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.

Evening!

JKS, woohoo!

All this illness is very rubbish.
Hope everyone (including me!) feels better soon.

I've been firm with DS every time he's tried to get in the cupboard since the oil incident and he hasn't tried this afternoon.

This evening-

• dry pots
• ds bath and bed
• is kitchen cleared?
• ready for the morning?
• dh and my dinner
• watch Lost

Sounds good re DS then. Hope you feel better soon.

DONE:

• tea x 2 (boys)
• DS2 to bed

Left to do:

• DS1 to bed
• get last load out of TD & sort
• dinner x 4
• me out for friend's hen do at the pub

Sunday:

• DH up first
• recover from hangover
• breakfast
• dh + ds1 swimming?
• MIL baking with ds1
• watch SCD & XF from Sat night
• ds2 nap
• papers & crosswords
• lunch x 6
• ds2 nap
• afternoon activity?
• roast dinner x 6
• PIL going home
• boys bath & bed
• ironing & put away clean clothes
• watch XF
• early night

Ongoing:

• get photos of family & hang them up
• get on with friend's family tree
• transfer all family trees over to Mac software (proving tricky as I have them saved on a Windows memory stick, argh)
• then go through 1911 census
• 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
• find missing bit of DS1's hoover

Morning all, hope everyone is feeling better

Dsis is doing mothers tablets this morning so I have a chance for some family time . Everyone is still in bed though

TO DO
Washing 1st LOAD IN
Tidy DD1s room
Wash Breakfast Dishes
Dry Clothes
Put away clothes
Sort uniforms/work clothes for tomorrow
Get something for dinner

Will add more as I go along

Morning CC

ugg, i hate hangovers!

Sunday:

• DH up first DONE
• recover from hangover Doing
• breakfast DONE
• MIL baking with ds1 DONE
• watch SCD & XF from Sat night
• ds2 nap Doing
• papers & crosswords Doing
• lunch x 6
• ds2 nap
• afternoon activity?
• roast dinner x 6
• PIL going home
• boys bath & bed
• ironing & put away clean clothes
• watch XF
• early night

Ongoing:

• get photos of family & hang them up
• get on with friend's family tree
• transfer all family trees over to Mac software (proving tricky as I have them saved on a Windows memory stick, argh)
• then go through 1911 census
• 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
• find missing bit of DS1's hoover

TO DO
Washing3rd LOAD IN
Tidy DD1s room
Wash Breakfast Dishes DONE
Dry Clothes DOING
Put away clothes IN AIRING CUPBOARD
Sort uniforms/work clothes for tomorrow DOING
Get something for dinner DONE & COOKING

Will add more as I go along

Just thee & me today

Sunday:

• DH up first DONE
• recover from hangover StillDoing
• breakfast DONE
• MIL baking with ds1 DONE
• watch SCD & XF from Sat night
• ds2 nap DONE
• papers & crosswords Doing
• lunch x 6 DONE
• ds2 nap Doing
• DH nap DONE
• afternoon activity; clean my car with DS1, incl hoover inside! DONE
• roast dinner x 6
• PIL going home
• boys bath & bed
• ironing & put away clean clothes
• watch XF
• early night

Ongoing:

• get photos of family & hang them up
• get on with friend's family tree
• transfer all family trees over to Mac software (proving tricky as I have them saved on a Windows memory stick, argh)
• then go through 1911 census
• 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
• find missing bit of DS1's hoover

Hello Have had a lovely weekend with PILs, they left about 20 mins ago. Drank far too much last night but bizarrely seem to have no hangover. Had a nice lie in and then DH cooked lovely brunch
Just a few jobs to do today. DH has got next week off work so am going to do a little cooking and housework as possible so that we can do other things.

TO DO
Clear up dining room
Extras chairs back into the garage
Hoover downstairs
Load dishwasher and tidy kitchen
Ocado order for tomorrow morning
Shopping list for John Lewis tomorrow
Dinner?
Strip our bed and wash sheets
Re-make
Change cot bedding

HI everyone

Trying to catch up on housework so I can relax and concentrate on MILs cake this week, I have seen one in a magazine, called the spa, a hippo in the bath, will be the hardest one yet, looking forward to doing it!

Anyway
I have tidied the kitchen so think I will spend 15 mins in utility room

DONE
everyone up showered & dressed
wiped over & tidied kitchen(iclucing oven)
load dishwasher
brush kit floor

TO DO
Take washing off airer
put wash on
Mop Kit again (did it yest)
admire new fireplace
hoover hall
hoover living room
tidy bookshelves
clean ensuite
wipe round bathroom
clean shower
IRON
sort washing
put away washing
hang up any clothes heaped in my room
make pack lunches for tomorrow
freeze chicken stock
clean out fridge

ONGOING
Pick colour for our bedroom
bleach damp in corner of wardrobe(need ladders)
clean shoes at bottom of wardrobe
sort clothes(afraid to as I will find I don't have very much to wear)
make a christmas list-presents
make a christmas list-cards

DONE
Clear up dining room
Extras chairs back into the garage
Hoover downstairs
Load dishwasher and tidy kitchen

TO DO
Ocado order for tomorrow morning
Shopping list for John Lewis tomorrow
Dinner?
Strip our bed and wash sheets
Re-make
Change cot bedding

Plum - will she not mind being compared to a hippo in a bath....?!

