Marching into Spring, ready to clean? Slatterns and listmakers, all are welcome!

[wastingaway]

Apologies for title.

Write lists, chat about stuff, motivate, celebrate and commiserate.

Any list format is acceptable.

Including 'coffee and MN' on to do list is encouraged.

I've updated ongoing lists now too.

Today-

• Me up, showered and dressed done
• beds made, windows and curtains open done
• DS up, nappy changed and dressed, then downstairs for boob done
• spatone + OJ + vitamins done
• breakfast done
• condensation patrol done
• laundry - sort loads done, put load in done
• coffee + check email and online banking doing
• kitchen - clean sink done, wash pots, dry pots, clean sides, clean floor (not much more to do! ) 15mins
• bathroom - clean non-slip bath mat, clean floor
• water plants
• hoover downstairs
• ongiong, doom, blah
• Range for turps
• clean paint off sink
• lunch
• walk? + take DVD back to Blockbusters
• bring bin and green box back round
• feed the birds
• take rubbish and recycling out
• tea
• put breadmaker on?
• tidy downstairs
• DS bath and bed
• wipe round bathroom and get freshened up/make up on
• is the kitchen cleared?
• ready for the morning? bag packed?
• write list for tomorrow
• ironing + Women + Glee

Doom -

• too small clothes and outgrown toys etc. - sort out what?s to store etc. and bag it up done vacuum storage bag

To Do -

• plan Christmas 2010, next - decide on one or two gifts I?d like to make, find patterns, instructions etc. and buy materials, have a session looking through craft books and mags, and websites for inspiration
• Let?s go swimming! - pack swimming bag
• sort digital photos and order any I want prints of
• Write CV started research CV writing online
• find easy slow cooker recipes started
• mirrors - buy a small mirror for above the bathroom sink, big mirror up in bedroom, other mirror up - quite heavy, will picture hook do? No, need to drill and screw
• get new curtains for front room
• shelves in cupboard + clean and anti-mildew paint (project for next Dad visit) - check date Dad gets back
• need extra/new beanbag filling
• adjust Tripp Trapp - find harness done, adjust

Morning

I know i said i wouldn't come on here til i had done the horses, but needed to look up a recipe, and DD is still eating her breakfast.

DONE
Get up
Have breakfast
Get dressed
Make beds
Put washload on

TO DO
Get DD dressed
Clear up breakfast stuff
Unload dishy
Turn horses out and muck out
MN and coffee
Reload dishy
Do more washing
Lunch
Put horses to bed
Do dinner
Clean kitchen
Put loads of clean washing away
DD bed

Lol Alice, you can't stay away

So sunny here today, yey, I love spring

Mon:

• all up & breakfasted DONE
• all dressed 3Done
• DH to work DONE
• DS1 to pre-sch DONE
• jobs
• play in garden with DS2 if weather ok
• collect ds1, lunch & tidy up
• ds2 nap
• go out with ds1 shopping (some food bits, garden stuff & car stuff)
• do some gardening
• tea x 3
• boys to bed
• early night (dh home v late)

Ongoing List:

• contact new dentist & see if we can register
• return borrowed DVD
• upload & order online prints
• order door curtain (& rail) for front door
• clean kitchen cupboard doors (Started)
• put cds onto DH's pc, then they can go into loft with others
• find out about swimming lessons for DS1
• copy Wasting and think about Christmas! (maybe)
• get carpets cleaned
• get oven cleaned; started looking online for companies
• get sunflower seeds (& others?) + compost & plant some pots with DS1
• buy more screenwash
• fill up my car with petrol
• find homes for loads of piano music friend gave us, hmm
• sort out date for next pizza night
• sort out poss holiday in August to Jersey Started

sunny day here - time to get back into the swing of things I think - house (sort of, nearly) sorted - whats left is "put on listable"

First things first though

To DO

Coffee and Fag - and get bikit for DS3

TO DO
Everyone work/school DONE
Give Mam her tablets
Tidy Dining Area
Sweep Floor
Wash Floor
Wash Dishes
Clean Counters
Sweep Kitchen Floor
Wash Floor
Tidy sitting room
Make Dinner for DH
Washing 1st wash on
Hang up Washing

Hi TAF, so have you moved? all settled in?

