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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

OP posts:
FAQtothefuture · 03/02/2009 06:54

ok today list

  • Get DS's up and ready for school (while keeping an eye on the school closures list, 2 local ones have appeared on the list to say they're closed
  • Do a general tidy up in the "clear" area of the lounge
  • Wash some dishes and bottles
  • Clear this side of the room
  • Get computer desk out of the garage
  • Put it in place and set computer up properly
  • Wipe inside of kitchen cupboards down and start emptying kitchen boxes

will add more later

OP posts:
JustKeepSwimming · 03/02/2009 08:25

FAQ - how is the new house?

Hope DS1's pre-school is open....we are walking there anyway so will find out when we get there.

Left from yesterday:

  • finish listing Ebay stuff doing
  • dry laundry last load in dryer
  • sort/fold/iron/put away started

Today:

  • all up & dressed DONE
  • breakfast x 3 DONE
  • tidy up pre-cleaners started
  • strip beds & put clean bedding on beds DONE
  • DS1 to pre-school
  • me & DS2 to Sing & Sign
  • DS2 nap
  • collect DS1
  • lunch x 3
  • afternoon activity?
  • tea x 3
  • boys bath & bed
  • orchestra cancelled so very early night

Ongoing:

  • feedback for ds1's nursery 'report'
  • find shawl to go with dress for ball tomorrow
  • get ready for going to London tomorrow with boys for ball/overnight (pack bags for boys, & me, tickets for ball, dress, jewellery, shawl, shoes & tights for ball, etc.) started
  • get disc out of disc drive! tried again still stuck!
  • find pre-pg-&-bf bras
  • get rid of lots of stuff to freecycle/charity shop/bin started
  • 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 emailed, chase today
  • post last thank-you from DS2's birthday
  • take some door handles back to B&Q (can't find them!)
  • buy some red dye for a tablecloth i want to dye
  • buy & use a drain unblocker for shower
  • dismantle, wash and put back together DS1's 'tv' chair
  • look at photo cd MIL gave me before ordering new photos of boys
TeenyTinyToria · 03/02/2009 09:07

Hi everyone! Snow is gone here today

FAQ how's it going with the new house?

Today I have to -

-wash dishes
-clean kitchen surfaces
-clean bathroom
-vacuum downstairs
-vacuum inside sofas
-dust and polish
-tidy living room
-dry tons of wet washing
-put another wash load on
-ring theatre to cancel ticket

ComeWhineWithMe · 03/02/2009 09:49

Good morning . Hope all you lovely slatterns are ok and hope FAQ is settled in her new house .

All is ok here dp off work so everything is out of routine and the school is closed but dc are loving the snow !

Going to make an effort today to get things done.

Today

Make shepherds pie
Upload photos to snapfish
Clean bathroom
Downstairs loo
Mop floors
Washing and drying
Polish
Hoover
Make beds
Sort out and pair Pyjamas and socks
Look into opening post office acount
Book eye appt
Reading
Fill in diary

JustKeepSwimming · 03/02/2009 10:03

Snow gone, just lots of ice now. tricky walking, especially pushing a buggy & buggy board.
Pre-school open, sing and sign closed. more time for jobs then while ds2 sleeps....

Left from yesterday:

  • finish listing Ebay stuff doing
  • dry laundry should be finished now, will check in a mo
  • sort/fold/iron/put away started

Today:

  • all up & dressed DONE
  • breakfast x 3 DONE
  • tidy up pre-cleaners DONE
  • strip beds & put clean bedding on beds DONE
  • DS1 to pre-school DONE
  • me & DS2 to Sing & Sign cancelled
  • DS2 nap doing
  • collect DS1
  • lunch x 3
  • afternoon activity?
  • tea x 3
  • boys bath & bed
  • orchestra cancelled so very early night

Ongoing:

  • feedback for ds1's nursery 'report'
  • find shawl to go with dress for ball tomorrow DONE
  • get ready for going to London tomorrow with boys for ball/overnight (pack bags for boys, & me, tickets for ball, dress, jewellery, shawl, shoes & tights for ball, etc.) started
  • get disc out of disc drive! tried again still stuck!
  • find pre-pg-&-bf bras
  • get rid of lots of stuff to freecycle/charity shop/bin started
  • 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 emailed, chase today
  • post last thank-you from DS2's birthday
  • take some door handles back to B&Q (can't find them!)
  • buy some red dye for a tablecloth i want to dye
  • buy & use a drain unblocker for shower
  • dismantle, wash and put back together DS1's 'tv' chair
  • look at photo cd MIL gave me before ordering new photos of boys loading onto DH's pc
TeenyTinyToria · 03/02/2009 10:59

