Blessed are the ListMakers!!!

[anonymousbird]

Slatterns, you are beckoned!

Come hither from thither but do not dither!!

Tired but proud of myself:

• finish horrible work task YES
• put away washing mountain
• sort out ordering DS's bedding
• packing list for weekend yes
• shower and wash hair yes - in fact nice bath and proper home facial, so I feel better now
• load dishwasher yes
• washed clothes needed for weekend packing yes
• read to DS and DD at bedtime yes
• cleaned loos yes

So, for tomorrow:

• packed lunches for DD and DS
• tumble dry/hang up clothes
• take DC to school
• pack for weekend away
• raise work issue with boss
• chase doctor's sec for DS's appointment
• sort out DS"s bedding
• book optician appointment

Right, must go to bed or tomorrow will not go according to plan...

Thanks for your support today, being on this thread is really helping me to keep going.

Mini hope your bil is ok and purple that you sort out your work stuff.

Its the weekend here (hence the comparitively late start!)

feeling like crap TBH so dh has taken ds to cricket and taken dd shopping (she winds him round her little finger so I dread to think how many bags they'll come back with

Have loaded the dishwasher
and thats about it

have a good day all and i'll be back on Sunday (start of the working week)

Kids all up, breakfast,showered and dressed, lunch boxes and off to school DONE
DW emptied and filled
Washing
Tidy hall and under stairs
Dinner cooked
sort out pre paid prescription cert.

Medium term
Re-do budget sheets
Menu plan for next week
Ring the campsite to see if they have had any cancelations
Sort swimming lessons
Opticians appt.
Pay 3
Allotment stuff
Pick up Driving Licsense forms

Long term
Find cable for printer
Print out baby photo's
Sort out new NHS dentists
Sort out health ins.
Sort out savings accounts for kids

Well done Purple, you have every right to be proud of yourself.

GRRR lost posting AGAIN. phlippin' thing.
ahem -calms down -stroking hand.
print photos for show
take up yoga pants
dishy
wipe down kitchen
pack stuff for wknd
ring Sil
sort bedding
find torch with batteries that work
check phone calls
find directions
don't go to life drawing
take hotty
tidy up a bit
clear rubbish out of car
load bolsters

Well thats me morning. Sounds as if you had a late night Prpleglad to hear it wasn't all work. Have a good day eveyone.

Morning Slatterns

Losing track of time quite a fair bit at the moment, seem to have lost a few days this week anyway, rare morning at home (seems easier being out with 2dcs than at home ) so a fair bit of catching up to do....

DONE
Everyone up
Breakfast
Make beds
Wshload on
DS napping

TO DO
Finish emptying dishy
Washload x3 (1 down, 2 to go)
Clear up breakfast
Wipe down kitchen
Wipe down dining room table
Sweep stairs
Tidy and sweep hall
Wipe down hall bench
Dry and fold washing
Early lunch
BF group 12.30
Do horses 2pm (fingers crossed both dc asleep)
Ride???
Dinner - macaroni cheese (DH may be back late)
DD bath and bed
Clear up dinner stuff
Dishy on
Feed cat
Try to put some washing away - unlikely!
Shower and bed

May add to it, see how the next hour or so goes....

Mini - sort those yoga pants!!!! :)

Didn't manage to fit a shower in before school run so will head up there in a sec to try and get dressed again before portage worker comes!!

Fri:

• all up & breakfasted DONE
• all dressed (DS1 in jeans for genes day) DONE
• DS1 to school DONE
• rubbish out (normally DH's job) DONE

• portage worker here (10am) so no playgroup
• morning jobs?
• collect DS1 (early on a fri)
• lunch & tidy up
• DS2 nap?
• afternoon? everyone else busy so not sure what to do
• tea x 2 (pasta) & tidy up
• DH home at some point
• our dinner & bed

Longer term:

• Find new dentist that is taking on NHS patients; have looked up some to ring this week One day left!
• 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
• order door curtain (& rail) for front door; need to email seller about sizes (got measurements)
• clean kitchen cupboard doors
• empty all cupboards out, check contents & restock
• research backing up hardware for computers Done More
• make up basket of toys & pictures for DS2; need basket Got Basket
• pictures to label 'animals' & 'people' & 'cars' boxes
• SHOWER; use Lakeland spray
• baby present for friend & arrange visit Emailed
• handwash carefully completed embroidery picture i unearthed last week
• cheap picture frames; (50 x 70 & 12ish x 13ish) (poss Ikea trip?)
• eBay pile; photos; list
• label uniform bits (later)
• install soap dispenser/decide on location for kitchen one
• hang new mirror in living room (well add to handyman list, lol)

Kids all up, breakfast,showered and dressed, lunch boxes and off to school DONE
DW emptied and filled DONE
Washing 1 HUNG UP 1 IN
Tidy hall and under stairs
Dinner cooked
sort out pre paid prescription cert. DONE been putting it off for ever but it was really easy online.

