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.

Plum - I did, but it is still a really slow and boring task

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 - done
Make beds and tidy upstairs - done
Wipe over bathroom - done
Empty bins - done
Hoover and sweep downstairs - done
Lunch and tidy kitchen - done
Dinner - pizza from freezer
Clear up
DS bath and bed
Post DS-to-bed tidy
Kitchen clear before bed
Half hour pampering
Take ADs

LAUNDRY
Nappies - folded
3 loads - 1washing/1drying/1folded
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 - done
Hoover upstairs - done
Dust upstairs - justspareroomleft
Mirrors and glass doors - done
Stairs and bannisters - done
Shower screen - done
Insides of upstairs windows - justspareroomleft
Living room blinds
Downstairs paintwork - hallandkitchendone

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

brought fancy blind cleaner from betaware or kleeeze it was rubbish sock works better.
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 lol DONE
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 DONE
ii]clean kitchen paintwork DOING
12]clean one cupboard in kitchen TOMORROW
13]clean out fridge TOMORROW
14]ironing DONE
15]ring up about new floor in kitchen TOMORROW
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
TO FINNISH TONIGHT
MAKE SURE KIDS HAVNT WRECKED BATHROOM AFTER SHOWER
BATH GRANDSON
PUT HIM TO BED
WASH DISHES
FEED DOG
COLLAPSE BEEN UP SINCE SIX
SEE U TOMMOROW THIS HAS REALLY WORKED DIDNT FINISH ALL MY LIST BUT BABYSITTING MY 1 YR OLD GRANDSON SO NOT TO BAD.

TO FINISH TOMORROW
REST OF PAINTWORK IN KITCHEN
RING UP ABOUT KITCHEN FLOOR
CLEAN FRIDGE
CLEAN 2 CUPBOARDS OUT
WORK
PUT MONEY IN BANK

BYE SEE U TOMORROW

Well done Tusker

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 DONE
• afternoon activity; friend popping round with her DD DONE
• tea x 2 DONE

• boys to bed (bath abandoned due to lack of enthusiasm, lol!)
• 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 HaveNameOfSchool
• 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)
• ring GOSH re DS2's remaining drug & poss coming off it - Left Message
• collect DS1's red book from doc after Tues

Well done Tusker,
Alice I have the same mission as you, am determined to get to a normal level with laundry!

Spent the afternoon cleaning out my room. So apart from our ensuite, upstairs have been cleaned and tidied and all clothes in their rightful place.

Have to bring DD2 to hospital tomorrow, and am having scouts meeting here tomorrow evening

Well done Tusker.

Busy day tomorrow then CC!

I got soaked through bringing the bins back round and taking the rubbish out. The wheelie bin had been full for a few days, so I'd plopped one on top and a cat got in yesterday.
Leftover chinese all over the patio. I picked up the worst, but I'm not scraping up rubbish in a downpour.
Other than that we've not been out.

I got loads of tidying done though.
Will update list when DS is in bed.

[yuck] Wasting I hate when stuff falls out of the bin

I too am going to get washing under control

Its SNOWING here!!!!!!

Ihave loaded dishwasher
washed pots & pans

will put them away later
think once I get dcs to bed I will sort all underwear!

Wasting - ugh that is grim.

Tusker - well done, you have got no end done

CC - yikes at scouts meeting!

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 - done
Make beds and tidy upstairs - done
Wipe over bathroom - done
Empty bins - done
Hoover and sweep downstairs - done
Lunch and tidy kitchen - done
Run dishwasher - done
Dinner - done
Unload dishwasher
Clear up
DS bath and bed - DH doing now
Post DS-to-bed tidy - done
Kitchen clear before bed
Half hour pampering
Take ADs

LAUNDRY
Nappies - folded
3 loads - 1washing/1drying/1folded
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 - done
Hoover upstairs - done
Dust upstairs - justspareroomleft
Mirrors and glass doors - done
Stairs and bannisters - done
Shower screen - done
Insides of upstairs windows - justspareroomleft
Living room blinds
Downstairs paintwork - hallandkitchendone

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

Plum - I just read a thread where you said 'tosh' and then immediately apologised. It made me snort tea up my nose

Ali It was the only thing I could think of at the time, what I really wanted to say would have needed alot of BLEEPS

Wasting - yuck!

