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[wastingaway]

Welcome to the slatterns thread, where everyone is welcome to share their lists, get motivated and share tips.

Thanks for that mini, could say that over the weekend all the triggers listed could have been a cause of it.

TO DO
Sort out laundry DONE
Fold clothes that dont need to ironed DONE
Put clothes to be ironed in a pile DONE
Wash Dishes DONE
Make Dinner for DC PEELED SPUDS (and enough for tomorrow )
Put on a wash DONE
Counters
Sweep Floors

Thank you all

You are all doing really well today, I seem to be getting bits of everything done today but not actually getting any thing done

Roast dinner on
Ironing board set up but probably get bulk of it done during Flashforward

I am not even trying to do proper cleaning today, it is too hot. I think tomorrow is supposed to be cooler so I will do it then.

JKS - our garden gets the full blast of the sun in the morning but by about 3 the patio and DS' sandpit are in the shade so normally fine but today it's so stuffy, there is no breeze here. We've just been out for another half an hour so I think DS is happy enough

MONDAY
Me and DH up - done
Shower and dressed - done
Get DS up and dressed - done
Spatone + vitamins - done
Unload dishwasher - done
Breakfast and tidy kitchen - done
Make beds and tidy upstairs - done + 15 mins decluttering - done
Wipe over bathroom - done
Hoover and sweep downstairs - swept
Ocado here - done
Put away shopping - done
Get in washing - done
Wash nappies - done
Prep lunch so DH can take some with him - done
DH into the office for the afternoon - gone
DS nap - done he has started wanting to nap at 11.30/12ish which is throwing me off my usual plan!
Me nap - done
Hang nappies out - done
Lunch and tidy kitchen - done
Run dishwasher - done
Order nappy liners - done have got some paper for out and about and some more fleece because I'm fed up of running out
DS tea - almost ready
DH home - in 10 mins, he just rang
Our dinner - burgers
Clear up
DS bath and bed
Post DS-to-bed tidy
Kitchen clear before bed

CLEANING THIS WEEK
Mop kitchen and hall
Dust downstairs
Hoover upstairs - done
Dust upstairs
Mirrors and glass doors
Stairs and bannisters
Shower screen
Living room blinds
De-cobweb downstairs
Upstairs paintwork
Insides of downstairs windows (didn't get done last week)

OTHER JOBS THIS WEEK
Alphabetise final bookcase
Pay window cleaner and Green Thumb - MUST do this
Post card and present to FIL
Post new job card to friend
Post new baby card and present to friend who had baby last week

HOUSE
Fix light in cooker hood (not just a duff bulb apparently)
Clean carpets - livingroomdone
Put up extra hooks in utility
Plant remaining summer bulbs
New sealant round bath

Plum - i feel like i'm doing the same, got ironing waiting for later too. Though we gave up on Flashforward after we had about 5 episodes recorded that we never got round to watching. The fact that the same people as Lost wrote it put me off tbh, could waste far too much of my life on it

ALi - good plan about waiting for tomorrow - i just realised that my morning plan to see friends tomorrow is next week, glad i realised now lol - but means i have tomorrow morning 'free' to do stuff, yey!!

Mon:

• post any stamped TQ letters NotDone
• tidy up weekend papers/finish crosswords DONE
• furniture-make friend coming to look at chairs Didn'tShowUp grr
• put shopping away Started
• tea x 2 DONE
• mini toy sort out, adding to eBay/charity pile DONE

• boys to bed
• a freecycler coming at 7.15
• washing in DONE, ironed/folded & put away
• quiet & early night on my own

Tues:

• all up & breakfasted
• beds stripped & clean bedding found
• spare room sorted out & bed made
• all dressed
• bath mats & towels swapped over DONE Already!
• DS1 to pre-sch
• start eBay plan (photos/upload/list)
• collect DS1
• lunch & tidy up
• DS2 nap
• freecycler coming at 1pm
• brother & sis-in-law coming for a couple of days (arriving maybe 11am onwards)
• garden with boys
• boys tea, bath & bed
• DH home early hopefully
• dinner out x 4

