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.

Gentle for you Mini

On Mondays I always feel inspired and add stuff to my list that by Tues I cba to do!!

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 DONE
• lunch & tidy up DONE
• DS2 nap Doing
• birthday cards, lots coming up Done5

• pick some flowers from garden for elderly neighbour (she loves our white hydrangeas)
• beach later on (take friend photo from paper of her DS1, in the school leavers section)
• tea x 3 (pasta)
• boys bath & bed
• finish laundry/ironing/putting away
• 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

Waterworks all fixed, just got to wait for bookcase to be delivered. It is bloody muggy here today.

Alice - that's a relief. Yes muggy here too, and grey looking, urgh.

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) DONE
• put away shopping DONE
• make Toy Story cakes with DS1 DONE
• lunch & tidy up DONE
• DS2 nap DONE
• birthday cards, lots coming up Done5
• finish laundry/ironing/putting away DONE

• pick some flowers from garden for elderly neighbour (she loves our white hydrangeas)
• beach later on (take friend photo from paper of her DS1, in the school leavers section)
• 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: 8 Selling; 6/8 bid on
• clear Inbox totally (1)
• tackle Areas of Doom;

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

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

Hi All

dh was working yesterday so brought dcs to library & park and bought a couple of steaks on the way home, yummy

Mini I have the same problem, hate it, the people who lived here previously gave slattern a whole new meaning, so toilet easily stained
I tried the coke one but with diet and it just made it worse, I use bleach and don't worry about septic tank that mum other crap (excuse the pun) goes in there it dosen't matter (believe me I'm a microbiologist, seriously I am)

Ali didn't know what Expedit was either but soon discovered it while browsing Ikea website, have printed a little list for myself

I spent the afternoon at my friends house she is booked for c-section next week so all excited

I'm wrecked so going to lie down with a book (polishes slattern crown)

that much other crap (I mean't)

Fanfare and pulls on superslattern costume. Have bannished limescale. Have used almost a whole pint of Vaikal and did the tissue with vinegar trick on the remnant... it worked!! with a bit of scraping.
Thanks HMHB for that tip and K&A. mucky work though and I suspect there is more lurking where I can't see. I agree though Plum it will be back, Although toilet is new for us. I'm always a bit wary of upsetting the bacteria who live in the septic tank, touchy crowd they are. But I'm sure your right a bit of bleach wuld go unnoticed.

Thanks ali and dh, very helpful

Tired today, and beginning of af.

DONE
All up etc
washing up
toddlers
lunch
washing up
sides and table
Hoover downstairs
mop floors
clean loo

that's about it

Evening.
Nice and rainy here. Proper North Wales holiday weather . Have been to soft play so have done nothing in the house today.

Plum - any advice. DS wants me to make him a chocolate cake in the shape of a monkeys face (like the one in the My Mum book). It will need to serve 12 or so 4yo (although could supplement with normal choc cake)

All up, dressed and breakfasted DONE
Clear away breakfast things DONE
Walk or gardening
Vitamins DONE
Rubbish out
Recycling out /plastic
Lunch DONE
Open windows - raining
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 - pasta
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
Wrap birthday present for DS's friend

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, pass the parcel to do.

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
Gloss bathroom window

Well done on the limescale Mini, i should probably try and tackle ours...

Tips for getting splinters out of recalcitrant 4-year-olds? He goes hysterical when i go near him with the tweezers

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) DONE
• put away shopping DONE
• make Toy Story cakes with DS1 DONE
• lunch & tidy up DONE
• DS2 nap DONE
• birthday cards, lots coming up Done5
• finish laundry/ironing/putting away DONE
• beach later on (take friend photo from paper of her DS1, in the school leavers section) DONE
• tea x 3 (pasta) DONE

• pick some flowers from garden for elderly neighbour (she loves our white hydrangeas)
• drop other school leavers photo round to other neighbour
• 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: 8 Selling; 6/8 bid on
• clear Inbox totally (1)
• tackle Areas of Doom;

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

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

Put vaseline on it jks?

JKS put savlon cream on it and wrap plaster round it leave on for as long as possible and then use a needle, if it hasn't come out on its own,
tweezers cause pain before they've done the job, needle just tickles unless really deep!

HMHB can you link to picture of monkey,

easy way out is make chocolate cake and cover in chocolate buttercream, them use chocolate icing pen(Tesco do white chocolate ones) to draw the face on, large chocolate buttons for eyes, small ones for nose, then if you want you could make chocolate buns top with green buttercream and those sweetie bananas(or just chocolate buttercream sorry am getting carried away here) I imagining all sorts!

I'm imagining making another small cake in a pudding bowl to trim for a mound on the top where his mouth would be.

look at these

Although if you paid me travel I would do something like this

Just made a v yum and easy dinner Had leftover roast chicken and leftover sour cream, mixed sour cream with masala spice, marinated chicken in it for a few hours, then cooked it with some onion and a little bit of salt. Was v yum, just had a naan with it.

DD been horrible last few days, am now dreading the holiday tbh

Plum - love the big cake! Though i like your ideas for the homemade one too

Well we tried soaking in the bath and no joy with the splinters (2 close together), interesting about the needle vs tweezers didn't know that.
Will try vaseline/savlon tomorrow depending.
Normally he's not worried about them but he keeps fussing about these ones so i feel i should do something...

