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.

Friday
Take DD to nursery DONE
DS nursery 'practice' 9:30 - 11:30 DONE
Find/buy tiny nails (for bunting shock) FOUND
Measure length of living room and divide by 5... INTERVALS OF 144cm
Bang said nails in
Decorations up in living room. Hall?
Make birthday cake
Make apple tart ?POTENTIALLY ABANDONED?
Toys? TOYS MOST LIKELY TO INDUCE FIGHTING = REMOVED
Mend chairs
Write shopping lists
Press DD's dress
Find and apply shoe polish - DD boots + DP shoes x 2
Buy flowers & string
WD 40 front door DONE

Cook dinner WHAT? PIZZA FOR US + SCRAMBLED EGG FOR DD

Big clean downstairs-
Hoover and wash all floors HOOVERED
Kitchen tiles & cupboard fronts
Top of fridge
Reorganize fridge
Clean oven front/top/extracor (never buy a stainless steel cooker)
General dust and tidy of shelves
Wash long unused glasses
Wash cat-cushion cover WASHING
Clean downstairs loo inc. tiles
DRYER ON

Saturday
Food shopping
Collect tart - 10am ish
MOVE CAT DISHES OUTSIDE
Arrivals from 2:30pm? FIL, SIL, DN ETC. COMING AT 1pm

Now expecting a visitor at 6:30ish Aaaaaaggggggh. I will force him hope I can get him to help, DP is working late...

Friday
Take DD to nursery DONE
DS nursery 'practice' 9:30 - 11:30 DONE
Find/buy tiny nails (for bunting shock) FOUND
Measure length of living room and divide by 5... INTERVALS OF 144cm
Bang said nails in
Decorations up in living room. Hall?
Make birthday cake
Make apple tart ?POTENTIALLY ABANDONED?
Toys? TOYS MOST LIKELY TO INDUCE FIGHTING = REMOVED
Mend chairs
Write shopping lists
Press DD's dress
Find and apply shoe polish - DD boots + DP shoes x 2
Buy flowers & string
WD 40 front door DONE
Quick shop

Cook dinner WHAT? PIZZA FOR US + SCRAMBLED EGG FOR DD

Big clean downstairs-
Hoover and wash all floors HOOVERED
Kitchen tiles & cupboard fronts
Top of fridge
Reorganize fridge
Clean oven front/top/extractor (never buy a stainless steel cooker)
General dust and tidy of shelves
Wash long unused glasses IN DISHWASHER
Wash cat-cushion cover WASHING
Clean downstairs loo inc. tiles
DRYER ON

Clean/tidy DD's room

Saturday
Food shopping
Collect tart - 10am ish
MOVE CAT DISHES OUTSIDE
Arrivals from 2:30pm? FIL, SIL, DN ETC. COMING AT 1pm

I've made a terrible start - DS and I only woke up at 9:45!!!! It is a horrid day here.

TODAY
All up and dressed - all in pjs still
Orange juice and Spatone - done
Breakfast and tidy kitchen - doing
Make beds and tidy upstairs
Lunch and tidy kitchen
2 loads of washing
Dinner x 3
Clear up
DS bath and bed
Tidy round before bed
Take ADs

Essential jobs
Take bag to charity bin
Make meal plan for the weekend
Go to Sainsbury's
Tidy spare room - DH
Hoover spare room
Dust spare room
Iron bedding
Make up spare bed
Clean bathroom
Empty living room bin
Finish bannisters
Dust blinds with new gadget

Non-essential
Pick up parcel before 1pm - DH maybe?
Baking
Tidy living room bookshelves
Polish silver
Handwashing inc. nappy wraps

Fark, I need to go and collect DS in 10 minutes . This is looking hopeless He's slept at nursery which is a miracle considering no-one else has ever put him to bed and I usually BF to sleep...

