Slattern, list makers and procrastinators, fudging our way into Feb - ..........

[ToccataAndFudge]

everyone welcome (and yes I'm taking a flipping liberty starting the new thread )

urghh - another crappy day yesterday

Went to bed and hadn't even loaded the dishwasher or tidied up the living room. Thankfully H did the dishwasher when he got it.

Going to post my list in small chunks today to try and make it easier and hopefully get more of it done

DS1 and 2 up and out to school
Me dressed
DS3 dressed
Dishwasher emptied DONE (well DS1 is doing it at the moment)
Load of washing
Ironing

Morning

Wasting here is the thread i started on storage yesterday.

TAF i got a lot done yesterday, but had to break it up into 3 jobs at a time. I did 15mins then sat down for 15mins, wasn't too painful

Get up done
Get breakfast done
Write list doing

Next:

Get dressed
Get DD dressed - put cream on
Make beds

Oh. my. god. I have got so much to do today. DH is working from home and isn't very busy so hopefully he can help me

FRIDAY
Me and DH up - done
Take mince out of the freezer and defrost - done
Shower and dressed
Get DS up and dressed - done
Window cleaner coming first thing
Spatone + vitamins
Breakfast and tidy kitchen
Make beds and tidy upstairs
Wipe over bathroom
Make chilli ready for dinner
Buy nappy liners!!!!! Keep forgetting to do this
Buy the baskets I found online yesterday
Shampoo bottles etc
Post new baby card
Lunch and tidy kitchen
Clean sheets onto spare bed
Clean sheets onto our bed
Clean towels etc
Friends arriving at some point
Dinner x 5
Clear up
DS bath and bed
Post DS-to-bed tidy
Kitchen clear before bed
Take ADs

LAUNDRY
Handwashing!!!!!
Dry nappies - inTD
Wash towels
2 loads of bedding
1 more load

CLEANING
Sweep kitchen and hall
Mop kitchen and hall
Sweep porch
Hoover and dust spare room
Empty bins
Inside of kitchen windows
Inside of patio doors
Inside of spare room windows
Inside of landing window
Inside of our window

Morning!

Alice, I suspect Ikea may be the only suggestion you get! I love it too.

How's everyone doing so far? Update!

Remember medicine!

• all up, dressed, teethbrushed
• beds made, windows and curtains open
• condensation patrol
• spatone + OJ + vitamins done
• breakfast done
• check email and online banking doing
• text MIL
• out
• lunch
• feed the birds
• take rubbish and recycling out
• walk/play?
• tea
• tidy downstairs
• DS bath and bed
• OCM
• is the kitchen cleared?
• ready for the morning? bag packed?
• knitting

DIY jobs -

• paint front door - 1 coat inside, 1 coat outside
• pictures and clocks up DSroomdone
• open painted-shut window in bedroom ? Not sure it can be done
• mirror up in bathroom - going to get a different mirror
• big mirror up in bedroom
• fix wardrobe door need correct screw ikea can provide spares (I think) need to find instructions to get part number
• get new curtains for front room
• shelves in cupboard

To Do -

• make compost bin - empty old dustbin, find online instructions again,
• get a 2nd green box rangcouncil
• filing - new folder/dividers etc.? progressing
• need new bedding/ duvet?
• card 1 - buy aida done, buy aperture card - Range? done, choose design, stitch and put together
• Birthday - card, wrap presents
• plan Christmas 2010 started! haha! next - put sheets in ?household manual?, fill some in
• mould mission - bedroom window, hallway, front room window, back room wall
• sort out random ornament box in bedroom that?s been there since we moved!
• British Gas
• Barclaycard
• Gas safety man - find letter with phone number on
• ironing board - new cover? or new ironing board?

DS1 and 2 up and out to school DONE
Me dressed DONE
DS3 dressed DONE
Dishwasher emptied DONE (well DS1 is doing it at the moment)
Load of washing DONE
Ironing DONE (huge pile of it as well)

right having a coffee break and then I MUST

(this is all one job really but splitting it into smaller ones)

Pick rubbish/food off living room floor
pick clothes and cups/plates/bottles off living room floor
put toys away
clear off computer desk
run hoover round

Morning all, I am getting it so hard to keep up with this thread Going to do some 15 mins CC

I have been so busy this morning but hardly anything to tick off!

