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

Ali the 34 is still on second tightest hook, and comfortable, just a completely different shape this time. It is more pressure on the inside of my ribs that is uncomfortable

It is meant to be the hottest day so far this year apparently...
DD has already been in the paddling pool, now inside watching Tom and Jerry in the cool.

Ali - hope you feel better soon.

CC - have fun.

HMHB - loving the BLW!

DH out at Dad's Group with both boys, yey!

Left from Fri:

• move old fireplace bits to the side of the house HalfDone
• tidy post-pre-schooler-chaos DONE
• start laundry Load1OnHungOut Load2On

Sat:

• all up & breakfasted DONE
• all dressed DONE
• DH taking boys to Dad's Group DONE
• email shelf company to chase delivery DONE
• papers & crosswords Doing
• think of specific task for morning so i don't waste the morning um...
• 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

Phew, shopped my socks off, had a nice lunch and now I just feel like snoozing, like DS is.

Onwards!

• hang out washing
• put a load in
• sweep kitchen floor
• sort fridge
• sort cupboard

• hang out washing done
• put a load in done
• sweep kitchen floor done
• sort fridge done
• sort cupboard done

Next -

• MN and have a coffee doing
• relax until DS wakes up

Phew Wasting, i'm exhausted just reading your lists!!

Left from Fri:

• move old fireplace bits to the side of the house HalfDone
• Laundry; Load1OnHungOut Load2OnHungOut Load3On

Sat:

• all up & breakfasted DONE
• all dressed DONE
• DH taking boys to Dad's Group DONE
• email shelf company to chase delivery DONE
• papers & crosswords Doing
• lunch & tidy kitchen DONE
• DS2 nap Doing

• afternoon? gardening? tennis
• put hippos in toilet cisterns
• 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 DONE
• list of parts needed for guttering DONE (I think)

DONE
wash & dress dcs
bring ds to gaelic
quick shop??
unload dishy
bring in washing
wash on x1
hang washing out
lunch

TO DO
load dishy
put a wash on
-my bed clothes
brush kit floor
mop kit/hall/utility
clean out hoover
hoover living room & hall
ironing
put ironing away
sort smalls & away

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!

Hi Plum - you are busy today

Left from Fri:

• move old fireplace bits to the side of the house HalfDone
• Laundry; Load1OnHungOutBroughtIn Load2OnHungOut Load3OnHungOut Load4On

Sat:

• all up & breakfasted DONE
• all dressed DONE
• DH taking boys to Dad's Group DONE
• email shelf company to chase delivery DONE
• papers & crosswords Doing
• lunch & tidy kitchen DONE
• DS2 nap Doing
• DH taking DS1 to town Doing
• afternoon; tennis Doing

• put hippos in toilet cisterns
• 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

Hi JKS Unfortunately haven't got on with anymore,
either painkillers are making me tired or thyroxine needs up I keep nodding off, (ohh or the thread I was just on has happened to me, you were on it too, the condom one, eek,)no not ready for that

right must get off here and get on with my list

hope you are ok plum

JKS - DD is now officially doing BLW, she won't have it any other way.

Up and breakfasted done
Trip to beach done
Clear away breakfast things
Walk or gardening
Vitamins
Rubbish out
Recycling out /plastic to school
Lunch
Open windows
put washing on donex2 / hand washing
put washing to dry donex2
Washing in, folded done and put away donex1load
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
start doing accounts
buy compost/growbags and canes done
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

Sat out on the patio with dh while he was taking a break from work, I nearly fell asleep while he was talking to me
so got up and was determined to get abit done so rabbed flash spray and a big blue roll and attacked bathroom while bleaching sink, a la fly

DONE
wash & dress dcs
bring ds to gaelic
quick shop??
unload dishy
bring in washing
wash on x1
hang washing out
lunch
clean out hoover
hoover living room & hall
load dishy & on
clean bathroom
clean ensuite
sort out dd2s toy kitchen/food etc
empty bathroom bins

TO DO
prepare salad for dinner & pizza
put a wash on
-my bed clothes (got too overcast rain threatening)
brush kit floor
mop kit/hall/utility
empty recycling bin

ironing
put ironing away
sort smalls & away

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!

HMHB I had never heard of BLW before here, but I think I did it anyway, just let baby decide when they want to be weaned etc, is it??

We've had a mostly lovely afternoon in the garden. DS has been in his paddling pool, and we've watered veg and fed birds.

DS hasn't eaten very much though, guess it's the heat.

BLW was so much fun, but incredibly messy.

Right -

• wash the pots started
• tidy up front and back rooms
• hoover

DONE
wash & dress dcs
bring ds to gaelic
quick shop??
unload dishy
bring in washing
wash on x1
hang washing out
lunch
clean out hoover
hoover living room & hall
load dishy & on
clean bathroom
clean ensuite
sort out dd2s toy kitchen/food etc
empty bathroom bins
prepare salad for dinner & pizza
brush kit floor
empty recycling bin

TO DO
mop kit/hall/utility
ironing
put ironing away
sort smalls & away

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!

