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.

Well done Mini - no idea what to do next sorry.

Singlemum - welcome, hope we can help!

Mon:

• all up & breakfasted DONE
• all dressed DONE
• DH to work DONE
• handyman coming to fix shed roof Doing
• laundry Another Load on line Another load On the line Another Load In
• ironing DONE All Dry & putting away
• PO for ebay posting DONE
• tidy toys Done lots
• lunch & tidy up DONE
• DS2 nap DONE
• sort box of random DIY stuff in shed for handyman to see if he wants any DONE
• me & DS1 chill Doing
• afternoon?
• boys tea & bed
• anymore ironing?
• my dinner & 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 (DH getting rid of that PC so i need to a) research 'time machines', b) get one, c) move all photos from his PC onto it, d) link up my laptop with it so all photos from here go on it
• upload chosen photos from his PC & my laptop to Snapfish & order
• 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; 3/9 bid on
• clear Inbox totally (2)
• clear mantlepiece
• tackle Areas of Doom;

Kitchen: corner by door DONE bookshelves DONE arts & crafts area corner by toaster DONE Living room: mantlepiece corner table Landing: top of dresser

• sewing repairs (trousers, cardigan, what else?)

Mini If I were you I would buy a good 100% limescale remover toilet cleaner and put it down your loo a couple of times a day and then this time next week repeat what you did today and it will be sparkly, No promises though!!

Welcome singlemum

JKS My DSs' were always fascinated by workmen and in fact I can remember when my brothers were children if any work was going on in the road they would linger on the pavement As a girl I never really understood it, actually I still don't

Breakfast done
All washed and dressed done
Clean kitchen post breakfast done
Make beds done
School run done
Pay nursery fees done
Put guinea pigs in run done
Wipe round bathroom done
Hangout washing on done
Fold and put away clean clothes done
Hoover through done
Pick up toys in living room when DS3 has his nap done but now he is getting them all out again.
Run DW done
Run WM timer set
Pick up DD from nursery next
Lunch
Clean kitchen post lunch done
Homework time
Dinner
Clean kitchen post dinner
Feed pets
Bath/wash DD and DS3
Story and put to bed

To Do This Week
Panic about what to do with DC in the holidays doing grin
Find a pick your own fruit place
Wipe out fridge
Make hairdressers appointment for DS1 and DS2
Pull out tumble dryer and hoover behind
Wash DS3's blankie
Make low fat strawberry cheesecake
Mini Dyson the blinds
Add phone numbers to new phone book
Check cinema times
Clean under sofa
Clean leather sofa
Make a list of school uniform needed for new school year
Deadhead flowers in front garden

Morning all...still chucking it down here
14 days to go until not pregnant anymore..YEAH. Can't wait to get proper nights sleep again, sleep on belly/back - ahhh bliss!

DONE SO FAR
Me up & dressed
DD1 up and dressed
Breakfast sorted and dishes done
Beds made and rooms tidied up
Drop DH at work
Kitchen tidied and floor brushed/mopped(i think i have OCD with regards to this kitchen floor
Went shopping, forgot is local holiday and shops not open till 10am, bought most of stuff in Asda as I was there at 9am.
Lunch sorted and dishes done/put away.
DD1 now outside playing with friends - I don't care if it's raining I want to watch Biggest Loser Finale from last night and she has been hogging TV.

Write list of school stuff that DD1 needs - getting c-section in 16days, so trying to be super organiseddone Bought loads, going to do little bit each day as really hate shopping
write list of stuff I still need for hospital bag
bookcase in living room must be sorted soon as all books just thrown on when we unpacked 5months ago - DH will help with this next week

Mini Kim and Aggie have used coke, or vinegar or lemon juice. Also a pumice stone. Google it, should give you more info

Wasting tbh there is not really anything on the food avoidance list that i am particularly bothered about, you can now have rareish steak when pg, but again, not really something that bothers me day to day. I have had the odd beer and small glass of wine, i most miss having to just stop at one small drink a week, whereas usually i would have a couple of glasses if we go out for a meal. Miss Pimms though....

DD was very tired today so luckily had a nap in bed with me this afternoon.

DONE
Get up
Breakfast
Make our bed
Hang washing out
Make DD's bed
Get dressed
Get DD creamed and dressed (eczema bad again)
Tidy hall
Go to playgroup
Look in interiors place - bit odd and no good
Nap
Snack
Put all of DD's clothes away and have a sort out

TO DO
Put second washload on
Empty dishy (have only done half so far)
Make pie for dinner
Peel potatoes
Get washing in

Mini - I heard of coke/vinegar doing the job. Its just calcium carbonate isn't it so vinegar should dissolve it. put on tissue and lay on (thats what they do on taps/shower heads. Not got that problem up here.

