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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:
JustKeepSwimming · 17/02/2009 10:53

Morning all

Had a lovely few days away from the DCs (that sounds bad but it was lovely!), back to reality today as PIL have gone home. DH is working on and off this week so may get some more jobs done, maybe...

Already done today:

  • all up & dressed
  • breakfast
  • tidy round before cleaners
  • cleaners been
  • DS2 nap (still doing)
  • package up & post all eBay things
  • assemble new Burley bike trailer

To Do;

  • test Burley
  • try to sort out Ikea furniture...
  • lunch
  • DH out for afternoon
  • DS2 nap
  • email all eBay buyers to let them know I've posted stuff
  • maybe pop round to friends?
  • tea
  • boys bath & bed
  • Wii Fit (eek, after 4 days of eating out and drinking!)
  • dinner
  • early night
Alibabaandthe40nappies · 17/02/2009 12:09

Afternoon

Today
Up - done
Wiifit - done
Showered and dressed - done
Clean kitchen
One load of washing
Hoover downstairs
Dust downstairs
Make dinner
DS lunch
Start writing invites for DS' party

ComeWhineWithMe · 17/02/2009 12:23

Glad you had a nice few days JKS .
Right plans for roast dinner are cancelled because dp has got tickets for the football match tonight and is taking ds so no point in cooking a massive dinner when he will be only in for an hour after work before they go.

DC up and fed done
DS ready for rollerskating done
Strip beds done
DS dropped off for RS done
general tidy done
washing and drying started
Mop throughout
Hoover downstairs done
make pizza
wait for shopping arrived
girls & me washed and dressed done
Park done
Sort out clean laundry
downstairs loo
Staircase
remake beds
tea
reading
bedtime
kitchen after tea

PlumBumMum · 17/02/2009 12:29

I've been on mn too much this morn, and have only loaded dishwasher and washing machine

Although don't feel well so thats my excuse

JustKeepSwimming · 17/02/2009 12:31

Thought best dig out my 'ongoing' list of jobs too and add to it of course!

To Do;

  • test Burley DONE (dh)
  • try to sort out Ikea furniture...
  • lunch
  • DH out for afternoon
  • DS2 nap
  • email all eBay buyers to let them know I've posted stuff DONE
  • maybe pop round to friends?
  • tea
  • boys bath & bed
  • Wii Fit (eek, after 4 days of eating out and drinking!)
  • dinner
  • early night

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 9,5!)
  • 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
  • eBay new pile of stuff
  • put more baby toys in loft
  • sort kitchen shelves & cupboards (spring clean)
PlumBumMum · 17/02/2009 12:38

Holy shit Just keep swimming I want to get to 10.5, good for you, can't get past 11.1

JustKeepSwimming · 17/02/2009 14:03

It's so annoying when you plateau for a bit isn't it?
I started at 11,5 last July when we got the Wii (post 2 pgs in quick succession), sure i've put on over the weekend though.
Target is 8,7 (54kg) - my wedding weight - and i have June 20th as a deadline as my bro is getting married Bermuda so need to look good on the beach .

To Do;

  • try to sort out Ikea furniture...(need to book boys into nursery DONE, hire a van I think as car not big enough, and go to Ikea on Thurs, buy furniture, take to rented out flat in London, set it all up, return van, collect boys...)
  • lunch DONE
  • DH out for afternoon doing
  • DS2 nap
  • maybe pop round to collect new chair for DS1 (a Lomsk from Ikea I've bought secondhand - one of those 'pod' chairs they can hide in)
  • tea
  • boys bath & bed
  • Wii Fit (eek, after 4 days of eating out and drinking!)
  • dinner
  • early night

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 9,5!)
  • 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
  • eBay new pile of stuff
  • put more baby toys in loft
  • sort kitchen shelves & cupboards (spring clean)
  • sort out my old photos into new storage boxes & label boxes
  • think about sorting out DH's photos too
Alibabaandthe40nappies · 17/02/2009 16:29

Today
Up - done
Wiifit - done
Showered and dressed - done
Clean kitchen - done
One load of washing - done
Dust upstairs - done
Hoover downstairs
Dust downstairs
Make dinner - done
DS lunch - done
Start writing invites for DS' party

JustKeepSwimming · 17/02/2009 16:51

Ooh, Ali you're nearly finished!

