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

992 replies

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:
cikecaka · 09/02/2009 09:44

Dishes DONE
A wash put on DONE
Back in 15 mins

Alibabaandthe40nappies · 09/02/2009 09:47

Morning everyone!

Today
Up,showered and dressed
Unpack shopping delivery
Make DS food
Do Wii fit
Fold and put away clean washing
DS lunch
One load of laundry
Return unwanted items from Boden delivery
Tidy our bedroom
Make dinner

Ongoing
Sew poppers onto duvet cover
Clean and polish sideboard
Lose 1 stone before end of March (2 lbs down woohoo!!!)
Open DS child trust fund
Send invites for DS party
Research and book summer holiday

JustKeepSwimming · 09/02/2009 09:52

CC - impressed at your crisis cleaning

Monday, new week, lots of good intentions....

Yesterday:

  • laundry DONE
  • us to bed DONE!
  • get DH to tidy his office DONE

Today:

  • all up & dressed DONE
  • breakfast DONE
  • boys to nursery DONE
  • DH to work DONE
  • me do some work at home
  • get through jobs list too
  • lunch with friend
  • internet delivery + put away
  • collect boys from nursery
  • boys to bed
  • shower
  • my dinner
  • bed early

Ongoing:

  • haircut
  • get disc out of disc drive!
  • find pre-pg-&-bf bras
  • get rid of lots of stuff to freecycle/charity shop
  • get to 8stone 7lbs (new low of 9,6!)
  • 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; they are going to ring me
  • *take photos of broken car seat & email to shop
  • post last thank-you from DS2's birthday
  • take some door handles back to B&Q (found them!)
  • dye tablecloth DONE & it looks fab
  • Ebay Svan highchair
  • Ebay old table
  • post 'paid for' sold eBay items
  • *pack away pram and put in loft
  • *fit buggy board to new MacLaren
  • get ready for weekend away from children woohoo
  • get things ready for PIL to come here for the weekend

means i really must get these things done today, sd work

First though a cup of tea & a Go For It bar....

cikecaka · 09/02/2009 10:17

Just done dining area.
Cleaned table DONE
Swept floor DONE
Put toys back in their right place DONE
Now for the sitting room

naturalbornmum · 09/02/2009 10:36

Morning:

Have breakfast DONE
Clean up from breakfast
Find my clothes and iron
Get dressed
Birth hpyno CD
SM, fizzy water and dinner(?)
Take back raspberry leaf tea to change for teabags
Continue big money sort out
Find ironing company
Have a nap
Washing and drying
Put cover back on pram
Make lunch
Clean up after lunch
Put DD1's name on school uniform
Make dinner
Clean up from dinner
Have a shower

JustKeepSwimming · 09/02/2009 10:53

'Go For It'? meant Go Ahead

Today:

  • me do some work at home started
  • get through jobs list too started
  • lunch with friend
  • internet delivery + put away
  • collect boys from nursery
  • boys to bed
  • shower
  • my dinner
  • bed early

Ongoing:

  • haircut
  • get disc out of disc drive!
  • find pre-pg-&-bf bras
  • get rid of lots of stuff to freecycle/charity shop
  • get to 8stone 7lbs (new low of 9,6!)
  • 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; they are going to ring me
  • take photos of broken car seat & email to shop DONE
  • post last thank-you from DS2's birthday
  • take some door handles back to B&Q (found them!)
  • Ebay Svan highchair
  • Ebay old table
  • pack up & post 'paid for' sold eBay items
  • *pack away pram and put in loft
  • *fit buggy board to new MacLaren
  • get ready for weekend away from children woohoo
  • get things ready for PIL to come here for the weekend

means i really must get these things done today, sd work!

cikecaka · 09/02/2009 11:09

Sitting room finished
Clean over toys DONE
Put dvds back in place DONE
Sweep floor DONE

alicecrail · 09/02/2009 11:22

Bloody hell cikecaka you are on fire!

cikecaka · 09/02/2009 11:25

Yes, but I havent moved since . Why is mumsnet so magnetic, only sat down to post what I had down and cant move my bum off the chair now

alicecrail · 09/02/2009 11:38

I know, i am terribly addicted! I have a very good excuse however because my dd cannot be left for even 30secs, so she plays and makes a mess and i go on computer, then do housework when dh gets home

