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

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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.

woohoo - I've just had a call from Income Support - they're processing my claim this morning (at last!), I should get another call back this morning to try and sort out getting a letter from my local job centre to take to housing options to get my application for that finished off and get the ball rolling (Actually more like chuck it off a cliff ) to get moved

Brilliant news TAF!

Breakfast done
Wash up (or load dishwasher)
Clean sides
Tidy living room doing
Hoover living room
Work out way of fixing room divider to separate teens and toddlers
Washing load on done
Washing hung out

DD is whingey and clingy today (cutting last 2 back teeth ), so I think I will be pleased to get anything done today

Great news TAF.

Fairy, looking after little one should go on the list then. Poor thing, teeth are 'orrible.

all up, dressed, teethbrushed up

• beds made, windows and curtains open done
• condensation patrol
• spatone + OJ + vitamins done
• breakfast done
• check email and online banking doing
• laundry - fold dry washing, put load in
• kitchen - washed pots done, dry pots, clean sides down done, clean floor done*, tidy and sort food cupboard and shelves
• handbag customising?
• hoovering

+ continue with tv reduction

• lunch
• walk?
• crafty activity with DS
• feed the birds
• take rubbish and recycling out
• tea
• put breadmaker on?
• tidy downstairs
• DS bath and bed
• is the kitchen cleared?
• ready for the morning? bag packed
• manicure/pedicure
• write list for tomorrow

DIY jobs -

• paint front door - 1 coat inside, 1 coat outside
• get frame for fireplace print - what size? bought frame closest in size Need to get custom-sized to fit the mount. rather pricey - remove mount?
• buy a small mirror for above the bathroom sink
• big mirror up in bedroom
• get new curtains for front room
• shelves in cupboard + clean and anti-mildew paint (project for next Dad visit)
• put up house number

To Do -

• make compost bin - empty old dustbin, read instructions for the drill
• plan Christmas 2010, next - decide on one or two gifts I?d like to make, find patterns, instructions etc. and buy materials
• mould mission - hallway, front room window, back room wall
• Barclaycard
• Return Jamie Oliver cookbook to SIL
• stitch card for Mother?s Day started
• buy swimming costume
• sort photos and order any I want prints of
• find/write CV
• Prepare Waste Reduction plan.

TAF yay!!!

Fairy DD seems to be teething atm too, she is 2.3yrs. how old is yours?

woke up today feeling really awful and anxious and shakey but Im going to try and carry on, sitting here will just make it worse so my list will have some small easy things on to start i think.

get baby dressed(!)
sort out hair
tidy kitchen surfaces

Fernie Anything you want to get off your chest?

Wasting - I am also implementing TV reduction here too. Between the crappy weather and lack of sleep I've slipped into Cbeebies being on a LOT. Bad mummy!

TAF - yay, excellent news!

Fairy - it's rubbish when they are teething Wasting is right though, it should go on the list

CC - what a PITA for one thing to take up the whole day!

Right I must do better today, I've been lame all week. We have got a weekend to ourselves this weekend which is nice, but we want to get a few jobs done for the holiday - getting the car ready etc - so I need to get on top of the house today.

TODAY
Me and DH up - done
Shower and dressed - dressed shower later
Get DS up and dressed - done
Spatone + vitamins - done
Breakfast and tidy kitchen - done + clean hob and cooker hood
Take out kitchen bin + compost crock
Make beds and tidy upstairs
Wipe over bathroom
Make room for DS' books on living room bookcases
Ring grandma about visiting her before we go on holiday
Finish writing holiday lists
Sainsbury's for bread/milk etc
Lunch and tidy kitchen
Make tagine for dinner
New baby card and present
Ocado order for Monday
Meal plan for weekend and next week
Dinner x 3
Clear up
DS bath and bed
Post DS-to-bed tidy
Kitchen clear before bed
Take ADs

LAUNDRY
Fold dry washing
Wash sofa cushion covers
Towels
Bedding

CLEANING THIS WEEK
Mop kitchen and hall
Shower screen
Dust upstairs lampshades

Alice, she's 3 in April, the dentist said these are the last 2 to come, but they've not yet broken through the gums, so there's a way to go yet...

