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.

God I have been soooo lazy today! DD is asleep but I have been on my laptop the whole time and she will be awake soon! Hoping she will sit and eat some finger foods while I get some stuff done in her room though.

Only think I have done today is cook lunch, which was awful and we didn't eat it so made DD a sandwich.

Need to do:
-Put washing on
-Hang washing up
-Put DDs clothes away (LOADS!)
-Washing up
-Put washing up away
-Put all my internet shopping away
-Advertise my Usborne buissness somewhere online
-Put DDs new toys etc away from her "belated birthday and Christmas" yesterday at FILs.
-Cancel lovefilm subscription that we don't use
-Book tickets for my birthday
-Thank you cards
-change DDs bedsheet
-make up new pot of washable wipes
-Tidy our bedroom
-cook dinner

Can I join in? I am like a woman posessed when there is a list involved I just like to put off doing the list.

Hoover
Wipe down sofa
2 hours uni revision
take lib books back
DH tax return
dismantle DH wardrobe
sort clothes rail
re-organise bedroom / clothes situation
yet more ebay listing
wash dishes
food shop
sort 30th shortlist
can I put sex on the list?

Another lazy one here too ended up on here all day I am sort of ill though .

Will start again tomorrow .

FAQ - important Q, have we ever had sex on a list???

I think we should allow it.

I also think i should add it to mine - might make it happen instead of reading book and going to sleep!

Osmosis I would put sex on the list too but I'd feel obliged to actually have to make a start on it then again I keep putting mop floors on and never do those either .

yeah, i somehow think it might be the last thing to get a 'done'!

Having said that though, I'm allowing myself off the no alcohol in January leash tonight as I've been a Very Good Girl so he might get lucky!

Its dh bithday next week so pretty sure it should be on my list, whenever I feel well enough to do one

Up and dressed-done
Dishwasher on-done
Mn for ages-done
Dress DDs-done
Put dry washing away
Hang wet washing-done
Tumble semi-dry washing
Washing in-done
Skirting boards
Shop-sort of
Post office
Lunch-Done*
Faff around-Yep*
DD2 to dancing-done Dinner-in progress
Baths and beds
MN again

• laundry from holiday, groan... 2nd load in
• remove stuff from our room to reclaim it and find new homes for it (or get rid....) started
• tidy guest rooms started
• get rid of lots of stuff we've cleared out to freecycle/charity shop/rubbish tip started
• ebay/freecycle unwanted presents (sorry, harsh but true), esp ones for the DCs as they have so much already
• Xmas decs put away in loft
• try and find new homes for all new things
• spend some time figuring out new hard drive thing for laptop
• get back on track with weight loss...
• package up slippers to post to sister
• move books from playroom upstairs DONE & books out of DCs new room to new spare room (maybe getting rid of some on the way DONE !....!)
• complain to cat sitter/her mum as cats had no food when we came back
• arrange for boiler man to come round on Wed hopefully to sort out boiler (heating keeps going off, was arctic when we came home)
• unpack & rehome everything DONE
• ring CP to register that we left behind the phone charger & 2 camera chargers, grr, DH's fault for hiding them in a drawer..... DONE
• charge mobile & check for messages
• thank you notes re DCs presents, oops!

ooo just seen your question JKS - I don't know - perhaps we should put it out to vote among the member .

Although I say no as I could never put it on my list as I'm decidedly single

'member'

i don't think i will as it will be too obv that it is hasn't been done after i've fallen asleep, again, before DH comes to bed....

ooops I appear to have a missed an "s" off........mind you perhaps that would be even worse

Well I vote sure if you want to. I see it as a chore Won't be adding it to my list as it's even less likely to get done than skirting boards.

Up and dressed-done
Dishwasher on-done
Mn for ages-done
Dress DDs-done
Put dry washing away
Hang wet washing-done
Tumble semi-dry washing
Washing in-done
Skirting boards
Shop-sort of
Post office
Lunch-Done*
Faff around-Yep
DD2 to dancing-done Dinner-done
Baths and beds-dp doing now
MN again-work in progress

Hoover
Wipe down sofa
2 hours uni revision
take lib books back
DH tax return
dismantle DH wardrobe
remove fake wall
sort clothes rail done
re-organise bedroom / clothes situation
yet more ebay listing
polish boots
wash dishes
food shop
sort 30th shortlist
have sex with DH
resolve kitchen/shed issues
do SOMETHING fun with DD
leave the house

right, didn't have it on list but:

boys to bed DONE
us dinner DONE
bath DONE
early night doing

back to proper list tomorrow, will try and get those decorations into the loft.....