Ongoing List:

• contact new dentist & see if we can register; need details of which dentist from DH
• upload & order online prints Started-Done More
• order door curtain (& rail) for front door - Autumn job really
• clean kitchen cupboard doors Done3More
• 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/Us definitely staying at home!
• 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 - Bought Some New Bits
• Thank-yous for DS1's birthday AllSigned
• pay pre-school some money - AskedThemForInvoice
• sort out summer clothes for boys DS1DONE GetNextBoxFromLoft
• Loft trip with 3 full boxes (anything else?)
• sort out toys 'too old for DS1', 'too young for DS1 but too old for DS2' & 'too young for DS2' and put away neatly somewhere

Evening .

CC glad you are feeling better .

Waves to all Slatterns.

Well L is asleep but has thrown up on and off all afternoon she is all smiles in between the sick though .

DS & DD1 are outside playing cricket and the LO's are reading and drawing feels nice and calm ATM.

Order audio book from amazon done
Suncream & Dress DD4/5 done
Clean kitchen bin done
Put a load in washer done
Hang some out done

Washed Dishes done
Put some clean washing away done

Quick tidy living room done
Wipe down surfaces in kitchen done
Wipe round bathroom done
Make beds done
Clean downstairs loo done

Mop kitchen floor done
Hoover living room when L wakes
Load of washing in done
Dinner for LO's done
Hang more washing out done
Do hair done
School run done

Tea done
Strip pram and wash
Fetch washing in /hang more out done
Reading done
Baths done
Bed

NEXT

Sky+ 4 weddings and CDWM
England match
Sort DD1 swimming stuff
Fill in DD2 sportcamp form
Uniforms
Evening tidy
Bedtime

Evening!

Hope L is better soon, poor mite.

DS down by 7pm. Love it!

• Me up, showered and dressed done going to shower after gardening
• 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
• coffee + check mail and online banking doing
• laundry - put load in done
• garden! done potted up chillis and mint, finished prepping vegplot and planted out courgettes and lettuce and sowed radish seeds.
• kitchen done
• lunch done
• quick shower done
• library done

+ Range for more gardening stuff done

• bring bin back round
• feed the birds done
• take rubbish, recycling and compost caddy out
• 5 o?clock - tea done
• wash pots and tidy kitchen
• tidy downstairs done
• DS bath and bed, wipe round bathroom, teeth and face done
• craft time
• update lists

To Do -

• plan Christmas 2010, next - decide on gifts to make, use what I?ve got for now- get cross-stitch framed, mark dates in Calendar for making Christmas cake etc.
• sort digital photos and order any I want prints of
• mirrors - put mirror tiles up above bathroom sink, other mirror up above dressing table
• work out what?s wrong with breadmaker still flat, try some new yeast? new yeast bought

Well done Wasting & CWWM on domestic peace & harmony

CWWM - how do you do it with 6 DC? i know some mums with 3 kids and they seem to be run ragged all over the place with school runs & clubs. I am dithering about no 3 right now and want to be one of those mums that sail serenely through life
I do know 1 of those btw, am v jealous!!

Mon:

• post any stamped TQ letters NotDone
• furniture-make friend coming to look at chairs Didn'tShowUp grr
• put shopping away DONE
• boys to bed DONE
• a freecycler coming at 7.15 DONE
• washing in DONE, ironed/folded & put away
• quiet & early night on my own Doing

Tues:

• all up & breakfasted
• beds stripped & clean bedding found
• spare room sorted out & bed made
• all dressed
• bath mats & towels swapped over DONE Already!
• DS1 to pre-sch
• start eBay plan (photos/upload/list)
• collect DS1
• lunch & tidy up
• DS2 nap
• freecycler coming at 1pm
• brother & sis-in-law coming for a couple of days (arriving maybe 11am onwards)
• garden with boys
• boys tea, bath & bed
• DH home early hopefully
• dinner out x 4

Ongoing List:

• contact new dentist & see if we can register; need details of which dentist from DH
• upload & order online prints Started-Done More
• order door curtain (& rail) for front door - Autumn job really
• clean kitchen cupboard doors Done3More
• 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/Us definitely staying at home!
• 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 - Bought Some New Bits
• Thank-yous for DS1's birthday AllSigned
• pay pre-school some money - AskedThemForInvoice
• sort out summer clothes for boys DS1DONE GetNextBoxFromLoft
• Loft trip with 3 full boxes (anything else?)
• sort out toys 'too old for DS1',

'too young for DS1 but too old for DS2' & 'too young for DS2' and put away neatly somewhere

hope lola is ok cwwm.

Hangover much better now though I am completely knackered still and have a really sore throat.

Am trying to watch lost online but internet connection has been rubbish today

Aw Freaky, you'll feel better in the morning.

I had three council recycling boxes the other week. I am down to one now.

• Me up, showered and dressed done going to shower after gardening
• 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
• coffee + check mail and online banking doing
• laundry - put load in done
• garden! done potted up chillis and mint, finished prepping vegplot and planted out courgettes and lettuce and sowed radish seeds.
• kitchen done
• lunch done
• quick shower done
• library done

+ Range for more gardening stuff done

• bring bin back round done
• feed the birds done
• take rubbish, recycling and compost caddy out done
• 5 o?clock - tea done
• wash pots and tidy kitchen
• tidy downstairs done
• DS bath and bed, wipe round bathroom, teeth and face done
• craft time
• update lists

Tomorrow -

• town
• plant tomato seeds
• tidy DS room
• take sides off cot

Grot -

• oven
• tv screen
• macbook screen
• kill the ants

To Do -

• plan Christmas 2010, next - decide on gifts to make, use what I?ve got for now- get cross-stitch framed, mark dates in Calendar for making Christmas cake etc.
• sort digital photos and order any I want prints of
• mirrors - put mirror tiles up above bathroom sink, other mirror up above dressing table
• work out what?s wrong with breadmaker still flat, try some new yeast? new yeast bought
• buy external hard-drive
• prepare for holiday! 2 weeks away!

JKS 3 children, sail serenly through life I don't think those words go in the same sentence

It is true, I don't know how anyone lets their dcs do more than 1 after schools, dd1 has dancing, her big show is coming up, so that takes loads of time, extra classes, going to watch and then helping out at the other 2 performances
ds has gaelic, does Judo in school and now there are more tournaments coming up, so that is more running, but gaelic is at weekends and is free, so can't moan too much about that and dd2 will start dancing in sept,aaarrrggggggghhhhhhh tall me again why I want a 4th.

Wasting I'm heading to Tesco tomorrow with memory card to get photos developed I think it goes back as far as Xmas 08, I'm really bad for that, dh had to delete some tonight to take photos of the pup so better go tomorrow

Right dcs are in bed, not sleeping yet

need to
unload dishy
load dishy
bring in washing
Iron
load car with clothes bags for school
list for Tesco tomorrow(quick shop, ingredients)

I will be happy if I get the first 3 done

Morning, Migraine came back with a vengance last night, spent until about 2am being sick and wishing the painkillers would take the edge off it. Have dull ache over the left eye. Need to get some more migraleve.

Will post a list later

Oh dear CC

Freak - hope you are feeling better today.

Plum - it's true the one i'm thinking of who is run ragged her 3 do:
DS1 - fencing (& competitions) & sailing
DD - dancing (all sorts), music lessons & sailing
DS2 - just started fencing & sailing too
there's prob more that i don't know about, plus normal sch of course.

The one i know who takes it all in her stride has:
DS1 - in Year1 at sch, she stopped his football after he was getting too tired
DS2 - still at pre-sch
DS3 - only a baby, so maybe her run ragged days are still to come???