FRIDAY
Me and DH up - done
Take mince out of the freezer and defrost - done
Shower and dressed
Get DS up and dressed - done
Window cleaner coming first thing - done
Spatone + vitamins
Breakfast and tidy kitchen - done
Make beds and tidy upstairs
Wipe over bathroom - done
Make chilli ready for dinner
Buy nappy liners - have found another roll so don't need to do this now
Buy the baskets I found online yesterday
Shampoo bottles etc
Post new baby card
Lunch and tidy kitchen
Clean sheets onto spare bed
Clean sheets onto our bed
Clean towels etc - done
Friends arriving at 5ish
Dinner x 5
Clear up
DS bath and bed
Post DS-to-bed tidy
Kitchen clear before bed
Take ADs

LAUNDRY
Handwashing!!!!!
Dry nappies - inTD
Wash towels - washing
2 loads of bedding
1 more load
Fold clean washing - 2loadsdone

CLEANING
Sweep kitchen and hall
Mop kitchen and hall
Sweep porch
Hoover and dust spare room
Empty bins - done
Inside of kitchen windows
Inside of patio doors
Inside of spare room windows - done
Inside of landing window
Inside of our window - done
Inside of bathroom window - done

Ali, you've done quite a bit more than me!

Going well TAF, specially the ironing.

I hope my uncharacteristic productiveness on Wednesday didn't put the newbies off.

Remember medicine!

• all up, dressed, teethbrushed DHstillindressinggown
• beds made, windows and curtains open done
• condensation patrol done
• spatone + OJ + vitamins done
• breakfast done
• check email and online banking doing
• text MIL done
• laundry - fold dry washing done
• out
• lunch
• feed the birds
• take rubbish and recycling out
• walk/play?
• tea
• tidy downstairs
• DS bath and bed
• OCM
• is the kitchen cleared?
• ready for the morning? bag packed?
• knitting

DIY jobs -

• paint front door - 1 coat inside, 1 coat outside
• pictures and clocks up DSroomdone
• open painted-shut window in bedroom ? Not sure it can be done
• mirror up in bathroom - going to get a different mirror
• big mirror up in bedroom
• fix wardrobe door need correct screw ikea can provide spares (I think) need to find instructions to get part number
• get new curtains for front room
• shelves in cupboard

To Do -

• make compost bin - empty old dustbin, find online instructions again,
• get a 2nd green box rangcouncil
• filing - new folder/dividers etc.? progressing
• need new bedding/ duvet?
• card 1 - buy aida done, buy aperture card - Range? done, choose design, stitch and put together
• Birthday - card, wrap presents
• plan Christmas 2010 started! haha! next - put sheets in ?household manual?, fill some in
• mould mission - bedroom window, hallway, front room window, back room wall
• sort out random ornament box in bedroom that?s been there since we moved!
• British Gas
• Barclaycard
• Gas safety man - find letter with phone number on
• ironing board - new cover? or new ironing board?

DS1 and 2 up and out to school DONE
Me dressed DONE
DS3 dressed DONE
Dishwasher emptied DONE (well DS1 is doing it at the moment)
Load of washing DONE
Ironing DONE (huge pile of it as well)
Pick rubbish/food off living room floor DONE
pick clothes and cups/plates/bottles off living room floor DONE
put toys away DONE
clear off computer desk DONE
run hoover round DONE

REALLY had to split the living room down into chunks as it was awful, imagine 3 or 4 days worth of toddlers eating in there, them sorting their own pull-ups (wet ones only - pooey ones HAD been put in the bin), and getting themselves changed, etc etc etc

Rigth next lot

Lunch for DS3 and me partly done (DS3 has his)
Dry clothes started
Put clothes away that I ironed earlier
Put this mornings stuff in the dishwasher
wipe down "smoking" worktop (still pretty tidy from the other day - want to keep it that way)

I am getting somewhere finally - still need to find time to have a shower and make myself presentable at some point though!

