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.

Ali yeap it is a lovely itailian resturant opened last year, (just round the corner from the steak bar that served my dinner to someonelse)
dh had chicken with mozerella & ham, I had seabass, ds & dd2 had a 10" pepperoni pizza each and dd1 had 1/2 portion of pasta Alfredo, no deserts tonight but we all had drinks, so it really was good value for £37, and every time you go you get a stamp so after 10 meals you get a bottle of house wine

Right going to have lunch and then potter about today doing bits & bobs
brought cleaning stuff out with me when I brought ds to Gaelic and cleaned the car while I waited, must get dh to check my temp when he gets home

It's ok now. I have reclined, read a book, eaten lunch x 2(forgot I'd already had lunch )and some chocolate and am about to laze about a bit more before doing the ironing and getting ready to go out for a drink with a friend this eve. Feels like the life of riley right now (who is riley and why was his life so good??)

Ooh plum are you actively trying now then????

Sat:

• all up DONE
• tea in bed DONE
• washing hung out DONE
• next load in DONE
• hang second load out DONE
• next load in DONE
• breakfast DONE
• all dressed DONE
• all out to a couple of summer fete things organised by friends DONE
• home for lunch & tidy kitchen DONE
• DS2 nap DONE
• sort some paperwork DONE
• load hung out
• next load in DONE
• & hang out
• DH & DS1 out to some other summer fete things Doing
• tea x 6 (friend & her DD coming for bbq)
• boys bath & bed
• earlyish 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 (StartingAgain!)
• 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; buy wetsuits, UV swimsuits, etc.
• repot sunflowers
• go through diaries with DH
• see if high chair will fold flat enough to put in bags and then in loft HaveFoldedIt! yey!!
• eBay listings 13/14 Done (5/12 bid on; 3 sold)
• new chart for DS1 with behaviour targets & Five a Day targets DONE

having a day off. have been on a local history walk. interesting but HOT. thinking of having a nap before dinner, DH already zzzzzing
Moth count 4 BOOO think they are incomers though, not hatchlings. Must stay vigilant. found huge spider and babies in larder cupboard. EEK the aliens are taking over and there's more of them than us. Thank god for hoovers

freak no check my temp because I was cleaning the car at 11am
although did ask the dd's would they like mum & dad to have a new baby and they said yes so I told dh, and he just smiled,

but too early for me I want a June/July baby so won't be trying yet, as previously when we have decided to see what happens it has happened on the second month, suppose i may give up on losing a substantial amount of weight!!

Afternoon! I have done very little.

DS fell asleep on me, so I've stuck him on his change mat and feel like I must do something useful.

• Dry pots
• clean kitchen floor
• read carpet cleaning stuff instructions for later

• Dry pots done
• clean kitchen floor done
• read carpet cleaning stuff instructions for later done

+ feed birds, water plants, take out rubbish etc. done + Earl Grey drinking + check carpet shampoo for colourfastness done

Next -

• tidying up and stuff
• tea

Too much wine drunk already, oops!

Sat:

• load hung out DONE
• & hung out DONE
• all dry brought in DONE
• non-ironing put away Started
• DH & DS1 out to some other summer fete things DONE
• tea x 6 (friend & her DD coming for bbq) DONE
• boys bath & bed DONE

• earlyish night

Sun:

• all usual
• DH & DS1 out at DS2 naptime
• jobs?

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 (StartingAgain!)
• 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; buy wetsuits, UV swimsuits, etc.
• repot sunflowers
• go through diaries with DH
• see if high chair will fold flat enough to put in bags and then in loft PackedUpReadyForLoft
• eBay listings 13/14 Done (5/12 bid on; 3 sold)

just wondering if anyone is still awake?
I have just made first batch of raspberry icecream. Want a lick anyone.
No items on list done today.
Fantasy list:
win lottery
have a holiday where cost does not matter or carbon footprint.
Hire cleaner to do the whole house
Hire a decorator to do whole house
Admire
Visit all friends and family, till they are fed up.
Sleep all night without waking up 'till morning
Hire chef to do nutritious food with no calories.
Hire personal trainer/masseuse

Morning

Got a huge mountain of clean washing to sort, so that is my mission today.

Mini my fantasy (as far as house is concerned) apart from winning obscene amounts on the euro millions is to hire one of those people who do home organisation. You know, they come in, go through everything, help you chuck stuff/recycle etc then sort out suitable storage, help you set up a system and sort your paperwork. Kind of like having a parent do all the hard stuff for you

Must go, horses to do, child to dress etc, be back later

Morning!

Mmm, raspberry icecream, yum.

Alice, I've gotten quite good at decluttering, it's the being organised afterward I still struggle at. Need more Ikea.

I didn't update last night, so I've left some of yesterday's achievements on the ongoing lists.

