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.

Key objectives today

Shower (and put fresh clothes on)
Get DS3 dressed
Cook dinner
Bath boys
Dry clothes

Morning

Tusker - i copy & paste.

Left from Sun:

• put everything back where it should be *DONE
• get on with photos
• laundry; empty airer/iron/put away

Mon:

• all up & breakfasted DONE
• all dressed 3Done
• DH to work DONE
• take ds1 to pre-sch (and try and find out about the parents meetings that they held last week, grr) DONE (got Thurs appt)
• left over jobs/other jobs Doing
• collect ds1
• lunch & tidy up
• DS2 nap
• afternoon activity? more garden?
• tea x 3
• boys bath & bed
• quiet night with my choice of tv

Ongoing List:

• contact new dentist & see if we can register
• return borrowed DVD
• upload & order online prints Started (lots left to do)
• 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 oven cleaned Booked for 8th April
• sort out date for next pizza night
• sort out holiday in August to Jersey; hire car (+ seats)
• runner bean in a glass jar
• ring GOSH re DS2's remaining drug & poss coming off it - Left Message
• make DONE & send new home card to friends
• big freezer sort out

Everybody up DONE
Make Beds
Make Lunches JUST DH & DD3
Everyone to school/toddler group/work DH &DD3
Mammys tablets DONE
Tidy Sitting Room
Wash Floor
Tidy Hall
Downstairs Loo (since DD3 started using loo, toilet roll is normally streamed all over the place like the andrex puppy has been there)
Wash Breakfast Dishes
Clean counters
Tidy dining area
Sweep Floors
Washing
Hang Up washing
Collect DD3
Make DHs Lunch
Tidy Up after it

AFTER LUNCH
Collect DDs
Make Dinner
Clean up after it
Evening activities
Make Tea
Clean up after it
Find Clothes for the next day

ok that list was too big - not managed any of it yet.

Smaller steps need I think

To Do

Get DS3 dressed
Start drying clothes

thank u just keep swimming x
1] tidied up downstairs DONE
2]swept and mopped all downstairs floorsDONE
3]wiped all tops DONE
4]washed breakfast pots even dried and put away DONE
5] put one load of washing on the line took it back of and transfared to tumble drier when it started raining lolDONE
6] put another two loads in since then
7] changed dressed grandson DONE
8] kids to school DONE
9]put grandosn to bed
10]polish sitting room
ii]clean kitchen paintwork DOING
12]clean one cupboard in kitchen
13]clean out fridge
14]ironing
15]ring up about new floor in kitchen
16]ring about new washing machine [mine sounds like its going to take off]
17]put money in the bank TOMORROW AFTER WORK
17]cancel bead class

Morning everyone Had a lovely weekend with my Mum. SIL threw a party yesterday for DH's 40th so we all went over there and then today we have had a yummy roast and a lazy day.

HMHB - how weird about nursery! When will you need to make a decision?
With the boob/cup/food thing, try not to worry. Once DD is ready then she'll take to it like a shot and you'll suddenly have some freedom

Wasting -

Tusker - I have my list in a notepad file on my desktop and I keep it updated in there and then just paste it into a post whenever. Means I don't have to keep re-doing all the punctuation etc or trawl back through the thread to find my list.

TAF - nice to see you back

I have made myself a new rule, on weekdays I am not allowed near my laptop until I've showered and got dressed. Spent too much time last week lounging around in pjs not getting things done.

MONDAY
Me and DH up - done
Shower and dressed - done
Get DS up and dressed - done
Spatone + vitamins
Breakfast and tidy kitchen - done
Ocado 10-11am - here
Put away shopping - fridgestuffdone
Make beds and tidy upstairs
Wipe over bathroom - done
Hoover and sweep downstairs
Lunch and tidy kitchen
Dinner
Clear up
DS bath and bed
Post DS-to-bed tidy
Kitchen clear before bed
Half hour pampering
Take ADs

LAUNDRY
Nappies - dry
3 loads - 1washing
Fold the 3 clean loads currently in a pile on the sofa

CLEANING THIS WEEK
Finish scrubbing bathroom floor
Mop kitchen and hall
Dust downstairs
Hoover upstairs
Dust upstairs
Mirrors and glass doors
Stairs and bannisters
Shower screen - done
Insides of upstairs windows
Living room blinds
Downstairs paintwork

TO DO
Call furniture donation scheme about stuff in garage
Send parcel to friend
Find out how to get my passport changed to married name (only 2.4 years since the wedding!!)
Find the next size up dungarees that I bought for DS a few months ago...
Sort and put away DS' too small clothes

• Clean ski boots
• Clean Bugaboo
• Clean walking boots
• Hoover out car, especially DS' seat!

