"Slatterns fulfil a socially useful role: they allow others to feel superior, even other slatterns."

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

Morning

No energy for a list but wanted to post that i had cleaned the kitchen (not entirely but a damn sight more than it has seen lately!) but now completely shattered!

If i can i want to:

Sweep kitchen/conservatory floor
Mop kitchen/conservatory floor
Pop to local shop for cakes (friend coming over at some point (luckily she has been delayed!)

Morning everyone It is lovely here today. Going to take DS to the park before it gets too hot.
Have wasted loads of time this morning faffing round trying on clothes, must get on.

FRIDAY
Me and DH up - done
Shower and dressed - done
Get DS up and dressed - done
Spatone + vitamins
Breakfast and tidy kitchen - done
Unload dishwasher
Make beds and tidy upstairs
Wipe over bathroom
Hoover and sweep downstairs if needed
Hang washing out from last night
DH into office for a few hours
DS and I walk to park
Pop into Sainsbury's on the way back for something for dinner
Lunch and tidy kitchen
DS nap
DH home at some point
Dinner
Clear up
Water plants
DS bath and bed
Post DS-to-bed tidy
Kitchen clear before bed

CLEANING THIS WEEK
Mirrors and glass doors
Kitchen cupboard fronts
Clean fridge
Living room blinds
Upstairs paintwork
Insides of downstairs windows - started

OTHER JOBS THIS WEEK
Alphabetise final bookcase
Birthday card and present for DB

HOUSE
Fix light in cooker hood (not just a duff bulb apparently) - now the other one has gone too!
Clean carpets - livingroomdone
Put up extra hooks in utility
New sealant round bath

Quick post before disappearing into the undergrowth. Question: Do you think there is a male version of slatterns? and what would be on their lists?

Hope you are all out enjoying the sunshine!

Mini - I think it would be called the Lazy Gits.

I have been busy all morning but not got much done. Need to sort myself out once DS is down for his nap.

FRIDAY
Me and DH up - done
Shower and dressed - done
Get DS up and dressed - done
Spatone + vitamins
Breakfast and tidy kitchen - done
Unload dishwasher - done
Make beds and tidy upstairs - done
Wipe over bathroom
Hoover and sweep downstairs if needed
Hang washing out from last night - sitting in utility waiting to go out!
Strip our bed - done
Put sheets on to wash - done
DH into office for a few hours - gone
DS and I walk to park - done
Pop into Sainsbury's on the way back for something for dinner - done got him some more shorts and t-shirts too
Not lose the plot when DS has a meltdown at the checkout in Sainsbury's - done
Lunch and tidy kitchen - lunchdone
DS nap
DH home at some point
Dinner
Clear up
Water plants
DS bath and bed
Post DS-to-bed tidy
Kitchen clear before bed

CLEANING THIS WEEK
Mirrors and glass doors
Kitchen cupboard fronts
Clean fridge
Living room blinds
Upstairs paintwork
Insides of downstairs windows - started

OTHER JOBS THIS WEEK
Alphabetise final bookcase
Birthday card and present for DB

HOUSE
Fix light in cooker hood (not just a duff bulb apparently) - now the other one has gone too!
Clean carpets - livingroomdone
Put up extra hooks in utility
New sealant round bath

FRIDAY
Me and DH up - done
Shower and dressed - done
Get DS up and dressed - done
Spatone + vitamins
Breakfast and tidy kitchen - done
Unload dishwasher - done
Make beds and tidy upstairs - done
Wipe over bathroom - done
Hoover and sweep downstairs if needed - not needed
Hang washing out from last night - done
Strip our bed - done
Put sheets on to wash - done
DH into office for a few hours - gone
DS and I walk to park - done
Pop into Sainsbury's on the way back for something for dinner - done got him some more shorts and t-shirts too
Not lose the plot when DS has a meltdown at the checkout in Sainsbury's - done
Lunch and tidy kitchen - done
DS nap - doing
Put lamb in the oven for dinner - done
Have freakout at the HUGE spider which is residing under the dishwasher - why do these bloody things always come out when I'm in the house on my own!!!!!
DH home at some point
Dinner
Clear up
Water plants
DS bath and bed
Post DS-to-bed tidy
Kitchen clear before bed

CLEANING THIS WEEK
Mirrors and glass doors
Kitchen cupboard fronts
Clean fridge
Living room blinds
Upstairs paintwork - done
Insides of downstairs windows - started

OTHER JOBS THIS WEEK
Alphabetise final bookcase
Birthday card and present for DB
Birthday card for FIL and wrap his present

HOUSE
Fix light in cooker hood (not just a duff bulb apparently) - now the other one has gone too!
Clean carpets - livingroomdone
Put up extra hooks in utility
New sealant round bath

JKS I am the bony one here, bony and flabby My sister is curvy and toned and I grew up with all my male friends lusting after her.