• up, done
• breakfast, spatone, oj and vitamins done
• coffee + check mail and online banking doing
• Shred? if I can locate sports bra
• shower and dress, wipe round bathroom
• dry pots
• laundry - load in done
• assist with colouring and gluing done
• hoover done + empty hoover done
• take out rubbish done
• shops
• lunch
• 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

Weekly cleaning -

• hoover upstairs
• clean kitchen floor done
• pedicure
• manicure done

Gardening -

• weed front yard + borders more
• mow lawn
• pot up the mint into permanent large-ish pot - buy pot
• give garden a good tidy and sweep paths

Grot -

• carpet - Miracle Dry Foam done iron and kitchen roll the trodden in Babybel cases
• defrost freezer
• sofa cover
• clean the giraffe
• clean the bath toys

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. done,
• 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
• cut and dye hair done

Mini - any ice-cream left?

Fantasy list:
get everything done off ongoing list
be known throughout the town for supreme organisation
have perfectly behaved children who are also dressed immaculately at all times

that'll do for now

Sun:
DONE

• all up
• lie in bed with papers
• breakfast
• tidy kitchen (DH)

TO DO

• get missing bit of paper from shop (including my crosswords)
• bring in dry washing
• sort through all dry washing
• iron
• put away clean clothes
• eBay stuff
• DH & DS1 out at DS2 naptime
• jobs?

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 (StartingAgain!)
• 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; buy wetsuits, UV swimsuits, etc.
• repot sunflowers
• go through diaries with DH
• see if high chair will fold flat enough to put in bags and then in loft PackedUpReadyForLoft
• eBay listings: 3 Selling; 1/3 bid on; 6 sold; 3 packaged up

Hello Yesterday was basically a write off, I was so tired I needed another nap when DS had his and so we got nothing done.

What toy storage do people have? We have a big seagrass chest in the dining room at the moment which I'm going to move to DS' room now that we've cleared out his ride on caterpillar and few other 'baby' toys, just wondering what to replace it with. Thinking something with compartments for lego/trainset etc.

DONE
All up and breakfasted
1 load of washing in
Nappies on the line
Jobs started
Go through bags and suitcases and throw some out - done

TO DO
Get dressed
More washing
Watch GP
More jobs from ongoing list
Pull out cot and hoover under it
Run hoover round upstairs
Put some toys away in crate in the garage
Put away DS' too small clothes in a crate in the garage
Finish Ocado order for tomorrow
Dinner - meatballs
Clear up
DS bath and bed
Relax
Bed

OTHER JOBS
Sort out big cupboard in DS' room

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

DH to put up kitchen pinboard Buy driving gloves for DB - size 8 1/2 Book car in for service Have big toy clearout - done 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 More toy storage for dining room Move toy chest to DS' bedroom now we have cleared a space

Ali, we've got a set of plastic drawers. Much better to have compartments for all the little bits now.
Depends what space you have as well. I think JKS got the [http://www.ikea.com/gb/en/catalog/products/60071358 Expedit?]] and then you can put baskets in all the bottom spaces for DC stuff and use higher shelves for scissors and laptops etc.
That's what I'd get if I was buying from scratch.

• up, done
• breakfast, spatone, oj and vitamins done
• coffee + check mail and online banking doing
• Shred? if I can locate sports bra
• shower and dress, wipe round bathroom
• dry pots done
• laundry - load in done
• assist with colouring and gluing done
• hoover done + empty hoover done
• take out rubbish done

+ print out loads of colouring pictures and recipes from cbeebies website done

• lunch
• shops
• 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 etc.

Weekly cleaning -

• hoover upstairs
• pedicure

Gardening -

• weed front yard + borders more
• mow lawn
• pot up the mint into permanent large-ish pot - buy pot
• give garden a good tidy and sweep paths

Grot -

• carpet - iron and kitchen roll the trodden in Babybel cases
• defrost freezer
• sofa cover
• clean the giraffe done
• clean the bath toys done

To Do -

• plan Christmas 2010, next - decide on gifts to make/buy, get cross-stitch framed - hand washing cross-stitch? Frame myself?, don?t think about food til Oct, plans for all presents in place by September,
• mirrors - put mirror tiles up above bathroom sink, other mirror up above dressing table
• buy external hard-drive
• find a dentist - keep checking
• pay coins in at bank, next 5 bags
• what?s up with the camera sd card memory?
• tax credits renewal
• buy -rotary grater

morning all

mmmmm we bought raspberries & cream ice cream yesterday, if any of you are ever in NI try Mauds ice cream it is yum

fantasy list
apart from win lottery
whole house decorated, complete with accessories
cravan ready to hitch on jeep and go

TO DO
hoover all carpet
brush & mop kitchen
hang out washing (v overcast but no rain YET)
put a wash on
lunch
wipe round bathroom
wipe round ensuite
finish wedding table & ribbon on cake board
iron during F1(love silverstone we were there in 1998-brilliant)
world cup final

see how that goes!

Good question freakoid here's the answer (useless info I know )www.answerbag.com/q_view/820072

JKS I would love my DC to be immaculate at all times, but I know it would be impossible!! In fact I have just run the the little ones a bath because they look like street urchins!!

Ali Ditto, about yesterday being a write off!!

