November Slatterns/Listmakers - one year on and still taking baby steps.........

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Yes - Slatterns (now Slatterns and Listmakers) is now a year old.

Come and join us if you're a slattern, or simply like making lists for jobs you want to get done each day/week/month.

Never thought 12 months ago that a thread I started to help me get the bare minimum done at home when I was feeling shite would still be going strong 12 months later - even with me frequently AWOL in recent months.

Everyone is welcome, we're a friendly bunch.

Oh God - I answered the door to a delivery bloke with a boob out last year when DS was little. Fortunately I had a big cardi on and I think that it and DS between them defended my modesty.

JKS - I have one of those notepads on the fridge, it has a little pencil that dangles from it on a string

TODAY
All up and dressed - done
Take DH to station for 6:45 train - done
Orange juice and Spatone
Breakfast x 2 - done
Worry about DH at interview - done
Run dishwasher and tidy kitchen - done
Make beds and tidy upstairs - done
Pack bag for swimming later - done At least now it's ready for next week!!
Meal plan for rest of week and over weekend - done
Sleep - done
Fold laundry - done
Put aired laundry away - done
Some more de-cobwebbing and dusting ceilings etc - done
Get ready for swimming - ooops
Swimming lesson with DS - more ooops
Lunch - done
Have lovely snuggly cuddles with DS for aaaages before tucking him into bed - done
Unload dishwasher and tidy kitchen - done
Something from ongoing list
Make lamb tagine for dinner - done
Make list for weekend and shopping list for Ikea and JL - done
Hoover bathroom floor - done
DS tea - done
Tidy nappy drawer - done
Pick DH up from the station at about 8pm - done
Me and DH dinner - done
Clear up - done
DS bath and bed - done
Tidy round before bed

Ali - sure we will move onto a 'proper' one with a pen attached soon

(at the mo we have a pen on string attached to the fridge to tick off DS2's drug chart)

Well today is the first time i'm going to have time on my own in ages, all well-intentioned help but still.

Fri:

• me up first DONE
• breakfast & tidy kitchen
• all dressed
• DH to work
• DS1 to pre-sch (DH)
• rubbish out (DH)
• ds2 nap
• me "piece of quiet" (so says DS1)
• get some jobs done hopefully
• collect ds1
• lunch & tidy kitchen
• PIL here at some point (say they are leaving home early but early means a different thing to them i think!)
• afternoon plan?
• haircut (2.30)
• boys tea & bed
• us all ready
• go to dh's work do

Ongoing:

• get photos of family & hang them up
• get on with friend's family tree GotFileOut
• transfer all family trees over to Mac software
• then go through 1911 census
• organise (Started), upload & order photos of boys
• fix my bike (flat tyre)
• sort out security light outside trying
• filing
• tidy mine (Started) & DH's wardrobe
• check birthdays coming up & make cards

Just written a huge post and fecking lost it GGGrRRRRR

Morning all, The fireworks were absolutely brilliant last night and they had sky lanterns going for half an hour before very beautiful

Headache finally lifted last night after dosing myself with yellow migrileve(whatever)

HMHB if you don't know what biscuit it is what hope have the rest of us

Right I need to
get dressed
tidy kitchen
load dishy & turn on
put on a wash
decorate christening cake

maybe make new support for sugarpaste shoe
make shoe for friend

Once I get these done I am going to retrieve my big long list from a few pages back and make a start [getting organised emoticon]

Hi all! I'm afraid I'm going to have to quit the thread. It's so busy these days that I just can't keep up! I end up running out of time to post before I've even finished reading through

Thanks for all the help and support though

Wasting (and other interested parties) - if you'd like a copy of the Master Plan mail me at lith @ whale-mail . com and I'll send you one. Once I've finally finished the phase 2 Master Plan I'll send a copy to the Slatterns whose addresses I have (whether they like it or not ).

