Christmas is coming and the dust bunnies are getting fat.... slatterns and list-makers , all are welcome!

[awastingamanger]

If you need to write down lists and have a friendly chat, please feel free to join us!

Its pippy oak, castiron and granite, I'm a more traditional than modern girl

• all up, dressed and teeth-brushed done
• beds made, windows opened, done
• condensation patrol done
• spatone and oj done
• breakfast, clear up done
• coffee done
• laundry - dry washing folded washing 2loadsdone
• walk to shops - batteries, bird food, groceries done
• lunch done
• walk done

+ sort DS toys a bit done

• tea done
• tidy downstairs done
• DS bath and bed done
• kitchen cleared? pans soaking
• ready for the morning? yes
• crafty time just starting
• wii

DIY jobs -

• paint front door - 2 coats inside 1 done, 1 coat outside
• pictures and clocks up
• rehang bedroom curtains
• put condensation strips on single-glazed windows front room done
• open painted-shut windows 1 in frontroom
• shelves and rails up in kitchen
• cabinet up in bathroom (tricky - partition wall)
• polyfilla holes in landing window frame

To Do -

• finish raking grass
• CTF paperwork
• Christmas! - present shopping, cards?, anything else
• change inner tube on pram and pump up all tyres

Ah CC was wondering about you and your dd today, will say a little prayer for her, hope she is ok

DONE
deliver cakes
visit Santa
buy birthday presents & cards
buy dniece xmas present
buy firegaurd, companion set & log basket
buy somemore presents for twins hamper
light fire
hang up wash
clean & tidy kitchen
loaded dishwasher & on
another wash on
wait on washing drying(doing)

TO DO
have a Baileys on ice (feel free to join me)
Ironing
put away all clean washing
sort & put away smalls
dinner
bath dcs
hoover
clean bathroom
clean ensuite
get christmas decorations out(attic)
put away halloween stuff(attic)
damp dust living room
damp dust hall and dining room
rearrange furniture in lounge for christmas tree
decorate house
mop kitchen/hall/utility
mop bedrooms/bathroom
clean windows inside
clean windows outside
change beds

ONGOING
Ice cake board for Camp Rock cake
cut out template for CR cake
Draw template for Stewie cake
make a list of any remaing cakes over holidays
finish off presents for twins
presents friends/family
buy christmas cards
special family cards
pick colours for bedroom
paint bedroom
get curtains for bedroom
sort kitchen cupboards
sort freezer ready to stock up
make a list of customer gifts(drink)
November invoices
put shopping bags in car

Morning

May well add more to the list as we go today, main tasks are laundry and I also want to get a chunk of Christmas related jobs done.

Plum - we are really not sure what we want. I generally prefer traditional style, but I'm not sure it would look right in our house. We need to go and talk to someone and see what is possible. At least we've had someone recommended to us!

CC - (((hugs)))

TODAY
All up and dressed - all up, none dressed
Spatone
Breakfast and tidy kitchen
Make beds and tidy upstairs
Lunch and tidy kitchen
Ocado order for Monday
Dinner x 3
Clear up
DS bath and bed
Tidy round before bed
Take ADs

JOBS
Post pile/kitchen worktop area of doom - started
Dust and tidy behind where the tree is going to go
4 loads of washing
Change our bed
Clean patio windows ready for snowflakes

CHRISTMAS
Make Christmas list for DS - started
Make list of present ideas for friends and family - started
Organise wrapping paper etc for Christmas
Make this year's Christmas card list
Find tree stand
Bring tree inside and decorate

Morning everyone, DH stayed with DD3 last night so I have a few things to do to keep me busy while I wait on her blood test results!

TO DO
Move Shoe Box upstairs DONE
Move old TV stand upstairs
Move mirror
Hoover Floor where they were
Wash Floor

Be bask in a while to add more

TODAY
All up and dressed - all up, 2 dressed
Spatone
Run dishwasher - done
Breakfast and tidy kitchen - done
Make beds and tidy upstairs
Lunch and tidy kitchen
Ocado order for Monday - done
Dinner x 3
Clear up
DS bath and bed
Tidy round before bed
Take ADs

JOBS
Post pile/kitchen worktop area of doom - started
Dust and tidy behind where the tree is going to go
4 loads of washing - 1st load in
Change our bed
Clean patio windows ready for snowflakes

CHRISTMAS
Make Christmas list for DS - started
Make list of present ideas for friends and family - started
Organise wrapping paper etc for Christmas
Make this year's Christmas card list
Find tree stand
Bring tree inside and decorate

