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.

Good morning

JKS i am totally with you on the yawning today, bloody cat has got it into its head that it is a great idea to jump on me at 3.45am to play 3 nights in a row!!

To do today:
Everyone up done
Everyone dressed done
Everyone breakfast doing
Tidy DD's room done
Strip DD's bed
Make beds
Feed and muckout horses
Go to town for washing powder/thank you cards
Lunch
Make chocolate bomb
Ride and put horses to bed
Cook dinner (sausage casserole and jacket potatoes)
DD bath (cut toenails and fringe!)
DD bed
Me bath and wash hair
Do course homework
Look in craft books/magazines for christmas present inspiration
Bed!

To do this week:
Get loft stuff put in loft
Hoover upstairs
Take stuff to the charity shop
Clean bathroom
Try enzyme spray on sofa
Take lots of recycling out
Take stuff to the tip
Clean kitchen
Tidy conservatory
Sweep and mop all hard floors
Hoover stairs
Dust (at least the big cobwebs!)
Clean tv unit
Get present for secret santa

There are lots more i'm sure, will add as quickly as i take away i'm sure

Morning DS slept through last night, hurrah! Going out shopping today and probably out for an early dinner with DS.

Hope everyone has a good day

TODAY
All up and dressed - DS done
Empty kitchen bin and put bin out - done
Orange juice and Spatone - done
Breakfast and tidy kitchen - doing
Make beds and tidy upstairs
Put on a load of washing
Ocado 10-11
Put away shopping
Washing onto airer/dryer before we go out
To John Lewis for bedding and xmas shopping
Dinner - out?
DS bath and bed
Tidy round before bed
Take ADs

Morning ladies.

Up feeding DD at 2.30 and 5.30 so bit tired here too.

Already done some filing and had to speak to bank re fraud thing. They still haven't paid everything back.

Sparkly - my cat used to do things like that. I got fed up and kept it shut downstairs eventually. Stoopid cats.

Today
DS up, dressed, breakfasted and to nursery done
Up showered and dressed done
Vitamins
Breakfast done
Feed DD donex1 lots more to go
DD nap doingx1 3 more to go
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
Sort post and do filing (hate this the most)

This week
Meal plan -will check out the meal planner as suggested.
Food shop
?Go to town/post office
Empty bins
Take rubbish out
Recycling
Filing/sort drawer in bureau

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

HMHB - totally agree re cats, our 2 were allowed everywhere and we'd get peed off with them waking us in the night, but the live mouse on the bed was the final straw they are locked in the kitchen every night now.

Where is the meal planner thing?

Mon:

• all up & breakfasted DONE
• all dressed AllButDS2
• DH to work DONE
• DS1 to pre-sch (N) DONE
• ds2 nap Doing
• Doc appt for DS2 DONE (ABs + Ventalin prescribed & he advised us all to get the flu jabs)
• Physio lady coming at 10 DONE
• 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
• write in DS1's book for 3.5yrs
• write in DS2's book for 22mo (pre-surgery update)

Read through but have instantly forgotten what anyone said!

Doorbell just went and I got excited thinking someone had sent me a parcel but it was some Jehova's witnesses not the postman

Phoned current letting agent this morning to find out if all was ok for me leaving house as I haven't heard from them and they haven't done my reference yet and they said they never received a letter from me . Glad I phoned now as have at least been able to resend letter and (hopefully) get the ball rolling again.

All up, dressed, breakfasted - DONE
Washing up - DONE
Wipe kitchen sides and dining table ? DONE
Load of washing in ? DONE
Wash nappies -
Take dd to preschool ?DONE
Phone letting agent ? DONE
Print letter again and post - DONE
Rearrange washing so can hang up wet stuff -
Hoover downstairs -
Clean loo- DONE
Pick up dd -
Lunch ?
Yoga ?
sort and put away any dry washing -
Cook dinner ? probably something from freezer as need to defrost it before move

Morning! (just!)

I got all excited last night because it looked like my Macbook was working again (been out of commision since end of August) but it's not working again this morning, so still sharing laptop with DH who is off work. [hmmm]
And as the car sold on ebay, it means I'm going to have to go to Meadowhell on the train, four weeks before Christmas, to get it seen to.

And the window man is coming in the morning to replace our back door and window, so I have to get the back room cleared today, as well as finish dealing with the aftermath of a lass bowl smashing on the kitchen floor on Saturday night. Got the worst up, but need to give the floor a good wash and empty the hoover out carefully.

DH has taken DS out, so I might get something done!

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

JKS here

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It has stopped raining so we might go out!