Sunday:

• DH up first DONE
• recover from hangover StillDoing
• breakfast DONE
• MIL baking with ds1 DONE
• watch SCD DONE & XF from Sat night Doing
• ds2 nap DONE
• papers & crosswords Doing
• lunch x 6 DONE
• ds2 nap Doing
• DH nap DONE
• afternoon activity; clean my car with DS1, incl hoover inside! DONE
• roast dinner x 6 cooking yum!
• PIL going home
• boys bath & bed
• ironing & put away clean clothes
• watch XF
• early night

Ongoing:

• get photos of family & hang them up
• get on with friend's family tree
• transfer all family trees over to Mac software (proving tricky as I have them saved on a Windows memory stick, argh)
• then go through 1911 census
• 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
• find missing bit of DS1's hoover

Hello lovely ladies

I hope everyone is well. Sorry i have been slacking, but with DH off work my time is not my own and i have to fight him for the laptop anyway Anyway, he is back to work tomorrow so normal service can resume.

Been very busy this week, Ikea, Cinema, Lunch out and today i have competed both of my horses 3rd and 4th (very pleased) We have moved DD into a toddler bed (instead of a cot) which is going ok, although she is looking so tired where she is not going straight to sleep because she is unloading her bookshelf, filling her bed with everypair of socks she owns etc.....

Anyway, i have a friend coming over for lunch on wednesday for the first time and want the house looking half decent. Will be on tomorrow morning (or maybe this evening) with a list

Hi Alice - sounds like a good week

Sunday:

• DH up first DONE
• recover from hangover ThinkDone!
• breakfast DONE
• MIL baking with ds1 DONE
• watch SCD DONE & XF from Sat night DONE
• ds2 nap DONE
• papers & crosswords Doing
• lunch x 6 DONE
• ds2 nap DONE
• DH nap DONE
• afternoon activity; clean my car with DS1, incl hoover inside! DONE
• roast dinner x 6 DONE
• PIL going home DONE
• boys bath & bed DS2CrashedEarly DHDoingDS1
• ironing & put away clean clothes DONE
• watch XF
• early night

Mon:

• all up & breakfasted
• all dressed
• DH to work
• DS1 to pre-sch (N)
• ds2 nap
• call doc to make appt for DS2 (his cold has gone to his chest i think and is making his breathing difficult, so we've been using Ventalin left from last time)
• Physio lady coming at 10am to discuss post-op stuff
• book massage appt (BF group bought me vouchers)
• collect DS1 (N)
• lunch & tidy kitchen
• ds2 nap
• afternoon? craft stuff with DS1 maybe?
• maybe take my bike to bike shop and let them fix it?!
• boys tea
• boys to bed (bath if poss)
• my dinner & early quiet night

Ongoing:

• get photos of family & hang them up
• get on with friend's family tree
• transfer all family trees over to Mac software (proving tricky as I have them saved on a Windows memory stick)
• then go through 1911 census
• 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
• find missing bit of DS1's hoover

So, dilemma;

We have had a good clear out upstairs to toddler proof DD's room, so the hall and stairs are packed full of stuff. There is now a wardrobe full of loft stuff taking up most of the bathroom. Do i

a)Bag/box stuff up and put it in the wardrobe in the bathroom and shut it in til the weekend when DH is about to put in loft

or

b)Cancel friend this week?

Alice - a)definitely. Life is too short to not see your friends just because your house isn't perfect! Also, that your bathroom is big enough to have a wardrobe in!

DONE
Clear up dining room
Extras chairs back into the garage
Hoover downstairs
Load dishwasher and tidy kitchen
Ocado order for tomorrow morning
Dinner
Strip our bed and wash sheets
Put on another wash
DS bath and bed

TO DO
Shopping list for John Lewis tomorrow
Re-make our bed
Clear up
Fold washing

Change cot bedding - tomorrow

thanks Ali we are quite lucky with our bathroom, it still has a fireplace in (its not huge, just big enough) but funny shape unfortunately.

If any of the slatterns were ever passing you would be welcome to pop in for wine tea and cake (as long as i had at least a weeks notice )

Everyones been busy, quick catch up...

Wow SparklyAlice you've been really busy this week! Going into a toddler bed is a big step well done your DD. She will hopefully get used to the freedom of her new bed soon. We still hear DS pottering about in his room after he has been put to bed but he loves his big boy bed and will go to sleep after he has messed about a bit.

Well done JKS in reducing your Ongoing list, I bet you can think of something else to put on there though .

Wasting sounds like progress with DS. How old is he? I am noticing that if you repeat things often enough DS (3) will eventually do them although you do turn in to a nag .

LOL at Plums MIL 'hippo in the bath' cake

I had cabin fever after spending virtually the entire week in the house so we went out all day today which has been brilliant. As it has been pissing it down raining a lot we took DS on a waterfall tour in the car then went to a soft play place and a cafe for lunch. Am so chuffed as DS ate 3 peas (first time EVER) in return for sweets. Hopefully it is the start of him eating some veg!

