Dusting off our lists, scrubbing up our slattern ways, you won't find any April Fools here!

[PlumBumMum]

Everyone is welcome,
we are a friendly bunch,
we post our lists big or small,
tick jobs off as we go along.

We give each other a kick up the bum when needed or shoulder to cry moan on,
and a pat on the back.

Cake & Coffee Alcohol always welcomed

Lol at mince war! I like celery in things but always forget to buy it

I've eaten loads today, am trying to be healthy and drink more water but am eating lots more too.

Have sorted out the two wardrobes upstairs so not too bad. The alarming thing is that we have loads of stuff but we actually use it all so couldn't even get rid of much!

I actually hate raw celery, but love it in things and love celery soup. I keep getting cravings for Waldorf salad think i have tried it once in my entire life! I think it is because it is crunchy

Hello everyone, busy day here.

Mon:

• DH up first DONE
• breakfast DONE
• all dressed DONE
• DS1 to pre-school, hooray!!!! DONE
• me into office for a bit DONE
• collect dry cleaning (remember cash as they don't have a machine) DONE
• collect DS1 DONE
• lunch & tidy up DONE
• DS2 nap DONE
• afternoon; garden and dropped bits to office DONE
• boys tea DONE

• boys to bed
• fish finger sandwich, yum! & white wine i think
• quiet & early night as DH out

Ongoing List:

• contact new dentist & see if we can register
• upload & order online prints Started-Done More
• order door curtain (& rail) for front door
• clean kitchen cupboard doors DoneAnotherOne (slow progress!!)
• put cds onto DH's pc, then they can go into loft with others
• find out about swimming lessons for DS1 - Have Name Of School; HavePhoneNumber
• copy Wasting and think about Christmas; PIL definitely away
• sort out holiday in August to Jersey; hire car (+ seats)
• change over to reusables nappies for DS2 in the day Started
• my underwear - massive sort out & throw away old bits Started
• broken toy audit/repair session DONE
• toys needing new batteries audit DONE
• DH's aunt bday card

Ahh, and relax

Mon:

• DH up first DONE
• breakfast DONE
• all dressed DONE
• DS1 to pre-school, hooray!!!! DONE
• me into office for a bit DONE
• collect dry cleaning (remember cash as they don't have a machine) DONE
• collect DS1 DONE
• lunch & tidy up DONE
• DS2 nap DONE
• afternoon; garden and dropped bits to office DONE
• boys tea DONE

• boys to bed DONE
• fish finger sandwich, yum! & white wine i think DONE/Doing
• quiet & early night as DH out WatchingV

Ongoing List:

• contact new dentist & see if we can register
• upload & order online prints Started-Done More
• order door curtain (& rail) for front door
• clean kitchen cupboard doors DoneAnotherOne (slow progress!!)
• put cds onto DH's pc, then they can go into loft with others
• find out about swimming lessons for DS1 - Have Name Of School; HavePhoneNumber
• copy Wasting and think about Christmas; PIL definitely away
• sort out holiday in August to Jersey; hire car (+ seats)
• change over to reusables nappies for DS2 in the day Started
• my underwear - massive sort out & throw away old bits Started
• DH's aunt bday card

Evening!

I walked DS socks off this afternoon, bless him.

• 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 and vitamins done
• breakfast done
• fresh coffee + check email and online banking doing
• laundry - fold dry washing done, put 2nd load in done
• DH paperwork done
• dry pots done
• change beds done
• find ipod and charge up done
• wave DH off done
• lunch done
• library done (Reading Club)

+ post letter done + pop to sainsburys done

• bring bin and recycle box back round done
• kitchen - sink done, pots most, sides, FLOOR
• dusting and hoovering done
• water plants
• try out the backpack carrier again?
• 15 minutes gardening
• feed the birds done
• take rubbish, recycling and compost caddy out done
• pack change bag done
• tea done
• put breadmaker on?
• tidy downstairs done
• DS bath and bed done
• wipe round bathroom and clean face and teeth done
• Do NOT sit down until the kitchen is sparkling!
• write list for tomorrow done
• craft time

DS daily -

• messy activity playdough at reading club
• shoe walk lots
• garden done

Tomorrow -

• town - market
• baby clinic - weigh DS
• dust and hoover upstairs

Doom -

• Back room - not much left to do now, 15 mins?
• kitchen - find alternative storage for mugs and glasses (windowsill not attractive), go through all other crockery/equipment and get rid if it hasn?t been used since we moved here.

