The "things to do today" list makers, otherwise known as the Slatterns - thread 248,309

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here you go - new shiny thread all ready for us when the current one fills up

Thanks for the welcome

Laundry x2 1 done
empty dishwasher done
clean kitchen done
clean living room
clean bathroom
put away mountain of clothes URGENT its taking over the house
clean ds's bedroom
print out party invites and post
drop off food at ils
go shopping
buy ds2 stuff online
cook dinner

Bit of a slow day. Unwell ds2 and ds1 who I think is going through a growth spurt as he's not stopped asking for food all day.

Right, well before I get done under the trade description act, we have a combined age of nearly 81 - he is going to be 46 and I am 35, so can I call him my boyfriend ? We've been together just over three months and it's quite serious. He loves music, any sort really but especially the stuff that reminds him of his mis-spent youth, - punk and ska etc. He's a smart dresser. Spent ages on here yesterday going through present threads to find inspriation, don't want to go down road of thrill experiences etc as don't really know him well enough to know whether he'd love or hate it, and he borrowed a friend's Porsche recently anyway for the weekend - would have done Vinopolis or similar but he has just been diagnosed with Type 1 diabetes so has cut down on alcohol - when I asked him what he wanted, he said a steamer ! I can't buy him a bloody steamer, he spoils me ridiculously! Budget £100 max - was thinking really nice shirt from Hackett - or is that too boring for words?

Ooh he sounds nice

Does he like aftershave etc? Cufflinks if he is a smart dresser?
I know what you mean about shirts being boring, but I often buy DH one as a pressie. In fact his birthday presents 2 weeks ago were a new shirt (Boden ) and a bottle of the new Chanel aftershave which he liked.

Ali, now aftershave is a good idea, he likes Chanel Allure but has some so maybe I'll get him some of the shower gel or something, thanks for the idea! With a shirt and maybe a steamer after all, they are half price in our local kitchen shop!

parsley i got dh some Armani black code aftershave a couple of years ago, it smells really yummy and is quite a grown up kind of scent.

Everyone up done
Everyone breakfast done
Everyone dressed done
Make beds done
Feed and turnout horses done
Pop into town, look at bras and sunglasses and thread done (actually got a new bra - yay! half price!!!!) and got some thread and buttons.
Lunch done
Put washing on done
Put dry washing away (i have a pile of clean clothes in our room that is nearly waist high! started
Clean bathroom sink
Hoover living room/dining room
Hang washing out
Tidy hall
Hoover hall
Unpack bag from weekend i am such a slattern!!!!
Muck out/exercise/put horses to bed
Cook dinner
DD bath and bed
Wash up/wipe kitchen over
Do some sewing

Parsley my DH loves getting kitchen things for presents, have often bought him a colander....

Just had the Police helicopter hovering overhead....exciting for DS1 anyway.

Today:

• ring dentists
• iron any DSs clothes that need it DONE
• get our laundry washed & dried 2ndLoadOn
• all upDONE, dressed & breakfastedDONE
• tidy kitchen DONE
• playgroup DONE
• home for lunch x 3 DONE
• ds2 nap Doing
• quiet afternoon i think (maybe walk round to corner shop if DS2 wakes up at all!) Doing
• photos in albums DONE (need more cheap albums next time i'm in the £shop/similar)
• popcorn for snack with ds1 DONE
• tea x 2 (meatballs defrosting + pasta)
• boys bath & bed
• Wii Weigh-in
• out to dinner with DH (may meet him at the restaurant though that could end up with me looking like Norman No-Mates!)
• text sitter to let him know what time DH might be home
• not too late to bed (with a quarter dose of night nurse)

Ongoing:

• get to 8stone 7lbs (new low of 8,13)
• look up family tree stuff on 1911 census site
• think about sorting out DH's photos
• dentist trip for me & DS1 (1st for DS1)
• contact handyman re fixing kitchen light & other things
• get photos of family for new frames & hang them up
• put together climbing frame we were given last year
• sort babysitter for last date DH has given me
• plan dinners out doing
• clean carpets (either 'get a man in' or hire a cleaner & diy)
• get matching brass letterbox for front door

Goals for this week:

• book dentist appointments FromThursday
• sort orchestra social for April Doing

I have rung the dentists!!! (and got through more importantly!)

