New Years Lists for procrastinators/slatterns - let there be organisation

[HalfMumHalfBiscuit]

Welcome old and new slatterns. All welcome for mutual support and kicks up the bum where nec. Just add your list and report back to let us know how you get along.

Sneeks back in

Happy New Year everyone, Dc still on hols (DD1 still on her permanent one)

TO DO
Wash Breakfast Dishes
Put on casserole
Iron Cloth
Sweep Kitchen Floor
Washing
Hang up clothes

Anon DD has 'written' her Thank You cards, but we still need to put in envelopes and actually post!

WRT the organisation thread, I am actually very organised, but my problem is not organising, it is actually 'doing' the stuff that I have organised!

DONE
Everyone up (in decent time - sort of)
Everyone breakfast
Everyone dressed
Laundry (one load in tumble and one load in machine)
Get us ready to go into town
Market
Cheap shop for plastic boxes - check sizes
Make bread for lunch

TO DO
More laundry
Lunch
Everyone ready to go to yard
Horses
Back by 3ish
Get DD ready to go to a party - wrap presents
More Laundry
Feed DS
Pick DD up
Kids bath and bed
DH and I dinner
Put clean washing away
Shower and bed

TO DO
Wash Breakfast Dishes DONE
Put on casserole SWITCHED TO LASAGNE
Iron Clothes
Sweep Kitchen Floor
Washing 2nd LOAD IN
Hang up clothes 1st LOAD

Hi Anon and CC :)

Yes I read that organisation thread and was a bit at some of it. I do crave having that level of organisation though, it would be fabulous to be so on top of life.

DONE
All up dressed and fed
Move the laundry along
Ring Mum
Sort dinner
Fold laundry
Clear up 2nd breakfast

TO DO
Transfer things to new toilet bag and make a list of anything I need for it
Lunch and clear up
Mealplan for next week
Book Waitrose delivery for Friday
Order SIL's birthday present
Exercises
Dinner and clear up
Boys bath and bed

RE Organisation thread - Some of those ladies are immensely organised but I do think it is a shame that all this sort of stuff is done mainly by women whether SAHM or working or whatever and the blokes probably don't even realise (disclaimer - DH is pretty good around the house).

HMHB - I could not agree more!

Despite appearances, I am actually, mostly, fairly organised and as a result, because everything is quite "smooth" it seems to DH I think that there is very little to making our lives run well...... (and yes, my DH is also good around the house).

Little does he know! He has absolutely no realisation of what I do day to day. not that he is oblivious or unappreciative, he just genuinely does not actually know.

Like yesterday, I had a quiet hour whilst the DC were watching a film so I sat, with the school calendar and all the clubs and activities and spent an hour plugging it all on the computer for now until Easter. He was staggered that I was doing this and could not believe the number of entries and all the colour coding etc (ha ha, check me Mrs Organised! ). He just said "grief, is that really a typical week?" So I said, yup, you bet. And that's only the start of it - only the scheduled ahead stuff, not even the stuff that comes up week on week....

Go Anon - well done for letting him know what you do. I find my DH is very good at listing all he does (e.g. take xmas lights down, make tea etc. ) so I have to remember what I do is also important (get DD to CM, go to work, book holidays etc. ). Top tip - back up all the stuff you just put in as it would be a nightmare if you lost it!!!

I have just looked at the organisation thread again and I have a strong sense that I am horribly behind. Where is my list????