-wash dishes done
-clean kitchen surfaces done
-clean bathroom
-vacuum downstairs done
-vacuum inside sofas
-dust and polish done
-tidy living room done
-dry tons of wet washing doing
-put another wash load on done
-ring theatre to cancel ticket done

Off to finish the vacuuming, clean up the bathroom and then go out and brave the torrential rain that we are having.

cikecaka · 03/02/2009 11:43

My God TTT, you are on fire this morning. Just back from covering books at DD1 and DD2s school.
To do
prepare and make lunch
Tidy sitting room
Tidy over after lunch
Prepare DCs dinner

TO DO (off birthday list)
Start my room

naturalbornmum · 03/02/2009 11:48

Morning all (just about)

To do:

Lie in DONE
Have a bath and shave legs {blush}
Find clothes and iron
Get dressed
Have breakfast DONE
MN DONE
Clean up from breakfast
Empty and fill DW
Dry 2nd load baby clothes
Put the rest of baby clothes on wash and dry
Big sort out of money
Check ebay sales DONE
Listen to relaxing birth music
Make lunch
Clean up from lunch
2 loads of ordinary washing
Dry washing
Clean kitch esp sweep floor DONE
Ask DC to put their 'junk' in their room

Added:
Sweep sofa DONE
Sweep l/room DONE
Tidy l/room DONE
Text friend DONE

TeenyTinyToria · 03/02/2009 11:53

Ah yes, Cicecaka, but I made the fatal mistake of sitting down to MN. One hour later and I have done not much!

cikecaka · 03/02/2009 11:58

I am the same, trying to motivate myself off,DD3 decided to wake at 1 last night and didnt go back asleep until after 4, All I want to do is lie down, but that is not possible!

ComeWhineWithMe · 03/02/2009 12:30

Blah I just can't get motivated not even dressed yet [sigh]

Today

Make shepherds pie
Upload photos to snapfish
Clean bathroom done
Downstairs loo
Mop floors
Washing and drying
Polish done
Hoover dpdone
Make beds
Sort out and pair Pyjamas and socks started
Look into opening post office acount
Book eye appt
Reading
Fill in diary

JustKeepSwimming · 03/02/2009 13:29

Reckon MN has magical powers to glue you to it and make time disappear

got a bit of stuff done this morning, not sure if anything else will get done until ds2 has another nap...

Left from yesterday:

  • finish listing Ebay stuff doing
  • dry laundry DONE
  • sort DONE /fold DONE /iron DONE /put away started

Today:

  • DS2 nap DONE
  • collect DS1 DONE
  • lunch x 3 DONE
  • afternoon activity? played in ice & snow
  • tea x 3
  • boys bath & bed
  • orchestra cancelled so very early night

Ongoing:

  • feedback for ds1's nursery 'report'
  • get ready for going to London tomorrow with boys for ball/overnight (pack bags for boys, & me, tickets for ball, dress, jewellery, shawl, shoes & tights for ball, etc.) started
  • get disc out of disc drive! tried again still stuck!
  • find pre-pg-&-bf bras
  • 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 emailed, chase today
  • post last thank-you from DS2's birthday
  • take some door handles back to B&Q (can't find them!)
  • buy some red dye for a tablecloth i want to dye
  • buy & use a drain unblocker for shower
  • dismantle, wash and put back together DS1's 'tv' chair
  • look at photo cd MIL gave me before ordering new photos of boys DONE
FAQtothefuture · 03/02/2009 13:47
  • Get DS's up and ready for school (while keeping an eye on the school closures list, 2 local ones have appeared on the list to say they're closed DONE -but found out too late the schools were open so kept them home
  • Do a general tidy up in the "clear" area of the lounge DONE
  • Wash some dishes and bottles
  • Clear this side of the room
  • Get computer desk out of the garage DONE
  • Put it in place and set computer up properly DONE
  • Wipe inside of kitchen cupboards down and start emptying kitchen boxes
OP posts:
simpson · 03/02/2009 14:04