Now just have nearly 2 weeks to psych myself up for it

Today:

• ring dentists DONE
• iron any DSs clothes that need it DONE
• get our laundry washed & dried 2ndLoadOn
• all upDONE, dressed & breakfastedDONE
• tidy kitchen DONE
• playgroup DONE
• home for lunch x 3 DONE
• ds2 nap Doing
• quiet afternoon i think (maybe walk round to corner shop if DS2 wakes up at all!) Doing
• photos in albums DONE (need more cheap albums next time i'm in the £shop/similar)
• popcorn for snack with ds1 DONE
• tea x 2 (meatballs defrosting + pasta)
• boys bath & bed
• Wii Weigh-in
• out to dinner with DH (may meet him at the restaurant though that could end up with me looking like Norman No-Mates!)
• text sitter to let him know what time DH might be home
• not too late to bed (with a quarter dose of night nurse)

Ongoing:

• get to 8stone 7lbs (new low of 8,13)
• look up family tree stuff on 1911 census site
• think about sorting out DH's photos
• dentist trip for me & DS1 (1st for DS1) 14th April
• contact handyman re fixing kitchen light & other things
• get photos of family for new frames & hang them up
• put together climbing frame we were given last year
• sort babysitter for last date DH has given me
• plan dinners out doing
• clean carpets (either 'get a man in' or hire a cleaner & diy)
• get matching brass letterbox for front door

Goals for this week:

• book dentist appointments DONE
• sort orchestra social for April Doing

Well done JKS I hate the dentist too but always feel better once it is over and done with I think sometimes the waiting is worse of all.

PP what about an ipod loaded up with his favourite songs (or an itunes voucher) if he is into music?

I have done nothing since getting back this morning better my arse in gear as dc will be home soon .

Feed dc
Upload new photos to facebook
uniforms
RR
do a menuplan for next week
Find some stuff to do next week with dc (easter holidays)
bedtime

I need to upload photos to facebook too, thanks for reminding me CWWM.

make coffee + lunch for DP (cos he drove me places yesterday evening when he ddn't have to) DONE
check out last night's very long Apprentice thread DONE
order online Dad's birthday present DONE
up and dressed DONE
go print thesis in work DONE
chat to people in work DONE
pick up coat from work friend DONE
lunch DONE (but it wasn't very good)
get gold star DONE
show thesis to examiner DONE
get piece of paper saying corrections are OK DONE
run at some point
sort out kitchen DONE
make something nice for dinner
try to fit in some MNing (very important!)
upload photos to facebook

Right, well I am feeling smugger than a smug thing:

Washing up and clean kitchen i.e. wipe down surfaces, clean sink with Cif DONE
Peg out the washing DONE
Dust whole house DONE
Clean hamster's cage before the RSPCA raid the premises DONE
Swiff and mop the floors DONE
Sort out my work bag and what needs to be done for school over the holidays, i.e. lots DONE
Go to post office DOING NEXT
Drop £10 through friend's door for a mutual friend's joint bday present TOMORROW
Go shopping for boyfriend's birthday present DOING NEXT

My mental health has improved by about a million percent now the house is finally clean and shiny!

Thank you for all the birthday present ideas, I am going out soon after I've had my bath (skanky bird) so I will update you all when I've made my purchase! Hope you are all enjoying the sunshine...

Oooh, you smug thing!

See how good it is to share your lists?

Pictures uploaded, will run while it is still sunny and then tag people so they know I have done it.

Started putting together the climbing frame - taken me ages to get not very far! going to be an ongoing mess of poles in the garden for a few days i think...

Today:

• ring dentists DONE
• iron any DSs clothes that need it DONE
• get our laundry washed & dried ContinueTomorrow
• all upDONE, dressed & breakfastedDONE
• tidy kitchen DONE
• playgroup DONE
• home for lunch x 3 DONE
• ds2 nap DONE
• quiet afternoon (+ walk round to corner shop DONE) DONE
• photos in albums DONE (need more cheap albums next time i'm in the £shop/similar)
• popcorn for snack with ds1 DONE
• tea x 2 (meatballs cooking + pasta)
• boys bath & bed
• Wii Weigh-in
• out to dinner with DH (may meet him at the restaurant though that could end up with me looking like Norman No-Mates!)
• text sitter to let him know what time to come round
• not too late to bed (with an eighth of a dose of night nurse)

Ongoing:

• get to 8stone 7lbs (new low of 8,13)
• look up family tree stuff on 1911 census site
• think about sorting out DH's photos
• dentist trip for me & DS1 (1st for DS1) 14th April
• contact handyman re fixing kitchen light & other things
• get photos of family for new frames & hang them up
• put together climbing frame we were given last year Started
• sort babysitter for last date DH has given me
• plan dinners out doing
• clean carpets (either 'get a man in' or hire a cleaner & diy)
• get matching brass letterbox for front door

Goals for this week:

• sort orchestra social for April Ongoing

rubbishly unproductive day today. I hate living in a tip

ds1 has drawn all over his school offer letter! argh! I sound like such a slattern, don't I?