ComeWhineWithMe · 09/02/2009 11:40

Today

DD2/3 DS up and ready for school done
School run done
Breakfast for me done
Get DD1/4 washed and ready done
General tidy round
washing & drying started
Kitchen dpdone
Hoover
Beds
Bath /wash hair done
Dry and straighten done
Dinner for dds done
Drop DD4 off at mums
DD1 at hospital for check up
Maybe pick dc up from Mums if dp not back from work
uniforms
folders
reading
Feed me and dp
Change online shop

cikecaka · 09/02/2009 11:46

Busy day today so comewhine

JustKeepSwimming · 09/02/2009 11:50

Luckily for me friend's DD has conjunctivitis so she's not working here today so i can get on with jobs without feeling bad that i'm not doing enough work!

Today:

  • me do some work at home started
  • get through jobs list too started
  • lunch
  • internet delivery + put away
  • collect boys from nursery
  • boys to bed
  • shower
  • my dinner
  • bed early

Ongoing:

  • haircut
  • get disc out of disc drive!
  • find pre-pg-&-bf bras
  • get rid of lots of stuff to freecycle/charity shop
  • get to 8stone 7lbs (new low of 9,6!)
  • 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; they are going to ring me
  • post last thank-you from DS2's birthday
  • take some door handles back to B&Q (found them!)
  • Ebay Svan highchair
  • Ebay old table
  • pack up & post 'paid for' sold eBay items
  • pack away pram DONE* and put in loft
  • email some photos to PIL
  • put old golf clubs in loft
  • fit buggy board to new MacLaren DONE*
  • get ready for weekend away from children woohoo
  • get things ready for PIL to come here for the weekend

means i really must get these things done today, sd work!

SpinMeRightRound · 09/02/2009 11:54

I def need to join you all. The house has been ticking over ok but some things just don't ever get done. Hoping this will help.

Today
All up washed, dresed Done
Clear up breakfast dishes Done
Register at new GP's Done
Clear up lunch dishes
Ironing
Put Ironing away
School run
Tea
Mop floors
Bath & Bed

Ongoing
Unclutter bedroom ready to decorate
Decorate bedroom
Arrange appt for new Implanon
Sort out anniversary presents for dh, inlaws & then my parents
Find fabric for new headboard & curtains.

ComeWhineWithMe · 09/02/2009 12:05

Waves to spin yes CC very hectic I just want to stay in and eat biscuits .

naturalbornmum · 09/02/2009 12:17

Have breakfast DONE
Clean up from breakfast
Find my clothes and iron DONE
Get dressed [blush}
Birth hpyno CD
SM, fizzy water and dinner(?)
Take back raspberry leaf tea to change for teabags
Continue big money sort out
Find ironing company DONE
Have a nap
Washing and drying
Put cover back on pram
Make lunch
Clean up after lunch
Put DD1's name on school uniform
Make dinner
Clean up from dinner
Have a shower

Added:
Sort out clothes for ironing angel DONE
Get DH to sort out his clothes for ironing fairy
Go to charity shop to drop stuff in

JustKeepSwimming · 09/02/2009 12:25

Hello Spin - like the name, got me humming away, right round baby, right round.....

Today:

  • me do some work at home started
  • get through jobs list too started
  • lunch
  • internet delivery + put away
  • collect boys from nursery
  • boys to bed
  • shower
  • my dinner
  • bed early

Ongoing:

  • haircut
  • get disc out of disc drive!
  • find pre-pg-&-bf bras
  • get rid of lots of stuff to freecycle/charity shop
  • get to 8stone 7lbs (new low of 9,6!)
  • 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; they are going to ring me
  • post last thank-you from DS2's birthday
  • take some door handles back to B&Q (found them!)
  • Ebay Svan highchair
  • Ebay old table
  • pack up DONE & post 'paid for' sold eBay items
  • *pack away pram DONE and put in loft
  • email some photos to PIL DONE
  • put old golf clubs in loft
  • get ready for weekend away from children woohoo
  • get things ready for PIL to come here for the weekend started means i really must get these things done today, sd work!
Alibabaandthe40nappies · 09/02/2009 12:36