To Do;

  • try to sort out Ikea furniture trip..(need to book boys into nursery DONE, hire a van DONE)
  • DH out for afternoon DONE
  • DS2 nap doing
  • DS1 unscheduled nap, lol doing
  • maybe pop round to collect new chair for DS1 DONE
  • tea dh doing
  • boys bath & bed
  • Wii Fit (eek, after 4 days of eating out and drinking!)
  • dinner
  • early night

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 9,5!)
  • 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
  • eBay new pile of stuff
  • put more baby toys in loft
  • sort kitchen shelves & cupboards (spring clean)
  • sort out my old photos into new storage boxes & label boxes started
  • think about sorting out DH's photos too
PlumBumMum · 17/02/2009 19:05

everyone washed and dressed done
school run done
10 o'clock tea with dh done at 9.30
dishwasher loaded done & done again
wasing machine loaded emptied &dried
Sort Clean washing
ironing
tidy kitchen done
hoover
dust and tidy living room dusted
clean bathrooms

make lunch for me &dd & dh done
make packed lunches for tomorrow
brush kitchen floor and mop brushed
Finish VAT rtn
School runs & homework done
Make bolognese eaten
Empty tumble done have to do again

Aliba your working through those lists rightly

JustKeepSwimming · 17/02/2009 19:09

Plum - not doing too badly yourself!

To Do;

  • DS2 nap DONE
  • DS1 unscheduled nap & bed early, not well DONE
  • tea DONE
  • boys bath & bed DONE (just ds2)
  • Wii Fit DONE (still 9,5, yey )
  • dinner
  • early night

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 9,5!)
  • 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
  • eBay new pile of stuff
  • put more baby toys in loft
  • sort kitchen shelves & cupboards (spring clean)
  • sort out my old photos into new storage boxes & label boxes started
  • think about sorting out DH's photos too
PlumBumMum · 17/02/2009 19:14

unfortunately jobs like ironing and vat rtn are still unchecked

Slap me tomorrow if clean washing still not sorted and ironed!

think I'm going to copy you pu my weight on might give me anit of a push and stop using my thyroid as excuse

JustKeepSwimming · 17/02/2009 19:28

Plum - i find the more people i tell about my weight (& weight loss) the more inspired i get. as they have to be positive about the losses, so i end up having positive conversations about my weight several times a week, lol.

Just posting this so i can find tomorrow:

Tomorrow:

  • all up & dressed
  • breakfast x 4
  • DH to work
  • ds2 nap
  • morning activity with ds1 (must not just watch tv all morning!)
  • lunch x 3
  • tidy kitchen
  • ds2 nap
  • meet up with friends/or they might come here
  • tea x 2
  • boys to bed (bath for ds1 if not both)
  • get myself smartened up!
  • me out to dinner with other mums
  • bed late!
NBM · 17/02/2009 21:07

Late Hello to Everyone,

I have been out for a lot of the day, loads of fun but tired!

Done:

Shower
Got dressed
DC got themselves dressed
Dropped ironing at ironing angel
Went out with DC and friend
Had lunch out
Dried washing
put 1 load of washing in
Emptied DW and filled
Made dinner
Tidied up from dinner - sort of
Checked ebay bid,emails etc
Text friends
Nap

JustKeepSwimming · 18/02/2009 07:51

Morning all

Today:

  • all up & dressed (2 up so far)
  • breakfast x 4 (done 2 so far)
  • DH to work
  • ds2 nap
  • morning activity with ds1 (must not just watch tv all morning!)
  • lunch x 3
  • tidy kitchen started
  • dw loaded & on DONE
  • next load in washing machine DONE
  • load in dryer DONE
  • ironing later
  • start DCs laundry
  • ds2 nap
  • meet up with friends/or they might come here
  • tea x 2
  • boys to bed (bath for ds1 if not both)
  • get myself smartened up!
  • me out to dinner with other mums
  • bed late!

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 9,5!)
  • 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
  • eBay new pile of stuff
  • put more baby toys in loft
  • sort kitchen shelves & cupboards (spring clean)
  • sort out my old photos into new storage boxes & label boxes DONE (for now)
  • think about sorting out DH's photos too
CharleeInChains · 18/02/2009 08:02

Ohh can i join?

My boys are away for the morning and i desperatley want need to have a blitz.

I have to many jobs to list but here are the ones i will tackle first.

Sort our shoes out and put the unwanted ones in the shoe recyling bin.

Tidy Kids Room.

Put all toys and clotehs away and hoover.

Tidy lounge.

Remove and sort all paperwork, throw out rubbish, polish and hoover.

Tidy Bathroom.

Empty bun and clean suite and hoover floor. Trhow out all old and finished products.

Tidy Kitchen.

Put dishes way and wash the rest, put clean washing away and wash the rest. Sweep the floor and hoover, empty bin.
Claen sides.

Tidy Hallway.

Sort Coats and shoes out and throw out any unwanted ones. Hoover.

Plus a load more i will find as im going round but right now.

Make and drink coffee, do ds's everest on medication and dress boith kids for the morning out.