Friday
Take DD to nursery DONE
DS nursery 'practice' 9:30 - 11:30 DONE
Find/buy tiny nails (for bunting shock) FOUND
Measure length of living room and divide by 5... INTERVALS OF 144cm
Bang said nails in
Decorations up in living room. Hall?
Make birthday cake
Make apple tart ?POTENTIALLY ABANDONED?
Toys? TOYS MOST LIKELY TO INDUCE FIGHTING = REMOVED
Mend chairs
Write shopping lists
Press DD's dress
Find and apply shoe polish - DD boots + DP shoes x 2
Buy flowers & string
WD 40 front door DONE
Quick shop

Cook dinner WHAT? PIZZA FOR US + SCRAMBLED EGG FOR DD

Big clean downstairs-
Hoover and wash all floors HOOVERED
Kitchen tiles & cupboard fronts
Top of fridge DONE
Reorganize fridge
Clean oven front/top/extractor (never buy a stainless steel cooker)
General dust and tidy of shelves
Wash long unused glasses IN DISHWASHER
Wash cat-cushion cover WASHING
Clean downstairs loo inc. tiles
Clean play-pen DONE

Clean/tidy DD's room
Hoover stairs and landing
DRYER ON

Saturday
Food shopping
Collect tart - 10am ish
MOVE CAT DISHES OUTSIDE
Arrivals from 2:30pm? FIL, SIL, DN ETC. COMING AT 1pm

at 9.45 start!! 5.53 here...

DONE:

• DH up first (again, i must get up tomorrow)
• breakfast
• DS1 to pre-sch
• DH to work
• long bath for me, lovely....
• DS2 nap Doing
• 1 load of washing on
• Load 1 on airer
• Load 2 in
• tidy kitchen post-breakfast + highchair
• clean compost caddy
• speak to parents about coming next weekend

TO DO:

• catch up on MN/FB, etc. Doing
• wrap up new present for ds2 that arrived today
• try and do photos
• PIL arriving
• collect ds1
• lunch & tidy kitchen
• soft play with ds1
• boys tea
• boys to bed
• MIL, DH & me out to quiz night + fish&chips
• make sure FIL has food & tv remote
• try not to drink too much as i did at last quiz

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 NearlyDone, upload NearlyDone & order photos of boys
• fix my bike (flat tyre)
• sort out security light outside trying
• clean carpets (living room & playroom)
• find new dentist
• maybe make mobile out of ITNG pics for DS2 in hosp?
• get some silly socks for Nanny for Christmas (she always wears fun ones)

Am chuffed he's done so well, but I was hoping he'd sleep when he got back. It's a weight off my mind really (he'll be there one day a week from 1 dec). He still wont drink from a bottle though!

TODAY
All up and dressed - all in pjs still
Orange juice and Spatone - done
Breakfast and tidy kitchen - done
Load and run dishwasher - done
Clean hob - done
Make beds and tidy upstairs
Lunch and tidy kitchen
2 loads of washing
Dinner x 3
Clear up
DS bath and bed
Tidy round before bed
Take ADs

Essential jobs
Take bag to charity bin
Make meal plan for the weekend
Make a shopping list
Go to Sainsbury's
Tidy spare room - DH
Hoover spare room
Dust spare room
Iron bedding
Make up spare bed
Clean bathroom
Empty living room bin
Finish bannisters
Dust blinds with new gadget

Non-essential
Pick up parcel before 1pm - DH maybe?
Baking
Tidy living room bookshelves
Polish silver
Handwashing inc. nappy wraps

TODAY
All up and dressed - all in pjs still
Orange juice and Spatone - done
Breakfast and tidy kitchen - done
Load and run dishwasher - done
Clean hob - done
Make beds and tidy upstairs
Lunch and tidy kitchen
2 loads of washing - 1st in
Dinner x 3
Clear up
DS bath and bed
Tidy round before bed
Take ADs

Essential jobs
Take bag to charity bin
Make meal plan for the weekend - done
Make a shopping list - done
Go to Sainsbury's
Tidy spare room - DH
Hoover spare room
Dust spare room
Iron bedding
Make up spare bed
Clean bathroom
Empty living room bin
Finish bannisters
Dust blinds with new gadget

Non-essential
Pick up parcel before 1pm - DH maybe?
Baking - clementine cake
Tidy living room bookshelves
Polish silver
Handwashing inc. nappy wraps

Bashed and bloodied my toe on the way to get DS. Ouch. I've just had the most un-MN lunch ever - wolfed two sausage rolls and a chunk of chocolate. No fruit shoot though . I figure I'm going to need the energy...

Yet another coffee and I'm going to try and crack on!