Get DC ready for schoolDONE
-School/nursey runDONE
-Put new baby's name down for nurseryDONE
-SupermarketDONE
-Pick DC2 up from nursery DONE
-Lunch for me and DC2 DONE
-Sort out finances STARTED
-Put at least 1 load of washing in to wash and dry HALF DONE
-Ring plumber DONE
-Schoolrun DONE
-Make dinner DONE

• Do homework with DC1

-Take DC to get new shoes (maybe) ANOTHER DAY! -Ask DH to get baby stuff out of loft HALF DONE -Sort through baby stuff and see what we need to buy HALF DONE

I did not realise what a huge task sorting baby stuff was going to be.

Morning all
Got high hopes for today, going to get lots done, i hope.

• usual morning things, getting dressed, etc.
• breakfast for everyone DONE
• laundry from holiday, groan... 3rd load in
• remove stuff from our room to reclaim it and find new homes for it (or get rid....) started
• tidy guest rooms started
• get rid of lots of stuff we've cleared out to freecycle/charity shop/rubbish tip started
• ebay/freecycle unwanted presents (sorry, harsh but true), esp ones for the DCs as they have so much already
• Xmas decs put away in loft
• try and find new homes for all new things
• spend some time figuring out new hard drive thing for laptop
• get back on track with weight loss...
• package up slippers to post to sister
• move books from playroom upstairs DONE & books out of DCs new room to new spare room (maybe getting rid of some on the way DONE !....!)
• complain to cat sitter/her mum as cats had no food when we came back
• arrange for boiler man to come round on Wed DONE
• charge mobile & check for messages (have to do this in the car until i get a new charger, argh!
• go food shopping
• thank you notes re DCs presents, oops!

good morning - another crap day for me yesterday

However, I'm feeling positively alive and motivated this morning

Bonus

Maybe i should put more realistic stuff on my list? really my day should read:

• get up too early DONE
• CBeebies until breakfast time DONE
• let DH do nappies and breakfast DONE
• put on Bug's Life as DS1 asked for it DONE
• MN until film ends and we are forced to do something else DOING
• laugh at DS2's antics as he cruises around DOING
• slob around in pjs for far too long whilst dreaming of all the things i could get done today DOING

etc.etc.etc.

Hello everyone! I'm knackered, got in from work at 1.10am this morning, and have been woken by a singing toddler this morning. Off to work again in an hour, and then I'm going to see my friends tonight - yay!

FAQ sounds quite good about the OU! I really need to start my degree again - gave up when ds was born and my time was sucked into the black hole of childcare

-have a shower
-wash dishes
-get uniform ready
-wash load of laundry

ok time for todays list I guess.......

• Breakfast for DS's DONE
• DS1 & 2 dressed - DONE
• Change and dress DS3
• Get myself dressed
• Load dishwasher and put on
• Washing
• Drying
• Ironing
• sign budgetting loan agreement
• Morrisons - few bits and to post loan agreement
• Get boxes
• Sort kitchen worktops
• Tidy lounge floor
• Dinner
• Bath boys
• Tackle kitchen cupboards
• Contact Agent about link that hasn't arrived

You have to do a new list everyday???? Oh god, I am in the wrong place!

I made my list pretty late in the day yesterday so do I get special dipensation?

I will endeavour to do the rest today... except maybe the tax return.... nasty bizniz.

Hoover
Wipe down sofa
2 hours uni revision
take lib books back
DH tax return
dismantle DH wardrobe done
remove fake wall done
sort clothes rail done
re-organise bedroom / clothes situation
yet more ebay listing
polish boots
wash dishes done
food shop
sort 30th shortlist
have sex with DH done albeit badly
resolve kitchen/shed issues
do SOMETHING fun with DD
leave the house

Osmosis - well yes and no.........it's a "new" list in that you post it that day, but perfectly normal to have most of yesterdays list items on it

Phew, would hate to think I had fallen at the first hurdle... Now that would be out of character!!!