Come on you slatterns, get your arses in gear, I stop posting for 2 days and you all start getting lazy................

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didn't see a single bump of a slattersn thread in the 2 days I've lurked. So here we are - a brand new slatterns thread to take us over to the new year (where I think we can safely say that one of our NY Resolution won't be keeping teh house tidy at all times )

I can officialy say that:

Paper lists of things to do are SHIT. They don't work, they don't tell you how well you're doing when you update to say what you've done, they get lost under the stuff still to be sorted, and they don't give you other unrelated banter while you're having a rest from it all

So - with that in mind.

Tonight (and I use the word quite loosely as I've slept the last 2 nights so suspect there will be little sleep to be found tonight) I need to:

• Get my washing done
• Dry it
• Iron it all (it's taking over the dining room!)
• Tidy and hoover the lounge
• Clean kitchen worktops
• Empty kitchen bins
• Put dishwasher on

May add more stuff later as I realise it needs doing.

cikecaka -I know the feeling my DS1 & 2 were back yesterday - was dreading how DS3 would react - but you know what - he's actually been totally fine - even waving to them as they headed out the door .

He's curently hoovering the lounge for me..........with his baby Henry .........think I may still need to redo it though

• Get ds1 & 2 - up and out to school on time DONE
• Get DS3 changed and dressed
• Get myself dressed
• Load of washing
• Empty diswasher DONE
• Get clothes dried (including most of yesterday's lot blush
• Empty kitchen bins
• Clear and clean kitchen worktops (find them again!).
• Dinner
• Post budgetting form
• Tidy up in here
• Hoover
• Ring TVL
• Meeting here at 8pm
• Tidy kitchen floor
• Clean kitchen floor
• Ironing?

Hi everyone - dh is back at school today and it's very snowy and frosty, so it's the perfect day to hibernate with ds. Unfortunately, I have too much to do!

-wash dishes
-vacuum downstairs
-wash load of laundry
-get ds dressed
-take parcel to be posted
-go to dentist
-get notes together and go to midwife
-get some food shopping

Washing and Drying . started

Sort out dry washing and put away .

Bath me and DD4. done

Tidy round living room.

Tidy round kitchen.

Mop floors.

Hoover.

Clean bathroom.

Do online shop for saturday.

Pick up dc ,feed them .

Family meeting when dp comes home (trying to destress everyone and stop the nightmare that is bedtime )

Fill in 2009 diary .

Just having some breakfast and dd is having her second breakfast .
I have also tided round my bedroom and made the beds .
Its really bright here not frosty at all ,looks quite warm but have not been out in it yet bet its freezing out there really .

Right onwards and upwards .

things are slow here, DS3 didn't have a nap yesterday - seemed to have worked great - he only took about 20 minutes to drop off to sleep (as opposed to the 1 1/2hrs I've had for a week or so).

But this morning he's in the most foul mood, obviously very tired and doing my head in.

I have got him dressed though..........

Now need list for tomorrow

Dress me-done
Breakfast me-done, just at 10.58
Dress DDs2+3-done
Packed lunch DD1-done, she did it herself!
Tidy Kitchen-done
Shopping
Return uniform
Lunch
Hoovering
Pick up DD1
Dry washing
Washing into machine

Anything else that comes up

Well that does look better than it feels. Feels like I have done nothing and I have that horrible feeling of wading through mud. Every room I go into has so much to do in it and I keep picking up bits and pieces to put away and end up carrying them round and eventually putting down somewhere else. Feeling of Dont Know Where To Start.
Guess thats why the list is good. Follow the list.Follow the list. Follow the list.

nothing else happened here yet, DS3 only stopped whinging/screaming/crying about 15 minutes ago and I'm trying to "regoup" myself before he starts again/I start doing stuff

Oh dear FAQ sounds stressful ,dd had her whiny day yesterday and is in luckily quite a good mood today .Not sure how long it will last though .

Washing and Drying . On second load

Sort out dry washing and put away .

Bath me and DD4. done

Tidy round living room. DONE

Tidy round kitchen. DONE

Mop floors.

Hoover. DONE

Clean bathroom.

Do online shop for saturday.

Pick up dc ,feed them .

Family meeting when dp comes home (trying to destress everyone and stop the nightmare that is bedtime )

Fill in 2009 diary .

