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.

Oh definitely, if she ever says anything afterwards, tell her, so she knows that the slight imperfection she may have noticed on the day was not down to you! Not that a) she will notice or b) she would think that as she saw it perfect the other day.

Friday:

• all up & breakfasted DONE
• all dressed DONE
• DH to work DONE
• lazy morning DONE
• moved sunflowers to sunnier spots DONE (some anyway)
• lunch & tidy up DONE
• DS2 nap DONE
• dvd time for DS1 DONE
• lazy afternoon DONE
• pop round corner DONE
• chicken casserole in oven DONE
• tea x 4 DONE
• boys to bed DONE (no bath tonight, cba) (both v lively up there though...)
• laundry; Load 1 ON
• DH out Going
• chill with tv Doing

Sat:

• all up & breakfasted
• all dressed
• laundry;
• DH + boys to Dad's Playgroup
• lunch & tidy kitchen
• DS2 nap
• afternoon? pop to beach to see friends sailing?
• tea x 2/4
• boys bath & bed
• (our dinner) early 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
• 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
• go through diaries with DH
• put highchair in loft
• watch eBay listings: 9 Selling; 0/9 bid on; 1 sold & Payment Received
• post paid for eBay item
• clear Inbox totally (2)

Evening!

Plum, forgot to say, I think the cake looks amazing! Good job you spotted the mix up too.

Freaky, hope the day got better.

Ali, oh well, more trying to do.

I have detached the spider plant babies from the mother spider plant. They're all on their own now, hope they make it.

• up, done
• breakfast, spatone, oj and vitamins done
• coffee + check mail and online banking doing
• shower and dress, wipe round bathroom done
• dry pots done
• laundry - load in done 2n load in done
• finger cream! done

+ gluing, colouring, painting done + clean backroom done

• lunch done
• walk to Range, get rained on done
• garden - check for cat poo, water, feed the birds rain
• take rubbish, recycling and compost caddy out
• tea done
• wash pots and tidy kitchen done
• tidy downstairs + hoover done
• DS bath and bed done
• craft etc.
• finger cream before bed!

Weekly cleaning -

• change beds done
• clean bath
• clean bathroom floor
• dust upstairs
• hoover upstairs
• clean oven
• clean kitchen floor
• dust downstairs
• manicure
• pedicure

Gardening -

• weed front yard + borders more
• mow lawn
• pot up the mint into permanent large-ish pot - need more compost bought

Grot -

• carpet - iron and kitchen roll the trodden in Babybel cases
• defrost freezer
• sofa cover
• tidy kitchen cupboards done
• tidy pantry
• tidy cupboard in bedroom

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 done!, other mirror up above dressing table
• buy external hard-drive
• find a dentist - keep checking done ring Dentist on Monday with code as they shut at 2 today
• pay coins in at bank, next 5 bags
• buy -rotary grater
• back room - choose and buy paint for window wall then paint, put up painting, get more pictures to put up above table

still got a bit of migraine hangover. so not much done. but..
DONE
BTUK Filing
banking
printing stuff
portfolio
shopping
cc

so hoorah might just give myself a sticker.
Whispering...no moths yet
JKS I am of your in box mine has thousand too many

Plum - just looked at the cake its great.

Mini - hope you are better soon.

Been out at playgroup etc. today so not done much. Just updating extra stuff of list below. Hope everyone having a good Fri night.

Ali - good luck for wedding.

Up and breakfasted DONE
DS to school and breakfast club DONE
Clear away breakfast things
Walk or gardening
Vitamins DONE
Rubbish out
Recycling out /plastic
Lunch DONE
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
tidy bedroom
put toys away in lounge
feed cat
Water plants

Extra stuff
Post off accounts info DONE
Send meter readings/direct debit form to BC
Buy mould resistant paint
Plan DS's party:
Buy stickers/food/presents/decs/paper cups and plates
Food shop
Ebay stuff DOING

Ongoing
Write nursery donation letters
new curtains/black out blinds for DS's room - measured up
New curtains for our room
Measure for carpets upstairs
Paint summer house/greenhouse
Paint and fix bathroom window DOING

For tomorrow

Up and breakfasted
DS to school and breakfast club
Clear away breakfast things
Walk or gardening
Vitamins
Rubbish out
Recycling out /plastic
Lunch
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
tidy bedroom
put toys away in lounge
feed cat
Water plants

