Lists for the Slatternly - May edition

[TrillianAstra]

Okay, I am clearly worrying way too much about this but there are only a few spaces left in the old thread!

(What do I think will happen if we finish without a new list? We'll just make a new one. Relax woman!)

Thanks to alicecrail for the title.

Please finish the old thread before starting on this one - there could be a prize if you are number 1000.

Oh god, so the pressure is on to find the right level of slatternliness and get stuff done without appearing too keen? This is going to be harder than I thought...

Just let it come naturally. If you're worried about doing too much you just need to put something ridiculous (clean skirting boards?) on the list so you'll never finish it.

Wasting you will have to join JKS and I , we were going to concieve Xmas 09 on our to do list, I am very broody, I loved being pregnant [ahh], but I'm feeling guilty I haven't done as much things with dc3 that I did with the other 2, and that hasn't helped by the fact I've discovered mn

Welcome Duchesse, put all the jobs that you do everyday anyway and some you would like to get done but are putting after they are on your list a few weeks days you will feel the need to do them

Dishes done
Apprentice done
Didnt watch football too much shouting coming from livingroom knew it wasn't going well

That is definitely not on my list. Even if the baby I saw today was cute.

kitten

Good morning slatterns

Eek! at age gap cikecaka trillian she lives in stevenage at the moment but her dp they want to move to norfolk coast going to end in tears (mine probably) This is after she was stressing to me how they couldn't afford christmas last year for the girls, then turn round and spend £120 each on them - EACH!!
Sorry rant really is over now

Everyone up done
Everyone breakfast done
Everyone dressed
Make beds done
Clean bathroom done
Empty dishwasher done
Check weather forcast done
Put washload on (run out of powder, will have to wait til i've been to town)
Take horses rugs off and skip out field
Go to town - savers/sewing shop/take trousers back/buy niece birthday present
Lunch
Ride horses
Clean kitchen
Dry washing
Make mash to put on shepherds pie
Dinner
DD bed

I actually made DD a dress last night and i'm very proud of myself, the only problem is i misjudged slightly and it won't fit her til she's about 8

Morning everyone, cant put getting pregnant on my list because I had my tubes tied immediately after having DD3 (by c-section). Apologies if too much info

TO DO
Walk (at 5.45, cause DH had to be in work for 7) DONE
Everybody up DONE
Make Lunches DONE
Breakfast DONE
Pack Bag for DS as his class won best class in the year so are being treated to a day away DONE
Sweep Dining Room Floor DONE
Wash Breakfast Dishes
Brush Floor
Wash Floors
Sweep Hall
Clean Sitting Room
Make lunch for DH
Make list of what has to be done for party
Washing 1st LOAD IN

CC - PMSL

Alice - lol about the dress! good on you though as i couldn't. think i made a nightie in Home Ec way back in school in Dublin, was horrendous had to keep it for a while as I'd made it, but it got chucked eventually.

Oh, we had a slight pg scare recently and although i was a bit when the test(s) said Not PG really i'm relieved. not ready for number 3 yet! ttc from Xmas 09/Jan 08....

Welcome Duchesse

Today:

• our 5 yr anniversary, Dh day off
• get card from DH DONE
• tell him off (gently) as we'd agreed not to do cards so i don't have one for him DONE
• breakfast DONE
• All dressed 3done
• DS2 MMR (9am) GoingSoon
• ds2 nap
• baking with ds1 (maybe)
• lunch (maybe out if ds2 wakes in time)
• afternoon activity? depends on weather, could go for a walk in the woods, as 5 years is 'wood'!
• tea
• boys to bed
• nice dinner/takeaway?

Today:

• wake up too early and wait for boys to wake up DONE
• up first with boys DONE
• last load of washing on DONE
• breakfastDONE
• DH to work DONE
• hang out wet stuff DONE duh
• bring in dry stuff NoneWasDryNowItReallyIsn't!
• ds2 nap DONE
• go shopping DONE FirstTripOutAnywhereWith2ForAges
• text other mums to come round this afternoon for garden time (fingers crossed for sunshine) DONE
• lunch DONE
• friends round DONE
• tidy chaos left by marauding toddlers Started
• DH home DONE
• tea DH Cooking
• boys bath & bed
• ironing DONE & put away clean clothes
• dinner WithBoys & early night (DH out again)

Ongoing:

• get to 8stone 7lbs (currently 8,9)
• contact handyman (sort list)
• get photos of family & hang them up
• buy some cheap photo albums
• go through all websites i've bought stuff off recently and change passwords
• research epilepsy PlentyMoreToDo
• find correct sized refills for filofax pen

sorry, bad cut and paste there!
CC - i'm not ready to stop yet, but i look forward in a weird way to being 'finished' - and getting rid of baby stuff!

