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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 · 25/02/2009 12:54

have truly abandoned my Catholic upbringing as not giving anything up for Lent!

Today:

  • DCs laundry; dry 3rd load
  • me lots of jobs (eBay/Freecycle, etc.) doing
  • collect DS1 DONE
  • lunch x 3 DONE
  • shopping trip
  • home & ds2 nap
  • chilled afternoon with ds1 with film
  • tea x 2
  • boys to bed
  • me out to local curry night
  • DH joining me later (may come home early...)
  • bed late

Ongoing:

  • haircut
  • get disc out of disc drive!
  • find pre-pg-&-bf bras
  • stuff to freecycle/charity shop moreinbag
  • 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)
  • last TQ from DS2's birthday (Thurs - I'll see the mum)
  • take some door handles back to B&Q
  • eBay Svan highchair
  • eBay old table
  • eBay new pile of stuff listing
  • put more baby toys in loft
  • sort kitchen shelves & cupboards (spring clean)
  • think about sorting out DH's photos too
  • dentist trip for me & DS1 (that'll be put off for a while, even longer than a smear i should think!)
  • buy a potette in case ds1 announces he's ready....
  • fix porch door handle, again.
  • get rid of broken trampette
  • buy birthday present for friend's DS goingtotryAsdainamo
  • do some work from home to catch up my hours (have let things slip a little!)
PlumBumMum · 25/02/2009 13:57

JKS I'm going on something, going to try and go a walk everymorn
And really must start going to mass again as dd is making her communion in May, and she loves religion

ComeWhineWithMe · 25/02/2009 14:00

Hiya PBM & Ali. JKS I have given up crisps don't know if I will stick to it .

Today
Up and older dc ready for day done
Make dp some pack up for work done
DD sandwiches for nursery done
Me and dd4 ready done
Make beds done
downstairs loo done
bathroom done
General tidy up everywhere upstairs&kitchendone
dd nursery done
uniforms
schoolrun
tea
kitchen
folders
bedtime
work out camera done
washing and drying started

Need to add

Bath dc
Take cardigan back to school that dd came home with yesterday
DC early night

JustKeepSwimming · 25/02/2009 14:40

What could i take up instead?
trying to be more positive? calmer? less shouty.
ok so i could try to give up shouting!
or having a go at DH when he's just doing his job....

Got the 6 year old a power ranger?
have included receipt so the mum can change it.

Today:

  • DCs laundry; drying 3rd load
  • me lots of jobs (eBay/Freecycle, etc.) doing
  • shopping trip DONE
  • home & ds2 nap DONE/doing
  • chilled afternoon with ds1 doing
  • friend joining us later & staying for tea
  • tea x 3
  • boys to bed
  • me out to local curry night
  • DH joining me later (may come home early...)
  • bed late

Ongoing:

  • haircut
  • get disc out of disc drive!
  • find pre-pg-&-bf bras
  • stuff to freecycle going well
  • charity shop bagincar
(too tired to go to charity shop as well as Asda)
  • 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)
  • last TQ from DS2's birthday (Thurs - I'll see the mum)
  • take some door handles back to B&Q
  • eBay Svan highchair
  • eBay old table
  • eBay new pile of stuff listing
  • put more baby toys in loft
  • sort kitchen shelves & cupboards (spring clean)
  • think about sorting out DH's photos too
  • dentist trip for me & DS1 (that'll be put off for a while, even longer than a smear i should think!)
  • buy a potette in case ds1 announces he's ready....
  • fix porch door handle, again.
  • get rid of broken trampette
  • buy birthday present for friend's DS DONE & wrapped, just have to drop it off at some point.
  • do some work from home to catch up my hours (have let things slip a little!)
Alibabaandthe40nappies · 25/02/2009 15:26

Ooh you are all so good giving things up for lent! I think I'm going to stick with trying to exercise every day

Today
Up and dressed - done
Pilates - done
Wiifit - done
Shower and wash hair - *done
lunch x 3 - done
Tidy round - done
Unload dishwasher - done
1 load of washing plus nappies -ready for machine
Make pancake batter
Make batch of DS food for freezer
Clean bathroom
Hoover upstairs
Make dinner
Clear up kitchen
Tidy round before bed
Pack bag for yoga tomorrow

ComeWhineWithMe · 25/02/2009 16:19

Quick post .