Medium term
Re-do budget sheets
Menu plan for next week
Ring the campsite to see if they have had any cancelations rung and left message on answer phone
Sort swimming lessons
Opticians appt.
Pay 3
Allotment stuff
Pick up Driving Licsense forms

Long term
Find cable for printer
Print out baby photo's
Sort out new NHS dentists
Sort out health ins.
Sort out savings accounts for kids

Hello everyone!!!! I'm not doing any housework today. I'm on strike cos it's my birthday!!!!!!

However, I still need to do the basic morning tidy (max 20 minutes) and of course life doesn't stop, so still have a few chores, but offically taking it easy... Good chance to check and get on top of my list though.

Imaslattern that meal looks yum, this family would also devour it I am sure. Just my kinda food. Mmmmm. However, as it is my birthday (did I mention that?!) I am going to the butchers for a massive bugger off steak. I am such a carnivore I am afraid, and a great steak is hard to beat in my book.... salivating just thinking about it....

Today

• Up, showered and dressed me and DC?s DONE
• DC?s to school DONE
• Produce for DC to take to Harvest Festival DONE
• general tidy, make beds etc
• Hang up overnight wash DONE
• View two rental properties fingers crossed
• DW load/unload
• Tesco wine order
• Renew library books
• Back up photos
• Chickens
• Walk dog
• Wear teeth whitening moulds for two hours
• Reading with DS and DD
• DD swimming
• Ironing

Next couple of days

• Upstairs Bathroom
• Order vacuum storage bags
• Order dog food DONE
• Speak with/messages for numerous estate agents
• Dig up next row of spuds
• Second coat the shed painting
• Find 10 clever ways with pumpkins
• Organise some tea dates for DC
• Stack logs
• Appraisal for headmistress
• Find Maths worksheets for DS
• Look into a permanent blow dry

Ongoing

• Big batch of crumble topping to make and freeze
• Finish flower bed with DH DONE
• Start plan for packing up/storage/moving us and all our stuff
• Pick and store apples for winter DONE
• Names and addresses onto computer
• Find somewhere to live
• Tidy the study
• Bin/Charity Shop/Keep exercise on the kids toys
• Restart meal planning
• DH's tax return
• Check pension documents for me and DH
• Upgrade mobile phone DONE
• Learn to use IMac (finally) and Itunes
• Stuff to flog on Ebay
• Register with Anthony Nolan Trust
• Put summer clothes away
• Check out this year's panto
• Tesco Day out vouchers to use up - plan something - half term??

Morning!

Alice, getting out of the house when you can sounds very sensible.

In true slattern style we have slept in a bit late and there are no dry trousers for DS, so we can't go to playgroup.

Right, I really do have a lot to do, as tomorrow we are at a wedding.

• shower and dress done
• breakfast done
• get DS dressed when trousers are dry
• dry pots
• find DH tie
• wash DH shirt (not going to wash DS trousers in case they shrink as they would be too tight )
• try and get more washing dry
• tidy, sort and dust in front room
• tidy, sort and dust in front room

And that will do for now.

Morning everyone :)

Oh dear Wasting - we have days like that sometimes!

JKS - I smiled at the nappy changing :) I think it's pretty normal at that age for 'Drs and nurses' or similar to get a bit out of hand! What are school saying about it?

Got my list done yesterday, and am actually not feeling quite so knackered.

Lie in this morning, DS didn't wake up until gone 9. All I've done is have a shower and eat breakfast, well two breakfasts actually - one in bed first thing watching the golf (I know, but I love Ryder Cup) and another with DS about half an hour ago.
Very lazy day today, it is pouring with rain here so no going out. Might summon the energy to run the hoover round upstairs later.

DONE
Shower and dressed
Breakfast
Ocado here

TO DO
Unload dishwasher
Put away the shopping
Hoover downstairs

That will do for now.

