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.

*House hunting .

TODAY
DS up fed and dressed - done
Ocado 10-11am - done
DS nap - done
Have lovely shower and feel a bit more human - done
Tidy dining room - done
Lunch and tidy kitchen - done
Unload dishwasher - done
Cook lunch for tomorrow
Make banana cake
Make Philly brownies
Sort recycling and utility (DH)
Post/paperwork pile
2 loads of washing
Dinner x 3
Clear up
DS bath and bed
Tidy round before bed
Take ADs

CWWM - these things happen. DC's will be fine. DP and I have had a few raised voices recently but mainly due to tiredness and DS winding us up.

Clairey - hope you find something

CC - hope your mum is feeling better

Plum - thats terrible

We have stayed in and not done much today.
I can also add Miss Pettigrew Lives For A Day to the sofa / duvet list. DD and I watched it - v pleasant.

Today's List
Up showered and dressed done
Vitamins done
Breakfast done
DS to nursery done
Feed DD done x lots
Quick food shop
Tidy up lounge done
Tidy bedroom done
Tidy spare room for PIL visit done
Dishy emptied - half done
Dishy on done
Tidy kitchen
Dishy emptied
Washing on done
Washing out
Put washing away
Write thank you cards
Dinner -
DD/DS bath -
DD/DS to bed -

Important
Send info to accountants
Certificates for Bilton Cottage
DD paperwork e.g. child benefit / tax credits etc.
Post thank you cards

Hi, I havent read back fully, so will do my catch up in a while. Mother is getting out of hospital so will be spending my time between here and there

So a small list for now

Wash Dinner Dishes
Clean over kitchen
Sweep Floor

Evening!

That's good CC, is she more herself now?

Plum - for you!

Ali, it's such a relief, he'd been getting better at sleeping in the summer, but then being ill and the move really messed the sleep up. Six/seven hours straight through (really should go to bed earlier!) has been a blessing.

How'd it go Clairey?

I had a fab time walking around the market earlier, Doncaster food market is fab. DS fell asleep though, so not as toddler-mind-stimulating as I'd have liked, but I feel inspired to cook more interesting things.

• DS boobed, changed, dressed AND teeth brushed done
• Me showered and dressed done
• beds made and upstairs tidied done
• breakfast done
• wash pots done
• emails etc. done
• take clean washing up half
• get ready to go out done
• go to town done
• lunch done
• MN and faff around done
• tea cooking
• tidy livingroom
• DS bath and bed
• clear kitchen
• DH dinner when he gets in

CC - glad she's getting out

Knackered after lovely trip to soft play - i know some people hate them but we have a quiet one we go to and DS1 loves it there (as do his friends) - so we all get to sit, drink tea & chat

Fri:

• me up first DONE
• breakfast DONE
• all dressed DONE
• ds1 to pre-sch (DH) DONE
• DH to work DONE
• ds2 nap DONE
• long bath for me DONE lovely
• start laundry Load2On Load1InTD
• quick tidy & sort in spare room DONE
• make 2 bday cards DONE
• PIL arriving DONE
• collect ds1 DONE
• lunch & tidy kitchen DONE
• ds1 & me (& MIL) to soft play DONE
• ds2 nap DONE
• boys tea DONE (DS1 at soft play)
• boys bath & bed
• dinner (MIL & I to have Chinese, yey!, FIL to have something else MIL is cooking for him as he doesn't like Chinese - fussy sod!)
• DH out again for work
• quiet night with PIL

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
• test carpet cleaner
• then clean carpets (living room & playroom)

Morning.

Impending PIL...

DS watching WALLE in PJ's, DD feeding, house acceptable.

Horrid weather, hope no one affected by floods.

Today's List
Up showered and dressed done
Vitamins
Breakfast done
DS dressed
Feed DD doing
Quick food shop
Tidy up lounge
Tidy bedroom done
Dishy on done - thanks DH
Tidy kitchen done - dh again (his parents you see!)
Dishy emptied
Washing on
Washing out
Put washing away
Write thank you cards
Dinner -
DD/DS bath -
DD/DS to bed -

Important
Send info to accountants
Certificates for Bilton Cottage
DD paperwork e.g. child benefit / tax credits etc.
Post thank you cards

Morning! Busy day today.