Extra stuff
Send meter readings/direct debit form to BC
Buy mould resistant paint
Plan DS's party:
Buy stickers/food/presents/decs/paper cups and plates
Food shop
Ebay stuff
Send honey/thank you card to H and D

Ongoing
Write nursery donation letters
new curtains/black out blinds for DS's room - measured up
New curtains for our room
Measure for carpets upstairs
Paint summer house/greenhouse
Paint and fix bathroom window

DD1 goes to MILs nearly every weekend from friday til sunday, has done since she was 6weeks old

Don't know if i will be as lucky when DD2 comes along

Anyway so far this morning I have

Got dressed, double spatone and OJ
DD1 dressed
Breakfast & kitchen cleared up afterwards/dishes done and put away
Beds made and rooms tidied up
Cooker cleaned thoroughly(well hob done so far, will tackle oven later)
Lunch sorted and dishes done/put away

Still to do this afternoon
Hoover upstairs
more ironing
brush/mop kitchen, dining & living room
drop DD1 at MILs for THREE days DONE
have a bath and try defuzz legs/bikini(36&2, not easy

Morning! I really have to do some weekly cleaning today! The house is pretty tidy though, apart from the washing mountain.

• up, done
• breakfast, spatone, oj and vitamins done
• coffee + check mail and online banking doing
• Shred
• shower and dress, wipe round bathroom
• dry pots done
• laundry - load in done
• finger cream!
• lunch
• walk to Morrisons
• 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 etc.
• finger cream before bed!

Weekly cleaning -

• clean bath
• clean bathroom floor
• dust upstairs
• hoover upstairs
• clean oven
• clean kitchen floor
• dust downstairs
• manicure
• pedicure

Gardening -

• weed front yard + borders more
• mow lawn
• pot up the mint into permanent large-ish pot

Grot -

• carpet - iron and kitchen roll the trodden in Babybel cases
• defrost freezer
• sofa cover
• tidy pantry
• tidy cupboard in bedroom

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
• put mirror up above dressing table
• buy external hard-drive
• ring Dentist on Monday with code
• pay coins in at bank, next 5 bags
• buy -rotary grater
• back room - choose and buy paint for window wall then paint, put up painting, get more pictures to put up above table

Morning!!

Feeling better here, DS1 and DS2 also came down with the bug, DH and DS3 haven't had it yet!! I didn't do a thing yesterday, luckily DH was home to look after the DC.

Today I'm going to do short bursts of housework etc.

Next;
Shower and get dressed
Dress DD and DS3

Oh dear Rainbow, glad DH was able to help.

Sat:

• all up & breakfasted DONE
• all dressed DONE
• laundry; Load1 Hung Out Load2 Hung Out Load3 In WM
• DH + boys to Dad's Playgroup Doing
• refill shower dispenser DONE
• get spare room ready for bro & gf staying tonight DONE
• papers & crosswords Doing

• lunch & tidy kitchen
• DS2 nap
• afternoon? pop to beach to see friends sailing?
• tea x 2/4
• boys bath & bed
• (our dinner) early 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
• 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
• go through diaries with DH
• put highchair in loft DONE
• watch eBay listings: 9 Selling; 0/9 bid on
• post paid for eBay item
• clear Inbox totally (2)

Glad you're feeling better Rainbow, take it steady.

• up, done
• breakfast, spatone, oj and vitamins done
• coffee + check mail and online banking doing
• Shred done
• shower and dress, wipe round bathroom done
• dry pots done + wash breakfast pots done
• laundry - load in done nappy load 1 in

+ hoover up mess DS made with some teabags done

• finger cream!
• lunch cooking
• walk to Morrisons
• 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 etc.
• finger cream before bed!

Weekly cleaning -

• clean bath done
• clean bathroom floor done
• dust upstairs
• hoover upstairs
• clean oven
• clean kitchen floor
• dust downstairs done
• manicure
• pedicure

Gardening -

• weed front yard + borders more
• mow lawn
• pot up the mint into permanent large-ish pot

Grot -

• carpet - iron and kitchen roll the trodden in Babybel cases
• defrost freezer
• sofa cover
• tidy pantry
• tidy cupboard in bedroom

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
• put mirror up above dressing table
• buy external hard-drive
• ring Dentist on Monday with code
• pay coins in at bank, next 5 bags
• buy -rotary grater
• back room - choose and buy paint for window wall then paint, put up painting, get more pictures to put up above table

so far this morning I have

Got dressed, double spatone and OJ
Drop DH off at work
Breakfast & kitchen cleared up afterwards/dishes done and put away
Bed made
Lunch sorted and dishes done/put away
Hoover stairs
More ironing
brush/mop kitchen
Washing on

I feel a big list coming on!!