My head is a little fuzzy today, last night we had a family gathering at a local hoilday park to see my uncle do his act, he is a singer/stand up comedian, it was a great night but very emotional, he dedicated a song to my grandad who died 7 months ago. and today is my Nans birthday, the first one in 50 years that my grandad with here.

Bath little ones and do something with DDs very messy hair.
Put away clean clothes
Wrap pressie and write card
Meet the family at the beach at 2.30 for fish and chips (the way my nan wants to celebrate her birthday)

without my grandad here

Hello girls,

Today,

2 load of washing - done
breakfast - done
pots - done
washing away - done
bedrooms - done
bathroom - done
kitchen surfaces - done
kitchen floor -
hoovering -
windows -
stairs -
living room -
Uniforms -
shoes cleaned and polished -

I am so tired today, really didnt want to get up this morning. Its my own fault I guess as getting to bed after midnight is not a good thing to do.

This week

Buy box to post bits and bats to DH
buy playing out shoes for kids
phone HMRC and tax credits
cut grass - paid for and should be done Monday

Rainbow - i like your Gran's style

Yes I got the Expedit, with boxes along the bottom, works very well and looks good. The cubbies do need regular reorganising as loads gets stuffed in each one that the DC can reach!

Sun:
DONE

• all up
• lie in bed with papers
• breakfast
• tidy kitchen (DH)
• bring in dry washing
• lunch & tidy up
• clean kitchen bin (DH - think he may be sneaking on here in disguise, lol!!)

• sort through all dry washing
• iron
• put away clean clothes
• eBay stuff
• DH & DS1 out at DS2 naptime
• get missing bit of paper from shop (including my crosswords)
• jobs?

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
• 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; buy wetsuits, UV swimsuits, etc.
• repot sunflowers
• go through diaries with DH
• put highchair in loft
• eBay listings: 3 Selling; 1/3 bid on; 6 sold; 3 packaged up

Hi All,
Yet again i seem to need to do everything again.
Downstairs-
Hoover everywhere
Dust
sort washing/drying and put away
Clean kitchen and sweep mop floor
Girls room cleaned
boys room cleaned
My room cleaned
painted

Needing to do garden but weather not good here
Shelley

It has cooled down here thankfully, so have done the ironing & may finally get round to sorting the sunflowers....

Sun:
DONE

• all up
• lie in bed with papers
• breakfast
• tidy kitchen (DH)
• bring in dry washing
• lunch & tidy up
• clean kitchen bin (DH! - think he may be sneaking on here in disguise, lol!!)
• sort through all dry washing
• iron

TO DO:

• put away clean clothes
• eBay stuff
• DS2 nap Doing
• DH & DS1 out at DS2 naptime Doing
• get missing bit of paper from shop (including my crosswords)
• jobs?

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
• 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; buy wetsuits, UV swimsuits, etc.
• repot sunflowers
• go through diaries with DH
• put highchair in loft
• eBay listings: 1 Selling; 0/1 bid on; 7 sold; 3 packaged up

Thanks rainbow

Ali I have a trofast for toys. Duplo in one drawer, cars in another, music stuff in another etc. Then the trainset (wooden) is in the drawer under ds' bed (too much of it to go anywhere else). Also have a big ikea wooden box with all the big stuff in (garage, bricks etc), various boxes under beds etc and a little baskety thing a bit like this for all the bits, barbies and other assorted crap. My dc have so many toys Blimmin relatives and friends keep buying them!

Oh plum [disappointed] Got a bit excited then, have never actually ttc but have heard people talk about temperatures in relation to it so thought that was what you were up to!

It's a bit cooler here too JKS, have got a nice breeze blowing through upstairs so hopefully it won't be so hot at bedtime! Our room was 27 when we went to bed last night, horrid.

I will have a look at Expedit - we have original 50's/60's wooden furniture in that room so need to find something that fits in.

DONE
All up and breakfasted
1 load of washing in
Nappies on the line
Jobs started
Go through bags and suitcases and throw some out
Get dressed
More washing x 1
Washing onto line x 1
Watch GP - stilldoing
Lunch and clear up
More jobs from ongoing list
Pull out cot and hoover under it
Run hoover round upstairs
Put some toys away in crate in the garage
Put away DS' too small clothes in a crate in the garage
Hoover downstairs
DS nap - doing

TO DO
Finish Ocado order for tomorrow
Dinner - meatballs
Clear up
DS bath and bed
Relax
Bed

OTHER JOBS
Sort out big cupboard in DS' room - done have made loads of room for extra stuff, yay.

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

DH to put up kitchen pinboard Buy driving gloves for DB - size 8 1/2 Book car in for service Have big toy clearout - done 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 More toy storage for dining room Move toy chest to DS' bedroom now we have cleared a space

Freak sorry x-posts! Trofast looks good too, but I need something BIG to fit everything in. We have got tons of toys too, DS has a bookcase in his room which has got most of his books plus a couple of baskets for toys - also got a big net thing full of soft toys, plus a big chest full and a couple of extra boxes with lego, trainset, cars/road mat/airport etc. Too much really, which is why I've cleared some out today to make way for the influx at his birthday in 2 weeks.......