Mon:

• all up & breakfasted DONE
• all dressed DONE
• DH to work DONE
• DS1 to pre-sch DONE
• jobs; 1) change over DS2's clothes into different drawer unit, other drawer unit into spare room with summer clothes in DONE
• play in garden with DS2 if weather ok
• collect ds1, lunch & tidy up
• ds2 nap
• go out with ds1 shopping (some food bits, garden stuff & car stuff)
• do some gardening
• tea x 3
• boys to bed
• early night (dh home v late)

Ongoing List:

• contact new dentist & see if we can register
• return borrowed DVD
• upload & order online prints
• order door curtain (& rail) for front door
• clean kitchen cupboard doors (Started)
• put cds onto DH's pc, then they can go into loft with others
• find out about swimming lessons for DS1
• copy Wasting and think about Christmas! (maybe)
• get carpets cleaned
• get oven cleaned; started looking online for companies
• get sunflower seeds (& others?) + compost & plant some pots with DS1
• buy more screenwash
• fill up my car with petrol
• find homes for loads of piano music friend gave us, hmm
• sort out date for next pizza night
• sort out poss holiday in August to Jersey; confirm dates with DH Emailed, confirm friend really meant to offer her house (lol); book flights, hire car (+ seats), let Jersey friends know we are coming

yes I've moved - getting settled in now.

Really need to get on actually

DONE

Coffee and Fag

To Do

Washing up
Load of washing
Ironing

small chunks today I think

Yessss I was worried about family stuff especially as most of them are very much 'weekends are for family' iyswim. Have about 12-15 people I could invite (the ones I chat to most) so hopefully 5 or 6 would be able to come... If I said 8 pm then they could have family day, put dc to bed and then have a couple of hours off...only prob is if they are away or have other family staying...aaargh!

Alice I try not to turn on til I've done my morning stuff but there's quite often a good excuse to turn on before then

Just having a cup of tea and an -entire-- a slice of malt loaf.

All up, dressed, breakfasted - DONE
Washing up -
Wipe kitchen sides and dining table ? DONE
DD to preschool ? DONE
Load of washing in ? DONE
Washing out on line - DONE
Dry clothes off radiators ? DONE
Text friends & arrange meet up - DONE
See if can get replacement jug for 32 yr old blender ?
Email gran/aunt to try to scavenge blender/food processor-
Book train tickets ?
Order friend?s bday pressie -
Clean loo ? DONE
Clean bathroom- DONE
Try to de-limescale taps- DONE
Hoover downstairs ? DONE
Mop downstairs -
Lunch ?
EXERCISE ?
DRINK MORE (not alcohol!) ? DOING
Ironing -
Put clean clothes away ?
Cook dinner ?
Wash up -
Bath and bed dc?s-
Tidy kitchen and sitting room ?

Okay I have so much to do have been slacking lately

Big List not necessarily(sp) all for today

TO DO
unload dishy
load dishy
put a wash on
Iron
put away ironing
sort all underwear
put away all underwear
Ring fireplaceman
paperwork
VAT return
buy paint for bedroom
move furniture out of bedroom
paint bedroom
curtain pole up in hall dh
curtainpole in bedroom dh
TV up in bedroom dh
pick light for bedroom
clean bathroom
clean ensuite
clean out hoover
hoover

I think if i try not to come on here until i have done the horses, that gives me a good half an hour of doing houseworky stuff before i sit down and get stuck on the computer

most some mornings i was coming downstairs in my pjs and sitting at the laptop having breakfast and ending up not putting a washload on/emptying dishy/doing any housework at all, and still not being dressed until after lunch. Which made me feel bleugh, eat crap and feel miserable.

But now that the horses have moved and i can go twice a day, i tend to get up about 8, DD has breakfast while i put a washload on, empty dishy if it needs it, get my breakfast, get dressed, make beds etc. Then get DD dressed and go to horses about 9.30ish, and feel a lot more in control of everything.

DONE
Get up
Have breakfast
Get dressed
Make beds
Put washload on
Get DD dressed
Clear up breakfast stuff
Turn horses out and muck out
MN and coffee
Ring HV
Send cheque to hayman

TO DO
Hang washing out
Do more washing
Lunch
Put horses to bed
Do dinner
Clean kitchen
Put loads of clean washing away
DD bed

Going to do 15mins spurts, back soon

I can't believe it took me over an hour to get the kitchen reasonable.
It's almost not worth having fun when it takes days to catch up and ends up with me in such a bad mood.

