Slatterns and list makers reunited - FAQ returns!!!

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new thread - a little early but I wanted to mark my return.

Sorry for everything I've missed - but I can promise you I'm BACK now

(any major updates please let me know )

Welcome D

Alice did you read my message about my friend who could smell pee in her room, she had a leaky radiator
And speaking of smells dh and I noticed a BO type smell in our lounge, it was coming from chimney we realised the previous owners had stuffed a sheet up the chimney, dh just pulled it out along with 4 dead birds [yuck]

Can't believe the time have been sitting going threw all the schoolwork dcs have got sent home

everyone up, washed & dressed done
take soluble paracodal done
breakfast done
make pack lunches(last one)done
feed kittendone
clean litter traydone
school runsdone
bring in teachers presentsdone
collect prescriptions
ring hosp about dd1s appdone
ring ins about carseats! ringingmeback
dishes, wash,dry & put awaydone
wash ondone
hang out (looks out window hopefully)done
Brush & mop floors esp utility room
hooverdone
sort my wardrobe
sort my bedroom
mop bedroom floordoneOMG the dust
dust bedroom
dust livingroom,hall etc
lunchdone
school runsdone
clean & declutter utility room
clean bathroom
clean ensuite
put dd2s duvet cover back on
sort all clean washing
clean & tidy lounge
sort dd2/ds room
sort dd1 room
dinner
dishes again
spray dettol around chimney breast

Will add more as I remember

Alice - well done

Plum - yuk at the sheet + dead birds

Monday:

• lots to do at work MoreToDoLater
• collect DS1 DONE
• DS2 tea DONE
• boys to bed
• any ironing
• finish crosswords from Sun Started
• me early night
• DH home late

Ongoing:

• rediscover favourites to save on new laptop DoneMore
• contact handyman (sort list Doing)
• get photos of family & hang them up
• buy some cheap photo albums
• find correct sized refills for filofax pen
• get on with friend's family tree
• transfer all family tree stuff over to Mac software
• then go through 1911 census (again) for research
• make a holiday collage with ds1 to send to Bro & SIL
• make congrats card for friend's new baby
• find cheap bedframe before both sets of grandparents come for party weekend in 3 weeks, eek BiddingOnLocalOneOnEbay

Hi, mind if I join? I have a 6 month old DS & feel it is high time I got some organisation in my life!

TODAY:

Up & dressed me & ds DONE
Make DH lunch DONE
Make tea & DH brekkie DONE
Make & feed DS brekkie DONE
Unload dishwasher
Washing on DONE
Washing out DONE
Washing in
Check change bag packed DONE
Get DS lunch to have out DONE
Shower DONE
Meet friend for lunch DONE
Feed DS lunch DONE
Post office (mailout)DONE
Poundland for tubs DONE
Wilkos for window envelopes DONE
Home & feed DS tea DONE
DS nap
Dinner
Make DS bedtime bottle for DH to feed
Tidy lounge

Looks like I've achieved a fair bit when it's all written down, very therapeutic! BTW, did I see some people from Dec 08 antenatal thread on here? I was on there too, briefly!

Hello to all new slatterns. Hope everyone has had a productive day.

jenduck - I am on the October 09 antenatal thread and was on the July 06 thread for a bit.

Alice 3rd is good!

Evening list for me to get all those jobs done that didn't get done at the weekend. Its a bit ambitious as my energy could run out any minute!
Bath DS
Load of washing on done
Put washing away done
Put old flowers on compost done
Unpack weekend bags
Make tea
Wipe window ledge
Wipe handprints of tv
Sort kitchen
Washing on line
Sort bedroom
Maybe do some dusting
Gestate 24 weeks doing

Also
Earth up potatoes
Start going to antenatal classes - swimming Wed / pilates Thurs
Home facial