Today
DS up, dressed, breakfasted and to nursery done
Up showered and dressed done
Vitamins done
Breakfast done
Feed DD donex1 lots more to go
DD nap doingx1 3 more to go
Tidy up lounge done
Tidy bedroom
Dishy emptied done
Dishy on
Tidy kitchen
Washing on
Washing out / dryer on
Put washing away
Lunch doing
Dinner
DD/DS bath
DD/DS to bed
Sort post and do filing (hate this the most)

This week
Meal plan -will check out the meal planner as suggested.
Food shop
?Go to town/post office
Empty bins
Take rubbish out
Recycling
Filing/sort drawer in bureau

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

I have had quite a fruitful morning (still bloody knackered though!)

Looking at the meal planner, i am thinking about baking proper puddings, and wondering if it would work out cheaper to have some nights of jacket potatoes(with beans/tuna/cheese) and do a crumble or something, one to work out perhaps.

To do today:
Everyone up done
Everyone dressed done
Everyone breakfast done
Tidy DD's room done
Strip DD's bed done
Make beds
Feed and turnout horses done
Go to town for washing powder/thank you cards done got washing powder, christmas present for niece, lots of meat from the butcher and most of the secret santa gift
Lunch
Make chocolate bomb
Ride, muck out and put horses to bed
Cook dinner (sausage casserole and jacket potatoes)
DD bath (cut toenails and fringe!)
DD bed
Me bath and wash hair
Do course homework
Look in craft books/magazines for christmas present inspiration (got another craft magazine )
Bed!

To do this week:
Get loft stuff put in loft
Hoover upstairs
Take stuff to the charity shop
Clean bathroom
Try enzyme spray on sofa
Take lots of recycling out
Take stuff to the tip
Clean kitchen
Tidy conservatory
Sweep and mop all hard floors
Hoover stairs
Dust (at least the big cobwebs!)
Clean tv unit
Get present for secret santa nearly done
Send SS gift

Thanks will look at it in a bit.

DS2 not having a good day

Mon:

• all up & breakfasted DONE
• all dressed AllButDS2
• DH to work DONE
• DS1 to pre-sch (N) DONE
• ds2 nap DONE
• Doc appt for DS2 DONE (ABs + Ventalin prescribed & he advised us all to get the flu jabs)
• Physio lady coming at 10 DONE
• book massage appt (BF group bought me vouchers)
• collect DS1 (N) DONE
• lunch & tidy kitchen DONE
• ds2 nap Doing
• online shop Doing
• chemist for prescription for DS2
• collect dress from dry cleaners
• some shopping bits round the corner
• 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
• write in DS1's book for 3.5yrs
• write in DS2's book for 22mo (pre-surgery update)

Did you all notice I have a recipe on the sample planner?

Alibaba I have been meaning to ask you for aaaages if I can have your lamb tagine recipe, I've seen it on your list a few times so it must be good!

All up, dressed, breakfasted - DONE
Washing up - DONE
Wipe kitchen sides and dining table ? DONE
Load of washing in ? DONE
Take dd to preschool ?DONE
Phone letting agent ? DONE
Print letter again and post - DONE
Rearrange washing so can hang up wet stuff - DONE
Hoover downstairs -
Clean loo- DONE
Pick up dd - DONE
Lunch ? DONE
Yoga ?
sort and put away any dry washing -

Cook dinner ? probably something from freezer as need to defrost it before move TAKEN OUT OF FREEZER

Looks like it's finally stopped raining here too, yey!

Clairey - well done

Mon:

• all up & breakfasted DONE
• all dressed AllButDS2
• DH to work DONE
• DS1 to pre-sch (N) DONE
• ds2 nap DONE
• Doc appt for DS2 DONE (ABs + Ventalin prescribed & he advised us all to get the flu jabs)
• Physio lady coming at 10 DONE
• book massage appt (BF group bought me vouchers)
• collect DS1 (N) DONE
• lunch & tidy kitchen DONE
• ds2 nap Doing
• online shop DONE
• chemist for prescription for DS2
• collect dress from dry cleaners
• some shopping bits round the corner
• 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
• write in DS1's book for 3.5yrs
• write in DS2's book for 22mo (pre-surgery update)
• look at meal planner

Can someone give me a kick up the bum please? I am cold and want to hibernate for the afternoon but have lots to do, so must get going......

Hi all

JKS Youve added more to your ongoing, I think I'll be joing you soon so much to do!!!