Today-

• Me up, showered and dressed done
• beds made, windows and curtains open done
• DS up, nappy changed and dressed, then downstairs for boob done
• spatone + OJ + vitamins done
• breakfast done
• condensation patrol done
• laundry - sort loads done, put load in done put 2nd load in done, hang washing outside
• coffee + check email and online banking doing
• kitchen - clean sink done, wash pots done, dry pots done, clean sides half, clean floor (not much more to do! ) 15mins X4+
• bathroom - clean non-slip bath mat, clean floor
• water plants done
• hoover downstairs
• ongoing, doom, blah
• Range for turps
• clean paint off sink
• lunch
• walk? + take DVD back to Blockbusters
• bring bin and green box back round
• feed the birds
• take rubbish and recycling out
• tea
• put breadmaker on?
• tidy downstairs
• DS bath and bed
• wipe round bathroom and get freshened up/make up on
• is the kitchen cleared?
• ready for the morning? bag packed?
• write list for tomorrow
• ironing + Women + Glee

Doom -

• too small clothes and outgrown toys etc. - sort out what?s to store etc. and bag it up done vacuum storage bag

To Do -

• plan Christmas 2010, next - decide on one or two gifts I?d like to make, find patterns, instructions etc. and buy materials, have a session looking through craft books and mags, and websites for inspiration
• Let?s go swimming! - pack swimming bag done , schedule a date to go and double-check times
• sort digital photos and order any I want prints of
• Write CV started research CV writing online
• find easy slow cooker recipes started
• mirrors - buy a small mirror for above the bathroom sink, big mirror up in bedroom, other mirror up - quite heavy, will picture hook do? No, need to drill and screw
• get new curtains for front room
• shelves in cupboard + clean and anti-mildew paint (project for next Dad visit) - check date Dad gets back facebooked
• need extra/new beanbag filling done sacrificed tatty black beanbag + old pillowcases = refreshed bright beanbags in DS room!
• adjust Tripp Trapp - find harness done, adjust

Ooh, forgot to mention that a friend is coming over on Friday. She is an old school friend who i have only seen once since we were 18, and lovely, but it is a good kick up the bum to get the housework back on track

Wasting at least it is done now, and you can feel proud of yourself The kitchen is the first place i start as it is my favourite room in the house being so sunny.
DH was looking at a job near you, and i thought how nice it would be if he did work there because at least i would know someone there already

Right, must go, 15mins start NOW>>>>>

I try to leave the kitchen to last because if I start in the kitchen I normally dont move from it. Think the good weather is making us all slack a bit. Monday morning is time to start afresh

Welcome back TAF, glad you are settling in!

TO DO
Everyone work/school DONE
Give Mam her tablets
Tidy Dining Area
Sweep Floor
Wash Floor
Wash Dishes
Clean Counters
Sweep Kitchen Floor
Wash Floor
Tidy sitting room DONE
Wash Floor DONE
Clean Downstairs loo DONE
Make Dinner for DH
Washing 2nd wash on
Hang up Washing 1st load DONE

Wasting - know what you mean, i didn't do much laundry yesterday and so now i'm behind and that throws me off.

Alice - i tend to do lots of kitchen jobs while the boys eat their breakfast, as i'm not much of a breakfast person anyway, and it does set me up better for the day when machines are on, counters are cleared, etc.

Mon:

• all up & breakfasted DONE
• all dressed DONE
• DH to work DONE
• DS1 to pre-sch DONE
• jobs; 1) change over DS2's clothes into different drawer unit, other drawer unit into spare room with summer clothes in DONE 2) Inbox under 20 DONE
• play in garden with DS2 if weather ok DONE

• collect ds1, lunch & tidy up
• ds2 nap
• go out with ds1 shopping (some food bits, garden stuff & car stuff)
• do some gardening
• tea x 3
• boys to bed
• early night (dh home v late)

Ongoing List:

• contact new dentist & see if we can register
• return borrowed DVD
• upload & order online prints
• order door curtain (& rail) for front door
• clean kitchen cupboard doors (Started)
• put cds onto DH's pc, then they can go into loft with others
• find out about swimming lessons for DS1
• copy Wasting and think about Christmas! (maybe)
• get carpets cleaned
• get oven cleaned; started looking online for companies
• get sunflower seeds (& others?) + compost & plant some pots with DS1
• buy more screenwash
• fill up my car with petrol
• find homes for loads of piano music friend gave us, hmm
• sort out date for next pizza night
• sort out poss holiday in August to Jersey; confirm dates with DH DONE, confirm friend really meant to offer her house (lol)Emailed; book flights, hire car (+ seats), let Jersey friends know we are coming Emailed

DONE
Get up
Have breakfast
Get dressed
Make beds
Put washload on
Get DD dressed
Clear up breakfast stuff
Turn horses out and muck out
MN and coffee
Ring HV
Send cheque to hayman
Hang washing out
Do more washing
Sort out DD snack
Started picking up some recycling from around the house

TO DO
Lunch
Put horses to bed
Do dinner
Clean kitchen
Put loads of clean washing away
DD bed

Damn i'm good!

