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.

• change DD done
• strip beds done
• sort dirty washing done
• put clean washing away done
• otherwise tidy our room some
• clean bathroom some tidied, emptied bin, sink, toilet
• have a shower (I'm dressed, we got up late this morning and had to run!)
• clear crap from landing
• load in done

• quick pick front room and hallway
• check laundry
• dry pots
• clean sink
• wash pots
• wipe table and highchair

Hey Wasting :)

Weird Tuesday for me, 1st Tues in about 6 years I haven't been due to go to 'my' BF group, and to add confusion i went to a different one yesterday. Have no idea what day it is anymore

Tues:

• DS2 to sch DONE
• DS2 sch for assembly DONE (lovely)
• lunch DONE
• DD nap Doing
• check on elderly neighbour & do some shopping for her DONE
• SN info event later (friend is organising)
• DS2 home, check bag & repack
• DC tea, bath & bed (walk round block?)
• DH home, dinner & bed

Ongoing:

• 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 56.2
• sort wills; nudge DH to see what he wants to do
• big clear out of the top of my desk; Done more
• tackle dreaded kids photos albums; upload onto Snapfish; order printouts; put in albums. Step 1; sort all photos on iPhoto Doing
• try and sell unwanted light? eBay + other stuff?
• haircut
• tip run
• small chocs for the transport lady TQs; Bought

You know those days where you feel like you're going round in circles?

Haven't stopped in 2 days and yet my house is filthy, stuff everywhere, dust everywhere, dirty handprints on walls and patio doors, filthy kitchen floor...its just disgusting.

Am exhausted now but at the very minimum i need to make d's lunch for tomorrow, wash up, and hang up a load of washing. And get my dc out of the bath and into bed.

Tomorrow in theory i have 2.5 hours in the afternoon so will tackle the dusting and mop the floor. No time on thur as work party in morning and ds preschool party in afternoon but Fri ill do the walls/ patio door/ mirrors etc. Then this weekend have big clearout to try and create some spacend then work on the paperwork stuff next week. Or at least that's the plan.

Freak - i know the feeling all too well! Hope you've got some stuff done?

My lunch date cancelled on me, DD was up in the night not well so she's gone back to bed, so I went back to bed for a bit too with my book :)

Have had a shower & got dressed now I really need to do something (other than MN & tv!) or i'll feel crappy later for not achieving anything.

Today:

• laundry; WM on
• lunch & tidy kitchen, dw, etc
• hand wash new Lakeland chocolate moulds, mmm
• get bus ladies presents & cards ready for 4pm
• round the block with DD later maybe & maybe buy some choc to experiment with...
• DS2 home, check bag & repack (for last day tomorrow yey)
• DC tea, bath & bed
• DH home, dinner, tv, bed

Ongoing:

• 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 56.1
• sort wills; nudge DH to see what he wants to do
• big clear out of the top of my desk; Done more
• tackle dreaded kids photos albums; upload onto Snapfish; order printouts; put in albums. Step 1; sort all photos on iPhoto Doing
• try and sell unwanted light? eBay + other stuff?
• haircut
• tip run
• presents & cards for the transport ladies TQs; Bought chocs
• tackle toy repair pile; Started

Oops, not much done, lots of sitting on sofa, lol.

Have rearranged DD's room a bit so she can't reach all the nappy stuff so easily.

Today:

• laundry; WM on
• lunch & tidy kitchen, dw, etc DONE
• hand wash new Lakeland chocolate moulds, mmm
• get bus ladies presents & cards ready for 4pm Ready
• round the block with DD later maybe & maybe buy some choc to experiment with...
• DS2 home, check bag & repack (for last day tomorrow yey)
• DC tea, bath & bed
• DH home, dinner, tv, bed

Ongoing:

• 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 56.1
• sort wills; nudge DH to see what he wants to do
• big clear out of the top of my desk; Done more
• tackle dreaded kids photos albums; upload onto Snapfish; order printouts; put in albums. Step 1; sort all photos on iPhoto Doing
• try and sell unwanted light? eBay + other stuff?
• haircut
• tip run
• presents & cards for the transport ladies TQs; DONE
• tackle toy repair pile; Started

Evening all, my Lakeland choc moulds are fab yum!