Fernie what's up?

I should really try to reduce tv here too, easier once the weather improves though.

Fri:

• Toilet Training
• me up first DONE
• breakfast & tidy up DONE
• all dressed DONE
• DH to work DONE
• DS1 to pre-sch DONE
• get DS2's feet measured DONE
• go to playgroup (remember bib!) DONE

• collect DS1
• lunch & tidy up
• DS2 nap
• lots of laundry;

Load1 - InBasket Load2 - InTD Load3 - InWM

• afternoon with DS1, maybe baking
• DH home
• tea x 4
• boys to bed
• us out to football

Ongoing List:

• contact new dentist & see if we can register
• return borrowed DVDs x 2
• upload & order online prints
• order door curtain (& rail) for front door
• clean kitchen cupboard doors (Started)
• put pile of cds onto DH's pc, then they can go into loft with others
• find out about swimming lessons for DS1 (Have tip about nearby place with spaces)
• sort out spare room properly as too much junk in there Started
• copy Wasting and think about Christmas! (maybe)
• put shelf bits in loft + some other bits (need a hand i think)
• add boxes of too small clothes to loft pile

Alibabaandthe40nappies thanks for asking nothing major just that the nursery has an advisor who comes in once a month and yesterday she suggested all these things to help my son with concentration and some of the things he is a little behind in and they all sound extremely complicated. Things like a picture chart of his day to help his stop getting overwhelmed by things, and set times for activites in the day not just for him but for each of the children so that he knows what to expect (he has a minor breakdown if he doesnt know what to do). I just dont know where to start the list makes it sound like my house is going to turn into a nursery I am going to buy some little things to do som eof the suggestions tomorrow but so far I have started to write a list and all I have on it is some doodles and scribbles! I had a major panic attack on the way home yesterday and so it just takes me a while to feel normal again!

anyway I have done the first three things today really slowly but still they are done!

next three will be

try and think about this list for tomorrow otherwise I wont do any of it and another week will go by.

tidy some more of the kitchen

put some washing in the machine

alice need to talk to you can you ring me please

Right - that's my "going out" done - letter picked up from Job Centre, taken to council, photocopied and dropped off along with the CTC one, plus popped to morrisons on my way back so thankfully only one trip needed.

Time to make a list. I had been told yesterday when I spoke to IS on the phone, late afternoon, that I wouldn't get a phone call about my claim until after lunch - so it kind of threw me when the phone rang at 9.15 lol.

TO DO

Lunch
Empty dishwasher
Visit FV/ZW friends
Ring Housing Options to confirm photocopied stuff has been passed onto them

TAF - sounds like things are coming along nicely

Fernie - lots to take in

Fri:

• Toilet Training
• me up first DONE
• breakfast & tidy up DONE
• all dressed DONE
• DH to work DONE
• DS1 to pre-sch DONE
• get DS2's feet measured DONE
• go to playgroup (remember bib!) DONE
• collect DS1 DONE
• lunch & tidy up DONE
• DS2 nap Doing
• lots of laundry;

Load1 - InBasket Load2 - InTD Load3 - InWM

• afternoon with DS1, maybe baking
• DH home
• tea x 4
• boys to bed
• us out to football

Ongoing List:

• contact new dentist & see if we can register
• return borrowed DVDs x 2
• upload & order online prints
• order door curtain (& rail) for front door
• clean kitchen cupboard doors (Started)
• put pile of cds onto DH's pc, then they can go into loft with others
• find out about swimming lessons for DS1 (Have tip about nearby place with spaces)
• sort out spare room properly as too much junk in there Started
• copy Wasting and think about Christmas! (maybe)
• put shelf bits in loft + some other bits (need a hand i think)
• add boxes of too small clothes to loft pile

TO DO

Visit FV/ZW neighbours
Ironing
Put clothes away

DONE

TO DO

Lunch
Empty dishwasher
Ring Housing Options to confirm photocopied stuff has been passed onto them

Although I have just made a right tit of myself making the above phone calls.

