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.

Quick update whilst i am on a roll....

• Up, showered and dressed DONE
• DC to school
• General tidy, make beds etc DONE
• Fill/Run/Empty DW DONE
• Washing DONE
• Hoovering DONE
• Tidy utility and mop floor (ditto porch!) DONE
• Go to playground/soft play DONE
• Empty fire DONE
• Sort freezer, rather overloaded
• On line banking/budget DOING NEXT!
• Chickens top up food DONE
• Dog DONE
• Reading with DC
• Make dinner DONE - in oven

Thursday

• Up, showered and dressed
• DC to school
• General tidy, make beds etc
• Fill/Run/Empty DW
• Order printer ink
• Finish thank yous
• Ironing
• Kitchen and family room to hoover and dust
• Haircuts and collect DS's friend for lunch
• Post back keyboard to Apple
• Bathrooms
• Measure for units in study
• On line banking/budget
• Chickens top up food
• Dog
• Reading with DC
• Make dinner

Still got fuzzy head.
Done list:
Cards sorted
Tree down
Letter to friend written
Crochet quilt finished ( proud emoticon)
Didn't look in office
Phone work

Got to do class tomorrow, hope head clears before then. Will be glad to get out though.
Tomorrow:
Shopping
Post
Some paperwork
Nag DH to get printer working
Bank
Pay tax[ shock]

Back to work today so have done nothing in the house except cook dinner (lots of vegetables after Christmas rubbish!).

I have made a Pass the Parcel and done a load of lesson planning/resources though. Does that count?

Still to do -

Wipe down bathroom
Sort clothes for tomorrow
Nag dds to clean shoes
Nag dds to make sure they have clothes for tomorrow

Remus - everything counts!

List
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 DONE!!!
Write thank you cards
Take vits - forgot
Take in some dry cleaning
Pick up laundry
Confirm hen weekend thingy & pay
Confirm wedding invite and babysitters
Get money back off Karen Millen -still not got it
Get new passport
Ring accountant

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

Oh yes, it ALL counts!

I did three loads of washing yesterday, cleared the decks. so HOW BLOODY COME I have nearly three more loads today hey? Answer me that someone, if you please!

Thursday

• Up, showered and dressed
• DC to school
• General tidy, make beds etc
• Fill/Run/Empty DW
• Order printer ink
• Finish thank yous
• Washing
• Ironing
• Kitchen and family room to hoover and dust
• Haircuts and collect DS's friend for lunch
• Freeze brie
• Check for loose tiles and fallen branches
• Find back exercises
• Post back keyboard to Apple
• Bathrooms
• Measure for units in study
• On line banking/budget
• Chickens top up food
• Dog
• Reading with DC
• Make dinner

One off things this week/soon:

• Audio books for DC DONE
• DH?s tax return
• Cash back for old mobiles?
• Musical instrument lessons for DS?
• Music downloads with vouchers doing - loads more to choose!
• Holiday Summer 2012 - insurance and car hire, pay deposit end Jan
• Booze run to France
• Call about tennis lesson
• Addresses onto computer
• Piano practice
• Time Machine for Mac to set up
• Choose photos for the wall
• Work out parental controls on Mac and Sky
• Life insurance to finalise
• Set up weather station
• Register with Anthony Nolan Trust
• Choose two outdoor lights
• Need Microwave and hard drive and camera
• Investigate beekeeping
• Study - major sort needed

Anon you have just shattered all of my laundry illusions! I was convinced that the moment I had cleared all of laundry then it would magically make life so different and I would never have a laundry mountain ever again. Dammit!

DONE
Everyone up, dressed and fed
DD at school
Fold dry washing
Wet washing in tumble
Another load in machine
Empty dishy
Wash up sc after porridge disaster
Have coffee - doing :o

TO DO
Make bolognese - sc attempt
Take clean washing upstairs
Sort some pudding to take to friends this evening
More laundry
Pick DD up
Lunch
Horses (ds nap) - muck out etc and ride
5 mins declutter in dining room

List
Buy new school jumpers for DS
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 DONE!!!
Write thank you cards
Take vits - done
Take in some dry cleaning
Pick up laundry
Confirm hen weekend thingy & pay
Confirm wedding invite and babysitters
Get money back off Karen Millen - sent another email
Get new passport
Ring accountant

