Slatterns Lists Here Now

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SLATTERNS Yoohoo bring those lists here now!

and a big squeeze that baby out hug to Alice

Morning

Alice how long do you expect the kitchen to take??

JKS My DH can be just the same. Can't live with him, can't live without him.

CC I think you have older DC?? If I'm right what time do you think is a reasonable time for your eldest to get up in the holidays, My DS1 (14 in a month) would stay in bed til lunch time if I would let him. I I woke him up at 10 but he didn't get up until 10.45 today.

Breakfast
All washed and dressed
Clean kitchen post breakfast
Make beds
Put guinea pigs in run
Clean out pigs cage
Wipe round bathroom
Write shopping list
Go to shop
Hangout washing on
Fold clean washing
Put away washing
Clean cooker
Take chicken out of the freezer
Delete some stuff off the sky +
Go to the park, maybe pick some blackberries if ripe.
Wash up -
Run WM
Lunch
Clean kitchen post lunch
Dinner
Clean kitchen post dinner
Feed pets
Bath/wash DD and DS3
Give DS3 some Calfig
Story and put to bed

Rainbow, Ds (14) is normally up early,in fact him and DDs are normally up before 9.30 most mornings. DD3 normally is the latest riser in this house, so when they choose to lie on, I let them because the peace is lovely. . But I do find in the last week before they are due to go back to school they all start to stay in bed. Its a pita trying to get them up then.

TO DO
Breakfast DONE
Bath DD3 (reminder not to leave her alone with showerhead, she soaked me yesterday, by the time I took my trousers off,she had soaked the bathroom and the water was coming through the kitchen ceiling)
Dress DD3
Tidy Kitchen DONE
Tidy over sitting room DONE
Dust DONE
Wash Floor DONE
Cook Lunch
Breakfast Dishes DONE
Dining Area
Upstairs Bathroom
Washing 2nd LOAD ON
Sort more clothes

How I long for kids who will sleep all morning

Wed:

• all up & breakfasted DONE
• all dressed DONE
• DS2 speech therapy (10am) - DH DONE
• mini pedicure DONE
• laundry in from line & sort out
• do some jobs;

clean catflap DONE list some bits on freecyle DONE

• lunch & tidy up DONE
• DS2 nap Doing
• maybe go out with DH in afternoon/meeting friends at beach
• tea x 2/4 (weather dependent bbq?)
• boys to bed
• quiet night in with DH

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
• 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 Bedroom: 3star My wardrobe & drawers Bathroom: 5star Bath toys 2star Bathroom cabinet

CC I think I'll stick to waking him between 10.30 and 11, unless I think he really needs more sleep or we need to get out early. I thinks its a shame for him to spend half his holidays in bed. I would love for my other DC to stay in bed beyond 7am!!

Breakfast done
All washed and dressed done
Clean kitchen post breakfast done
Make beds done
Put guinea pigs in run done
Clean out pigs cage done
Wipe round bathroom done
Write shopping list done
Go to shop
Hangout washing done
Fold clean washing done
Put away washing
Clean cooker
Take chicken out of the freezer
Delete some stuff off the sky +
Go to the park, maybe pick some blackberries if ripe.
Wash up -
Run WM
Lunch done
Clean kitchen post lunch
Dinner
Clean kitchen post dinner
Feed pets
Bath/wash DD and DS3
Give DS3 some Calfig
Story and put to bed

Maybe I am just of him being able to stay in bed till lunchtime!!

OK, I'm new - tell me how this works? You post your to dos and other people seeing them motivates you to actually do them? And without wishing to sound sarcastic does it work or do you find you lose time posting stuff?

I drastically need help keeping on top of things (see other thread re toddler/baby/housework etc) so wondering if this is for me.

something I find there are days when it really helps and there are dys mn distracts me,
sometimes I find it better to post my list the night before and then update at lunch time, but I would say my house is generally tidier and I have made some very good mn friends, but don't worry about having to keep up with our daily goings on!
But if something stays on a list for ages we can give you a little nudge

Hello somethinganything!

I've found it has really helped me since I started posting here. The house still isn't perfect, and I still hardly ever wash the pots at night, but it is soooo much better than it was.

As you can see there are different formats for lists, some of us have our ongoing lists here too, somedays I only post the few things I need to do next if I'm struggling, whatever works for you really.

Well, DS is definitely going in his buggy for a few days, just the walk to the supermarket took forever, stopping and starting, looking at stones and leaves, and then trying to go the wrong way on the way back, I thought my head was going to pop. So that has to qualify as the 'nature walk' I was hoping to do today as well.

Right, I need to crack on with afternoon jobs now!