I did quite a bit this morn but now can't remember what...

Have spent the afternoon in the garden mostly. Wearing my new SHORT shorts (am practicing!)

Male slatterns would just be called MEN wouldn't it?

Though some of your dh's sound lovely and very handy to have around I have yet to meet a man of that ilk

Cant remeber what my last list said but I have managed to
wash and dry bedding.
do some gardening
water 'maga death' into pots to get rid of evil weevil
go to docs for smear
empty and refil dishy
shop for new top and trousers ( although in a bigger size than I would like to confess to)

Mini - well done on smear

Yes Freak, i think Men would mostly cover it!

Fri:

• all up & breakfasted DONE
• all dressed DONE
• DH to work DONE
• empty bins DONE
• move old fireplace bits to the side of the house HalfDone
• spare loo rolls downstairs DONE
• clear hallway of stuff DONE
• put away some toys/portage stuff so it doesn't get broken DONE
• check food stocks/emergency run to shops if needed DONE
• handyman coming to finish attaching last screws DONE
• friends coming with DC to attend Grand Opening of climbing frame DONE
• friends staying for picnic lunch (most bringing their own anyway) DONE
• DS2 nap DONE
• tidy post-pre-schooler-chaos HalfDone

• boys tea DH Doing
• boys bath and bed
• our dinner

Ongoing List:

• contact new dentist & see if we can register; Find another one that is taking on NHS patients
• 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
• make my playlist
• clear my iPhone of music, reload with just my playlist
• 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! Think I will just tell my family we are here, they are welcome and leave it at that until nearer the time
• sort out holiday in August to Jersey; hire car (+ seats)
• change 2 light bulbs in kitchen, need ladder
• finish looking online at sensory stuff for DS2

- pop back to docs for referrals letters/appts DONE**- shed measuring for water-saving project

Hello slatterns!

I have been out all day!
We went to the children's centre for stay and play, then high-tailed it to MILs to drop DS while I popped to docs for blood test, and MIL made us a sarnie when I got back, then we've been to town. I'm going to be shattered later.

Oh dear Ali, was it a melty meltdown?

How was the Grand Opening JKS?

Hope everyone is enjoying the sun.

Next -

• change nappy
• tea
• wash pots and tidy kitchen
• take out rubbish and recycling
• tidy front room
• DS bath and bed

I may return for another list after all that, or I may collapse in a heap.

had salad again Steak with baby leaves and a balsamic, honey and mustard dressing today.

The bag of baby leaves seems never ending though!

Freak - that sounds seriously yum tonight! (we actually had some homegrown lettuce tonight )

Wasting - it went well, exhausting, lost count of how many kids tbh, 4 girls (2x2) + (3x2+1x3+1)10 boys = 14 kids in total, i think. (and some couldn't come, eek!)
The usual suspects caused problems , am hoping come Spet when they al start different schools we can 'ease away' from some of them .

Fri:

• move old fireplace bits to the side of the house HalfDone
• tidy post-pre-schooler-chaos HalfDone
• boys tea DH DONE
• boys bath and bed DONE
• our dinner DH Doing
• start laundry Load1On

Sat:

• all up & breakfasted
• all dressed
• DH taking boys to Dad's Group
• think of specific task for morning so i don't waste the morning
• lunch & tidy kitchen
• DS2 nap
• afternoon? gardening?
• tea x 4 (bbq?)
• boys to bed
• quiet night i think

Ongoing List:

• contact new dentist & see if we can register; Find another one that is taking on NHS patients
• 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
• make my playlist
• clear my iPhone of music, reload with just my playlist
• 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! Think I will just tell my family we are here, they are welcome and leave it at that until nearer the time
• sort out holiday in August to Jersey; hire car (+ seats)
• change 2 light bulbs in kitchen, need ladder
• finish looking online at sensory stuff for DS2
• shed measuring for water-saving project

Freak, I had salad too, yum yum.

• change nappy done
• tea done
• wash pots and tidy kitchen
• take out rubbish and recycling
• tidy front room
• DS bath and bed done

oops The place is a tip.

Right!

• pick up and tidy front room and back room
• bring washing in
• take out rubbish and recycling

Then we'll see.

• pick up and tidy front room and back room done
• bring washing in done
• take out rubbish and recycling done

+ started washing up done

Not bad for half an hour!

I'm going to finish the washing up during ad breaks.

JKS, I guess it wouldn't have gone well if it hadn't been exhausting.