Have been slacking this evening, dcs aren't even in bed yet! Last day of school tomorrow YEY
Right must go do some more (was even contemplating washing skirting boards, I washed a few doors and architaves(sp) instead

everyone up, washed & dressed done
take soluble paracodal done
breakfast done
make pack lunches(last one)done
feed kittendone
clean litter traydone
school runsdone
bring in teachers presentsdone
collect prescriptions
ring hosp about dd1s appdone
ring ins about carseats! ringingmeback
dishes, wash,dry & put awaydone
wash ondone
hang out (looks out window hopefully)done
Brush & mop floors esp utility room
hooverdone
sort my wardrobe
sort my bedroom
mop bedroom floordoneOMG the dust
dust bedroomdone
dust livingroom,hall etcdone lunchdone
school runsdone
clean & declutter utility room
clean bathroom
clean ensuite
put dd2s duvet cover back on
sort all clean washing
clean & tidy lounge
sort dd2/ds room
sort dd1 room
dinnerdone
bring in washingdone
dishes again
spray dettol around chimney breast

Will add more as I remember

Hi Jenduck
(i never made to an AN/PN thread for ds1 (May06), on AN/PN Jan 08 for ds2)

HMHB - good luck, once i sit down, that's it for jobs!
The only reason ironing will get done is i can't see the tv unless i move the ironing board, so may as well do the few bits i've got first!)

Monday:

• lots to do at work DONE
• boys to bed DONE
• any ironing AboutToDo
• start some laundry Load1On
• finish crosswords from Sun Started
• me early night
• DH home late

Ongoing:

• rediscover favourites to save on new laptop DoneMore
• contact handyman (sort list Doing)
• get photos of family & hang them up
• buy some cheap photo albums
• find correct sized refills for filofax pen
• get on with friend's family tree
• transfer all family tree stuff over to Mac software
• then go through 1911 census (again) for research
• make a holiday collage with ds1 to send to Bro & SIL
• make congrats card for friend's new baby
• find cheap bedframe before both sets of grandparents come for party weekend in 3 weeks, eek BiddingOnLocalOneOnEbay

Plum - at your architrave-cleaning efforts!

• watch Andy Murray Doing

Evening list (before I crash). DH has manflu so having to deal with him as well .

JKS - you could iron and watch tv though!

Bath DS done
Load of washing on done
Put washing away done
Put old flowers on compost done
Unpack weekend bags
Make tea doing
Wipe window ledge done
Wipe handprints of tv done
DS to bed done
Sort kitchen
Washing on line
Sort bedroom
Maybe do some dusting
Gestate 24 weeks doing

Also
Earth up potatoes
Start going to antenatal classes - swimming Wed / pilates Thurs
Home facial

JKS haven't done anymore now have been looking on net for pressie for baby,
dh has been asked to be Godfather and he feels rather privledged so really think we should get some pressies down to baby,
I always buy any new baby personalised cutlery as my dcs love it so was ordering that

Evening list - crash imminent

Bath DS done
Load of washing on done
Put washing away done
Put old flowers on compost done
Unpack weekend bags
Make tea done
Wipe window ledge done
Wipe handprints of tv done
DS to bed done
Sort kitchen
Empty dishy done
Reload dishy and put on done
Washing on line done
Sort bedroom
Maybe do some dusting - nah
Gestate 24 weeks doing

Also
Earth up potatoes
Start going to antenatal classes - swimming Wed / pilates Thurs
Home facial

Personalised cutlery is good - actually any nice cutlery for when they're in between plastic & adult is good i think (now, didn't when first given some for ds1 ).

HMHB - i do iron and watch tv, but make sure i put the ironing board in the way in case i sit down & MN, i can't stay there for hours and ignore the ironing as i peer around the legs of the board

Monday:

• any ironing DONE
• start some laundry Load2On Load1OnAirer
• finish crosswords from Sun Started
• me early night
• DH home late

Tues:

• DH up first (thank heavens!)
• breakfast
• all dressed
• strip beds & find clean bedding
• ds2 nap
• ds1 to pre-sch
• dh working from home for morning so i'm free
• maybe try and find shoes (yet again) for a dress for an event coming up next week, argh!
• maybe pop into bf group for cuppa
• collect ds1
• lunch
• dh to work
• ds2 nap
• invite 'tues' friend round (we're in such a routine now)
• garden + paddling pool
• tea x 3
• boys bath & to bed
• me to orch (confirm sitter & check cash)
• home and bed