JKS what type of things are you selling on e-bay.

mumtoblaire you have done loads

DONE
dcs showered & dressed
me showered & dressed
breakfast
bring ds to gaelic
shops
sort out sunglasses for dd1
collect ds & register summercamp (I am £15 richer thought it was £35 but it was only £20 YEY)

TO DO
put a wash on (x at least 2)
hang out wash
lunch
clean out hoover
LIVING ROOM
-dust
-clean windows
-hoover
UTILITY ROOM
-declutter
-clean sink
-mop floor
-clean window
KITCHEN
-mop floor
-unload dishwasher
-load dishwasher
-declutter work surfaces
-clean surfaces
-clean kitchen table (something v sticky there)
-unpack new kettle
HALL
-brush & mop floor
-clean windows
MAIN HALL
-dust
-clean windows
-hoover
BATHROOM
-bleach toilet
-clean
-mop floor
-clean shower
ENSUITE
-bleach toilet
-clean
-mop floor
BEDROOM
-put away pile of clean clothes
-dirty clothes in wash
-mop floor
-windows
LOUNGE
-Sort & Iron any clean washing that is drying in there
-Clean out fire
-dust
-tidy any video games etc
-measure windows for curtains
-clean windows

See about getting curtain pole and curtains up in dining room

Plum - that is a big list! Just stuff i'm clearing out, clothes, toys, jewellery, nothing special really.
Some old headphones for walkmans & my brother's Xbox are being watched so i'm hopeful about them.

Sat:

• all up & breakfasted DONE
• all dressed DONE
• laundry; Load1 Brought In Load2 Brought In Load3 Hung Out Load4 Hung Out
• DH + boys to Dad's Playgroup DONE
• refill shower dispenser DONE
• get spare room ready for bro & gf staying tonight DONE
• papers & crosswords Mostly Done
• lunch & tidy kitchen DONE
• DS2 nap Doing
• drawing & painting with DS1 DONE
• DH doing Mr Potato Head with Ds1 Doing

• afternoon? pop to beach to see friends sailing?
• brother & his gf arriving at some point
• boys tea
• boys bath & bed
• 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 Waiting for DH to sort his PC, maybe getting a new one
• 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
• go through diaries with DH
• watch eBay listings: 9 Selling; 0/9 bid on
• post paid for eBay item
• clear Inbox totally (2)

I know I was feeling motivated earlier but have lost it now
What do you doabout postage do you bring the stuff to the post office and price it for postage or do you guess? E-bay virgin alert

DONE
dcs showered & dressed
me showered & dressed
breakfast
bring ds to gaelic
shops
sort out sunglasses for dd1
collect ds & register summercamp (I am £15 richer thought it was £35 but it was only £20 YEY)
1 wash on
sprayed black mould stain on caravan cushion cover
lunch
-unload dishwasher
-load dishwasher & unloaded again
-unpack new kettle

TO DO
put a wash on (x at least 2)
hang out wash
clean out hoover
LIVING ROOM
-dust
-clean windows
-hoover
UTILITY ROOM
-declutter
-clean sink
-mop floor
-clean window
KITCHEN
-mop floor
-declutter work surfaces
-clean surfaces
-clean kitchen table (something v sticky there)

HALL
-brush & mop floor
-clean windows
MAIN HALL
-dust
-clean windows
-hoover
BATHROOM
-bleach toilet
-clean
-mop floor
-clean shower
ENSUITE
-bleach toilet
-clean
-mop floor
BEDROOM
-put away pile of clean clothes
-dirty clothes in wash
-mop floor
-windows
LOUNGE
-Sort & Iron any clean washing that is drying in there
-Clean out fire
-dust
-tidy any video games etc
-measure windows for curtains
-clean windows

See about getting curtain pole and curtains up in dining room

Plum- I got caught out a few times early on trying to guesstimate postage

So now i weigh stuff at home on the kitchen scales and use the Royal Mail postage price finder to get an accurate price, then i round up just a little or down if it's only a penny so i am more likely to sell (eg, 1.95 i would prob round up to 2.00 but 0.81 i round down to 0.80).
I keep & reuse any jiffy bag-envelope things to save on costs.
Personally i prefer people to recycle packaging and keep postage costs low than worry about poncey new stuff all the time and higher prices.

