Autumn organisation for slatterns old and new with support/advice and mugs of tea

[HalfMumHalfBiscuit]

I thought it was time for a new Autumnal thread for all slatterns.

This thread is welcome to all who like to write lists or have loads of jobs to get done or if you need a kick up the bum for motivation. Also good for support with relationships, random advice on moths and birthday cakes!

We welcome new slatterns, post your lists here.

Back in a sec with my list.

Blimey JKS, you are sorted for christmas! I thought I was doing okay having bought a few things but you have got yours wrapped.

For me ths week is just about surviving as opposed to getting anything done. DH is away with work and my parents (my back up) are away too. This is also the week I'm changing my work hours for the first time in fve years and my other work partner is drastically reducing her hours (thus dramatically increasing my work load).

Moan over. Today I have a kids party so if I could just make a pasta sauce with the veg in the fridge and get bags ready for tomorrow I'll be happy.

I haven't wrapped anything, yet. Have the 3 large rolls for the 3 DC and could wrap whenever I get a free minute but it hasn't happened over half-term. On the list to do asap though so they can't discover everything and spoil the surprise.

Dh is also away with work this week, until Mon. Hoping my brother can come for the weekend, esp Sat am football to help out.
DS2 has tomorrow off school so only have to organise DS1. Done some nametapes & printer last photo for the class toy's diary.

Still need to:

• write diary entry & stick photo in
• pack DS1's bag with new sports kit & (sodding) class toy
• do some more reading if poss as we've slacked off a bit oops

• DH lighting fire (hooray!)
• roast x 5 & tidy up
• DC bath & bed
• tv & bed (early night needed)

Ongoing:

• family tree (scanning in old certs & photos & email contact); Dug out files to start again
• 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 55.1; stuck atm
• sort wills; nudge DH to see what he wants to do
• clear out of the top of my desk
• 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?
• order new raincover for buggy
• start cycling with DD to playgroups after half-term

Christmas:

• wrap DC presents bought so far (pretty near finished shopping I think, just a few stocking fillers maybe)
• list what food I've already bought (choc tin, biscuit tin, cracker box, Choc tree decorations...)
• find out if younger brother might be coming?
• wait to see if parents book cruise or come to us
• early Christmas with PIL prep
• get advent calendars

Sorry, not had time to post as have been painting the bedroom. Done now and looks great.

Everyone good, getting stuff done??

Ongoing list
DH painting outside of house!
Declutter DS's room, our room and DD's room
Check filing
Pay accountant £20 why?
Bunkbed for DS's room.
Swap kids rooms round!
Get sofabed
Paint bedroom DONE
Present for friend in NZ ordered and arrived, need to send off
Check life insurance policies
Arrange trip up north this weekend
Xmas present organisation
Xmas general organisation

hey HMHB :)

DS2 had a seizure on Sun afternoon :( He didn't need to go to hosp and just slept for 15hours straight afterwards. We could see it coming weirdly, he was very off all day.
He's gone to school today though as back to his usual self. Yesterday he was horrid, ending up with biting my thumb & drawing blood at bedtime - all because he wanted to keep the same Thomas pj top on that he'd had on all day & the night before.
This morning he saw his school uniform and took off the pj's & demanded 'clean clothes please'

Need to contact GOSH to let them know, have already left message with local consultant but he's away atm.

Today:

• morning routine DONE
• sing & sign DONE
• DD nap DONE
• Asda trip + some Christmas bits DONE
• sit down with cuppa & MN Doing
• laundry Doing
• DS2 home, check bag & repack
• collect DS1 after art club, reading, etc
• fish finger tea & tidy up
• walk round block if not raining
• DC to bed
• not to orch tonight (no sitter & not well anyway)
• tv & early night for me (DH away until next Mon)

Ongoing:

• family tree (scanning in old certs & photos & email contact); Dug out files to start again
• 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 55.1; stuck atm
• sort wills; nudge DH to see what he wants to do
• clear out of the top of my desk
• 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?
• order new raincover for buggy
• start cycling with DD to playgroups after half-term DONE this morning
• email to GOSH re Sun seizure & re development check report; have scanned in report to attach
• to buy; world map, DS1 spikes, new toy iron & ironing board

Christmas:

• wrap DC presents bought so far (pretty near finished shopping I think, just a few stocking fillers maybe)
• list what food I've already bought (choc tin, biscuit tin, cracker box, Choc tree decorations...)
• find out if younger brother might be coming?
• wait to see if parents book cruise or come to us
• early Christmas with PIL prep
• get advent calendars
• presents for DSis & family in France Bought; package & post early
• prob not doing present for DBro in Bermuda?
• presents for DH's Aunt & Uncle (his job really, sigh)
• presents for PIL; T-shirt for FIL & cosmetics for MIL Bought
• presents for DPs; have ideas

JKS - hope your son is ok, I can't even imagine how traumatic it was for everyone.

