"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.

Amazing cake Plum.You are so clever, and must have a very steady hand.

ALice - I'll buy it (whenever it comes out).

Plum - top marks for cake. This is putting the bar quite high for DS's 4th birthday cake! Luckily I think he will be happy with a MASSIVE chocolate cake with his name on, and I think I can manage that.

DD is now mobile. She is sort of crawling and can get to toys she wants and cross the lounge floor. I have to keep the front door closed and the stair gate on now. She was up at 6am after what seemed like 2 hourly feeds in the night. Am on the brink of shoving her in the spare room.

Yesterday I made Nigellas choc, banana and walnut cupcakes and some totally gorgeous carrot cup cakes with cream cheese frosting for fund raising coffee morning (actually may keep some of those back as they are totally gorgeous).

The lads are going climbing today and we are 'supposed' to be having a picnic although it looks freezing outside.

Up and breakfasted
Clear away breakfast things
Walk or gardening
Vitamins
Rubbish out
Recycling out /plastic
Lunch - make packed lunch
Open windows
put washing on
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
start doing accounts done
Fix phone - rang bt, engineers coming Tues

Ongoing
Arrange summer holiday
Write 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

Morning

JKS that would be ideal

Plum is it very sad that i am a bit excited about a cake with 2 different types of sponge?

Could have done with DD having her long lie in this morning, was up about 5 times in the night needing a wee

DONE
Get up
Get dressed
Have breakfast

TO DO
Clear up breakfast stuff
Change DD's nappy (haven't managed to pin her down yet, bit manic!)
Dress DD
Make beds
Put sofa throws in the wash
Put toys away
Go through all the piles of newspaper/mags and chuck in recycling
Wipe down side tables
Brush sofas out (can't hoover with DD about)
Febreeze sofas (there is something a bit funky smelling about and not sure where/what)
Hang throws out

That will do for now!

DONE
Get up
Get dressed
Have breakfast
Clear up breakfast stuff
Change DD's nappy
Put sofa throws in the wash
Put toys away

TO DO
Dress DD
Make beds
Go through all the piles of newspaper/mags and chuck in recycling
Wipe down side tables
Brush sofas out (can't hoover with DD about)
Febreeze sofas (there is something a bit funky smelling about and not sure where/what)
Hang throws out

I am having to do short bursts with breaks inbetween, i am so tired

The smell is like really smelly socks nasty

Alice - don't over do it! Could it be damp somewhere? we have a wall in the kitchen that's damp as the downpipe came off outside during a heavy rainstorm and gushed all over the wall, think it's drying out now. And i've taped up the downpipe so hope it won't happen again.

Very slow start here today, boys played in their room for hours, DS1 tried to get himself dressed - trousers on backwards, no pants (can't reach those!) and a shirt on but with one button done up behind his neck! v funny.

Sat:

• all up & breakfasted DONE
• all dressed 2Done(SortOf)

• gardening if weather ok
• pop to shops for some sweets to add to voucher for present
• DH to garden tool shop to collect strimmer
• lunch & tidy up
• DS2 nap
• all to friends for a bday party (remember card & voucher & sweets)
• tea?
• boys bath & bed
• quiet night in

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)
• put hippo in upstairs toilet cistern
• Nanny's 20th birthday coming up VouchersBought + what else?
• contact recommended nursery/pre-sch for DS2 to visit it
• repot sunflowers
• tip run with last few bits from shed

I have done nothing since my last post

Think the smell is the sofa throws (maybe something spilt on them. DD's milk perhaps?)

DD has no interest in dressing herself at all. I bet your ds looked funny

Amused by your DS1 dressing himsef JKS.
I am still dealing with Carpet moth. turned the bedroom upsidedown and discovered moth has chewed my best and only persian rug. GRR. Its a wonder I wasn't woken up at night with the sounds of munching. Came home from town with WMD. Powder for carpets which has to be done every time you hoover. Will have to do all the rooms. Well it shows that the Spring Clean Rule about shifting everythng to clean behind is useful. As have not done this enough, feel like a proper slattern.

