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.

Very slow off the mark today!!!

Starting off in the Kitchen
Clear Counters DONE
Unload/load dishwasher DONE
Sweep Floor DONE
Wash Floor
Washing WASH ON

Sitting Room
Tidy over
Sweep Floor
Wash Floor

Hello! I haven't read back.

How is everyone?

Hi CC & Wasting :)

CC - glad you're recovering.

Wasting - all ok here, you?

DH & DS1 off to the local carnival in a bit. No plans for me, DS2 & DD (she's still napping anyway), so a lazy afternoon I think.

Left today:

• DH & DS1 out
• tea x 3 & tidy kitchen
• some laundry Wm on
• check if part that's arrive will fit light
• crosswords
• DC to bed
• tv & bed

Ongoing (next 5 weeks hopefully):

• family tree (scanning in old certs & photos & email contact); get moving on this, and see if my Mum wants stuff looked up
• buy frames to hang on the wall & hang up as many photos as poss; need some sizes; get sizes into phone for TKMaxx trip
• lose weight! (From: 66kg; Target: 54kg); Scales said 57.5
• sort wills; nudge DH to see what he wants to do
• DS1's birthday thank-yous; need to deliver last 1
• big clear out of the top of my desk
• tackle dreaded kids photos albums; get some albums (esp for DD); upload onto Snapfish; order printouts; put in albums
• get handyman back to swap lights over (then try and sell unwanted light?)
• haircut

JKS, we're well thank you. DD is 8 months now! I think I missed some 1st birthdays? Anyone pregnant again?

Not sure why I've not been on MN much this year, bus on other forums. (Not RL though )

Will catch up later. Lots to do and am feeling panicked so need list to restore calm.

Tea in bed done
Cook lovely brunch done
Eat lovely brunch done
wash up from lovely brunch done
load of washing done
Load of washing hung out done
Second load of washing done
Second load of washibg hung out
litter tray cleaned done
Fix fridge done
Chase exh re whar days he can take dc to school done
Hoover downstairs
Hoovr upstairs
WORK ON LEARNING DIARIES 2-3 hours work
Put washing away
Address and stamp dds thank yous ready to post tomorrow
write and address and stamp anniversary and birthday cards
Get dc clothes ready fror tomorrow
Dust,?
Ds packed lunch for tomorrow
Cook dinner
Tidy up
Watch football

Freak - why panicked?

Wasting - 8 months Yes DD is now 14months, lovely character and into everything

DC in bed, kitchen tidy, washing under control-ish, bags ready for school. Sitting down for the footie now - whilst MNing of course, with :)

Mon:

• morning routine
• maybe aquarium to buy annual passes (need to use Tesco vouchers asap)
• maybe return 2 wetsuits to Home Bargains & buy one other
• DS1 wants speedos for under his wetsuit for sailing (Sports Direct?)
• DD nap
• lunch & tidy up
• sch runs
• tea x 4 & tidy up
• walk round block/garden time?
• DC to bed/early night

Ongoing (next 5 weeks hopefully):

• family tree (scanning in old certs & photos & email contact); get moving on this, and see if my Mum wants stuff looked up
• buy frames to hang on the wall & hang up as many photos as poss; need some sizes; get sizes into phone for TKMaxx trip
• lose weight! (From: 66kg; Target: 54kg); Scales said 57.5
• sort wills; nudge DH to see what he wants to do
• DS1's birthday thank-yous; need to deliver last 1 DONE
• big clear out of the top of my desk
• tackle dreaded kids photos albums; get some albums (esp for DD); upload onto Snapfish; order printouts; put in albums
• get handyman back to swap lights over (then try and sell unwanted light?); coming during the week
• haircut
• vouchers for Nanny bday present
• something for DS1 friend bday present (?)

Jks I think just because i knew i needed to get the learning diaries done, the thank yous were hanging over me in a doom like way(its taken us a month) and everywhere i looked there was mess and stuff needing doing. When it's like that I don't know where to start and need the list to work through things in a calmer way.

Learning diaries took me nearly SIX hours. Six unpaid hours at that. Still they're up to date again now.

Managed to somehow wash my phone bill in the second load so all clothes came out papier mached. Need to rewash to try and get the bits of paper off

Other than that have hoovered, mopped and tidied so it's not too bad now, need to dust and do windows tomorrow, also clean handprints and smudges off walls as i noticed a few today. And only sat down 4 mins too late for kick off so not too bad

Well done Freak - i know that feeling of not knowing where to start. The main thing is just to get started I guess!

Though I don't really have a clue what these learning diaries are though! Thought it might be something your DC do at sch but then you say it's unpaid so guessing it's to do with work?