Today
Up,showered and dressed - done
Unpack shopping delivery - doing
Make DS food
Do Wii fit
Fold and put away clean washing
DS lunch
Wash nappies - done
One other load of laundry
Return unwanted items from Boden delivery
Tidy our bedroom
Make dinner

Ongoing
Sew poppers onto duvet cover
Clean and polish sideboard
Lose 1 stone before end of March (2 lbs down woohoo!!!)
Open DS child trust fund
Send invites for DS party
Research and book summer holiday

hunnybun1981 · 09/02/2009 12:36

have so much to do

done - all dressed and fed
gym.child in creche - done
home dishes - doing
mop kitchen floor -
clean soup pot that has been sitting for 2 days (i know i am yuk) - doing

cikecaka · 09/02/2009 12:42

Started making lunch
Have spent last while putting nappies on dd3 dolls, going through a stage of wanting to change nappies

beanieb · 09/02/2009 12:45

can I join? I have spent the last couple of days getting bits of my house in order.

I cleaned and shined my sink,
went through all the food in the cupboards and threw away all the out of date stuff (including 6 massive bars of white chocolate which went out of date early in 2008 )

Last night I washed up and put away all the dishes

then I did something really bizzare - I cleaned the skirting boards in the bathroom!

JustKeepSwimming · 09/02/2009 13:38

beanieb - are you nesting? though bizarrely i have been tempted to clean the skirting boards since joining this thread

Today:

  • me do some work at home started
  • get through jobs list too started
  • lunch DONE
  • internet delivery + put away DONE
  • collect boys from nursery
  • boys to bed
  • shower
  • my dinner
  • bed early

Ongoing:

  • haircut
  • get disc out of disc drive!
  • find pre-pg-&-bf bras
  • get rid of lots of stuff to freecycle/charity shop
  • get to 8stone 7lbs (new low of 9,6!)
  • 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; they are going to ring me
  • deliver last thank-you from DS2's birthday
  • take some door handles back to B&Q
  • Ebay Svan highchair
  • Ebay old table
  • pack up & post 'paid for' sold eBay items DONE*
  • pack away pram and put in loft DONE*
  • put old golf clubs in loft DONE
  • put 'too small' clothes in loft DONE
  • get ready for weekend away from children woohoo
  • get things ready for PIL to come here for the weekend startedmeans i really must get these things done today, sd work!
JustKeepSwimming · 09/02/2009 14:08

Doing well with 'jobs', not so well with 'work', ah well, will get some done now.

Today:

  • me do some work at home started
  • get through jobs list started
  • collect boys from nursery
  • boys to bed
  • shower
  • my dinner
  • bed early

Ongoing:

  • haircut
  • get disc out of disc drive!
  • find pre-pg-&-bf bras
  • get rid of lots of stuff to freecycle/charity shop
  • get to 8stone 7lbs (new low of 9,6!)
  • 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; booked man for tomorrow
  • deliver last thank-you from DS2's birthday
  • take some door handles back to B&Q
  • Ebay Svan highchair
  • Ebay old table
  • get ready for weekend away from children woohoo
  • get things ready for PIL to come here for the weekend started
FAQinglovely · 09/02/2009 14:11

Ok done so far today

DS's dressed DONE
Lunch DONE
Dishwasher loaded and on DONE
tidy and hoover/sort lounge half done
Catch up on washing nearly done (one more load I think?)
Dry washing started

Still to do

Finish sorting lounge and hoover it
Move over bookcase in from garage
Go to the shop (thank goodness it's been raining and it's melted some of the snow)
Try and get my bed put together
Set new microwave up
Empty more kitchen boxes
Dinner
Bath boys
Do some studying! (my course officialy started today!)

Will no doubt add more as the day goes on.

beanieb · 09/02/2009 15:00

Someone else suggested I was nesting yesterday. I assume it means in preparation for a baby? I'm not pregnant unfortunately but I have for some reason just felt a need to get things done. Maybe it's spring!