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

Just got very excited about delivery of new filter for hoover

Didn't get much coursework done yesterday as tesco man came, then my dad, then it was lunchtime, and then my friend came round in need of company because she'd just left her ds at preschool for the first time. Then I rushed to homebase to buy lightbulbs for my kitchen and then it was time for school pick up. So very busy but still have doom hanging over me. And this morning I spent ages cooking veggie lasagnes for dinner and the freezer so haven't done any today either

HMHB and anyone else do you fancy sharing meal plans for inspiration? I actually love cooking when I have good fresh ingredients and spend time doing it but more often than not laziness kicks in and I have to try to conjur something up out of what's in the cupboard/freezer and manky week-old veg. Am going to try to plan better though as it is nice knowing you have nice dinners every night and also good to know what you are using the other half a bag of spinach for instead of it festering in the fridge!

sorry Dedalus! It's not normally that bad.... (she says!)

Meal plans - when I do meal plan, it makes life SO MUCH EASIER. Other times, I simply don't get around to it. But I have to say, when faced with an odd concoction of stuff in the fridge, and no idea for a supper, I tell you what, just go to the MN Food boards and there is always someone with an amazing idea.

I did it just two days ago - a leek, a pepper, a chilli and some celery. I didn't know where to start - a lovely MNer said add chorizo and beans and make a stew and I did. And, though I say it myself, it was bloody lovely, with enough to freeze for another meal. Alleluyah!

Thursday

• Up, showered and dressed DONE
• DC to school
• General tidy, make beds etc DONE
• Fill/Run/Empty DW emptied and running again now
• Order printer ink
• Finish thank yous
• Washing TWO DONE
• Ironing
• Kitchen and family room to hoover and dust
• Haircuts and collect DS's friend for lunch DONE
• Freeze brie
• Check for loose tiles and fallen branches DONE - nothing major
• Find back exercises
• Post back keyboard to Apple DONE
• Bathrooms
• Measure for units in study
• On line banking/budget
• Chickens top up food DONE
• Dog
• Reading with DC
• Make dinner

Organisoid - I'm worried. Although I may be in the same state when my Lakeland delivery comes . Yes we should get some meal plans on here. Add em to the list.

Anon - well done on the stew, inspiring .

List for today
Buy thank you cards DONE
Change earrings in jewellers - closed
Buy ballet tickets
Buy calendar done

Meal plan
Thurs - curry & rice
Fri -
Sat - rissoto with sweet potato/haddock
Sun -
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
Buy new school jumpers for DS
Clean mouldy wall in bedroom
Take stuff to charity shop
Write thank you cards
Take vits - done
Take in some dry cleaning
Pick up laundry
Confirm hen weekend thingy & pay
Confirm wedding invite and babysitters
Get money back off Karen Millen - sent another email
Get new passport
Ring accountant

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

Yes I'm up for sharing meal plans, we are stuck in a major food rut here - largely because it has to be something that can be made in advance and left to bubble away, or just whacked in the oven and hauled out when it is ready. DH takes a dim view of dinner with no meat or fish

This is ours for the next week
Thurs - beef casserole + jackets (from freezer)
Fri - steak and chips
Sat - paella thing with chicken thighs and no seafood
Sun - roast lamb
Mon - salmon
Tues - meatballs and pasta
Wed - cottage pie
Thurs - sausage + tomato pasta

Lunches are normally a combination of leftovers and sandwiches depending on who is where and doing what.

DS2 is a proper cling-on this week, I am getting very little done. For the rest of today I need to

TO DO
Pop to Sainsbury's for milk and potatoes
Another load of washing
Sort post pile
Online banking
Dinner and clear up
Boys bath and bed
Take down tree and other decorations

DH used to be very sceptical about a lack of fish or meat. However, I got the Hugh F-W VEG book and it is fantastic, so mostly we have at least one, if not two meat free nights using his very tasty recipes.... even DH is impressed.

I did a bit of a freezer audit today (as it was completely jammed!) and have found several bagged supper meals, ie. goulash/stews to go with jacket or mash or make a pie which was quite nice.... PLUS several portions of soup and a whole chicken and a leg of lamb (hurrah!) so that is at least half a dozen suppers, some weekend lunches and two sunday roasts taken care of....

