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[wastingaway]

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

Talking to myself today

Sat:

• all up & breakfasted DONE
• all dressed DONE
• morning plan; laze around with papers & DC DONE
• DH out with DS1 at some point to local school fete thingie Out
• lunch & tidy up DONE
• DS2 nap DONE
• afternoon; gardeningDoneSome, tidying upDoneSome, Ongoing list DoingSome
• Laundry; LoadInWM LoadInTD DomeGettingWetOnLine!
• boys tea, bath & bed
• shower/defluff/nail polish/etc...
• me & DH out to local school summer ball (still need sitter, argh!!)

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)- call Opodo re seats
• put hippo in upstairs toilet cistern
• Nanny's 20th birthday coming up Vouchers&ChocsWrapped - Need card now
• contact recommended nursery/pre-sch for DS2 to visit it - Pre-sch Visit Booked
• repot sunflowers HaveStakedThem
• review other birthdays coming up Started
• return top to Next as it has a hole after just 1 wear & wash, grr
• create some tactile panels for DS2; Done8 (shiny corrugated cardboard, fluffy material, bubblewrap, shiny material, sandpaper, 2 flock wallpapers, drawer liner); Waiting on astroturf samples
• figure out to attach panels to wall, velcro OrderedVelcroStrips
• find good acrylic/vinyl mirror for DS2's corner Researching
• write in DS1's book about his foot incident! DONE
• write in DS2's book for 2.4 DONE
• pre-sch TQ card & presents ChocsWrapped

Anyone got any Father's Day plans?
Mostly a lie-in for DH, though I did pick up a back massager thing in the Factory Shop the other day.

Sat:

• all up & breakfasted DONE
• all dressed DONE
• morning plan; laze around with papers & DC DONE
• DH out with DS1 at some point to local school fete thingie DONE
• lunch & tidy up DONE
• DS2 nap DONE
• afternoon; gardeningDoneSome, tidying upDoneSome, Ongoing list DoingSome
• Laundry; LoadInWM LoadInTD DomeGettingWetOnLine!
• Crossword DONE
• watch football Doing (well DH is asleep but I'm sort of watching it while boys play)

• boys tea, bath & bed
• shower/defluff/nail polish/etc...
• me & DH out to local school summer ball (still need sitter, argh!!)

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)- call Opodo re seats
• put hippo in upstairs toilet cistern
• Nanny's 20th birthday coming up Vouchers&ChocsWrapped - Need card now
• contact recommended nursery/pre-sch for DS2 to visit it - Pre-sch Visit Booked
• repot sunflowers HaveStakedThem
• review other birthdays coming up Started
• return top to Next as it has a hole after just 1 wear & wash, grr
• create some tactile panels for DS2; Done8 (shiny corrugated cardboard, fluffy material, bubblewrap, shiny material, sandpaper, 2 flock wallpapers, drawer liner); Waiting on astroturf samples
• figure out to attach panels to wall, velcro Waiting on Velcro Strips
• find good acrylic/vinyl mirror for DS2's corner EmailingCompanyReBigAcrylicMirrors
• pre-sch TQ card & presents ChocsWrapped

I spent the last 2 days cleaning and scrubbing for a house viewing today.

All I left to do this week is:

Ironing
washing
clear out shed
clear out cellar
cut grass
prune rose bush
pack The Sparks bag for him
make sure kids have everything for the week

Hoping for an easy week as I am shattered.

Hi JKS ad Ipom
Afraid I couldn't resist weeding, so have done a bit. done the 'swaning'. Now for the tea and cake, or actually a bit of Bounty. Will pretend am on silver sand/palm tree beach. While I'm there I'll hang some washing out. That rather ruins the image.

Hello Mini,

Its couldy here so I am using that as an excuse to do bugger all else today and tomorrow.

I need sleep.

Someone mentioned Tax Credits form.

Thanks, i've forgotten about mine. I need to find my P45 from the last job but cant find the bloody thing. Called HMRC and they have no record of me working at that particular place!! For a BIG firm of solicitors I thought they would have got thier act together as far as that sort of stuff is concerned.

Two of new pegs bust already, humf. Perhaps I just don't understand the modern world ( litens for violin).Or maybe its just that they're crap.
Ipom maybe your old firm will have a copy. I think there are rules about copies of things like that. HMRC dirty word in our house (spits).
Good luck with it. I am not much help as am self employed.
Good luck with house also, its a pain keeping it up to scratch for veiwers.

Thanks. I dont mind HMRC but then thats because my best mate is the Tax Man. .

I have tried calling that last place of work but they never return my calls. Might have to go down there at this rate and I swore when I left I would NEVER set foot in that building again.

