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.

The party? Well, it's a bit hard to explain. It just made DP and I feel very lonely and uprooted . Hardly anyone came but it was OK in concrete terms, like I said DD had a fab time.

DO TODAY
Take down decorations (need DP's help)
Fold nappies TAKEN OUT OF DRYER...
Washing ON DRYING > WAITING TO BE FOLDED
Empty dishwasher DONE
Clean kitchen DONE (EXCEPT HOB)
Fish out of freezer DONE > Cook dinner
Change beds (insulation under DS's mattress) SCRAPPED
Good look at finances > Pay bills
Put appointments in DP's diary DONE
Clean hob
Sweep downstairs floors DONE (forgot to put on list...)

MAYBE DO TODAY
Write shopping list STARTED > do food shopping SCRAPPED
Clean bathroom SCRAPPED
Toys to nursery SCRAPPED

TOMORROW
Clean bathroom
Hoover downstairs & upstairs (+ both flights of stairs)

Eh? I didn't think I'd pressed post

Family stuff is so difficult isn't Plum.

Plum - sounds really annoying. You'll have to go to MIL's birthday I guess.

Evening all,
MadameMoo - sorry to hear you & DH feeling a bit lost.
Plum - nightmare re family

DS2 still not himself today, already in bed anyway so just hope he sleeps all night (just realises i forgot the bedtime calpol, oops).

DONE:

• DH up first & to work
• breakfast
• all dressed (except ds2)
• strip beds & find clean bedding
• remake ds2's bed
• ds2 nap (Doing)
• swap over bathmats & towels
• ring GP re flu jab appts
• DS1 to pre-sch (N)
• do some stuff off Ongoing list 1Done
• pop into Asda for spare tops for the kids cups NoneThere
• online shopping arriving 10-12 (leave N to deal with)
• go to bf group
• collect DS1
• lunch & tidy kitchen
• afternoon; walk round corner to friends
• tea x 3 (pasta)
• DS2 to bed

TO DO:

• DS1 to bed (or at least ready for bed for babysitter)
• me to orch (need to check cash)

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?
• 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
• find spare spouts somewhere (Pound Shop?)

hi all sorry i havent posted for a while i have been on MN but not posting iv kept up with my house work
im off to mum and tots tomorrow and im feeling a bit nervous as its the first time on my own with dd2 and the last time i went was well over a yr ago and dd2 fell and spilt her lip so i felt a bit i feel like i get judged when i go places like this because of my age

Don't be silly mumof2 everyone is too busy looking round to see if they can spot an mner

HMHB we are all going out for our dinner on Friday night and we go to MIL's most Friday night which my mum knows,
I just feel when she lets me down she purposely turns it to make it look like its me whos letting her down, and she knew already that it was MILs birthday because she knows its the week after hers!

Ahh understand now madamemoo, how long have you lived abroad?

Evening all

Welcome MollyRoger

Plum that your parents make you feel like that! You have made the right decision.

MumRugrat i don't think you look like a teen mum anymore (probably because you're not!) and there will always be mums younger than you (especially in S )Good luck tomorrow, it will be fine.

I am shattered but have loads to do. Going to do as much as i can in an hour, but in 15min spurts, then report back. Will clean bathroom, and bag up baby clothes while bath is running, but will have to wait until DD falls asleep.

Get up done
Get DD up done
Get DD dressed done
Get DD in the car with breakfast done
Feed and muck out horses done
Take DD to childminder done
Talk to childminder about making a cake for her charity stall at weekend done
Go home, get changed done
Pop into WHSmith on way into college done
Spend day at college done
Pick DD up done
Put horses to bed done
Do dinner for myself and DD (DH out this evening) done
DD bed done
Do some stuff off other list
Get an early night (with cat shut out!)