Meal plan for this week was/is:
Tues - Hotchpotch Leek/Pepper/Celery/Chilli/Chorizo/Bean Stew with Mash (Thanks MN!)
Weds - Goulash and Jacket
Thurs - Pork steaks plus sautes and salad
Friday - Eggs (probably omelette and tomato salad)
Saturday - Chicken quarters plus rice and leeks
Sunday - OUT
Monday - HFW's VEG book, not sure what yet.

Today

• Up, showered and dressed DONE
• DC to school
• General tidy, make beds etc DONE
• Fill/Run/Empty DW emptied twice
• Order printer ink
• Finish thank yous
• Washing TWO DONE
• Ironing
• Kitchen and family room to hoover and dust
• Haircuts and collect DS's friend for lunch DONE
• Freeze brie DONE
• Check for loose tiles and fallen branches DONE - nothing major
• Find back exercises
• Post back keyboard to Apple DONE
• Relist Ebay unsold items DONE
• Bathrooms
• Measure for units in study
• On line banking/budget
• Chickens top up food DONE
• Dog DONE
• Reading with DC
• Make dinner

My meal plan began on Wednesday this week, as I don't meal plan when I'm on holiday.

Wednesday - veggie and tofu stir fry with rice
Thursday - cheese and leek pie with spiced peas
Friday - noodle soup (using the other half of the vege from the stir fry yesterday)
Saturday - paneer and vege curry with naan bread, minty yoghurt, coconut chutney and (bought) onion bhajis
Sunday - veggie sausages, roast potatoes and carrots, savoy cabbage, yorkies (bought because I just can't make them) and gravy / raspberry crisp (frozen raspberries) and custard
Monday - homemade wedges, frozen peas or salad and omelettes (the vegetarians) or something meaty (carnivores)
Tuesday - no idea!

A really busy day at work today and I'm shattered. Dp has cooked the pie so I just need to prep the vege. I doubt I'll do much tonight but I do want to browse the web for some new lamps - any links to nice ones appreciated!

Bird - let me know what you think of HFW's book as I think I might like to get it.

Remus - so far HFW's book is great, and that is converting sworn carnivores as well. We've tried half a dozen things (and picked ideas from several others to adapt) and have barely scratched the surface of what we want to try!

A really good selection is already on his website (see HFW Veg stuff)

Today

• Up, showered and dressed DONE
• DC to school
• General tidy, make beds etc DONE
• Fill/Run/Empty DW emptied twice
• Washing TWO DONE
• Haircuts and collect DS's friend for lunch DONE
• Freeze brie DONE
• Check for loose tiles and fallen branches DONE - nothing major
• Post back keyboard to Apple DONE
• On line banking/budget DONE
• Chickens top up food DONE
• Dog DONE
• Reading with DC
• Make dinner

Friday

• Up, showered and dressed
• DC to school
• General tidy, make beds etc
• Fill/Run/Empty DW
• Washing
• Ironing
• Kitchen and family room to hoover and dust
• Order printer ink
• Finish thank yous
• Find back exercises
• Bathrooms
• Measure for units in study
• On line banking/budget
• Chickens
• Dog
• Reading with DC
• Make dinner

Thank you. Will have a look at the website then sneak the book into my Amazon basket!

I am impressed with thes menu plans. Organisoid - I'm worried. Although I may be in the same state when my Lakeland delivery comes . Yes we should get some meal plans on here. Add em to the list.

Anon - well done on the stew, inspiring .

List for today
Buy thank you cards DONE
Change earrings in jewellers - closed
Buy ballet tickets
Buy calendar done

Meal plan
Thurs - curry & rice
Fri -
Sat - rissoto with sweet potato/haddock
Sun -

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
Buy new school jumpers for DS
Clean mouldy wall in bedroom
Take stuff to charity shop
Write thank you cards DONE
Take vits - done
Take in some dry cleaning
Pick up laundry
Confirm hen weekend thingy & pay
Confirm wedding invite and babysitters
Get money back off Karen Millen - sent another email
Get new passport
Ring accountant

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

DONE
Pop to Sainsbury's for milk and potatoes
Another load of washing
Sort post pile
Dinner and clear up
Boys bath and bed
Take down tree and other decorations
Hoover living room and dust where the decorations were

Only thing I didn't get done was the online banking, will do it tomorrow, it is too late and I can't be arsed to go and find the thingy that does the code.