Good luck with the gardening.

I'm going to have a coffee now and a ciggy... INDOORS!!

OOO you bad girl. Ipom. Still trying to get head round best mate being the tax man. Does not compute.

Right, boys to bath & bed then we're off out. Hope it's warm enough in the marquee as I've gone for a knee-length dress

Oh and I found a sitter, yey

Sat:

• all up & breakfasted DONE
• all dressed DONE
• morning plan; laze around with papers & DC DONE
• DH out with DS1 at some point to local school fete thingie DONE
• lunch & tidy up DONE
• DS2 nap DONE
• afternoon; gardeningDoneSome, tidying upDoneSome, Ongoing list DoingSome
• Laundry; LoadInWM LoadInTD DomeGettingWetOnLine!
• Crossword DONE
• watch football DONE (well DH is asleep but I'm sort of watching it while boys play)
• boys tea DONE, bath & bed
• showerDONE/defluffDONE/nail polish StillToDo
• iron dress DONE
• me & DH out to local school summer ball

Sun (FD):

• me up with boys, DH lie-in
• breakfast (DH in bed?)
• DS1 wants to run a deep bath for Daddy, lol (as a surprise...hmm)
• morning?
• lunch & tidy up

+ the rest tomorrow.

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)- call Opodo re seats
• put hippo in upstairs toilet cistern
• Nanny's 20th birthday coming up Vouchers&ChocsWrapped - Need card now
• contact recommended nursery/pre-sch for DS2 to visit it - Pre-sch Visit Booked
• repot sunflowers HaveStakedThem
• review other birthdays coming up Started
• return top to Next as it has a hole after just 1 wear & wash, grr
• create some tactile panels for DS2; Done8 (shiny corrugated cardboard, fluffy material, bubblewrap, shiny material, sandpaper, 2 flock wallpapers, drawer liner); Waiting on astroturf samples
• figure out to attach panels to wall, velcro Waiting on Velcro Strips
• find good acrylic/vinyl mirror for DS2's corner EmailingCompanyReBigAcrylicMirrors
• pre-sch TQ card & presents ChocsWrapped

Hello everyone

JKS - have a lovely evening. I wore a knee length dress today with a cardi, and had to borrow another cardigan from my mum to go over the top because I was bloody freezing.

Mini - at swanning day.

We have had a lovely day, am v.tired though. Need to sort out a picnic for tomorrow and then we can watch Dr Who and go to bed.

we're all going to the zoo tomorrow, zoo tomorrow, zoo tomorrow. We're all going to the zoo tomorrow, we can stay all day (unlikely!)

List for next week.
Make a database for Inner Place
Admin for DH
work on curriculum thingy
front bedroom moth hunt
hoover and re apply mega death for Moths
clean bathroom
gardening -are potatoes ready?
weeding
tidy and clean conservatory
household filing
find portfolio for artwork
check for clothes moths
post invoices
check papers for students

JKS - Everytime I see that list of yours it just gets longer!

Why have you not yet commit comitt killed yourself?

Evening.
yes DH was away for 1 week and returned yesterday.
Friday got better after sports day over. Took kids to pub and DH took them home to bed and I gossiped watched the footie in the pub!

Got DH a deck chair to relax in for fathers day (and one for me ).

DD progress update for Mini
Tooth - same
Bottle - took 5 oz last night and 5oz today!
Movement - tried to crawl out of house

Jobs
Done lots and lots still to do

Tomorrow
Extract honey from bees

Extra jobs
Find baby sitter
Ring HV

Yoohoo! I'm home! And ready for epic listness.

I'm not changing my name, but Freaky was admiring my maiden name on Facebook.

HMHB, sounds like DD is doing well, you must be so relieved about the bottle.

Tomorrow -

• up, dressed
• breakfast, spatone, oj and vitamins
• laundry - put load of washing in
• kitchen - clean sink, wash pots, wipe sides and tidy
• coffee + check mail and online banking
• Father?s Day card
• clean sick off car seat
• finish unpacking
• remove dead bird from lawn and pick up worst of cat poo
• out for lunch
• garden
• feed the birds
• take rubbish, recycling and compost caddy out
• 5 o?clock - tea
• wash pots and tidy kitchen
• tidy downstairs
• DS bath and bed, wipe round bathroom, teeth and face
• plan for week

Grot -

• oven
• kill the ants - spray outside again, traps inside
• hand washing (nb. this is items that need washing by hand, not my hands that need washing.)
• pedicure
• carpet
• defrost freezer
• sofa cover

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.
• mirrors - put mirror tiles up above bathroom sink, other mirror up above dressing table
• buy external hard-drive
• find a dentist
• put photos in Christmas album
• pay coins in at bank
• empty pots to lush for free face mask
• update calendar

thanks for making me welcome. Serendipity has smiled upon me today ... my sweet 7 ye old lost a tooth yesterday and put it out for the fairy .... didn't mention it to anyone though which this morning led to ..... mum mum the tooth fairy has forgotten me!

