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

Morning everyone I had a crap night last night ,dd1 woke up at 3am I thought there was something wrong ...no she had lost her camera she then woke up dd3 who ended up in my bed and then peed all over my bed which is unlike her TBH .I am not in the best of moods ,dd4 has discovered how to throw a tantrum and making full use of it and dp is been a pita . Oh and for some strange reason my morning sickness has decided to come back although not as bad as when I was forst PG it is still yukky.

Hope everyone manages to have a good day I am going out in a while hoping fresh air will do me and dd4 some good .

Get dc up ready for school/day done
School run dpdoingnow
Get me and dd4 washed and dressed
check online banking
strip my bed and put in washer
library
pick up some bits from market
dd4 dinner
dog walk
general tidy round
quick tidy of dd's bedroom.
Make my bed.
sort out tea.
uniforms.
Sandwiches.
homework folders.
reading.
Pay ebay.
Clean kitchen after tea.

So tired this morning, although my cold is finally subsiding. I was up until 1.30am knitting an octopus so have only myself to blame.

Today I have to -

-wash dishes
-vacuum downstairs
-dry laundry
-put on a wash load
-ironing
-buy swim nappies for ds
-vacuum inside sofas
-dust and polish in the living room
-declutter surfaces
-clean remotes and phone
-sort out craft projects

• Get DS1 and 2 out of the front door DONE
• Change and dress DS3 DONE
• Have a shower DONE
• Dry my hair and get dressed DONE
• Find my church keys (or pop to vicarage and borrow hers blush)
• Photocopy the fliers
• If I don't call on the vicar for the keys then ring her
• Put load of washing on DONE
• Empty dishwasher DONE (courtesty of the DS's)

Think the fliers/speaking to the vicar can wait until after I've been out.

I need coffee (haven't had one yet ).

The essentials are done.......although I may suddenly get the urge to go and stand in the cold church nowW rather than later.......or maybe not

Knitting an octopus !Glad the cold is getting better TTT.

Get dc up ready for school/day done
School run done
Get me and dd4 washed and dressed done
check online banking
strip my bed and put in washer done
library
pick up some bits from market
dd4 dinner
dog walk dpdoingnow
general tidy round
quick tidy of dd's bedroom.
Make my bed.
sort out tea.
uniforms.
Sandwiches.
homework folders.
reading.
Pay ebay.
Clean kitchen after tea.

morning all and hope your day just gets better and better.
I am on second breakfast of coffee, waffles maple syrup and squirty cream. Yum!

Knitted octopus

Up-yes! Wash-yes Dress-yes Breakfast-and second
Packed lunch DD1-Yes*
Dress DDs-yes
Nursery run-Yes*
Recycling?-plan B see below
Or Home and concentrate on:
Hoovering
Mopping
Hang washing
Dry washing
Put washing in
Hand washing
Collect DD2
Lunch
Pick up DD1
Dinner

JKS - I have a great tip (well I think it is) for when you have'nt washed your hair in this weather - get a funky hat - that is what I do and know one know wether I am haveing a BHD or not.

Right to do:

Get DC dressed DONE THEMSELVES
Email school and ring nursery to tell them can't get there because of snow DONE
Get dressed
Breakfast DONE
Clean up from breakfast STARTED
Put dishwasher on DONE
Empty dishwasher and refill
Tidy round - have a friend coming
Sweep kitchen floor and wash (?)
Fold clothes in tumble drier
Put clothes away
Dry clothes
Put at least 2 washes in and dry
Clean cat litter
Put rubbish and recycling out
Hoover spare room
Pull out sofa and clean/wash under it
Clean shower cubicle
Make lunch
Clean up after lunch
Friend coming over
Get DD friends tel no off DH and arrange playdate
Make dinner
Clean up after dinner
DD - homework
Put DD to bed

Oh dear I have done nothing yet just sat and MNed.