• Lie-in done
• DS boobed, changed and dressed done
• breakfast done
• peg out washing done
• fold dry washing done
• wash pots done
• MN and coffee done
• me shower and dressed
• nappies in to wash
• rest of crap to dump DH doing
• clean car (DH)
• sell car on internet (DH)
• lunch
• DS out for walk (DH)
• paperwork
• DH and DS watch football
• upstairs clean - tidy, dust, clean windows, hoover, clean bathroom
• tea
• tidy front room
• DS bath and bed
• clear kitchen
• watch more Lost

Hello

Feeling a bit better today

HMHB - we have inlaws too, SIL and her family.

TODAY
All up and dressed - done
Bottle run - done
Get extra chairs out of garage - done
Unload dishwasher - done
Wipe over bathroom - done
Clean/hoover/wipe etc downstairs loo - done
Dust and hoover downstairs - done
DS to wear the top SIL bought him for his birthday - check!
Clean carpet in living room - done sort of. Think I used too much stuff, it made foam everywhere. Cue row. All sorted now though I think!!
Put lunch in the oven - done
DS nap - doing

HMHB - have fun...!

Wasting - good luck with all that

DONE:

• all up & breakfasted
• me lie in bed with tea & read book
• Skype BIL
• totally waste morning!

TO DO:

• lunch & tidy kitchen
• DS2 nap
• afternoon plan?
• laundry
• tea x 6
• boys to bed
• SCD & XFactor

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
• test carpet cleaner
• then clean carpets (living room & playroom)

x-post Ali, what carpet cleaner did you use?
I've bought some of that Vanish stuff to try later...

Hello all

TO DO
Breakfast/lunch Dishes
Clean Counters
Tidy Kitchen
Clean Dining Table
Sweep Floors
Hoover Hall
Tidy sitting room
Hoover Floor
Wash Floors

Hi CC

We heard back about DLA - we've got the Higher Level
So i'm working on CA now...

DONE:

• all up & breakfasted
• me lie in bed with tea & read book
• Skype BIL
• totally waste morning!
• lunch & tidy kitchen
• DS2 nap Doing

TO DO:

• afternoon plan? (both PIL & DH have gone to sleep DS1 is watching tv, i'm filling out forms, v exciting!)
• laundry NextLoadOn
• tea x 6
• boys to bed
• SCD & XFactor

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
• test carpet cleaner
• then clean carpets (living room & playroom)
• fill out form for Carers Allowance

That's great news JKS!

The day did not pan out according to the list, but I wasn't expecting it to really, just aiming high!

• Lie-in done
• DS boobed, changed and dressed done
• breakfast done
• peg out washing done
• fold dry washing done
• wash pots doneanddried
• MN and coffee done
• me shower and dressed done
• nappies in to wash done
• rest of crap to dump DH done
• clean car (DH) raining
• sell car on internet (DH) listed
• lunch done
• DS out for walk (DH) raining
• paperwork
• DH and DS watch football
• upstairs clean - tidy, dust, clean windows, hoover, clean bathroom
• tea
• tidy front room
• DS bath and bed
• clear kitchen
• watch more Lost

All going well so far. Weather just awful. Went to local Garden Centre for DS to look at Christmas lights. DD being sick a lot. Not much but managing to get it onto most of her clothes and mine and any soft furnishings in her proximity.

Today's List
Up showered and dressed done
Vitamins
Breakfast done
DS dressed
Feed DD doing
Quick food shop
Tidy up lounge
Tidy bedroom done
Dishy on done - thanks DH
Tidy kitchen done - dh again (his parents you see!)
Dishy emptied
Washing on
Washing out / dryer on done
Put washing away
Write thank you cards
Dinner -
DD/DS bath -
DD/DS to bed -

Important
Send info to accountants
Certificates for Bilton Cottage
DD paperwork e.g. child benefit / tax credits etc.
Post thank you cards

HMHB - horrid, and milk smelling, yuk.
We were meant to be thinking about going into town to see the lights switch on then fireworks but don't think so in this weather! feel sorry for the organisers though.