I always feel more motivated when i have washing on the line

Wow ladies, you are working hard already today!

Yet again I start the week by finding some area of filth. This time behind the laundry bin. FILTH. Cleaned it all down plus the skirting which was pretty grim. No way I am a fly lady after that discovery.

Freakoid - If 12 turn up thats a lot of people!. If they are going out my friends like to get out of the house before 7pm to get out of putting the DC's to bed!

Meal Plan
Mon - pasta and pesto
Tues - baked potato and salad
Wed - sweet potato risotto
Thurs - lasagne
Fri - burgers and wedges

Tomorrow
All up and dressed done
Clear away breakfast things done
Pilates or walk or gardening Done
Vitamins
Rubbish out
Recycling out/plastic to school
Food shop
Lunch
Light woodburner
Open windows done
put washing on done
put washing to dry
Washing in, folded and put away
tidy kitchen
empty dishy
dishy filled and on Done
admin/filing/post
dinner
bath DD/DS
DD/DS to bed
tidy bedroom
put toys away in lounge
feed cat

also
Tidy DS's room
Sort out DS's toys
Arrange holiday at Easter and Summer
Ring hospital to see if have appointment yet
Make beds
Write meithrin nursery donation letters
Buy new address book and fill in
Arrange DD's christening! - send off form
Pay cheque for accountant - need to post
DH's doc appointment (wed)
Pay meithrin nursery
Test more paint for decorating hall and bathroom.

I usually do the basic kitchen stuff first because I feel better if the sides are clear etc. But I mostly ignore the proper cleaning!

Yes HMHB, I don't think they'd all come though! I do have plenty of wine for if they did

Last night I dreamt I was cleaning the floor with a toothbrush

I hate tidying, but cleaning is fine. The mess is what puts me off most. I'll see something (like cupboard doors) that are sticky and grubby and think "Ooh, they need a clean" then realise it is a bit pointless if you can't even see the worktops iyswim?

We have been easing ourselves into potty training and today DD actually did a wee in the potty. She obviously knows when she is about to go because she crosses her legs and holds herself, so it's a case of watching out for the signs

Good luck Alice with potty training!

I dunno which i'm worse at cleaning or tidying really, i just procrastinate about everything

Mon:

• all up & breakfasted DONE
• all dressed DONE
• DH to work DONE
• DS1 to pre-sch DONE
• jobs; 1) change over DS2's clothes into different drawer unit, other drawer unit into spare room with summer clothes in DONE 2) Inbox under 20 DONE
• play in garden with DS2 if weather ok DONE
• collect ds1, lunch & tidy up DONE
• ds2 nap Doing

• go out with ds1 shopping (some food bits, garden stuff & car stuff)
• do some gardening
• tea x 3
• boys to bed
• early night (dh home v late)

Ongoing List:

• contact new dentist & see if we can register
• return borrowed DVD
• upload & order online prints
• order door curtain (& rail) for front door
• clean kitchen cupboard doors (Started)
• put cds onto DH's pc, then they can go into loft with others
• find out about swimming lessons for DS1
• copy Wasting and think about Christmas! (maybe)
• get carpets cleaned
• get oven cleaned; started looking online for companies
• get sunflower seeds (& others?) + compost & plant some pots with DS1
• buy more screenwash
• fill up my car with petrol
• find homes for loads of piano music friend gave us, hmm
• sort out date for next pizza night
• sort out poss holiday in August to Jersey; confirm dates with DH DONE, confirm friend really meant to offer her house (lol)Emailed; book flights, hire car (+ seats), let Jersey friends know we are coming Emailed

Well, today just keeps getting better and better ... see here

Today-

• Me up, showered and dressed done
• beds made, windows and curtains open done
• DS up, nappy changed and dressed, then downstairs for boob done
• spatone + OJ + vitamins done
• breakfast done
• condensation patrol done
• laundry - sort loads done, put load in done put 2nd load in done, hang washing outside
• coffee + check email and online banking doing
• kitchen - clean sink done, wash pots done, dry pots done, clean sides half, clean floor (not much more to do! ) 15mins X4+
• bathroom - clean non-slip bath mat, clean floor
• water plants done
• hoover downstairs
• ongoing, doom, blah
• Range for turps done
• clean paint off sink
• lunch cooling
• walk? + take DVD back to Blockbusters
• bring bin and green box back round
• feed the birds
• take rubbish and recycling out
• tea
• put breadmaker on?
• tidy downstairs
• DS bath and bed
• wipe round bathroom and get freshened up/make up on
• is the kitchen cleared?
• ready for the morning? bag packed?
• write list for tomorrow
• ironing + Women + Glee