Today:

• laundry; WM on
• lunch & tidy kitchen, dw, etc DONE
• hand wash new Lakeland chocolate moulds, mmm DONE
• get bus ladies presents & cards ready for 4pm Ready DONE
• round the block with DD later maybe & maybe buy some choc to experiment with... DONE
• DS2 home, check bag & repack (for last day tomorrow yey) DONE
• DC tea, bath & bed DONE
• DH home, dinner, tv, DONE bed (soon)

Fri:

• morning routine/DS2 to sch
• meet friends for breakfast/tea
• more laundry
• DD nap
• lunch & tidy kitchen/dw
• jobs?
• DS2 being taken out for tea by his bus ladies!!
• DD tea
• DC to bed
• dinner & bed

Ongoing:

• 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 56.1
• sort wills; nudge DH to see what he wants to do
• big clear out of the top of my desk; Done more
• tackle dreaded kids photos albums; upload onto Snapfish; order printouts; put in albums. Step 1; sort all photos on iPhoto Doing
• try and sell unwanted light? eBay + other stuff?
• haircut
• tip run
• tackle toy repair pile DONE

not-quite-morning all :)

Fri:

• morning routine/DS2 to sch DONE
• meet friends for breakfast/tea DONE
• more laundry WM on
• DD nap Doing
• lunch Mine done & tidy kitchen/dw
• jobs?
• DS2 being taken out for tea by his bus ladies!!
• DD tea
• DC to bed
• dinner & bed

Ongoing:

• 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 56.1
• sort wills; nudge DH to see what he wants to do
• big clear out of the top of my desk; Done more
• tackle dreaded kids photos albums; upload onto Snapfish; order printouts; put in albums. Step 1; sort all photos on iPhoto Doing
• try and sell unwanted light? eBay + other stuff?
• haircut
• tip run
• library

Dh is taking DS2 to PIL for the night tonight and coming home with DS1 too tomorrow.
So a night with just DD :)
Hopefully means a lie-in tomorrow

Sat:

• breakfast & dressed DONE
• DS2 football DONE
• walk to library with DD DONE
• DD nap Doing
• laundry; WM on, airer full
• lunch & tidy kitchen
• DS2 & DH leave (check Dh's packing!)
• check on elderly neighbour
• poss round block for shopping bits
• tea for me & DD & tidy up
• DD bath & bed
• tv & early night

Ongoing:

• 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 56.1
• sort wills; nudge DH to see what he wants to do
• big clear out of the top of my desk; Done more
• tackle dreaded kids photos albums; upload onto Snapfish; order printouts; put in albums. Step 1; sort all photos on iPhoto Doing
• try and sell unwanted light? eBay + other stuff?
• haircut
• tip run
• library DONE

List time!

• open windows
• rubbish and recycling out
• tidy kitchen
• clean sink
• make breakfast
• wash pots
• wipe sides
• shower and dress
• dress DC

• open windows done
• rubbish and recycling out done
• tidy kitchen done
• clean sink done
• make breakfast done
• wash pots started
• wipe sides
• shower and dress done
• dress DC done
• dd napbdone

• laundry in done
• haul everything out of cupboard/top of wardrobe done
• Tesco delivery done
• lunch done
• wash pots more
• dd nap done

• peg out load
• put load in
• go out

Hi Wasting :)

Too busy with RL to list at the mo, been out at kids party & the beach today.

DS2 football & then Olympic Beach Volleyball with my brother, followed by dinner out with him - might even stay at his overnight - first night away from DC!!

Ongoing:

• 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 56.1
• sort wills; nudge DH to see what he wants to do
• big clear out of the top of my desk; Done more
• tackle dreaded kids photos albums; upload onto Snapfish; order printouts; put in albums. Step 1; sort all photos on iPhoto Doing
• try and sell unwanted light? eBay + other stuff?
• haircut
• tip run

Halllooooooo , anyone there?!

Not that I'm really posting a proper list, just getting this back onto Threads I'm On.

Off to Jersey on Sat for a week, then a Sunday to recover/get ready for sch, then back to school.
Will be back listing properly then.

Ongoing:

• 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 55.3 :)
• sort wills; nudge DH to see what he wants to do
• big clear out of the top of my desk; Done more
• tackle dreaded kids photos albums; upload onto Snapfish; order printouts; put in albums. Step 1; sort all photos on iPhoto Doing
• try and sell unwanted light? eBay + other stuff?
• haircut DONE
• tip run DONE
• dentist visit...

Bump for the slatterns. Back soon for the new term.