Ok only just got list ready

get dressed done
breakfast & clear away done
sweep floor done
mop floor done
cook shepherds pie for DD for freezer done
lunch & clear away done
load dishwasher & empty when finished
clean microwave
tea & clear away
bath Dcs
bedtime
empty bins downstairs

phee96 · 03/02/2009 14:23

Ok I'm a bit behind today but here's my list

Tidy living room
Dust living room
Load and run dishwasher
Empty dishwasher
Clean kitchen
Take out recycling
Hoover downstairs
Mop kitchen floor
Put away DD's clean laundry
Dry white washing
Put on a load of laundry
Tidy bedroom
Dust bedroom
Make bed
Prepare tea
Wash hair

simpson · 03/02/2009 16:35

Ok am getting there but the DCs are driving me slowly mad

Thank feck DS's school is open tomorrow!!

get dressed done
breakfast & clear away done
sweep floor *done
mop floor done
cook shepherds pie for DD for freezer done
lunch & clear away done
clean microwave ish gave it a wipe
load dishwasher & empty when finished done
tea & clear away doing
bath DCs DH will do
bedtime for Dcs
empty bins downstairs DH done

alicecrail · 03/02/2009 16:56

Hello all. Hope everyone ok. I am seriously slacking. Will go for a bath as soon as dh home from work and then will get everything done. The annoying thing is that its only about half an hour's worth but with a 14mo dd it is impossible to leave her for 30seconds without her diving off the back of the sofa or shutting down computer, at least i can keep an eye on her while on here

Everyone uo done
Everyone breakfast done
Everyone dressed done
Tidy living room
Hoover
Hang out washing
Hoover stairs
Lunch done Horsesdone
Cook dinner
DD bath and bed
Wash up

naturalbornmum · 03/02/2009 17:17

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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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Original Post - By FAQtothefuture on Mon 19-Jan-09 09:22:55
Here we are - a new thread, post away with your lists and remember - no more than 3 completed "full" dailys lists a ...more
" By JustKeepSwimming on Tue 03-Feb-09 06:44:32
Rubbish nights sleep

Still, not planning on any driving today so the weather can do what it likes....

Left from yesterday:

  • finish listing Ebay stuff
  • boys laundry 2nd load in
  • dry laundry doing
  • sort/fold/iron/put away started

Today:

  • all up DONE & dressed
  • breakfast x 3
  • tidy up pre-cleaners
  • strip beds & put clean bedding on beds
  • DS1 to pre-school
  • me & DS2 to Sing & Sign
  • DS2 nap
  • collect DS1
  • lunch x 3
  • afternoon activity?
  • tea x 3
  • boys bath & bed
  • orchestra cancelled so very early night

Ongoing:

  • feedback for ds1's nursery 'report'
  • find shawl to go with dress for ball tomorrow
  • get ready for going to London tomorrow with boys for ball/overnight (pack bags for boys, & me, tickets for ball, dress, jewellery, shawl, shoes & tights for ball, etc.) started
  • get disc out of disc drive! tried again still stuck!
  • find pre-pg-&-bf bras
  • get rid of lots of stuff to freecycle/charity shop/bin started
  • 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 emailed, chase today
  • post last thank-you from DS2's birthday
  • take some door handles back to B&Q (can't find them!)
  • buy some red dye for a tablecloth i want to dye
  • buy & use a drain unblocker for shower
  • dismantle, wash and put back together DS1's 'tv' chair
  • look at photo cd MIL gave me before ordering new photos of boys
By FAQtothefuture on Tue 03-Feb-09 06:54:21 ok today list
  • Get DS's up and ready for school (while keeping an eye on the school closures list, 2 local ones have appeared on the list to say they're closed
  • Do a general tidy up in the "clear" area of the lounge
  • Wash some dishes and bottles
  • Clear this side of the room
  • Get computer desk out of the garage
  • Put it in place and set computer up properly
  • Wipe inside of kitchen cupboards down and start emptying kitchen boxes

will add more later
By JustKeepSwimming on Tue 03-Feb-09 08:25:46
FAQ - how is the new house?

Hope DS1's pre-school is open....we are walking there anyway so will find out when we get there.