FRIDAY
Me and DH up - done
Take mince out of the freezer and defrost - done
Shower and dressed
Get DS up and dressed - done
Window cleaner coming first thing - done
Breakfast and tidy kitchen - done
Make beds and tidy upstairs - done
Wipe over bathroom - done
Make chilli ready for dinner - done
Buy the baskets I found online yesterday
Shampoo bottles etc - done
Post new baby card - written
Tidy living and dining room - done
Lunch and tidy kitchen - done
Clean sheets onto spare bed
Clean sheets onto our bed
Clean towels etc - done
Friends arriving at 5ish
Dinner x 5
Clear up
DS bath and bed
Post DS-to-bed tidy
Kitchen clear before bed
Take ADs

LAUNDRY
Handwashing!!!!!
Dry nappies - - done
Wash towels - drying
2 loads of bedding
1 more load - washing
Fold clean washing - 3loadsdone

CLEANING
Sweep kitchen and hall
Mop kitchen and hall
Sweep porch
Hoover and dust spare room
Empty bins - done
Inside of kitchen windows - done
Inside of patio doors
Inside of spare room windows - done
Inside of landing window - done
Inside of our window - done
Inside of bathroom window - done
Clean kitchen

Afternoon all

Ali all you dones are blinding me well done

Right I just remebered I have the immersion on for a shower, we are going out tonight for dinner with BIL &SIL,

mini list

shower
straighten hair
put a wash on
organise jammies for dcs
check where dcs are having dinner
check and make sure Lost is on tomorrow night as well

DS1 and 2 up and out to school DONE
Me dressed DONE
DS3 dressed DONE
Dishwasher emptied DONE (well DS1 is doing it at the moment)
Load of washing DONE
Ironing DONE (huge pile of it as well)
Pick rubbish/food off living room floor DONE
pick clothes and cups/plates/bottles off living room floor DONE
put toys away DONE
clear off computer desk DONE
run hoover round DONE
Lunch for DS3 and me partly done (DS3 has his)
Dry clothes started
Put clothes away that I ironed earlier DONE
Put this mornings stuff in the dishwasher DONE
wipe down "smoking" worktop (still pretty tidy from the other day - want to keep it that way) DONE
2nd load of washing DONE

REALLY had to split the living room down into chunks as it was awful, imagine 3 or 4 days worth of toddlers eating in there, them sorting their own pull-ups (wet ones only - pooey ones HAD been put in the bin), and getting themselves changed, etc etc etc

ok - having a break now until I school run time.

Then it will be:

Get DS2 from school
Go to shop
Sort papers in kitchen
Cook dinner
Continue drying clothes

Everyone is doing very well I am on a roll now, but keep noticing things which need cleaning that I don't usually see or bother with so my list is getting longer and longer!

FRIDAY
Me and DH up - done
Take mince out of the freezer and defrost - done
Shower and dressed
Get DS up and dressed - done
Window cleaner coming first thing - done
Breakfast and tidy kitchen - done
Make beds and tidy upstairs - done
Wipe over bathroom - done
Make chilli ready for dinner - done
Buy the baskets I found online yesterday
Shampoo bottles etc - done
Post new baby card - written
Tidy living and dining room - done
Lunch and tidy kitchen - done
Clean sheets onto spare bed
Clean sheets onto our bed
Clean towels etc - done
Friends arriving at 5ish
Dinner x 5
Clear up
DS bath and bed
Post DS-to-bed tidy
Kitchen clear before bed
Take ADs

LAUNDRY
Handwashing!!!!!
Dry nappies - - done
Wash towels - drying
2 loads of bedding
1 more load - washing
Fold clean washing - 3loadsdone

CLEANING
Sweep kitchen and hall - done
Mop kitchen and hall - done
Sweep porch
Hoover and dust spare room
Empty bins - done
Inside of kitchen windows - done
Inside of patio doors - done
Inside of spare room windows - done
Inside of landing window - done
Inside of our window - done
Inside of bathroom window - done
Insides of living room windows - done we have venetian blinds and omg was mucky behind them!
Clean kitchen
Dust living room blinds
Quick dust and hoover in living room and dining room

Afternoon ladies, lots of progress from you all I see.

Just got back from playgroup and cafe so nothing done at home yet. DS settled in front of Kung Fu Panda and DD gurgling on the play mat. Just having a cuppa and a cake while I find the energy to do something. Was up at 3am and 5am and 6am with DD

Friends wedding today (the one who didn't invite kids so we aren't going). Missing my old friends but not missing the hassle of getting there or the expense.