DONE:

• all up & breakfasted
• me lie in bed with tea & read book
• Skype BIL
• totally waste morning!
• lunch & tidy kitchen
• DS2 nap Doing
• walk round corner with ds1 + wellies + puddles DONE
• laundry LastLoadForNowOn LoadInTD DelicatesOnAirer
• tea x 6
• boys to bed
• SCD & XFactor

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
• test carpet cleaner
• then clean carpets (living room & playroom)
• fill out form for Carers Allowance Started

TO DO
Breakfast/lunch Dishes
Clean Counters
Tidy Kitchen
Clean Dining Table done
Sweep Floors DONE
Hoover Hall
Tidy sitting room DONE
Hoover Floor DONE
Wash Floors
Changer our bed DONE

Any help/ideas for this please?

Must actually remember to turn the tumble dryer on later....

Sat:

• laundry LastLoadOnAirer LoadInTD DelicatesOnAirer
• tea x 6 DONE
• boys to bed DONE
• SCD DONE & XFactor Doing

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
• test carpet cleaner
• then clean carpets (living room & playroom)
• fill out form for Carers Allowance Started

Oh JKS think you should ring practice manager and ask why you were left waiting etc

And well done with the DLA hope your luck rubs off on to me

Well I went to the doctors on Friday afternoon and was told all the stuff was already for me(that was quick) and dd1s notes are now twice as thick!
And I noticed that there was a letter in the notes from appeals stamped by the docs in October so the notes had been requested [grr]

Decided not to complain, am I a total walkover?

CC glad your mum is getting out, hope she gets better soon

HMHB hope dd is not too sick and also gets better soon

Waves to Ali, Wasting & CWWM

No rainbowdrops again hope its just her broadband broke again

Hello everyone JKS I agree with PBM.
Hope everyone is ok just going to do my list for tomorrow.

Tomorrow

Up early --- dp's lie in
Prep beef stew and put in slow cooker
Tidy downstairs
Wake dp
baths/check hair
dressed
iron uniforms find pe kits
walk/visit grandma maybe
homework fill in school reply slips
tea
washing and drying
bedtimes
early night

Thanks, think i will have to ring and ask to speak to the PM and see what happens from there.

Plum - grr at your docs, what a pain!

Sunday:

• me up first DONE
• breakfast DONE/Doing
• all dressed
• DH & DS1 to swimming
• DS2 nap
• me jobs...
• papers & crosswords
• finish laundry
• ironing (later prob)
• lunch
• afternoon?
• ds2 nap
• roast dinner
• boys bath & bed
• PIL going home
• quiet night with just me & DH

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
• test carpet cleaner
• then clean carpets (living room & playroom)
• fill out form for Carers Allowance Started

Morning slatterns

I haven't read through yet, will try later

Was DD's 2nd birthday yesterday and we had a party in a hall. Went really well but i don't seem to have stopped for the last few days and i am shattered (also may have a slight sugar hangover )

I should really make a list, my dad and his gf are coming for dinner this evening but really not feeling particularly inspired atm, will try to come back later.

Have a good day all

Morning Alice - so did it all go well?

Right need to go and get dressed now, have been faffing on here for ages!

Sunday:

• me up first DONE
• breakfast DONE
• all dressed AllButMe&DS2!
• DH & DS1 to swimming gone
• DS2 nap Doing
• me jobs...
• papers & crosswords Started
• finish laundry
• ironing (later prob)
• lunch
• afternoon?
• ds2 nap
• roast dinner
• boys bath & bed
• PIL going home
• quiet night with just me & DH

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
• test carpet cleaner
• then clean carpets (living room & playroom)
• fill out form for Carers Allowance Started

Morning happy birthday to your dd for yesterday Alice.

Hope everyone is ok this morning.

It was a bad night here dd4 wet the bed and dd3 had a nightmare so both ended up in bed with me while dp was on the sofa.
This morning ds and dd1 decided to start the morning off with a massiv row.
All seems calmer now younger dc are listening to halloween songs and big ones are on the DS and X-box.
DP has gone to town to pick L a door bouncer up .

Up early --- dp's lie in done
Prep beef stew and put in slow cooker dcne
Tidy downstairs
Wake dp done
baths/check hair
dressed
iron uniforms find pe kits
walk/visit grandma maybe
homework fill in school reply slips
tea
washing and drying started
watch dr who
bedtimes
early night