Friday
Take DD to nursery DONE
DS nursery 'practice' 9:30 - 11:30 DONE
Find/buy tiny nails (for bunting shock) FOUND
Measure length of living room and divide by 5... INTERVALS OF 144cm
Bang said nails in
Decorations up in living room. Hall?
Make birthday cake
Make apple tart ?POTENTIALLY ABANDONED?
Toys? TOYS MOST LIKELY TO INDUCE FIGHTING = REMOVED
Mend chairs
Write shopping lists
Press DD's dress
Find and apply shoe polish - DD boots + DP shoes x 2
Buy flowers & string
WD 40 front door DONE
Quick shop DONE

Cook dinner WHAT? PIZZA FOR US + SCRAMBLED EGG FOR DD

Big clean downstairs-
Hoover and wash all floors HOOVERED
Kitchen tiles & cupboard fronts
Top of fridge DONE
Reorganize fridge
Clean oven front/top/extractor (never buy a stainless steel cooker)
General dust and tidy of shelves
Wash long unused glasses IN DISHWASHER
Wash cat-cushion cover WASHING
Clean downstairs loo inc. tiles
Clean play-pen DONE

Clean/tidy DD's room
Hoover stairs and landing
DRYER ON

Saturday
Food shopping
Collect tart - 10am ish
MOVE CAT DISHES OUTSIDE
Arrivals from 2:30pm? FIL, SIL, DN ETC. COMING AT 1pm

• All up, dressed and teeth-brushed etc. done
• Make bed done, tidy upstairs done, wipe round bathroom
• Breakfast, clear up done
• laundry - final rinse nappies done wash sofa covers washing
• check emails, internet banking etc. done
• hoover downstairs done

+ dry pots done

• sort cleaning cupboard
• lunch cooking plus some for freezer
• Morrisons and Range
• dinner
• tidy downstairs
• DS bath and bed
• is kitchen cleared?
• everything ready for the morning - bags packed, clothes laid out, packed lunch made etc. check weather
• cut out nappy liners!

TODAY
All up and dressed - done
Orange juice and Spatone - done
Breakfast and tidy kitchen - done
Load and run dishwasher - done
Clean hob - done
Make beds and tidy upstairs - done
Lunch and tidy kitchen - doing now
Unload dishwasher
2 loads of washing - 1st in
Make casserole for dinner
Dinner x 3
Clear up
DS bath and bed
Tidy round before bed
Take ADs

Essential jobs
Take bag to charity bin
Make meal plan for the weekend - done
Make a shopping list - done
Go to Sainsbury's
Tidy spare room - DH
Hoover spare room
Dust spare room
Iron bedding
Make up spare bed
Clean bathroom - halfdone
Empty living room bin
Finish bannisters
Dust blinds with new gadget

Non-essential
Pick up parcel before 1pm - done DH
Baking - clementine cake
Tidy living room bookshelves
Polish silver
Handwashing inc. nappy wraps

Can't concentrate on housework when fireplace getting done

Done
dcs to school (dh)
found key to front door for fireplace man to come in (we use back of house)
shower me
fireplace getting fitted[excited]
clean bathroom (ex shower)
bleach down toilets
hang up yesterdays washing

TO DO
tidy kitchen
clean shower
clean ensuite
mop kitchen floor
IRON
put away any sorted & ironed washing

that will do for now
dd1 is off to a sleepover tonight but all of her friends have said they are not staying over so watch this space

Lol TTSP

Plum - i like that dancing shoe, well done!

DONE:

• DH up first (again, i must get up tomorrow)
• breakfast
• DS1 to pre-sch
• DH to work
• long bath for me, lovely....
• DS2 nap Doing
• 1 load of washing on
• Load 1 on airer
• Load 2 in
• tidy kitchen post-breakfast + highchair
• clean compost caddy
• speak to parents about coming next weekend
• catch up on MN/FB, etc. Doing
• wrap up new present for ds2 that arrived today
• did more on the photos, still not finished though
• PIL arriving
• collect ds1
• lunch & tidy kitchen
• dress ds2

TO DO:

• soft play with ds1
• boys tea
• boys to bed
• MIL, DH & me out to quiz night + fish&chips
• make sure FIL has food & tv remote
• try not to drink too much as i did at last quiz

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 NearlyDone, upload NearlyDone & order photos of boys
• fix my bike (flat tyre)
• sort out security light outside trying
• clean carpets (living room & playroom)
• find new dentist
• maybe make mobile out of ITNG pics for DS2 in hosp?
• get some silly socks for Nanny for Christmas (she always wears fun ones)

Not had chance to read through the thread yet, as I have been trawling through mountain of paperwork - where does it come from???

