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.

Not doing a lot here either

Why is it that kids always do a poo straight after you've changed their nappy????

Tues:

• all up & breakfasted DONE
• all dressed DONE
• strip beds & find clean bedding DONE
• swap over bathmats & towels DONE
• ds1 to pre-sch (N) DONE
• ds2 nap DONE
• ring physio (couldn't get through today)
• me to bf group DONE
• library DONE (at least 4 kids books i didn't find! will hunt later)
• collect ds1 DONE
• lunch & tidy kitchen DONE
• chill out time with tv for ds2 & books/puzzles for ds1 Doing
• change ds2 again...
• afternoon; jobs & shopping once ds2 is in bed i think
• tea x 3
• boys to bed
• me to orch (confirm sitter & check cash)
• DH home late

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
• dress to dry cleaners from Fri + pile of spare hangers
• oil DS1's bedroom door hinges & buggy wheels

JKS - its the law of nappies. At the other end of things, why is it just after you've spent ages feeding them why do they sick up just when you put them down (sigh)??

Updated with minimal amount of things achieved

Today's List
Up showered and dressed done
Vitamins done
Breakfast done
DS to nursery dh done
Find baby groups to go to - baby yoga or pilates tomorrow
Quick food shop - need milk
Tidy up lounge
Tidy bedroom done
Dishy on
Washing on
Washing out
Put washing away
Write thank you cards
Dinner
DD/DS bath
DD/DS to bed

Ring re bilton cott done
Birthday cards for Step Dad and Dads GF

Important
Register DD's birth - made appointment
Register DD at doctors done
Send info to accountants
Probably lots of other stuff
Send new pic's of DD to work

Back home going to try and get dinner made before go to dancing

DONE
everyone washed & dressed
school runs
left in prizes for Tombolla(sp)
unload dishwasher
load dishwasher
Wipe surfaces (some done)
wait for oil to be delivered
hoover all carpet
get mince out of freezer
hang up washing from last night
make lunch
school runs
puncture fixed

TO DO TUESDSAY
peel potatoes & boil
do invoices
put a wash on
time dinner to cook while at dancing
get dinner on
clean bathroom
clean ensuite
tidy kitchen
mop bathrrom
mop ensuite
brush kitchen
mop kitchen
make sure uniforms are ready
make pack lunches
sort my clothes
tidy wardrobe
IRONING
Sort clean washing
put away clean washing
make sure dcs rooms tidy
tidy my bedroom
declutter utility room

ONGOING
Adapt norks masterplan to my house
repaint chimney breast for fireplace
look for christmas barg

Something's better than nothing HMHB!
And it must be the Law of Babysick

Tues:

• all up & breakfasted DONE
• all dressed DONE
• strip beds & find clean bedding DONE
• swap over bathmats & towels DONE
• ds1 to pre-sch (N) DONE
• ds2 nap DONE
• ring physio LeftMessage
• me to bf group DONE
• library DONE
• collect ds1 DONE
• lunch & tidy kitchen DONE
• chill out time DONE
• change ds2 again...DONE!
• afternoon; jobs & shopping (milk & pizza) DONE
• tea x 3 (pizza)
• boys to bed
• me to orch (confirm sitter & check cash)
• DH home late

Ongoing:

• get photos of family & hang them up
• get on with friend's family tree
• 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
• dress to dry cleaners from Fri + pile of spare hangers DONE
• oil DS1's bedroom door hinges & buggy wheels

I have had a lazy day today so far. Awful night with DS again, he was awake from 3-5:30! He slept until 10am though, so I did too! Meant I got no jobs done before I went out. Must get on now but feeling really disinclined....

Wasting - about DH's work, although good to have the time off to do jobs at home!

HMHB - of course, I'd forgotten about Wayne's World!

