Spring into action Slatterns, it's Cheap, Easy and Quick here...

[Anonymousbird]

New thread ladies!! Welcome back.

Bring your lists, bring whatever you want, but remember we love it cheap easy and quick .

Who mentioned Shake n Vac??? Cor, that takes me back, those adverts! I used to love the stuff!!!

Oh, and JKS - the ebay stuff keeps getting up on the bed (naughty ebay stuff) and then I have to take it off again each night. How silly is that.

Anyway

• Up, showered and dressed DONE
• Major tidy up DONE (except playroom)
• General tidy, make beds etc DONE
• DC to school DONE
• Fill/Run/Empty DW DONE
• Washing DONE
• Ironing DONE
• On line banking DONE
• 24th DONE and 25th Jan ? credit card payments
• Check dehumidifier DONE
• Building project finances
• Collect post from house DONE
• Go see builders
• Collect dog food
• Chickens DONE
• Dog DONE
• Find/buy photo frames DONE
• Check photo printing DONE
• Pay Utilities Warehouse Bill
• Sort stuff to list on Ebay
• Refix with EON ? part done, but need to shop around for a possible ?switch?
• Call Builder re costings
• Feb house budget Started - needs more work
• Babysitter for school quiz night
• Gloves and other warm gear for DD
• Get fire going
• Make dinner

Well done Anon

DH has just walked through the door, the dcs are (relatively) quiet and the house is a bit of a tip.

Mini list:
Clear kitchen sides
Cook dinner - risotto for us, leftover lasagne for DD, butternut squash for DS
Eat dinner
Clear up dinner stuff
DCs bath and bed
Put clean washing away
Quick tidy round
Make some cake
Shower and bed

Please can I join? I have a list as long as my arm, really must get moving!

Please can you let me know what I need to do? Do I write what I've done or what I need to do?

Thanks

Well done anon

Stary you can do either. Most of us find listing what we need to do and then ticking it off once we've done it works, but we also include stuff we've already done to add motivation

Thanks freakoid - I should have joined this ages ago!

off to make DD's tea and then I'll be back with a list

Oh starry, come on in, do whatever - as Freaki says, doesn't matter, you don't even need to list, although most do (and adding stuff already done with a big tick is all part of the fun! tee hee).

Welcome Starry :)

Monday:

• chill out time (maybe do his 'homework' - not done) DONE
• tea x 3 DONE
• refill shower soap dispenser Not done
• put away clothes from chair-robe DONE
• boys bath & bed DONE
• puzzle & game time with DS1 DONE

• early quiet night for me on my own

Tues:

• all up & breakfasted
• all dressed
• strip beds & find clean bedding
• swap bathmats & towels
• general tidy
• DS1 to sch
• portage worker (10am)
• maybe pop into bf group if time
• lunch & tidy up
• jobs?
• collect DS1
• chill out time
• tea x 3 (pasta)
• DS2 to bed & DS1 ready for bed
• orchestra (check cash for sitter)

Longer term:

• Find new dentist that is taking on NHS nervous patients for me/investigate private
• get DH to ring his dentist re the boys; On his list; Seeing dentist soon
• Photos: upload select photos of DC to Snapfish & order
• order door curtain for front door, curtain for kitchen door & curtains for playroom
• pictures to label 'animals' & 'people' & 'cars' boxes
• pile of blankets & bedding to homeless centre (some basic shopping first & go through towels too)
• research motability options for if/when we get mobility; Done More/DH doing
• see if any toys can go/be put away?? Done More
• watch Prison Break DVDs & give back to PIL; Started
• Freecycle blinds; Emailed 3rd person
• ebay/freecycle Dance Mat
• decobweb house
• assemble cot/next phase of sorting baby room
• DH jumper to dry cleaners
• refill dispenser in shower
• check if neighbours would like our double bed from baby room

Ok, here's my things

• tidy up house DONE
• Run and Empty DW DONE
• Put away washing DONE
• Went to new house for delivery of underlay DONE
• Chased radiator (checked that its on its way, rather than physically running after it ), DONE
• Spoke to builder re removing bookcase, tv bracket etc DONE

