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Slatterns are steaming ahead in the new year ,come and join and get yourself organised -----well sort of anyway------.

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FAQtothefuture · 19/01/2009 09:22

Here we are - a new thread, post away with your lists and remember - no more than 3 completed "full" dailys lists a week or you're out

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KingCanuteIAm · 27/01/2009 20:50

Daily list

load washer
load dryer
fold and put away clean washing
load dishwasher
empty dishwasher
tidy round before bed
Feed children at least twice
get club kits ready
do lunchboxes

Weekend list

Mop downstairs
Wash bedding
Hoover upstairs
Hoover Attic
Hoover Stairs
Clean Bathrooms

Childrens List
(well I can hope can't I?)

Collect scattered toys/clothes/school books etc from rest of house
Tidy own rooms
Strip beds
Bring down washing
Own jobs from jobs sheet

Extra List

Clean out car (again )
Banish all cobwebs
Clean skirting boards and other gloss
wash windows
Start on the clutter pile in Living room
Start on other clutter pile in Living room
Start on clutter pile in hall

That should keep me on the straight and narrow (LMAO )
I have even copied and saved it in word so that my emphasis copies through each time - organised - moi?

pushchair · 27/01/2009 20:56

[impressed emoticon]

naturalbornmum · 27/01/2009 21:02

Todays list:

Get up and dressed DONE
Have breakfast DONE
Clear up from breakfast DONE
Listen to hypno birth CD DONE
Listen to relaxing birth music
Get dressed DONE
Make shopping list DONE
S/M DONE
Empty dishwasher and fill DONE
Wash up DONE
Dry washing DONE
Put washing away
Check that we have clothes ironed for morning DONE
DD1 homework DH DONE
Work out to work new pram
Paperwork
Ring plaster

Added: (because I have gone off track!)

Clean toilet and radiator next to it YUK! DONE
Collect prescrition DONE
Chemist DONE
Library to return very overdue books DONE*

naturalbornmum · 27/01/2009 21:10

Tommorow's list:

Get DC up and dressed
Iron my clothes and get dressed
Find DD tights to match outfit
Breakfast
School run
Go to shop for flowers
Nursery run
Tidy up from breakfast
Drop flowers at friends
Empty dishwasher and fill
Ring plaster
Dry washing
At least 1 load of washing in and dry
Do a bulk load of cooking for freezer
Clean kitchen after bulk cook
Put washing away house now looks like a laundry
Listen to relaxing music cd
Order prizes for DD2

naturalbornmum · 27/01/2009 21:12

King

Thats a good idea!

I meant to add to mine:

Do at least one 'prepare for baby' job a day - does sleeping count?

KingCanuteIAm · 27/01/2009 21:19

NBM - oh yes, it most certainly does
(oh and fwiw, you can keep that on your after baby list for quite some time too - I think you could just about push it into teenage years when you replace it with "drown sorrows in pub"

Ok, Shopping received and unpacked.
I am now twiddling my fingers, should I
a, tackle cobwebs/skirting boards
b, see if an Isketch room has been opened

Answers on a postcard please
(Correct answers gt a virtual G&T )

JustKeepSwimming · 27/01/2009 21:47

Oh i know i know i know!!!

(except i have a Mac that doesn't allow me to isketch )

boys to bed DONE
orchestra DONE
Dh home DONE

me bed going

night all

KingCanuteIAm · 27/01/2009 21:52

Night JKS!

(If it helps I can't find an MN room open anyway )

pushchair · 27/01/2009 22:43

Tomorrows list:
Up and at em
Packed lunch
DDs sorted
Dishwasher
Washing
Deal with dry washing
Mopping
Tidying
Photograph for ebay
List on ebay
Dare I put Look In Loft
Recycling
Dinner
Beds

alicecrail · 28/01/2009 08:22

Morning all. Am not very motivated this morning. Dh has been out most of the night on call and i don't sleep great when he's not here. Dd and i are still in our pyjamas watching postman pat

Everyone breakfast done
Dressed
Make beds
Washing load on
Stay and play
Lunch
Put dry washing away
Hang out washing
Clean bathroom (still need to do a decent clean
Exercise, muck out and put horses to bed
Cook dinner
Put dd toys away
DD bed and bath
Wash up
Sewing??