Phew - Its taken me half an hour to catch up on the thread. I am returning on the condition that no one is going to be ill, sick or have a migrane, at least for a couple of days. Hope everyone is enjoying the holidays and lovely weather.

Legoland was really good. DS loved it apart from the cueing. Great to be back home. I think we will be having a staycation for our summer hols this year as so lovely here and we are fed up of travelling.

Had bbq yesterday and today. Did loads of gardening. DS played outside all day.

Have masses of washing and unpacking to do but will probably go to beach tomorrow.

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

Extra stuff
get DD to eat some solids
start doing accounts
buy compost/growbags and canes

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

Being as we've been going on about being from Yorkshire I've put a pic of DD on my profile eating a yorkshire pud at a wedding other week.

HMHB, she's gorgeous!

We are off to N. Wales on Monday, I'm sooo excited! Where are you near? We'll wave when we go past.

HMHB, she is gorgeous,

Not much of a list today as I am off with DD1 and DD2 to see Westlife, Jls and Jedward today. Not leaving til 3pm but DH is off today, so will probably be doing shopping etc.

Took DCs ahopping yesterday and seriously overspent. Near cried when I looked at my bank balance today.

Have a good day CC, hope they put on a good show.

• up, showered and dressed done
• DS up done
• breakfast done
• find utility bills for DH done

Next -

• dry pots
• take clean washing up
• sort washing
• put load in
• get DS dressed

Morning

HMHB very cute

CC oh well, it is done now, have a great time!

So tired atm and this baby keeps shifting it's position so i have no idea which way round it is either!

DONE
Put dishy on
Put washload on
Make beds
Have breakfast

TO DO
Make up a jug of squash
Get cream on DD
Get DD dressed
Hang washing out
Put another washload on
Empty dishy
Clear kitchen sides and wipe down
Lunch (tuna pasta already made)
Make meal plan/shopping list
Get dressed
Go shopping
Do horses (hay delivery 5pm ish)
Dinner (???)
Baths and bed!

alice - hope that baby isn't kicking you in the ribs too much

Wasting - we are near Bodnant garden / Conwy. Gorge weather here last two days. Really lovely and warm.

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

Extra stuff
get DD to eat some solids
start doing accounts
buy compost/growbags and canes
present for DS's friend

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

• up, showered and dressed done
• DS up done
• breakfast done
• find utility bills for DH done
• dry pots done
• take clean washing up done
• sort washing done
• put load in done
• get DS dressed done
• ready to go yes
• go to town

MOrning All

HMHB Beautiful children, your dd has beautiful big eyes

Alice hope you are resting!!! Think you were right not too hungry but I'm very thirsty

CC Enjoy your day and as Alice says its done now so don't feel guilty, I always feel guilty when I spend money on anything other than groceries or dcs, but life is too short!!

Really nee to get stuck in today as I have just sat down with calander and June is sooo hectic

TO DO
wash & dress dcs
bring ds to gaelic
quick shop??
unload dishy
load dishy
bring in washing
put a wash on
brush kit floor
mop kit/hall/utility
clean out hoover
hoover living room & hall
ironing
put ironing away
sort smalls & away
lunch
clean bathroom
clean ensuite
sort out dd2s toy kitchen/food etc
declutter utility room

OTHER
Start wedding cake
sort out ingred for dn birthday cake
IKEA for shelves
lose weight
declutter medicine cupboard
lots of June Birthdays

Oh God there is lots more!

X-posted, Alice, I remember getting really tired at the 30 week mark, I don't envy you this heat.
Oh, Be careful about getting a bump-tan as when you give birth the tummy goes nearly black. I was born in the August and my Mum has warned me of this several times.

HMHB, I'm not sure whether we're doing the coast road or going over the top, but I'll wave anyway.

at bump tan! No chance of me getting it out that is for sure. Still got horrendous stretchmarks from DD that have now turned into valleys!

My ribs were sore yesterday, think they are expanding as atm i am still in a 34 bra, where with DD i was in a 38 by this point.

I am off to look up nipple shields, wish me luck!

Morning ladies Feeling a bit yuck this morning. I've done a PG test and I am NOT pregnant, so that isn't the reason!

Friend is coming over for the afternoon, her DH is working ridiculous hours at the moment (his own company and having some staffing problems) so she is spending a lot of time on her own with 2 under 2! Hoping the weather stays nice so we can just let the toddlers play in the garden.

Alice - go and get yourself measured, you don't want to be squishing things!

Short list as feeling bleugh.

DONE
All up
DH and DS dressed
Breakfast
DH to pick up parcel

TO DO
Me dressed
Sheets onto line
More washing on
Tidy living room
Clean kitchen inc. windows
Lunch
Friend here for afternoon
Dinner
Clear up
Bed