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 done very good!
Spray carpet with enzyme spray before going to bed
Wash sofa cushion covers
Take lots of recycling out done
Take stuff to the tip
Clean kitchen
Tidy conservatory
Sweep and mop all hard floors
Hoover stairs
Hoover living room
Dust (at least the big cobwebs!)
Clean tv unit
Clean hob
Clear off worktops started
Get present for secret santa nearly done
Send SS gift

Ta for nice welcome

Well today (and forgive me if my list looks meagre, but I work 9-4pm)
I have...fanfare:
Bottomed ds1's beastly pit of despair
With his help, sorted through a load of his toy boxes and got rid of crap
Started ds2's room
Hoovered hall stair and landing
Deep cleaned terrible bathroom (3 men in house,...)
sorted out a load of toys for school fair at weekend
cooked dinner,
Found long-hidden hot water bottles - we need them tonight as heating is broken,
and now just have to sort out ds's food tech ingredients for tomorrow.

AAAAARRRGGGHHHH, DD3 wont go to sleep , she was exhausted at 4.30 and I wouldnt let her sleep and now she has overcome it and wont sleep at all!!!!!!

TO DO
Leave DD3 to toddler group DONE
Breakfast Dishes DONE
Clean Kitchen DONE
Tidy Sitting room ENDED UP PULLING OUT COUCHES* AND TOY BOXES DOING
Hoover Downstairs
Wash Floors
Tackle DD1s room SHE HAS STARTED
Collect DD3 DONE
Make Lunch DONE
Down town after dinner DONE
Check on Mammy DONE
Maybe get DDs hair cut TOO WET OUTSIDE

Is it bad to feel delighted that my sister said she would take my mother for christmas. I did a little dance when she text me. Mammy always comes to us, so it will be just the 6 of us this year (some yea we have Dsis and 4DNs as well), love the buzz of a full house but am so excited to have just us!

Well done molly!! That is loads

Ok, so have done in the last 15mins;

Cleaned the hob
Wiped down front of oven
Swept ktchen floor
Mopped kitchen floor
Washed up fruit bowl and refilled
Cleared and wiped down one section of work top not seen for months (half of it is still hidden, but nowhere for stuff to go atm, so will just have to live with it)

Now just eating a small chocolate pudding for energy

Next;

Put cushion covers through wash
Attack another section of worktop (this one shouldn't be too bad)
Tidy hall
Sweep hall

Then;
Tidy sitting room
Tidy dining room
Clear behind fireguard
Clean tv unit
Hoover living room/dining room

Then;
Clean bathroom
Bag up baby clothes
Run bath
Put clean washing away
Have bath

Then;
Bed!!!

Molly - well done, about the heating!

Alice - you're doing well there . Are you all frantic because your friend is coming tomorrow?

Still haven't tackled the washing, DH says we will do it together 'in a minute' . Will post a list for tomorrow later, tomorrow is jobs day.

TODAY
All up and dressed - done
Orange juice and Spatone
Breakfast and tidy kitchen - done
Put on a load of washing
Make beds and tidy upstairs - done
Fold clean washing and sort airing cupboard
Washing into dryer/airer
Out to jolly babies and lunch out with friends, DH is coming too - done
Home at some point - done
Pull out our bed to find my phone that DS dropped behind it - done
Hoover behind and under bed - done
Dinner x 3 - done
Clear up - done
DS bath and bed - done
Unload dishwasher
Write Christmas cards that need to go to America etc
Tidy round before bed
Take ADs

Evening all

CC - not at all U of you

Alice - where do you get your energy from??? and i don't mean chocolate puddings!

TO DO:

• DS1 to bed DONE
• me to orch DONE

Wed:

• me up first
• stay on top of DS2's pain meds & ABs
• breakfast
• all dressed
• ds1 to pre-sch (N)
• ds2 nap
• sort out iPhone
• other stuff?...
• collect ds1
• lunch & tidy kitchen
• afternoon plan?
• tea x 2
• boys bath & bed
• dh home
• dinner & bed

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?
• 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
• find spare spouts somewhere (Pound Shop?)

Yes

Although i ground to a halt after the pudding and decided to get an early night, except i am still on here

CC - that is lovely about Christmas, it will be so relaxing!

JKS - at iPhone. My contract runs for another 7 months and then I can get one!!