My DH came home early from working away which means there is more of a hope of getting things done. I'm definitely running under power, have self diagnosed a kidney infection (I'm not a doctor but don't let that minor point get in the way of my diagnosis).

I have looked at the Callander and realised that I don't have a single free weekend between now and Christmas! Panick is creeping in at the edges!!!

Jks hope you are alright, how long is it from his last attack

I have been very slatternly when it comes to lists think I might sit down and type a more long term one, things I want done before Xmas or something to that effect

Gummi - you may have noticed I rather like the list-writing bit

DS2 is ok thanks, he used to have a very sever form of epilepsy called Infantile Spasms and had hundreds of szs a day. In fact, according to his EEG he was constantly in a seizure-state.
He had a tumour removed from his brain (non-cancerous) 3 Christmases ago (23rd Dec 2009) and was sz-free until Feb this year when he had one. We hoped it was a one-off, maybe even a febrile convulsion, we'll never know. But all the build-up to Sundays one implies epilepsy again. But it won't be as devastating developmentally as it was before but still, not ideal.

Today:

• morning routine DONE
• sing & sign DONE
• DD nap DONE
• Asda trip + some Christmas bits DONE
• sit down with cuppa & MN DONE
• laundry Lots Doing
• DS2 home, check bag & repack DONE
• collect DS1 after art club, reading, etc DONE
• fish finger tea & tidy up DONE
• walk round block if not raining nope, too tired
• Skype PIL instead DONE
• DC to bed DONE (+play Risk, sort of, with DS1 as a late night treat)
• not to orch tonight (no sitter & not well anyway)
• tv Doing & early night for me (DH away until next Mon)

Wed:

• morning routine
• town/neighbouring town for shopping bits
• home for lunch & DD's nap
• prob not afternoon orch as late start today
• collect DS1 & his swimming lesson + tea at McDs
• DC bath & bed
• early night again

Ongoing:

• family tree (scanning in old certs & photos & email contact); Dug out files to start again
• 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 55.1; stuck atm
• sort wills; nudge DH to see what he wants to do
• clear out of the top of my desk
• 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?
• order new raincover for buggy
• start cycling with DD to playgroups after half-term DONE this morning
• email to GOSH re Sun seizure & re development check report; have scanned in report to attach
• to buy; world map, DS1 spikes, new toy iron & ironing board, dry shampoo for DS2, sch sports socks for DS1

Christmas:

• wrap DC presents bought so far (pretty near finished shopping I think, just a few stocking fillers maybe)
• list what food I've already bought (choc tin, biscuit tin, cracker box, Choc tree decorations...)
• find out if younger brother might be coming?
• wait to see if parents book cruise or come to us
• early Christmas with PIL prep
• get advent calendars
• presents for DSis & family in France Bought; package & post early
• prob not doing present for DBro in Bermuda?
• presents for DH's Aunt & Uncle (his job really, sigh)
• presents for PIL; T-shirt for FIL & cosmetics for MIL; Bought
• presents for DPs; have ideas

Right, done some Boden & Tesco online shopping, now really need to get ready to go out as lots I should be doing...

Wed:

• morning routine DONE
• town/neighbouring town for shopping bits
• home for lunch & DD's nap
• prob not afternoon orch as late start today
• collect DS1 & his swimming lesson + tea at McDs
• DC bath & bed
• early night again

Ongoing:

• family tree (scanning in old certs & photos & email contact); Dug out files to start again
• 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 55.1; stuck atm
• sort wills; nudge DH to see what he wants to do
• clear out of the top of my desk
• 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?
• order new raincover for buggy
• email to GOSH re Sun seizure & re development check report; have scanned in report to attach
• to buy; world map, DS1 spikes, new toy iron & ironing board, dry shampoo for DS2, sch sports socks for DS1

