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.

Oh
AND

Clear up after dinner

Morning all!

My list for today:

Get myself and DC dressed
Ironing
Dry washing
Put washing away
Strip beds, wash and dry covers
Make beds
Wrap presants and write cards
Take DC to a party
Have a shower
See what I can make for dinner - might need to go to S/M
Make dinner
Clean up after dinner
Make lunch for myself (kids will eat at party and DH still ill )
Bedtime routine
Ask DH to put all the boxes that have been abonded in my l/room back in the loft (if he is up to it)

It is sunday and I can't be bothered but will give it a good go.

Morning... ish

Right, DS has gone to his dads, so time to get working.

First list of the day (may do a second depeding how I get on)

Tidy living room - started
Tidy hallway
Tidy computer desk (bad enough it gets a listing of its own ) - started
Do dishes
Clean kitchen sides
Clean kitchen floor
Do 3 loads of washing - started
Set up/sort out bank payments DONE

Where are you all?? I feel lonley.

Get myself and DC dressed DONE
Ironing
Dry washing
Put washing away STARTED
Strip beds, wash and dry covers
Make beds
Wrap presants and write cards DONE
Take DC to a party
Have a shower
See what I can make for dinner - might need to go to S/M DONE
Make dinner
Clean up after dinner
Make lunch for myself (kids will eat at party and DH still ill )
Bedtime routine
Ask DH to put all the boxes that have been abonded in my l/room back in the loft (if he is up to it)

ADDED
Get DC to tidy their bedroom so I can actually attempt to hoover done
Hoover DC's room

LRB - cross post

Argh! DH is coming down with something! Which doubtless means DD will and I won't be able to take her to nursery which means I won't be able to revise! Which means I'll also probably come down with it and have to do my exams on no revision and feeling like shit! Awesome!!!

Drama queen? Me??

make tomorrows nut roast done
make w/cress soup for freezer done
2 hours uni revision done
find missing lib book
take other lib books back tomorrow
DH tax return
re-organise bedroom / clothes situation
yet more ebay listing done
polish boots done
sort 30th shortlist
resolve kitchen/shed issues

DH has nagged me this morning to get some tidying up done (together) and has said he can only help so much and that I will need to do 'a bit more' during the week

I havnt posted for a week hence why nothing has got done

I feel very tired (slept loads this weekend) and fear I may be slipping back into 'whats the point' mildly depressed state.

bigeyes make a list, even just get out of bed, get dressed, have breakfast and when you tick them off it will make you feel better.
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Here is mine-hey better late than never:
Up-done
Make breakfast-done
Have a bath-yay Dressed-done
Blow dry hair-done
Washing in, school stuff-done
Hang washing
More washing in
Update sainsbo order-done
Swimming [shudder] with DD1
Sort out for school/nursery tomorrow

There and some of it already done!

Thanks pushchair, I could at least do my list, I'm including things I did do yesterday so I can see the weekends not been a total waste.

*Up dressed and went weighthwatchers
*Went to ASDA cooked very nice meal

List for today with DH helping!

DS up dressed DH DONE
Breakfast for all DH DONE
Me up dressed (washed but I like to clean in PJS) Done
Organise laundry half done
Put first load on DH
Dry first load
Strip bed in main bed
Clear junk to garage DH DONE
Clear boxed xmas dec to garage DH DONE
DS Lunch DH DONE (dont get excited it was only crackers)
Dust Main bedroom
Hoover Main bedroom
Use flash wipes in bathroom + bleach
Hoover Bathroom

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Simple but effective.....

Todays list -

change bed
take washing out machine and hang up
put bedding wash on
clean bathroom
clean out rabbits cage
do dishes
clean kitchen work tops
take bins out
take recycling out
empty small bins
hoover front room
tidy up bedroom
tidy up front room

change bed
take washing out machine and hang up DONE
put bedding wash on DONE
clean bathroom
clean out rabbits cage
do dishes
clean kitchen work tops
take bins out
take recycling out
empty small bins DONE
hoover front room
tidy up bedroom
tidy up front room

better late than never, here i am!!
been busy actually sorting out books in spare room - seems to take forever but i like them just so

so:

• peel potatoes for roast for our dinner
• laundry left behind when we went on holiday DOING (still!)
• remove stuff from our room to reclaim it and find new homes for it (or get rid....) more done
• tidy spare room started
• get rid of lots of stuff we've cleared out to freecycle/charity shop/rubbish tip started
• ebay lots of stuff, currently in a big box
• spend some time figuring out new hard drive thing for laptop
• get back on track with weight loss... doing
• package up slippers to post to sister
• sort books onto shelves in spare room DONE
• complain to cat sitter/her mum as cats had no food when we came back
• charge mobile & check for messages (can't do it in the car either, fussy phone. will have to get DH to bring home the spare charger he has in the office).
• thank you notes re DCs presents, oops
• check I'm up to date with birthday cards DONE
• ironing

(Dh out with ds1 while ds2 naps so should get on before they get back!)

make tomorrows nut roast done
make w/cress soup for freezer done
2 hours uni revision done
find missing lib book impossible
take other lib books back tomorrow
DH tax return
re-organise bedroom / clothes situation done
yet more ebay listing done
polish boots done
sort 30th shortlist done
resolve kitchen/shed issues done

whoop whoop! Shame about the tax return.... I may attempt it this evening

List for today with DH helping!