OK, done some bits including Yoga pants, just don't inspect the needlework. long talk with SIL. he is v. tired naturally for someone who has been 'paddled'as she put it, he had definitely 'gone'. but stent fitted(not shunt - durr)
print photos for show DONE
take up yoga pants DONE
dishy
wipe down kitchen
pack stuff for wknd
ring Sil DONE
sort bedding
find torch with batteries that work
check phone calls
find directions
don't go to life drawing DONE
take hotty
tidy up a bit
clear rubbish out of carblush
load bolsters

Kids all up, breakfast,showered and dressed, lunch boxes and off to school DONE
DW emptied and filled DONE
Washing 1 HUNG UP 1 IN
Tidy hall and under stairs STARTED
Dinner cooked
sort out pre paid prescription cert. DONE been putting it off for ever but it was really easy online.
Clean old Breadmaker up ready for sale

Medium term
Re-do budget sheets
Menu plan for next week
Ring the campsite to see if they have had any cancelations DONE they still have nothing :(
Sort swimming lessons
Opticians appt.
Pay 3 ARRRRRRRGGGHHHH
Allotment stuff
Pick up Driving Licsense forms

Long term
Find cable for printer
Print out baby photo's
Sort out new NHS dentists
Sort out health ins.
Sort out savings accounts for kids

As part of my 'get my self organised' gig I checked through the bank statements for the last couple of months to find that 3 have not taken the DD I set up in July aaaaarrrgh! So the dongle was inactive. Ring 3 to get it sorted and they passed me through a few people and cut me off. Finally got through to someone and they took the details for the DD. Then told me that the debt had been passed on to a DCA, but we have had no info about this. They connected me to the DCA and apparantly the debt has been passed back to 3. So I have taken a note of the name of the lady I spoke to and the time I spoke to her and await further developments from 3.

Happy Birthday Anon

DS is very awake this morning which is hindering progress somewhat...

Off to make an early lunch as we all need to be out the house by 12.20pm

DONE
Everyone up
Breakfast
Make beds
Washload on (x1)
DS napping
Clear up breakfast
Sweep stairs
Tidy and sweep hall

TO DO
Finish emptying dishy
Washload x3 (1 down, 2 to go)
Wipe down kitchen
Wipe down dining room table
Wipe down hall bench
Dry and fold washing
Early lunch
BF group 12.30
Do horses 2pm (fingers crossed both dc asleep)
Ride???
Dinner - macaroni cheese (DH may be back late)
DD bath and bed
Clear up dinner stuff
Dishy on
Feed cat
Try to put some washing away - unlikely!
Shower and bed

Mini, glad BIL is a bit better. Hope he improves quickly.

Mini - hope BIL is ok - sorry, I must have missed your message first time around yesterday... everything crossed that he responds well.

Imaslattern - when/where you hoping to go camping? What crap with 3 - all that kind of stuff is soo annoying, and so time consuming and stressful to get straightened out. Not best use of time eh?

Gutted that the Ryder Cup has been suspended due to the rain. Boo hoo. I remember so well, 6 years ago, DS was a week or two old and I sat on the sofa for the whole 3 days basically, just cuddling, feeding, cuddling, doing not a lot else with DS and DH and watched every pitch, putt and ball of it. Actually got really into it, so now I love it!

anon - Happy Birthday! Sorry, forgot that in my last post

Yes I am gutted that play is suspended, means I'm having to submit to DS' request to watch Cbeebies.

DONE
Shower and dressed
Breakfast
Ocado here
Unload dishwasher
Put away the shopping

DOING
Drink coffee

TO DO
Hoover downstairs
Tidy upstairs
Strip our bed
Lunch

Mini sounds promising wrt BIL, hope he is ok. How awful for it to happen on hols (well at all really but you know what I mean)

Now, when you said "take hotty" on your list did you mean a hot water bottle or an attractive man??

Happy birthday anon

Have a nice weekend words.

My day has gone to shit really, was supposed to be going to a friend's today but that got cancelled then another friend was going to come here instead but isn't due to rain. Still wc has promised to come and make me a bacon sandwich for lunch so as long as that doesn't fall through as well then it's not all bad. And my house is pretty clean and have shopping coming later.

Happy birthday Anon :)

Mini - sounds scary but at least he's ok at the moment.