Thank you and goodbye

morning all
iv copyed my list from yesterday it didnt get done i did do school run and dinner i got a phone call from dd1 school at 6 lat night and i thought what she done now they were just tellling me they were have a meeting at 3 and would i like to go as they are going to be changing some things at schooli thought it ws for the whole school but only 8 people in dds class got a phone call so now im a bit worried
dd came home from school and said i did my spellings today i didnt know she had spellings as she didnt bring her spelling book home but she got 7/8 so she done well she got go wrong she spelt it gow
alice did you have a good time last night we wont be able to come to your dd party as dp is having his op next week and wont be well enough to bring us sorry maybe when your next down we can go to monkey buisness

done
everyone up
everyone feed
everyone dressed
dd1 school

todo
washing up
stack load of washing
hover
make beds
clean bathroom
put clean clothes away
wash floors
fluff sofa
polish
change bins
clear kitchen sides
lunch
school run
make dinner
dds bath
dds bed
food shopping
make list for food shopping

Norks don't worry about reading through or being too busy to update, I have been like that the last few weeks, you know we're here, post when you like, these days I've been using it as a little chat during the day and forgetting my lists

Look i'm still here and I should have logged of ages ago actually going to go now have a cake to do!!!
Some posters don't post everyday, but anyway hope your ok

Morning everyone it has been a busy morning so far both my dsis turned up and it was quite chaotic for a while.

Laughing at all the stories of flashing I have my boob out that much that I forget to put it away .

Glad you had a good night PBM.

NN just take a break I vanished for ages but the slatterns are just too lovely to leave forever.

Hi mumofrugrats and alice .

Tidy round
try to unblock hoover

Pressed post too quickly good excuse to do the biscuit face.

Tidy round
Try to unblock hoover
Load of washing in done
Find brother and shout at him
dressed
online shop
menu plan
make beds
wipe round bathroom
sweep kitchen foor
dinner
school run
tea
chill

Oh Norks, this thread is here to make life easier, you certainly don't have to read all my drivel if you don't have time!

I've got an Organised Mum calendar coming. It is currently at the sorting office, that I can't get to. Yesterday was the first day in ages that we got out before lunch, so of course the postman came.

DS and DN enjoyed the fireworks last night, and weather depending, we'll be going to a larger display and bonfire tomorrow.

We've been watching Series 4 of Lost in the evenings and my brain hurts. Last episode tonight. Eeee!

• DS boobed, changed and dressed done
• beds made done
• pick up a bit in DS room done
• washing in done
• breakfast done
• dry pots done
• emails and MNing doing
• Me showered and dressed
• 15 mins - landing and bedroom
• hang washing out/up
• water plants
• lunch
• wash pots
• walk to Range
• tea
• DS bath and bed
• Lost!

Norks Everyone has already said it, you don't have to 'keep up' - just post when you want to

JKS - awwww at 'piece of quiet'

I am like the walking dead today, we had a godawful night with DS last night. Woke at 12,2,3:45 and then stayed awake until 6am . No idea why, but he is full of beans as usual while I'm slumped on the sofa. Poor DH has had to go into the office when he thought he was going to be at home today, he is knackered as well.
AF was a false start so no idea what is going on there either, I am grumpy as hell and have no chocolate!

TODAY
All up and dressed - done
Orange juice and Spatone - done
Breakfast and tidy kitchen - done
Take DH to station for 11am - done
Make beds and tidy upstairs
Fold laundry
General tidy because there are clothes and things all over the place including strewn up the stairs
Lakeland order
Hoover upstairs and downstairs
Lunch and tidy kitchen
Out for a walk and to swings
Meal plan for next week
Ocado order for Monday
DS tea
Pick DH up from the station at 7ish
DS bath and bed
Me and DH dinner
Wine
Clear up
Tidy round before bed

Ali -

Norks - ditto what everyone else has said, post whatever helps YOU. sometimes my head hurts from trying to keep up so i just don't

well peace of quiet turned into friend round for a cup of tea, nice but still, no time on my own. except for this 5 mins as PIL are getting ds1.

Fri:

• me up first DONE
• breakfast & tidy kitchen DONE
• all dressed AllButDS2
• DH to work DONE
• DS1 to pre-sch (DH) DONE
• rubbish out (DH) DONE
• ds2 nap Doing
• me "piece of quiet" (so says DS1)No
• friend round DONE
• get some jobs done hopefully NotReally
• laundry Load2On Load1OnAirer
• collect ds1 PIL Doing
• lunch & tidy kitchen
• PIL here at some point Here
• afternoon plan?
• haircut (2.30)
• boys tea & bed
• us all ready
• go to dh's work do

Ongoing:

• get photos of family & hang them up
• get on with friend's family tree GotFileOut
• transfer all family trees over to Mac software
• then go through 1911 census
• organise (Started), upload & order photos of boys
• fix my bike (flat tyre)
• sort out security light outside trying
• filing
• tidy mine (Started) & DH's wardrobe
• check birthdays coming up & make cards

JKS - ooh yes please. Maya Gold is my favourite . At least you will get some peace at the hairdressers, I love just shutting my eyes and chilling out while they sort out my hair.