Just realised the other day that I will be 40 when DD1 and DD2 make their confirmation, and that will also be the year DD3 starts school. DD1 and DD2 will finish primary school in the June and DD3 will start in the Sept

Wow Alice I knew Stevenage was cheap but didn't realise it was that cheap. And I definitely don't want to live there. Well den making a dress, I take it you have a sewing machine? I'd like to take that up if I'm ever attempting to be a non-slummy-mummy.

Congrats on 5 years JKS

Today:
up and dressed DONE
Mn DOING
wait for man to come fix window DOING
turn down extra bit of invigilation work cos have to wait in for man DONE (annoying)
clear windowsill DONE
put away dry clothes
wash sheets from weekend
put chillis back and water tham
make flapjacks
maybe make lots more cake for tomorrow
hoover

She lives in Stevenage now in a council flat, they want to rent a house in norfolk that will cost £390 pm. Strangely Stevenage is more expensive.

They have free courses running in Newmarket on dressmaking/furnishings etc which are really good. They do evening ones too

Whoops, got it the wrong way round.

Morning all!

Happy anniversary JKS!

I'm of skills alice. I actually have a sewing machine I inherited last year, but don't know where to start.

PBM, I think Xmas might be a bit soon, I was thinking around this time next year, though me and DH haven't really discussed it yet!

• breakfast, clear up done
• dry pots done
• fold dry washing done
• put washing on done
• sort washing piles done
• DS dressed done
• MN and coffee doing
• me dressed
• more washing
• tidy hallway
• sweep and mop (yeah right!)
• DS snack
• DS nap
• look in garage - get big pushchair back out, what gardening tools are there? are there any baskets? anything else cool?
• lunch, clear up
• walk, Range - seeds, tools, compost, basket for flannels, Aldi - cereal, yoghurt, onion
• DS snack
• tidy livingroom
• dinner - bulk cook mince
• DS bath and bed
• clear kitchen
• bag up mince for freezer
• milk bottles out + note
• soak feet

TO DO
Walk (at 5.45, cause DH had to be in work for 7) DONE
Everybody up DONE
Make Lunches DONE
Breakfast DONE
Pack Bag for DS as his class won best class in the year so are being treated to a day away DONE
Sweep Dining Room Floor DONE
Wash Breakfast Dishes DONE
Brush Floor DONE
Wash Floors
Sweep Hall
Clean Sitting Room
Make lunch for DH
Make list of what has to be done for party
Washing 1st LOAD ON LINE,2nd LOAD IN

Congrats on your anv, JKS, we will be 12 years married next month, funnily enough it is the day before DD2s birthday, so have anv and 3 birthdays on one week, plus Fathers Day falls on the same day of our anv

Well i'm passing the slattern bit! Really must try harder!

DD has a victorian railway project that is a "work in progress" - so going to try and encourage her to get some more done. I suggested art and crafty rather than too wordy.

We are looking after dd best friends pets. We were going round to their house morning and night to feed / water etc. However the bunny died! so I now have the guinea pig at my house on 20 min observations. They are back tomorrow and it must survive!

I actually have managed to do a bit of sorting in the conservatory which I am pleased with.

ds (ASD) is adding his own contribution to the house - but he is happy. He is sitting with dd colouring right now and its actually on the paper. Tuesday he managed to get hold of my lipstick, it looked better on him than crushed into my beige stairs carpet. Much to my surprise it did come out.

Half term is such an fun time! LOL

Here's my to do list for the day:

Oversleep and get up late, leaving poor cleaning lady stranded on doorstep on wrong side of locked door for 45 mn. Done
Bath done
Breakfast done
Strip two beds done
Let out and feed chickens done
Inspect newly planted out brassicas done
Pull a few dandelions done
Send children to get dressed done
Check have enough money in purse for cleaning lady
Check work email
Phone surgery to make midwife appointment
Generate invoice for work done last week
Phone architect about site visit
Get son to do some GCSE revision
Make lunch

erm...