Morning :)

Tonight's meal is bolognese, for anyone who is interested, not sure about the test of the week as it is on my calender which is downstairs :o

Not much of a list as such, but Need to Do:
Take down Christmas tree/decs
More laundry
DD to and from school
Feed everyone at appropriate times of day
Do horses

Well, at last the sun shines and the wind has dropped. Thank the Lord for that.

We can go outside without getting a battering.....

DD is still asleep (8.50). She has slept like this all holidays and I don't know how we are going to go back to getting her up at 7.15 for school next week! Not as if she goes to bed hugely late either, she is just loving (and needing) her sleep at the moment. DS, however, up with the lark this morning, just as I was retreating back to bed after DH left with a coffee for half an hour with my book!

Friday

• Up, showered and dressed
• DC to school
• General tidy, make beds etc
• Fill/Run/Empty DW
• Washing
• Ironing
• Kitchen and family room to hoover and dust
• Order printer ink
• Finish thank yous
• Find back exercises
• Bathrooms
• Measure for units in study
• On line banking/budget
• Chickens
• Dog
• Reading with DC
• Make dinner

Hmm Mumsnet was down last night when I posted and my post isn't here. Twas a rant about Karen Millen who owe me £175 after I posted two dresses back. They must have got the package as they have paid me back for one of them. No customer services help line just email and no response so far for 1 week. Harumph

List for today
Change earrings in jewellers -
Buy ballet tickets

Meal plan - my mind is fairly blank sorry
Fri -
Sat - risotto with sweet potato/haddock
Sun -

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
Buy new school jumpers for DS
Clean mouldy wall in bedroom
Take stuff to charity shop
Write thank you cards 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 - sent another email
Get new passport
Ring accountant

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

Ok this weeks meals were/are
Mon: Lamb steaks and tabouleh
Tue: pork meatballs, spaghetti, tomato sauce and broccoli
Wed: roast chicken breast and roasted veg (potato, carrot, aubergine, courgette, mushrooms with garlic and herbs)
Thur: Veggie lasagne
Fri: freezer/cupboard/fridge/leftovers Omlette and salad I think
Sat: Pork fillet, potato dauphinoise, veg (carrots, peas and broccoli I think)
Sun: leftover pork, chorizo and butterbean stew

Next week
Mon: Spaghetti carbonara
Tue: Lamb and spinach curry
Wed: Cottage pie
Thur: Thai green curry and rice (probably veggie maybe chicken)
Fri: Out for dinner
Sat: freezer/cupboard/fridge/leftovers
Sun: Roast chicken and veg

Need to talk to my landlord about the possibility of decorating hallway [scared] Hoping he might offer to pay for all/some of it. It clearly hasn't been done for years and years BUT we have caused more than average wear and tear over last 2 years (buggy knocking into walls, dc picking at loose bits of wallpaper etc) so he might say it's down to me to fix.

Still no get up and go. Can't get my head round proper list. But have got wool for dgd's cardi.
Menus. My offerings are
Beef in red wine slow cooked casserole today
Then rummage in freezer for weekend
Possibly sausage n onion gravy with veg tomorrow
My experiment with spelt flour for yorkshires worked though so toad in hole now poss.

Afternoon ladies! House feels so much bigger now the tree is down and all the other bits, and now I'm having my annual twitch about clearing out cupboards and wanting to redecorate.

DONE
All up dressed and fed
Food shopping delivered and put away (after the driver realised he had delivered one of my bags to someone else so he had to go back and get it!)
1 load of washing
Playtime with DS1
Clean and organise 1 kitchen cupboard

TO DO
Lunch (in the oven)
More washing
Put away clean clothes etc
Order Organised Mum calendar
Breadmaker on
Make a plan for the weekend (needs DH input, or at least buy in)
Dinner
Boys bath and bed
Relax - film?
Sleep

ONGOING
Clear out all the kitchen cupboards (1 done : 14 to do)
Sideboard (massive doom)
Ring and book the oven cleaning man
Get quotes to redecorate living room and dining room
Fill in dentist forms and drop them back
Research climbing frames
Have a book cull
Re-organise bookcases once cull is complete
Research speakers
Hang mirror in our bedroom
Buy a mirror for the spare room (this has been on the list for a year, I can find nothing I like!)

Ooh toad in the hole, yum.

I am doing a spreadsheet for my meal plans, so that I can organise recipes by type and ingredients and then drag them into a weekly plan. Let's see how long it takes me!