Knitted octopus!

today:

• all up & dressed DONE
• laundry to dryer DONE
• general tidy pre-cleaners DONE
• breakfast x 3 DONE
• DS1 to pre-school DONE
• me & DS2 to sing & sign DONE
• home for DS2 nap DOING
• shower DONE
• sort out photos DOING
• DS1 from pre-school
• lunch x 3
• DS2 nap
• (forgot when writing this yesterday!) Friends coming round for afternoon & tea
• tea x 5
• boys bath & bed
• me to orchestra
• maybe pop to ASDA on way home
• check i have money for sitter
• bed!
• DH coming home late

ongoing:

• planning/shopping for mini tea party for DS2's birthday tomorrow
• still not got disc out of disc drive!
• make DS2 a card
• maybe take back some clothes (wed or weekend)
• find pre-pg-&-bf bras in loft - not there?
• think about accessories for new dress for wedding this weekend thinking!
• book restaurant for sunday lunch in london this sunday with friends - choose restaurant first!
• get 2 helium balloons, one for each boy for birthday (erm, will have to be tomorrow sometime?)
• See if ELC will replace a toy that won't work even after i've changed all the batteries (Wed or weekend)
• remove stuff from our room to reclaim it and find new homes for it (or get rid....) more done
• ebay lots of stuff, currently in a big box
• get rid of lots of stuff we've cleared out to freecycle/charity shop/rubbish tip
• get to 8stone 7lbs (new low of 9,9!)
• look up family tree stuff on new 1911 census site DOING

(though will take me a while before i can cross it off list)

I would have been ok with a hat to and from pre-sch but would have looked a bit odd indoors for S&S with it on
Of course i still had wet hair, but at least everyone could tell it was clean!

I wish i could wear a badge that said
'I have another DS who i have to get to pre-sch on time so mornings are a stress enough without trying to be a yummy mummy. And he wakes up so early that no, i won't get up half an hour before him just so i can shower and be dressed before he gets up. And no i can't hang around afterwards to make cosy chat because i have to get ds2 home for a nap that i will have to wake him up from to get back to pre-sch on time to get ds1 again!)'
Phew!
OK maybe too long?

TTT can you post a pic of the knitted octopus I am fascinated.

It's on Ravelry, I will see if I can find a link which doesn't link to the site, because only members can see the patterns I think. I'm test knitting it for the designer, it's been great fun. I haven't put eyes on my version yet though, gave up at the final tentacle last night.

Here it is!

-wash dishes -vacuum downstairs done -dry laundry doing -put on a wash load done -ironing -buy swim nappies for ds -vacuum inside sofas done -dust and polish in the living room done -declutter surfaces done -clean remotes and phone -sort out craft projects done -deal with mountain of crap found while decluttering -wrap and post parcel -return ds's library books -freecycle more crap found while decluttering done -buy tickets for a show done

• Get DS1 and 2 out of the front door DONE
• Change and dress DS3 DONE
• Have a shower DONE
• Dry my hair and get dressed DONE
• Find my church keys
• Photocopy the fliers DONE
• Help take assembly DONE
• Speak to Vicar DONE
• Put load of washing on DONE
• Empty dishwasher DONE (courtesty of the DS's) DONE
• Morrisons DONE
• Dry washing
• 2nd load of washing
• Clear worktops
• Tidy lounge/diner
• Hoover
• Dinner
• Lunch
• Bath boys
• Put breadmaker on
• Leapfrog rehearsal

Probably add to it as the day goes on.

I'm in a quandary though, spoke to my Vicar this morning and she hasn't done the form yet. I don't want to rush her (for obivious reasons - ie she's helping me out a LOT doing this), but I'm supposed to be moving next Friday. I can't sign the tenancy agreement/make proper plans for moving until the guarantors refencing checks have been done. And they take 2/3 days to do.

I don't know whether to hope that my speaking to her today will prompt her to get it sorted ASAP and that it will all be sorted in time for me to move next week. Or whether I should "postpone" my mmoving date

Wow TTT - that's funky

today:

• sort out photos DONE
• DS1 from pre-school DONE
• lunch x 3 DONE
• tiday after lunch started
• nip round corner for fruit, milk, bread & fish fingers!
• DS2 nap
• (forgot when writing this yesterday!) Friends coming round for afternoon & tea
• tea x 5 (fish fingers and potato waffles or mash, which one???
• boys bath & bed
• me to orchestra
• maybe pop to ASDA on way home for balloons & cat treats & anything i didn't get round the corner.
• check i have money for sitter
• bed
• DH coming home late

ongoing:

• planning/shopping for mini tea party for DS2's birthday tomorrow
• still not got disc out of disc drive!
• make DS2 a card
• maybe take back some clothes (wed or weekend)
• find pre-pg-&-bf bras in loft - not there?
• think about accessories for new dress for wedding this weekend thinking!
• book restaurant for sunday lunch in london this sunday with friends - choose restaurant first!
• get 2 helium balloons, one for each boy for birthday (erm, will have to be tomorrow sometime?)
• See if ELC will replace a toy that won't work even after i've changed all the batteries (Wed or weekend)
• remove stuff from our room to reclaim it and find new homes for it (or get rid....) more done
• ebay lots of stuff, currently in a big box
• get rid of lots of stuff we've cleared out to freecycle/charity shop/rubbish tip
• get to 8stone 7lbs (new low of 9,9!)
• look up family tree stuff on new 1911 census site DOING

(though will take me a while before i can cross it off list) - order photos for both boys albums (DS1 2yrs-2.5yrs & DS2 6mo-1yr)

It's so cold !!!!! Just got back and having some dinner so will update and add things I forgot this morning .