Today
Take more decs&cards down Done
Take cards down and list who sent em
Sort kitchen
Sort dining room
Meal plan for this week
Buy damp stuff from lakeland done
DD for nap doing
LUnch Done

NY resolutions
Look after self (vits/excercise/eating well)
Plan hols etc in advance so don't get stressed
Do meal plans so don't get stressed when get home from work
Go to hairdressers/spa more than 2 times a year

LIST
Check DS's school uniform ready for wed
Get DD's bag ready for CM on wed
Clean mouldy wall in bedroom
Take stuff to charity shop
Take down decorations / cards / xmas tree
Thank you cards
Put presents away
Take vits
Take in some dry cleaning
Pick up laundry
Confirm hen weekend thingy & pay
Confirm wedding invite and babysitters
Get money back off Karen Millen
Check work emails before Wed

Random things to buy in sales
Table cloth
Dinner service
Socks for DD (where do they go?)
Napkin holder

Hello
Just marking spot for now
Will attempt to come back and list regularly though

HMHB that is a good point. In our house I do it all because I am a SAHM, so I have the time. DH is pretty good around the house, but I know that if I also worked then I would still do all the organising because he is just awful at it.

TO DO
Wash Breakfast Dishes DONE
Put on casserole SWITCHED TO LASAGNE
Iron Clothes
Sweep Kitchen Floor
Washing 3rd LOAD IN
Hang up clothes 2nd LOAD
Clear up after LUnch
Wash Lunch Dishes

Dp does nealry everything here - all cleaning except the bathroom, all bill paying, all washing. I work full time and he works part time. I do the Sainsbo's order but he does any additional food shopping needed, all of the washing up and some of the cooking (although I do more cooking).

HalfMum - He says that the paint brand is something like Polycel.

The weather is ruddy awful here.

Well this afternoon was a bit of a nightmare as the DC's were playing up so I got very little done, plus DH arrived home to crying children who wouldn't eat their tea (DD) and were v naughty (DD again).

Today
Take more decs&cards down Done
Take cards down and list who sent em
Sort kitchen done
Sort dining room Done
Meal plan for this week
Buy damp stuff from lakeland done

NY resolutions
Look after self (vits/excercise/eating well)
Plan hols etc in advance so don't get stressed
Do meal plans so don't get stressed when get home from work
Go to hairdressers/spa more than 2 times a year

LIST
Check DS's school uniform ready for wed done
Get DD's bag ready for CM on wed done
Clean mouldy wall in bedroom
Take stuff to charity shop
Take down decorations done/ cards done / xmas tree
Thank you cards
Put presents away done
Take vits
Take in some dry cleaning
Pick up laundry
Confirm hen weekend thingy & pay
Confirm wedding invite and babysitters
Get money back off Karen Millen
Check work emails before Wed

Random things to buy in sales
Table cloth
Dinner service
Socks for DD (where do they go?)
Napkin holder

Not getting a great deal achived today as looking after 2xDC's who generate mess at every turn. Just managed to get them outside for 1/2 an hour which seems to have helped.

Today
Take more decs&cards down Done
Take cards down and list who sent em
Sort kitchen
Sort dining room
Meal plan for this week
Buy damp stuff from lakeland done
DD for nap doing
LUnch Done
Dinner ???

NY resolutions
Look after self (vits/excercise/eating well)
Plan hols etc in advance so don't get stressed
Do meal plans so don't get stressed when get home from work
Go to hairdressers/spa more than 2 times a year

LIST
Check DS's school uniform ready for wed
Get DD's bag ready for CM on wed
Clean mouldy wall in bedroom
Take stuff to charity shop
Take down decorations / cards / xmas tree
Thank you cards
Put presents away
Take vits
Take in some dry cleaning
Pick up laundry
Confirm hen weekend thingy & pay
Confirm wedding invite and babysitters
Get money back off Karen Millen
Check work emails before Wed

Random things to buy in sales
Table cloth
Dinner service
Socks for DD (where do they go?)
Napkin holder

Marking place.

Off to the library to get some NVQ stuff done, then to school for 2hrs where I do maths with yr1.

Quite glad I have that organised as I would most likely do nothing otherwise. Feeling :( today.

Oh but we did take Xmas decs down yesterday!