Hot sticky day here, clouded over now. Have got excema on face so trying to keep it moisturised/dry/out of sun.
DH has scalped the grassy/weedy area lawn.
Trying not to water as it looks like rain.
2 loads washing done and dry done
dig up alkanet somemore to go
stacked wood with DH done

• wash the pots done
• tidy up front and back rooms done
• hoover done

Next -

• bring washing in (bbq starting next door)
• DS bath and bed

dcs are in the bath
together probably only have few of those left dd1 is getting too old and tall to share with the other 2

so going to get them dried and in jammies
unload dishy
load dishy
clean & tidy surfaces
put away ironing thats in kitchen
maybe more ironing??

ds is at a party tomorrow 12 -2 so will be away for awhile

Plum - aww that's sad in a way, DD1 growing up

Left from Fri:

• move old fireplace bits to the side of the house HalfDone
• Laundry; Load1OnHungOutBroughtIn Load2OnHungOut Load3OnHungOutBroughtIn Load4OnHungOut Load5On

Sat:

• all up & breakfasted DONE
• all dressed DONE
• DH taking boys to Dad's Group DONE
• email shelf company to chase delivery DONE
• papers & crosswords Doing
• lunch & tidy kitchen DONE
• DS2 nap DONE
• DH taking DS1 to town DONE
• afternoon; watch tennis DONE
• put hippos in toilet cisterns 1Done
• tea x 2 DH DONE
• boys to bed DONE
• all dry laundry sorted & folded DONE
• our dinner DH cooking
• quiet night i think

Sun:

• me up first give DH a lie-in?
• breakfast & tidy kitchen
• all dressed
• morning? (i fancy a trip to town maybe)
• lunch & tidy up
• DS2 nap
• ironing
• put away clothes
• DH out (maybe with DS1) in afternoon
• dinner x 4 (roast?)
• boys bath & bed
• early night

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

• bring washing in (bbq starting next door) done
• DS bath and bed done

Not sure what we're doing tomorrow. I'd like to go and see ILs like usual, even with DH at work, but I can't get much laundry done if I'm not here.

Morning! DS slept through til 6.30 today, much better!

• up done
• breakfast done

Next -

• drink coffee and MN doing
• kitchen - dry pots, clean sink, wipe sides down, sweep and clean floor
• put a load of washing in
• get DS dressed

Wasting - have you decided, going to ILs or not? do they feed you & look after DS?

Thunder woke me in the night and i had left some nearly-dry stuff on the line, so the annual question, rewash it or just let it dry/bring in to let dry???

Left from Fri:

• move old fireplace bits to the side of the house HalfDone
• Laundry; Load1OnHungOutBroughtIn Load2OnHungOut Load3OnHungOutBroughtIn Load4OnHungOut Load5On

Left from Sat:

• finish 1 crossword
• put hippo in upstairs toilet cistern

Sun:

• me up first give DH a lie-in Doing
• breakfast & tidy kitchen
• all dressed
• morning? (i fancy a trip to town maybe)
• shopping arriving 11-1
• lunch & tidy up
• DS2 nap
• ironing
• put away clothes
• DH out (maybe with DS1) in afternoon
• dinner x 4 (roast?)
• boys bath & bed
• early night

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

Morning all. had a brilliant time at the concert. /We weren't home til near 1am. Have Cemetary Sunday here today. (Everyone stands at the graves of a loved one while mass is said) and then its over to the inlaws for a big get together. Bank holiday monday tomorrow so might get a lie on

JKS - leave it

Wasting - glad you got a better sleep.

Didn't get back here to post yesterday, was exhausted. Friend and her DD's came over and her eldest DD and DS had their tea together before they went home. About half the contents of the sandpit had been brought into the house so that took a while to clear up! DS didn't have a nap all day but went to bed at 7.30 and we didn't have a peep until 7.15 this morning which is pretty good. I've had a good night's sleep and feel a lot better.

We are off down to my parents today for lunch, and then bringing my grandma back here to stay until Friday. Need to sort out the spare room and clean the kitchen before we leave.

DONE
Up
DS breakfast

TO DO
Nappies into dryer
Tidy spare room
Hoover upstairs
Dust spare room
Change spare bed
Find some towels
Unload dishwasher
Clear up kitchen
Showered and dressed
Drive to parents

CC - x-posts. Glad you had a good time Hope you get to have an extra sleep tomorrow!

ds at a party today so want to maximise time at home this morn

CC sounds like a couple of lovely days in a row for you

before party
everyone washed & dressed
breakfast
sort kitchen
put away ironed clothes

I am not going to ILs, it's chucking it down!

Yay for Ds sleeping Ali. Seriously, don't put him in a bed til you really have to!

Enjoy the party Plum.

Glad you had a good time CC.

I've not made very good progress.

• up done
• breakfast done
• drink coffee and MN done loads
• kitchen - dry pots done, clean sink, wipe sides down, sweep and clean floor
• put a load of washing in done
• get DS dressed nappy changed

• check DH is up
• get another load of washing
• hang up washing
• start packing! - electricals, shoes and coats