Plum - your parents are so foolish to be like this with you, it is their loss at the end of the day. Have a lovely evening at MIL's

Alice -

We have had a productive half hour, which ended with me waking DS up by dropping a metal bin onto a tiled floor. I think DH has just about got him settled again.
Just the washing to fold now and then bed.

TODAY
All up and dressed - done
Orange juice and Spatone
Breakfast and tidy kitchen - done
Put on a load of washing - done
Make beds and tidy upstairs - done
Out to jolly babies and lunch out with friends, DH is coming too - done
Home at some point - done
Pull out our bed to find my phone that DS dropped behind it - done
Hoover behind and under bed - done
Dinner x 3 - done
Clear up - done
DS bath and bed - done
Unload dishwasher - done
Tidy utility - done
Wash out nappy bucket - done
Tidy drawer in our tallboy that was becoming an area of doom - done
Empty bathroom bin - done
Fold clean washing and sort airing cupboard
Washing into dryer/airer
Write Christmas cards that need to go to America etc - tomorrow now
Tidy round before bed
Take ADs

TODAY
All up and dressed - done
Orange juice and Spatone
Breakfast and tidy kitchen - done
Put on a load of washing - done
Make beds and tidy upstairs - done
Out to jolly babies and lunch out with friends, DH is coming too - done
Home at some point - done
Pull out our bed to find my phone that DS dropped behind it - done
Hoover behind and under bed - done
Dinner x 3 - done
Clear up - done
DS bath and bed - done
Unload dishwasher - done
Tidy utility - done
Wash out nappy bucket - done
Tidy drawer in our tallboy that was becoming an area of doom - done
Empty bathroom bin - done
Fold clean washing and sort airing cupboard - 4 loads done!
Washing into dryer/airer - done
Write Christmas cards that need to go to America etc - tomorrow now
Tidy round before bed - done
Take ADs

Morning all - another terrible nights sleep, and just me, the boys slept fine, grr.

Wed:

• me up first DONE
• stay on top of DS2's pain meds & ABs DoneMorningDoses
• breakfast DONE
• all dressed
• ds1 to pre-sch (N)
• ds2 nap
• sort out iPhone
• other stuff?...
• collect ds1
• lunch & tidy kitchen
• afternoon plan?
• tea x 2
• boys bath & bed
• dh home
• dinner & bed

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?
• 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
• find spare spouts somewhere (Pound Shop?)

today
Up and dressed - DONE
Boys off to schoolDONE
Washing on - DONE
Beds made - DONE
Off to work - Er, anytime now...!

to do
Get to bank - pay off credit card - completely! YAY! Dance in streeet!
Bake for tomorrow and school fair
Pick up some decorations from a freecycler
Order some xmas pressies off tinterweb
Make some more xmas cards (sort of a nice therapeutic, not strictly neccessary but nice chore)
GET HEATING FIXED!!!

Ongoing
Declutter
clean windows
Persuade Dh to let me buy some paint and help me repaint hall and landing.

Molly - look forward to hearing what reaction to get to your dancing later

Wed:

• me up first DONE
• stay on top of DS2's pain meds & ABs DoneMorningDoses
• breakfast DONE
• all dressed AllButDS2
• ds1 to pre-sch (N) Doing
• ds2 nap Doing
• sort out iPhone starting
• other stuff?...
• collect ds1
• lunch & tidy kitchen
• afternoon plan?
• tea x 2
• boys bath & bed
• dh home
• dinner & bed

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?
• 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
• find spare spouts somewhere (Pound Shop?)

JKS, I had a bad night sleep too, DD3 came in about 4.30am, fell back asleep but I couldnt, turned on tv and eventually fell asleep about 6.45, alarm went off at 7
Molly, yay for paying off credit card, our heating is broke too but havent had time to contact anyone about it

TO DO
Everyone up DONE
Everyone dressed DONE
Make lunches DONE
Everyone to school/toddler group/work DONE
Down to mammys DONE
Get dressed properly for computer class
Computer class
Tidy sitting room

I tossed and turned all night must be something in the air!