TODAY
All up and dressed - done
Orange juice and Spatone
Breakfast and tidy kitchen - done
Put on a wash
Make beds and tidy upstairs
Shake out throw in DS' room
Dust shelves in bathroom
De-limescale bath and shower screen
Handwashing
Transfer washing to airer/dryer
Out to music with mummy and then lunch with friend and her DD - done
Come home and tidy up the mess DH will have made while I've been out - doing
Open enormous box from Lakeland that has just arrived!!
DS nap (hopefully)
Ironing
Dinner x 3
Clear up
DS bath and bed
Tidy round before bed
Take ADs

Starting to feel abit organised

DONE
everyone washed & dressed
school runs
left in prizes for Tombolla(sp)
unload dishwasher
load dishwasher
Wipe surfaces (some done)
wait for oil to be delivered
hoover all carpet
get mince out of freezer
hang up washing from last night
make lunch
school runs
puncture fixed
peel potatoes & boiling
mince ready
brush kitchen
time dinner to cook while at dancing
washed pots

TO DO TUESDSAY
do invoices
put a wash on
get dinner on
clean bathroom
clean ensuite
tidy kitchen
mop bathrrom
mop ensuite
mop kitchen
make sure uniforms are ready
make pack lunches
sort my clothes
tidy wardrobe
IRONING
Sort clean washing
put away clean washing
make sure dcs rooms tidy
tidy my bedroom
declutter utility room

ONGOING
Adapt norks masterplan to my house
repaint chimney breast for fireplace
look for christmas bargins

Today's List
Up showered and dressed done
Vitamins done
Breakfast done
DS to nursery dh done
Find baby groups to go to - baby yoga or pilates tomorrow
Quick food shop - need milk done
Tidy up lounge done
Tidy bedroom done
Dishy on
Washing on
Washing out
Put washing away
Write thank you cards
Dinner
DD/DS bath
DD/DS to bed

Ring re bilton cott done
Birthday cards for Step Dad and Dads GF

Important
Register DD's birth - made appointment
Register DD at doctors done
Send info to accountants
Probably lots of other stuff
Send new pic's of DD to work done

Well done Plum & HMHB.

What have you got from Lakeland Ali? Love Lakeland

Tues:

• ring physio LeftMessage
• tea x 3 (pizza) DONE
• walk round block 'torching' DONE
• boys to bed
• me to orch (confirm sitter & check cash CashSorted)
• DH home late

Ongoing:

• get photos of family & hang them up
• get on with friend's family tree
• 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
• oil DS1's bedroom door hinges & buggy wheels

Apologie, havent read through, Got a phone call when I was collecting DD3 from Toddler Group to say my mother wasnt well, went down and rang doctor as she was shaking and was raving (seeing people that werent there), was going to send for an ambulance but discovered that she hadnt taken medication for a UTI that was discovered a fortnight ago, so seemingly this can cause it.

Need to wash breakfast dishes
Tidy Kitchen
Tidy sitting room
Go back down to mothers so my sister can go home to get overnight stuff

CC - Hope your Mum gets better soon.

JKS - I got a potato ricer, a thing to do my venician blinds with (endless search for the right gadget!!), some vacum storage bags, carpet cleaner, some stick on snowflakes, 2 packs of gift wrap AND - a gift wrap storage bag! It is amazing! Holds tons of rolls of paper plus room for cards, bags, bows, tags, sticky tape and scissors. I love it!

TODAY
All up and dressed - done
Orange juice and Spatone
Breakfast and tidy kitchen - done
Put on a wash - done
Make beds and tidy upstairs - done
Shake out throw in DS' room
Dust shelves in bathroom
De-limescale bath and shower screen
Handwashing
Transfer washing to airer/dryer
Out to music with mummy and then lunch with friend and her DD - done
Come home and tidy up the mess DH will have made while I've been out - done
Open enormous box from Lakeland that has just arrived!! - done
DS nap (hopefully) - done
Load and run dishwasher - done
Nappy bucket - done
Fold washing - 1 load done
Ironing
Dinner x 3 - in the oven
Clear up
DS bath and bed
Tidy round before bed
Take ADs

Oh CC, what a nightmare!

Ali, as long as his being home results in productivity, I'll be happy.
Lakeland delivery, , what ya got?

I am in a rotten mood, nothing terribly serious, just one of those everything all at once days. Less money in the bank than I would like, nappies leaking, I fell over some of DS rammel in the front room, I've got very little done and we've eaten crappily, then DS snoozed off at 5, so we're all over the place.

I shall have a list for the rest of the evening. If I can get a good lot of jobs done I might stop feeling so down at myself.