Yay, was wondering if the thread was gone!

thanks for the bump, this thread is good, I need something to keep me on track

today completed:

• laundry load 1 in, kids showered, breakfast & kitchen, downstairs tidy up
• trip to shops: leggings, dress & 2 tops for DD, x4 trousers for DS, vests for DD, pyjama sets for both DCs (long overdue), new cardi for me!!, groceries for the week, wine for the week
• washing out & dried on line outside
• laundry load 2 in & hung indoors to dry
• dinner, kitchen tidy up, downstairs floors cleaned, DCs to bed

Sunday to do:

• iron iron iron - morning
• beach walk with the family - afternoon
• DCs lunches for Mon - buy HAM
• slow cook beef casserole & freeze for midweek (when cba cooking)
• roast chicken dinner
• make chicken stock with carcass
• Change all bedsheets

Makes me realise just how much I do around here, now that it's all written down, but I feel good too seeing it all there in a clear list

Hello :)

Back from a lovely week away :)

Lots to do in the next few days though.

Next few days:

• all holiday laundry
• get school uniform ready, test for size, hang up in wardrobe x 2
• get ready for Paralympic trip on Wed

Ongoing:

• 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 55.3
• sort wills; nudge DH to see what he wants to do
• big clear out of the top of my desk; Done more
• tackle dreaded kids photos albums; upload onto Snapfish; order printouts; put in albums. Step 1; sort all photos on iPhoto Doing
• try and sell unwanted light? eBay + other stuff?
• dentist visit...
• DD MMR (way behind schedule)
• cats to vet for jabs
• DS2 haircut
• DS1 feet measured

Yeeeessss - have been looking for this thread.

Take DS two wee sodden duvets to launderette - DONE
Wash the above offending duvets - DONE
Sit in laundrette wheedling time away on MN - DOING

Go to cashpoint
Buy a 3rd wee protection plastic sheet
Buy food
But a sports bra that fits (not left over from last pregnancy 3.9 years ago)
Take DD & DS swimming
Pack swimming bags
Get new arm bands for DD
Humour soon to be ex-husband all day
Buy two more age 6 black school shorts
Sew dratted name labels onto DS school uniform
Make some chocolatey cake/cookie/muffin thing
Buy paint for DS room
Buy more white emulsion
Paint white on walls
Paint 2nd coat on DS room
Put stuff from big red bag on eBay
Batch cook something
Put books back on shelves (from last painting session)

I'm dealing with cat wee duvets at the moment, nice.
Think I've saved the duvet, the covers are ok, the mattress cover needs another wash. The bag he weed in too is doomed. Just got the smell in my head now and think it's everywhere.

Monday:
Continue with;

• all holiday laundry Doing
• get school uniform ready, test for size, hang up in wardrobe x 2 DS1 DONE
• get ready for Paralympic trip on Wed Tickets & map sorted

Plus;

• all breakfasted, washed & dressed
• DS1 to school/DH to work
• entertain DS2 & DD/DD nap/poss outing?
• lunch & tidy kitchen
• collect DS1, check bag & repack
• DC to bed/early night for me

Ongoing:

• 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 55.3
• sort wills; nudge DH to see what he wants to do
• big clear out of the top of my desk; Done more
• tackle dreaded kids photos albums; upload onto Snapfish; order printouts; put in albums. Step 1; sort all photos on iPhoto Doing
• try and sell unwanted light? eBay + other stuff?
• dentist visit...
• DD MMR (way behind schedule)
• cats to vet for jabs
• DS2 haircut
• DS1 feet measured

Oh no JKSLtd- I used to have a cat who weed on everything. shudders at the rank smell.* Luckily I can wash DS wee out of duvet!

Take DS two wee sodden duvets to launderette - DONE
Wash the above offending duvets - DONE
Sit in laundrette wheedling time away on MN - DONE
Go to cashpoint - DONE
Buy food - DONE
Pack swimming bags - DONE
Get new arm bands for DD - DONE
Humour soon to be ex-husband all day - DOING/DONE
Take DD & DS swimming - DONE
Make some chocolatey cake/cookie/muffin thing - DOING (raspberry/chocolate muffins)
Empty tumbledryer - DONE
Two Loads of washing DONE
Kids bedtime etc - DONE
:-)

ONGOING
Buy a 3rd wee protection plastic sheet
Buy a sports bra that fits (not left over from last pregnancy 3.9 years ago)
Buy two more age 6 black school shorts
Sew dratted name labels onto DS school uniform
Buy paint for DS room
Buy more white emulsion
Paint white on walls
Paint 2nd coat on DS room
Put stuff from big red bag on eBay
Batch cook something
Put books back on shelves (from last painting session)

Think I may have failed on the duvet, but need to put it back on my bed tomorrow as have a friend staying over so need to put the spare duvet back. Will have to get my duvet dry cleaned i think...

