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998 replies

anonymousbird · 19/09/2010 16:25

Slatterns, you are beckoned!

Come hither from thither but do not dither!!

OP posts:
minimammoth · 19/09/2010 18:18

Hi everyone, had a work day today so no list apart from :
eat dinner -DH cooked roast yum
watch telly
slump on sofa
G&T
bed

Good luck with outfit hunting Wasting an Plum. See y'all tomorrow

stropicana · 19/09/2010 19:46

Love the new title anon Smile

Waves to Slatterns,

DONE

Got up and dressed
Went to antique shop
Tesco - got food for lunches/dinner tommorrow
Quick hoover our bedroom, hallways, en-suite
Washed en-suite floor
Cleaned cat litter
Lunch
More washing/drying
washed up
Iron school uniforms and baby clothes for tommorrow

TO DO

On line shopping ???? Can I be bothered

Take DD2 to bed

JustKeepSwimming · 19/09/2010 19:55

Well done Anon :)

Plum - that is gutting about the dress, back to the beginning of the hunt then? Seen anything else you like?

Sat/Sun:

  • finish packing car DONE
  • go via Waitrose to Suffolk DONE
  • find campsite & set up tent DONE
  • meet up with friends for fish & chip lunch DONE
  • orch rehearsal DONE
  • orch buffet tea DONE
  • orch concert DONE
  • get a good night's sleep overnight....DONE (well ok-ish)
  • hopefully not wake up too early Sort of Done
  • drive home DONE
  • nap, lol! DONE
  • unpack car DONE
  • tea x 4 (yummy roast, thanks DH!) DONE
  • boys bath & bed DONE
  • pack up tent properly DONE
  • early night

Mon:

  • all up & breakfasted
  • all dressed
  • DH taking DS1 to school
  • get DS2's feet measured (needs shoes & boots & boots for DS1)
  • lunch & tidy up
  • try DS2 without a nap.....
  • collect DS1
  • finish any laundry
  • ironing & put away
  • tea x 4 & tidy up
  • boys to bed
  • early night

Medium term:

  • freecycle some bits: 1 Listed
  • make pile for eBay Started & Added To
  • give tent back to friend

Longer term:

  • 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
  • empty all cupboards out, check contents & restock
  • 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
  • research backing up hardware for computers Done More
  • make up basket of toys & pictures for DS2
  • pictures to label 'animals' & 'people' & 'cars' boxes
  • tackle Areas of Doom (out of 5 stars);
Kitchen: 2star Arts & crafts area Started
  • SHOWER; have bought squeegee & e-cloth on MN advice; Had a go with ecloth & with Viakal; Lakeland spray Arrived
  • baby present for friend & arrange visit Emailed
  • experiment with car seats in my car to see if 3 can fit
Ipom · 19/09/2010 20:39

Hello

First to do.

Actually log on here to remind self about what needs doing and tos top being so bloody ignorant.

Monday
Kids up, fed and dressed
school
gym
washing
ironing
dinner
hoovering
take everything out of kids rooms
passport photos
fill out visa forms or at least some of them
gather evidence
call mum for the ear bashing I know I'm going to get
clear out draws under bed.

Ipom · 19/09/2010 20:42

clear shed
cut grass
finish glossing bathroom
mop floors
find all photos
buy memory stck
get scanner working
scan all photos and school work
clear out built in wardrobe
borrow ladders and clear out loft
screw back in the plastic thing around the light in toilet
re-paint ds room
clear out cupboard above oven.

Alicetheinvisible · 19/09/2010 22:29

Hello Smile

Well done anon, i like the title, sorry i couldn't start the new thread, got busy and never really stopped! Met a mnetter at a local farm shop open day, was a nice day out. Have spent time with a few friends this weekend, has been really nice.

Should be back with a list tomorrow morning, night Smile

Alicetheinvisible · 20/09/2010 05:42

Well, this is morning i suppose F very awake and happy, has just done a huge pants filling fart that made the bed vibrate Confused Grin

List:

Change F's pants!
See if he will lie in his cot while i snooze
Get up
Get dressed
DD up
DD dressed
Brush hair
Breakfast (DD wants dippy egg and soldiers apparently - she placed her order before bed)
Clear up breakfast stuff
Get number for registrar
Phone registrar
Make a banana or apple loaf cake?
Go to playgroup
Home for lunch
Into town for stuff
Home for rest
Horses
Dinner

PlumBumMum · 20/09/2010 07:40

Well done Anon

JKS I AM going to lose some weight then start all over again, although we were watching videos of the dcs and when I told dh I wanted was going to lose 2 stone fro christmas(nothing like being realisticGrin) He said then I can get you pg Grin (nothing like that kind of motivation Grin)

Anyway off to get dcs ready
think I'm out this morning so back later with list
have hectic week this week!