Today
Breakfast done
Clear away breakfast things
Pilates or walk or gardening
Playgroup done - and remembered to pay
Vitamins done
Rubbish out
Recycling
Lunch done
Bring logs in done
Light woodburner done
put washing on done - DS wet the bed last night
Make Ds's bed
put washing to dry
Washing folded and put away
tidy kitchen
empty dishy
dishy on
admin/filing/post
dinner
bath DD/DS
DD to bed
tidy bedroom
put toys away in lounge
feed cat

also
Write meithrin nursery donation letters
Talk to PIL re holiday
Get photos printed
Buy new address book and fill in
Pay cheque in
Arrange DD's christening
Post wedding card to friends who won't let us take kids so we aren't going done

Afternoon. Guess who I bumped into today while taking dd to dancing????

Have done NOTHING so am just going to list what I have done to try and spur me on

All up etc
DD to dancing
Swoon
Go to library
Meet friend for coffee
Go to town
Lunch
Quick tidy up downstairs

The window cleaner?! Is he stalking you?

HMHB - your house sounds like a tranquil domestic scene

FRIDAY
Me and DH up - done
Take mince out of the freezer and defrost - done
Shower and dressed
Get DS up and dressed - done
Window cleaner coming first thing - done
Breakfast and tidy kitchen - done
Make beds and tidy upstairs - done
Wipe over bathroom - done
Make chilli ready for dinner - done
Buy the baskets I found online yesterday
Shampoo bottles etc - done
Post new baby card - - done
Tidy living and dining room - done
Lunch and tidy kitchen - done
Clean sheets onto spare bed
Clean sheets onto our bed
Clean towels etc - done
DH taking DS out in the buggy for a quick nap
DH wants me to cut his hair, great timing
Friends arriving at 5ish
Dinner x 5
Clear up
DS bath and bed
Post DS-to-bed tidy
Kitchen clear before bed
Take ADs

LAUNDRY
Handwashing!!!!!
Dry nappies - - done
Wash towels - done
2 loads of bedding - 1stwashing
1 more load - drying
Fold clean washing - 4loadsdone

CLEANING
Sweep kitchen and hall - done
Mop kitchen and hall - done
Sweep porch
Hoover and dust spare room - done
Empty bins - done
Inside of kitchen windows - done
Inside of patio doors - done
Inside of spare room windows - done
Inside of landing window - done
Inside of our window - done
Inside of bathroom window - done
Insides of living room windows - done we have venetian blinds and omg was mucky behind them!
Clean kitchen - started
Dust living room blinds - done
Quick dust and hoover in living room and dining room - done

Sorry Alice, we have the Trofast too. The trofast storage is in DS's room and lots of massive baskets for toys downstairs. I hide them under nice coffee tables etc. Baskets with lids are best or a large wooden toy box. Will put link on the other thread for you.

I am going v slow today, bear with me.

Today
Breakfast done
Clear away breakfast things done
Pilates or walk or gardening
Playgroup - and remembered to pay Done
Vitamins done
Rubbish out
Recycling
Lunch done
Bring logs in done
Light woodburner done
put washing on done - DS wet the bed last night
Make Ds's bed
put washing to dry done
Washing folded and put away
tidy kitchen
empty dishy
dishy on
admin/filing/post
dinner
bath DD/DS
DD to bed
tidy bedroom
put toys away in lounge
feed cat

also
Write meithrin nursery donation letters
Talk to PIL re holiday
Get photos printed
Buy new address book and fill in
Pay cheque in
Arrange DD's christening

Lol ali, no he was cleaning windows His mate saw me coming and said something to him (probably there's that woman that blatently fancies you) and he looked up and gave a little wave and said hi etc but he just carried on cleaning whilst his (not fit) mate chatted to me. Bet he is spoken for anyway...