Rang Theresa (had to ask for her) at Housing Options, spoke to her and she told me what would happen next (she'll email Housing Benefit who will assess to check how much HB I'm entitled to) then once they've emailed her back she'll pass the details on to the RAS people who will then contact the letting agent.

Put my mobile down, picked up the landline and rang Judith at the Letting Agents to update.

"Hello can I speak to Judith please" I said

there was a short silence and I realised my mistake and corrected myself. She put me on hold for a few seconds. Then a voice came onto the phone saying "Wellingborough Borough Council how can I help you".........

I was - then I realised it was Judith teasing me

Fernie that does sound a lot to deal with - have they given you templates and ideas to get you started?

TAF - glad things are moving!

Please can someone give me a kick? I feel like I am moving in slow motion!

TODAY
Me and DH up - done
Shower and dressed - dressed shower later
Get DS up and dressed - done
Spatone + vitamins - done
Breakfast and tidy kitchen - done + clean hob and cooker hood
Unload dishwasher - done
Take out kitchen bin + compost crock
Make beds and tidy upstairs - done
Wipe over bathroom - done
New towels and bathmats out - done
Bathroom floor - done
Make room for DS' books on living room bookcases - done
Ring grandma about visiting her before we go on holiday
Finish writing holiday lists
Sainsbury's for bread/milk etc
Lunch and tidy kitchen - inprogress
Make tagine for dinner
New baby card and present
Ocado order for Monday
Meal plan for weekend and next week
Dinner x 3
Clear up
DS bath and bed
Post DS-to-bed tidy
Kitchen clear before bed
Take ADs

LAUNDRY
Fold dry washing
Wash sofa cushion covers
Towels
Bedding

CLEANING THIS WEEK
Mop kitchen and hall
Shower screen
Dust upstairs lampshades - done

for Ali!

TAF

Fernie, you don't need to write your list all at once though, just add some things when you think of them.

• all up, dressed, teethbrushed done
• beds made, windows and curtains open done
• condensation patrol done
• spatone + OJ + vitamins done
• breakfast done
• check email and online banking doing
• laundry - fold dry washing done , put load in
• kitchen - washed pots done, dry pots done, clean sides down done, clean floor done*, tidy and sort food cupboard and shelves
• handbag customising? done for now Radley dog tag has been removed! fun danglies attached.
• hoovering

+ continue with tv reduction done

• lunch done
• walk?
• crafty activity with DS
• feed the birds
• take rubbish and recycling out
• tea
• put breadmaker on?
• tidy downstairs
• DS bath and bed
• is the kitchen cleared?
• ready for the morning? bag packed
• manicure/pedicure
• write list for tomorrow

Waste Reduction Plan - Stage 1

• make compost bin - empty old bin, read drill instructions
• Back to cloth! - handwash wool covers , get changebag ready for cloth, buy larger trousers (for DS)
• read up info on recycling - DMBC guidelines for green box, google for other stuff

DIY jobs -

• paint front door - 1 coat inside, 1 coat outside
• get frame for fireplace print - what size? bought frame closest in size Need to get custom-sized to fit the mount. rather pricey - remove mount?
• buy a small mirror for above the bathroom sink
• big mirror up in bedroom
• other mirror up - quite heavy, will picture hook do?
• get new curtains for front room
• shelves in cupboard + clean and anti-mildew paint (project for next Dad visit)
• put up house number

To Do -

• plan Christmas 2010, next - decide on one or two gifts I?d like to make, find patterns, instructions etc. and buy materials
• mould mission - hallway, front room window, back room wall
• Barclaycard
• Return Jamie Oliver cookbook to SIL
• stitch card for Mother?s Day started
• buy swimming costume
• sort photos and order any I want prints of
• find/write CV
• Prepare Waste Reduction plan.

my story of making a tit of myself should of course read that I asked for Theresa at the letting agents not Judith

Afternoon all, we are back, spent a small fortune on new knickers, socks and leggings for DD3. Anything to encourage her to come out of nappies. Had to buy DD1 and DD2 new swimsuits as their swimming lessons start on Thurs. Bloods went fine, longest part was waiting for the cream to take effect.