Laundry x2 1 done 1 in progress
empty dishwasher done
clean kitchen done
clean living room
clean bathroom
put away mountain of clothes URGENT its taking over the house 80% done
clean ds's bedroom almost done
print out party invites and post
drop off food at ils done
go shopping
buy ds2 stuff online
cook dinner kids done

make coffee + lunch for DP (cos he drove me places yesterday evening when he ddn't have to) DONE
check out last night's very long Apprentice thread DONE
order online Dad's birthday present DONE
up and dressed DONE
go print thesis in work DONE
chat to people in work DONE
pick up coat from work friend DONE
lunch DONE (but it wasn't very good)
get gold star DONE
show thesis to examiner DONE
get piece of paper saying corrections are OK DONE grin
run at some point DONE
shower DONE
write about run on MN DOING
make cookies
make something nice for dinner
try to fit in some MNing (very important!)
upload photos to facebook DONE
tag photos DONE

Aww Wintersun - we all have days like that - well most of us i think!

TA - looks like you'll have a completed list today

Today:

• ring dentists DONE
• iron any DSs clothes that need it DONE
• get our laundry washed & dried ContinueTomorrow
• all up, dressed & breakfasted DONE
• tidy kitchen DONE
• playgroup DONE
• home for lunch x 3 DONE
• ds2 nap DONE
• quiet afternoon DONE

+ walk round to corner shop DONE

• photos in albums DONE (need more cheap albums next time i'm in the £shop/similar)
• popcorn for snack with ds1 DONE
• tea x 2 DONE
• boys bath & bed
• Wii Weigh-in
• out to dinner with DH (may meet him at the restaurant though that could end up with me looking like Norman No-Mates!)
• text sitter to let him know what time to come round
• not too late to bed (with an eighth of a dose of night nurse)

Ongoing:

• get to 8stone 7lbs (new low of 8,13)
• look up family tree stuff on 1911 census site
• think about sorting out DH's photos
• dentist trip for me & DS1 (1st for DS1) 14th April
• contact handyman re fixing kitchen light & other things
• get photos of family for new frames & hang them up
• put together climbing frame we were given last year Started
• sort babysitter for last date DH has given me
• plan dinners out doing
• clean carpets (either 'get a man in' or hire a cleaner & diy)
• get matching brass letterbox for front door
• buy some more cheap photo albums (trip to Factory Shop for crafty bits)

Goals for this week:

• sort orchestra social for April Ongoing

Hi all, gorgeous day here.

After reading your threads I am tempted to get a Wii Fit. Already have a Wii. However being pg may just leave it until have sprogged and need to get back in shape. Am actually about 9 stone. 0.5 stone is pg fat/ 0.001 is baby.

Today
-Get though a day at work done
-Quick tidy of lounge doneish
-Clean kitchen
-Dishy on

• Put clean washing away - still not done

-Make beds and tidy bedrooms -Stop DS messing about in garden -Get DS ready for bed -Put DS to bed -make tea for me and DH -Watch tv -Pack for mini-break!!

Other

• Mortgage Letter to be sent

-post stuff to accountant -paint toes

• email local school re after school club
• plan some healthy meals
• food shop

Am actually a bit nervous about mini break, which is with old uni friends who (shocker) don't have children yet. Worried about feeling old/unfashionable/boring/tired. !!!!

HMHB - 9 stone & 11weeks pg? wow, keep it up, i vow not to put on so much next pg, it's a pain losing it all.
Re mini-break, ds going with you? should be fun whatever you do

(oh and OMG, look what the Wii said today )

Today:

• ring dentists DONE
• iron any DSs clothes that need it DONE
• get our laundry washed & dried ContinueTomorrow
• all up, dressed & breakfasted DONE
• tidy kitchen DONE
• playgroup DONE
• home for lunch x 3 DONE
• ds2 nap DONE
• quiet afternoon DONE

+ walk round to corner shop DONE

• photos in albums DONE (need more cheap albums next time i'm in the £shop/similar)
• popcorn for snack with ds1 DONE
• tea x 2 DONE
• put DSs clean clothes away DONE
• boys bath & bed DONE
• Wii Weigh-in DONE
• out to dinner with DH
• text sitter to let him know what time to come round DONE
• not too late to bed (with an eighth of a dose of night nurse)

Tomorrow:

• finish climbing frame if i can/put away as toddlers may round in the afternoon
• finish our laundry
• ironing
• all up, dressed & breakfasted
• DH to work
• playgroup
• home for lunch (picnic if nice)
• ds2 nap
• friends round maybe
• tea for boys
• DH home earlyish i hope
• dinner, tv & bed

Ongoing:

• get to 8stone 7lbs (new low of 8,11) !!!!!
• look up family tree stuff on 1911 census site
• think about sorting out DH's photos
• dentist trip for me & DS1 (1st for DS1) 14th April
• contact handyman re fixing kitchen light & other things
• get photos of family for new frames & hang them up
• put together climbing frame we were given last year Started
• sort babysitter for last date DH has given me
• plan dinners out doing
• clean carpets (either 'get a man in' or hire a cleaner & diy)
• get matching brass letterbox for front door
• buy some more cheap photo albums (trip to Factory Shop for crafty bits)

Goals for this week:

• sort orchestra social for April Ongoing

Yay, completed list!