To Do -

• plan Christmas 2010, next - decide on gifts to make, use what I?ve got for now- get cross-stitch framed
• sort digital photos and order any I want prints of
• finish writing cv
• mirrors - put mirror tiles up above bathroom sink, other mirror up above dressing table
• get garden chairs from MILs garage
• Birthday presents to buy/make - step-MIL - wrist-warmers, DS - DVDs
• dig blackout blind out and adjust to window
• work out what?s wrong with breadmaker

hi everyone
not doing so well at getting on comp or making lists
been really busy with ds2 and decorating
dh has been a star washing up hoovering etc
think my new list should read get dh to clean up lol
tomorrow will start my list
the one thing i must do is eat better and exercise getting really tired cause ive put on some weight .

Evening everyone - hi tusker.

I have been a bit rubbish today, not done anything really this afternoon. I feel all unsettled and out my normal routine. Going to go and sort through some clothes now I think and then I must get up and get lots done in the morning.
Have spoken to DH, he landed in Washington about an hour ago. Pleased he has got that far, apparently the admin people at his work are looking to see if they can get them on an earlier flight than Friday - which would be amazing!

MONDAY
Up and dressed - done
Spatone + vitamins
Breakfast and tidy kitchen - done
Unload dishwasher - done
Make beds and tidy upstairs - done + declutter and some re-organising in DS' room - donemore
Wipe over bathroom - done + 15 mins deeper cleaning
Ocado 10-11am - here
Put away shopping - done
Hoover and sweep downstairs
Lunch and tidy kitchen - done
Finish clearing utility ready for painter
Dinner - done
Clear up - done
DS bath and bed - done
Post DS-to-bed tidy - done
Kitchen clear before bed - done

CLEANING THIS WEEK
Mop kitchen and hall
Dust downstairs
Hoover upstairs
Dust upstairs - started
Mirrors and glass doors
Stairs and bannisters
Shower screen
Utility sink and sides
De-cobweb downstairs
Upstairs paintwork

OTHER JOBS THIS WEEK
Have a big clothes sort out - started
Hoover out wardrobes
Sand down wardrobe cedar blocks
Take discarded clothes to charity bin

Morning

Ali poor you, are your parents still with you?

DONE
Have breakfast
Get dressed
Turn horses out

TO DO
Get DD creamed and dressed
Clear up breakfast
Make beds
Hang washing out
Go to the market
Lunch
Clear up lunch
Put dishy on (wasn't full last night)
Have a nap
Mop downstairs floors
Do horses
Dinner
Wipe down kitchen
DD bed
Tidy living room
Put washload on

Must Do This Week
Sew elastic into DD's ballet shoes (by wed)
Find DD some white or pink socks (by wed)
Make a mock up roman blind
Give the horses a bit of exercise
Finish the sorting of baby clothes and put away

Ali - i hope he gets back soon.

Tues:
DONE:
all up & dressed
breakfast
strip beds & find clean bedding
swap over bathroom mats and towels
ds1 to pre-sch
food shopping & put away (most done)
general tidy up

TO DO:
office for a bit
collect ds1
lunch & tidy up
DS2 nap
afternoon? garden?
boys tea, bath & bed
DH away with work
PIL arriving
quiet night with PIL (haven't decided if i'm going to orch or not)

Ongoing List:

• contact new dentist & see if we can register
• upload & order online prints Started-Done More
• order door curtain (& rail) for front door
• clean kitchen cupboard doors DoneAnotherOne (slow progress!!)
• put cds onto DH's pc, then they can go into loft with others
• find out about swimming lessons for DS1 - Have Name Of School; HavePhoneNumber
• copy Wasting and think about Christmas; PIL definitely away
• sort out holiday in August to Jersey; hire car (+ seats)
• change over to reusables nappies for DS2 in the day Started
• my underwear - massive sort out & throw away old bits Started
• DH's aunt bday card

Morning all

Tusker I am the same need to exercise and eat healthy

I really would love to lose 2 stone, but even a stone would make me happy

dh would like dc4 before he is 35, so think I'll be sticking my thumb out for the June/July 2011 bus

so I would like to lose this bit extra before adding to it iyswim

Freak I'm sure none of you sound how I imagine at all, not very good at english accents

anyway off for a cuppa with dh back with a list soon

Morning!