Left from Mon:

• post any stamped TQ letters NotDone
• furniture-make friend coming to look at chairs Didn'tShowUp grr
• ironing/folding & putting away

Tues:

• all up & breakfasted DONE
• beds stripped & clean bedding found DONE
• spare room sorted out & bed made
• all dressed 2Done
• bath mats & towels swapped over DONE
• DS1 to pre-sch
• start eBay plan (photos/upload/list)
• pop into bf group with DS2? maybe pop into shops for bits i forgot yesterday?
• collect DS1
• lunch & tidy up
• DS2 nap
• freecycler coming at 1pm
• brother & sis-in-law coming for a couple of days (arriving maybe 11am onwards)
• garden with boys
• boys tea, bath & bed
• DH home early hopefully
• dinner out x 4

Ongoing List:

• contact new dentist & see if we can register; need details of which dentist from DH
• upload & order online prints Started-Done More
• order door curtain (& rail) for front door - Autumn job really
• clean kitchen cupboard doors Done3More
• 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/Us definitely staying at home!
• 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 - Bought Some New Bits
• Thank-yous for DS1's birthday AllSigned
• pay pre-school some money - AskedThemForInvoice
• sort out summer clothes for boys DS1DONE GetNextBoxFromLoft
• Loft trip with 3 full boxes (anything else?)
• sort out toys 'too old for DS1',

'too young for DS1 but too old for DS2' & 'too young for DS2' and put away neatly somewhere

Morning all.

Hope you're feeling better today FO .

Hugs CC migraines are bloody horrible .

JKS- PMSL @sailing serenly through life I have spent the morning covered in baby puke and poo arguing with a 10 year old about trousers.
I think having dp here in the mornings helps a lot as that is the most hectic time.

Little lists from me today, L has had a very bad night she was restless and crying so it feels like like I have only napped all night.
I am starting to wonder if she has an allergy to cows milk every time she has it she seems to get a poorly tummy .

Hoover living room
Eat breakfast
Make beds
Load of washing in

Morning!

Hope your head's better soon CC.

CWWM, might be worth keeping a food diary for her then.

DS woke up at 5. He had about 3 soft toys wedged underneath him. He did settle again though. Think it had chilled down a bit and he only had t-shirt and jama bottoms on, so I shut the window. I got really angry. Goodness knows how I'll cope putting him in a big boy bed. He'll be rolling out of it all night.

• both up done
• breakfast done

Next -

• change DS and dress him
• tidy bathroom
• put a load in
• kitchen 15 mins
• shower

Morning everyone.
Sorry to hear about the migraine CC. I remember when I was 15 having the throwing up as well as aura. I used eat arrowroot biscuits and was convinced that they made it go away! Arrowroot is soothing for the gut, so maybe there was some truth in it.

DH has got clinic appointment today for his memory, I have to go with him, hope we have a good experience, nt holding my breath though.

Reading through all your lists I think a mums job description would fill pages and pages. many kills and talents needed including refereeing if I remember rightly from having 3 DC quite close together. It does get better,---eventually.

thats skills not kills. Although

Lol Mini!!

CWWM - i know i'm aiming too high aren't i at the serene bit?!
thing is i wasn't serene before kids how the heck do i expect myself to be after????!!

Wasting - i have had to admit to myself recently that i have a temper/short-fuse and sleep deprivation/night-time wakings set me off too.

Left from Mon:

• post any stamped TQ letters NotDone
• furniture-make friend coming to look at chairs Didn'tShowUp grr
• ironing/folding & putting away

Tues:

• all up & breakfasted DONE
• beds stripped & clean bedding found DONE
• spare room sorted out & bed made
• all dressed 2Done
• bath mats & towels swapped over DONE
• DS1 to pre-sch DONE
• start eBay plan (photos/upload/list)
• pop into bf group with DS2? maybe pop into shops for bits i forgot yesterday?
• collect DS1
• lunch & tidy up
• DS2 nap
• freecycler coming at 1pm
• brother & sis-in-law coming for a couple of days (arriving maybe 11am onwards)
• garden with boys
• boys tea, bath & bed
• DH home early hopefully
• dinner out x 4

Ongoing List:

• contact new dentist & see if we can register; need details of which dentist from DH
• upload & order online prints Started-Done More
• order door curtain (& rail) for front door - Autumn job really
• clean kitchen cupboard doors Done3More
• 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/Us definitely staying at home!
• 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 - Bought Some New Bits
• Thank-yous for DS1's birthday AllSigned
• pay pre-school some money DONE
• sort out summer clothes for boys DS1DONE GetNextBoxFromLoft
• Loft trip with 3 full boxes (anything else?)
• sort out toys 'too old for DS1',

'too young for DS1 but too old for DS2' & 'too young for DS2' and put away neatly somewhere

Morning slatterns

Wasting did you watch Glee last night? I thought it was quite a good one.

Hope everyone is well. I need a list today. Not a big one, but some kind of focus and a must remember type thing.

DONE
Dressed
DD dressed
DD bag packed (going to playgroup)
Car picked up by garage
DD picked up by friend
Phone garage
Write some cards

TO DO
Sit down and do nothing
Look at buggy boards online
Look at paint colours for our bedroom online
Wait for DD to come home

Morning - cc - really hope you're feeling a bit better this morning, poor you.

I just can't get going - am FED UP with boring household chores!! Not a good morning getting kids off to school - everyone seemed to lose something and blame me!

Need to: - do dishwasher and tidy kitchen, put laundry on, put clean laundry away

Morning

We are poorly here. DS is alright, but DH and I have been awake all night with D&V. Feel exhausted, and still feel sick [feeling sorry for myself emoticon]

CC - sorry you are suffering too

Wasting we had DS awake at 5ish too. I think he was thirsty because he wanted mik-mok (boob), which was a nightmare considering how sick I felt!

No list, just need to get through the day somehow.

Ali take care of yourself.

Wasting, I think I am going to keep a note of what she eats she is still Bf a lot but sometimes has cows milk on cereal but everytime she gets a tummy ache and runny poos.

Hi Mini- good luck with the appt today .

JKS I have never heard myself described as serene more like a shrieking harpy!

Waves to Alice

J13 - I know how you feel about the house I just seem to be trapped in here day after day. Hope the day gets better for you.

L is asleep and DP has gone to work.
Just sort of watched Marley and me with dd4 and she was in floods of tears .
Am too tired to do anything somebody kick me please!

Hoover living room
Eat breakfast done
Make beds
Load of washing in

Oh Ali, poor you. Only do what's entirely necessary today.

CWWM, it could well be. I think if they just have a little bit, they get used to it.

Alice, yes, it was a fab episode. Pretty hot too with Mr. Schu and Dougie Howser facing off against each other.

• change DS and dress him done
• tidy bathroom done
• put a load in done
• kitchen 15 mins 30 and it's done
• shower done

+ hang out washing done

Next -

• change DS and dress him, again
• take clean washing up
• put another load in

Take it really easy Ali - getting through the day is all you need to do!

Thanks CWWM - am meeting a couple of friends for lunch which will definitely help!

To do: find repeat prescription for DD, make phone call re. w/end, make appointments for Thursday

Next: make bed, prep bag for afternoon, unload dishwasher.

Hi all,
not read through but hope you are all having a good day.

Had great time at the Wedding on Sat. Wore both outfits in the end which was fun.

All up, dressed and breakfasted done
DS to school done
See HV done
Clear away breakfast things
Walk or gardening done
Vitamins
Rubbish out
Recycling out done/plastic to school
Tidy DS's room
Lunch
Open windows done
put washing on done/ hand washing
put washing to dry
Washing in, folded and put away
tidy kitchen
empty dishy
dishy filled and on
admin/filing/post
dinner
bath DD/DS
DD/DS to bed
tidy bedroom
put toys away in lounge
feed cat
Water plants

Extra stuff
post cheque
get DD to eat some solids
start doing accounts

Ongoing
Arrange summer holiday
Write meithrin nursery donation letters
Buy new address book and fill in
new curtains/black out blinds for DS's room / our room
Paint summer house/greenhouse
Fix patio - Dad to help