Waves to everyone else

HMHB sounds like she is feeding every 3 hours which is good it will start to stretch out soon!

need to go to school

Went to Tesco this morning the cupboards were really bare so going to sit down and menu plan later(Iknow thats the wrong way about)

DONE
everyone up washed & dressed
school runs
banking
tesco

TO DO
wiped over & tidy kitchen
unload dishwasher
load dishwasher
brush kit floor
put wash on
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 throw in bin been in fridge too long!!
make maeal planner for this week

ONGOING
try to make some meals in advance
make a start on MILs cake
make elephants for an engagement cake
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

Sooo much to do, and I just want to have a sit down.

Think I'll have a look at that meal planner too, I'm hopeless!

• All up, dressed and teethbrushed alldone
• beds made, upstairs tidy done
• breakfast, clear up done
• wash and dry pots, tidy kitchen donemore
• empty vacuum cleaner done
• bring bin back in DHdone
• take rubbish and recycling out done
• sweep and wash kitchen floor
• laundry - dry washing folded load hung next load washing
• take clean washing up done
• clean bathroom
• water plants
• lunch done
• out (depending on weather) DH taken DS out
• declutter, sort and clean in backroom
• tea
• tidy downstairs
• DS bath and bed
• relax (?)

for Alice

Plum - i know! and it won't get done today, DS2 is mostly screaming have got another doc appt for later, not sure what they will suggest but nervous it will be go to the children's ward...fun with ds1, not! Nanny will stay late, but not sure how late & Dh can't get home till nearly midnight. Think with DS2's epilepsy the GP won't be happy to just send him home....

Mon:

• ds2 nap Doing/Abandoned for cuddles whilst screaming
• chemist for prescription for DS2 DONE
• collect dress from dry cleaners DONE
• some shopping bits round the corner DONE
• afternoon; craft stuff with DS1 DONE
• take my bike to bike shop and let them fix it?!no
• boys tea
• DS2 to doc (5.45)
• boys to bed (bath if poss)
• my dinner & early quiet night (DH home v late)

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
• write in DS1's book for 3.5yrs
• write in DS2's book for 22mo (pre-surgery update)
• look at meal planner

JKS I know I've said it before but I still can't believe how much has happened to your ds since I joined these threads poor you, it really is hard work, sincere big hugs from me!

My super MIL has booked for us to get our hairs done tomorrow and even though its her birthday this week she won't let me pay so hope she likes her cake, going to get her a new ipod docking station too!

JKS - sorry to hear about DS2. Hope he is OK and its not too much of a difficult day for you all.

Today
DS up, dressed, breakfasted and to nursery done
Up showered and dressed done
Vitamins done
Breakfast done
Feed DD done x lots
Tidy up lounge done
Tidy bedroom done
Dishy emptied done
Dishy on
Tidy kitchen done
Washing on done
Washing out / dryer on
Put washing away
Lunch done
Dinner - paella
DD/DS bath done
DD/DS to bed
Sort post and do filing (hate this the most)

This week
Meal plan done

Lunch
Will make veg soup

Eve meals
Paella
Tofu stir fry
Pie mash and veg
Fish n chips (home made)
Mexican wraps

Food shop done
?Go to town/post office done
Empty bins
Take rubbish out
Recycling
Filing/sort drawer in bureau

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

Wasting - I sympathise re your trip to Meadowhell via train. I used to work there as a teenager (in the Oasis foodcourt, cleaning up tables). T'was simply awful.

Are we having Christmas jobs on our lists yet? Have been holding off til now.

HMHB I've started putting some christmas jobs on, I really need to sit down and think about whos getting what
and then think about dcs, worried this year as dd1 & ds want small main presents(ipod for dd and DS for ds)but big money items and worried it won't look as much,
although they do understand when you ask Santa for those types of things that takes one elf a long time to make, when another elf could make hundreds of toys in the same time so (do you like my analogy)
last year dd1 got a DS but it was sitting on a Hannah Montana directors chair with all surprises fanned round it so it looked loads, and dh says they have enough but when he goes out with me he gets carried away, so its trying to find a happy medium
although dd2 is getting a new kitchen so I suppose that will help

It is difficult knowing what to do about present quantities. I know DS will get loads of presents off family so we probably won't get him much, maybe one or two small things. DH wants to get him a train set. Obv DD is too little for anything but she will probably get loads of tat stuff/clothes.

Here goes......will add more later

Xmas To Do
Write cards list
Buy cards
Write cards and post
Buy xmas cake
Work out who is coming for xmas and meal plan

Present list
Buy presents

Make wreath
Decorate house

DD2's first chrismas she got a couple of teething toys just so the other 2 could see she got something,
and even on her second xmas(she was 1) she got a princess push/ride along a doll, a singing spiderman and a babysize princess slepping beauty dressup dress, again for the benefit of the other 2, but this year she is SO excited, they are actually watching santa clause2 now

Hi all, thanks, DS2 screamed and was miserable until approx 5mins before the doc appt then laughed and was all sweetness & light walking there [double hmm].

