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SLATTERNS Yoohoo bring those lists here now!

Sorry if thats not a very good start. I'll try harder text time

Here <<waves hands>>

DONE
finished loading dishy & on
put a wash on
declutter surfaces in utility room(UR)
clean all surfaces UR
clean UR sink
clean UR window
breakfast
un load dishy
clear up breakfast mess
spray oven cleaner
get showered & dressed
get dcs washed & dressed
finish decluttering Kit work tops
finish cleaning kit work tops
finish cleaning oven
check how steradent worked on toilet (all clear)
bring ds to gaelic summer scheme

TO DO
hang up washing
brush & mop kit floor
wash backdoor & windows
wash side door & windows
clean bathroom
mop bathroom
clean ensuite
mop ensuite
sort pile of slothes on bedroom floor
mop bedroom floor
clean windows
clean sliderobe mirrors (dd2 has been kissing herself)
wait for friend to txt (having her baby today)

possibly go to bank
try to stay on cleaning high and not flake out after breakfast not working

Thank god you made it Plum.
Am very hot and sticky after 'doing' the Moth eradication... again ...sighs.
Can't remember what was on my list. Brain has melted.
Are we supposed to welcome all new list-makers and stuff.

Hello mini!

DONE
All up showered and dressed
Strip our bed and put sheets on to wash
Towels into the dryer (it's raining here)
Bin and green bin out for binmen
Unload dishwasher
Sweep kitchen and hall
Clean kitchen
Hob tops/grillpan etc into dishwasher
5 mins general decluttering
Breakfast
Ocado here
Put away shopping
Clear any dead things out of fridge
Coffee
Lunch
Run dishwasher
Hoover upstairs
Hoover downstairs
Dust downstairs
DS nap doing

TO DO
Me nap
Pilates
Fold dry washing
Another load of washing
Roast pork for dinner

Ali re sickness. Remember the power of the mind. cue OOEEEOOOEEOO music. repeat after me. My stomach is serene. My stomach is serene.My stomach is serene.

Yes a quick wee run down of what we do but don't worry lots of time we haven't bothered, normally we have a re occuring theme in a thread and that sparks next title but last one was filled with loads

good job

Although we could have had Slatterns counting mothballs and checking lists

Oh and having babies

Plum you must be psychic. I have actually baught moth balls this morning and placed them strategically in book case. I am getting very bored of them now.

alice can you give me a ring me please

Funny I have seen loads of moths lately (outside though) and thought of you!

found the list phew. Well done Mini.

<stops panicking>

Half -Hows the cake coming on?

Yoohoo! Well done Mini!

Just psyching myself up for the roleplay.
I have no idea how long this should take me.

I'll just finish my tea.

- up, done
- strip beds done
- tidy upstairs done
- breakfast, spatone, oj and vitamins done
- coffee + check mail and online banking doing
- shower and dress, wipe round bathroom done
- laundry - 2nd load in done
- finger cream! done
- Morrisons done
- lunch doing
- library done
+ cup of tea doing
- finish tidying
- ‘The Cleaner’ ie. me in an apron with my cleaning kit
- garden - check for cat poo, water, feed the birds
- bring bin and recycling box back round
- 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!

‘The Cleaner’ -
- Kitchen - wash and dry pots, clean sink and sides, wipe down all surfaces and clean out fridge, clean bin, sweep and clean floor
- Back Room and Front Room - dust, clean tables, polish, clean fingerprints off doors and walls, clean lino
- Bedrooms - dust and polish, remake beds
- Bathroom - clean sink, bath, tiles and showerscreen, toilet, including sides of things, clean mirror, clean floor and skirtingboards, replace towels and bathmat
Hoover through from upstairs

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
- 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

Hi everyone,
Can I join up please?
I think I did join up a while ago but didn't keep it up at all as I kept forgetting my lists and was all over the place.
This time I really want my lists to be ready in the morning so I can get cracking or else the school holidays are going to be hell for all involved!!