Left from yesterday:

  • finish listing Ebay stuff doing
  • dry laundry last load in dryer
  • sort/fold/iron/put away started

Today:

  • all up & dressed DONE
  • breakfast x 3 DONE
  • tidy up pre-cleaners started
  • strip beds & put clean bedding on beds DONE
  • DS1 to pre-school
  • me & DS2 to Sing & Sign
  • DS2 nap
  • collect DS1
  • lunch x 3
  • afternoon activity?
  • tea x 3
  • boys bath & bed
  • orchestra cancelled so very early night

Ongoing:

  • feedback for ds1's nursery 'report'
  • find shawl to go with dress for ball tomorrow
  • get ready for going to London tomorrow with boys for ball/overnight (pack bags for boys, & me, tickets for ball, dress, jewellery, shawl, shoes & tights for ball, etc.) started
  • get disc out of disc drive! tried again still stuck!
  • find pre-pg-&-bf bras
  • get rid of lots of stuff to freecycle/charity shop/bin started
  • 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 emailed, chase today
  • post last thank-you from DS2's birthday
  • take some door handles back to B&Q (can't find them!)
  • buy some red dye for a tablecloth i want to dye
  • buy & use a drain unblocker for shower
  • dismantle, wash and put back together DS1's 'tv' chair
  • look at photo cd MIL gave me before ordering new photos of boys
By TeenyTinyToria on Tue 03-Feb-09 09:07:19 Hi everyone! Snow is gone here today

FAQ how's it going with the new house?

Today I have to -

-wash dishes
-clean kitchen surfaces
-clean bathroom
-vacuum downstairs
-vacuum inside sofas
-dust and polish
-tidy living room
-dry tons of wet washing
-put another wash load on
-ring theatre to cancel ticket
By ComeWhineWithMe on Tue 03-Feb-09 09:49:07
Good morning . Hope all you lovely slatterns are ok and hope FAQ is settled in her new house .

All is ok here dp off work so everything is out of routine and the school is closed but dc are loving the snow !

Going to make an effort today to get things done.

Today

Make shepherds pie
Upload photos to snapfish
Clean bathroom
Downstairs loo
Mop floors
Washing and drying
Polish
Hoover
Make beds
Sort out and pair Pyjamas and socks
Look into opening post office acount
Book eye appt
Reading
Fill in diary
By JustKeepSwimming on Tue 03-Feb-09 10:03:19
Snow gone, just lots of ice now. tricky walking, especially pushing a buggy & buggy board.
Pre-school open, sing and sign closed. more time for jobs then while ds2 sleeps....

Left from yesterday:

  • finish listing Ebay stuff doing
  • dry laundry should be finished now, will check in a mo
  • sort/fold/iron/put away started

Today:

  • all up & dressed DONE
  • breakfast x 3 DONE
  • tidy up pre-cleaners DONE
  • strip beds & put clean bedding on beds DONE
  • DS1 to pre-school DONE
  • me & DS2 to Sing & Sign cancelled
  • DS2 nap doing
  • collect DS1
  • lunch x 3
  • afternoon activity?
  • tea x 3
  • boys bath & bed
  • orchestra cancelled so very early night

Ongoing:

  • feedback for ds1's nursery 'report'
  • find shawl to go with dress for ball tomorrow DONE
  • get ready for going to London tomorrow with boys for ball/overnight (pack bags for boys, & me, tickets for ball, dress, jewellery, shawl, shoes & tights for ball, etc.) started
  • get disc out of disc drive! tried again still stuck!
  • find pre-pg-&-bf bras
  • get rid of lots of stuff to freecycle/charity shop/bin started
  • 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 emailed, chase today
  • post last thank-you from DS2's birthday
  • take some door handles back to B&Q (can't find them!)
  • buy some red dye for a tablecloth i want to dye
  • buy & use a drain unblocker for shower
  • dismantle, wash and put back together DS1's 'tv' chair
  • look at photo cd MIL gave me before ordering new photos of boys loading onto DH's pc
By TeenyTinyToria on Tue 03-Feb-09 10:59:48 -wash dishes done -clean kitchen surfaces done -clean bathroom -vacuum downstairs done -vacuum inside sofas -dust and polish done -tidy living room done -dry tons of wet washing doing -put another wash load on done -ring theatre to cancel ticket done

Off to finish the vacuuming, clean up the bathroom and then go out and brave the torrential rain that we are having.
By cikecaka on Tue 03-Feb-09 11:43:00
My God TTT, you are on fire this morning. Just back from covering books at DD1 and DD2s school.
To do
prepare and make lunch
Tidy sitting room
Tidy over after lunch
Prepare DCs dinner

TO DO (off birthday list)
Start my room
By naturalbornmum on Tue 03-Feb-09 11:48:59
Morning all (just about)

To do:

Lie in DONE
Have a bath and shave legs {blush}
Find clothes and iron
Get dressed
Have breakfast DONE
MN DONE

Clean up from breakfast DH DONE
Empty and fill DW DH DONE
Dry 2nd load baby clothes
Put the rest of baby clothes on wash and dry
Big sort out of money GOOD START feeling very poor
Check ebay sales DONE
Listen to relaxing birth music
Make lunch DH DONE
Clean up from lunch DH DONE
2 loads of ordinary washing
Dry washing
Clean kitch esp sweep floor DONE
Ask DC to put their 'junk' in their room STARTED

Added:
Sweep sofa DONE
Sweep l/room DONE
Tidy l/room DONE
Text friend DONE
Bank DONE
SM to get a few bits for birth bag DONE

naturalbornmum · 03/02/2009 17:28

Oops - Sorry about that.

JustKeepSwimming · 03/02/2009 18:13

Total waste of an afternoon really.

Alice - what do you do with dd when you are with the horses? just being nosy really.

NBM - what did you do there?

Simpson - oh i really must clean the microwave one of these days

Left from yesterday:

  • finish listing Ebay stuff still doing
  • put away laundry DONE

Today:

  • afternoon activity? played in ice & snow DONE
  • tea x 3 DONE
  • boys bath & bed v soon
  • orchestra cancelled so very early night

Ongoing:

  • feedback for ds1's nursery 'report'
  • get ready for going to London tomorrow with boys for ball/overnight (pack bags for boys DONE, & me DONE, tickets for ball, dress, jewellery, shawl DONE, shoes DONE & tights DONE for ball)
  • get disc out of disc drive! tried again still stuck!
  • find pre-pg-&-bf bras
  • 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 emailed, chased
  • post last thank-you from DS2's birthday
  • take some door handles back to B&Q (can't find them!)
  • buy some red dye for a tablecloth i want to dye
  • buy & use a drain unblocker for shower
  • dismantle, wash and put back together DS1's 'tv' chair this eve (maybe)
cikecaka · 03/02/2009 18:17

Evening all!
Clean sitting room DONE
Wash sitting room Floor DONE
Hoover Hall DONE
Wash Hall Floor DONE
Made Lunch *DONE
Clear over after it DONE
Made Dinner for DCs DONE
Washing and Drying ONGOING

JustKeepSwimming · 03/02/2009 19:47

cikecaka - your list is looking good

Today:

  • boys bath & bed DONE
  • orchestra cancelled so very early night
  • finish listing Ebay stuff + to ongoing!

Ongoing:

  • feedback for ds1's nursery 'report'
  • get ready for going to London tomorrow with boys for ball/overnight (pack bags for boys DONE, & me DONE, tickets for ball, dress, jewellery, shawl DONE, shoes DONE & tights DONE for ball) finish in the morning
  • get disc out of disc drive! tried again still stuck!
  • find pre-pg-&-bf bras
  • 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 emailed, chased
  • post last thank-you from DS2's birthday
  • take some door handles back to B&Q (can't find them!)
  • buy some red dye for a tablecloth i want to dye
  • buy & use a drain unblocker for shower
  • dismantle, wash and put back together DS1's 'tv' chair this eve will start tonight!
JustKeepSwimming · 03/02/2009 19:58

DS1's chair dismantled and in the wash....

FAQtothefuture · 03/02/2009 20:04

oooo I have a load of washing on at the moment - my BF's DH brought my washing machine over today

OP posts:
naturalbornmum · 03/02/2009 20:30

To do:

Lie in DONE
Have a bath and shave legs DONE
Find clothes and iron DONE
Get dressed DONE
Have breakfast DONE
MN DONE

Clean up from breakfast DH DONE
Empty and fill DW DH DONE
Dry 2nd load baby clothes CURRENT
Put the rest of baby clothes on wash and dry
Big sort out of money GOOD START feeling very poor
Check ebay sales DONE
Listen to relaxing birth music
Make lunch DH DONE
Clean up from lunch DH DONE
2 loads of ordinary washing 1 in
Dry washing
Clean kitch esp sweep floor DONE floor
Ask DC to put their 'junk' in their room DONE

Added:
Sweep sofa DONE
Sweep l/room DONE
Tidy l/room DONE
Text friend DONE
Bank DONE
SM to get a few bits for birth bag DONE
Clean up after dinner Nearly done
Get my clothes out and DCs and iron Out

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