Christmas:

• wrap DC presents bought so far (pretty near finished shopping I think, just a few stocking fillers maybe)
• list what food I've already bought (choc tin, biscuit tin, cracker box, Choc tree decorations...)
• find out if younger brother might be coming?
• wait to see if parents book cruise or come to us
• early Christmas with PIL prep
• get advent calendars
• presents for DSis & family in France Bought; package & post early
• prob not doing present for DBro in Bermuda?
• presents for DH's Aunt & Uncle (his job really, sigh)
• presents for PIL; T-shirt for FIL & cosmetics for MIL; Bought
• presents for DPs; gardening gloves for DDad bought
• Dh presents; Boden pjs ordered & whisky bought

Knackered after going to various places for shopping - i've no stamina!

Wed:

• morning routine DONE
• town/neighbouring town for shopping bits DONE
• home for lunch & DD's nap DONE/Doing
• prob not afternoon orch as late start today texted to say not coming
• collect DS1 & his swimming lesson + tea at McDs + sports shop for spike running shoes
• DC bath & bed
• early night again

Ongoing:

• family tree (scanning in old certs & photos & email contact); Dug out files to start again
• 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 55.1; stuck atm
• sort wills; nudge DH to see what he wants to do
• clear out of the top of my desk
• 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?
• order new raincover for buggy
• email to GOSH re Sun seizure & re development check report; have scanned in report to attach
• to buy; world map DONE, DS1 spikes, new toy iron DONE & ironing board, dry shampoo for DS2, sch sports socks for DS1 Ordered

Christmas:

• wrap DC presents bought so far (pretty near finished shopping I think, just a few stocking fillers maybe)
• list what food I've already bought (choc tin, biscuit tin, cracker box, Choc tree decorations...)
• find out if younger brother might be coming?
• wait to see if parents book cruise or come to us
• early Christmas with PIL prep
• get advent calendars
• presents for DSis & family in France Bought; package & post early
• prob not doing present for DBro in Bermuda?
• presents for DH's Aunt & Uncle (his job really, sigh)
• presents for PIL; T-shirt for FIL & cosmetics for MIL; Bought
• presents for DPs; gardening gloves for DDad bought & grabber hands ordered
• Dh presents; Boden pjs ordered & whisky bought & Toblerone bought

Epic lists JKS. You inspire us all.

Hope ds is ok.

I managed to do some filing yesterday.

Must pay CM and accountant.

If only I actually did what I listed hey?!

Rest of today:

• DS1 sch run, reading, etc
• tea x 4 & tidy up (just pasta today)
• move laundry forward
• DC to bed (bath attempt if i cba)
• tv & bed (not sleeping well atm, knackered)

Ongoing:

• family tree (scanning in old certs & photos & email contact); Dug out files to start again
• 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 55.1; stuck atm
• sort wills; nudge DH to see what he wants to do
• clear out of the top of my desk
• 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?
• order new raincover for buggy
• email to GOSH re Sun seizure & re development check report DONE
• to buy; DS1 spikes, new toy ironing board, dry shampoo for DS2

Christmas:

• wrap DC presents bought so far (pretty near finished shopping I think, just a few stocking fillers maybe)
• list what food I've already bought (choc tin, biscuit tin, cracker box, Choc tree decorations...)
• find out if younger brother might be coming?
• wait to see if parents book cruise or come to us
• early Christmas with PIL prep
• get advent calendars & crackers
• presents for DSis & family in France Bought; package & post early
• prob not doing present for DBro in Bermuda?
• presents for DH's Aunt & Uncle (his job really, sigh)
• presents for PIL; T-shirt for FIL & cosmetics for MIL; Bought
• presents for DPs; DDad DONE
• DH presents; DONE

Been too busy for lists recently. We are about to go and visit my DSis up north tonight for the weekend so just about all packed for that.

Hope everyone is OK.

Ongoing list
DH painting outside of house!
Declutter DS's room, our room and DD's room
Check filing
Pay accountant £20 why?
Bunkbed for DS's room. done
Swap kids rooms round!
Get sofabed
Paint bedroom DONE
Present for friend in NZ ordered and arrived, need to send off
Check life insurance policies
Arrange trip up north this weekend
Xmas present organisation
Xmas general organisation

Hi HMHB, have a good time.