Oh no.
here's my 1st list
consoling middle child done
breakfast done
shops for school shoes for eldest (why do they always wear out beyond the possibility of use just before the end of term?) done
dog show
swim outdoors
tea (leftovers - easy)
all 3 dustbin lids to bed
paperwork .... still can't find the P60

replace tooth with cash ..... bugger no cash

turn house upside down looking for cash .... result found 50 euros and the P60's

25p from the tooth fairy she really is a cheapskate ..... she's put some glitter around the floor too .... she should be careful trailing it all in the house like that .... might have to find 50p down the back of the bed on the floor later today when I've been to the shops .... hahaha

Morning all .

Welcome home Wasting .

Welcome to Slatterns Pirate.

LOL @ HMHB's DD trying to crawl out of house L keeps trying that one too!

Ali- have a lovely day .

Hope you had a good night JKS.

Waves to Mini and all other lovely Slatterns.

Today
Up with dc done
Breakfast done
Print out beef recipe and Strata recipe
Strip all beds
Hang washing out
Prep stuff for slowcooker
Lola up
make house sparkly
Get DP up and make him feel special

Up with dc done
Breakfast done
Print out beef recipe and Strata recipe done
Strip all beds doneexceptmine
Hang washing out done
Prep stuff for slowcooker done
Lola up up-boobed-fed
make house sparkly
Get DP up and make him feel special

Up with dc done
Breakfast done
Print out beef recipe and Strata recipe done
Strip all beds doneexceptmine
Hang washing out done
Prep stuff for slowcooker done
Lola up up-boobed-fed
make house sparkly
Get DP up and make him feel special yep

I know my list just grows! I'm very good at thinking of things to put on it, lol

Pirate - oh dear about that naughty fairy!!! And where are you?

I had a good night, it was freezing though, even in the marquee as our table was near the kitchen entrance, brr.
Drank farrrr too much though and suffered this morning, hangovers + little DC do not mix!!
Though DS1 did make me a cosy nest of cushion beside the loo , as DS2 pulled the towel-holder off the wall
Have decided with DH that that was our last big blowout to concentrate on TTC now and then we can both hardly drink together

Sun (FD):

• me up with boys, DH lie-in DONE
• breakfast (DH in bed) DONE
• DS1 wants to run a deep bath for Daddy, lol (as a surprise...hmm) DONE
• morning MostlyInBed!
• lunch & tidy up DONE
• DS2 nap Doing
• tv time/maybe football Doing
• DH maybe popping out with DS1 to friends for an hour?
• tea x 4 (what though as no roast defrosted)
• boys to bed
• quiet & 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)- call Opodo re seats
• put hippo in upstairs toilet cistern
• Nanny's 20th birthday coming up Vouchers&ChocsWrapped - Need card now
• contact recommended nursery/pre-sch for DS2 to visit it - Pre-sch Visit Booked
• repot sunflowers HaveStakedThem
• review other birthdays coming up Started
• return top to Next as it has a hole after just 1 wear & wash, grr
• pop back to Factory Shop for the elephant print i spotted and have decided i love!
• create some tactile panels for DS2; Done 8 - Waiting on astroturf samples
• figure out to attach panels to wall using velcro - Waiting on Velcro Strips
• find good acrylic/vinyl mirror for DS2's corner EmailingCompanyReBigAcrylicMirrors
• pre-sch TQ card & presents ChocsWrapped

Hangovers are such a waste of time aren't they? it's 3pm and i've done nothing useful today really!!

Sun (FD):

• me up with boys, DH lie-in DONE
• breakfast (DH in bed) DONE
• DS1 wants to run a deep bath for Daddy, lol (as a surprise...hmm) DONE
• morning MostlyInBed! DONE
• lunch & tidy up DONE
• DS2 nap Doing
• tv time/maybe football Doing
• DH maybe popping out with DS1 to friends Doing
• tea x 4 (sausages, DH doing)
• boys to bed
• quiet & 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 HaveEmailedFamily! DONE
• sort out holiday in August to Jersey; hire car (+ seats)- call Opodo re seats
• put hippo in upstairs toilet cistern
• Nanny's 20th birthday coming up Vouchers&ChocsWrapped - Need card now
• contact recommended nursery/pre-sch for DS2 to visit it - Pre-sch Visit Booked
• repot sunflowers HaveStakedThem
• review other birthdays coming up Started
• return top to Next as it has a hole after just 1 wear & wash, grr
• pop back to Factory Shop for the elephant print i spotted and have decided i love!
• create some tactile panels for DS2; Done 8 - Waiting on astroturf samples
• figure out to attach panels to wall using velcro - Waiting on Velcro Strips
• find good acrylic/vinyl mirror for DS2's corner EmailingCompanyReBigAcrylicMirrors
• pre-sch TQ card & presents ChocsWrapped

