Slatterns sorting themselves out, sort of.

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A new thread taking us slatterns into March.
Feel free to join and add your lists just don't show us up by always completing them !

Just popping back in to say hi to everybody. Had alovely day, pity its back to normality tomorrow

• bag up the baby clothes I sorted yesterday done
• clean toilet and sink done
• make bed done
• breakfast eaten
• clean up breakfast/highchair done
• DS clean, changed and dressed done
• me showered and dressed done done
• DS nap done
• tidy up files on macbook started
• sort washing done
• clean cooker top and grillpan
• dry pots DHdone
• doctors done
• walk done
• lunch done
• clean up lunch/highchair done
• DS nap done
• another walk! done
• sort changebag done
• get dinner ready done
• DS bath and bed done
• clear dinner/highchair done
• wash pots
• Watch CSI underway

The pots can wait to the morning, they usually do!

hmm, Plum - that's a big wall so the colour must dominate things. a mustard-y colour would be ok, but maybe not the full-on mustard. a paler green to go with the oven?
Cute to see dd1 looking at dd2 in such a 'big sister' way in that photo!

Alice - LOL, yes dcs do have a habit of taking over spare rooms!! that's lots of cleaning today

WME - wow nearly a complete list, best leave the pots, you don't want to be an over-achiever

Today:

• laundry ContinueTomorrow
• boys bath & bed DONE
• me to orchestra DONE
• stop off on way home for more milk DONE
• home & straight to bed, no faffing! err

Ongoing:

• get disc out of disc drive!
• get to 8stone 7lbs (new low of 9,1)
• look up family tree stuff on 1911 census site
• photos for boys albums (DS1 2-2.5yrs & DS2 6mo-1yr)
• sort out kitchen drawers & cupboards
• think about sorting out DH's photos too
• dentist trip for me & DS1 (1st for DS1)
• do some work from home to catch up my hours
• get new transformer thingie for broken kitchen light
• contact handyman re fixing it
• tidy up/sort out/clear my desk of cr*p continuing
• get up to date photos of family for new photo frames & hang them on the wall
• ds2 first hair cut soon
• ring Ikea customer services re missing bits for a chair
• sew together curtains
• put together climbing frame we were given last year
• jet wash patio furniture
• get ds2 a tv chair like ds1

Tomorrow:

• remember window cleaner is coming (check cash for him DONE)
• remember Boots delivery is due (could be anytime though)
• use new pipe bits to sort out drainpipe
• put old picture in new picture frame DONE
• as well as all other usual stuff

Plum your decorating sounds lovely .

Today
Up, showered and dressed - done
Tidy kitchen - done
1 load of washing - done
Hoover living room
Fold and put away clean laundry - done
Sort out bathroom cabinet and shelves - done
Find recipe for DH's birthday cake and buy ingredients - done
Lunch x 3 - done
Make dinner - got takeaway from sainsbury's, was yum!
Clear up after dinner - done
Tidy round before bed - done
Wash nappies - done
Ring Vodafone about overcharging - done Tomorrow
Up, showered and dressed
Breakfast x 3
Make DH's birthday cake
Wrap DH's presents
Hoover living room
Lunch x 2
Drs app for possible mastitis?
Pay deposit on minibus for Mum's birthday party
Dust living room
Make dinner
Clear up after dinner
Tidy round before bed

JKS I am in the habit if writing a very minimal list so it feels like I've achieved more! I've left the pots.

Well done WME

gawd, i was awake at 4.55 with the sodding birds. someone tell me the clocks change the right way this weekend????