AREAS OF DOOM
Organise paperwork/filing
Sideboard (this is a mega task)
Books

HOUSE
Fix light in cooker hood (not just a duff bulb apparently)
Clean carpets
Find a painter to do the kitchen and also bathroom ceiling - have emailed a few decorators
Put up extra hooks in utility

To Do

Find clean clothes for me and shower (and then put on clean clothes
Continue drying washing

Done

DS3 dressed
Load of washing on

anyone know easy ways to clean venitian blinds please

Good plan Ali

Left from Sun:

• get on with photos
• laundry; empty airer DONE/iron/put away

Mon:

• all up & breakfasted DONE
• all dressed DONE
• DH to work DONE
• take ds1 to pre-sch (and try and find out about the parents meetings that they held last week, grr) DONE (got Thurs appt)
• left over jobs/other jobs Doing
• pop to shops for bread, etc. DONE
• collect ds1
• lunch & tidy up
• DS2 nap
• afternoon activity? more garden?
• tea x 3
• boys bath & bed
• quiet night with my choice of tv

Ongoing List:

• contact new dentist & see if we can register
• return borrowed DVD
• upload & order online prints Started (lots left to do)
• 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 oven cleaned Booked for 8th April
• sort out date for next pizza night
• sort out holiday in August to Jersey; hire car (+ seats)
• runner bean in a glass jar
• ring GOSH re DS2's remaining drug & poss coming off it - Left Message
• send new home card to friends DONE
• big freezer sort out
• collect DS1's red book from doc TriedNotFilledOut (re pre-sch jabs)

thank u alibaba xx
going to tackle ironing whilst grandson in bed

Hello!

Glad you had a good time Ali. Getting showered and dressed before I even come downstairs has made such a difference to my days.

• Me up, showered and dressed done
• beds made, windows and curtains open done
• DS up, nappy changed and dressed, then downstairs for boob done
• breakfast done
• condensation patrol, curtains and window open done
• laundry - fold dry washing done, sort washing, put load in
• coffee + check email and online banking doing
• wave DH off done
• take bin out as forgot last night done
• put things back in cupboard done
• email chosen freecycle recipient done
• lunch
• ?
• 15 minutes gardening
• feed the birds
• take rubbish, recycling and compost caddy out
• tea
• put breadmaker on?
• tidy downstairs
• DS bath and bed
• wipe round bathroom and OCM?
• is the kitchen cleared?
• ready for the morning? bag packed?
• write list for tomorrow
• ironing + Flash Forward and Glee
• paint nails and toenails again

DS daily -

• messy activity
• shoe walk
• garden

Doom -

• books! - get them organised
• cupboard - empty, done declutter and sort started, then clean done, anti-mildew paint done and (don?t forget the moisture traps after done) find alternative storage for craft stuff and put other items in cupboard (suitcase etc.) done

To Do -

• plan Christmas 2010, next - decide on gifts to make, use what I?ve got for now
• sort digital photos and order any I want prints of
• Write CV started research CV writing online started
• mirrors - buy small mirror for above bathroom sink bought, big mirror up in bedroom, other mirror up above dressing table
• get new curtains for front room, measure up again
• get garden chairs from MILs garage
• Birthdays - SIL, MIL, GM, step-MIL, DS!
• sock audit
• dye and cut hair, then start CG again

I find that the hardest part of my day is getting DD dressed. It takes so long, even with bribery, singing etc and i end up knackered before i have even done anything!

Having a slatternly lunch today. Had to park miles from the house, so thought i would get chips from the chippy/spa shop, but the lazy buggers hadn't started cooking yet (despite saying frying from 11.45) and DD creates if we go into the shop and don't buy anything, so got some supernoodles just having them with peas

Get up done
Get dressed done
Get DD cream on done eventually
Get DD dressed done
Breakfast done
Clear up breakfast stuff done
Strip beds done
Empty dishy done
Turn horses out done
Go to HV toddler review done went well
Lunch doing it is painful! DD gets so easily distracted now.
Nap for me
Horses
Tidy sitting room
Cook dinner
DD bed

This week, my mission is to completely clear the backlog of washing. Washed, dried, folded and put away. IT WILL BE DONE!

Load 1 dried (needs folding and putting away)
Load 2 washed
Load 3 waiting to go in

Mountain of clothes upstairs that needs folding and putting away too.