- Checked IKEA online for hanging storage thing DONE

• Packed 3 more boxes DONE
• Drop key off at my sisters TUESDAY
• Go see builders TUESDAY
• Cancel Virgin TUESDAY
• Set up SKY for new house TUESDAY
• Arrange house insurance for new house and cancel for this one TUESDAY
• Speak to courier - when are the wardrobes arriving? TUESDAY

-Confirm with builder re hanging storage WEDNESDAY

• Where are we with budget - let DP know how much money I've spend v budget , whats left to buy, how much will it cost? WEDNESDAY
• E-mail new AP, has she booked a flight yet? WEDNESDAY

-E-mail new to-be boss re work things WEDNESDAY

Phew!! Its really cleansing, just typing it up!

Thanks JKS :)

Starry - have you built/renovated a house????

I'm 2 months into a 6-7 month complete overhaul/extension of my cottage. Have had to move out...

Anonymousbird I was reading you opening post and smiling - it reads like my to do list! I actually types 'Feed the dog' cos I saw it on your list and then remembered that I don't have a dog .

Our renovation sounds so much simpler that yours - we've bought a new place a few streets away that is being renovated and we move in a couple of weeks, still lots to do and supervising the builders is a job in itself! Luckily we are in our current place just now as the new place is just rubble :)

Found you! back with list tomorrow, too tired now.

Starry - sounds like you & Anon have lots in common.

I'm so frustrated with myself, woke at 4 for a wee and couldn't get back to sleep, lay there until 5.55 when DS2 woke up. Not good.

Oh and the tumble dryer freaked me out big time last night making a dreadful noise, it's still making it if i try and turn it on, think it might be dead....

Tues:

• all up & breakfasted DONE
• all dressed
• strip beds & find clean bedding
• swap bathmats & towels
• general tidy
• DS1 to sch
• portage worker (10am)
• maybe pop into bf group if time
• lunch & tidy up
• jobs?
• collect DS1
• chill out time
• tea x 3 (pasta)
• DS2 to bed & DS1 ready for bed
• orchestra (check cash for sitter)

Longer term:

• Find new dentist that is taking on NHS nervous patients for me/investigate private
• get DH to ring his dentist re the boys; On his list; Seeing dentist soon
• Photos: upload select photos of DC to Snapfish & order
• order door curtain for front door, curtain for kitchen door & curtains for playroom
• pictures to label 'animals' & 'people' & 'cars' boxes
• pile of blankets & bedding to homeless centre (some basic shopping first & go through towels too)
• research motability options for if/when we get mobility; Done More/DH doing
• see if any toys can go/be put away?? Done More
• watch Prison Break DVDs & give back to PIL; Started
• Freecycle blinds; Emailed 3rd person
• ebay/freecycle Dance Mat
• decobweb house
• assemble cot/next phase of sorting baby room
• DH jumper to dry cleaners
• refill dispenser in shower
• check if neighbours would like our double bed from baby room

I am tired just reading your lists!

Well done - I am in awe and will remain a slattern!

Ben10. Remeber these lists are just the rabid imaginings of slatterns with guilt. They never actually do anything.
its time I did a fantasy list:

book month in the Bahamas
walk around the garden without making a list
have coffee and cake several times a day without putting on a pound
eat choc with the above condition
swan around
gaze into the distance
have a personal shopper who knows just whats right for me and pays for it all.
wake up and find I am 20years younger

Ah well

Mini - love that 'rabid imaginings'

Tues:

• all up & breakfasted DONE
• all dressed DONE
• strip beds & find clean bedding DONE
• swap bathmats & towels
• general tidy DONE
• DS1 to sch DONE
• portage worker (10am)
• maybe pop into bf group if time
• lunch & tidy up
• jobs?
• collect DS1
• chill out time
• tea x 3 (pasta)
• DS2 to bed & DS1 ready for bed
• orchestra (check cash for sitter)

Longer term:

• Find new dentist that is taking on NHS nervous patients for me/investigate private
• get DH to ring his dentist re the boys; On his list; Seeing dentist soon
• Photos: upload select photos of DC to Snapfish & order
• order door curtain for front door, curtain for kitchen door & curtains for playroom
• pictures to label 'animals' & 'people' & 'cars' boxes
• pile of blankets & bedding to homeless centre (some basic shopping first & go through towels too)
• research motability options for if/when we get mobility; Done More/DH doing
• see if any toys can go/be put away?? Done More
• watch Prison Break DVDs & give back to PIL; Started
• Freecycle blinds; Emailed 3rd person
• ebay/freecycle Dance Mat
• decobweb house
• assemble cot/next phase of sorting baby room
• DH jumper to dry cleaners
• refill dispenser in shower
• check if neighbours would like our double bed from baby room

Morning! Welcome Starry!

Mini, love it. [bgrin]

morning routine -

• make beds and open windows done
• breakfast done
• Oj, spatone + vits done
• kitchen - 15 mins
• laundry - load in

+ play a bit done + lounge about feeling poorly doing

• shower and dress

• town - post letter, Primark, look at meat on market (been swotting up with Hugh F-W)
• photos (if sun comes out)
• feed birds
• tea
• kitchen - 15 mins
• rubbish and recycling out
• tidy downstairs + hoover + playdough removal
• DS bath and bed (DH)

Morning all!
Ok, here's what I've done so far this morning:

• breakfast, school drop off etc
• reviewed new life assurance policy docs
• phoned many cleaning companies
• made appointment for cleaning company to visit tomorrow to quote for end of building clean
• arranged property check out for current rented property
• bought wall rack for coats
• bought varnish for doors
• sent e-mail to new employer
• sent e-mail to new AP -send cheque to rubbish and now newly fired property project manager
• paid balance of legal fees for new place to solicitor
• Phone banking docs returned to bank
• paid first water bill for new place
• arranged courier to collect wardrobes
• called wardrobe people to let them know when to expect courier

NOW MUST

• Tidy house - just 15 mins
• Pack 3 more boxes

• Drop key off at my sisters
• Go see builders
• Cancel Virgin
• Set up SKY for new house
• Arrange house insurance for new house and cancel for this one

- collect dry cleaning - go to DD's parents night -take chicken out of the freezer for tonight

Phew!! I'm so glad I've joined in - there is no way I would have been bothered to do this much otherwise

@ minimammoth

So far............

I have
made packed lunch
walked DS to school
made a cup of tea
made some toast
opened the door to the postman
watched the telly
stroked the cats
Mumsnetted

phew tired now

Wow Starry - that's loads!!

Ben10 - DS1 currently on a total addiction to Ben 10, does it end do you think?

Going to take DS2 for quick walk round block + jobs in a bit.

Tues:

• all up & breakfasted DONE
• all dressed DONE
• strip beds & find clean bedding DONE
• swap bathmats & towels
• general tidy DONE
• DS1 to sch DONE
• portage worker (10am) DONE
• maybe pop into bf group if time No time today
• lunch & tidy up
• jobs; forgot - surveyor coming (1-2.30) re remortage thingie
• collect DS1
• chill out time
• tea x 3 (pasta)
• DS2 to bed & DS1 ready for bed
• orchestra (check cash for sitter)

Longer term:

• Find new dentist that is taking on NHS nervous patients for me/investigate private
• get DH to ring his dentist re the boys; On his list; Seeing dentist soon
• Photos: upload select photos of DC to Snapfish & order
• order door curtain for front door, curtain for kitchen door & curtains for playroom
• pictures to label 'animals' & 'people' & 'cars' boxes
• pile of blankets & bedding to homeless centre (some basic shopping first & go through towels too)
• research motability options for if/when we get mobility; Done More/DH doing
• see if any toys can go/be put away?? Done More
• watch Prison Break DVDs & give back to PIL; Started
• Freecycle blinds; Emailed 3rd person
• ebay/freecycle Dance Mat
• decobweb house
• assemble cot/next phase of sorting baby room
• DH jumper to dry cleaners
• refill dispenser in shower
• check if neighbours would like our double bed from baby room

Ben10 you have definitely done enough this morning

I am not initiated into Ben10 but over the weekend I was educated in octonauts and gigglebitz, am ok, now in recovery.