FAQtothefuture · 28/01/2009 08:56

morning everyone got a stack of stuff to do today, and after lunchtime will have no excuse not to do any of it LOL.

  • DS1/2 up and out to school DONE
  • Washing 1 LOAD ON
  • Empty dishwasher
  • Sort TV License DONE
  • Ring Gas/Electric/Water/Insurance/etc
  • Ironing
  • Pack DS3's (and 1/2's) stuff for his "holiday" with DH
  • Go and get money for No Depoist Scheme insurance
  • Pick DS's up from school
  • Dinner
  • Dry clothes
  • Packing
  • Tidy lounge/diner
  • Hoover
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ComeWhineWithMe · 28/01/2009 08:57

Good morning . DD2 back at school so house is fairly quiet dd 4 watching cbeebies and is off to nursery this afternoon.

TODAY

Older Dc up and ready for school DONE
School run DPDOING
Get me and dd4 washed and dressed
General tidy round
DD4 lunchbox
Peel pots
Downstairs loo
Make Beds
Washing and Drying
Find my earphones
Hoover everywhere
Pick up Dc
Tea
Kitchen after tea
uniforms
Sandwiches
Folders
Reading
Bedtime
List for ebay

pushchair · 28/01/2009 09:05

Morning all.
DD2 is so cranky this morning and coughing all over the place. Think I'm stuck in for the day again.

Up and at em-sort of
Packed lunch-yes
DDs sorted
Dishwasher-on
Washing
Deal with dry washing
Mopping
Tidying
Photograph for ebay
List on ebay
Dare I put Look In Loft
Recycling
Dinner
Beds

naturalbornmum · 28/01/2009 09:09

Morning all,

To do:

Get DC up and dressed DONE
Iron my clothes and get dressed DONE
Find DD tights to match outfit DONE
Breakfast DONE
School run DONE
Go to shop for flowers
Nursery run
Tidy up from breakfast
Drop flowers at friends
Empty dishwasher and fill
Ring plaster
Dry washing
At least 1 load of washing in and dry
Do a bulk load of cooking for freezer
Clean kitchen after bulk cook
Put washing away house now looks like a laundry
Listen to relaxing music cd
Order prizes for DD2

Add:
Get bread
Go to bank

FAQtothefuture · 28/01/2009 09:26
  • DS1/2 up and out to school DONE
  • Washing 1 LOAD ON
  • Empty dishwasher
  • Sort TV License DONE
  • Ring Gas/Electric/Water/Insurance/Virgin DONEetc
  • Change and dress DS3
  • Ironing
  • Pack DS3's (and 1/2's) stuff for his "holiday" with DH
  • Go and get money for No Depoist Scheme insurance
  • Pick DS's up from school
  • Dinner
  • Dry clothes
  • Packing
  • Tidy lounge/diner
  • Hoover
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TeenyTinyToria · 28/01/2009 09:40

Morning everyone!

FAQ bet you're looking forward to some childfree time to get organised - I have ds "helping" me and things take ages to do!

Ds's nappy had leaked everywhere this morning, so just getting breakfast now after sorting him out.

