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Slatterns sorting themselves out, sort of.

955 replies

ComeWhineWithMe · 26/02/2009 09:10

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 !

OP posts:
giraffescantdancethetango · 24/03/2009 08:54

welcome hunnybun

alicecrail · 24/03/2009 08:59

Morning all, i hope everyone has a better day.
fruitbeard i'm sure it's not your house that has caused dh illness, but if its any consolation we are surprised we haven't caught legionaires (sp?) disease from ours yet!!! Seriously though, i hope he is better soon.
Welcome hunnybun I am also off to a class this morning, and i have half an hour til i have to be there and dd isn't dressed yet! Post later ladies

giraffescantdancethetango · 24/03/2009 09:05

Clean bathroom - done
Put on washing - Done
Change bedding
Take bins out - done
Clean out rabbits cage - done
Do the dishes - done
Tidy up front room
Tidy up bedroom
Do the dusting
clean windows and mirrors
Shower and wash hair - done
Clean washing away - done
Hang up washing - done
Clean kitchen

wastingmyeducation · 24/03/2009 09:13
  • make bed done
  • clean sink and toilet done
  • breakfast done
  • clear breakfast/highchair
  • DS clean and dressed done
  • me dressed and face on done
  • play! doing
  • DS nap
  • sort washing
  • put washing in
  • write shopping list
  • lunch
  • clear lunch/highchair
  • walk to Morrisons
  • dinner
  • DS bath and bed
  • clean dinner/highchair
  • wash pots
  • mop floor

Today is going really well so far.

DS slept through! (til 5.45, but that counts right?!) First time!

Hope everyone feels better soon.

Alibabaandthe40nappies · 24/03/2009 09:17

Morning slatterns!

Congratualtions JKS - you are doing so well!

Giraffes your friend is lucky to have someone like you.

Welcome hunnybun

Alice - how's that dress coming?

Today
Up showered and dressed
Breakfast x 3
Clean sink and loo in bathroom
Clear downstairs cloak in preparation for new floor!
Decide on cake for Mum
Buy ingredients (if I have time)
Lunch x 4
Take my grandma home - 3 hour round trip
Start sorting spare room - started Week
Organise 3 sets of bedding
Sort out spare room
Hoover and dust spare room
Clean bathroom shelves
Make b'day cake for Mum
Picture frames for our room
Picture frames for DS' room
Pack away DS' too small clothes and toys no longer being used
Clear out footstool
Clean whole house
Birthday card for Mum

Alibabaandthe40nappies · 24/03/2009 09:19

WME - that is a flying start, and yay on DS sleeping until 5:45!! How old is he?

wastingmyeducation · 24/03/2009 09:24

Thank you! He's 10 months old, and only started waking just once in the last couple months, so this is a very welcome development!

PlumBumMum · 24/03/2009 09:34

OMG very busy on here this morn had to go way back to find a list welcome HUNNYBUN

Plumbum relunctantly applauds JKS as she thinks of her lack of self control and licks her lips as she remembers the yummy coffe sh had last night with double cream on top and a flake

Alibab have a pic of my dds cake I made on my profile, not bad for a first go??

Everyone up washed & dressed done
feel sorry for myself as I have the cold AGAIN stilldoing
breakfast done
load dishwasher done
schoolruns done
load washingmachine done
load tumble
sort clean washing MUSTDOTODAY
iron &put away clean washing
have a cuppa with dh (more coffee maybe)
hoover livingroom
lunch
clean tidy kitchen done
brush & mop kitchen floor
School runs
dd dancing today
dinner???

PlumBumMum · 24/03/2009 09:35

oops lost a couple of e's up there

Comewhinewithme · 24/03/2009 09:43

Morning all welcome hunnybun.

Congratulations JKS .

How are you today PBM?

Takes chocolate from ali and waves to all other slatterns and thinks of making a start on list .

DD is full of beans this morning and been very demanding I was up at school at 7.45 to talk to staff about dd1 I think they are taking it seriously just wish t was hometime already so I could see what has been going on .

today

Up and ready for school done
See dd1 teachers
Hang washing out
Make beds
quick tidy round
prepare stuff for roast
make dd bashy egg
friend over
Get dd some new toys from the cupboard of doom
school run
Bathroom
park after school?
tea
say sorry to dp
clean kitchen
reading
find folders
early night

ongoing

Find dd's library book
Buy new throws
Upload photos to snapfish
Make list of stuff for hospital bag
Make list of rest of stuff for baby
Buy carseat
Easter eggs
opticians
Buy dd bday gifts
list on ebay
Order bunkbeds
Pack hospital bag
sort out repairs started
Clear porch
Swingset for garden
Find lawnmower (can't remember who borrowed it) .
Find something for Grans birthday
Mums letter
Paint for bathroom
Make three easter bonnets