Visited a good friend's house today, the first time i've been there though i've known her for ages. Blimey...her house is a mess!!! And i don't mean just kids toys here and there, stuff everywhere. And tbh not that clean either. She has 3 DC & a dog and she works p-t so i am sympathetic, to an extent. But honestly, i couldn't live like that and it makes my house feel positively domestic-goddess-minimalist!

jks my friends house is like that too, mine always feels really clean when I've been there.

Learning diaries are the folders preschools and nursery etc use to keep a record of everything the child does really. So all my observations have to be written up and put in them, photos stuck in, worksheets put in etc etc. It's not that hard but time consuming especially as all observations have to fit the EYFS which includes a lot of referencing back and forth for me!

Ah that makes sense - if it helps, the parents love them! Just been looking through DS1's from his pre-sch the other day, made me go awww :)

Dh was shown upstairs, not really sure why tbh, as he said it was even worse, the boys share and you can't walk in their room the DD is older and is slightly better, but not much.

I wonder what she thinks when she comes here....?
ie; right now on the living room floor (apart from furniture obv) there is:
2 x toy golf clubs from DS1
2 x Wii remotes helpfully pulled out by DD
DD's bigger baby things, trolley, piano, etc
my slippers
a muslin
and that's it.

2 secs and it'd be clear (well apart from DD's big toys).

That sounds too smug, sorry.
The playroom is more of a mess, esp as DS1 was mid 'set up' at bedtime.

But DH said even if we tipped all the boys clothes, books & toys they have upstairs all over their room, it would still look tidy compared to friend's sons room.

I wonder what that does to kids though, there's the extreme of no toys out anywhere that i can't think does them good at all, but too much mess? I wonder if the kids mind?

Rubbish night's sleep (for no reason) means i'm not my usual Monday-positive self.

Must drag me & DD out somewhere this morning though to achieve something...

Mon:

• morning routine DONE
• maybe aquarium to buy annual passes (need to use Tesco vouchers asap)
• maybe return 2 wetsuits to Home Bargains & buy one other
• DS1 wants speedos for under his wetsuit for sailing (Sports Direct?)
• DD nap
• lunch & tidy up
• sch runs
• tea x 4 & tidy up
• walk round block/garden time?
• DC to bed/early night

Ongoing (next 5 weeks hopefully):

• family tree (scanning in old certs & photos & email contact); get moving on this, and see if my Mum wants stuff looked up
• buy frames to hang on the wall & hang up as many photos as poss; need some sizes; get sizes into phone for TKMaxx trip
• lose weight! (From: 66kg; Target: 54kg); Scales said 57.5
• sort wills; nudge DH to see what he wants to do
• big clear out of the top of my desk
• tackle dreaded kids photos albums; get some albums (esp for DD); upload onto Snapfish; order printouts; put in albums
• get handyman back to swap lights over (then try and sell unwanted light?); coming during the week
• haircut
• vouchers for Nanny bday present
• something for DS1 friend bday present (?)

Yesterday was a write off in jobs terms, though DS1 had a lovely sports day so not all bad :)

Tues:

• morning routine DONE
• BF group DONE
• lunch & tidy up DONE
• DD nap Doing
• wimbledon/fb/mn Doing

• maybe aquarium to buy annual passes (need to use Tesco vouchers asap)
• maybe return 2 wetsuits to Home Bargains & buy one other
• DS1 wants speedos for under his wetsuit for sailing (Sports Direct?)
• collect DS1, reading & swimming
• tea x 4 & tidy up
• DC bath & bed
• orchestra (check cash)

Ongoing (next 5 weeks hopefully):

• family tree (scanning in old certs & photos & email contact); get moving on this, and see if my Mum wants stuff looked up
• buy frames to hang on the wall & hang up as many photos as poss; need some sizes; get sizes into phone for TKMaxx trip
• lose weight! (From: 66kg; Target: 54kg); Scales said 57.5
• sort wills; nudge DH to see what he wants to do
• big clear out of the top of my desk
• tackle dreaded kids photos albums; get some albums (esp for DD); upload onto Snapfish; order printouts; put in albums
• get handyman back to swap lights over (then try and sell unwanted light?); coming during the week
• haircut
• vouchers for Nanny bday present
• something for DS1 friend bday present (?)

Hey jks if you were just watching the tennis you'll have seen my boyfriend!! Just after the match ended hey showed two men chatting and he was the one on the left. I got z little bit excited!

oh oh oh, i may have to rewind and look again but i did see them!

I was watching on the normal telly not the box so coulnt pause or rewind but found it on iplayer The one in the italia tshirt is him.

Quick get to iplayer. Must vet freaki 's man.