-wash dishes
-clean kitchen surfaces
-clean bath
-put wash load on
-dry wet washing
-clean bathroom mirror
-deal with piles of ironing/dry washing
-wrap and post parcel
-buy some bigger bras
-ring hairdresser
-ring work to request day off
-de-clutter my bedroom
-remake cot
-vacuum downstairs
-clean bathroom mirror

FAQtothefuture · 28/01/2009 09:41
  • DS1/2 up and out to school DONE
  • Washing 1 LOAD ON
  • Empty dishwasher
  • Sort TV License DONE
  • Ring Gas/Electric/Water/Insurance DONE/Virgin DONEetc
  • Change and dress DS3
  • Ironing
  • Pack DS3's (and 1/2's) stuff for his "holiday" with DH
  • Go and get money for No Depoist Scheme insurance
  • Pick DS's up from school
  • Dinner
  • Dry clothes
  • Packing
  • Tidy lounge/diner
  • Hoover

haha isn't it funny how you tell a company you're just going to cancel the direct debit they're suddenly willing to talk to you,

The home insurance here is in DH's name, he's told me to cancel it so I rang up to do so (bearing it mind it's coming out of my acccount - fair enough I am living here lol - and has been for YEARS). She initially told me he would have ring and cancel it.

I asked what would happen if I simply cancelled the direct debit from my end - pointing out that it was MY account it was coming out of so therefore I could very easily do that.

Suddenly she was willing to talk to me, took the policy number, his dob etc and confirmed for me that there would be no charge for simply cancelling the DD, the policy would just be cancelled when they didn't recieve payment.

Oh and Virgin was fun.......trying to explain that I wanted to stop this account here, I already have a new one set up (well nearly lol) at my new address and no I didn't want them to take away the equipment for me when they come to install my new stuff as I wanted to be able to watch TV/make phone calls on the Friday night when I'd be staying here. We got there in the end lol.

Although I did have to explain to him that I didn't want this account transferred to my new address BECAUSE IT'S IN MY (EX)H'S NAME - DUH!

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JustKeepSwimming · 28/01/2009 09:42

Morning, lots of good activity on here so far!
Hope i can keep up

Pushchair - PMSL at loft entry on list

Today:

  • DH getting up with boys DONE
  • all up & dressed DONE (except ds2 not dressed)
  • me shower DONE
  • breakfast x 4 DONE
  • DH to work DONE
  • DS1 to pre-school DONE
  • DS2 nap doing
  • me jobs started
  • more laundry started
  • ironing
  • collect DS1
  • lunch x 3
  • DS2 nap (maybe...)
  • afternoon activity?
  • Doc appt at 4.10 for DS2
  • tea x 2/3 (not sure)
  • boys bath & bed
  • DH home (maybe & not sure what time)
  • dinner x 2?
  • me bed

Ongoing:

  • take back clothes i didn't wear to wedding (weekend maybe)
  • still not got disc out of disc drive!
  • find pre-pg-&-bf bras
  • ebay lots of stuff, currently in a big box
  • get rid of lots of stuff to freecycle/charity shop/bin
  • get to 8stone 7lbs (new low of 9,7!)
  • look up family tree stuff on new 1911 census site
  • photos for boys albums (DS1 2-2.5yrs & DS2 6mo-1yr)
  • contact Potterton re boiler problems (every time i come home the house is Arctic cos it's gone off)
  • write thank-yous from DS2's birthday
  • write in DS2's book about his party/presents
  • fix porch door handle, think the postman broke it!
  • make some cards started
  • sort out dodgy phone line - BT coming today
  • fix curtain in our room DONE
FAQtothefuture · 28/01/2009 09:42

yes I am looking forward to it, but it's going to be weird with just the other 2 after school today and tomorrow and in the mornings.......

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ComeWhineWithMe · 28/01/2009 11:11

Just haveing a break before taking dd4 to nursery ,she has been very chatty this morning my dsis is coming this afternoon to eat chocolate --with- me to vist so I probably wont get much done.

Older Dc up and ready for school DONE
School run DONE
Get me and dd4 washed and dressed DONE
General tidy round DONE
DD4 lunchbox DONE
Peel pots
Downstairs loo
Make Beds DONE
Washing and Drying DRYINGIN
Find my earphones
Hoover everywhere DONE
Pick up Dc
Tea
Kitchen after tea
uniforms
Sandwiches
Folders
Reading
Bedtime
List for ebay

I have also cleaned the bathroom because one little darling thought they would empty a pencil sharpner in the sink .