Upload photos to snapfish

I am letting dd watch Curious George before dinner ,then we are going to a friends at 1.30 to see her new baby .
Its going to be odd here next week without DD around for three days ,she is starting nursery I think I am going to dedicate one day of the week to doing a massive clean .
Only got until May though until another LO is around to take up all my time .

Message withdrawn

course you can Knickers - all are welcome here.

Only 1 rule........

If you complete more than 3 (proper full day) lists in a week you're OUT

Why does clothes around the house make it look so untidy .
I have done nothing apart from washing this morning. Have been on the computer.

Am not doing stuff. Am on computer. Don't want to do it. Oh hell. It's cold. DD3 screaming because I wouldn't let her put on wet pajamas-[the ones in washing basket waiting to be hung up]. Bleugh!!!!!

pushchair - I'm not doing stuff ether,

About to change DS3's bottom, give him milk and chuck him (almost literally ) in his cot for a nap, right now I don't care how long he keep sDS2 awake tonight (and therefore how much of a PITA DS2 will then be tomorrow) he's doing my head

Can't seem to get up off chair even though its freezing and I should at least go and turn thermostat up. RIGHT massive effort, loud ripping noise as arse peeled off seat and upstairs.............

thank gawd for that DS3 has gone down for a nap (means I'll be tearing my hair out tonight but hey)

• Get ds1 & 2 - up and out to school on time DONE
• Get DS3 changed and dressed DONE
• Get myself dressed DONE
• Load of washing DONE
• Empty diswasher DONE
• Get clothes dried (including most of yesterday's lot - started
• Empty kitchen bins
• Clear and clean kitchen worktops (find them again!).
• Dinner
• Post budgetting form
• Tidy up in here
• Hoover
• Ring TVL
• Meeting here at 8pm
• Tidy kitchen floor
• Clean kitchen floor

Breakfast for me DONE
Hoover sitting room DONE
Wash Floor DONE
Hoover Hall DONE
Wash Hall Floor DONE
Dress DD3
Wash Clothes ONGOING
Now need to go down town because I discovered when washing DD1 and DD2 school shirts, that the cuffs are destroyed as a result of christmas art projects and couldnt possibly send them back to school like that.

Dress me-done
Breakfast me-done, just at 10.58
Dress DDs2+3-done
Packed lunch DD1-done, she did it herself!
Tidy Kitchen-done
Shopping
Return uniform
Lunch-done
Hoovering
Pick up DD1
Dry washing-1 load in tumbler,2nd hung up-done
Washing into machine-done

Anything else that comes up

Washing and Drying . on third load

Sort out dry washing and put away .

Bath me and DD4. done

Tidy round living room. DONE

Tidy round kitchen. DONE

Mop floors.

Hoover. DONE

Clean bathroom.

Do online shop for saturday.

Pick up dc ,feed them .

Family meeting when dp comes home (trying to destress everyone and stop the nightmare that is bedtime )

Fill in 2009 diary .DONE

Upload photos to snapfish STARTED

Right had dinner ,going to get changed and get dd sorted let max out for a wee and down to friends

Hi, I am new around here and wondered if I could join you all? I am not great at housework and would probably benefit from a virtual support network of like-minded souls

hell GoodAdvice, yes everyone welcome, just post your list and off you go to do it (or back to Active Conversations to waste some more time )

Thank you FAQ, here is my first list for a renewed attempt at being a domestic goddess (ok maybe that is pushing it!)

Wipe down kitchen sides
sweep through downstairs
Tidy bedrooms
Hoover upstairs
Hoover Attic
Collect Photos
Mop downstairs
Take down decs and put in boxes (I know I am late!)
Put decs in garage ready for next year

sorry you've come to the wrong thread if your looking to become a domestic goddess

We have only 1 rule, and that is no more than 3 completed (daily) lists in a week or you're out (completed smaller "must do this before 10am" type are allowed).

Well I think I will manage to be ok with that, is there a lower limit at which you are kicked out as being a minging slob rather than a Slattern? If there is you had best tell me now so as I can be ready for it when my good intentions wear off!

no we don't have a lower limit

and if you post things such as

"get dressed"
"feed children"

etc - then you'll always have something mark as done LOL

Hmm, am being a bit flakey about my name - I keep changing my mind about which is better... what do you think FAQ?

ermm which is the other option???