It wouldn't let me rewind far enough - is it still on iplayer today? what would i search under?

Bugger, just remembered it's the last day we see the nanny before her birthday, oh it's ok, i'm getting ds1 from sch, so we can come home via a cake shop & cash point for her present, phew.

Wed:

• morning routine DONE
• cooking course DONE
• lunch & tidy up DONE
• DD nap Doing
• wimbledon/fb/mn Doing
• aquarium to buy annual passes (need to use Tesco vouchers asap) DONE
• return 2 wetsuits to Home Bargains & buy one other Did yesterday
• DS1 wants speedos for under his wetsuit for sailing (Sports Direct?) DONE
• afternoon orch for an hour
• collect DS1/see teacher for parents meeting/cake purchase/home
• tea x 4 & tidy up + cake & candles :)
• DC bath & bed
• DH home late, tv & bed

Ongoing (next 5 weeks hopefully):

• family tree (scanning in old certs & photos & email contact); get moving on this, and see if my Mum wants stuff looked up
• buy frames to hang on the wall & hang up as many photos as poss; need some sizes; get sizes into phone for TKMaxx trip
• lose weight! (From: 66kg; Target: 54kg); Scales said 57.5
• sort wills; nudge DH to see what he wants to do
• big clear out of the top of my desk
• tackle dreaded kids photos albums; get some albums (esp for DD); upload onto Snapfish; order printouts; put in albums
• get handyman back to swap lights over (then try and sell unwanted light?); coming during the week
• haircut
• vouchers for Nanny bday present, or cash
• something for DS1 friend bday present (?)

No it was only on til the coverage ended. I took a photo on my phone but phone doesnt have internet, tablet doesnt like phone and laptop is broken so can't put it on here for you. A photo isnt the same as seeing him in action anyway!

No idea whats for dinner
House is a mess

Oh well, I did see him at the time :)

Did cake & candles for nanny yey, DS1 loves not so secretly organising all that sort of stuff :)

Oh and his parents evening meeting went really well, they love him and had so much positive stuff to say about him, phew

Wed:

• morning routine DONE
• cooking course DONE
• lunch & tidy up DONE
• DD nap DONE
• wimbledon/fb/mn Doing more
• aquarium to buy annual passes (need to use Tesco vouchers asap) DONE
• return 2 wetsuits to Home Bargains & buy one other Did yesterday
• DS1 wants speedos for under his wetsuit for sailing (Sports Direct?) DONE
• afternoon orch for an hour DONE
• collect DS1/see teacher for parents meeting/cake purchase/home DONE
• tea x 4 & tidy up + cake & candles DONE
• DC bath & bed DONE
• DH home late, tv & bed

Ongoing (next 5 weeks hopefully):

• family tree (scanning in old certs & photos & email contact); get moving on this, and see if my Mum wants stuff looked up
• buy frames to hang on the wall & hang up as many photos as poss; need some sizes; get sizes into phone for TKMaxx trip
• lose weight! (From: 66kg; Target: 54kg); Scales said 57.5
• sort wills; nudge DH to see what he wants to do
• big clear out of the top of my desk
• tackle dreaded kids photos albums; get some albums (esp for DD); upload onto Snapfish; order printouts; put in albums
• get handyman back to swap lights over (then try and sell unwanted light?); coming during the week
• haircut
• vouchers for Nanny bday present, or cash DONE
• something for DS1 friend bday present (?)

So it appears the dawn chorus starts at 3.30am on my street....yawn.

Thurs:
DONE

• morning routine
• asda trip
• put shopping away
• my lunch
• DD nap (doing)

TO DO

• DD's lunch & tidy kitchen, dw, etc
• progress laundry
• email chef from cooking course re missing recipes
• wrap present for DS1's friend
• sch run/reading/tutor/DC tea
• DD & DS2 to bed
• DS1 & DH going sailing, I'm going to watch :)
• DS1 to bed, dinner & bed

Ongoing (next 5 weeks hopefully):

• family tree (scanning in old certs & photos & email contact); get moving on this, and see if my Mum wants stuff looked up
• buy frames to hang on the wall & hang up as many photos as poss; need some sizes; get sizes into phone for TKMaxx trip
• lose weight! (From: 66kg; Target: 54kg); Scales said 57.5
• sort wills; nudge DH to see what he wants to do
• big clear out of the top of my desk
• tackle dreaded kids photos albums; get some albums (esp for DD); upload onto Snapfish; order printouts; put in albums
• handyman to swap lights over (then try and sell unwanted light?); coming during the week
• haircut
• something for DS1 friend bday present Bought

Had a lovely evening down at the beach yesterday, drank too much wine though, oops.