• 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 and vitamins done
• breakfast done
• fresh coffee + check email and online banking doing
• laundry - fold dry washing done, put load in done
• kitchen - dry pots, clean sink, wash pots, dry pots, wipe sides down - 2X 15 mins done
• town - market
• lunch
• clinic to get DS weighed
• kitchen floor
• dust and hoover upstairs
• try out the backpack carrier again?
• 15 minutes gardening
• feed the birds
• take rubbish, recycling and compost caddy out
• pack change bag
• tea
• put breadmaker on
• tidy downstairs
• DS bath and bed
• wipe round bathroom and clean face and teeth
• Do NOT sit down until the kitchen is sparkling!
• write list for tomorrow
• craft time

DS daily -

• messy activity
• shoe walk
• garden

Doom -

• Back room - not much left to do now, 15 mins?
• kitchen - find alternative storage for mugs and glasses (windowsill not attractive), go through all other crockery/equipment and get rid if it hasn?t been used since we moved here.

To Do -

• plan Christmas 2010, next - decide on gifts to make, use what I?ve got for now- get cross-stitch framed
• sort digital photos and order any I want prints of
• finish writing cv
• mirrors - put mirror tiles up above bathroom sink, other mirror up above dressing table
• get garden chairs from MILs garage
• Birthday presents to buy/make - step-MIL - wrist-warmers, DS - DVDs
• dig blackout blind out and adjust to window
• work out what?s wrong with breadmaker

Morning all, resisted the urge to post before I started anything. . Hope everyone is well!

Everybody up DONE
Make Beds
Make Lunches DONE
Everyone to school/toddler group/work DONE
Mammys tablets DONE
Tidy Sitting Room DONE
Wash Floor
Tidy Hall DONE
Downstairs Loo DONE
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

Weekly Jobs
MON
Our Room/Ensuite
Hoover Stairs
TUES
DS Room
WED
DD1s Room
Hoover Stairs
Computers
THURS
DD2s Room
FRI
Main Bathroom
Hoover Stairs

Good Morning

I don't know if any of you remember me, I haven't been on Mumsnet since sometime in September!! I really need to get some routine back in my life!! so I have decided lists are the way to go, especially as they worked so well last time I was here!!

I planned to get thinks done early this morning, but DS3 is cutting his back teeth and was up many, many times in the night, so I am feeling like a zombie this morning.

Anyway, this is what I plan for today;

Up, dresses and breakfast done
Get DS1, DS2 and DD1 to school done
Hangout washing
Put away clean washing (huge mountain of it)
Run WM
Run DW
Decide what to have for dinner
Asda delivery
Put away food shopping (hate this)
Wipe around bathroom
Keep kitchen tidy
Friend over for coffee later
And anything else that comes my way.

Alice congratulations BTW, whens the little one due?

Morning everyone to RainbowDrops - good to see you back

I am being lame again today. DS woke up late so I did too, and then we were chatting to DH on the webcam for ages so we have had breakfast but aren't dressed yet!
I will post short lists today I think

DONE
Up
Breakfast
Tidy kitchen

TO DO
Shower and get dressed
Get DS dressed
Hang out the washing I did 2 days ago

That will do to start with

Hello Rainbow Plum i am quite posh (apparently )

Just been to town, got some veg from the market, got DD's feet measured (she kicked and sobbed through the whole thing ) then had to buy her a pair of not very nice shoes because her feet had grown a whole size. Now home and feeling hormonal and fragile and just want to eat

Rainbow it is a boy, due on 9th August

AHHH I remember you Rainbowdrops I have asked about you a few times and Smallblessings who used to be here too

I have been asked to price a wedding cake

Oh I really need to decide wiether I am going to go all out for this or just be a chicken and stick to family birthday cakes[nervous]

TO DO
make pie filling
finish loading dishwasher & on
work out cake
get sponsors for walk
Iron & put away washing

Can't think straight that will have to do

Do it Plum you are easily good enough. My grandma used to do wedding cakes.

Afternoon. So annoyed, I forgot to put the 2nd load in before we went to town, but shold be washed in an hour now.

DS has fallen asleep in the buggy. Hope that doesn't mean a late one for us tonight.

Hello Rainbow.

Plum how exciting! I think as long as you are enjoying making cakes, then why not? You're really very good at it.

Ali, how you doing?