Ongoing:

• rediscover favourites to save on new laptop DoneMore
• contact handyman (sort list Doing)
• get photos of family & hang them up
• buy some cheap photo albums
• find correct sized refills for filofax pen
• get on with friend's family tree
• transfer all family tree stuff over to Mac software
• then go through 1911 census (again) for research
• make a holiday collage with ds1 to send to Bro & SIL
• make congrats card for friend's new baby
• find cheap bedframe before both sets of grandparents come for party weekend in 3 weeks, eek BiddingOnLocalOneOnEbay

Hi Jen, I'm new myself and have noticed I'm not sitting on my arse as much much more productive since I started 'naming and shaming' my to do list! I wasn't on the antenatal thread, but my DD was born in December 08.

JKS a book might work, although he only reads factual books. That new commando book might be good as he is obsessing about keenly interested in commandos at the moment as his grandad was one. Ooh think that's a plan. Hooray

Am of Plum's kitten. My 3 cats are old and fat and not quite as much fun as they used to be!

Today:
all up, bathed & dressed - DONE
breakfast - DONE
fold clean washing - DONE
put away clean washing - DONE
put on washing - DONE
Order new knobs for cooker - DONE
stack dishwasher - DONE
review and finalise online shop - DONE
empty bins
clean bathroom
do timesheets and expenses - DONE
organise July budget properly
hoover (other) stairs - DONE
lunch with mum friends - DONE
send off credit card
Take books to charity shop - DONE
Make experimental fairy cakes - DONE, YUM
Make elderflower cordial DONE
plant chard and spinach
dinner for 3 DONE
Samba to bed - DONE
bed

Ongoing this week
Dye hair
pluck eyebrows
Dye eyelashes
Lose 2 pounds
Clear and polish kitchen table
Find something to use as a fruit bowl and put fruit in it
Sugar soap bathroom door
Sugar soap kitchen walls
Wash cat beds
Wash coats
Tidy stacked paper pile
Choose and buy wedding anniversary present for DH - chosen
Tidy little pots of random crap
Move junk up to attic
get attic ready for friend to stay
Buy remaining food for christening
Change bed

Thanks all for gift ideas by the way. Just went back and read the thread properly with loads of fab suggestions. Like the note and hankie idea Plum, both cheap and effective .

Evening Slatterns,

I hope you are all ok. I have skimmed through, please let me know if there is any 'big' news!

Plum I don't know what we should call our 'chat' thread, any ideas??

My baby is 15 weeks now and seems to be getting herself into a bedtime routine! I have actually managed to clean a whole room.

DONE:

Get up early to wash nit lotion off DD1's hair
Dry DDs hair
Supervise DDs getting dressed
Do DDs hair and teeth
Breakfast and clean up
School run and nursery run
Shower and dress
Put wash on
Collect DH's car from garage
Feed baby and cahnge nappies
pick DDs up
Bath all DC - Dh did
Lunch and clean up
Empty DW, load and fill
Meal plan and shop list
Supermarket for big shop
Make spag bl for dinner and 1 for freezer
Clean up
Started putting washing away
Nip to SM again for rabbit food
Got DDs to sort rabbits
polish lounge
hoover lounge
tidy lounge
Get clothes out for tomm
homework with DD1
clean bath

I don't know why I'm so pleased, I wiped the floor where there was a mark and lets just say the cloth was not white.

Welcome Jenduck

Lots to do tomorrow again

everyone up, washed & dressed
breakfast
feed kitten
clean litter tray
school runs
collect prescriptions
go to school to watch end of year preformance thing (get to see dd1 play violin for the first time)
speak to teacher about dd1 & violin
dcs finish @12
dd1 off to friends and then to a party
organise collection for dd1 with other mum
ring ins about carseats again
dishes, wash,dry & put away
wash on
hang out (looks out window hopefully)
Brush & mop floors esp utility room
sort my wardrobe
sort my bedroom (done abit)
lunch
clean & declutter utility room
clean bathroom
clean ensuite
sort all clean washing
clean & tidy lounge
sort dd2/ds room
sort dd1 room
dinner
dishes again
find spare spray bottle for dettol
spray dettol around chimney breast
make a start on CTC forms

Will add more as I remember

Good morning slatterns

Plum sorry, yes i had seen your post about the leaky radiator, had forgotten all about it by the time i came on here We think the smell is to do with my friends puppy so hoping to shampoo whole carpet anyway.