He was very pleased with himself!!

Mini- i def don't move things/check behind things enough, only when precious toys get thrown behind then i have to rescue them

Sat:

• all up & breakfasted DONE
• all dressed DONE
• gardening LotsDone
• pop to shops for some sweets to add to voucher for present DONE
• DH to garden tool shop to collect strimmer DONE
• lunch & tidy up DONE
• DS2 nap DONE
• all to friends for a bday party (remember card & voucher & sweets) DONE
• tea; boys had theirs at party DONE

• boys bath & bed
• quiet night in, err forgot football!!
• watch football StartedWineLol

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)
• put hippo in upstairs toilet cistern
• Nanny's 20th birthday coming up VouchersBought + what else?
• contact recommended nursery/pre-sch for DS2 to visit it
• repot sunflowers
• tip run with last few bits from shed

JKS and all slatterns. Get moving that furniture and hoover, these beasties are eating our hard earned furnishings. In fact if it wasn't for the spiders we would probably be in a worst state! I think some parts of the country are more prone. Never had these probs in Yorkshire, probably too cold!! God bless Yorkshire

Mini - where are you now?
and what do they even look like?

I am in herefordshire. Signs are the occasional moth fluttering about v, small brown ones not the ones that go for the light. and little cocoons the size of a grain of rice. we found these on the carpet near the edges of furniture and walls and bizzarely attached to the ceiling, in darker corners. Yuk! the grubs that do the damage are so tiny you dont really see them, only the holes where they have been.

Yuk. Luckily we have floorboards round most of the house (being the slattern that i am ) I went to college in Hereford.

So tired

We are up, i am dressed and i have got the first lot of bedsheets on to wash.

Need to bath this grubby toddler though.......

Hello! Having fun on holiday.

Well done on the loss Ali, that's brill. How easy are you finding it?

I love the magazine idea. How about a blog? Could be done from the comfort of the sofa, no worrying about finding a printer etc.

Freaky, hope you're having a nice holiday. Yes, the Cs are rellies, it's my maiden name.

I'm worried about the creepy crawlies now. I've managed to find the ant killing traps thingies I've been looking for in Porthmadog Wilkinsons though.

I've been forgetting my vitamins and everything else I'm supposed to do without my lists though, so I may write a short one each day for the rest of the week.

Bye!

How about a FB group?

Can I join in?
Desperately need to give myself a kick up the behind to do more than the bare minimum.
I love the thread title.
We are currently in a terrible state as DP has moved furniture out of bedroom into the sitting room in order to put up new bed. This was last week and now the furniture won't fit back in the bedroom.
DP is a chronic hoarder and has had an implosion at the thought of getting rid of one or more of his thousands of books (mainly unread or untouched for a year or so)

To do today

porridge done

take vitamins

get dressed

Strip big bed - when hungover DP gets up, so could be much later

Washing up

hang towels somewhere (depending on the weather)

Phone brother to arrange meeting up for lunch

put a load of washing in for tonight (White meter)

Go for run

water containers in garden

bathroom once over

lunch

Finish sewing DS's tops

Think about dinner, get something out of freezer (better do that now then)

well that's a start.
I keep seeing moffs flying around with very full-up tummies. Very annoying, I'm sure I will discover their handiwork soon.

Morning everyone Had a lovely day yesterday, it's was FIL's birthday so we were all at SIL's for the day.
I totally blew my diet, I ate sausages in buns, chocolate cake and drank a bottle of wine. And then we had chinese for dinner all of us in front of the football and I consumed my own bodyweight in prawn crackers. Got home at about half ten and we were all in bed and fast asleep by 11. I had a lie in until 10am this morning
Back on the diet today - sausage and bacon for brunch.

Wasting - day to day it's really easy, we just don't have any bread or cake or anything in the house. When it is hard is when you're with other people and there are forbidden things around. V.hard to say no!