TitsalinaBumSquash · 20/09/2010 08:25

Can i join? I'm having one of those days where i need to do homework but feel sludgy and rubbish, i am going to drop the kids off at school then do the following.

Empty Litter Box
Out away clean Washing (i don't iron)
Clean out Fridge (a rouge Pepper has gone bad at the bottom!)

I will do that then have a Cuppa

Then

Clean Kitchen Floor
Do Dishes

Aww i feel horrid today Sad

TitsalinaBumSquash · 20/09/2010 08:26

Housework obv.... Homework gah!

Alicetheinvisible · 20/09/2010 09:06

Hello, i always smile when i see your name so yes of course you can Grin

JustKeepSwimming · 20/09/2010 09:24

morning & hello titsalina :)

Mon:

  • all up & breakfasted DONE
  • all dressed 3Done
  • DH taking DS1 to school DONE

Next:

  • get DS2 dressed
  • find washbag and brush teeth!
  • get DS2's feet measured (needs shoes & boots & boots for DS1)
  • lunch & tidy up
  • try DS2 without a nap.....
  • collect DS1
  • finish any laundry
  • ironing & put away
  • tea x 4 & tidy up
  • boys to bed
  • early night

Medium term:

  • freecycle some bits: 1 Listed
  • make pile for eBay Started & Added To
  • give tent back to friend

Longer term:

  • 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
  • empty all cupboards out, check contents & restock
  • 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
  • research backing up hardware for computers Done More
  • make up basket of toys & pictures for DS2
  • pictures to label 'animals' & 'people' & 'cars' boxes
  • tackle Areas of Doom (out of 5 stars);
Kitchen: 2star Arts & crafts area Started
  • SHOWER; have bought squeegee & e-cloth on MN advice; Had a go with ecloth & with Viakal; Lakeland spray Arrived
  • baby present for friend & arrange visit Emailed
  • experiment with car seats in my car to see if 3 can fit
stropicana · 20/09/2010 09:27

Morning Smile

Welcome Tits Grin

DONE

Got up
Supervised DD1 and DD2 getting ready
Got baby ready
School run and nursery run
Breakfast
Packed DD1's lunch/snacks

To do

Have a shower
Paperwork and check bank account
Mkae another cuppa

I am going to try and do 60 minitues and then 10 min break

Kitchen

empty dw and fill
wash up
tidy and wipe surfaces
tidy and clean table
wipe over hob/oven front
wipe over fridge
sweep floor

Outside

Bring bin in - wash
put rubbish out
put recycling out
sweep up hayetc

living room

tidy/hoover if needed

front room

same

hall

tidy and hoover

Stairs - tidy and hoover

landings hoover if needed

girls bedroom

tidy and hoover

baby bedroom

tidy and hoover

our bedroom

tidy,hoover (if needed) and dust

study

tidy and hoover

Put lamb shank stew on
pick baby up
school run

Spacehoppa · 20/09/2010 09:34

Excellant title-time for another mammoth two day listathon... I haven't got a cold this week so this will be ambitious...

laundry
ironing
tidy up
dust
hoover
do the floors
email friend
go to bank
rehearsals
long term family budget
feed and fill fishtank
water plants
move containers to the garage
tidy up papes
clean bathroom
clean kitchen
sort out jumble
mow lawn
cut back shrubbery
post letters
write blog
fill birdfeeder
buy card and present for Sis birthday
ring Ma

Thats quite enough. It will take lots of coffee

anonymousbird · 20/09/2010 09:36

Morning ladies! And greetings Titsalina, not sure we have met before

Today

  • Up, showered and dressed me and DC?s DONE
  • DC?s to school DONE
  • general tidy, make beds etc DONE
  • Hand out party invites for DD's party.. DONE
  • DW load/unload
  • Chickens
  • Walk dog
  • One load to run
  • Dust and hoover upstairs
  • Bathrooms
  • Wear teeth whitening moulds for two hours
  • Collect dress from cleaners
  • Phone re house viewings
  • Post Thank yous
  • Dig up next row of spuds
  • Restart shed painting - forecast is good!
  • Reading with DS (and now DD!)
  • Bins out
OP posts:
MaMoTTaT · 20/09/2010 09:40

ermm hello again all - it's me - the slackest slattern around that started this whole shebang off (2yrs ago now can you believe!)

anyhow - need to get organised again - trundling along in semi mess and it's annoying me.