Alice - advise away I have forgotten everything! . In my head DS just took everything really easily but thats probably rose tinted memories.

tusker - isn't there some special cloth thing that you can use?

or you could try this but it does look a bit intensive here

Or try a damp sock on your hand. I used a sock on a stick recently to get rid of all the cobwebs in the house and it worked a treat. Right...have lost my list. Back in a mo.

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

Tomorrow
Car to garage done
Pick up car

also
Buy Easter Eggs
Plant some more seeds
Arrange holiday at Easter and Summer
Write meithrin nursery donation letters
Buy new address book and fill in
Arrange DD's christening! - send off form
Pay meithrin nursery
Test more paint for decorating hall and bathroom.
Ring estate agent again done and write letter.
Transfer money from acc

1] tidied up downstairs DONE
2]swept and mopped all downstairs floorsDONE
3]wiped all tops DONE
4]washed breakfast pots even dried and put away DONE
5] put one load of washing on the line took it back of and transfared to tumble drier when it started raining lolDONE
6] put another two loads in since then
7] changed dressed grandson DONE
8] kids to school DONE
9]put grandosn to bedDONE
10]polish sitting room
ii]clean kitchen paintwork DOING
12]clean one cupboard in kitchen
13]clean out fridge
14]ironingDONE
15]ring up about new floor in kitchen
16]ring about new washing machine [mine sounds like its going to take off]
17]put money in the bank TOMORROW AFTER WORK
17]cancel bead class
thank u halfmumhalfbiscuit (love the name )dampsock sounds like a great idea

To Do

Wash dishes
Continue drying washing

Done

Shower
Get dressed (in clean clothes)
Dry hair
Lunch
DS3 dressed
Load of washing on

Alice - i've started having supernoodles again, i actually quite like them! esp with grated cheese on top, yum!

Left from Sun:

• get on with photos
• laundry; empty airer DONE/iron/put away

Mon:

• all up & breakfasted DONE
• all dressed DONE
• DH to work DONE
• take ds1 to pre-sch (and try and find out about the parents meetings that they held last week, grr) DONE (got Thurs appt)
• left over jobs/other jobs Doing
• pop to shops for bread, etc. DONE
• collect ds1 DONE
• lunch & tidy up DONE
• DS2 nap Doign

• afternoon activity; friend popping round with her DD
• tea x 3
• boys bath & bed
• quiet night with my choice of tv

Ongoing List:

• contact new dentist & see if we can register
• return borrowed DVD
• upload & order online prints Started (lots left to do)
• 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 oven cleaned Booked for 8th April
• sort out date for next pizza night
• sort out holiday in August to Jersey; hire car (+ seats)
• runner bean in a glass jar
• ring GOSH re DS2's remaining drug & poss coming off it - Left Message
• big freezer sort out DONE
• collect DS1's red book from doc after Tues

TAF you are doing well there

HMHB - I might give that sock idea a try, I am always in search of new ways to clean my venetian blinds, they are a real pain.

MONDAY
Me and DH up - done
Shower and dressed - done
Get DS up and dressed - done
Spatone + vitamins
Breakfast and tidy kitchen - done
Ocado 10-11am - here
Put away shopping - fridgestuffdone
Make beds and tidy upstairs - done
Wipe over bathroom - done
Empty bins - upstairsdone
Hoover and sweep downstairs
Lunch and tidy kitchen - done
Dinner
Clear up
DS bath and bed
Post DS-to-bed tidy
Kitchen clear before bed
Half hour pampering
Take ADs

LAUNDRY
Nappies - dry
3 loads - 1washing/1drying
Fold the 3 clean loads currently in a pile on the sofa - done

CLEANING THIS WEEK
Finish scrubbing bathroom floor
Mop kitchen and hall
Dust downstairs
Hoover upstairs
Dust upstairs - started
Mirrors and glass doors
Stairs and bannisters
Shower screen - done
Insides of upstairs windows - started
Living room blinds
Downstairs paintwork

TO DO
Call furniture donation scheme about stuff in garage - have rung, need to check it has the relevant fire label
Send parcel to friend
Find out how to get my passport changed to married name (only 2.4 years since the wedding!!)
Find the next size up dungarees that I bought for DS a few months ago...
Sort and put away DS' too small clothes

• Clean ski boots
• Clean Bugaboo
• Clean walking boots
• Hoover out car, especially DS' seat!

AREAS OF DOOM
Organise paperwork/filing
Sideboard (this is a mega task)
Books

HOUSE
Fix light in cooker hood (not just a duff bulb apparently)
Clean carpets
Find a painter to do the kitchen and also bathroom ceiling - have emailed a few decorators
Put up extra hooks in utility

JKS they are a secret snack though aren't they? Bit like pot noodles - the slag of all snacks

Get up done
Get dressed done
Get DD cream on done
Get DD dressed done
Breakfast done
Clear up breakfast stuff done
Strip beds done
Empty dishy done
Turn horses out done
Go to HV toddler review done
Lunch done
Nap for me not today*
Horses
Tidy sitting room
Cook dinner
DD bed

This week, my mission is to completely clear the backlog of washing. Washed, dried, folded and put away. IT WILL BE DONE!