JKS I can't wait for my contract to be up, but I just want a standard Nokia that takes photos,

Brrr for anyone without heating!!!
Wed:

• me up first DONE
• stay on top of DS2's pain meds & ABs DoneMorningDoses
• breakfast DONE
• all dressed AllButDS2
• ds1 to pre-sch (N) DONE
• ds2 nap Doing
• sort out iPhone NeedDH!
• other stuff?...Doing
• try carpet cleaner on old sofa (DS1 & friend Sudocremed it!)
• collect ds1
• lunch & tidy kitchen
• afternoon plan?
• tea x 2
• boys bath & bed
• dh home
• dinner & bed

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?
• find missing bit of DS1's hoover
• adjust saddle on DS1's bike DONE
• write in DS1's book for 3.5yrs DONE
• write in DS2's book for 22mo DONE
• look at meal planner
• find spare spouts somewhere (Pound Shop?)

Be back with a list in a min but can I just get some opinions on this first?

Basically most of the furniture we have has been bought by me or given to us by my family. When I move out I am going to take most of it but leave H an armchair, (uncomfortable) sofa bed, big tv & stand, KS bed (knackered), sideboard and triple wardrobe. I don't want or need any of it except the wardrobe which I love but don't have room for anyway. Last week I spoke to H about maintenance and he said he wouldn't be able to afford much at first because he'd still be paying the rent on this house til the end of the tenancy in August and he'd have to spend lots on replacing all the furniture etc that I was taking. I was feeling a bit guilty about taking all the good stuff so said ok how about we keep an appliance each and I have the washing machine (you know how much I love my washing machine!) and leave the fridge.

When I looked at fridge freezers I was a bit shocked to see that to get the same one or one a similar size I'd be looking at £300+ (don't remember paying that much for it)so asked him if I could take that one and buy him a small cheap one instead.

But then my mum (who is acting as my guarantor so unfortunately is entitled to her opinion!)and one of my friends had a go at me saying no I was going to be living on benefits and supporting the kids so I should take everything I could and he should buy himself a new one.

What do you think? I felt like I was being fair before and was happy to buy one but them saying that has made me a bit resentful that I have to buy him a new one! Have looked in paper and on ebay etc but no 2nd hand ones in the area apart from one that is more than the small new one.

I don't know Clairey, but how about seeing it in a practical way.
There will be 3 of you & 1 of him right? so you need the bigger fridge.
Can you physically move and fit the big fridge/freezer?
If you can then i would say you should take it.
If you want to be nice then buy him a small one - handy for him to take wherever he is going next too.

Meanwhile i have put my bike in the car - will try and go to the bike shop later with ds1.
Also have got some phone numbers transferred to iPhone - but seem to have lost some at the same time, grr.

Wed:

• me up first DONE
• stay on top of DS2's pain meds & ABs DoneMorningDoses
• breakfast DONE
• all dressed AllButDS2
• ds1 to pre-sch (N) DONE
• ds2 nap Doing
• sort out iPhone NeedDH! GotSomePhoneNumbersOnIt!
• other stuff?...Doing
• try carpet cleaner on old sofa (DS1 & friend Sudocremed it!)
• collect ds1
• lunch & tidy kitchen
• afternoon plan?
• tea x 2
• boys bath & bed
• dh home
• dinner & bed

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) InCar
• sort out security light outside
• clean carpets (living room & playroom)
• find new dentist
• maybe make mobile out of ITNG pics for DS2 in hosp?
• find missing bit of DS1's hoover
• look at meal planner
• find spare spouts somewhere (Pound Shop?)

Morning!

Clairey, I'd take the lot. And insist on maintenance. You're the one on benefits looking after the kids. He should do without a fridge before the kids suffer.

Well done on the credit card Molly!

• all up and dressed exceptDH
• breakfast, clearup done
• laundry - nappies washing
• wipe bathroom done
• sort washing done
• sort boxes done
• coffee and teacake doing
• lunch
• wash and dry pots, clear kitchen
• rubbish and recycling out
• get printer set up
• walk to town - bank, shopping
• tea
• tidy downstairs
• DS bath and bed
• kitchen cleared?
• ready for tomorrow?
• lists