Today's List
Up showered and dressed done
Vitamins done
Breakfast done
DS dressed and breakfasted and to nursery done
Feed DD done x2
DD nap doing
Tidy up lounge
Tidy bedroom
Dishy on
Tidy kitchen
Dishy emptied
Washing on
Washing out / dryer on done
Put washing away
Dinner - Pizza!
DD/DS bath
DD/DS to bed

Important
Send info to accountants done - need to post
Certificates for Bilton Cottage
Post more thank you cards

Doing well today

DONE:

• Load 2 on airer
• Load 3 on

TO DO:

• soft play with ds1 (DS1 having tea there)
• ds2 tea (DH should be home in time, leaving FIL here to DS2-sit but he's not really up to doing tea!)
• boys to bed
• MIL, DH & me out to quiz night + fish&chips
• make sure FIL has food & tv remote
• try not to drink too much as i did at last quiz

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 MoreDone, upload DS1Done & order photos of boys
• fix my bike (flat tyre)
• sort out security light outside
• clean carpets (living room & playroom)
• find new dentist
• maybe make mobile out of ITNG pics for DS2 in hosp?
• get some silly socks for Nanny for Christmas (she always wears fun ones)

Blimey TTSP, you've certainly hit the thread running

Great cakes again PBM

Am lazy atm. Don't care about this house anymore (well, as long as it's not filthy or too cluttered) and until I hear I've got the other one I don't want to start getting organised. Plus ds is poorly and is using up all my energy!

Mini list

DD to dance - DONE
Pay term fees for next term - DONE
Go to town - DONE
Lunch - DONE
Washing up? -
Wait for GP to call me back - DOING
Sort candles to take to friend's vie party -
Dinner -
Go to vie party -

if you need a giggle

JKS you are doing really well

Plum - is the fireplace in yet? I want a new one in our front room so I am quite

My list is getting longer and not shorter - argh!!! However, I do have very clean blinds now

TODAY
All up and dressed - done
Orange juice and Spatone - done
Breakfast and tidy kitchen - done
Load and run dishwasher - done
Clean hob - done
Make beds and tidy upstairs - done
Lunch and tidy kitchen - done
Unload dishwasher
2 loads of washing - 1st in
Make casserole for dinner
Dinner x 3
Clear up
DS bath and bed
Tidy round before bed
Take ADs

Essential jobs
Take bag to charity bin
Make meal plan for the weekend - done
Make a shopping list - done
Go to Sainsbury's
Tidy spare room - DH
Hoover spare room
Dust spare room
Iron bedding
Make up spare bed
Clean bathroom - halfdone
Empty living room bin
Finish bannisters
Dust blinds with new gadget - done
Empty kitchen bin
Mop kitchen floor

Non-essential
Pick up parcel before 1pm - done DH
Baking - clementine cake
Tidy living room bookshelves
Polish silver
Handwashing inc. nappy wraps

No not yet nearly done, and I must say my dusted damson chimney breast is lovely

Impressed by ThisToo's progress.

The sun is shining here . Quick get the washing out! Might get to actually take DD for a walk this afternoon!

Clairey - DS is certain that DD's willy will grow in time.

Welcome TTWP, I am normally a full on slattern, but due to circumstances I have been absent for the last few weeks, but my fellow slatterns are allowing post when I can

That was the best laugh I had in a while, Thanks ALI

Waves at all the other slatterns.

I have a free afternoon of sorts

TO DO
Wash Breakfast Dishes
Tidy Kitchen/Dining Area
Sweep Floor
Collect DDs
Washing
Clean Sitting Room

I'm hoping I'm going to get through my list, there does seem to be some hope...