OP posts:
Comewhinewithme · 24/03/2009 09:46

PBM that cake looks amazing well done .

today

Up and ready for school done
See dd1 teachers done
Hang washing out
Make beds
quick tidy round
prepare stuff for roast
make dd bashy egg
friend over
Get dd some new toys from the cupboard of doom
school run
Bathroom
park after school?
tea
say sorry to dp
clean kitchen
reading
renew library books
find folders
early night

ongoing

Find dd's library book
Buy new throws
Upload photos to snapfish
Make list of stuff for hospital bag
Make list of rest of stuff for baby
Buy carseat
Easter eggs
opticians
Buy dd bday gifts
list on ebay
Order bunkbeds
Pack hospital bag
sort out repairs started
Clear porch
Swingset for garden
Find lawnmower (can't remember who borrowed it) .
Find something for Grans birthday
Mums letter
Paint for bathroom
Make three easter bonnets

OP posts:
cikecaka · 24/03/2009 10:34

Read your other thread CWWM, how did you get on with the teacher? How ar you feeling today PBM DONE
All up (bar dd3 who was ill last night)
Lunches made
Hoovered Couch
Washed dishes
Had a quick run down town to make sure a direct debit went out!
Handwashed swimming costumes
TO DO
Loads but dont want to depress my self writin them down
If I could just find one place to start. Think I will start with a casserole for dinner!

PlumBumMum · 24/03/2009 10:49

Thank you still feel crap mopped kitchen floor and think I used my energy for the day, will just potter about

Cikecaka do you watch desp housewives is it on tonight or is it on a break again

Everyone up washed & dressed done
feel sorry for myself as I have the cold AGAIN stilldoing
breakfast done
load dishwasher done
schoolruns done
load washingmachine done
load tumble
sort clean washing MUSTDOTODAY
iron &put away clean washing
have a cuppa with dh done
hoover livingroom
lunch
clean tidy kitchen done
brush & mop kitchen floor done
Empty recycling bin
Empty Compost bin
School runs
dd dancing today
dinner???

cikecaka · 24/03/2009 10:53

Do you have RTE 2? If so its on tonight, yay

Alibabaandthe40nappies · 24/03/2009 10:58

Plum that cake looks fab. I am no good at the decorating part, most things I make taste fab but look a bit dishevelled! Sorry you are still feeling poorly

CWWM - I've posted on your other thread. That deputy head sounds vile, ofsted would come down on her like ton of bricks if you reported that.

WME - ooh, DS is 8 months. He was down to one night waking, but we're now back up at 2 again - grr!

Today
Up showered and dressed - done
Breakfast x 3 - done x 1
Clean sink and loo in bathroom - done
Clean bath and shower screen - done
Clear downstairs cloak in preparation for new floor!
Decide on cake for Mum
Buy ingredients (if I have time)
Lunch x 4
Take my grandma home - 3 hour round trip
Start sorting spare room - started Week
Organise 3 sets of bedding
Sort out spare room
Hoover and dust spare room
Clean bathroom shelves
Make b'day cake for Mum
Picture frames for our room
Picture frames for DS' room
Pack away DS' too small clothes and toys no longer being used
Clear out footstool
Clean whole house
Birthday card for Mum

PlumBumMum · 24/03/2009 11:03

yeap RTE2, I caused apanic on another thread ages ago when it started

Can't wait for tonite think it will be v.good, and I normally sit and sort some washing while watching!
(susan is really pissing me off this season)

JustKeepSwimming · 24/03/2009 11:18

ComeWhine - feel so sad for your dd, hope something changes soon.....

Thanks for all the congrats, am starting to feel better about my body, still flabby/saggy/droopy bits but hey i fit into lots of my 'original' clothes
Not sure i can do bikinis in bermuda in june though....

Today

  • all up & dressed DONE
  • strip beds & find clean bedding DONE
  • ds1 to pre-sch (bag ready) DONE
  • get cash out DONE
  • me & ds2 to sing & sign DONE
  • collect/buy bike DONE
  • home/ds2 nap Doing
  • collect ds1
  • lunch
  • ds2 nap
  • free afternoon (baking?)
  • tea x 3
  • boys bath & bed
  • me to orch (check cash for sitter)
  • home & bed

Ongoing:

  • take back too big bras
  • get to 8stone 7lbs (new low of 9,0)
  • look up family tree stuff on 1911 census site started
  • photos for boys albums (DS1 2-2.5yrs & DS2 6mo-1yr) BySundayAsOfferRunsOut
  • 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
  • contact handyman re fixing kitchen light (& sort list of other jobs for him started)
  • get up to date photos of family for new photo frames & hang them up
  • ds2 first hair cut soon
  • sew together curtains
  • put together climbing frame we were given last year
  • make appt for DS2's next jabs (mmr+1)
  • find Ikea receipt to re-order missing parts (they sent out the wrong ones, again!)
  • sort out new inner tube for new bike