Nose has finally stopped running. But not feeling very bright. But I have edged my crochet thingy( only 5 yrs later )
Well done on the Xmas decs fuzz pig, sorry you are feeling down.
Small list
Clear kitchen
Tidy loose ends on crochet
Look in office- only look mind.
Take down tree
Beds

Progress!
Tree down. Decs all down.
Add to list
Sort cards
Coffee

Hello everyone.

OK, I have borrowed a DVD from the library so this afternoon when it starts to get dark, I will have 1.5 hours to do most of the following!

Today:

• Up, showered and dressed
• DC to school
• General tidy, make beds etc
• Fill/Run/Empty DW emptied
• Washing first load in
• Hoovering - upstairs and down
• Tidy utility and mop floor (ditto porch!)
• Ironing
• Order printer ink
• Finish thank yous
• Go to playground/soft play
• Bathrooms
• Empty fire
• Sort freezer, rather overloaded
• Measure for units in study
• On line banking/budget MUST DO TODAY
• Chickens top up food
• Dog
• Reading with DC
• Make dinner

Doing ok on the daily stuff so far today, still need to mop the kitchen floor and hoover upstairs but that's about it/

Have big tesco shop arriving in next hour, and have meal planned for the fortnight

But have two massive Areas of Doom:
Coursework
Thank you cards

Really hanging over me so will try to crack on.

And not get distracted by sorting out the toys. Although the dc bedroom is very cluttered and is annoying me it has less of a deadline so I am trying to ignore it for now.

Fuzzpig you ok?

Morning all - at work today but its fairly quiet so not too bad

Hope you feel a bit more upbeat soon fuzzpig
Glad you are feeling better mini
Organisoid - My DC's rooms are also farly on the doom side but I fear that we need new furniture and to change the rooms around before they ever get sorted.

Today
Buy thank you cards
Change earrings in jewellers
Meal plan ?
Pick up DC's from CM

NY resolutions
Look after self (vits/excercise/eating well)
Plan hols etc in advance so don't get stressed
Do meal plans so don't get stressed when get home from work
Go to hairdressers/spa more than 2 times a year

LIST
Clean mouldy wall in bedroom
Take stuff to charity shop
Take down decorations done/ cards done / xmas tree
Thank you cards
Take vits
Take in some dry cleaning
Pick up laundry
Confirm hen weekend thingy & pay
Confirm wedding invite and babysitters
Get money back off Karen Millen
Get new passport
Ring accountant
Random things to buy in sales
Table cloth
Dinner service
Socks for DD (where do they go?)
Napkin holder

As a random update it turns out I am not allergic to the marzipan on the xmas cake, .....which is nice.

HMHB I think that officially counts as Good News

Lazy day here, DS1 is still not himself at all although the spots from the Pox have mostly burst and crusted My lovely cleaner has been though so the house looks fab

TO DO
Strip our bed and put on new mattress cover
1 load of washing
Dinner
Clear up
Boys bath and bed
Flop
Early night

Marzipan - indeed tis good news!! Any idea what it was then!??

I braved soft play (deep joy, not) on the basis that most local schools went back today so it was fairly quiet.... still awful though IYSWIM. Anyway, caught up on some admin and the local paper and DC were happy so £10 well spent!

Right, DVD going on in 15 minutes so I have the chance to get more of the list done:

Today:

• Up, showered and dressed DONE
• DC to school
• General tidy, make beds etc DONE
• Fill/Run/Empty DW emptied
• Washing THREE DONE
• Hoovering - upstairs DONE and down
• Tidy utility and mop floor (ditto porch!)
• Ironing
• Order printer ink
• Finish thank yous
• Go to playground/soft play DONE
• Bathrooms
• Empty fire
• Sort freezer, rather overloaded
• Measure for units in study
• On line banking/budget MUST DO TODAY
• Chickens top up food
• Dog DONE
• Reading with DC
• Make dinner DONE - in oven

No idea - had massive chin spots for a week too. Could be xmas party related or xmas chocs at work...

Totally agree re softplay Anon -hellish