Plum - lol at tosh, don't think you needed to apologise for that surely?

Left from Sun:

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

Mon:

• boys to bed DONE
• my dinner DONE
• quiet night with my choice of tv Doing

Tues:

• all up & breakfasted
• all dressed
• general tidy
• strip beds & find clean bedding
• DS1 to pre-sch
• pop into bf group with DS2 for a cuppa
• library to drop off one book
• collect ds1
• lunch & tidy up
• DS2 nap
• PIL arriving at some point
• afternoon? pop into office?
• tea x 3/5 (not sure what's happening)
• boys bath & bed
• orchestra? may cancel

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 HaveNameOfSchool
• 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)
• ring GOSH re DS2's remaining drug & poss coming off it - Left Message
• collect DS1's red book from doc after Tues

Plum, tosh, love it!

• 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 done, put load in done
• 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 done
• tea done
• put breadmaker on?
• tidy downstairs done
• DS bath and bed done
• wipe round bathroom and OCM? done
• is the kitchen cleared? mostly
• ready for the morning? bag packed? yes
• write list for tomorrow
• ironing knitting + Flash Forward and Glee
• paint nails and toenails again

DS daily -

• messy activity
• shoe walk
• garden

Tomorrow -

• Town - market, curtains, Boots, SIL present and card?,

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

Evening.

Pleased that the sock idea has worked. Credit due to the How Clean Is Your House ladies .

Wasting - looks like you are doing well on your areas of doom!

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

Try to do tomorrow
Clear paperwork off table
Arrange DD's christening! - send off form
Ring Mum/Sister
Attempt more food for DD - apple?
Ring child-minder

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
Pay meithrin nursery
Test more paint for decorating hall and bathroom done
Ring estate agent again done and write letter.

Morning all

tosh is not a word I would say, if I was sitting with a group of friends and said what a load of old tosh, they would think someone had hit me hard on the head

dh off to work early in foul form, one of those cases were (altough he dosen't see it as a good thing) just too much work and only one of him,

And I just remembered its our Anniversary tomorrow, 10 YEARS, will we haven't fogot we have been talking about it all last week, but now its tomorrow

Will catch up with you all later have to get dd1 to docs early for blood test, her bloods came back abit funny, and she doseb't want to miss school as they have confession today and practising the stations of the cross

CC I had to sign permission lips to allow them to be filmed for RTE documentary on The Priests

See what happens when you have such a laid back attitude to religion your dcs decide they love it

Oh, let me know when thats on and I can quess who they are Plum.

Right off to see DD2s paed today so need to

Dress DD3
Bring Her to Playschool
Tidy over
Get Bus
Go to hospital

ive got bad stomache been up all night being sick. guess cleaning will have to wait.

Plum - that sounds like it could be exciting for them!

Hope all medical appts go well today.

& Tusker hope you feel better soon

Left from Sun: oops!

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

Tues:

• all up & breakfasted DONE
• all dressed DONE
• general tidy DONE
• strip beds & find clean bedding DONE
• swap over bathmats DONE
• DS1 to pre-sch DONE

• pop into bf group with DS2 for a cuppa
• library to drop off one book
• collect ds1
• lunch & tidy up
• DS2 nap
• PIL arriving at some point
• afternoon? pop into office?
• tea x 3/5 (not sure what's happening)
• boys bath & bed
• orchestra? may cancel

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 HaveNameOfSchool
• 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)
• ring GOSH re DS2's remaining drug & poss coming off it - Left Message
• collect DS1's red book from doc after today

Morning! Grotty weather here.

Hope everyone has a good day.

Take it easy today Tusker, look after yourself.

• 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, put load in done
• coffee + check email and online banking doing
• email chosen freecycle recipient again done
• meal plan, shopping list
• Town - market, curtains, Boots, SIL present and card?
• lunch
• hoovering?
• 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
• crafty time
• paint nails and toenails again

DS daily -

• messy activity
• shoe walk
• garden

Doom -

• books! - get them organised
• find alternative storage for craft stuff

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 - put up mirror tiles over sink, 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

Was 2nd in the queue at doctors and the man in front let me go first so dcs were only 15 mins late for school

Tusker make sure you stay hydrated

JKS friends ds was let out on Sunday night, looking at eplipsy(sp) he had 4 absent seizures on Sunday and friend says now that she thinks about he had been having them before the big ones on Thursday morning

Waves to everyone

Right need to get cracking on washing

TO DO
finish unloading dishwasher
take down dry washing
hang up damp washing
put on another wash
brush kitchen floor
Iron
put away dry washing
sort underwear & put away
have cuppa with dh

Morning

It is very wet here, hope it will be dry by the weekend

I am going to put DD in the bath, her eczema is bad this morning, and an Oilatum bath seems to soothe it quite a bit.