I bought a m&s dine in valentines meal for me and dc today, well no reason why I should miss out on a good meal

Friends are going to be a bit later than they thought - phew. So I can stop panicking now and I've got time to put some makeup on

FRIDAY
Me and DH up - done
Take mince out of the freezer and defrost - done
Shower and dressed - done
Get DS up and dressed - done
Window cleaner coming first thing - done
Breakfast and tidy kitchen - done
Make beds and tidy upstairs - done
Wipe over bathroom - done
Make chilli ready for dinner - done
Buy the baskets I found online yesterday
Shampoo bottles etc - done
Post new baby card - - done
Tidy living and dining room - done
Lunch and tidy kitchen - done
Clean sheets onto spare bed - done
Clean sheets onto our bed
Clean towels etc - done
DH taking DS out in the buggy for a quick nap - done
Run dishwasher - done
DH wants me to cut his hair, great timing
Put flowers into a vase
Friends arriving at 6ish
Dinner x 5
Clear up
DS bath and bed
Post DS-to-bed tidy
Kitchen clear before bed
Take ADs

LAUNDRY
Handwashing!!!!!
Dry nappies - - done
Wash towels - done
2 loads of bedding - 1stwashing
1 more load - drying
Fold clean washing - 4loadsdone
Put away clean stuff from airing cupboard - done

CLEANING
Sweep kitchen and hall - done
Mop kitchen and hall - done
Sweep porch
Hoover and dust spare room - done
Empty bins - done
Inside of kitchen windows - done
Inside of patio doors - done
Inside of spare room windows - done
Inside of landing window - done
Inside of our window - done
Inside of bathroom window - done
Insides of living room windows - done we have venetian blinds and omg was mucky behind them!
Clean kitchen - done
Dust living room blinds - done
Quick dust and hoover in living room and dining room - done

not coping

my list can only have on it

dont shout at them

thats all

Hello all! Mind if i join your thread please i have had enough of my dump house and seriously need to do a deep clean that will take weeks! (Its that bad )

Trin - that sounds fine to me. (apols for babysick again).

Welcome Sleepy

Freak - good for you. We are prob going to have an M&S meal too.

Today
Breakfast done
Clear away breakfast things done
Pilates or walk or gardening
Playgroup - and remembered to pay Done
Vitamins done
Rubbish out
Recycling
Lunch done
Bring logs in done
Light woodburner done
put washing on done
Make Ds's bed
put washing to dry done
Washing folded and put away
tidy kitchen done
empty dishy done
dishy on
admin/filing/post
dinner doing
bath DD/DS
DD to bed
tidy bedroom
put toys away in lounge done
feed cat

also
Write meithrin nursery donation letters
Talk to PIL re holiday
Get photos printed
Buy new address book and fill in
Pay cheque in
Arrange DD's christening

Trinity's list

Get up done
Get DC's up done
Feed DC's done
Check MN for vital news done
Don't shout at DC's done

It's about the amount i have done today, don't be so hard on yourself

Welcome Sleepy!

We're all doing really well today. You included!

Remember medicine!

• all up, dressed, teethbrushed DHstillindressinggown
• beds made, windows and curtains open done
• condensation patrol done
• spatone + OJ + vitamins done
• breakfast done
• check email and online banking doing
• text MIL done
• laundry - fold dry washing done
• out
• lunch done
• feed the birds didn?tneedto
• take rubbish and recycling out done
• walk/play? - visit Grandma done

+ baking done

• tea cooking
• tidy downstairs
• DS bath and bed
• OCM
• is the kitchen cleared?
• ready for the morning? bag packed?
• knitting

DIY jobs -

• paint front door - 1 coat inside, 1 coat outside
• pictures and clocks up DSroomdone
• open painted-shut window in bedroom ? Not sure it can be done
• mirror up in bathroom - going to get a different mirror
• big mirror up in bedroom
• fix wardrobe door need correct screw ikea can provide spares (I think) need to find instructions to get part number
• get new curtains for front room
• shelves in cupboard

To Do -

• make compost bin - empty old dustbin, find online instructions again,
• get a 2nd green box rangcouncil
• filing - new folder/dividers etc.? progressing
• need new bedding/ duvet?
• card 1 - buy aida done, buy aperture card - Range? done, choose design, stitch and put together
• Birthday - card, wrap presents
• plan Christmas 2010 started! haha! next - put sheets in ?household manual?, fill some in
• mould mission - bedroom window, hallway, front room window, back room wall
• sort out random ornament box in bedroom that?s been there since we moved!
• British Gas
• Barclaycard
• Gas safety man - find letter with phone number on
• ironing board - new cover? or new ironing board?