Get dc up ready for school/day done
School run done
Get me and dd4 washed and dressed done
check online banking done
strip my bed and put in washer needsdrying librarydone
pick up some bits from marketdone
dd4 dinner eatingnow
dog walk done
general tidy round
quick tidy of dd's bedroom.
Make my bed.
sort out tea.
uniforms.
Sandwiches.
homework folders.
reading.
Pay ebay.
Clean kitchen after tea.

added

Put batteries in baby annabell
Hoover
Put photos up.

right, knackered and having a sit down having done stuff not on list!

today:

• tidy after lunch started
• nip round corner for fruit, milk, bread & fish fingers! DONE
• move some toys upstairs to boys room DONE
• put spare little tv and table back upstairs that came down for Christmas when we had lots of house guests DONE
• DS2 nap DOING
• (forgot when writing this yesterday!) Friends coming round for afternoon & tea
• tea x 5 (fish fingers and potato waffles or mash, which one??? or both!)
• boys bath & bed
• me to orchestra
• maybe pop to ASDA on way home for balloons
• check i have money for sitter
• bed
• DH coming home late

ongoing:

• planning/shopping for mini tea party for DS2's birthday tomorrow
• still not got disc out of disc drive!
• make DS2 a card
• maybe take back some clothes (wed or weekend)
• find pre-pg-&-bf bras in loft - not there?
• think about accessories for new dress for wedding this weekend thinking!
• book restaurant for sunday lunch in london this sunday with friends - choose restaurant first!
• get 2 helium balloons, one for each boy for birthday (maybe tonight)
• See if ELC will replace a toy that won't work even after i've changed all the batteries (Wed or weekend)
• remove stuff from our room to reclaim it and find new homes for it (or get rid....) more done
• ebay lots of stuff, currently in a big box
• get rid of lots of stuff we've cleared out to freecycle/charity shop/rubbish tip
• get to 8stone 7lbs (new low of 9,9!)
• look up family tree stuff on new 1911 census site
• order photos for both boys albums (DS1 2yrs-2.5yrs & DS2 6mo-1yr)

Get dc up ready for school/day done
School run done
Get me and dd4 washed and dressed done
check online banking done
strip my bed and put in washer drying librarydone
pick up some bits from marketdone
dd4 dinner done
dog walk done
general tidy round done
quick tidy of dd's bedroom.
Make my bed.
sort out tea.
uniforms.
Sandwiches.
homework folders.
reading.
Pay ebay.done
Clean kitchen after tea.

added

Put batteries in baby annabell
Hooverdone
Put photos up. done

Up-yes! Wash-yes Dress-yes Breakfast-and second
Packed lunch DD1-Yes
Dress DDs-yes
Nursery run-Yes
Recycling?-plan B see below
Or Home and concentrate on:
Hoovering
Mopping
Hang washing-yes
Dry washing
Put washing in-yes
Hand washing
Collect DD2-Yes Lunch-yes
Pick up DD1
Dinner

And its purple! groovy.

Have had another Nigella moment and made gingerbread, with the dough for nowegian cinnamon buns rising now too. However no hoovering,mopping or putting away of dry washing.

FAQ - Thats a difficult one. Prehaps explain to the Vicar about the procedure?

Right to do:

Get DC dressed DONE THEMSELVES
Email school and ring nursery to tell them can't get there because of snow DONE
Get dressed DONE
Breakfast DONE
Clean up from breakfast DONE
Put dishwasher on DONE
Empty dishwasher and refill
Tidy round - have a friend coming DONE
Sweep kitchen floor and wash (?) DONE
Fold clothes in tumble drier
Put clothes away
Dry clothes
Put at least 2 washes in and dry
Clean cat litter DONE
Put rubbish and recycling out DONE
Hoover spare room DONE
Pull out sofa and clean/wash under it
Clean shower cubicle
Make lunch DONE
Clean up after lunch DONE
Friend coming over DONE
Get DD friends tel no off DH and arrange playdate
Make dinner
Clean up after dinner
DD - homework
Put DD to bed

I have had a nice time seeing a friend and her DD but my 2 were so naughty - roll on bed time.