NBM · 18/02/2009 08:20

Welcome Charlee!

Morning Everyone,

Today's list:

Shower - me
DC and me get dressed
Make pancakes with DC1 for breakfast
Clean up from breakfast
Dry washing
Wait for DC1 to be ollected for morning out
Listen to hypno CD MUST DO
Finish packing hospital bag MUST DO
Sort money MUST DO
SM
Ring doula
Put more washing and drying on
Shower DC
Put DC to bed

cikecaka · 18/02/2009 08:25

Welcome Charlee,
Apologies for notbeen around, got very slatternly and now have only 2 days to DD3 party.
Going to do some crisis cleaning this morning, me thinks
Right off to put a wash in and start on the dishes from t party for my DM and my birthdays yesterday (not tht my DM remembered that it was my birthday as well)

cikecaka · 18/02/2009 08:49

That wasnt a very good start
Hung up a wash (DONE)
Put in a wash (DONE)
Cleaned my sink ready to wash dishes in (DONE)

alicecrail · 18/02/2009 08:50

Good morning all. Welcome charlee

Everyone up done
Everyone dressed done
Everyone breakfast done
Make beds done
Put load of washing on done
Put away dry washing
Hang out wet washing
Feed and muck out horses (hay delivery)
Phone hospital
Lunch
Give bathroom a scrub (sink and loo done yesterday)
Exercise and put horses to bed
Tidy living room
Hoover living room
Tidy hall and hoover/sweep
Cook dinner
DD bath and bed done
Wash up and give kitchen a quick clean

Wintersun · 18/02/2009 08:53

Hello everyone!
I'm only a part timer here and was here last Wednesday

Here's my list for today;

Laundry x2 1 in progress, 1 to do
Unload dishwasher
Tidy living room
Clean bathroom
Hoover
Mop floors
Sort out a big pile of clothes
Put away clean clothes
Make soup
Make fishcakes [urgent as salmon will go off]

JustKeepSwimming · 18/02/2009 09:32

Welcome Charlee
(and all other newbies who joined when i was away )

cc - that doesn't sound too good on your DM's behalf
hope the crisis stuff works today - always impresses me!

Today:

  • all up & dressed DONE
  • breakfast x 4 DONE
  • DH to work DONE
  • ds2 nap
  • morning activity with ds1 (must not just watch tv all morning!)
  • lunch x 3
  • tidy kitchen started
  • dw loaded & on DONE
  • next load in washing machine DONE & finished
  • next load hung up & one load in dryer DONE
  • ironing later
  • start DCs laundry
  • ds2 nap
  • meet up with friends - 1pm at the park
  • tea x 2
  • boys to bed (bath for ds1 if not both)
  • get myself smartened up!
  • me out to dinner with other mums
  • bed late!

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 9,5!)
  • 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
  • eBay new pile of stuff
  • put more baby toys in loft
  • sort kitchen shelves & cupboards (spring clean)
  • think about sorting out DH's photos too
  • remember to contact orchestra bloke about extra rehearsals
FAQinglovely · 18/02/2009 09:33

ok I'm here properly now - got a load of stuff I want to do today (and with some of it's a "need" to do)

Going to split it into chunks so I've got more "goals" to aim for,

Before lunch

  • Get DS's dressed
  • Finish catching up with the washing
  • Continue drying it
  • Load the dishwasher and put it on
  • Take meat out of the freezer for dinner
  • Empty the suitcase containing my clothes and put them away
  • Open the box that contains the Wii games
  • Have lunch

Between lunch and dinner

  • continue the drying
  • ironing
  • cook dinner
  • move DS's chest of drawers from garage to his bedroom
  • Unpack a few more boxes that are still in the living room

Dinner - boys in bed

  • feed them dinner
  • bath boys
  • get them ready for bed
  • re-load dishwasher and put it on
  • Put DS's clothes away

Once boys are in bed

  • quick tidy up
  • run hoover round
  • studying
RedFraggle · 18/02/2009 09:45

Me and children up and dressed done
Wash breakfast dishes
Do washload and hang out to dry.
Put away yesterdays laundry
Tidy lounge
Bake cake for tomorrow (girls coming around for coffee morning)
Write shopping list
Go shopping
Order car insurance for DH and tell Esure not to auto-renew old one.
Tidy lounge
Do some exercise in attempt to lose last stone.
Fix wireless router (grrrr)

Wintersun · 18/02/2009 09:46

update;

Laundry x2 1 done 1 to do
Unload dishwasher done
Tidy living room done
Clean bathroom
Hoover living room done
Mop floors
Sort out a big pile of clothes
Put away clean clothes
Make soup in progress
Make fishcakes [urgent as salmon will go off]