TODAY
All up and dressed - all up, 2 dressed
Spatone
Run dishwasher - done
Breakfast and tidy kitchen - done
Make beds and tidy upstairs - done
Lunch and tidy kitchen
Ocado order for Monday - done
Dinner x 3
Clear up
DS bath and bed
Tidy round before bed
Take ADs

JOBS
Post pile/kitchen worktop area of doom - started
Dust and tidy behind where the tree is going to go
4 loads of washing - 1st load in
Change our bed - stripped
Clean patio windows ready for snowflakes

CHRISTMAS
Make Christmas list for DS - done
Make list of present ideas for friends and family - done
Organise wrapping paper etc for Christmas
Make this year's Christmas card list - done
Find tree stand
Bring tree inside and decorate

Oh dear, had a massive lie in after yesterdays cleaning fest but to be I only had 2 hours sleep the night before so think I was making up for it!

So today:

• Showered and dressed
• Food shopping (MUST BUY WASHING POWDER)
• Feed troops
• Change bedding
• Bring washing down
• Load washer
• Load dryer
• Dishwasher
• Wipe kitchen down
• Continue ironing and folding Mt Laundry
• Take clothes upstairs
• Tidy livingroom
• Hoover
• Clear space for christmas tree
• Bring Christmas crap decs down and fight with tree
• Hopefully switch working lights on
• Ds bathed and bed
• Put toys away and relax with mince pie!

Other stuff:

• Presents wrapped - Done
• Dp's work uniform for the week ironed - Done
• make soup before veg goes funny
• find housing benefit form and attempt to complete
• post christmas cards
• sign OB forms and post off
• cut ds's hair
• empty suitcase so I can finally give it back to my sister

James - Sundays are for having lie-ins, unfortunately DS decided we all needed to get up at 8am today! The bonus is that for a Sunday we have got tons done.

TODAY
All up and dressed - done
Spatone
Run dishwasher - done
Breakfast and tidy kitchen - done
Make beds and tidy upstairs - done
Lunch and tidy kitchen - done
Unload dishwasher and reload - done
Ocado order for Monday - done
Dinner x 3
Clear up
DS bath and bed
Tidy round before bed
Take ADs

JOBS
Post pile/kitchen worktop area of doom - done!
Dust and tidy behind where the tree is going to go - done
4 loads of washing - 1dry/1drying/1washing
Change our bed - stripped
Clean patio windows ready for snowflakes
Put out bins and recycling - bins out
Possible trip to Boots for Christmas presents and stocking fillers? - not today
Hoover downstairs - done

CHRISTMAS
Make Christmas list for DS - done
Make list of present ideas for friends and family - done
Organise wrapping paper etc for Christmas
Make this year's Christmas card list - done
Find tree stand - done
Bring tree inside and decorate

Afternoon! The routine we've got into lately is that DS sleeps til around 6, then I feed him back to sleep and we get up about 8.30. The mornings fly by like, but it feels much more civilised. I'm sure it won't last.

James, you definitely deserved a lie-in!

Ali, you have done loads.

• all up, dressed and teeth-brushed done
• beds made, windows opened, done
• condensation patrol done
• spatone and oj done
• breakfast, clear up done
• laundry - 1load
• playing done
• out for lunch done
• Range and Morrisons done
• put bin out done
• cup of tea and read Observer
• SS present done and packed
• sort clean washing and put away
• tea
• tidy downstairs
• DS bath and bed
• kitchen cleared?
• ready for the morning?
• crafty time
• wii

DIY jobs -

• paint front door - 2 coats inside 1 done, 1 coat outside
• pictures and clocks up
• rehang bedroom curtains
• put condensation strips on single-glazed windows front room done
• open painted-shut windows 1 in frontroom
• shelves and rails up in kitchen
• cabinet up in bathroom (tricky - partition wall)
• polyfilla holes in landing window frame

To Do -

• finish raking grass
• CTF paperwork
• Christmas! - present shopping, cards?, anything else
• change inner tube on pram and pump up all tyres

Up from 4.30 with MIL coughing

And busy day with DH's work thing, then popped out to local steam train + Santa's Grotto, sweet.

Sun:

• decorate Gingerbread House
• make card with DS1 for pre-sch
• DH's work do DONE
• finish laundry Doing
• Christmas train DONE
• ironing
• put away clothes
• try and fix mantelpiece lights, argh...
• dinner Cooking
• PIL going home
• Boys bath & bed
• XFactor & 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
• then go through 1911 census
• sort out security light outside
• clean carpets (living room & playroom)
• find new dentist
• maybe make mobile out of ITNG pics for DS2 in hosp - pack bits to make mobile; hanger & string
• sort out iPhone
• read book from library about 'brain plasticity'
• make new baby card for friend's little girl

Yay it is Christmas here now, just hoping DS doesn't wreck everything the second he wakes up from his nap!!
Still got one or two bits to do decoration-wise, I have decided I don't like our tinsel so need to get some new. Going to put the snowflakes on the patio doors tomorrow with DS, he will like that .