Morning, or should I say Afternoon. Been out since 7.30, DS has early school on Tuesdays (yawn) and then went with DD on her Forest School - oh what fun, but I am sooooo dirty. Never mind, they had a ball.

Starry - impressive listing and "doing"..

Hello Ben10

I love the Och-aye emoticons, how fantastic are they? We have a tenuous connection to Scotland (DH's Dad is half scottish, so DH is a quarter, DC an eighth....) but can't wait for my Haggis Tatties and Neeps tonight... Mmm.

[bsmile]

• Up, showered and dressed DONE
• General tidy, make beds etc
• DC to school DONE
• Forest school with DD DONE
• Fill/Run/Empty DW
• Washing
• Ironing
• On line banking DONE
• 25th Jan credit card payment DONE
• Check dehumidifier
• Building project finances
• Collect post from house DONE
• Go see builders DONE
• Collect dog food
• Chickens DONE
• Dog DONE
• Pay Utilities Warehouse Bill
• Sort stuff to list on Ebay
• Refix with EON ? part done, but need to shop around for a possible ?switch?
• Call Builder re costings
• Feb house budget Started - needs more work
• Babysitter for school quiz night
• Gloves and other warm gear for DD DONE
• DC swimming
• Nip round to PIL's - MIL's birthday today
• Get fire going
• Make dinner (Haggis tonight)

Bloody hell anon, I didn't even wake up til 7.40 this morning (was a big rush for school!)

DONE
All up etc
Beds made
Clean loo
Wipe sink
DD to school
Hoover downstairs
Mop downstairs
toddler group
collect friend#s dd
lunch
washing up

Dsis will be here within an hour, have friend's dd til 5 and maybe her ds but he had a seizure earlier so she has rushed him off to docs, will see if he is well enough.

So probably not much else going to happen today other than

Pick up dd
Cook dinner
wash up
washing off airers and put away
Make up bed for dsis
DC to bed

Freak - hope he's ok? lucky you sleeping in that long!

Tues:

• all up & breakfasted DONE
• all dressed DONE
• strip beds & find clean bedding DONE
• swap bathmats & towels
• general tidy DONE
• DS1 to sch DONE
• portage worker (10am) DONE
• maybe pop into bf group if time No time today
• lunch & tidy up DONE
• jobs; forgot - surveyor coming (1-2.30) re remortage thingie DONE

• collect DS1
• chill out time
• tea x 3 (pasta)
• DS2 to bed & DS1 ready for bed
• orchestra (check cash for sitter)

Longer term:

• Find new dentist that is taking on NHS nervous patients for me/investigate private
• get DH to ring his dentist re the boys; On his list; Seeing dentist soon
• Photos: upload select photos of DC to Snapfish & order
• order door curtain for front door, curtain for kitchen door & curtains for playroom
• pictures to label 'animals' & 'people' & 'cars' boxes
• pile of blankets & bedding to homeless centre (some basic shopping first & go through towels too)
• research motability options for if/when we get mobility; Done More/DH doing
• see if any toys can go/be put away?? Done More
• watch Prison Break DVDs & give back to PIL; Started
• Freecycle blinds; Emailed 3rd person
• ebay/freecycle Dance Mat
• decobweb house
• assemble cot/next phase of sorting baby room Started cot
• DH jumper to dry cleaners DONE (not looking good!)
• refill dispenser in shower
• check if neighbours would like our double bed from baby room They don't

Afternoon. I've not done much at all today. Meh.

morning routine -

• make beds and open windows done
• breakfast done
• Oj, spatone + vits done
• kitchen - 15 mins done
• laundry - load in later

+ play a bit done + lounge about feeling poorly doing

• shower and dress done

• town - post letter done (too knackered for teh rest) , Primark, look at meat on market (been swotting up with Hugh F-W)
• photos (if sun comes out) yeah right
• feed birds done
• tea cooking
• kitchen - 15 mins
• rubbish and recycling out
• tidy downstairs + hoover + playdough removal
• DS bath and bed (DH)