The other day i hadn't realised the parcel would fit through the Large Letter hole so postage was less than i'd thought, i refunded some money but you don't have to. It just annoys me if i pay 2.00 postage and realise it only cost them 1.00 or something.

I kept meaning to ebay stuff, had it sorted for 3 years before I got my professional carboot/ebaying sis and her man to take it all away and split the profits.

• up, done
• breakfast, spatone, oj and vitamins done
• coffee + check mail and online banking doing
• Shred done
• shower and dress, wipe round bathroom done
• dry pots done + wash breakfast pots done
• laundry - load in done nappy load 1 done

+ hoover up mess DS made with some teabags done

• finger cream!
• lunch done

+ DS nap doing + extra crafty time! doing + make biscuits yum

• walk to Morrisons? no

+ gluing, colouring, painting doing

• 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 etc.
• finger cream before bed!

Weekly cleaning -

• clean bath done
• clean bathroom floor done
• dust upstairs done
• hoover upstairs
• clean oven
• clean kitchen floor
• dust downstairs done
• manicure
• pedicure

Gardening -

• weed front yard + borders more
• mow lawn
• pot up the mint into permanent large-ish pot

Grot -

• carpet - iron and kitchen roll the trodden in Babybel cases
• defrost freezer - learn how
• sofa cover
• tidy pantry
• tidy cupboard in bedroom

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
• put mirror up above dressing table
• buy external hard-drive
• ring Dentist on Monday with code
• pay coins in at bank, next 5 bags
• buy -rotary grater
• back room - choose and buy paint for window wall then paint, put up painting, get more pictures to put up above table some

so far this morning I have

Got dressed, double spatone and OJ
Drop DH off at work
Breakfast & kitchen cleared up afterwards/dishes done and put away
Bed made
Lunch sorted and dishes done/put away
Hoover stairs
More ironing
brush/mop kitchen
Washing on
Washing done and over airers - due to rain!!
Quick trip to tesco to pick up some broccoli and 4 pack of boost - only eaten one so far
Dinner sorted
About to leave to pick up DH from work
Caught up with SKY planner programmes

Plan for tomorrow
Write list of school stuff that DD1 needs - getting c-section in 16days, so trying to be super organised
write list of stuff I still need for hospital bag
Bedroom windows really could do with a good clean
bookcase in living room must be sorted soon as all books just thrown on when we unpacked 5months ago

Big gold star and lots of stickers to my DH. who knowing I was stressing about stuff piling up. cleaned the kitchen, hoovered the hall and stairs, tidied the work desk,cut the lawn and did the shopping.
getting him a stickers chart

Hello Slatterns.

Weddig is over Am almost unable to type due to drunkeness.

I t was fine. I have been made aware by various family friends and family that they don't really have much faith in new SIL and think that I am quite right to be pissed off. Hurrah.
Was generally a bit tasteless and crap, but it is done and we are home.

Am v.v.v.drunk.

Btw - due to recent weightloss I looked fab and loads of people commented and said how lovely I looked. Most of them didn't really speak to SIL that much.

Realise that all makes me sound a bitch.

Am not, just v.pissed and don't think much of new SIL.

Was hoping that I would suddenly be overcome with happiness when they were saying vows etc, but found myself totally bored by the whole thing and hoping it would be finished soon. That is not normal is it?

Ali - was wondering how it was going to go. Sounds like you looked fab and have been proven right about her. I can't help but wonder whether it will last....and that's a bitchy thing to say about newly-weds but..!

Hope your hangover isn't too bad !