TODAY
All up and dressed - done
Spatone
Run dishwasher - done
Breakfast and tidy kitchen - done
Make beds and tidy upstairs - done
Lunch and tidy kitchen - done
Unload dishwasher and reload - done
Ocado order for Monday - done
Run dishwasher again! - done
Sit and admire tree while drinking a cocktail - doing
Dinner x 3
Clear up
DS bath and bed
Tidy round before bed
Take ADs

JOBS
Post pile/kitchen worktop area of doom - done!
Dust and tidy behind where the tree is going to go - done
4 loads of washing - 1dry/1drying/1washing
Change our bed - stripped
Clean patio windows ready for snowflakes
Put out bins and recycling - bins out
Possible trip to Boots for Christmas presents and stocking fillers? - not today
Hoover downstairs - done
Make clementine cake for next weekend
Clear up post decoration mess - done
Sweep kitchen floor - done

CHRISTMAS
Make Christmas list for DS - done
Make list of present ideas for friends and family - done
Organise wrapping paper etc for Christmas
Make this year's Christmas card list - done
Find tree stand - done
Bring tree inside and decorate - done
Write Christmas cards
Make mince pies
Trip to Boots for stocking fillers etc
Place online orders for the presents I have made decisions on

Sounds good Ali - esp the cocktail!

Sun:

• decorate Gingerbread House Tomorrow
• make card with DS1 for pre-sch Tomorrow
• DH's work do DONE
• finish laundry DryLastLot
• Christmas train DONE
• ironing
• put away clothes
• try and fix mantelpiece lights, argh...
• dinner DONE
• PIL going home DONE
• boys bath & bed
• XFactor & 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
• then go through 1911 census
• sort out security light outside
• clean carpets (living room & playroom)
• find new dentist
• maybe make mobile out of ITNG pics for DS2 in hosp - pack bits to make mobile; hanger & string
• sort out iPhone
• read book from library about 'brain plasticity'
• make new baby card for friend's little girl

Sparkling, the steam train and santas grotto sounds lovely! I don't think they've got anything like that round here, anyway ds would be more interested in the train than the whole christmas aspect I expect!

Don't think I'll have time to do the tree tonight, nevermind.

Done:

• Showered and dressed - Done
• Food shopping (MUST BUY WASHING POWDER) - Done
• Feed troops - Done
• Bring washing down - Done
• Load washer - Done
• Load dryer - Done
• Fold Mt Laundry - Done!!
• Take clothes upstairs - Done
• Put old electric fire in garage - Done

Still to do:

• Dishwasher
• Wipe kitchen down
• Ironing with x factor on!
• Tidy livingroom
• Hoover
• Change bedding
• Ds bathed and bed
• Put toys away and relax with mince pie!

Other stuff:

• make soup before veg goes funny
• find housing benefit form and attempt to complete
• post christmas cards
• sign OB forms and post off
• cut ds's hair
• Clear space for christmas tree
• Bring Christmas crap decs down and fight with tree
• Hopefully switch working lights on

James - never mind about the tree, you've got lots done, esp the laundry mountain
The train is cool, it's only a little thing that runs once a month and we try to go each time.

Sun:

• decorate Gingerbread House Tomorrow
• make card with DS1 for pre-sch Tomorrow
• DH's work do DONE
• finish laundry LastFewBitsOnAirer
• Christmas train DONE
• ironing DONE
• put away clothes DONE
• try and fix mantelpiece lights, argh...Tomorrow
• dinner DONE
• PIL going home DONE
• boys bath & bed DONE
• Weekend papers DONE
• crosswords & puzzles Started
• XFactor & early night

Mon:

• DH up first
• breakfast
• all dressed
• DH to work
• DS1 to pre-sch (N)
• DS2 nap
• me jobs (get final list of To Do Pre-Hosp written)
• check on friend's DD in hosp
• collect DS1 (N)
• lunch & tidy kitchen
• Gingerbread house, card, etc.
• boys tea & bed
• me 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
• then go through 1911 census
• sort out security light outside
• clean carpets (living room & playroom)
• find new dentist
• maybe make mobile out of ITNG pics for DS2 in hosp - pack bits to make mobile; hanger & string
• sort out iPhone
• read book from library about 'brain plasticity'
• make new baby card for friend's little girl
• sort out windscreen sprayers on my car

Ohhh the dreaded laundry mountain - I'm so disorganised it's been building up in the kitchen for ages with us just picking clothes out of it as necessary! Anyway it's gone now, yay!