Must think about this afternoon

Oversleep and get up late, leaving poor cleaning lady stranded on doorstep on wrong side of locked door for 45 mn. Done
Bath done
Breakfast done
Strip two beds done
Let out and feed chickens done
Inspect newly planted out brassicas done
Pull a few dandelions done
Send children to get dressed done
Check have enough money in purse for cleaning lady done
Check work email done
Phone surgery to make midwife appointment done
Generate invoice for work done last week
Phone architect about site visit
Get son to do some GCSE revision done
Make lunch

Duchesse - poor cleaning lady!

Tibni - you're doing well! sorry about the rabbit though (hope it wasn't anything you did/didn't do?!)

CC - wow, loads going on all at once there! we are planning on doing father's day early this year, as we're meant to be in Bermuda for brother's wedding on the real day. and the DCs don't know any different anyway.

Today:

• our 5 yr anniversary, Dh day off
• get card from DH DONE
• tell him off (gently) as we'd agreed not to do cards so i don't have one for him DONE
• breakfast DONE
• All dressed DONE
• DS2 MMR DONE
• ds2 nap Doing
• baking with ds1 DONE
• lunch (maybe out if ds2 wakes in time) ProbNotAtThisPoint
• afternoon activity? depends on weather, could go for a walk in the woods, as 5 years is 'wood'!
• tea
• boys to bed
• nice dinner/takeaway?

Oh I am broody too but dh doesn't want any more so nothing doing.

DD is in real terror mode since her birthday, we are fully into the why stage and now that she can reason I'm not winning any arguments!

All up, dressed, breakfasted - DONE
Wash up - DONE
Wipe kitchen - DONE
Wipe dining table - DONE
Mop kitchen & dining room - DONE
Mop bathroom - DONE
Load of washing in machine - DONE
Hang out washing - DONE
Hang out yesterdays washing - DONE
Load of washing in machine - DONE
Hang out washing - DONE
Hoover downstairs - DONE
Hoover upstairs -
Lunch -
Online banking - DONE
Go to shop -
Check if dd's matress is dry and remake bed -
Drink hot chocolate and watch Monsters Inc (one of dd's birthday presents) -
Cook dinner -

Oversleep and get up late, leaving poor cleaning lady stranded on doorstep on wrong side of locked door for 45 mn. Done
Bath done
Breakfast done
Strip two beds done
Let out and feed chickens done
Inspect newly planted out brassicas done
Pull a few dandelions done
Send children to get dressed done
Check have enough money in purse for cleaning lady done
Check work email done
Phone surgery to make midwife appointment done
Generate invoice for work done last week
Phone architect about site visit done
Get son to do some GCSE revision done
Make lunch

re cleaning lady- I know! Obviously I shall pay her for her time spent sitting on the doorstep!

tibni thats why I never mind anyones pets, I would be so scared

dh and I will be together 16 (half our lives thats abit scary)years this year married 9

duchesse are you pg, you and HMHB will have to put done weeks pg at start of lists so we don't keep asking how long now!

schoolruns etc done
coffee morn with school mums done
load washing machine done

need to
dishes
empty washig machine
feed kitten now on solids yey!
clean & tidy kitchen
sort out whats for dinner
lunch

right that will do me for now

Friend called unexpectedly for coffee, was really lovely to see her

TO DO
Walk (at 5.45, cause DH had to be in work for 7) DONE
Everybody up DONE
Make Lunches DONE
Breakfast DONE
Pack Bag for DS as his class won best class in the year so are being treated to a day away DONE
Sweep Dining Room Floor DONE
Wash Breakfast Dishes DONE
Brush Floor DONE
Wash Floors ABOUT TO DO
Sweep Hall
Clean Sitting Room DONE
Make lunch for DH THINK I WILL MEET HIM FOR LUNCH INSTEAD
Make list of what has to be done for party
Washing 1st LOAD ON LINE,2nd LOAD ON LINE 3rd LOAD IN

Today:
up and dressed DONE
Mn DOING
wait for man to come fix window DONE
turn down extra bit of invigilation work cos have to wait in for man DONE (annoying)
clear windowsill DONE
get packages in post that I'm not allowed to open DONE
put away dry clothes
wash sheets from weekend
put chillis back and water tham
make flapjacks DONE
maybe make lots more cake for tomorrow DOING
hoover