Monday:
Continue with;

• all holiday laundry DONE
• get school uniform ready, test for size, hang up in wardrobe for DS2
• get ready for Paralympic trip on Wed Tickets & map sorted

Plus;

• all breakfasted, washed & dressed DONE
• DS1 to school/DH to work DONE
• entertain DS2 & DD/DD nap DONE
• lunch & tidy kitchen DONE
• collect DS1, check bag & repack DONE
• DC to bed DONE /early night for me

Tues:

• all up, breakfasted & dressed
• DS1 to sch
• some hoovering
• some bed changing
• spare room ready
• last bits of ironing & putting away
• pack for trip
• lunch & tidy up
• DD nap
• collect DS1, swimming & home
• to London with DS1 to stay with friend pre-Paralympic visit
• friend doing DS2 & DD tea & bed & staying over

Ongoing:

• 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 55.3
• sort wills; nudge DH to see what he wants to do
• big clear out of the top of my desk; Done more
• tackle dreaded kids photos albums; upload onto Snapfish; order printouts; put in albums. Step 1; sort all photos on iPhoto Doing
• try and sell unwanted light? eBay + other stuff?
• dentist visit...
• DD MMR (way behind schedule)
• cats to vet for jabs
• DS2 haircut
• DS1 feet measured

Hello slatterns. I will be back soon to say hello properly.

Madda - I hope this thread helps you get everything done.

To do

1. Change name back to recognisable slattern.
2. Online food shop
3. Pay school lunch money
4. Get new tyres on car
5. other stuff
6. Wash car
7. Sort money out

Vitamins etc.

Rainy - give us a clue?

Trip to Paralympics went very well, though DH snored terribly all night, grr. He's away tonight so i've got the bed to myself, yey.

A molar has broken, given i'm a dentist-phobe this is bad news :( I have an appt for 2 weeks time, the earliest I could get apparently
And that's paying for it, hmph.

Thurs:

• first day with both boys going to school
• usual stuff
• make some calls/emails re appts/sing & sign for DD/etc
• start laundry
• try and decide what my targets are for this term

Ongoing:

• 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 55.3
• sort wills; nudge DH to see what he wants to do
• big clear out of the top of my desk; Done more
• tackle dreaded kids photos albums; upload onto Snapfish; order printouts; put in albums. Step 1; sort all photos on iPhoto Doing
• try and sell unwanted light? eBay + other stuff?
• dentist visit... appt booked
• DD MMR (way behind schedule)
• cats to vet for jabs; Fri appt booked
• DS2 haircut
• DS1 feet measured

Ha!
It was me all the time!

Hi JKS - keeping the thread going!
Cikecaka, Wasting, Freakoid - how are you all doing???
Hi Ratflavoured as well.

We have survived summer holidays, and I am now back at work 5 days a week (up from 4 days a week). DD is at childminders/nursery and DS is in year 2! Busy times and hoping to cope. I don't get much time to post but have been on mumsnet a bit more these past few weeks so hoping to get back here and LIST.

1. Change name back to recognisable slattern. done
2. Online food shop done
3. Pay school lunch money
4. Get new tyres on car
5. other stuff
6. Wash car
7. Sort money out

Vitamins etc.

Aha HMHB :)

Well done on working f-t, i'm pretty sure i wouldn't cope well with that, lack of brain power would rule out most jobs!

Amazing how much you can get done with no boys at home, and DD asleep

Thurs:

• first day with both boys going to school yey!
• usual stuff doing
• Asda trip DONE
• DD nap Doing
• make some calls/emails re appts/sing & sign for DD/etc Done LOADS!
• start laundry
• try and decide what my targets are for this term
• clean toilets started

Ongoing:

• 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 55.3
• sort wills; nudge DH to see what he wants to do
• big clear out of the top of my desk; Done more
• tackle dreaded kids photos albums; upload onto Snapfish; order printouts; put in albums. Step 1; sort all photos on iPhoto Doing
• try and sell unwanted light? eBay + other stuff?
• DD MMR (way behind schedule)
• cats to vet for jabs; Fri appt booked
• DS2 haircut
• DS1 feet measured
• order new raincover for buggy; bidding on ebay
• book plumber for various jobs; texted handyman for number

JKS - I've not actually done a 5 day week yet so we'll see how it goes! So far this week we have messed up picking up the DC's and forgotten to get DD from the childminder so we 'must try harder'!

1. Change name back to recognisable slattern. done
2. Online food shop done
3. Pay school lunch money
4. Get new tyres on car
5. other stuff
6. Wash car
7. Sort money out
8. Use up Next vouchers for kids clothes done Vitamins etc.