JKS - Hope your friend's DD is ok.

DS loved the tree . Managed to keep the damage to a minimum, we have got some little teddy bear decorations that he had off in about 20 seconds so that he could cuddle them.
Have decided I will only rehang everything nd hoover underneath once a day, otherwise I will never get anything else done!

TODAY
All up and dressed - done
Spatone
Run dishwasher - done
Breakfast and tidy kitchen - done
Make beds and tidy upstairs - done
Lunch and tidy kitchen - done
Unload dishwasher and reload - done
Ocado order for Monday - done
Run dishwasher again! - done
Sit and admire tree while drinking a cocktail - done
Dinner x 3 - done
Clear up - done
DS bath and bed - done
Post-DS-to-bed tidy round and Christmas tree repair!! - done
Take ADs

JOBS
4 loads of washing - 1folded/1dry/1drying/1washing
Change our bed - stripped
Clean patio windows ready for snowflakes
Put out bins and recycling - bins out
Make clementine cake for next weekend

CHRISTMAS
Organise wrapping paper etc for Christmas
Write Christmas cards
Make mince pies
Trip to Boots for stocking fillers etc
Place online orders for the presents I have made decisions on
Wrap presents we have bought so far

Really tired tonight but it's a good tired! this thread is really helping me get on top of the house! can't believe it. My house even smells nicer (it tends to have a note of overflowing bin and laundry basket about it more often than not)

• Dishwasher - done
• Wipe kitchen down - done
• put bin out - done
• Ironing with x factor on! - done a little bit
• Tidy livingroom - done
• Hoover - done
• Ds bathed and bed - done
• Put toys away - done
• washing on - done
• dryer on - done
• folded towels and tidied bathroom - done
• sorted dp's uniform and lunch out - done

Tomorrow:

• hearing and doctors appointments
• find housing benefit form and attempt to complete
• post christmas cards
• sign OB forms and post off
• make soup before veg goes funny (it's going to go funny at this rate!)
• wrap dp's present before he finds it
• Change bedding
• more ironing and putting away
• beat/wash the rug
• wash sofa slipcovers
• wash net curtain
• tidy shelves

Other stuff:

• Clear space for christmas tree
• Bring Christmas decorations down and fight with tree
• Hopefully switch working lights on
• plant the spring bulbs before it's too late
• put ds's arty stuff into purple box
• sort through ds's clothes and put away things that are getting too small
• cut ds's hair
• give sister back suitcase and board games
• buy ingredients for and make mince pies and gingerbread
• Take unfitting clothes to clothing bank/charity shop
• Take binbags of babyclothes to our room
• Take up moses basket
• Freecycle/tip the z-bed
• hoover and dust upstairs
• Sort through wardrobes and finally put clothes away on hangers!!!
• Scrub the stairs.

Morning all

James I'm chipping away at my laundary mountain and didn't get decos up either have told the dcs tomorrow as they are off school for a Holy Day

And I have the Camp Rock cake to do today and Novembers invoices and (whispers) I think its VAT return time again

Santa was lovely and dd2 actually stood to get her photo taken helped by the fact they had a video screen right infront of them so she could see herself posing

CC how did the bloods go?

DONE
woke by a remitance fax at 1.00am, its nice because we know we've been paid but do people in Budapest not sleep????
woke by a customer outside at 6.50am
me & dh up dressed etc

TO DO
dcs up,washed dressed
breakfast
schoolrun
bake cakes for camp rock cake
make buttercream
ice cake & decorate
Ironing
put away all clean washing
put away smalls
dinner
hoover
clean bathroom
clean ensuite
get christmas decorations out(attic)
put away halloween stuff(attic)
damp dust living room
damp dust hall and dining room
rearrange furniture in lounge for christmas tree
decorate house
mop kitchen/hall/utility
mop bedrooms/bathroom
clean windows inside
clean windows outside
change beds
put big bag of old clothes in car
clean out fire
set fire ready to light again
empty recycling bin
polish shower doors (scrubbed shower yesterday)

ONGOING
Ice cake board for Camp Rock cake
cut out template for CR cake done
Draw template for Stewie cake
make a list of any remaing cakes over holidays
order a new matress for our bed
finish off presents for twins
presents friends/family
start xmas shopping
buy christmas cards
special family cards
pick colours for bedroom
paint bedroom
get curtains for bedroom
sort kitchen cupboards
sort freezer ready to stock up
make a list of customer gifts(drink)
November invoices
put shopping bags in car

Good morning

How is everyone?