DD has awful eczema on her face. Not sure what to put on it - any ideas??

Will find my list for tomorrow and be back shortly...

HMHB i got some cream from a company doing a trial on MN and it is amazing. It is basically just a runny emolliant but seems to be doing really well. Not sure it is available yet. Waitrose solid coconut massage oil softens skin up a treat too. It is ok for new babies too i think

JKS - DS is fine now, just seems to have bad guts but was still in a good mood. No one here has had the SF jab yet here although DH is supposed to have it soon as is a SN teacher and classed as a frontline carer.

Tomorrow's List
DS up, dressed, breakfasted and to nursery
Up showered and dressed done
Vitamins
Breakfast
Feed DD
DD nap
Tidy up lounge
Tidy bedroom
Dishy emptied
Dishy on
Tidy kitchen
Washing on
Washing out / dryer on
Put washing away
Lunch
Dinner
DD/DS bath
DD/DS to bed

This week
Meal plan
Food shop
?Go to town/post office
Empty bins
Take rubbish out
Recycling

Important
Send info to accountants done - need to post
Certificates for Bilton Cottage

HMHB have you tried using the MN meal planner template?

lol JKS I did consider that but she has a good sense of humour and think she will love it

HMHB dd2 is really bad on her arms at the minute you can get a cream called Aveeno on prescription its billiant I've been using it for ages on my hands, only found out recently about getting it on prescription as its £££££, although I stopped using everything and hers is bad again so am using hydrocotosine at the min to try and knock it out

Alice sounds like ur having a lovely time
Agree with Ali I'm sure your friend won't mind

DONE
everyone up showered & dressed
wiped over & tidied kitchen(iclucing oven)
load dishwasher
brush kit floor
put wash on
hoover hall
hoover living room & pulled seattee
tidy bookshelves
decluter and cleaned utility room

TO DO
Take washing off airer
Mop Kit again (did it yest)
admire new fireplace
clean ensuite
wipe round bathroom
clean shower
IRON
sort washing
put away washing
hang up any clothes heaped in my room
make pack lunches for tomorrow
freeze chicken stock
clean out fridge

ONGOING
Pick colour for our bedroom
bleach damp in corner of wardrobe(need ladders)
clean shoes at bottom of wardrobe
sort clothes(afraid to as I will find I don't have very much to wear)
make a christmas list-presents
make a christmas list-cards

arrggghhh I thought I got more done than that

although helped dd1 make pancakes for lunch and ds & dd2 helped me make batter for homemade nuggets, it was yummy

ooh thanks sparkly will look out for coconut oil or something. We have got diprobase cream (or disco-base as it is know in our house) which we have been using but can't tell much difference since using it.

Its also good for coating dry hair in overnight seriously though, it makes skin feel very plump and smooth. It is solid though, so you need to dig it out then rub between palms then use

Evening ladies!

HMHB - DS is 18 months old. He's a very determined little chap, but I think if I'm persistent and consistent, we'll be ok.
It's v. good that you got out, I know cabin fever really gets me down.

Well done at the competition Alice! Busy weeks are the best.
Agree that your friend won't mind, but stick it all in the wardrobe anyway.

Plum, the cake sounds fab!

Ali, sounds like a good weekend.

CC, hope you enjoyed the break.

Had a lovely day on the whole today. MIL popped round in the morning with DN for a visit and then pub lunch, as per usual, followed by watching the footie (reading PILs River Cottage cookbook for me) while DS did colouring in.

Tomorrow -

• All up, dressed and teethbrushed
• beds made, upstairs tidy
• breakfast, clear up
• wash and dry pots, tidy kitchen
• empty vacuum cleaner
• bring bin back in
• take rubbish and recycling out
• sweep and wash kitchen floor
• laundry
• clean bathroom
• water plants
• lunch
• out (depending on weather)
• tea
• tidy downstairs
• DS bath and bed
• relax (?)

Morning all - DS2 awake crying at 4.45, then DH had to go to the loo (why???) so i couldn't get back to sleep for ages

Mon:

• all up 2Up & breakfasted
• all dressed
• DH to work
• DS1 to pre-sch (N)
• ds2 nap
• call doc to make appt for DS2 (his cold has gone to his chest i think and is making his breathing difficult, so we've been using Ventalin left from last time)
• Physio lady coming at 10am to discuss post-op stuff
• book massage appt (BF group bought me vouchers)
• collect DS1 (N)
• lunch & tidy kitchen
• ds2 nap
• afternoon? craft stuff with DS1 maybe?
• maybe take my bike to bike shop and let them fix it?!
• boys tea
• boys to bed (bath if poss)
• my dinner & early quiet night

Ongoing:

• get photos of family & hang them up
• get on with friend's family tree
• transfer all family trees over to Mac software (proving tricky as I have them saved on a Windows memory stick)
• then go through 1911 census
• 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
• find missing bit of DS1's hoover
• adjust saddle on DS1's bike