Today:

• carry on with laundry
• remember window cleaner is coming
• remember Boots delivery is due (could be anytime)
• use new pipe bits to sort out drainpipe
• all up DONE & dressed
• breakfast x 3
• ds2 quick nap possibly
• ds1 to pre-school
• ds2 more nap?
• me shower & lie-down as knackered
• get on with some jobs
• collect ds1
• lunch (maybe outside again if sunny, meant to cloud over tomorrow, boo hiss)
• ds2 nap
• invite friends round?
• sweep leaves with ds1?
• tea x 2
• boys to bed
• collapse in a heap & wait for DH to come home and decide about dinner

Ongoing:

• get disc out of disc drive!
• get to 8stone 7lbs (new low of 9,1)
• look up family tree stuff on 1911 census site
• photos for boys albums (DS1 2-2.5yrs & DS2 6mo-1yr)
• sort out kitchen drawers & cupboards
• think about sorting out DH's photos too
• dentist trip for me & DS1 (1st for DS1)
• do some work from home to catch up my hours
• get new transformer thingie for broken kitchen light
• contact handyman re fixing it
• tidy up/sort out/clear my desk of cr*p continuing
• get up to date photos of family for new photo frames & hang them on the wall
• ds2 first hair cut soon
• ring Ikea customer services re missing bits for a chair
• sew together curtains
• put together climbing frame we were given last year
• jet wash patio furniture
• get ds2 a tv chair like ds1

Think its the following weekend JKS, not too sure though!

MORNING EVERYONE
Starting a computer course this morning , so will be away from 11 until 1.

Need to leave lunch ready to go as DH comes home at 1.
TO DO
Leave kitchen tidy
dining area tidy
Sitting room
Hall

Is it CC? oh well, makes no difference, sure will still be early o'clock....

Keeping ds2 up if i can so i don't have to wake him for the pre-school run.

Today:

• carry on with laundry 3rdLoadOn
• hang wet stuff outside
• remember window cleaner is coming
• remember Boots delivery is due (could be anytime)
• use new pipe bits to sort out drainpipe
• all dressed (i'm dressed, in yesterday's clothes just for p-s run )
• breakfast x 3 DONE
• ds1 to pre-school (check bag)
• ds2 nap
• me shower & lie-down as knackered
• get on with some jobs
• collect ds1
• lunch (maybe outside again if sunny, meant to cloud over tomorrow, boo hiss)
• ds2 nap
• invite friends round?
• sweep leaves with ds1?
• tea x 2
• boys to bed
• collapse in a heap & wait for DH to come home and decide about dinner

Ongoing:

• get disc out of disc drive!
• get to 8stone 7lbs (new low of 9,1)
• look up family tree stuff on 1911 census site
• photos for boys albums (DS1 2-2.5yrs & DS2 6mo-1yr)
• sort out kitchen drawers & cupboards
• think about sorting out DH's photos too
• dentist trip for me & DS1 (1st for DS1)
• do some work from home to catch up my hours
• get new transformer thingie for broken kitchen light
• contact handyman re fixing it
• tidy up/sort out/clear my desk of cr*p continuing
• get up to date photos of family for new photo frames & hang them on the wall
• ds2 first hair cut soon
• ring Ikea customer services re missing bits for a chair
• sew together curtains
• put together climbing frame we were given last year
• jet wash patio furniture
• get ds2 a tv chair like ds1

Today:

• carry on with laundry 3rdLoadOn
• hang wet stuff outside
• remember window cleaner is coming
• remember Boots delivery is due (could be anytime)
• use new pipe bits to sort out drainpipe
• all dressed DONE
• ds1 to pre-school (check bagDONE)
• ds2 nap
• me shower & lie-down as knackered
• get on with some jobs
• collect ds1
• lunch (maybe outside again if sunny, meant to cloud over tomorrow, boo hiss)
• ds2 nap
• invite friends round?
• sweep leaves with ds1?
• tea x 2
• boys to bed
• collapse in a heap & wait for DH to come home and decide about dinner

Ongoing:

• get disc out of disc drive!
• get to 8stone 7lbs (new low of 9,1)
• look up family tree stuff on 1911 census site
• photos for boys albums (DS1 2-2.5yrs & DS2 6mo-1yr)
• sort out kitchen drawers & cupboards
• think about sorting out DH's photos too
• dentist trip for me & DS1 (1st for DS1)
• do some work from home to catch up my hours
• get new transformer thingie for broken kitchen light
• contact handyman re fixing it
• tidy up/sort out/clear my desk of cr*p continuing
• get up to date photos of family for new photo frames & hang them on the wall
• ds2 first hair cut soon
• ring Ikea customer services re missing bits for a chair
• sew together curtains
• put together climbing frame we were given last year
• jet wash patio furniture
• get ds2 a tv chair like ds1

Morning all

Everyone up done
Everyone Breakfast done
Everyone dressed done
Washload on done
Upstairs hoover done
Turn horses out
Put jacket potatoes in the oven
Clean throws on sofa
Friends for lunch
Muck out horses
Hang out washing
Cook dinner
DD bath and bed
Wash up
FLOP

• clean toilet and sink
• make bed
• breakfast eaten
• wash the pots! started
• clean up breakfast/highchair
• DS clean, changed and dressed
• me showered and dressed done
• DS nap
• hang up washing
• put washing on - nappies, clothes, towels
• clean cooker top and grillpan
• tidy hallway and landing
• mop kitchen floor
• lunch
• clean up lunch/highchair
• DS nap
• get dinner ready
• DS bath and bed

Aunties are coming to visit today, but not sure what time. Aaargh!

DS slept better, but is still a bit mardy.

It's quite overcast here still, I was planning to get loads of washing done and pegged out. Hopefully it will brighten up soon.

JKS Clocks spring forward, fall back,
And in behind that microwave door behind me is the reminants of a light green paint, the kitche must have been green orginally, not nice so it has put me off
The utility room has same kitchen and tiles( although more white) we painted it a lemony cream colour when we first moved as the red was too much in such a small room so I think as long as I get the right shade of yellow it will be alright

Everybody up showered & dressed done
breakfast done

ds parent teacher meet at 10.45
clean & tidy kitchen
brush & mop
load washing machine
hang out wash(lovely here)
empty tumble
sort uniforms (school tomorrow)
Change my bed
sort and put away clean washing
lunch done

sort out my bedroom
Wipe over bathroom
Wipe over ensuite
mop all bedrooms
mop bathrooms

decide on colours for decorating
kitchen yellow
Hall liquer (Baileys yum)
clean kichen walls & ceiling for painting

get carpet cleaner out for neighbour done
offered to clean her livingroom carpet done

ONGOING (there is alot not on here don't want to scare myself)

Mothers day cards
ds parent teacher meeting Wednesday

loose weight for dd1 communion (JKS reminded me)
sort out bedroom wardrobe
clean damp patch in porch (need ladders)
Put away crib (need ladders)
decorate wee hall
decorate kitchen
finish stripping paint in lounge
find home for all dcs toys in lounge
reorganise kitchen cupboards
go to cake shop
declutter utility room
do mn profile halfdone

Lots of decorating to be done

ok. I need a kick up the bum today! Brain is failing due to bad insomnia and have been awake since 4:30.

I have lots of people coming round tomorrow. The house is bleugh and I have a mountain of paperwork to get on top of.

So am doing 30 minute slots. 30 minutes of cleaning and tidying and 30 minutes of paperwork alternating.

I don't have a to do list cos its all to do!

Back in 30 mins!

Me still to get showered so off I go

where CWWM this morn?

JKS, have you a wee CD player in boys room maybe you could go in put some nursery ryhmes on and you go back to bed, they need to realise that its not okay to get up at that time

I was going to say tough love if they wake up at 5.30 leave it until 5.45 to go in to them, and gradually increase the time you go into their room in the morn, they'll continue to wake early if they know mummy/daddy is going to get up iyswim

runs back kicks kitten up the bum

(don't ring animal cruelty)

Tired this morning, list today goes:

Wait for Tesco stuff to be delivered
Drink tea kettlegoingonnow
Have good intentions to do something useful in the afternoon
Go for lunch with friend who is on maternity leave
Go for (short) run
Post about run on MN
Realise that good intentions are not enough and I need to actually do something useful
faff about on computer
Panic and do washing up before DP gets home to make it look like I haven't been sitting around all day

Do you think I can manage all that?