Well, here is some news for you all........There is a bit of a possibility that i may be pregnant!! I am not due on til this week, so will test later on in the week, but DH and i had a drunken bit of fun one night and the rubber split, we decided not to go for the map and just see what happens and for the last 6 days i have had typical morning sickness of everything making me retch and everything smells wrong, and my boobs feel so sore and huge (although i get that with pmt) so we'll have to see

No real list today, we are going to the beach - yay! But may have a little list this evening.

Have a good day all

I can't post news like that and then kill this thread!!!!!

Oh Alice !
Will post more in a bit am supposed to be getting dc sorted for school just didn't want to read that and not post .
Be back in a bit .

Hello slatterns sorry not been around all weekend just had a really lazy one and sat round in our Pj's for most of it .
Then yesterday dc were off school and it was just lots of noise arguing and grumpy children all of them were in bad moods .

Will try and read through thread later hope everyone is ok and happy .

Today
Dress DD4/5
Washing and Drying
Strip Dc bed
wait for packages
Pay ebay
General tidy round
Dinner
Walk
Clean dd room
School run
Tea
uniforms
rr
Bedtimes

Oooh Alice - exciting

CWWM - hope they are happier/out of the house today!

• finish crosswords from Sun Started
• me early night
• DH home late

Tues:

• DH up first (thank heavens!) DONE
• breakfast DONE
• all dressed 3done
• strip beds & find clean bedding DONE
• ds2 nap Doing
• ds1 to pre-sch DH Doing
• dh working from home for morning so i'm free
• pop into neighbours to meet cats & tortoise that i'm feeding for next 2 weeks! (have kept forgetting about it so will have to write it somewhere in big letters so they don't starve!)
• maybe try and find shoes (yet again) for a dress for an event coming up next week, argh!
• maybe pop into bf group for cuppa
• collect ds1
• lunch
• dh to work
• ds2 nap
• invite 'tues' friend round (we're in such a routine now)
• garden + paddling pool
• tea x 3
• boys bath & to bed
• me to orch (confirm sitter & check cash)
• home and bed

Ongoing:

• rediscover favourites to save on new laptop DoneMore
• contact handyman (sort list Doing)
• get photos of family & hang them up
• buy some cheap photo albums
• find correct sized refills for filofax pen
• get on with friend's family tree
• transfer all family tree stuff over to Mac software
• then go through 1911 census (again) for research
• make a holiday collage with ds1 to send to Bro & SIL
• make congrats card for friend's new baby
• find cheap bedframe before both sets of grandparents come for party weekend in 3 weeks, eek BiddingOnLocalOneOnEbay

Oops, added a bit of yesterdays!
anyway haven't finished the crosswords yet, so can leave that on there

Alice!

• DS boobed, changed and dressed done (thought I'd expand as it always looks like I've done nothing first thing)
• breakfast, clear up
• dry pots
• spin washing
• wash pots
• wipe round bathroom
• Me dressed
• washing
• lunch, clear up
• walk - Co-op, chemist, Range
• visit SIL
• tidy livingroom
• dinner
• DS bath and bed
• clear kitchen
• put milk bottles out
• mop floor

Message withdrawn

Morning Slatterns

Alice How exciting

CWWM Hope you have a better day today

Plum How are you doing

Well my list will not consist of too much today as my poxy shoulder is still really hurting along with my back and knees.

Get us up & dressed DONE
breakfast DONE
make DD lunch pack DONE
School run DONE
Have my breakfast DOING
put bedding in wash
hoover
take bedding to be hung on line
do a little bit of shopping
chill out
get dinner prepared
school run
eat dinner
poss going up the pub again