Weight loss officially in the 8 stone-something (only just though!)

Rest of Today:

• DD's lunch & tidy kitchen (dw is on but lots waiting)
• some laundry...(sailing stuff first)
• sch runs
• maybe beach?
• DS1 & I off to party
• me straight to DS2's school pamper evening

(- DH i/c DS2 & DD tea, bath & bed)

Ongoing (next 5 weeks hopefully):

• family tree (scanning in old certs & photos & email contact); get moving on this, and see if my Mum wants stuff looked up
• buy frames to hang on the wall & hang up as many photos as poss; need some sizes; get sizes into phone for TKMaxx trip
• lose weight! (From: 66kg; Target: 54kg); Scales said 57.1 (aka 8;13,9)
• sort wills; nudge DH to see what he wants to do
• big clear out of the top of my desk
• tackle dreaded kids photos albums; get some albums (esp for DD); upload onto Snapfish; order printouts; put in albums
• handyman to swap lights over (then try and sell unwanted light?); coming during the week
• haircut

Rest of Today:

• DD's lunch DONE & tidy kitchen (dw is on but lots waiting)
• some laundry...(sailing stuff first) Wm on
• tidy Area of Doom art cupboard DONE
• sch runs; dh doing ds1
• maybe beach?
• DS1 & I off to party
• me straight to DS2's school pamper evening

(- DH i/c DS2 & DD tea, bath & bed)

Ongoing (next 3 weeks hopefully):

• family tree (scanning in old certs & photos & email contact); get moving on this, and see if my Mum wants stuff looked up
• buy frames to hang on the wall & hang up as many photos as poss; need some sizes; get sizes into phone for TKMaxx trip
• lose weight! (From: 66kg; Target: 54kg); Scales said 57.1 (aka 8;13,9)
• sort wills; nudge DH to see what he wants to do
• big clear out of the top of my desk
• tackle dreaded kids photos albums; get some albums (esp for DD); upload onto Snapfish; order printouts; put in albums
• handyman to swap lights over (then try and sell unwanted light?); coming during the week
• haircut

Happy Monday Morning all :)

A good night's sleep last night, finally.

Today:

• morning routine DONE
• round corner to get milk DONE
• DD garden time DONE
• DD nap Doing
• laundry; 2 loads hung out & wm on
• general tidy DONE
• MN/FB/tv Doing
• check on birthdays coming up/make some cards
• look online for photo albums
• lunch & tidy up
• sch runs, reading, etc
• tea x 4 & tidy up
• walk round block/garden?
• DC to bed
• ironing & bed early

Ongoing (next 3 weeks hopefully):

• family tree (scanning in old certs & photos & email contact); get moving on this, and see if my Mum wants stuff looked up
• buy frames to hang on the wall & hang up as many photos as poss; need some sizes; get sizes into phone for TKMaxx trip
• lose weight! (From: 66kg; Target: 54kg); Scales said 56.7
• sort wills; nudge DH to see what he wants to do
• big clear out of the top of my desk
• tackle dreaded kids photos albums; get some albums (esp for DD); upload onto Snapfish; order printouts; put in albums
• handyman to swap lights over (then try and sell unwanted light?); need to chase
• haircut

Have just discovered smart albums on iPhoto, how clever they are
Now I have only 2,999 photos left to 'name, place, face, otherwise identify', joy.

But I am impressed whenever i make up requests for a new smart album and it comes up with the right photos
Easily pleased, me.

Today:

• morning routine DONE
• round corner to get milk DONE
• DD garden time DONE
• DD nap DONE
• laundry; 2 loads hung out & wm on; dry stuff rescued from rain, wm on again
• general tidy DONE
• MN/FB/tv Doing
• check on birthdays coming up DONE/make some cards
• look online for photo albums DONE (may try The Works in town)
• lunch & tidy up DONE
• sch runs, reading, etc
• tea x 4 & tidy up
• walk round block/garden?
• DC to bed
• ironing & bed early

Ongoing (next 3 weeks hopefully):

• family tree (scanning in old certs & photos & email contact); get moving on this, and see if my Mum wants stuff looked up
• buy frames to hang on the wall & hang up as many photos as poss; need some sizes; get sizes into phone for TKMaxx trip
• lose weight! (From: 66kg; Target: 54kg); Scales said 56.7
• sort wills; nudge DH to see what he wants to do
• big clear out of the top of my desk
• tackle dreaded kids photos albums; get some albums (esp for DD); upload onto Snapfish; order printouts; put in albums. Step 1; sort all photos on iPhoto Doing
• handyman to swap lights over (then try and sell unwanted light?); need to chase
• haircut