I am going to go and buy some Maya Gold actually to have later, and some other treats. It is 5 years ago exactly since DH and I first spent a sneaky night in a hotel together! We had only known each other a week and I was living with my parents at the time - we were also working together and didn't want the whole office to know! A day worth celebrating I think!

Aw norks don't leave us I quite often just post and run and noone minds.

Went in some more estate agents today, same story all round-no benefits and in a lot of cases no children Anyone have a spare room

Ali you hussy!

Oh Clairey, house-hunting is rubbish.

• DS boobed, changed and dressed done
• beds made done
• pick up a bit in DS room done
• washing in done
• breakfast done
• dry pots done
• emails and MNing doingmore
• Me showered and dressed done
• 15 mins - landing and bedroom done got loads sorted!

+ fold dry washing done

• hang washing out/up done
• water plants done
• lunch done
• wash pots done
• walk to Range
• tea
• DS bath and bed
• Lost!

WME it's shit before H has been working so no probs but now it's just going to be me and the dc and noone wants us because I'll be on benefits

I have always worked hard and am not a waster. I've always planned to get a job when dc are at school and yes I could try now but the dc's lives are already going to be turned upside down so for now I just want to keep that one constant for them...I feel like if we move from the house they know and daddy isn't there anymore and suddenly they are in nursery or with a cm they'll feel completely bewildered and like neither parent wants to be with them

Clairey - oh how rubbish . I've obviouslym missed something somewhere, how come you are moving?

I have been fiddling about for the last 2 hours while DS has slept, he is still down but I've just made myself a cuppa so no doubt he will be awake any moment!

TODAY
All up and dressed - done
Orange juice and Spatone - done
Breakfast and tidy kitchen - done
Take DH to station for 11am - done
Unload dishwasher - done
Make beds and tidy upstairs - started
Strip our bed and put sheets in to wash - done
Swap last night's washing into the dryer - done
Fold laundry
General tidy because there are clothes and things all over the place including strewn up the stairs
Lakeland order
Hoover upstairs and downstairs
Lunch and tidy kitchen
Out for a walk and to swings
Meal plan for next week
Ocado order for Monday
DS tea
Pick DH up from the station at 7ish
DS bath and bed
Me and DH dinner
Wine
Clear up
Tidy round before bed

Ongoing/Areas of Doom
Organise paperwork/filing
Buy some new bedding for spare room
Clear out old bedding for charity - done!
Organise books
DH to sort out garage
Junk drawers in living room
Sort out photos for DS' room and put them up - gah printer is broken!
Mend my duvet covers
Sort out kitchen pinboard - nearlyfinished
DH to change all the internal door handles
Find a painter to do the kitchen
Sort out recipes
Make Christmas list for DS
Make list of present ideas for friends and family
Check we have Christmas cards/wrapping paper/gift tags etc

OMG - Clairey I'm so sorry

a friend turned up for lunch so have nothing again oppsi havent seen her for a couple of weeks as she has a life of work uni and no kids i do love my kids but cant remember life without them

done
everyone up
everyone feed
everyone dressed
dd1 school
washing up
hover
made beds
clean kitchin sides
change bins
lunch
got dinner out of frezzer
todo
stack load of washing
clean bathroom
put clean clothes away
wash floors
fluff sofa
polish
school run
make dinner
dds bath
dds bed
food shopping
make list for food shopping

Ali thanks. Actually thinking about it I think I went awol from this thread when it was all going on so sorry for assuming you all knew .

Very loooooooong thread if anyone is bored enough

CWWM forgot to say I am cooking your lentil veg thing tonight. Do you reckon I could chuck some cauliflower in too or would that be wierd?

Oh Clairey sweetheart, I read the OP, you poor thing. You will find somewhere. Do you have to leave the house you are in now?

Yep WME I couldn't afford this house.

Clairey you poor love - I read that post and didn't think I had anything to offer that wasn't already being said. Had no idea it was you

You talked about moving area, where were you looking to go? Can I do anything to help?

((((hugs))))

For what it's worth, you are better off out of that relationship IMO. Have you got a solicitor?