Hello rowingboat

DONE
All up and dressed
All fed
15 mins decluttering in our room

TO DO
Unload dishwasher
Clear and clean kitchen
DH to cut grass - doingnow
DH to wash car?
4 loads of washing
15 mins more decluttering in our room
Hoover and dust upstairs
Dinner
Watch Grand Prix
Tidy downstairs
DS bath and bed
Us bed

Hi all,
Hi Alibaba I agree about not having cakes and things in the house, it helps enormously. Especially if you aren't one of those people who can have one square of chocolate a day.
I'm trying to reduce my portion size and just be a bit more aware of what I am eating. Otherwise I scoff and don't remember and then scoff more.
It's raining here.

Rowboat - I am low carbing, so all sorts of normally fine foods are off limits - there is temptation at every turn!

DONE
All up and dressed
All fed
15 mins decluttering in our room
DH to cut grass
DH cleaning driveway
1st load of washing in
15 mins more decluttering in our room
Meal plan and Ocado order for tomorrow
Empty upstairs bins
Lunch for DS

TO DO
Unload dishwasher
Clear and clean kitchen
DH to wash car
3 more loads of washing
Hang yesterday's washing on the line
Fold 2 loads from the dryer
Hoover and dust upstairs
Dinner
Watch Grand Prix
Tidy downstairs
DS bath and bed
Us bed

Hi all,
Alibaba yes my DP did the Atkins once and it was so hard for him. I remember going for a pub meal and he had to have a bit of steak and nothing else on the menu.
Are you doing it for a set period then starting to incorporate carbohydrates, or does it quite suit you to limit carbs?
Is that kind of diet quite expensive?

To do today

porridge done

take vitamins

get dressed done - in running clothes

Strip big bed - when hungover DP gets up, so could be much later

Washing up

hang towels somewhere (depending on the weather) done

Phone brother to arrange meeting up for lunch
done - it is now dinner
put a load of washing in for tonight (White meter)

Go for run done

water containers in garden done

bathroom once over

lunch done

bin changed/out done

Finish sewing DS's tops

Think about dinner, get something out of freezer (better do that now then)done, but now going out for dinner so postponed.

well that's a start.
I keep seeing moffs flying around with very full-up tummies. Very annoying, I'm sure I will discover their handiwork soon.

Cost is about the same rowboat, because I'm not forever buying cakes and other snacks and puddings etc!

DONE
All up and dressed
All fed
15 mins decluttering in our room
DH to cut grass
DH cleaning driveway
15 mins more decluttering in our room
Meal plan and Ocado order for tomorrow
Empty upstairs bins
Lunch for DS
Unload dishwasher
Clear and clean kitchen
DH to wash car
Fold 2 loads from the dryer
Yesterday's washing into the dryer
Put away clean things from the airing cupboard
Laundry - 1stontheline/2ndwashing
Take DS out for a walk

TO DO
2 more loads of washing
Hoover and dust upstairs
Dinner
Watch Grand Prix
Tidy downstairs
DS bath and bed
Us bed

Hi.
Welcome rowingboat

Will put a proper list on for tomorrow as just lazing about today. DH asleep on sofa, DS and I sort of watching tv. DD rolling about on floor.

Tonight
Tea
Pack DS's school bag and lunch money
Think of something to wear to work
Pack DD's nursery bag
Make sure spare room ok

Tomorrow
Up and breakfasted
Clear away breakfast things
Walk or gardening
Vitamins
Rubbish out
Recycling out /plastic
Lunch
Open windows
put washing on
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
start doing accounts done
Fix phone - rang bt, engineers coming Tues

Ongoing
Arrange summer holiday
Write 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

I LOVE THIS THREAD

To do,

introduce the irioning to the iron

Dunk pots in hot water and hope they come out clean

Ditto with the kids
wash table
get school stuff together
drag my arse off this site
put pots away
put in another load
bring washing from top of stairs to laundry basket
Sweep room and find cushiond to put back on sofa.

that'll do for a start.

wish me luck xx

go for it Ipom

lol

screw the last two.

The sparks has just walked in pizza, garlic bread and chocolate.