Sun:

• me up first with boys DONE
• breakfast
• tidy kitchen
• laundry; Loads1,2&3 Brought In, Load4 Hung Out
• morning? read papers, etc.
• lunch & tidy up
• DS2 nap
• beach (didn't go yesterday)?
• bbq tea x 6
• bro & gf leaving
• boys to bed
• early night for me (stayed up too late + wine last night)

Ongoing List:

• contact new dentist & see if we can register; Find another one that is taking on NHS patients
• upload & order online prints Waiting for DH to sort his PC, maybe getting a new one
• 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
• go through diaries with DH
• watch eBay listings: 9 Selling; 0/9 bid on
• post paid for eBay item
• clear Inbox totally (2)

Morning Went to bed very soon after I posted last night and I think drank about 3 pints of water during the night, so that combined with the fact that my Dad bought all the champagne and wine for the wedding so it was good stuff means that I don't really seem to have a hangover! Although I do still feel a bit squiffy and will definitely be going to have a nap when DS does later.

I'm so glad it's over, and glad that I went and did and said all the right things. Even managed to have a chat with SIL's Mum.
Poor DH got the brunt of me ranting and weeping and wailing the the way home, but at least I kept it in until then.

Well done Ali.

• up, done
• breakfast, spatone, oj and vitamins done
• coffee + check mail and online banking doing
• shower and dress, wipe round bathroom
• dry pots
• laundry - load in
• finger cream!
• out for lunch
• pop to shop
• 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
• dry pots
• tidy downstairs
• DS bath and bed
• craft etc.
• finger cream before bed!

Weekly cleaning -

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

Gardening -

• weed front yard + borders more
• mow lawn
• pot up the mint into permanent large-ish pot

Grot -

• carpet - iron and kitchen roll the trodden in Babybel cases
• defrost freezer - learn how
• sofa cover
• tidy pantry
• tidy cupboard in bedroom

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
• put mirror up above dressing table
• buy external hard-drive
• ring Dentist on Monday with code
• pay coins in at bank, next 5 bags
• buy -rotary grater
• back room - choose and buy paint for window wall then paint, put up painting, get more pictures to put up above table

ALI YOU BITCH.............................. Only joking, sounds like you did brilliantly (is that a word), and your first post didn't sound bitchy, but even if it had, if you can't have a bitch with your slattern buddies who can you have a bitch with

Mumtoblaire 15 days thats exciting, 2 of my friends are having sections at the end of July you have reminded me I need to get some baby pressies

SIL has lent me the millenium collection, so started The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo,
anyone read them?

Just chipping away at big list from yesterday
DONE
me washed & dressed
breakfast

TO DO
dcs showered & dressed
put a wash on (x at least 2)
hang out wash
lunch
LIVING ROOM
-dust done
-clean windows
-hoover done
UTILITY ROOM
-declutter
-clean sink
-mop floor
-clean window
KITCHEN
-load dishy & on
-unload dishy
-mop floor
-declutter work surfaces
-clean surfaces
-clean kitchen table (something v sticky there)
HALL
-brush & mop floor
-clean windows
MAIN HALL
-dust
-clean windows
-hoover
BATHROOM
-bleach toilet
-clean
-mop floor
-clean shower
ENSUITE
-bleach toilet
-clean
-mop floor
BEDROOM
-put away pile of clean clothes
-dirty clothes in wash
-mop floor
-windows
LOUNGE
-Sort & Iron any clean washing that is drying in there
-Clean out fire
-dust
-tidy any video games etc
-measure windows for curtains
-order curtains
-clean windows

See about getting curtain pole and curtains up in dining room

Ali - a well justified 'HA' directed at SIL. Well done for surviving. Hope your head is ok.

DH has just built playpen for DD (mainly to stop her eating DS's very small toys). DD and DS are in there playing. DS seems to think it is great . I am sure the novelty will wear off soon.

All up, dressed and breakfasted DONE
Clear away breakfast things
Walk or gardening
Vitamins
Rubbish out
Recycling out /plastic
Lunch
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
clean kitchen again
bath DD/DS
DD /DS to bed
tidy bedroom
put toys away in lounge
feed cat
Water plants

Extra stuff
Send meter readings/direct debit form to BC
Buy mould resistant paint
Plan DS's party:
Buy stickers/food/presents/decs/paper cups and plates
Food shop
Ebay stuff
Send honey/thank you card to H and D DONE

Ongoing
Write nursery donation letters
new curtains/black out blinds for DS's room - measured up
New curtains for our room
Measure for carpets upstairs
Paint summer house/greenhouse
Paint and fix bathroom window DOING