MTB - welcome

All up, dressed and breakfasted DONE
Go to work 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
Ebay stuff
Presents/Cards for DS's friends Bought

DS's Party
Send extra invites x2
Buy stickers done/food/presents/decs/paper cups and plates
Make buns / birthday cake
Food shop
Party bags
Games +prizes

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

Will take your advice rainbow/alice re toilet. Can't let Kim n'Ags down

portfolio - finish -doom urgency DONE took ages
washing
beds
bathroom DONE
kitchen floor
conservatory
office 4 star DOOM status
household filing
shoppingDONE
work filing
moth hunt and mega death

HMHB will try the tissue thing

Alice - i agree foodwise nothing major bothered me, though i'm trying to think of things that might so i eat them now, lol.
I never stuck to 1 drink a week though, think my limit (limit at the time of 1st pg) was 5 units a week.
I measured out 125ml of wine at the beginning and found a small wine glass that made it look full

Now if the workmen are, shall we say...tasty, then i might be interested

Mon:

• all up & breakfasted DONE
• all dressed DONE
• DH to work DONE
• handyman coming to fix shed roof DONE
• laundry Another Load on line Another load On the line Another Load In
• ironing DONE All Dry & putting away DONE
• PO for ebay posting DONE
• tidy toys Done lots
• lunch & tidy up DONE
• DS2 nap DONE
• sort box of random DIY stuff in shed for handyman to see if he wants any DONE
• give it all to him, yey DONE
• me & DS1 chill DONE
• afternoon; garden & tv combo DONE
• boys tea DONE & bed

• more ironing & putting away
• my dinner & 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 (DH getting rid of that PC so i need to a) research 'time machines', b) get one, c) move all photos from his PC onto it, d) link up my laptop with it so all photos from here go on it
• upload chosen photos from his PC & my laptop to Snapfish & order
• 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; 3/9 bid on
• clear Inbox totally (2)
• clear mantlepiece
• tackle Areas of Doom;

Kitchen: corner by door DONE bookshelves DONE arts & crafts area corner by toaster DONE Living room: mantlepiece corner table Landing: top of dresser

• sewing repairs (trousers, cardigan, DH trousers)
• research backing up hardware for computers Started

So, following on from that food/drink comment, i am making the most of not being pg yet and enjoying a lovely chilled white

Mon:

• laundry Another Load on line Another load On the line Another Load In
• tidy toys Done lots
• boys to bed DONE
• more ironing DONE & putting away
• water plants DONE
• stuff to shed DONE
• my dinner Cooking & early quiet night

Tues:

• all up & breakfasted
• all dressed
• strip beds & find clean bedding (already done spare room)
• change over bathmats & towels (washed boys towels today)
• morning?
• finish laundry/ironing/putting away
• lunch & tidy up
• DS2 nap
• beach if nice? garden?
• tea x 3 (pasta?)
• boys bath & bed
• another quiet night (orchestra finished for summer)

Ongoing List:

• contact new dentist & see if we can register; Find another one that is taking on NHS patients
• upload & order online prints (DH getting rid of that PC so i need to a) research 'time machines', b) get one, c) move all photos from his PC onto it, d) link up my laptop with it so all photos from here go on it
• upload chosen photos from his PC & my laptop to Snapfish & order
• 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; 3/9 bid on
• clear Inbox totally (2)
• clear mantlepiece
• tackle Areas of Doom;

Kitchen: arts & crafts area window sill Living room: mantlepiece corner table Landing: top of dresser

• sewing repairs (trousers, cardigan, DH trousers)
• research backing up hardware for computers Started

Bonsoir a tous

Happy birthday pc mr Plum

Welcome singlemum, I too find there is less housework without h here, he was filthy though.

Mini I think alkaseltzer are meant to work. Or was it denture cleaning tablets? some kind of fizzy white tablet anyway!

Those of you that remember my bathroom taps saga, I have finally got them semi shiny by using brasso a few times.

Had a massive panic over the weekend because I suddenly realised that although my laptop was plugged in it wasn't charging and so the battery was nearly flat with no way of charging it I was nearly crying at the thought of being without internet Have semi fixed it for now by using the cable off my old laptop but am a bit scared because it has a big warning saying it must only be used for the laptop it is for...

DD had her first dance exam yesterday, hopefully she passed...

Today we went on a school trip to a farm/zoo place. was good fun but knackering!

DONE
All up etc
washing up
Make sandwiches etc
Phone carphone warehouse re non connection
go to preschool
go on trip
lunch
come back from trip
pop in to say hi to wc and nan
go to carphone warehouse (bloke was quite fit and v helpful and gave dc paper and pens to draw on whilst we were waiting)
Empty bin
dinner
washing up
sides and table
washing in off line (from yesterday )
washing sorted and put away
hoover upstairs
hoover downstairs
bath and bed dc

I should now do the ironing and mop the floors but am going to have wine instead

Freaki. Surely you know that in any new age therapyspeak 'should'is a dirty word. Stop it at once. Enjoy the wine. Hope your laptop holds up. and I will now go search for any fizzy white tablet that I can find.
JKS enoy the white. G&T for me. Cheers

Welcome Singlemum.