JustKeepSwimming · 28/01/2009 11:38

Today:

  • DH getting up with boys DONE
  • all up & dressed DONE
  • me shower DONE
  • breakfast x 4 DONE
  • DH to work DONE
  • DS1 to pre-school DONE
  • DS2 nap DONE
  • me jobs started
  • our laundry DONE
  • boys laundry started
  • ironing DONE
  • collect DS1
  • lunch x 3
  • DS2 nap (maybe...)
  • friends coming round to play & for tea
  • Doc appt at 4.10 for DS2
  • tea x 4
  • boys bath & bed
  • DH home (maybe & not sure what time)
  • dinner x 2?
  • me bed

Ongoing:

  • take back clothes i didn't wear to wedding (weekend maybe)
  • still not got disc out of disc drive!
  • find pre-pg-&-bf bras
  • ebay lots of stuff, currently in a big box
  • get rid of lots of stuff to freecycle/charity shop/bin
  • get to 8stone 7lbs (new low of 9,7!)
  • look up family tree stuff on new 1911 census site
  • photos for boys albums (DS1 2-2.5yrs & DS2 6mo-1yr)
  • contact Potterton re boiler problems (every time i come home the house is Arctic cos it's gone off)
  • write thank-yous from DS2's birthday
  • write in DS2's book about his party/presents
  • fix porch door handle, think the postman broke it!
  • make some cards DONE
  • sort out dodgy phone line - BT man here
TeenyTinyToria · 28/01/2009 11:51

-wash dishes done
-clean kitchen surfaces done
-clean bath done
-put wash load on 1 of 2
-dry wet washing doing
-clean bathroom mirror done
-deal with piles of ironing/dry washing half done
-wrap and post parcel done
-buy some bigger bras
-ring hairdresser
-ring work to request day off
-de-clutter my bedroom done
-remake cot done
-vacuum downstairs done

pushchair · 28/01/2009 12:16

Oooh BT man succeed?

Up and at em-sort of
Packed lunch-yes
DDs sorted-yes
Dishwasher-on, finished and emptied and stuff in there again
Washing-in machine
Deal with dry washing-yes
Mopping-YES!
Tidying-constantly
Photograph for ebay
List on ebay
Dare I put Look In Loft
Recycling-I doubt it, DD2 is coughing away and it's pissing down outside.
Dinner
Beds

KingCanuteIAm · 28/01/2009 12:59

Daily list

load washer Done
load dryer Done
fold and put away clean washing
load dishwasher Done
empty dishwasher
tidy round before bed
Feed children at least twice Halfdone
get club kits ready Done
do lunchboxes Done

All before work - I have one of those nasty smug grins, some-one slap me quick or I may have errant thoughts about deserting to some kind of fly-thread or something

JustKeepSwimming · 28/01/2009 13:12

YEY, BT man fixed it!
Well, he found another line coming in that we don't use so he just swapped the lines over. Not exactly 'fixed' but working

Today:

  • collect DS1 DONE
  • lunch x 3 DONE
  • tidy after lunch DONE
  • DS2 nap (maybe...)
  • friends coming round to play & for tea
  • Doc appt at 4.10 for DS2
  • tea x 4
  • boys bath & bed
  • DH home (maybe & not sure what time)
  • dinner x 2?
  • me bed

Ongoing:

  • take back clothes i didn't wear to wedding (weekend maybe)
  • still not got disc out of disc drive!
  • find pre-pg-&-bf bras
  • ebay lots of stuff, currently in a big box
  • get rid of lots of stuff to freecycle/charity shop/bin
  • get to 8stone 7lbs (new low of 9,7!)
  • look up family tree stuff on new 1911 census site
  • photos for boys albums (DS1 2-2.5yrs & DS2 6mo-1yr)
  • contact Potterton re boiler
  • write thank-yous from DS2's birthday
  • write in DS2's book about his party/presents
  • fix porch door handle, think the postman broke it!
  • sort out dodgy phone line DONE