Anyway the doc was v nice and said not to stress about it, said to keep up the calpol/neurofen for the next few days.

Mon:

• ds2 nap Doing/Abandoned for cuddles whilst screaming
• boys tea DONE
• DS2 to doc (5.45) DONE
• DH home early in a panic, oops DONE
• boys to bed & bath DONE
• takeaway DONE yum!
• quiet night - watching St Trinians!

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
• write in DS1's book for 3.5yrs
• write in DS2's book for 22mo (pre-surgery update)
• look at meal planner

Evening. Busy email/ebay day for DH, so not been able to get on.
Bought two 18-36 months Grobags for just over £20 inc. p+p.
The guy who won the auction for the car is being an eejit.
DS didn't have a nap all day again even though DH took him out in the pushchair. 18 months is a bit early to start dropping the afternoon nap though, surely?

HMHB - I'm really not looking forward to it. Only need to pop to the Apple shop, but I'll want to look at everything and DH hates shopping.

JKS - glad he stopped screaming.

We've got some Christmas shopping done. The bulk of DS and one of nephew's. I've gone for stuff he needs, as in paint, paintpots and brushes, plus his favourite characters, so ITNG set and Yojojo from Waybuloo. He doesn't have many small figures atm, so it's not going overboard. Last year he got a few bits, but again there was stuff he was developmentally ready for ie. stacking cups, that I'd have bought him anyway if it hadn't been Christmas.

• All up, dressed and teethbrushed alldone
• beds made, upstairs tidy done
• breakfast, clear up done
• wash and dry pots, tidy kitchen done
• empty vacuum cleaner done
• bring bin back in DHdone
• take rubbish and recycling out done
• sweep and wash kitchen floor
• laundry - dry washing folded load hung 4th load washing
• take clean washing up done
• clean bathroom done
• water plants
• lunch done
• out (depending on weather) DH taken DS out
• declutter, sort and clean in backroom done wasn't too bad
• tea done
• tidy downstairs
• squeegee and clean upstairs windows done
• DS bath and bed done
• relax and watch Flash Forward shortly

Evening, have to post and run as i have a cake in the oven and homework to do

To do today:
Everyone up done
Everyone dressed done
Everyone breakfast done
Tidy DD's room done
Strip DD's bed done
Make beds done
Feed and turnout horses done
Go to town for washing powder done
Lunch done
Make chocolate bomb in oven
Ride, muck out and put horses to bed done
Cook dinner (sausage casserole and jacket potatoes) done
DD bath (cut toenails and fringe!) done
DD bed done
Me bath and wash hair
Do course homework
Look in craft books/magazines for christmas present inspiration (got another craft magazine )
Bed!

To do this week:
Get loft stuff put in loft
Hoover upstairs
Take stuff to the charity shop
Clean bathroom
Try enzyme spray on sofa
Take lots of recycling out
Take stuff to the tip
Clean kitchen
Tidy conservatory
Sweep and mop all hard floors
Hoover stairs
Dust (at least the big cobwebs!)
Clean tv unit
Clean hob
Clear off worktops
Get present for secret santa nearly done
Send SS gift

Evening everyone

JKS - glad DS is ok now, poor little man.

Clairey - the tagine recipe is very imprecise but I will list what I do . This quantity does DH and I plus DS, and then there are usually 2-5 portions for DS left over depending on how hungry/greedy we have all been!

400-450g diced lamb - 1 inch square dice roughly
1 large onion
Glass of red wine (optional)
1.8ltr boiling water
2 beef stock cubes
3/4 chopped carrots
Rosemary
Thyme
Mint
200g spinach
Couscous - I think about 250g dry weight
Salt and pepper to season

Fry off the lamb and onion until brown, season, and then pour over the wine and allow it to boil so the alcohol evaporates.
Pour over the boiling water, then add the stock cubes, carrots, rosemary and thyme. Bring to the boil and allow to simmer very gently for 15 mins or so.
At this point you will notice some 'scum' on the surface, especially if you have used the wine. I skim the bulk of this off.
Leave it uncovered and let it simmer for another 1-2 hours. This is the genius of the recipe - you can leave it for ages at this point. I often make it to here early in the day and then just reheat.
Once you have simmered for the 1-2 hours, add the spinach, mint and couscous, stir it all round. You can just bulk it out with more couscous if you like, or adjust with more couscous or water depending on if it is too wet or dry. It tastes best quite wet I think, no actual clear liquid but it should be a bit sloppy.
It's ready once the couscous has absorbed all the water.