TO DO
Tidy Dining Area
Sweep Floor
Wash Floor
Wash Dishes
Clean Counters
Sweep Kitchen Floor
Wash Floor
Tidy sitting room
Make Dinner for DH

Hi all.

TAF glad it's all moving now. I had an interview at job centre this morning which I thought was just a standard thing but when I got there he told me it was either a) because someone had reported me as a fraudster or b) because the computer had picked up on something incorrect-he went through all the details with me and they were all correct so that probably means that someone has reported me My dad said though it could be because of my foreign (nigerian)surname that I keep getting investigated...

Alice tulips and malteasers would make me well happy!

Have done sod all apart from go to dd dancing, job centre and library. Oh and get up and do meals. Might not even bother with a list

TAF - moving V quickly then!!!

Am instigating the 'Chocolate Buttons Plan' - so far working well

SCORE: Pants 1 Toilet 1
Fri:

• Toilet Training Doing
• me up first DONE
• breakfast & tidy up DONE
• all dressed DONE
• DH to work DONE
• DS1 to pre-sch DONE
• get DS2's feet measured DONE
• go to playgroup (remember bib!) DONE
• collect DS1 DONE
• lunch & tidy up DONE
• DS2 nap Doing
• lots of laundry;

Load1 - InBasket Load2 - InBasket Load3 - OnAirer Load4 - InWM

• pop to Asda for bits i forgot yesterday DONE
• afternoon with DS1; Film&Potty! Doing
• DH home HomeEarly

• tea x 4 (DH in charge of)
• boys to bed
• us out to football

Ongoing List:

• contact new dentist & see if we can register
• return borrowed DVDs x 2
• upload & order online prints
• order door curtain (& rail) for front door
• clean kitchen cupboard doors (Started)
• put pile of cds onto DH's pc, then they can go into loft with others
• find out about swimming lessons for DS1 (Have tip about nearby place with spaces)
• Get on with sorting out spare room properly as too much junk in there
• copy Wasting and think about Christmas! (maybe)
• put shelf bits in loft + some other bits (need a hand i think)
• add boxes of too small clothes to loft pile

What's his speech like JKS?

Very good really - which is why i'm finding this so frustrating, i'm sure he's intelligent yet can't 'get' that he can get the toys he wants if he just 'performs'. stubborn sod!

Frustrating.

TO DO
Tidy Dining Area DONE
Sweep Floor DONE
Wash Floor
Wash Dishes DONE
Clean Counters
Sweep Kitchen Floor
Wash Floor
Tidy sitting room
Make Dinner for DH

OMG it seems to be working!!

SCORE: Pants 1 Toilet 4!
Fri:

• Toilet Training Doing
• me up first DONE
• breakfast & tidy up DONE
• all dressed DONE
• DH to work DONE
• DS1 to pre-sch DONE
• get DS2's feet measured DONE
• go to playgroup (remember bib!) DONE
• collect DS1 DONE
• lunch & tidy up DONE
• DS2 nap DONE
• lots of laundry;

Load1 - InBasket Load2 - InBasket Load3 - OnAirer Load4 - InTD Load5 - InWM Load6 - waiting (last load)

• pop to Asda for bits i forgot yesterday DONE
• afternoon with DS1; Film&Potty! Doing
• DH home HomeEarly

• tea x 4 DH Cooking
• boys to bed
• us out to football

Ongoing List:

• contact new dentist & see if we can register
• return borrowed DVDs x 2
• upload & order online prints
• order door curtain (& rail) for front door
• clean kitchen cupboard doors (Started)
• put pile of cds onto DH's pc, then they can go into loft with others
• find out about swimming lessons for DS1 (Have tip about nearby place with spaces)
• Get on with sorting out spare room properly as too much junk in there DoneMore
• Freecycle ancient TV & little cabinet it sat on
• copy Wasting and think about Christmas! (maybe)
• put shelf bits in loft + some other bits (need a hand i think)
• add boxes of too small clothes to loft pile