Plum - well in that case, def don't have green! handy that you can see what it looks like though. a calming sort of yellow would be nice i think, i have a tendency to pick really vibrant colours which sound nice in theory but aren't so great to live with. - all cream in this house as haven't the energy or time to change anything.

and i know i should maybe do something different with the boys in the morning, but i have found that i am less depressed and cross about it since i resigned myself to it. this morning was an extra low point as i woke at 4.55 before either of them and couldn't get back to sleep. could have had another hour almost at myself & the birds!!!

Today:

• carry on with laundry LotsDoing/Drying
• hang wet stuff outside DONE
• remember window cleaner is coming
• remember Boots delivery is due (could be anytime)
• use new pipe bits to sort out drainpipe
• ds1 to pre-school DONE
• ds2 nap doing
• me shower DONE & lie-down as knackered SoldieringOn lol!
• get on with some jobs doing
• collect ds1
• lunch (maybe outside again if sunny, meant to cloud over tomorrow, boo hiss)
• ds2 nap
• invite friends round DONE

(though it's the one with the tricky DD so we'll see how she is with just her & my ds1...)

• sweep leaves with ds1?
• tea x 2
• boys to bed
• collapse in a heap & wait for DH to come home and decide about dinner

Ongoing:

• get disc out of disc drive!
• get to 8stone 7lbs (new low of 9,1)
• look up family tree stuff on 1911 census site
• photos for boys albums (DS1 2-2.5yrs & DS2 6mo-1yr)
• sort out kitchen drawers & cupboards
• think about sorting out DH's photos
• dentist trip for me & DS1 (1st for DS1)
• do some work from home to catch up my hours
• get new transformer thingie for broken kitchen light
• contact handyman re fixing it
• tidy up/sort out/clear my desk of crp continuing*
• get up to date photos of family for new photo frames & hang them on the wall
• ds2 first hair cut soon
• ring Ikea customer services re missing bits for a chair
• sew together curtains
• put together climbing frame we were given last year
• jet wash patio furniture
• get ds2 a tv chair like ds1

oh god crappy rest of the day yesterday - most of list didn't get done. Slept in this morning, was "early" enough for DS1 to make it to school on time if he walked on his own (yesterday he walked the bulk of it on his own - just not the zebra crossing near our house) - said he could go on his own all the way today as an exception - so that at least one of them got to school on time. Then he had a major meltdown over the fact I asked him to go and put clean school uniform on and a few other things so we all ended up leaving at 8.57 - DS1 was 15 minutes late to school, DS2 20 minute late.

House looks like a shit hole, I'm knackered, I'm out all of this afternoon until 6ish and I just want to scream and find some magic fairies to sort it all out for me...................

Chocolate all round methinks.

I've actually done the washing up now and put away the dry bedlinen so now I can sit around all day if I want and some stuff will already have been done.

No fun FAQ - hope you have a good day out of the house

TA - if there's virtual chocolate going I'll have some

Today:

• carry on with laundry LotsDoing/Drying
• remember window cleaner is coming
• remember Boots delivery is due (could be anytime)
• use new pipe bits to sort out drainpipe
• ds2 nap doing
• get on with some jobs Storming!
• collect ds1
• lunch (maybe outside again if sunny, meant to cloud over tomorrow, boo hiss)
• ds2 nap
• friends round later
• sweep leaves with ds1?
• tea x 2
• boys to bed
• collapse in a heap & wait for DH to come home and decide about dinner

Ongoing:

• get disc out of disc drive!
• get to 8stone 7lbs (new low of 9,1)
• look up family tree stuff on 1911 census site
• photos for boys albums (DS1 2-2.5yrs & DS2 6mo-1yr)
• sort out kitchen drawers & cupboards
• think about sorting out DH's photos
• dentist trip for me & DS1 (1st for DS1)
• do some work from home to catch up my hours
• get new transformer thingie for broken kitchen light
• contact handyman re fixing it
• tidy up/sort out/clear my desk of cr*p continuing
• get up to date photos of family for new photo frames & hang them on the wall
• ds2 first hair cut soon
• ring Ikea customer services re missing bits for a chair DONE
• sort drainpipes out by water butts DONE
• sew together curtains
• put together climbing frame we were given last year
• jet wash patio furniture
• get ds2 a tv chair like ds1

• clean toilet and sink
• make bed
• breakfast eaten
• wash the pots! done
• clean up breakfast/highchair done
• DS clean, changed and dressed
• me showered and dressed done
• DS nap doing
• hang up washing
• put washing on - nappies, clothes, towels
• clean cooker top and grillpan
• tidy hallway and landing
• mop kitchen floor
• lunch
• clean up lunch/highchair
• DS nap
• get dinner ready
• DS bath and bed

Today is going very slowly.

I'm trying to separate tidying and cleaning in my mind. Tidying is quite easy, and if you do it as you go along you don't even notice you've done it.
BUT it makes the actual cleaning easy peasy. Well, easy peasier!

Wasting I hate tidying (too much stuff not enough space) but find cleaning quite theraputic if i'm in the right mood. (which is very rare!)

Everyone up done
Everyone Breakfast done
Everyone dressed done
Washload on done
Upstairs hoover done
Turn horses out done
Put jacket potatoes in the oven done
Clean throws on sofa done
Put second lot of washing on done
Friends for lunch
Muck out horses
Hang out washing done
Cook dinner
DD bath and bed
Wash up
FLOP

I am feeling quite smug about my list, watch it go completely tits up from tomorrow though!

WME - i like tidying but not cleaning, though once i get a head of steam going i will clean for hours!

Alice - why what happens tomorrow? or will you just have lost enthusiasm?

Today:

• carry on with laundry LotsDoing/Drying
• remember window cleaner is coming
• remember Boots delivery is due (could be anytime)
• ds2 nap Doing
• get on with some jobs Doing
• collect ds1
• lunch GotPicnicBitsReady
• ds2 nap
• friends round later
• sweep leaves with ds1?
• tea x 2
• boys to bed
• collapse in a heap & wait for DH to come home and decide about dinner

Ongoing:

• get disc out of disc drive!
• get to 8stone 7lbs (new low of 9,1)
• look up family tree stuff on 1911 census site
• photos for boys albums (DS1 2-2.5yrs & DS2 6mo-1yr)
• sort out kitchen drawers & cupboards
• think about sorting out DH's photos
• dentist trip for me & DS1 (1st for DS1)
• do some work from home to catch up my hours
• get new transformer thingie for broken kitchen light
• contact handyman re fixing it
• tidy up/sort out/clear my desk of crp continuing*
• get up to date photos of family for new photo frames & hang them on the wall
• ds2 first hair cut soon
• sew together curtains
• put together climbing frame we were given last year
• jet wash patio furniture
• get ds2 a tv chair like ds1

Wait for Tesco stuff to be delivered done
Pack up stuff from Tesco
Drink tea x2
Have good intentions to do something useful in the afternoon thinkingaboutit
Go for lunch with friend who is on maternity leave
Go for (short) run
Post about run on MN
Realise that good intentions are not enough and I need to actually do something useful
Faff about on computer
Washing up done
Fold and put away dry bedlinen done
Surface-clean bathroom done

Ouch PlumBum!!!

Back later than planned. Thats a good thing I think!
Paperwork stuff is doing my head in. Aaargh.

some paperwork - done
clean out cat litter - done
scrubbed out where cats weed everywhere - done
wiped down walls in hall - done
cleared out crap from hall - done
cleaned out fire place - done
sorted out newspaper pile - done
important phonecalls - done

To do -
lunch
cup of tea
more paperwork
dust house
vac house
de-grub walls
tidy every room but hall.
cup of tea
clean out aquarium.

lunch first!