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

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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

I get that feeling when I have been visiting my friends and they have immaculate houses with the same amount of DC I have, so I try to have the same but it never works . This way at least, my house is tidy but have come to accept it will never be immaculate

Welcome Spin and Beanie,

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

Added:
Sort out clothes for ironing angel DONE
Get DH to sort out his clothes for ironing fangel DONE
Go to charity shop to drop stuff in DONE
Try sling and raincover out
Sort out email query

Thanks for the lovely welcome, feel like I've got a lot done today which will hopefully give me more time in the rest of the wek to get the bigger stuff done.

Today
All up washed, dresed Done
Clear up breakfast dishes Done
Register at new GP's Done
Clear up lunch dishesDone IroningDone
Put Ironing awayDone
School runDone
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.
Drop of clutter at charity shop

Ok done so far today

DS's dressed DONE
Lunch DONE
Dishwasher loaded and on DONE
tidy and hoover/sort lounge DONE
Catch up on washing nearly done (one more load I think?)
Dry washing started
Move over bookcase in from garage DONE
Go to the shop DONE

Still to do

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!)

So you are officially an OU student now FAQ, congrats, You are steaming ahead on your list today. I had a brilliant 2 hrs this morning but it has all gone down hill since

thanks - feels very odd sat here thinking that I'm now officially an OU student - now I have to try and get my house organised and study as well - eek!

At least the first weeks work is fairly straight forward........

Good luck studying FAQ

Today:

• me do some work at home DONE (always more to do)
• get through jobs list started
• collect boys from nursery DONE
• shower DONE
• deliver birthday present for friend's DD DONE
• boys to bed
• 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; DONE (booked 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 started
• get things ready for PIL to come here for the weekend

started

• get ready for Wed trip to meet up with some AN MN mums (pack lunches, nappies, cups, etc.) started

Tomorrow:

• all up & dressed
• breakfast x 3
• tidy pre cleaners
• DS1 to Pre-School
• me & DS2 to Sing & Sign
• DS2 nap
• collect DS1 from Pre-School
• lunch x 3
• boiler man here at some point
• maybe make it to new playgroup
• DS2 nap
• tea x 3
• boys bath & bed
• orchestra
• DH home late
• bed

Aaaaahhh, boys in bed

Today:

• get through jobs list started
• boys to bed DONE
• my dinner DONE
• 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)
• 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 started
• get things ready for PIL to come here for the weekend

started

• get ready for Wed trip to meet up with some AN MN mums (pack lunches, nappies, cups, etc.) started

Tomorrow:

• all up & dressed
• breakfast x 3
• tidy pre cleaners
• DS1 to Pre-School
• check if he can do Thurs morning as they are shut on Wed.
• me & DS2 to Sing & Sign
• DS2 nap
• collect DS1 from Pre-School
• lunch x 3
• boiler man here at some point
• maybe make it to new playgroup
• DS2 nap
• tea x 3
• boys bath & bed
• orchestra
• DH home late
• bed

ok, well today I have cooked and the cleared away EVERYTHING, including washing dishes, drying them AND putting them away. for me this is an achievement.

Also set aside clothes for work tomorrow and out away the things that were in the washing basket.

Have put one wash on and now am going to do my hot spots

FAQ - I am at you doing an OU course (I did one in '07) and loved it! What are you studying?

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

Added:
Sort out clothes for ironing angel DONE
Get DH to sort out his clothes for ironing angel DONE
Go to charity shop to drop stuff in DONE
Wait for ironing angel DONE
Try sling DONE
Try sling cover
Look for info on raspberry leaf tea tablets DONE
Look for baby monitor DONE
Move 3mnth + into suitcases DONE
Clean DC's hamster out and hoover DONE
Sort out ebay sale DONE

Side tracked again.

To do tommorrow:
Get DC &my clothes out and iron
Get DC dressed
Breakfast
Clean up from breakfast
School run
Nursery run
Plan meals for freezer
SM to get food for freezer meals
Make lunch
Clean up from lunch
Big money sort out
Try sling cover
Put cover back on pram
check emails - ebay
Make dinner
Clean up from dinner
Washing and drying
Ask DH to put bins out
Do HW with DD2
Empty DW and fill

I will probably get side tracked again.

running late today as ds2 had to be woken up at 8.30 he was coughing all night so prob didn't get much sleep. (me neither!)

Today:

• all up DONE & dressed 2 done
• breakfast x 3 DONE
• tidy pre cleaners DONE
• DS1 to Pre-School
• check if he can do Thurs morning as they are shut on Wed.
• me & DS2 to Sing & Sign cancelled as boilerman coming at 10

(great that he's coming, really grr that he's coming then!)