Load 1 dried and folded and upstairs
Load 2 washed and in tumble
Load 3 washing

Mountain of clothes upstairs that needs folding and putting away too

To Do

Pick DS2 up from school
Continue drying washing

Done

Shower
Get dressed (in clean clothes)
Dry hair
Lunch
DS3 dressed
Load of washing on
Dishes (left a pan soaking)

Not getting a huge amount done, DS gets very demanding when he's bored of being stuck inside and consequently not napped either.

• Me up, showered and dressed done
• beds made, windows and curtains open done
• DS up, nappy changed and dressed, then downstairs for boob done
• breakfast done
• condensation patrol, curtains and window open done
• laundry - fold dry washing done, sort washing, put load in
• coffee + check email and online banking doing
• wave DH off done
• take bin out as forgot last night done
• put things back in cupboard done
• email chosen freecycle recipient done
• lunch done
• more pottering continuing
• kitchen 15min
• 15 minutes gardening not today rain
• feed the birds
• take rubbish, recycling and compost caddy out
• tea
• put breadmaker on?
• tidy downstairs
• DS bath and bed
• wipe round bathroom and OCM?
• is the kitchen cleared?
• ready for the morning? bag packed?
• write list for tomorrow
• ironing + Flash Forward and Glee
• paint nails and toenails again

DS daily -

• messy activity
• shoe walk
• garden

Doom -

• books! - get them organised
• cupboard - empty, done declutter and sort started, then clean done, anti-mildew paint done and (don?t forget the moisture traps after done) find alternative storage for craft stuff and put other items in cupboard (suitcase etc.) done

To Do -

• plan Christmas 2010, next - decide on gifts to make, use what I?ve got for now
• sort digital photos and order any I want prints of
• Write CV started research CV writing online started
• mirrors - buy small mirror for above bathroom sink bought, big mirror up in bedroom ?, other mirror up above dressing table
• get new curtains for front room, measure up again
• get garden chairs from MILs garage
• Birthdays - SIL, MIL, GM, step-MIL, DS!
• sock audit
• dye and cut hair, then start CG again

1] tidied up downstairs DONE
2]swept and mopped all downstairs floorsDONE
3]wiped all tops DONE
4]washed breakfast pots even dried and put away DONE
5] put one load of washing on the line took it back of and transfared to tumble drier when it started raining lolDONE
6] put another two loads in since then
7] changed dressed grandson DONE
8] kids to school DONE
9]put grandson to bed DONE
10]polish sitting room
ii]clean kitchen paintwork DOING
12]clean one cupboard in kitchen
13]clean out fridge
14]ironing DONE
15]ring up about new floor in kitchen
16]ring about new washing machine [mine sounds like its going to take off]DONE
17]put money in the bank TOMORROW AFTER WORK
17]cancel bead class couldnt ring up no number will have to apolgise when i can get there
damp sock worked a treat for blinds thank you xx now cleaning tiles

Afternoon

I am bloomin freezzing!!!

Ali I thought you had bought yourself a fancy blind cleaner,no?!

I have loads to do but just too cold, going to turn the heating up me thinks and get the dinner on

Plum - it is v cold today, after such a lovely day yesterday.

Alice - lol it's true!

Left from Sun:

• get on with photos
• laundry; iron/put away

Mon:

• all up & breakfasted DONE
• all dressed DONE
• DH to work DONE
• take ds1 to pre-sch (and try and find out about the parents meetings that they held last week, grr) DONE (got Thurs appt)
• left over jobs/other jobs Doing
• pop to shops for bread, etc. DONE
• collect ds1 DONE
• lunch & tidy up DONE
• DS2 nap Doing
• afternoon activity; friend popping round with her DD DONE

• tea x 2
• boys bath & bed
• my dinner
• quiet night with my choice of tv

Ongoing List:

• contact new dentist & see if we can register
• return borrowed DVD
• upload & order online prints Started (lots left to do)
• 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 oven cleaned Booked for 8th April
• sort out date for next pizza night
• sort out holiday in August to Jersey; hire car (+ seats)
• runner bean in a glass jar DONE
• ring GOSH re DS2's remaining drug & poss coming off it - Left Message
• collect DS1's red book from doc after Tues