Today
Up and older dc ready for day done
Make dp some pack up for work done
DD sandwiches for nursery done
Me and dd4 ready done
Make beds done
downstairs loo done
bathroom done
General tidy up everywhere upstairs&kitchendone
dd nursery done
uniforms
schoolrun done
tea cooking
kitchen
folders done
bedtime
work out camera done
washing and drying thirdloadin

Need to add

Bath dc
Take cardigan back to school that dd came home with yesterday forgot
DC early night

PlumBumMum · 25/02/2009 16:23

Power rangers good too

yeap I try to do something instead of giving up things, I was going to give up crisps too but theres a cupboard full of them, would be a shame to let them go out of date

everyone washed and dressed done
breakfast done
school run done
morning walk done
strip & change my bed
dishwasher loaded done
load washing machine done
load tumble done
empty tumble drier
Sort Clean washing
tidy kitchen
hoover

clean bathrooms
make lunch done
schoolrun and homeworks done
Post VAT return done
get dds dance uniform ready for sat morn EXAM
But hairwspray for dance exam done
brush kitchen floor and mop mopped
Finish VAT rtn done

straighten hair

Ongoing
tackle my bedroom
strip paint in lounge
remove damp patch in porch(need ladders)
Put crib away (again need ladders)
Set up old computer in dds room done
Declutter utility room
Reorganise kitchen cupboards
go to cake shop get bits to make dds cake

PlumBumMum · 25/02/2009 16:33

Make reward charts for Kids, for Lent they are going to help more around the house

JustKeepSwimming · 25/02/2009 18:21

DH made it home early so will do baths tonight and skip tomorrow when he's away.

Today:

  • DCs laundry DONE
  • me lots of jobs (eBay/Freecycle, etc.) doing
  • chilled afternoon with ds1 DONE
  • friend joining us later & staying for tea DONE
  • tea x 3 DONE
  • tidy toy chaos, again PartDone
  • boys bath & bed
  • try and put boys clothes away while DH does bath
  • DH & me to curry night
  • bed late
  • delivered cheque to pre-school
  • bought readymade baking stuff for DS1
  • made Dora cakes
  • resisted Dora cakes

Ongoing:

  • haircut
  • get disc out of disc drive!
  • find pre-pg-&-bf bras
  • stuff to freecycle going well
  • charity shop bag in car
  • 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)
  • take some door handles back to B&Q
  • eBay Svan highchair
  • eBay old table
  • eBay new pile of stuff listing
  • put more baby toys in loft
  • sort kitchen shelves & cupboards (spring clean)
  • think about sorting out DH's photos too
  • dentist trip for me & DS1 (that'll be put off for a while, even longer than a smear i should think!)
  • buy a potette in case ds1 announces he's ready....
  • fix porch door handle, again.
  • get rid of broken trampette
  • do some work from home to catch up my hours (have let things slip a little!)

Tomorrow:

  • DH up with boys (sods law if they get up late tomorrow!)
  • all dressed
  • breakfast
  • DH to work
  • playgroup (take last TQ from DS2's birthday)
  • lunch x 3
  • DS2 nap
  • maybe more baking with DS1
  • deliver present
  • charity shop
  • tea x 3
  • boys to bed
  • me early night (DH away)
ComeWhineWithMe · 25/02/2009 18:23

Oh thats a good idea about reward charts PBM .