Up-yes!Wash-yes Dress-yes Breakfast-and second
Packed lunch DD1-Yes
Dress DDs-yes
Nursery run-Yes
Recycling?-plan B see below
Or Home and concentrate on:
Hoovering
Mopping
Hang washing-yes
Dry washing
Put washing in-yes
Hand washing-doing
Collect DD2-YesLunch-yes
Pick up DD1-yes
Dinner-doing

-asterisks all over the joint

-wash dishes done
-vacuum downstairs done
-dry laundry doing
-put on a wash load done
-ironing
-buy swim nappies for ds done
-vacuum inside sofas done
-dust and polish in the living room done
-declutter surfaces done
-clean remotes and phone done
-sort out craft projects done
-deal with mountain of crap found while decluttering done
-wrap and post parcel
-return ds's library books mum did it
-freecycle more crap found while decluttering done
-buy tickets for a show done
-clean fridge done

FAQ - hope she gets back to you soon. Did you tell her the timescale? She might just not know and not think it's urgent?

today:

• tidy after lunch abandoned!
• nip round corner for fruit, milk, bread & fish fingers! DONE
• move some toys upstairs to boys room DONE
• put spare little tv and table back upstairs that came down for Christmas when we had lots of house guests DONE
• DS2 nap DONE
• (forgot when writing this yesterday!) Friends coming round for afternoon & tea DONE
• tea x 5 DONE
• boys bath & bed
• me to orchestra
• maybe pop to ASDA on way home for balloons & other shopping
• check i have money for sitter
• bed
• DH coming home late

ongoing:

• planning/shopping for mini tea party for DS2's birthday tomorrow
• still not got disc out of disc drive!
• make DS2 a card
• maybe take back some clothes (wed or weekend)
• find pre-pg-&-bf bras in loft - not there?
• think about accessories for new dress for wedding this weekend thinking!
• book restaurant for sunday lunch in london this sunday with friends - choose restaurant first!
• get 2 helium balloons, one for each boy for birthday (maybe tonight)
• See if ELC will replace a toy that won't work even after i've changed all the batteries (Wed or weekend)
• remove stuff from our room to reclaim it and find new homes for it (or get rid....) more done
• ebay lots of stuff, currently in a big box
• get rid of lots of stuff we've cleared out to freecycle/charity shop/rubbish tip
• get to 8stone 7lbs (new low of 9,9!)
• look up family tree stuff on new 1911 census site
• order photos for both boys albums (DS1 2yrs-2.5yrs & DS2 6mo-1yr)

yes she knows the timescale, she knows I'm hoping to move next weekend but need the guarantor sorted before I can. Perhaps I didn't explain well enough how urgent it is

FAQ - You might need to push the point home with her.

Get DC dressed DONE THEMSELVES
Email school and ring nursery to tell them can't get there because of snow DONE
Get dressed DONE
Breakfast DONE
Clean up from breakfast DONE
Put dishwasher on DONE
Empty dishwasher and refill DONE
Tidy round - have a friend coming DONE
Sweep kitchen floor and wash (?) DONE
Fold clothes in tumble drier DONE
Put clothes away DC STARTED
Dry clothes DOING NOW
Put at least 2 washes in and dry 1 in
Clean cat litter DONE
Put rubbish and recycling out DONE
Hoover spare room DONE
Pull out sofa and clean/wash under it
Clean shower cubicle
Make lunch DONE
Clean up after lunch DONE
Friend coming over DONE
Get DD friends tel no off DH and arrange playdate
Make dinner DONE
Clean up after dinner DONE
DD - homework
Put DDs to bed

thing is I don't want to come across as pushy and impatient. I know she's doing me a massive favour agreeing to be my guarantor.............

{sad] It sounds like a difficult situation FAQ I hope you manage to get it sorted soon.

I am shattered and have not been very good with the list today ,I have bathed all the girls though which I forgot to put on the list .

Get dc up ready for school/day done
School run done
Get me and dd4 washed and dressed done
check online banking done
strip my bed and put in washer needsdone librarydone
pick up some bits from marketdone
dd4 dinner done
dog walk done
general tidy round done
quick tidy of dd's bedroom.
Make my bed.done
sort out tea.done uniforms.done Sandwiches.done
homework folders.
reading.
Pay ebay.done
Clean kitchen after tea. dsdoing

added

Put batteries in baby annabell
Hooverdone
Put photos up. done