So

DONE

DS1 and 2 dressed, breakfasted, out to school
Ring school about choir
DS3 breakfast

TO DO

Shower
Get dressed
Dress DS3
make DS3 toast (urgent he's bugging me as I type)
Strip beds
Re-make beds (with clean sheets)
Washing
Drying
Ironing
Put dishwasher on
Finish off kitchen worktops
Clean kitchen window
Sort Fridge out
Lunch
Sweep/Hoover Kitchen Floor
Mop Kitchen floor

(can you tell I'm concentrating on the kitchen today Grin

Pick DS2 up from school
Dinner
Bath boys
Put clothes away
Re-load dishwasher

ermmm - sure I'll add to this..........

TitsalinaBumSquash · 20/09/2010 10:07

Oh your all so welcoming. Smile

DONE

Dishes

Cat's Box

Put Recycling out
Taken rubbish to Black Bin (i encountered a horrifying amount of Maggots so now im nursing a Coffee feeling sorry for myself.

STILL TO DO

Put clean washing away

Clean out Fridge.

PlumBumMum · 20/09/2010 10:51

MaMoTTaT I was wondering where you were, I thought you might have namechanged, and you have

Morning TitsSmile Don't be sad

Shit can't believe its 10 to, better get something done

A cat (hopefully not ours)has poo'd right on the top of our gates Hmm dh has offered to clean it thank God (or maybe he dosen't believe me and wants to see for himselfHmm)

Anyway
better
put kettle on
clear up breakfast
wash on

frakkinnakkered · 20/09/2010 11:03

May I join in? I love lists and it's the only way to get anything done!

Assuming I may....

Hang load of laundry out
Put another load on
Ironing
Mop floor
Plan lessons for the week
Send important emails
Write snooty letter to the bank
Sort out social security
Do a bank transfer
Start OU research project (by making a list of targets...)
Research slings
Find nice ob/gyn

MaMoTTaT · 20/09/2010 11:05

hello frakkin - everyone welcome Smile

TitsalinaBumSquash · 20/09/2010 11:22

Right i have done the washing and wrapped all of DP's birthday pressies, now im having a sit down before i go and pick DS2 up from Nursery so will do the fridge when i get back.

I have t.v on in the background and Trisha is on, some guy on there with a phobia of Scotch Eggs. Hmm

MaMoTTaT · 20/09/2010 11:34

hmm - not doing bad for a monday morning with 3 1/2hrs sleep

DONE

DS1 and 2 dressed, breakfasted, out to school
Ring school about choir
DS3 breakfast
Shower
Dressed myself (still have to dry my hair)
Dress DS3
Make DS3 toast
Put dishwasher on
Finish off kitchen worktops

TO DO

Empty dishwasher
Strip beds
Re-make beds (with clean sheets)
Washing
Drying
Ironing
Clean kitchen window
Sort Fridge out
Lunch
Sweep/Hoover Kitchen Floor
Mop Kitchen floor

(can you tell I'm concentrating on the kitchen today

Pick DS2 up from school
Dinner
Bath boys
Put clothes away
Re-load dishwasher

Time for a fag and coffee break I think Grin

FreakoidOrganisoid · 20/09/2010 11:41

Hello

Just getting this on threads I'm on, will reappear with list later.

DD on afternoons this week, very annoying!

Nice to see some new names Smile

MaMoTTaT · 20/09/2010 11:44

oh FO - I'm not a new name Blush

I'm the honorary life president Grin

JustKeepSwimming · 20/09/2010 11:45

Hi Frakkin - how's the pg going? (was briefly on the JSing thread)

MaMo- great to see you back!

Mon:

  • all up & breakfasted DONE
  • all dressed DONE
  • DH taking DS1 to school DONE
  • get DS2 dressed DONE
  • find washbag and brush teeth! DONE
  • laundry - Load On Line
  • ironing & put away DONE
  • 2 x bday cards DONE

Next:

  • post cards asap
  • get DS2's feet measured (needs shoes & boots & boots & slippers for DS1)
  • lunch & tidy up
  • try DS2 without a nap.....
  • collect DS1
  • tea x 4 & tidy up
  • boys to bed
  • early night

Medium term:

  • freecycle some bits: 1 Listed
  • make pile for eBay Started & Added To
  • give tent back to friend

Longer term:

  • 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
  • empty all cupboards out, check contents & restock
  • 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
  • research backing up hardware for computers Done More
  • make up basket of toys & pictures for DS2
  • pictures to label 'animals' & 'people' & 'cars' boxes
  • tackle Areas of Doom (out of 5 stars);
Kitchen: 2star Arts & crafts area Started
  • SHOWER; have bought squeegee & e-cloth on MN advice; Had a go with ecloth & with Viakal; Lakeland spray Arrived
  • baby present for friend & arrange visit Emailed
  • experiment with car seats in my car to see if 3 can fit