Goals for this week:

  • take back too big bras
  • upload & order boys photos
  • book DS2 jab appt
  • try and get below 9 stone!
  • get on with family tree
  • lots of early nights started
PlumBumMum · 24/03/2009 11:21

JKS you'll be surprised what some people wear on the beach, I remember going away when we only had 2dcs and some of the sights I saw, I could have wore a bikini!!!!
Try a tankini

cikecaka · 24/03/2009 11:22

Yeah, managed to clean dining area and swept floor. DD3 up and have cooked her sausages, she is back in and looking for more. She most be feeling better

JustKeepSwimming · 24/03/2009 11:22

THanks Plum but i'm still not sure, if it was just me & DH & random other people on holiday i might think soddit. but with all my family there esp my skinnier-than-skinny sister (who's has 2 dcs too but is about how much weight i put on when pg - 'in France they would never let you put on that much' wtf????) i can't be so brave!

PlumBumMum · 24/03/2009 11:25

Tankini its is then, at 9st theres nothing to you, don't worry

Although I know how you feel my bf has twin boys and she is about a size 8

Comewhinewithme · 24/03/2009 11:29

OH CC now I want sausages .

Teachers are going to keep an eye on dd today and the girls are going to be spoken to I just want to run up to school and bring her home .
My friends little girl who is in the year above has promised to look after her at playtimes so she should be ok . Thankyou for all nice comments about dd everything just seems to be going wrong so far this year.

Sorry you still feel crap PBM.

today

Up and ready for school done
See dd1 teachers done
Hang washing out done
Make beds done
quick tidy round doneneedtohoover
prepare stuff for roast 8potatoesdone*
make dd bashy egg
friend over
Get dd some new toys from the cupboard of doom done
school run
Bathroom done
park after school?
tea
say sorry to dp
clean kitchen
reading
renew library books done
find folders
early night

ongoing

Find dd's library book
Buy new throws
Upload photos to snapfish
Make list of stuff for hospital bag
Make list of rest of stuff for baby
Buy carseat
Easter eggs
opticians
Buy dd bday gifts
list on ebay
Order bunkbeds
Pack hospital bag
sort out repairs started
Clear porch
Swingset for garden
Find lawnmower (can't remember who borrowed it) .
Find something for Grans birthday
Mums letter
Paint for bathroom
Make three two easter bonnets (dsis making one)

OP posts:
cikecaka · 24/03/2009 11:30

Tankinis are great, I have a huge chest (should have put huuuuugggeee chest just to emphasis how big it) Need a size 20 top and size 12-14 bottoms. If I buy swimsuits the bottom part ends up hanging down once I get out of the pool

JustKeepSwimming · 24/03/2009 11:38

thanks but won't tankinis just make my tummy stick out more? the bit from boobs to tummy is ok, lol!
Anyway, am on a plan to do some more stomach crunches to try and tone up a bit, 12 weeks tomorrow to go

Today

  • home/ds2 nap Doing
  • collect ds1
  • lunch
  • ds2 nap
  • free afternoon (baking?)
  • start laundry
  • tea x 3
  • boys bath & bed
  • me to orch (check cash for sitterDONE)
  • home & bed

Ongoing:

  • take back too big bras
  • get to 8stone 7lbs (new low of 9,0)
  • look up family tree stuff on 1911 census site started
  • photos for boys albums (DS1 2-2.5yrs & DS2 6mo-1yr) BySundayAsOfferRunsOut
  • 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
  • contact handyman re fixing kitchen light (& sort list of other jobs for him started)
  • get up to date photos of family for new photo frames & hang them up
  • ds2 first hair cut soon
  • sew together curtains
  • put together climbing frame we were given last year
  • make appt for DS2's next jabs DONE
  • find Ikea receipt to re-order missing parts (they sent out the wrong ones, again!)
  • sort out new inner tube for new bike

Goals for this week:

  • take back too big bras
  • upload & order boys photos
  • book DS2 jab appt DONE
  • try and get below 9 stone!
  • get on with family tree
  • lots of early nights started
PlumBumMum · 24/03/2009 12:00

You can get ones with nice wee shorty bottoms

Hope your dd is ok CWWM

Have deviated off list abit

Clean bathroom done
clean ensuite done

Now making lunch and dinner

Have dancing today so need to be organised
go to library while dd is in dancing and renew dcs library books

dd2 hasn't got the concept yet that they have to go back