• DS bath and bed
• wipe round in bathroom
• finish washing pots
• dry pots
• take rubbish and recycling out
• tidy up and wipe round in kitchen
• sweep floor
• wash floor
• wipe down table and highchair
• sort out airers, fold any dry washing, put some on radiators
• tidy living room
• get hoover out and put diy stuff in pantry
• 15 minutes tidying in front and back rooms
• locate diary and notebook
• sit down and write some lists

When DH gets in

• cook DH dinner
• SEW BUTTON ON DH COAT!!

Oh CC hope your okay, its scary when they see things

Ali they are all things I would secretly covet

I'm getting organised have meeting with man from CAB tomorrow to show him my letters before Thursday, and have to collect notes on Thursday morn
I'm not thinking about it too much and not being too hopeful so to avoid any disappointment (that dosen't look right)

Wasting We always have less money than we would like but c'est la vie, we bought oil today so I really don't have as much as I would like but at least we will be warm

JKS what is torching? Are you an arsonist/vandal?

Torching is new word from friend of DS1 for going out in the dark for a walk, with torches.

Friend's mum has to go out to walk the dog with kids in the dark.
We have to go out as DS2 is rarely awake and he's often awake after tea, when it's dark.

DS1 loves his torch, so torching is a new fave activity

Tues:

• boys to bed DONE
• me to orch DONE
• DH home late here

Wed:

• DH up first
• DH 'working from home' (day off!)
• breakfast
• all dressed
• ds1 to pre-sch
• rest of the list tomorrow...

Ongoing:

• get photos of family & hang them up
• get on with friend's family tree
• 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
• oil DS1's bedroom door hinges & buggy wheels

Ali - with all your lakeland goodies you are going to be so tidy and organised!

CC - hope your mum is ok

Wasting -chin up. Start again tomorrow.

PBM - good luck with CAB tomorrow. We will need oil soon. I don't even want to think about how much it is .

I've done some. Didn't get DS down til nearly 9. I'm cheering up ladies!

Sounds like fun JKS!

• DS bath and bed done
• wipe round in bathroom
• finish washing pots done
• dry pots some
• take rubbish and recycling out
• tidy up and wipe round in kitchen
• sweep floor
• wash floor
• wipe down table and highchair
• sort out airers, fold any dry washing, put some on radiators done
• tidy living room done
• get hoover out and put diy stuff in pantry
• 15 minutes tidying in front and back rooms
• locate diary and notebook
• sit down and write some lists

When DH gets in

• cook DH dinner
• SEW BUTTON ON DH COAT!

Wasting - we ended up with a late bedtime here too. I'm praying for a good night tonight, DH needs to be on good form tomorrow!
Glad you are cheering up, days like that where it's a little of everything are crap. What's up with your nappies - just a one off or ongoing?

JKS - I love the idea of that! I think DS would like it even now.

Plum - what are you seeing CAB about? Have I missed a post somewhere?

HMHB - tidy and organised is the plan, whether that is the reality remains to be seen.

I've done alright today - no extra jobs though, only the basics. Out for most of tomorrow at my parents and getting my hair cut while they look after DS. Will post a mini-list for tomorrow later.

TODAY
All up and dressed - done
Orange juice and Spatone
Breakfast and tidy kitchen - done
Put on a wash - done
Make beds and tidy upstairs - done
Shake out throw in DS' room
Dust shelves in bathroom
De-limescale bath and shower screen
Handwashing
Transfer washing to airer/dryer - done
Out to music with mummy and then lunch with friend and her DD - done
Come home and tidy up the mess DH will have made while I've been out - done
Open enormous box from Lakeland that has just arrived!! - done
DS nap (hopefully) - done
Load and run dishwasher - done
Nappy bucket - done
Fold washing - 2 loads done
Ironing
Dinner x 3 - done
Clear up - done
DS bath and bed - done
Tidy round before bed - done
Take ADs

• DS bath and bed done
• wipe round in bathroom
• finish washing pots done
• dry pots
• take rubbish and recycling out done
• tidy up and wipe round in kitchen done
• sweep floor
• wash floor
• wipe down table and highchair done
• sort out airers, fold any dry washing, put some on radiators done
• tidy living room done
• get hoover out and put diy stuff in pantry
• 15 minutes tidying in front and back rooms
• locate diary and notebook
• sit down and write some lists

When DH gets in

• cook DH dinner started
• SEW BUTTON ON DH COAT!