Ali - well they are being fine about it, there was a bunch of girls in charge of the whole thing, DS was just doing as he was told, err, great. So have now told him only dollies can be the baby

Fri:

• all up & breakfasted DONE
• all dressed (DS1 in jeans for genes day) DONE
• DS1 to school DONE
• rubbish out (normally DH's job) DONE
• portage worker here (10am) so no playgroup DONE
• morning jobs? not really!
• collect DS1 (early on a fri)
• lunch & tidy up
• DS2 nap?
• afternoon; blood taken (3pm)
• tea x 2 (pasta) & tidy up
• DH home at some point
• our dinner & bed

Longer term:

• Find new dentist that is taking on NHS patients; have looked up some to ring this week One day left!
• 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
• order door curtain (& rail) for front door; need to email seller about sizes (got measurements)
• clean kitchen cupboard doors
• empty all cupboards out, check contents & restock
• research backing up hardware for computers Done More
• make up basket of toys & pictures for DS2; need basket Got Basket
• pictures to label 'animals' & 'people' & 'cars' boxes
• SHOWER; use Lakeland spray
• baby present for friend & arrange visit Emailed
• handwash carefully completed embroidery picture i unearthed last week
• cheap picture frames; (50 x 70 & 12ish x 13ish) (poss Ikea trip?)
• eBay pile; photos; list
• label uniform bits (later)
• install soap dispenser/decide on location for kitchen one
• hang new mirror in living room (well add to handyman list, lol)

Thanks for all your good wishes for BIL. Sil is going home tomorrow (they live in Canada)so i think he has some big life changes to look at mostly re diet, it has also brought their relationship up front.
Hotty definitely hot water bottle, not hot man. Not sure I could cope with a hot man nearly added at my age{grin]
Happy birthday Nonybird, smile with those sparkly teeth.

Thanks!!! Smiling hard through the dark dank day .

Now a jibbering wreck. I just viewed the perfect rental property, OMG, there are only three people who have viewed... PLEASE send positive vibes, this would be the best birthday present of them all to know we have our housing situation sorted. I even said I would pay more if need be (desperate here) and the lady kind of went "ooooo, really?" and sounded rather surprised and pleased. I hope that swings it.

Fingers crossed for the bacon sarnie Ninja.. ....

Anon we were hoping to go HERE We went last year in our tent and it is the most amazing place. Great for getting into London. We have a trailer tent this year and it is full, if we were in our tent we would get a space no problem.

Sorry Anon I completely missed it was your birthday. Happy Birthday to you, hope you have a lovely day.

Crossing all fingers for the rental, best of luck.

AAAGGGH.
Letting agent said that she is recommending us as the most suitable tenant. I may not even need to submit to bribery and corruption pay the extra if the landlord agrees. Will know later today.

Im a slattern when are you hoping to go? Sounds great.

Good luck with the house!!

Fri:

• all up & breakfasted DONE
• all dressed (DS1 in jeans for genes day) DONE
• DS1 to school DONE
• rubbish out (normally DH's job) DONE
• portage worker here (10am) so no playgroup DONE
• morning jobs? not really!
• collect DS1 (early on a fri) DONE
• lunch & tidy up DONE
• DS2 nap Doing

• afternoon; blood taken (3pm)
• tea x 2 (pasta) & tidy up
• DH home at some point
• our dinner & bed

Longer term:

• Find new dentist that is taking on NHS patients; have looked up some to ring this week One day left!
• 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
• order door curtain (& rail) for front door; need to email seller about sizes (got measurements)
• clean kitchen cupboard doors
• empty all cupboards out, check contents & restock
• research backing up hardware for computers Done More
• make up basket of toys & pictures for DS2; need basket Got Basket
• pictures to label 'animals' & 'people' & 'cars' boxes
• SHOWER; use Lakeland spray
• baby present for friend & arrange visit Emailed
• handwash carefully completed embroidery picture i unearthed last week
• cheap picture frames; (50 x 70 & 12ish x 13ish) (poss Ikea trip?)
• eBay pile; photos; list
• label uniform bits DONE
• install soap dispenser/decide on location for kitchen one
• hang new mirror in living room (well add to handyman list, lol)

Happy Birthday Anon! good luck with the house!

Mini, glad BIL is under control.

Well, I've not done much today so far.
I am sooooo tired atm.

• shower and dress done
• breakfast done
• get DS dressed when trousers are dry nah no point now
• dry pots done
• find DH tie done
• wash DH shirt (not going to wash DS trousers in case they shrink as they would be too tight grin) doing
• try and get more washing dry doing
• tidy, sort and dust in front room
• tidy, sort and dust in back room abit

• lunch done
• snacks done
• lots of telly lots

Next -

• nappy change
• quick tidy in front room
• juice for DS
• juice and vits for me
• have a mad tidy-dash upstairs so it's not awful at bathtime