• DS2 nap
• collect DS1 from Pre-School
• lunch x 3
• boiler man here at some point 10am
• maybe make it to new playgroup/or friends round here
• DS2 nap
• tea x 3
• boys bath & bed
• orchestra
• DH home late
• bed

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)
• 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 started
• get things ready for PIL to come here for the weekend

started

• get ready for Wed trip to meet up with some AN MN mums (pack lunches, nappies, cups, etc.) started

Good morning, another miserable day here. Have fun with your OU faq

Everyone up done
Everyone Dressed done
Everyone breakfst done
Put washload on done
Go to sewing course 9.30 -12
Lunch
Put dry washing away
Hang out washing
Hoover living room and dining room
Hoover/sweep hall
Muck out horses and put to bed
Cook dinner
DD bath and bed
Wash up.
Dh out tonight so evening to myself - lovely

nbs - I'm doing Introduction to Health and Social care.

Right todays list

• Get DS's dressed
• Go to shop for rizlas (this is of uttmost importance as I'm totally out!)
• Bath and wash hair
• Put clean clothes on
• Empty dishwasher
• Washing
• Get it dried
• Ironing
• Set new microwave up
• Sort more of kitchen
• Dinner
• Put my bed together
• Study

Will probably add to it later

Here's todays start

Up,washed, dressed dd's Done
Breakfast Done
Clean up breakfast things half done
Phone mum to check on sister(has cfs) Done
Put load in dryer
Put load in washer
Post CIS Tax Return
Lunch
Clear up lunch things
Put in nappy order to HO
Clean bathroom
School run
dd1's homework
Tea

Everybody up DONE (bar dd3 who is still snoring)
Breakfast DONE
Make Lunches DONE
Clean Sitting Room DONE
Sweep sitting room floor DONE
Wash Sitting Room Floor DONE
Put on casserole for dinner

Waiting for boilerman, he better come on time, if he comes after i would have got back from sing and sign i'll be v cross...
ds2 enjoying some playtime without big brother interfering so not all bad

Morning I feel pants today .
Waves to everyone I will read through messages later .

DC up and ready done
Schoolrun done
Wait for postman
Bath me and dd
Dress me and dd
Sort out clean washing
Washing and drying
Tidy round
Hoover
Bathroom
Find something for tea
Order thankyou card from snapfish done
schoolrun
feed
bath girls
folders
reading
uniforms

Casserole on DONE
Downstairs loo DONE
DD3 now up

Yey, he came, he fixed, he left

must get on with stuff while ds2 sleeps.

Today:

• all up & dressed DONE
• DS1 to Pre-School DONE
• check if he can do Thurs morning as they are shut on Wed. DONE
• me & DS2 to Sing & Sign cancelled as boilerman coming at 10 DONE
• DS2 nap doing
• collect DS1 from Pre-School
• lunch x 3
• boiler man here at some point 10am DONE
• friends round here
• DS2 nap
• tea x 3
• boys bath & bed
• orchestra
• DH home late
• bed

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)
• 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 started
• get ready for PIL coming here for the weekend started
• get ready for trip tomorrow meeting AN MN mums (pack lunches, nappies, cups, etc.) started

Sign of the times when workmen are turning up on time

Well yesterday was a disaster, had a migraine come on and went to bed at 8pm having sat about all day and done nothing!

FAQ - congratulations on becoming a student

cikecika - you are so right about it being a sign of the times, our window cleaner is now prompt and does an excellent job as opposed to late and doing a sloppy job.

Today
Do Wiifit - DONE yay, very proud of myself!
Up, showered and dressed - done
Me and DS to Tiny Talk - done
Tidy and clean kitchen
Fold and put away clean laundry
One load of washing
Make dinner
Make DS food
Dust upstairs
Dust downstairs

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
Return unwanted Boden items

Oh Ali, knew how horrible migraines are, they floor you for a couple of days

Dress DD3 DONE
Wash dishes DONE
Go to the shop DONE (DD3 walked and was quite well behaved apart from not wanting to hold my hand crossing a road)
Peel potatoes

Ok headache gone ,waves to ali glad you are feeling bettter too.

Just given dd some dinner (boiled eggs ) and she is watching a Dora dvd .

I am worryingmy washer has just made a very odd cruching something coming loose sound .

Have just read about cleaning skirting boards and lol I also keep thinking about doing mine and it is only since starting to post on here too .

DC up and ready done
Schoolrun done
Wait for postman been
Bath me and dd
Dress me and dd done
Sort out clean washing
Washing and drying started
Tidy round done
Hoover done
Bathroom done
Find something for tea found
Order thankyou card from snapfish done
schoolrun
feed
bath girls
folders
reading
uniforms

Too true about sign of the times....

CWWM - i would just love to post

• clean skirting boards DONE

maybe one day.....

need to think of something for tea before friends get here and i lose track of time

Today:

• DS2 nap DONE
• collect DS1 from Pre-School DONE
• lunch x 3 DONE
• clear up after lunch & dw DONE & on
• friends round here
• DS2 nap
• tea x 3
• boys bath & bed
• orchestra
• DH home late
• bed

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)
• 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 started
• get ready for PIL coming here for the weekend started
• get ready for trip tomorrow meeting AN MN mums (pack lunches, nappies, cups, etc.) started

Yep there is thinking about it I don't think I would ever get round to actually doing it !