Wii fit looks good, plus if you get bored of doing crazy balance exercises you can play games instead.

Don't worry Wintersun - we are supposed to be slatterns here after all

make coffee + lunch for DP (cos he drove me places yesterday evening when he ddn't have to) DONE
check out last night's very long Apprentice thread DONE
order online Dad's birthday present DONE
up and dressed DONE
go print thesis in work DONE
chat to people in work DONE
pick up coat from work friend DONE
lunch DONE (but it wasn't very good)
get gold star DONE
show thesis to examiner DONE
get piece of paper saying corrections are OK DONE
run at some point DONE
shower DONE
write about run on MN DONE
make cookies DONE
make something nice for dinner PLANNED
try to fit in some MNing (very important!)
upload photos to facebook DONE
tag photos DONE
tell DP easter name because he wants to snoop at MN and searched for 'trillianastra' and looked like this at me and said 'you've changed your name, there's no way you haven't been on MN today' DONE

JKS well done you, looks like your heading for that bikini afterall!

Well done Trillian. Stars all round for completing the list. Selling me on the WiiFit.

Swimming I think I went up to about 12 stone last time but have blanked it all out - as you do. Will try not to get too massive, not as young as I was etc.

Mini break is totally child free - yey, so like you say whatever happens it will be a nice break for me!

Today
-Get though a day at work done
-Quick tidy of lounge doneish
-Clean kitchen
-Dishy on

• Put clean washing away - still not done
• Put load of washing on done
• Hang out / put washing in dryer

-Make beds and tidy bedrooms -Stop DS messing about in garden done -Get DS ready for bed done -Put DS to bed done -make tea for me and DH -Watch tv -Pack for mini-break!! doing - wish I had more clothes that fit though!

Other

• Mortgage Letter to be sent

-post stuff to accountant -paint toes

• email local school re after school club
• plan some healthy meals
• food shop

Finish OU assignment and send it off
Empty dishwasher done
Washing started
Drying started
Ironing
Put clothes away
Toddlers DONEBath DS's DONE
Dinner DONEPick up rubbish from living and dining room floors nearly* doneTidy toys nearly* done
Hoover
Go to shop to get money (from cash machine) for school stuff DONE
Tidy kitchen worktops
Tidy kitchen floor
Load dishwasher started

Evening all, internet has been playing havoc over the last couple of days. House is in a mess because we were invited to come round to my friends house cause it is her birthday for some cake, turned out it was a full blown party, everyone was dressed in their lovely clothes and I was in my tracksuit . So fed up now,. Thought we were only going for half hour as she has a week old baby and didnt like to interfere for too long, only home now and I have loads to do!

Do dinner dishes
Sweep Floor
Clean Dining area
Clean Sitting Room

Looks like everyone has had a good day apart from you cikecaka that was mean of her to not warn you, i bet it was a glamourous (sp?) tracksuit though

Everyone up done
Everyone breakfast done
Everyone dressed done
Make beds done
Feed and turnout horses done
Pop into town, look at bras and sunglasses and thread done (actually got a new bra - yay! half price!!!!) and got some thread and buttons.
Lunch done
Put washing on done
Put dry washing away (i have a pile of clean clothes in our room that is nearly waist high! started (could be a work in progress)
Clean bathroom sink
Hoover living room/dining room
Hang washing out will do when i go up to bed
Tidy hall
Hoover hall
Unpack bag from weekend i am such a slattern!!!!
Muck out/exercise/put horses to bed done
Cook dinner done a particularly yummy lasagne
DD bath and bed done
Wash up/wipe kitchen over done (with help from dh)
Do some sewing not a chance going to watch er read something intellectual instead

Ahh Cikecaka, I was wondering where you were, I have finished my painting while you were away, so being a true slattern today

Kitchen is on profile, its yellow

Not really, think it is more that they were all skinny and glamorous as well, left muttering to myself about losing weight, and being skinny and having nice clothes for the next time. , will probably leave the house the next time feeling the same
MUST REALLY MOVE AND DO SOMETHING