• DS bath and bed done
• wipe round in bathroom done
• finish washing pots done
• dry pots done
• take rubbish and recycling out done
• tidy up and wipe round in kitchen done
• sweep floor
• wash floor
• wipe down table and highchair done
• sort out airers, fold any dry washing, put some on radiators done
• tidy living room done
• get hoover out and put diy stuff in pantry
• 15 minutes tidying in front and back rooms
• locate diary and notebook
• sit down and write some lists

When DH gets in

• cook DH dinner done
• SEW BUTTON ON DH COAT! DONE!!

Not bad.

Morning everyone

DS slept through last night so feeling much more human today!

Left over jobs
Shake out throw in DS' room
Dust shelves in bathroom
De-limescale bath and shower screen
Handwashing
Ironing

TODAY
All up and dressed
Move washing over
Put on another load if there is a full one waiting
Orange juice and Spatone - done
Breakfast and tidy kitchen - done
Make beds and tidy upstairs
Pack bag for day
Something on left over list if I have time
Take DH to station for 10am train
Drive to parents
Me haircut 2:30pm
Home at some point
Dinner x 3
Clear up
DS bath and bed
Tidy round before bed
Take ADs

Morning!

Ali, thanks, just one of those days. DS slept through too.

Nappies - I think it's just that DS got much bigger and started to wee a lot more in the two months he was in disps.
He has a juice cup now as well as boob. He never drank much from his water cup and was always after his cousin's valve cup full of juice, so in the end I decided it was better that he drank something.
I've cut one of my otherwise useless bamboo flat nappies (they're rectangular )in half, and then folded one into four for a booster, so we'll see how he gets on this morning.

Hope it goes well for your DH today.

• DS boobed, changed and dressed done
• make beds done
• breakfast
• wash pots and tidy kitchen
• sweep floor
• wash floor
• nappies in to wash
• Me shower and dress
• tidy back room
• hoover downstairs
• put DIY stuff in pantry
• make lists
• lunch
• walk
• tea
• DS bath and bed
• clear kitchen
• watch recorded True Blood
• watch this week's True Blood

Wasting - hope the nappy booster works.

Eventually managed to get DS to school. Why is it so difficult to chivvy along a toddler? DD is good as gold (but she is only 4 weeks, doesn't run away and gets dressed in whatever you want her to wear).

I was going to get a thank you card and some flowers for my midwife as she has been fab - not too cheesy?

Today's List
Up showered and dressed done
Vitamins done
Breakfast done
DS to school
Feed DD
Pilates today - just got to get there on time-ish
Quick food shop
Tidy up lounge
Health visitor coming
Tidy bedroom
Dishy emptied
Dishy on
Washing on done
Washing out
Put washing away
Write thank you cards
Dinner
DD/DS bath
DD/DS to bed

Birthday cards for Step Dad and Dads GF

Important
Register DD's birth - made appointment, DH going today
Send info to accountants

morning all is tooo early to go back to bed iv had enough of this day already. dp has gone in for his op so hope that goes well and he comes home a bit happier
so much todo today iv been a bit naughty today as iv just eaten a whole pack of these already as it usualy cheers me up.
todo
everyone up done
evryone feed done
dp to hospital done
dd1 to school done
buy bleach done
washing
washing up
clean clothes away
lunch
hover
clean floors
make beds
school run
dinner
dds bath
dds bed
try potty train dd2

has anyone got any tips on how to potty train i havent got a clue dd1 went to private nursery and they did it all for me

Rugrats - no idea re potty training, got nowhere with DS1 yet!
are good

HMHB -not too cheesy i don't think. and ds1 is the same every morning is a challenge, and he loves pre-sch so i dunno why he resists every day!

DONE:

• DH up first
• breakfast
• all dressed (apart from DS2)
• ds1 to pre-sch
• clean up DS1's trike to lend to a friend
• clean up DS1's balance bike (bought for his bday in May but sat on top of our wardrobe since!)

TO DO:

• find longer screws to attach bell to new bike
• other jobs?
• collect ds1 (N)
• lunch & tidy kitchen
• give DS1 his balance bike
• go out?
• boys tea, bath & bed
• DH out for work thing
• quiet night on my own

Ongoing:

• get photos of family & hang them up
• get on with friend's family tree
• 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
• oil DS1's bedroom door hinges & buggy wheels

whinge whinge whinge

that should cover everything I would otherwise say