I haven't had internet this weekend (or time for that matter) as my dad and i have been stripping the floors, and yesterday i sanded and painted the bookshelves and fire surround. Literally didn't stop all weekend and i am shattered. Morning sickness has kicked in too its rubbish.

Anyway, i hope you are all well, hopefully be back later with a list

PBM, she is home! , they said that there was bacteria in the blood culture, in other words when they took the original blood sample they didnt clean the area properly and some bacteria got in.

Need to:
Tidy Kitchen
Wash Dishes
Washing mountain range (more than one clothes mountain)
Tidy sitting room

CC - glad she is home (and grr at the bacteria)

Alice - well done on your weekend's work! remember to eat little and often.

Plum - good luck today with cake & decs!

James - this thread has def helped me keep on top of things too!

Friend's little girl has bronchiolitis (sp?) & a chest infection, on oxygen & nebuliser, has been in since Fri, v stressful. No news this morning.

Left from Sun:

• decorate Gingerbread House
• make card with DS1 for pre-sch
• try and fix mantelpiece lights, argh...
• crosswords & puzzles Started

Mon:

• DH up first DONE
• breakfast DONE
• all dressed 2done
• DH to work DONE
• DS1 to pre-sch (N) DONE
• DS2 nap
• me jobs (get final list of To Do Pre-Hosp written)
• check on friend's DD in hosp
• collect DS1 (N)
• lunch & tidy kitchen
• Gingerbread house, card, etc.
• boys tea & bed
• me 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
• then go through 1911 census
• sort out security light outside
• clean carpets (living room & playroom)
• find new dentist
• maybe make mobile out of ITNG pics for DS2 in hosp - pack bits to make mobile; hanger & string
• sort out iPhone
• read book from library about 'brain plasticity'
• make new baby card for friend's little girl
• sort out windscreen sprayers on my car

Morning Slatterns

CC - yay!

Alice - take it easy today won't you?

It is sooo horrid here today, pouring with rain and dark. My Christmas tree is lovely though .

TODAY
All up and dressed
DH to work
Bin out for binmen
Spatone
Breakfast and tidy kitchen
Unload dishwasher
Ocado 10-11am
Put away shopping
Make beds and tidy upstairs
Lunch and tidy kitchen
Help DS with some colouring?
DH home at some point
Dinner x 3
Clear up
DS bath and bed
Tidy round before bed
Take ADs

JOBS
Clean hob
Washing - 1 drying/3 dry to fold
Clean patio windows ready for snowflakes
Clean bathroom
Dust downstairs
Sort out spare room
Dust upstairs
Hoover stairs
Hoover upstairs
Mop kitchen floor (and hall if DS is out of the way)
Airing cupboard (argh this is a real mess atm)

CHRISTMAS
Organise wrapping paper etc for Christmas
Write Christmas cards
Make mince pies
Trip to Boots for stocking fillers etc
Place online orders for the presents I have made decisions on
Wrap presents we have bought so far

glad shes home CC and DID YOU NOTICE ALICES NEWS

Alice you could be feeling sick from being tired too so rest today please (stern look)

JKS hope shes ok what age is she?

Anyway need to get off here as dd1 reminded me the christmas light switvh on is tonight in a village near the school and they need to go and sing

DONE
woke by a remitance fax at 1.00am, its nice because we know we've been paid but do people in Budapest not sleep????
woke by a customer outside at 6.50am
me & dh up dressed etc
dcs up,washed dressed
breakfast
schoolrun

TO DO
bake cakes for camp rock cake
make buttercream
ice cake & decorate
Ironing
put away all clean washing
put away smalls
dinner
hoover
clean bathroom
clean ensuite
get christmas decorations out(attic)
put away halloween stuff(attic)
damp dust living room
damp dust hall and dining room
rearrange furniture in lounge for christmas tree
decorate house
mop kitchen/hall/utility
mop bedrooms/bathroom
clean windows inside
clean windows outside
change beds
put big bag of old clothes in car
clean out fire
set fire ready to light again
empty recycling bin
polish shower doors (scrubbed shower yesterday)

ONGOING
Ice cake board for Camp Rock cake
cut out template for CR cake done
Draw template for Stewie cake
make a list of any remaing cakes over holidays
order a new matress for our bed
finish off presents for twins
presents friends/family
start xmas shopping
buy christmas cards
special family cards
pick colours for bedroom
paint bedroom
get curtains for bedroom
sort kitchen cupboards
sort freezer ready to stock up
make a list of customer gifts(drink)
November invoices
put shopping bags in car

x posts morning Ali