Today
Up and older dc ready for day done
Make dp some pack up for work done
DD sandwiches for nursery done
Me and dd4 ready done
Make beds done
downstairs loo done
bathroom done
General tidy up everywhere done
dd nursery done
uniforms
schoolrun done
tea done
kitchen done
folders done
bedtime
work out camera done
washing and drying thirdloadin

Need to add

Bath dc done
Take cardigan back to school that dd came home with yesterday forgot
DC early night

PlumBumMum · 25/02/2009 20:30

everyone washed and dressed done
breakfast done
school run done
morning walk done
strip & change my bed still not done
dishwasher loaded done
load washing machine done
load tumble done
empty tumble drier done
Sort Clean washing
tidy kitchen done
cleared up after dinner done
hoover

clean bathrooms
make lunch done
schoolrun and homeworks done
Post VAT return done
get dds dance uniform ready for sat morn EXAM
tights & jumper washed
leotard & skirt
jazz & tap shoes polish
But hairwspray for dance exam done
brush kitchen floor and mop mopped
Finish VAT rtn done
reward charts done
straighten hair

Ongoing
tackle my bedroom
strip paint in lounge
remove damp patch in porch(need ladders)
Put crib away (again need ladders)
Set up old computer in dds room done
Declutter utility room
Reorganise kitchen cupboards
go to cake shop get bits to make dds cake

PlumBumMum · 25/02/2009 20:32

Oh CWWM that looks like a completed list

Alibabaandthe40nappies · 25/02/2009 22:29

Plumbum and CWWM - you have done loads!!

Today
Up and dressed - done
Pilates - done
Wiifit - done
Shower and wash hair - done
lunch x 3 - done
Tidy round - done
Unload dishwasher - done 3 times today!
1 load of washing plus nappies - done
Make pancake batter - done
Make batch of DS food for freezer - done
Clean bathroom
Hoover upstairs
Make dinner - done
Clear up kitchen - done
Tidy round before bed - done
Pack bag for yoga tomorrow

JustKeepSwimming · 26/02/2009 07:59

Looks like everyone did loads yesterday

From yesterday:

  • me lots of jobs (eBay/Freecycle, etc.) ongoing
  • boys bath & bed DONE
  • put boys clothes away while DH does bath DONE
  • DH & me to curry night DONE
  • bed late DONE

Today:

  • DH up with boys DONE
  • all dressed 3done
  • breakfast DONE
  • DH to work DONE
  • DS2 nap doing
  • remember to put Freecycle stuff in porch
  • playgroup (take last TQ from DS2's birthday)
  • lunch x 3
  • DS2 nap
  • maybe more baking with DS1
  • deliver present (maybe, might leave for DH to do at the weekend)
  • charity shop
  • tea x 3
  • boys to bed
  • bath for me
  • me early night (DH away)

Ongoing:

  • haircut
  • get disc out of disc drive!
  • find pre-pg-&-bf bras
  • stuff to freecycle going well
  • charity shop bag in car
  • 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)
  • take some door handles back to B&Q
  • eBay Svan highchair
  • eBay old table
  • eBay new pile of stuff listing
  • put more baby toys in loft
  • sort kitchen shelves & cupboards (spring clean)
  • think about sorting out DH's photos too
  • dentist trip for me & DS1 (that'll be put off for a while, even longer than a smear i should think!)
  • buy a potette in case ds1 announces he's ready....
  • fix porch door handle, again.
  • get rid of broken trampette
  • do some work from home to catch up my hours (have let things slip a little!)
alicecrail · 26/02/2009 08:44

Not me jks this weeks a right off, will start again next week. By the way, has a new thread title been decided on? Or is it top secret? have a good day eveyone

ComeWhineWithMe · 26/02/2009 09:03

Morning . Alice JKS thought up a good one I suppose we should start it and put the link on one of the last posts here ?

Hope everyone is ok I had a bloody awful night dd4 woke up and kicked off for two hours then dd2 woke up complaining of legache so she ended up in bed with me sobbing on and off all night .Dp was doing his amazing snoring man impression I made him go get on the sofa at 5am !
DD1 decided to kick off all morning and was still going as she left the house .
The good thing is they are all at school/nursery today so I have 6 hours alone .

Today

DC up and ready done
Schoolrun done
Washing & Drying started
Songs on Ipod
online shop for weekend
Make beds
General tidy round
Peel potatoes
Hoover
Bath
schoolrun
Tea
DS bath
Kitchen
Reading
Uniforms

Right am off to make a bacon sandwich .

ComeWhineWithMe · 26/02/2009 09:11

I started the new thread .

tis here.

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