Doom -

• too small clothes and outgrown toys etc. - sort out what?s to store etc. and bag it up done vacuum storage bag

To Do -

• plan Christmas 2010, next - decide on one or two gifts I?d like to make, find patterns, instructions etc. and buy materials, have a session looking through craft books and mags, and websites for inspiration
• Let?s go swimming! - pack swimming bag done , schedule a date to go and double-check times
• sort digital photos and order any I want prints of
• Write CV started research CV writing online
• find easy slow cooker recipes started
• mirrors - buy a small mirror for above the bathroom sink, big mirror up in bedroom, other mirror up - quite heavy, will picture hook do? No, need to drill and screw
• get new curtains for front room
• shelves in cupboard + clean and anti-mildew paint (project for next Dad visit) - check date Dad gets back facebooked
• need extra/new beanbag filling done sacrificed tatty black beanbag + old pillowcases = refreshed bright beanbags in DS room!
• adjust Tripp Trapp - find harness done, adjust

[arrrggghhhh] Got curtains for Hall and bedroom, really good bargins, but have decided that hall curtains will be nicer in dining room & bedroom ones nicer in hall

MIL was coming on Wednesday to hem curatins and help paint (I think)
BUT bedroom curtains now don't need hemmed, need sewing together (4 pairs into 2)for hall

And I'm trying to ring her to put her off, I love painting and would prefer to do it myself,
she thinks shes helping but I'm actually really fussy about cutting in etc and I end up doing it anyway if she comes to help

So I'd rather do everything, but I know she is eager to help me decorate and shes off work this week but this week dosen't actually suit me [arrrgggghh]
Sorry no need to read just wanted to rant

DONE
unload dishy
load dishy
brush kitchen floor
paperwork
lunch

TO DO
put a wash on
Iron
put away ironing
sort all underwear
put away all underwear
Ring fireplaceman
VAT return
clean bathroom
clean ensuite
clean out hoover
hoover

DECORATING JOBS
buy paint for bedroom
move furniture out of bedroom
paint bedroom
curtain pole up in hall dh
curtainpole in bedroom dh
TV up in bedroom dh
pick light for bedroom
curtain pole in dining room
assess how many curtain poles I have and how many I need?????
Pick curtains & blinds for Bedroom

Can someone please make me do the ironing. The pile is getting bigger and bigger...

Have posted on your thread wasting, don't laugh at me too much!

FREAK - DO THE IRONING!!!!

Did that help? nah didn't think so!

Wasting - sympathies.
Plum - decisions, decisions..

Mon:

• all up & breakfasted DONE
• all dressed DONE
• DH to work DONE
• DS1 to pre-sch DONE
• jobs; 1) change over DS2's clothes into different drawer unit, other drawer unit into spare room with summer clothes in DONE 2) Inbox under 20 DONE
• play in garden with DS2 if weather ok DONE
• collect ds1, lunch & tidy up DONE
• ds2 nap Doing
• go out with ds1 shopping (some food bits, garden stuff & car stuff) DONE
• sit down with cuppa Doing

• do some gardening
• tea x 3
• boys to bed
• early night (dh home v late)

Ongoing List:

• contact new dentist & see if we can register
• return borrowed DVD
• upload & order online prints
• order door curtain (& rail) for front door
• clean kitchen cupboard doors (Started)
• put cds onto DH's pc, then they can go into loft with others
• find out about swimming lessons for DS1
• copy Wasting and think about Christmas! (maybe)
• get carpets cleaned
• get oven cleaned; started looking online for companies
• get sunflower seeds (& others?) + compost DONE
• plant some pots with DS1
• buy more screenwash DONE
• fill up screenwash thingie (name?)
• fill up my car with petrol DONE
• find homes for loads of piano music friend gave us, hmm
• sort out date for next pizza night
• sort out poss holiday in August to Jersey; confirm dates with DH DONE, confirm friend really meant to offer her house (lol) Emailed; book flights, hire car (+ seats), let Jersey friends know we are coming Emailed