Sod's law with DH being away, DS2 has decided to start waking early again (5.20 today) & i feel like death warmed up. Major coughing fits & general urgh. When do you decide it's something serious like bronchitis or just a cough?

Started wrapping today :) didn't get far though, not found a long enough time period to get stuck into it.

Ongoing:

• family tree (scanning in old certs & photos & email contact); Dug out files to start again
• 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 55.1; stuck atm
• sort wills; nudge DH to see what he wants to do
• clear out of the top of my desk
• 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?
• order new raincover for buggy DONE
• to buy; DS1 spikes, new toy ironing board, dry shampoo for DS2

Christmas:

• wrap DC presents bought so far (pretty near finished shopping I think, just a few stocking fillers maybe); Started
• list what food I've already bought (choc tin, biscuit tin, cracker box, Choc tree decorations...)
• find out if younger brother might be coming? Here this weekend so will find out then
• wait to see if parents book cruise or come to us
• early Christmas with PIL prep
• get advent calendars & crackers
• presents for DSis & family in France Bought; package & post early
• prob not doing present for DBro in Bermuda?
• presents for DH's Aunt & Uncle (his job really, sigh)
• presents for PIL; T-shirt for FIL & cosmetics for MIL; Bought & wrapped
• presents for DPs; DDad DONE
• DH presents; DONE

Hello all.

Mad busy week for me at work so house has definitely suffered. DD has a vomiting bug and I don't think I have done so much washing in my life. I also managed to fit in some of the kids' present shopping, this is the first year I have embraced Internet shopping.

JKS hope your feeling better soon.

Hi Slattern. vomiting bug is cruel. You need loads of people to help out

1. person who cleans up sick
2. person who washes clothes
3. person who tends to ill people
4. person being ill

I too am trying to get Xmas shopping done, done 3 presents today huzzah.

Ongoing list
DH painting outside of house!
Declutter DS's room, our room and DD's room
Check filing
Pay accountant £20 why?
Swap kids rooms round!
Get sofabed
Paint bedroom DONE
Present for friend in NZ ordered and arrived, need to send off
Check life insurance policies
Arrange trip up north this weekend
Xmas present organisation
Xmas general organisation

Lost you all again. Now found.
I have got orrible tooth ache. Reeeely bad. On super strength pain zappers and to see dentist tomorrow.
Can't think straight to post.

Ouch Mini, hope the dentist can help!

I am slowly starting to feel better, still hacking away esp in the mornings. DS2 had some early mornings but was up at 5.55 today which is nearly at the crucial line in the sand of 6am - when the day can start by my rules! - so i'm hopeful he's settling down again.

DH back from work trip tomorrow (thank goodness!), plus i've got Governor meetings, Parents evenings, orchestra stuff, etc going on. Need a serious energy boost.

Tues:

• morning routine
• strip beds & bathmats
• Sing & Sign (remember Christmas booking form)
• home for DD nap & lunch
• tidy kitchen
• DH home at some point
• Governor's meeting at DS2's sch
• DS1 art club (friend dropping him home)
• DC tea, bath & bed
• orchestra

Ongoing:

• family tree (scanning in old certs & photos & email contact); Dug out files to start again
• 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 55.1; stuck atm
• sort wills; nudge DH to see what he wants to do
• clear out of the top of my desk
• 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?
• to buy; DS1 running spikes, new toy ironing board, dry shampoo for DS2 DONE

Christmas:

• wrap DC presents; Started
• list what food I've already bought (choc tin, biscuit tin, cracker box, Choc tree decorations...)
• find out if younger brother might be coming; Still vague
• wait to see if parents book cruise or come to us
• early Christmas with PIL prep
• get advent calendars & crackers
• presents for DSis & family in France Bought; package & post early
• prob not doing present for DBro in Bermuda?
• presents for DH's Aunt & Uncle (his job really, sigh)
• presents for PIL; T-shirt for FIL & cosmetics for MIL; Bought & wrapped
• presents for DPs; DDad DONE
• DH presents; DONE

Oh Mini - nasty. Get it sorted quick.