DS up dressed DH DONE
Breakfast for all DH DONE
Me up dressed (washed but I like to clean in PJS) Done
Organise laundry half done done
Put first load on DH
Dry first load done on clothes horse!
Strip bed in main bed done in machine
Clear junk to garage DH DONE
Clear boxed xmas dec to garage DH DONE
DS Lunch DH DONE (dont get excited it was only crackers)
Dust Main bedroom done
Hoover Main bedroom done
Use flash wipes in bathroom + bleach done
Hoover Bathroom done

Additional tasks

Dust all three bedrooms done
Hoover all three bedrooms DH
Put toys in DS room ready to sort later done
Strip bed in spare room done
Strip DS bed
Hoover stairs done
Hoover living room done I know DH did this before I got chance to dust!
Dust stairs
Dust living room
Put away 'posh' xmas crockery! eek. done
Wasing up done
Kitchen surfaces DH - know I'll have to go over them later!
Downstairs toilet quick wipe
ASAD see what they have reduced for dinner!

Am really struggling to get motivated today. Its taken me ... over 3 hours (had to check time on last post) to do what should have taken me no more than 40 minutes to do . Oh well.

Tidy living room done
Tidy hallway done
Tidy computer desk (bad enough it gets a listing of its own ) - started
Do dishes
Clean kitchen sides
Clean kitchen floor
Do 3 loads of washing - 1st load finished but still in washer
Set up/sort out bank payments done

Tidy living room done
Tidy hallway done
Tidy computer desk (bad enough it gets a listing of its own) done
Do dishes
Clean kitchen sides
Clean kitchen floor
Do 3 loads of washing - 1st load finished but still in washer
Set up/sort out bank payments done

LRB - don't worry, we all have days like that

Bigeyes - you're welcome actually thank FAQ, she seems to have got most of us started.
Not sure where she is today??

• peel potatoes DONE
• laundry left behind when we went on holiday DOING (still!)
• remove stuff from our room to reclaim it and find new homes for it (or get rid....) more done
• tidy spare room started
• get rid of lots of stuff we've cleared out to freecycle/charity shop/rubbish tip started
• ebay lots of stuff, currently in a big box
• spend some time figuring out new hard drive thing for laptop
• get back on track with weight loss... doing
• package up slippers to post to sister
• sort books onto shelves in spare room DONE
• complain to cat sitter/her mum as cats had no food when we came back
• charge mobile & check for messages (can't do it in the car either, fussy phone. will have to get DH to bring home the spare charger he has in the office).
• thank you notes re DCs presents, oops
• check I'm up to date with birthday cards DONE
• ironing DONE (well whatever's dry is done)

• tea (will all eat together)
• boys to bed
• get boys things ready for nursery tomorrow
• get my things/handbag ready for work tomorrow

JustKeepSwimming, the problem is nearly all days are like it. I'm a lone parent, 1 ds, who works (not the only one I know, just giving background), this last month I have been trying to do 3 peoples jobs mostly by myself, which has lead to overtime, which has lead to housework being done even less than normal. Evenings I have no energy (at least whilst the work situation is as it is), so weekends are it, and I just can't seem to get the motivcation. Im sat here trying to persuade myself to go and get the washing out and get the next load in so we will have clothes for school/work this week when all I want to do is curl up in bed and cry.

I know this isnt the thread for this but I just need to say it. I am normally a positive person but I am just feeling so low today and knowing I have stuff I need to do before tomorrow but can get myself motivated enough to do is really not helping

Oh LRB - some un-MN (((hugs))) for you
don't worry about this not being 'the thread' for it.

Can you break things down into smaller chunks? would one more load of washing do it? can you just get the essentials done?
Housework is greatly over-rated IMO
and a bit of dirt won't hurt...

Do whatever you like today to make yourself feel better, when you feel more positive you have more motivation to do crappy things.

awwww LRB

Have sat, have cried, have listened to the song of the day a couple more times (that however is very normal), am going to go and get this washing out and a new load in, then am gonna come back.

Thank you for the comments. Smaller chunks? I break it down as far as I can as it is. I hate housework and put it as detailed as possible so each small thing is a thing done if you see what I mean.

Right, washing....

LRB - that's the way to do it.

Get myself and DC dressed DONE
Ironing
Dry washing
Put washing away STARTED
Strip beds, wash and dry covers
Make beds
Wrap presants and write cards DONE
Take DC to a party DONE
Have a shower
See what I can make for dinner - might need to go to S/M DONE
Make dinner
Clean up after dinner
Make lunch for myself (kids will eat at party and DH still ill ) DONE
Bedtime routine
Ask DH to put all the boxes that have been abonded in my l/room back in the loft (if he is up to it)

ADDED
Get DC to tidy their bedroom so I can actually attempt to hoover done
Hoover DC's room

I can hear my bed calling me.......