HMHB, you have the evil soft water there don't you? It doesn't taste of anything.

Oh, I remembered the thing I missed the most when pg - runny eggs.

• 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
• finger cream!
• lunch cooking
• library + post letter done

+ Morrisons done

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

+ make ice lollies done

• craft etc.
• finger cream before bed!

Weekly cleaning -

• clean bathroom floor
• clean bathroom mirror
• dust upstairs
• hoover upstairs done
• clean oven
• clean fridge out
• clean kitchen floor
• dust downstairs
• manicure
• pedicure

Grot -

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

To Do -

• plan Christmas 2010, next - decide on gifts to make/buy, get cross-stitch framed - hand washing cross-stitch? how-to found 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 done choose best day to ?pop? in
• pay coins in at bank, next 5 bags
• buy -rotary grater - Judge Multi-Purpose Grater - out of stock
• back room - choose and buy paint for window wall then paint, put up painting, get more posters/ postcards to put up above table

at PC Plum (i miss Balamory)

Hope Mr Plum had a good day.

Mini it is denture cleaning tablets i believe. (yes i have watched ^way too much K&A)

DONE
Get up
Breakfast
Make our bed
Hang washing out
Make DD's bed
Get dressed
Get DD creamed and dressed (eczema bad again)
Tidy hall
Go to playgroup
Look in interiors place - bit odd and no good
Nap
Snack
Put all of DD's clothes away and have a sort out
Empty dishy (have only done half so far)
Make pie for dinner
Peel potatoes
Horses
Get washing in
Clear up dinner stuff
Put dishy on

TO DO
Put washload on
Have shower
Bed

TOMORROW
Get up
Breakfast
Hang washing out
Clear up breakfast
Empty dishy
Make beds
Get dressed
Check MN and FB
Copy out the housework checklist
Decide on a 'job of the day'
Phone farrier
Bookcase being delivered 1.15pm

That will do for the morning, night

Thanks Alice, Do I have to have dentures first
Is it bleach based though? We have a septic tank

Freak - DH says that you will probably be ok with that cable for a few days, but to look on E-bay for a proper one. Will probably only cost you a few quid.

MONDAY
Me and DH up - done
Get DS up and dressed - done
Lazy-ish start to the day because of DH holiday - done
Spatone + vitamins
Run dishwasher - done
Empty all bins and put the bin out for the binmen - done
Breakfast and tidy kitchen - done
Make beds and tidy upstairs - done
Wipe over bathroom
Tidy downstairs - done
Hoover and sweep downstairs if needed - done
Take out recycling
Get the washing from yesterday on the line - done
3 loads of washing - 1washing/2dry
Put out new towels/bathmats - done
Clean kitchen - done
Ocado coming 10-11am - done
Put away the shopping - done
Tidy garden - done
Cut grass - done
Sweep patio
Lunch and tidy kitchen - done
Build Expedit - done
Finish organising toys - done
Move toy chest to DS' bedroom - done
Put away all clean clothes from the airing cupboard - done
Deal with chair-robe in our bedroom - done
Order birthday present for DB
DH tip run - not today
Clean BBQ - done
DS nap - done
Me nap - done
Dinner - done
Clear up
Water plants - done
DS bath and bed - done
Post DS-to-bed tidy
Start packing for tomorrow
Kitchen clear before bed

Clear up - done
Water plants - done
DS bath and bed - done
Post DS-to-bed tidy - done
Start packing for tomorrow
Kitchen clear before bed - done
Get the washing in - done 3 loads washed and dried and folded
Ironing - doingnow with lovely new wooden Ikea ironing board, it's fab!
Handwash a couple of tops
Go to bed

New List:

Wait for plumber to come to stop water pissing through the kitchen roof

Oh dear Alice

Tues:

• all up & breakfasted DONE

• all dressed
• strip beds & find clean bedding DONE
• change over bathmats & towels (washed boys towels today)
• morning; supermarket trip (+ bag of clothes to charity shop next door)
• finish laundry/ironing/putting away
• lunch & tidy up
• DS2 nap
• beach if nice? garden?
• tea x 3 (pasta?)
• boys bath & bed
• another quiet night (orchestra finished for summer)

Ongoing List:

• contact new dentist & see if we can register; Find another one that is taking on NHS patients
• upload & order online prints (DH getting rid of that PC so i need to a) research 'time machines', b) get one, c) move all photos from his PC onto it, d) link up my laptop with it so all photos from here go on it
• upload chosen photos from his PC & my laptop to Snapfish & order
• 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; 3/9 bid on
• clear Inbox totally (2)
• clear mantlepiece
• tackle Areas of Doom;

Kitchen: arts & crafts area window sill Living room: mantlepiece corner table Landing: top of dresser

• sewing repairs (trousers, cardigan, DH trousers)
• research backing up hardware for computers Started

Plumber coming late morning thank god! We have had to turn the water off.