• up, done
• breakfast, spatone, oj and vitamins done
• coffee + check mail and online banking doing
• shower and dress, wipe round bathroom done
• laundry - load in done
• dry pots done
• finger cream!
• Morrisons done
• lunch - picnic? rain
• walk noooo
• tidy and sort ds craft stuff
• 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
• read
• finger cream before bed!

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 wash cross-stitch, Frame myself?
• 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

TO DO
Breakfast DONE
Bath DD3 (reminder not to leave her alone with showerhead, she soaked me yesterday, by the time I took my trousers off,she had soaked the bathroom and the water was coming through the kitchen ceiling)DONE
Dress DD3 DONE
Tidy Kitchen DONE
Tidy over sitting room DONE
Dust DONE
Wash Floor DONE
Cook Lunch DONE
Wash Dishes
Breakfast Dishes DONE
Dining Area
Upstairs Bathroom
Washing 3rd LOAD ON
Sort more clothes SORTED IRONING
Text Scouts to remind about meeting tonight DONE

Afternoon everyone

DS has taken to watching TV upside-down through his legs

DONE
Up and cup of tea
Get DS up and dressed
Unload dishwasher
Breakfast
Put a load of washing on
Empty clean things from airing cupboard
Tidy nappy drawer
Water veg
Have a shower and get dressed
Pack bag
Hang washing out
Out with friends for park and a picnic
Pop into co-op for milk and salad
DS nap - only 5 minutes he only had 8 hours of sleep last night!!!
Put away big pile of clean clothes
MN and veg out/read to DS

TO DO
Try and blot out DH's endless rambling about cars just buy one FFS
Empty all bins
Fold washing off airer from last night
Get the washing off the line
Put nappies on
Dinner - chicken salad for us, fishfingers for DS
Clear up
Water plants
DS to bed
Tidy round
EARLY NIGHT

LOL Ali - DS2 likes to watch the world like that too

Wed:

• all up & breakfasted DONE
• all dressed DONE
• DS2 speech therapy (10am) - DH DONE
• mini pedicure DONE
• laundry in from line & sort out DONE
• do some jobs;

clean catflap DONE list some bits on freecyle DONE

• lunch & tidy up DONE
• DS2 nap DONE
• meet friends at beach with DH DONE

• tea x 4
• boys to bed
• quiet night in with DH

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
• 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 Bedroom: 3star My wardrobe & drawers Bathroom: 5star Bath toys DONE All washed & some got rid of 2star Bathroom cabinet

I know i'm probably missing a big in joke but are 'get up' 'get dressed' 'nap' 'lunch' etc really to do items...? The mind boggles.

Twas the sigh for me Alibaba?

Sorry, I did say Im probably missing an in joke.

It's just that 99% of the stuff on peoples lists is stuff I thought you just did without thinking.

I'll be off.

I would say they were pretty essential really wouldn't you? I mean our local waitrose probably would rather not see me in my pants.

foureleven it was.

This thread is for those of us that struggle with the day-to-day. Ergo if I don't think about the basics they don't happen.

Is that what a slattern is?

Foureleven - the thread was started by someone who was really struggling, so much so that getting out of bed, brushing her teeth and feeding her children was a huge achievement. Starting this thread helped her realise that actually if she managed these things she was not hopeless, she was getting stuff done, and seeing a list with things ticked off helped to motivate her and it has grown from there with other people joining who were also struggling. It may be that they are depressed, badly organised or struggling to fit in work with children etc, and by writing it all down they are getting into a routine which makes life easier. If you don't 'get it' then the thread obviously isn't for you

Alice- so polite

from me:

Wed:

• all up & breakfasted DONE
• all dressed DONE
• DS2 speech therapy (10am) - DH DONE
• mini pedicure DONE
• laundry in from line & sort out DONE
• do some jobs;

clean catflap DONE list some bits on freecyle DONE

• lunch & tidy up DONE
• DS2 nap DONE
• meet friends at beach with DH DONE
• tea x 4 DONE
• scrub DS2's chair & booster seat DONE
• garden time Doing

• boys to bed
• quiet night in with DH

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
• 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 Bedroom: 3star My wardrobe & drawers Bathroom: 2star Bathroom cabinet

Thanks Alice, thats why i asked - I didnt get it. I get it now. Good luck everyone.

JKS - I was thinking the same, Alice said that so politely.

There's no need to be like that Alibaba.

Quite. So, I do get it. And I definitely fall into the 'struggling to fit everything in' category so I'm going to have a crack at this slattern thing and see if it improves the state of my house/work/means my DDs eat something other than pasta or omelette every night... I shall be posting my first list this evening.

Thanks to plumbum and wastingaway for explaining all