HMHB great news re bottle. your DH will soon be able to feed in the night
MY DH is preparing for his week away. Is in full Ray Mears mode,quite amusing to obsereve in action.
I am going to do soooo much while he is away.
Pirate your post about tooth made me smile, I bet he had to have counselling
must add a few items to list

Exciting about the TTC news JKS! Hope the hangover has cleared.

Where is DH going Mini? [nosey]

Have had a gorgeous day here DP says he feels very spoilt .

Up with dc done
Breakfast done
Print out beef recipe and Strata recipe done
Strip all beds done
Hang washing out done
Prep stuff for slowcooker done
Lola up up-boobed-fed
make house sparkly sortof
Get DP up and make him feel special yep

Have also

Made Beef stew and fed everyone
Loads of washing out
Remade all dc beds
bathed girls
Sent FIL cards and alcohol
Sorted and put away all laundry
Found uniforms

Need to do

Make my bed
Bedtimes
Evening tidy
watch film with DP

Thanks CWWM, yes it has but I'm really getting too old for them now! And I should know better!!

TTC is exciting but pretty sure we've missed the boat this month, DH been too tired, grr & as it's usually me! Anyway on the folic acid and will have to see what happens...

Mini - a week of peace ahead then?!

Sun (FD):

• me up with boys, DH lie-in DONE
• breakfast (DH in bed) DONE
• DS1 wants to run a deep bath for Daddy, lol (as a surprise...hmm) DONE
• morning MostlyInBed! DONE
• lunch & tidy up DONE
• DS2 nap DONE
• tv time/maybe football DONE
• DH maybe popping out with DS1 to friends DONE
• peel potatoes for mash DONE
• tea x 4 (sausages, DH doing) DONE
• papers DONE

• crosswords Started
• boys to bed
• quiet & early night

Mon:

• all up & breakfasted
• all dressed
• DH to work
• DS1 to pre-sch
• maybe have a word with pre-sch about the 'gang' stuff that DS1 has been coming home with, and boys v girls stuff, not happy about it
• shopping jobs;

Next Factory Shop Argos (half price patio cleaner attachment for jet washer) paper for Wimbledon chart

• laundry (bit behind with this due to inactivity today)
• ironing & putting away
• collect DS1
• lunch & tidy kitchen
• DS2 nap
• Wimbledon if DS1 lets me!
• garden time
• boys tea (Bob pasta I think)
• boys bath & bed
• quiet & v 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
• sort out holiday in August to Jersey; hire car (+ seats)- call Opodo re seats
• put hippo in upstairs toilet cistern
• Nanny's 20th birthday coming up Vouchers&ChocsWrapped - Need card now
• contact recommended nursery/pre-sch for DS2 to visit it - Pre-sch Visit Booked
• repot sunflowers HaveStakedThem
• review other birthdays coming up Started
• return top to Next as it has a hole after just 1 wear & wash, grr
• pop back to Factory Shop for the elephant print i spotted and have decided i love!
• create some tactile panels for DS2; Done 8 - Waiting on astroturf samples
• figure out to attach panels to wall using velcro - Waiting on Velcro Strips
• find good acrylic/vinyl mirror for DS2's corner EmailingCompanyReBigAcrylicMirrors - HaveQuote
• pre-sch TQ card & presents ChocsWrapped

Hello everyone

We had a lovely time at the zoo, DS was very impressed by the giraffes and the ice cream He is knackered now and has made himself a cushion bed on the sofa next to me and is wriggling away in it. Need to go and do bathtime in a few minutes.

Need to get a few things done this evening but struggling to get motivated.

TO DO
Unpack picnic bag and put dirty things in dishwasher
Do we want any tea?
DS bath and bed
Run dishwasher
Tidy toys
Get DH to clear his junk off spare bed
Finish bottle of champagne from picnic
Sleep

JKS - v exciting news about the TTC!

AF is here at the moment, and is a proper one rather than last months strange one. Feeling that this might be our month, although we have maybe got friends staying for the weekend when I am due to OV which will hamper matters somewhat!