Get up done
Get dressed done
Get DD cream on done
Get DD dressed done
Breakfast done
Clear up breakfast stuff done
Make beds done
Empty dishy done
Turn horses out done
DD bath
Lunch
Nap for me
Horses
Tidy sitting room
Cook dinner
DD bed
Sewing?

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

Load 1 about to go in

Mountain of clothes upstairs that needs folding and putting away too Have started folding and sorting

Grumble. Started chucking it down again. Can't possibly walk to town in this.

Will have to go out as soon as it eases, I'm getting serious cabin fever, and we've only been in for two days!

It is yucky here today too, been raining all morning.

TUESDAY
Me and DH up - done
Shower and dressed - done
Get DS up and dressed - done
Spatone + vitamins - done
Breakfast and tidy kitchen - done
Make beds and tidy upstairs - done
Put DS under the shower because of huge poo nappy incident - done
Cut DS' finger and toenails - done warrented it's own entry today he made such a fuss
Wipe over bathroom
Hoover and sweep downstairs
Lunch and tidy kitchen
Dinner
Clear up
DS bath and bed
Post DS-to-bed tidy
Kitchen clear before bed
Take ADs

LAUNDRY
Fold one load
Wash bedspread (need to check how hot etc)

CLEANING THIS WEEK
Finish scrubbing bathroom floor
Mop kitchen and hall
Dust and clean windows in spare room
Living room blinds
Finish 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

Plum - we were in such a similar place to your friends last April, it was so scary We are much more used to things now, though admittedly at the mo we are lucky as DS2 is seizure-free, yay. Hope they can find something that works for him.

Left from Sun: oops!

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

Tues:

• all up & breakfasted DONE
• all dressed DONE
• general tidy DONE
• strip beds & find clean bedding DONE
• swap over bathmats DONE
• DS1 to pre-sch DONE
• pop into bf group with DS2 for a cuppa DONE

• library to drop off one book
• collect ds1
• lunch & tidy up
• DS2 nap
• take off nail polish
• PIL arriving at some point
• afternoon? pop into office?
• tea x 3/5 (not sure what's happening)
• boys bath & bed
• orchestra? may cancel

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 HaveNameOfSchool
• 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)
• ring GOSH re DS2's remaining drug & poss coming off it - Left Message
• collect DS1's red book from doc after today

wasting DD loves splashing in the puddles, bit annoying as everything takes twice as long, but always asks to go out if its raining strange child

Feeling bleugh this afternoon, despite the sun coming out. May try to have a little lie down in a minute (DD permitting of course!)

Get up done
Get dressed done
Get DD cream on done
Get DD dressed done
Breakfast done
Clear up breakfast stuff done
Make beds done
Empty dishy done
Turn horses out done
DD bath done
Lunch done
Nap for me
Horses
Tidy sitting room
Cook dinner
DD bed
Sewing?

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

Load 1 washed, need to tumble
Load 2 about to go in

Mountain of clothes upstairs that needs folding and putting away too - Have started folding and sorting

Alice myy dd2 has bit on her eye it actually look like a hack in the fold o her eye lid, I'm going to try Elizabeth Arden 8hour on it tonight

There really is no pleasing me, my mum sent us card for our Anniversary and tbh I would just prefer she didn't bother, I know I asked her not to put my dads name on the cards for the dcs, but it hurts all the more seeing a card from just her

DONE
finish unloading dishwasher
take down dry washing
hang up damp washing
put on another wash
have cuppa with dh x3
TO DO
brush kitchen floor
Iron
put away dry washing
sort underwear & put away

Plum it is hard isn't it?
I found that Waitrose baby bottom butter works well on stubborn dry bits, so tend to put it on DD's face.