Morning!

Thank goodness plumber's coming!

• up, done
• breakfast, spatone, oj and vitamins done
• coffee + check mail and online banking doing
• Shred
• shower and dress, wipe round bathroom
• dry pots + wash pots and tidy kitchen etc.
• laundry - load in
• phone Aunty
• phone about activity
• think of present for DH friend
• finger cream!
• town?
• lunch
• I Can Cook - ing
• 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 bathroom floor
• clean bathroom mirror
• dust upstairs
• clean oven
• clean fridge out
• clean kitchen floor
• dust downstairs
• manicure
• pedicure

Grot -

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

To Do -

• plan Christmas 2010, next - decide on gifts to make/buy, get cross-stitch framed - hand washing cross-stitch? how-to found 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 done choose best day to ?pop? in
• pay coins in at bank, next 5 bags
• buy -rotary grater - Judge Multi-Purpose Grater - out of stock
• back room - choose and buy paint for window wall then paint, put up painting, get more posters/ postcards to put up above table
• mow lawn and get garden tidie

Right todays list:

Kids up, dressed and breakfast done
DD2 nap done
DD1 to do painting done
Clear up from painting
Tidy kitchen
Put bags of stuff away
Tidy kids rooms
Change DD2s bedsheet
List more stuff for sale done
See if I can borrow FILs camera for ebaying
Hopefully get rid of kids for an hour or so with their Dad who is around this week lol
Move boxes of for sale stuff to shed
Do more tidying in the living room
Pack spare bedding away in vaccum bags.
Take photos of stuff for sale
Sort mobile phone contract out.

Morning

Alice What a pain!! All you need atm, eh??

Breakfast done
All washed and dressed done
Clean kitchen post breakfast
Make beds done
School run done
Put guinea pigs in run
Wipe round bathroom done
Hangout washing on done
Add new music to Ipod
Mop kitchen floor
Run DW
Run WM timer set
Pick up DD from nursery
Lunch
Clean kitchen post lunch
Hairdressers 2pm
Homework time
Dinner
Clean kitchen post dinner
Feed pets
Bath/wash DD and DS3
Story and put to bed
Run

To Do This Week
Panic about what to do with DC in the holidays doing grin
Find a pick your own fruit place
Wipe out fridge
Make hairdressers appointment for DS1 and DS2
Pull out tumble dryer and hoover behind
Wash DS3's blankie done
Make low fat strawberry cheesecake
Mini Dyson the blinds
Add phone numbers to new phone book
Check cinema times
Clean under sofa
Clean leather sofa
Make a list of school uniform needed for new school year
Deadhead flowers in front garden

The funny thing is that i can't even empty the dishy because the water off tap is by the bottom of it and when it is on off i can't get the dishy door open

Have done nothing, feel knackered

Seems like the perfect reason to sit down and do nothing today then

Tues:

• all up & breakfasted DONE
• all dressed DONE
• strip beds & find clean bedding DONE
• change over bathmats & towels DONE
• morning; supermarket trip (+ bag of clothes to charity shop next door) DONE
• put away shopping DONE

• make Toy Story cakes with DS1
• finish laundry/ironing/putting away
• lunch & tidy up
• DS2 nap
• birthday cards, lots coming up
• beach if nice? garden?
• tea x 3 (pasta?)
• boys bath & bed
• another quiet night (orchestra finished for summer)

Ongoing List:

• contact new dentist & see if we can register; Find another one that is taking on NHS patients
• upload & order online prints (DH getting rid of that PC so i need to a) research 'time machines', b) get one, c) move all photos from his PC onto it, d) link up my laptop with it so all photos from here go on it
• upload chosen photos from his PC & my laptop to Snapfish & order
• 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; 3/9 bid on
• clear Inbox totally (2)
• clear mantlepiece
• tackle Areas of Doom;

Kitchen: arts & crafts area window sill Living room: mantlepiece corner table Landing: top of dresser

• sewing repairs (trousers, cardigan, DH trousers)
• research backing up hardware for computers Started

Hope your leak is sorted now Alice.
Have had a very drifty morning so far doing bits and pieces. All a bit aimless, need kick up bum.

washing load in
beds
kitchen floor
conservatory
office 4 star DOOM status
household filing
work filing some
moth hunt and mega death
web site words
organise spare room
continue with limescale eradication ongoing
talk to friend on phone done
have a coffeedone
moan to colleague done
emailsdone
Banking
buy CQ10