Tues:

• pick some flowers from garden for elderly neighbour (she loves our white hydrangeas) Tomorrow
• drop other school leavers photo round to other neighbour Tomorrow
• boys bath & bed DONE
• another quiet night Doing

Wed:

• all up & breakfasted
• all dressed
• leftover jobs
• Factory Shop with DS1 for wetsuit
• check online for rash vest for DS1 (have advice re website to use)
• lunch & tidy up
• DS2 nap
• go to friends for an hour or so
• home for boys tea (fish fingers day)
• boys to bed
• my dinner & 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: 8 Selling; 6/8 bid on
• clear Inbox totally (1)
• tackle Areas of Doom;

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

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

Up since 5 arghh, bloody sun, bloody birds. No children to blame.
Thanks for prod yesterday JKS. Agree with Plum on the needle for splinter, sterilize first though, passing through a flame will do it.
Must have a big talk with myself about the office, it is getting desparate. Still has a faint cat pee smell

washing another load in
beds
kitchen floor
conservatory
office 4 star DOOM status
household filing
work filing done
moth hunt and mega death
web site words
organise spare room
continue with limescale eradication ongoing done
Banking done
buy CQ10 done
weeding
magazine basket one star DOOM
post bills
tidy garden
web site words

OFFICE OFFICE OFFICE DOOM DOOM DOOM
this is just to remind me
It might catch on... I've heard worse lyrics

Morning! I did bugger all yesterday, apart from take DS to the park where I nearly had a panic attack with him fannying around at the top of the very high slide.
Must do more today!

Mini, have you tried the 15 min timer technique? You just set a timer for 15 mins and do as much as you can. I've found it really helps if there's a big job I'm putting off.

• up, done
• breakfast, spatone, oj and vitamins done
• coffee + check mail and online banking doing
• shower and dress, wipe round bathroom
• wash pots and tidy kitchen etc. started
• laundry - load in done another load in done
• phone Aunty
• phone about activity
• think of present for DH friend
• finger cream!
• lunch
• haircut?
• 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 tidier

Haven't checked the splinters yet - he's not complained about them either so can't be too bad.

Mini - i'm hearing it with a big bass beat

Wed:

• all up & breakfasted DONE
• all dressed
• leftover jobs
• Factory Shop with DS1 for wetsuit/online LookingOnline
• check online for rash vest for DS1 DONE
• lunch & tidy up
• DS2 nap
• go to friends for an hour or so
• home for boys tea (fish fingers day)
• boys to bed
• my dinner & 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: 8 Selling; 7/8 bid on
• clear Inbox totally (1)
• tackle Areas of Doom;

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

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

Morning all

JKS I find putting the savlon on is great, sometimes it draws them out on their own, failing that it numbs the area abit to get them out with the needle

MINI I have office doom too, WORSE I also have a VAT return that needs finishing!!!!

TO DO
get dressed
dcs bathed/showered & dressed
sort out clothes on bedroom floor
VAT rtn

OH Plum! Not the VAT return. I will hold your hand right. it will be ok. makes soothing noises.Awful dawning.. may mean that ours is also due.EEK. do they still send out forms, I forget, they are always changing the rules.
Also have afear that office is really a sort of 'Doctor who' set and is really a portal to alternate universe.
Will try the 15/20 min thing have done that before and it does work... Will have a little coffee first though.

Thanks Plum, will see if I can find any savlon somewhere, they are looking a little reddish.

Mini - let us know if you find any daleks

Counting Inbox as cleared as last email is only still there as person has gone away on hols, they have said they will email me when they get back, so it's just a reminder in case they forget

Wed:

• all up & breakfasted DONE
• all dressed DONE
• leftover jobs
• Factory Shop with DS1 for wetsuit/online LookingOnline
• check online for rash vest for DS1 DONE
• lunch & tidy up
• DS2 nap
• go to friends for an hour or so
• home for boys tea (fish fingers day)
• boys to bed
• my dinner & 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: 8 Selling; 7/8 bid on
• clear Inbox totally DONE
• sewing repairs (trousers, cardigan, DH trousers)
• research backing up hardware for computers Started
• tackle Areas of Doom;

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

Phew, just a stroll round the block and i'm all hot and flustered again!

Wed:

• all up & breakfasted DONE
• all dressed DONE
• leftover jobs; flowers to neighbour, photo to other neighbour, colelct DS1's bag from pre-sch DONE
• Factory Shop with DS1 for wetsuit/online LookingOnline
• check online for rash vest for DS1 DONE
• lunch & tidy up
• DS2 nap
• go to friends for an hour or so
• home for boys tea (fish fingers day)
• boys to bed
• my dinner & 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: 8 Selling; 7/8 bid on
• sewing repairs (trousers, cardigan, DH trousers)
• research backing up hardware for computers Started
• tackle Areas of Doom;

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

Well done on the inbox JKS. Mine are mostly Facebook etc. I forget to clear it regularly though and then it takes ages and is soooo annoying.

VAT return doesn't sound fun Plum. I had to do tax returns for a couple years, and the first year, I'd had about 5 employers plus the self-employed. And I'd sent all my p45s off to try and claim tax back, so had no details and had to go into all the old jobs to get paye details. Not fun.

Mini, You can do it!

I'm so not motivated to do anything.

Quickfire -

• drink coffee and argue on internet doing
• put load of nappies in
• tidy frontroom a bit
• pack change bag
• wipe sides down and dry pots

Morning

A bit of a sad and happy day for me. It's our wedding anniversary but also I have had coffee and pastries at the nursery to mark DD last week before she goes to big school I wish I could just freeze time now!!

Breakfast done
All washed and dressed done
Clean kitchen post breakfast done
Make beds done
School run done
Coffee and pastries at Nursery done
Put guinea pigs in run done
Wipe round bathroom done
Hangout washing on done
Fold and put away clean clothes
Run DW
Run WM
Pick up DD from nursery next
Lunch
Clean kitchen post lunch done
Dinner
Clean kitchen post dinner
Feed pets
Bath/wash DD and DS3
Story and put to bed
Cinema at 8pm

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