Today
Pick up DD
Pick up DS
Spend some time doing English with DS (he is taught at school in Welsh and we are a leetle worried that he is behind with reading and writing in English, on the plus side he is fluent in another language by the age of 6).
Make dinner - stew/stir fry and salmon

Ongoing list
DH & painter painting outside of house and windows
Declutter DS's room, our room and DD's room
Check filing
Pay accountant £20 why?
Swap kids rooms round!
Get sofabed
Present for friend in NZ ordered and arrived, need to send off!!!!!!!!!!!
Check life insurance policies
Xmas present organisation
Xmas general organisation

HMHB - if it works re the languages in theory he should find other languages easier to learn when he's older so it's worth it :)

Tues:

• morning routine DONE
• strip beds & bathmats DONE
• Sing & Sign (remember Christmas booking form) DONE
• home for DD nap & lunch Done/doing
• tidy kitchen DONE
• DH home at some point Home (yey)
• Governor's meeting at DS2's sch; reading paperwork
• DS1 art club (friend dropping him home)
• DC tea, bath & bed
• orchestra

Ongoing:

• family tree (scanning in old certs & photos & email contact); Dug out files to start again
• 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 55.1; stuck atm
• sort wills; nudge DH to see what he wants to do
• clear out of the top of my desk
• 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?
• to buy; DS1 running spikes, new toy ironing board

Christmas:

• wrap DC presents; Started
• list what food I've already bought (choc tin, biscuit tin, cracker box, Choc tree decorations...)
• find out if younger brother might be coming; Still vague
• wait to see if parents book cruise or come to us
• early Christmas with PIL prep
• get advent calendars & crackers
• presents for DSis & family in France Bought; package & post early
• prob not doing present for DBro in Bermuda?
• presents for DH's Aunt & Uncle (his job really, sigh)
• presents for PIL; T-shirt for FIL & cosmetics for MIL; Bought & wrapped
• presents for DPs; DDad DONE
• DH presents; DONE

Am glum. Dentist says nothing wrong with tooth but nerve inflamed. Anti inflamatories is the answer, am allergic to aspirin ibuprofen. Have to see if it will settle on its own, or nerve out procedure. clove oil is good though, but not for long.
List-
Plan weekend stuff
Shop
Stationery
Think
Urgh
Boil head

JKS - I know but it is scary.

Mini - no ice cream with hot chocolate sauce for you! Will be home early today if you want to ring.

Hello! Didn't want to start a whole new thread and thought this might be a handy place to barge in and ask...

What does everyone here do with the padded wrapping stuff you get when you have a parcel delivered? I have filled practically a bin bag full of giant plastic padding, large bubble type things, but sadly not pop-able in quite the same way.

Feel unaccountably guilty sending a load of plastic and air to the tip, let alone the fact it has taken up a bin bag space in the bin where there is only space for 2 bin bags!

Just wondering what everyone else does - anyone found another use for them?

We can recycle that kind of plastic so i pop/cut all the bubbles/air pockets, squish it all down and put in the recycling.
Otherwise i would bag it up & freecycle :)

Hello, I think I belong on this thread as I am prone to lists! I just finished the floors, DH has been scrubbing the yard and front steps.

Still to do today:
Laundry (about 3 loads )
Dishes
Top up the fish tank
Paint the kitchen

Tomorrow:
Paint the living room
Usual household stuff

Next day:
Sort through whatever has piled up in the loft; really need to get to the charity shops, etc!
Get on with the back garden...any advice on what can be done with a bog?

I wish we had a better recycling option - I have to carry the glass to the local bank with the buggy which is a bit clanky!

Oooh is this a thread where we get to go over all of the housework? I am feeling a bit rushed as a friend has decided to pop around and kindly offered me a lift to nursery to pick up DD - sadly means I miss the last 1.5hrs of time I had to clean etc. I put DD into nursery 2 days a week so I can clean and relax. Never get to the latter though!

So far today I have:
Dropped DD off at nursery - 40min walk each way
Done Christmas shopping - nothing more to buy :)
Unpacked shopping and bagged it into people piles and hidden in cupboard
Sorted two large bowls of junk
Gone through 4 cupboards and ruthlessly chucked out tupperware with no lids/bottles with no lids etc
Mopped floors
Tidied DD's room
Cleaned surfaces
Done 2 washes
Put away laundry
Filled dishwasher and put on
Sorted craft box and added to it
Emptied both recycling and normal bin
Crushed 8 boxes and piled together for recycling

No time for hoovering, cleaning fridge and sorting paperwork now, but will have to wait for Thurs when DD is in nursery next.