The slatterns housework thread....................there's so much to do and seems to be so little time...........

[goldFAQinsenceandmyrrh]

so it's time for a list.

I need to

Get DS3 changed and dressed
Have a shower
Get myself dressed
Empty the dishwasher
Print out the packaging slips for my ebay stuff
Get bits I've sold out of the box
Go to town - Morrison and Post Office
Do more washing
Get it dried
Get it ironed
Put it away
Put bread maker on
Dinner
Bath boys
Choir practice
Tidy living room
Tidy kitchen
Hoover
Tidy toys in DS2/3's room

• Change and Dress DS3 DONE
• Get myself dressed DONE
• Do some washing DONE
• Get it dried started
• Ironing
• Empty dishwasher DONE (twice lol)
• Start reloading it DONE
• Clean worktops
• Fnish tidying lounge/diner
• Hoover
• Sort kitchen and bathroom floors
• Go to town DONE (well went local shop instead)
• Go to the Toddler group Christmas party DONE
• Put Christmas cards up
• Put ceiling decorations up
• Make Jelly DONE
• Sort dinner in oven
• Bath boys

You're getting there

• Baby toys into loft (making space for Christmas!)
• lots and lots of laundry (i have no decent socks - just ridiculous bright pink or stripy ones!) Started
• tidy kitchen started
• catch DS2 on film pointing & waving, his new tricks
• wait for DH to come home early so i can sleep share childcare for once DONE
• sleep while DH takes over DONE
• boys tea DH DONE
• boys bath DH DOING!

best go and help, bless him he's not great at doing some things on his own with both of them....

• go out for carol singing & dinner with DH later...

Done:

• recover from hangover
• get everyone dressed
• get some last minute bits for party
• get some more Christmas wrapping paper
• wrap our secret santa present

Today:

• get kitchen ready for toddler's Christmas party later (why do I volunteer to host these things?!)
• tidy toys so they can see the floor, to start with at least!
• put away non-toddler stuff that my DSs are OK with, like my laptop
• put more strings up for Christmas cards/blue-tack some cards up
• have party
• tidy up afterwards
• boys to bed

Still left over:

• Baby toys into loft
• lots and lots of laundry Started
• catch DS2 on film pointing & waving

Today:

• get kitchen ready for toddler's Christmas party later DONE
• tidy toys DONE
• put away non-toddler stuff that my DSs are OK with, like my laptop DONE
• put more strings up for Christmas cards/blue-tack some cards up DONE
• have party DONE
• tidy up afterwards DH DOING
• boys to bed soon lol

Still left over:

• Baby toys into loft
• lots and lots of laundry Started
• catch DS2 on film pointing & waving

phew!