 'Alibaba40' Even Plum thought it was me and she 'knows' me!

Right I must get on. Have done Shred but it's not easy with DS climbing on me and wanting cuddles when I'm trying to do crunches

THURSDAY
Me and DH up - done
Stretches - done
Dressed - done
Get DS up - done
Take DH to station- done
Spatone + vitamins
Breakfast and tidy kitchen - done
Unload dishwasher
Make beds and tidy upstairs - done
Wipe over bathroom
Hoover and sweep downstairs if needed
Print off monkey music form and write a cheque for the autumn term - argh can't, need MSOffice. Will have to post it.
Dust downstairs
Downstairs loo
Stairs and bannisters
Shred - done
Shower and get dressed properly
Friend and DCs coming for lunch
Lunch and tidy kitchen
Monkey Music
DS nap
Exercise
Dinner
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

DH to put up kitchen pinboard 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

Morning

Done

Kids up fed and dressed
ditto me
sorted out paperwork for today
Shopping for dinner

Not done
Bollocked Mortage Co.
Bollocked Tax Credits
Called The Sparks to see how his job interview went
washing
heating on to dry washing
hoovering
dinner
pots

House is all sorted, well downstairs at least looks very tidy and sparkly

THURSDAY
Me and DH up - done
Stretches - done
Dressed - done
Get DS up - done
Take DH to station- done
Spatone + vitamins
Breakfast and tidy kitchen - done
Unload dishwasher - done
Make beds and tidy upstairs - done
Wipe over bathroom - done
Hoover and sweep downstairs if needed - done
Print off monkey music form and write a cheque for the autumn term - argh can't, need MSOffice. Will have to post it.
Dust downstairs - done
Downstairs loo - done
Stairs and bannisters - done
Shred - done
Empty all bins
Shower and get dressed properly
Friend and DCs coming for lunch
Lunch and tidy kitchen
Monkey Music
DS nap
Exercise
Dinner
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

DH to put up kitchen pinboard 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

Ipom - you sound very generous of spirit to still be in contact with H.

Worn out & frazzled - should have mentally prepared yself for development check of DS2, even though we are really positive about him, someone who has never met him just spends all the time saying he CAN'T do this, he DOESN'T do this, etc. Had a cry when i left.

Luckily made it to DS1's Leaver's thing, which was quite sweet
(not sure about graduation gowns & mortar boards though )

Thurs:

• all up & breakfasted DONE
• all dressed DONE
• DH to work early DONE
• DS1 to pre-sch DONE
• to SN centre for development check for DS2 DONE
• then Speech Therapy Postponed
• rush to pre-sch to try and get there for DS1's Leavers Assembly (nanny meeting me there so she can watch if we're totally late and tell me all about it!) DONE
• home for lunch DONE
• tidy kitchen DONE
• DS2 nap Doing

• shopping arriving 2-4 & put away
• chilled afternoon at home/have texted friends with chicken pox as i feel bad for them but hoping they have other plans as i'm not really up to seeing them!
• boys tea (what?)
• boys to bed
• DH home late again/our dinner

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
• 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 bags and then in loft Can'tFigureOutHowToFoldIt!
• eBay listings 12/13 Done

Sparkly?

My house never looks sparkly!

Actually on that theme H came round this am to take dd to school and was telling us he has found a house. He said "It's quite big for a 2 bed and really nice, much nicer than this" (looking round my house) Yes that would be because he has the luxury of being able to choose whichever house he wants whereas I had to go with the only landlord that would accept housing benefit (and anyway I love my house even if I would change the decor if I could). Anyway apparently the landlord has gutted it and everything will be brand new for H, wonder how long it will take him to trash it? Seriously when I think of all the time I used to spend clearing up drinks he'd spilt (wine, tea etc), clearing mud off the carpets, wiping up after him in the kitchen, clearing up wee in the bathroom where he'd miss the toilet...he is a filthy pig!

And then I was already pissed off at him when preschool told me he hadn't handed in dd's sponsorship form (gave it to him this morning) and then I tried to get the code to transfer my mobile number and they wouldn't give it to me because he registered my sim to him so I've had to ask him to do that for me.

RARRRRRR!

And breathe.

Is there such a thing as Pre Ovulation Tension or am I just being irrationally annoyed for no reason?!

Cross posted JKS.

Are you serious about the gowns etc?

That's awful about ds2's check, what happened to focusing on the positives and the things he can do??

Freak - deadly serious, it was nuts.

And i would say annoyed but for a perfectly good reason, him!!

JKS - its a very bizzare stiuation but it has done us the world of good. We have realised what we could have lost and neither of us wants that. He's been calling everyday. He's sending money to help with the bills and the mortgage. He's saving up for me to re-apply for the visa and for the flights. He is waiting to hear about a job he went for and is looking at 3 bed houses for us to live in. He's even sorting out the furniture so all I have to do is make sure the kids are ok, the bills are paid and sell the house when the time comes.

He admits he has gone a really shitty thing and I do think he is trying everything he can to make up for it. It's going to take time but we will get there.

He says it's the biggest mistake he has ever done as nothing is right without the rest of us. He understands that it will take time for me to able to trust him completely again but he says he needs to stop bottling things up and talk.

We'll get there in the end. Maybe this could be the best thing to happen for us. I admit we were stuck in a rut and this has got us out of it.

Blimey Ipom, did he say what he thought he was doing?

I've got 0 energy today due to AF and will be requiring short lists, as MIL is coming round in a bit I think.

• put nappies in to wash
• general tidy upstairs
• 15 min kitchen

Go!

Sorry to here about ds assessment JKS. It sounds as he/she could do with some feedback. I would be upset.
Freak- Ali also at Sparkly
Am trying to do a bit of catching up. check in later.
Moth count Nil but also 2 dead rain beetles and unhappy looking woodlouse. So mega death is working. Feel guilty about the beetles though.

Afternoon girls, just had a lovely lunch with friends, and all are dcs got on like a house on fire, t'was lovely no arguing or anything!!
Although poor dd1 had no-one her age, she was abit bored

Ipom I have said it here loads I am a hopeless romantic, so glad it is turning out well, hope you get the visas sorted, how are the dcs though, have they been ok with him?

Freak has dh ever shown any remorse or anything towards you since it all happened?

Right have a wash in the washing machine been there all day so need to

Take down dry washing
hang up wet washing
put dinner on
Iron dry washing
tidy up after puppy, she has officially moved outside but we had to lock her in today as she tried to follow us down the lane, still small enough to climb through gate!
Make shopping list for tomorrow
give bathrooms a wipe round
empty dishy!

JKS its always better to have a wee cry about it, than bottle it up and be grumpy with everyone,
Remeber you will have days like that, I remember there was a certain doctor with dd1 he always made me feel guilty for asking questions, like shes had this for years why are you still asking these questions type of thing, I always left in tears so started asking for a different doctor, I think some people forget these are our children who we want to make everything perfect for ((hugs))

Plum you must be joking! He is perfect

Haven't really done much of list but I have.... Fanfare please. CLEANED the inside of the kitchen waste bin. ( only the lid mind) Grade 1 listed DOOM and 98 on the filthometer, and 4 star shame rating.
Will pluck up courage to do down to the bottom when rubbish goes out tomorrow.
Have tried to achieve sprakly by polishing kettle and toaster in kitchen. It is still not sparkly... by a very long way. Can you come over Ali....

List
pick up hedge trimmings
think of recipes for using raspberries
DH admin
CC amendments some
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 some
sort dates for COH
invoices done
do med. fliers/email
magazine rack mini DOOM area

Pathetic lack of done on list