Done
All up and dressed
Breakfast
Lunch
Load of laundry
Quick shop

To Do
Vacuum
Quick tidy downstairs
Dinner
Dishes
Guest list for dd's party (email/phone)
Petrol bills off
Clean the bathroom
Washing out
Fold clothes

Hi sweetgrapes jump on in

Wasting you do make me laugh,
another idea is
to pretend your on wife swap or something, you want everyone watching to think wow shes so super organised, her house is clean and she has time for her dcs
or
just pretend you have realtives arriving any minute, where is the first place you wouldn't want them to see & clean it

Really was flagging there that will teach me to super clean at 4am,
put dinner on then slept for 30mins but need a jolt of something,

my poor friend got sent home too many emergencies on today so she has to back tomorrow!

oh yes HMHB hows cake?

Hi SweetGrapes

HMHB - we're all waiting for cake news, lol!

Wasting - lol have fun with your pinny on!!

Am feeling smug as actually cooked dinner for boys & me today, ok so only sausages & mash but for me that's cooking

Mon:
- all up & breakfasted DONE
- all dressed DONE
- DH to work DONE
- laundry Load On Airer Another Load Hung Out <optimist!> Another Load Hung Out
- dry washing brought in DONE
- morning; lazy start then food shopping DONE
- put shopping away DONE
- lunch & tidy up DONE
- DS2 nap DONE
- tidy up rubbish blown into front garden while DS2 naps, maybe get some pruning done too DONE An Hour
- afternoon; texted friends to invite round Friends round DONE (one girl is reeeeeally annoying, was glad when she left!)
- tea & tidy up DONE
- dw on DONE
- all dry washing in DONE
- all dry washing sorted into piles DONE
- non-ironing put away first
- ironing & putting away
- boys to bed
- quiet night on my own (America's Biggest Loser night, yey!)

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
- eBay listings: 2 sold & paid for, need packing & posting
- sewing repairs (trousers, cardigan, DH trousers)
- research backing up hardware for computers Started
- make up basket of toys & pictures for DS2
- tackle Areas of Doom (out of 5 stars);
Kitchen:
2star arts & crafts area Started

Wasting how much are you paying 'the cleaner'?
Or is it payment in stickers
I am def going to give myself a sticker for today paybe 2 even.

Reminders for tomorrow:
Started on database.
remember POST
Had post moth shower
tidy emails
shopping done
Packing
card and presis
consult with H
Bank
pick up prescrip

This afternoon I have slept, feel much better and dinner is imminent.

JKS we are watching Biggest Loser too and then it is bedtime when that finishes as we are both knackered.

DS will be 4 and we have invited the 12 kids in his class and 4 more. He didn't have a party last year or the year before so we're going large. Sadly only 6 have confirmed . So it could go either way.

Mini/PBM - Doing cake this evening. Icing tomorrow. Am thinking if I do a chocolate cake I won't have to ice the sides and I can just to the monkey face on top in pale brown (i.e. chocolate) icing. What do you think?

Today
Bake cake / fairy cakes
Wrap DS's presents (if they arrive! ) - one has arrived!
Wrap pass the parcel presents
Buy feathers for indian headdresses

Tues
DH to put up teepee
hide swords/shields done
Put table in tent
Put up awning
Finish decorating cakes
Extra food shop - hot dog buns
Tidy house
Make party bags/ indian headdresses?

Wed
DS set up obstacle course
Set up tea/coffee for adults
Hide sweets in garden for 'Treasure Hunt'
Set everything up and have party

Probably lots more!

Second cake question of the evening.

Do I need to line the sides of the tin as well as the base?

and the third

If I am making this into a chocolate cake how much cocoa powder to add to buttermilk cake mix as per nigella (i.e a 250g flour cake)

tell me to shove off to the baking forum if this is annoying.

HMHB - I usually just line the bottom of the tin and grease the sides really well.

For the chocolate cake, when I did one for DS last week I had 9oz of flour and I replaced 4 level tablespoons of flour with cocoa powder and that was lovely and chocolately - that was following Good Housekeeping instructions.

I'm not sure about the icing, it depends what sort of icing you're making. If you are using buttercream icing then that is fairly easy to do the sides with as it sticks pretty well - but yes if the cake is brown too then strictly you don't need to ice the sides.

Thanks Ali.

I'll keep you updated as to the results...