• 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 and vitamins done
• breakfast done
• fresh coffee + check email and online banking doing
• laundry - fold dry washing done, put load in done
• kitchen - dry pots, clean sink, wash pots, dry pots, wipe sides down - 2X 15 mins done
• town - market done
• lunch - done*
• clinic to get DS weighed - see when he wakes up if there;s time.
• kitchen floor
• dust and hoover upstairs
• try out the backpack carrier again?
• 15 minutes gardening
• feed the birds
• take rubbish, recycling and compost caddy out
• pack change bag
• tea
• put breadmaker on
• tidy downstairs
• DS bath and bed
• wipe round bathroom and clean face and teeth
• Do NOT sit down until the kitchen is sparkling!
• write list for tomorrow
• craft time

DS daily -

• messy activity
• shoe walk
• garden some

Doom -

• Back room - not much left to do now, 15 mins?
• kitchen - find alternative storage for mugs and glasses (windowsill not attractive), go through all other crockery/equipment and get rid if it hasn?t been used since we moved here.

To Do -

• plan Christmas 2010, next - decide on gifts to make, use what I?ve got for now- get cross-stitch framed
• sort digital photos and order any I want prints of
• finish writing cv
• mirrors - put mirror tiles up above bathroom sink, other mirror up above dressing table
• get garden chairs from MILs garage
• Birthday presents to buy/make - step-MIL - wrist-warmers boughtwool, DS - DVDs
• dig blackout blind out and adjust to window
• work out what?s wrong with breadmaker

Thank you Alice, I'm going to price it and see, thinking also of creating a fan page on facebook (don't know where to begin with that one but............)

So I haven't done anything other than have lunch and get dd2 dressed

Oh and dhs van went through PSV, so the car is up for MOT later so fingers crossed as some parts he ordered are stuck in England(oops)

Good news re dh ali

Plum you should do it, your cakes are really good!

Hi rainbow, I thought you'd gone over to the FLY side

Am being very lax with lists atm. I think af may be looming [no idea emoticon]. Yesterday I ate all day and was still starving at bedtime!

Alice - DS hates having his feet measured too. He screams and curls his toes up

Plum - go for it, you are definitely good enough

to other Slatterns

Well there isn't going to be a flight before Friday, but they are booked on a sleeper from Madrid to Paris and then Eurostar and will be back in London at lunchtime on Sunday which is about 36 hours sooner than we thought he would be, yay!

Another short list, that worked quite well!

DONE
Up
Breakfast
Tidy kitchen
Shower and get dressed
Get DS dressed - he came in the shower with me
Wipe over bathroom
Clean bathroom cabinet and wash walls
Make beds and tidy upstairs
Lunch
Phone Mum

TO DO
Clear up kitchen
Put dishwasher on
Pack bag to go to friend's for a cuppa
Remember to take card to pick up parcel

The washing needs to go through again . So I will put it on tonight and then it can go out in the morning.

Afternoon all, feel totally drained today

Everybody up DONE
Make Beds
Make Lunches DONE
Everyone to school/toddler group/work DONE
Mammys tablets DONE
Tidy Sitting Room DONE
Wash Floor
Tidy Hall DONE
Downstairs Loo DONE
Wash Breakfast Dishes
Clean counters
Tidy dining area
Sweep Floors
Washing DONE
Hang Up washing DONE
Collect DD3 DONE
Make DHs Lunch DONE
Tidy Up after it DONE

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

Weekly Jobs
MON
Our Room/Ensuite
Hoover Stairs
TUES
DS Room
WED
DD1s Room
Hoover Stairs
Computers
THURS
DD2s Room
FRI
Main Bathroom
Hoover Stairs

Alice shoe shopping for my DC always makes me feel fragile, must be ten times worse when hormones are thrown in, don't mind shoe shopping for myself though A baby boy, one of ach thats perfect

freak I was tempted to FLY, but I failed at the first hurdle

Thanks for welcoming me back all

I lve seeing dones on my list!!!

Up, dresses and breakfast done
Get DS1, DS2 and DD1 to school done
Hangout washing done
Put away clean washing done
Run WM done
Run DW done
Decide what to have for dinner done Baked potatos
Asda delivery done
Put away food shopping done
Wipe around bathroom done
Keep kitchen tidy
Friend over for coffee later done
And anything else that comes my way.

My two love having their feet measured, we have a clarks outlet shop by sainsbury's and everytime we walk past it they beg to have their feet measured!

Right DONE
All up etc
bins out
my bed stripped
load of washing in
load of washing out
washing up
toddler group
lunch
lots of playing in garden
handprints wiped off front window
Sitting room dusted (forgot to do tv though)
Upstairs tidied
washing in off line
Garden toys put away
Dinner
washing up
Kitchen tidied/wiped
downstairs hoovered
downstairs mopped

Still to do
Bath and bed dc
remake my bed