Friday
Take DD to nursery DONE
DS nursery 'practice' 9:30 - 11:30 DONE
Find/buy tiny nails (for bunting shock) FOUND
Measure length of living room and divide by 5... INTERVALS OF 144cm
Bang said nails in
Decorations up in living room. Hall?
Make birthday cake
Make apple tart ?POTENTIALLY ABANDONED?
Toys? TOYS MOST LIKELY TO INDUCE FIGHTING = REMOVED
Mend chairs
Write shopping lists STARTED
Press DD's dress
Find and apply shoe polish - DD boots + DP shoes x 2
Buy flowers & string
WD 40 front door DONE
Quick shop DONE

Cook dinner WHAT? PIZZA FOR US + SCRAMBLED EGG FOR DD

Big clean downstairs-
Hoover and wash all floors HOOVERED
Kitchen tiles & cupboard fronts DONE
Top of fridge DONE
Reorganize fridge
Clean oven front/top/extractor (never buy a stainless steel cooker)
General dust and tidy of shelves DONE
Wash long unused glasses IN DISHWASHER
Wash cat-cushion cover WASHING
Clean downstairs loo inc. tiles
Clean play-pen DONE

Clean/tidy DD's room
Hoover stairs and landing
DRYER ON

Saturday
Food shopping
Collect tart - 10am ish
MOVE CAT DISHES OUTSIDE
Arrivals from 2:30pm? FIL, SIL, DN ETC. COMING AT 1pm

My fireplace is in!!!!!!!!!! Yey but can't light it until next week

Although didn't have any coal etc anyway, and you can only watch dvds/videos or play PS/Wii in that room it will eventually be our good room
so better go get dd1 and call for scripts

Yay Plum real fires are ace, I'm sure it'll be worth the wait

Friday
Take DD to nursery DONE
DS nursery 'practice' 9:30 - 11:30 DONE
Find/buy tiny nails (for bunting shock) FOUND
Measure length of living room and divide by 5... INTERVALS OF 144cm
Bang said nails in CAN'T REACH FOR TWO< REST DONE
Decorations up in living room. STARTED Hall?
*Make birthday cake
Make apple tart ?POTENTIALLY ABANDONED?
Toys? TOYS MOST LIKELY TO INDUCE FIGHTING = REMOVED
*Mend chairs
*Write shopping lists STARTED
*Press DD's dress
*Find and apply shoe polish - DD boots + DP shoes x 2
*Buy flowers & string
WD 40 front door DONE
Quick shop DONE

Cook dinner WHAT? PIZZA FOR US + SCRAMBLED EGG FOR DD

Big clean downstairs-
*Hoover and wash all floors HOOVERED
Kitchen tiles & cupboard fronts DONE
Top of fridge DONE
*Reorganize fridge
*Clean oven front/top/extractor (never buy a stainless steel cooker)
General dust and tidy of shelves DONE
Wash long unused glasses IN DISHWASHER
Wash cat-cushion cover WASHED DRIED AND REPLACED
Clean downstairs loo inc. tiles DONE
Clean play-pen DONE

Clean/tidy DD's room
Hoover stairs and landing
DRYER ON - fold washing

Saturday
Food shopping
Collect tart - 10am ish
MOVE CAT DISHES OUTSIDE
Arrivals from 2:30pm? FIL, SIL, DN ETC. COMING AT 1pm

Yay Plum - why a week, does it have to dry out or something?

TODAY
All up and dressed - done
Orange juice and Spatone - done
Breakfast and tidy kitchen - done
Load and run dishwasher - done
Clean hob - done
Make beds and tidy upstairs - done
Lunch and tidy kitchen - done
Unload dishwasher - done
2 loads of washing - 1st in
DS nap - doing
Make casserole for dinner
Dinner x 3
Clear up
DS bath and bed
Tidy round before bed
Take ADs

Essential jobs
Take bag to charity bin
Make meal plan for the weekend - done
Make a shopping list - done
Go to Sainsbury's
Tidy spare room - DH
Hoover spare room
Dust spare room
Iron bedding
Make up spare bed
Clean bathroom - done
Empty living room bin - done
Empty upstairs bins - done
Finish bannisters
Dust blinds with new gadget - done
Empty kitchen bin - done
Mop kitchen floor
Mirrors and glass - done
Shake out throws and cushions

Non-essential
Pick up parcel before 1pm - done DH
Baking - clementine cake
Tidy living room bookshelves
Polish silver
Handwashing inc. nappy wraps

i so need to join everyone i have such a busy schedule the next 7 days am working 6 out of the 7 and then on the 8th day am heading to euro disney.

i need to sort washing out seems to be like a chinese laundry at home just cant seem to get on top of it all i seem to do is wash uniforms the night before.

i am very pleased that i now have them in before t time on a friday and they will be dried and put away later, not ironed but still better.

off to hand a load of washing up then re fill washer.