The Listmakers World Cup: Slatterns 4 - Areas of Doom 1!

[Alibabaandthe40nappies]

Welcome to the new thread everyone

All newbies and lapsed members welcome!

Need a kick up the bum or a shoulder to cry on, this could be the thread for you.

Hello claire and kansas. Good luck with your list and hopefully doing stuff on them. Have a good hol Kansas.

I think chair piles are probably a phenomenon -a bit like a virus.
Am impressed with much of the list activity today all this mopping and efficiency.
Freaki-ironing! are you feeling ok
JKS 'a whole day to myself', bit smug there I thought. Go for it you deserve it.
Have done nowt on list and loads of blah blah
Moth count 2(hope they were both boys)

In fact what is ironing?

HMHB 5.45 is usual waking time for ds, he usually sleeps for just 9-10 hours so I am hoping and praying he doesn't wake at 2.45!

I have mopped my kitchen floor twice today, only because I never got around to emptying the water (actually still haven't ) so after sweeping the dinner mess it was quite easy to swish the mop over it again!

I did ironing today. Before breakfast.

JKS that sounds like a lovely weekend

Welcome Claire and kansas

We have a chair pile in our bedroom too.

Mini - you are getting there with your moths.

THURSDAY
Me and DH up - done
Get dressed - done
Get DS up and dressed - done
Take DH to the station for 8am - done
DS breakfast - done
Unload dishwasher - done
Ironing - done
Set up YouTube on my laptop for DS so that I can exercise - done
Exercise - done
Spatone + vitamins
Breakfast and tidy kitchen - done
Tidy downstairs - done
Make beds and tidy upstairs - done
Wipe over bathroom
Shower and get dressed properly - done
15 mins kitchen cleaning - done
Take mince out for dinner - change of plan, cold chicken now it is too hot to cook
Hoover and sweep downstairs if needed - done
Lunch and tidy kitchen - done
Monkey Music - done
DH home at some point - done
Friend here for a cuppa - done
DS nap - done
Me watch tennis and eat a yummy lemon cupcake thing - done
Put nappies on that I didn't do yesterday - done
Dinner - done
Nappies into dryer
Clear up
Water plants
DS bath and bed
Post DS-to-bed tidy
Kitchen clear before bed

CLEANING THIS WEEK
Mop kitchen and hall
Hoover upstairs
Dust upstairs
Mirrors and glass doors - upstairsdone
Shower screen
Insides of kitchen windows

OTHER JOBS
Buy driving gloves for DB - need to ring parents to find out glove size
Book car in for service
Have big toy clearout
Move button on trousers because they are too big
Confirm with friends for Sunday and book tickets for food festival - done
Purchase remaining birthday presents for DS
Buy brother and bridezilla a wedding present, boo hiss
Buy myself a birthday book

Lol mini. My dc are always covered in food and dirt with mad tangled afros and scabby knees-ironing is my pathetic attempt at making them look presentable!

Oh - job update. DH has been told that an offer letter is on it's way to him! What we don't yet know is what the offer is exactly in terms of the salary and benefits though, so it's not a done deal yet.

Oooo exciting Ali, will you have to move? Am also jealous of lemony cupcake thing, want one now.

Welcome Claire

Welcome back Kansas where are you going?

Ali Yey for your dh!

Big list is what happens when you go AWOL for awhile, and have a million things to do that dosen't include house work eek

DONE
dcs showered & dressed
me showered & dressed
load dishwasher
declutter areas of doom (4done)
cleaned all surfaces
lunch & chat with friend
hang up wet wash
go through dd1s schoolwork and then bin store safely
de-toy living room
brush floor kitchen
HALL
-tidy dd2s kitchen & related toys
-de-shoe
-de-clutter all the rest of bits that were flung there yesterday
-hoover mat
MAIN HALL
-Hoover

TO DO
put on a wash
ring docs for dd1 bloods
wedding cake(maybe not today)

Oh God where to start

KITCHEN
-mop floor
-clean windows
-2 baskets of Ironing
-sort out recycling bin

LIVING ROOM
-dust
-hoover
-clean windows

HALL
-brush & mop floor

MAIN HALL
-dust

BATHROOM
-bleach toilet
-clean
-mop floor
-polish shower

ENSUITE
-bleach toilet
-clean
-mop floor
-wipe round shower(dosen't get used)

BEDROOM
-change bed
-put away pile of clean clothes
-dirty clothes in wash
-mop floor
-windows

DCS ROOMs
(aaaarrrrgggggghhhhhhhhh)
-Tidy all toys
-mop floors
-maybe beds
-windows

LOUNGE
-Sort & Iron remaining clean washing that is stashed in here
-Clean out fire
-dust
-tidy any video games etc
-measure windows for curtains
-clean windows

Compile a list for dhs week off

Miracle if I get half done today, maybe get egg timer going

Mini - no we wouldn't need to move, infact it's nearer to home than his current office. At the moment when he needs to go to the office it's either a 2 hour trip into and across London to Docklands, or a 2 hour drive up to High Wycombe. This job is based either from home or in the office in Reading which is only 40 minutes from us

JKS - I think you will go past us on your way to PIL tomorrow, do you go down the M3?

Welcome claire and kansas

ali thats great news, hope it's a good offer.

freakoid I would get an early night if I were you, just in case your DS gets up at 2.45.

Well I seem to have been busy, but haven't got a lot done. So I am adding friday's list today and I will not come on here until at least the basics are done.

Friday
Plan a weekend budget, so we don't overspend again!!
Breakfast
Clean kitchen post breakfast
All washed and dressed
School run
Remember to send DC to school in bright clothes with a jar/can of something for tombola
Me Drs at 9.40am
Mini dyson if required
Put some stuff in loft
Wipe round bathroom
Make beds
Put away clean washing
Collect up library books
go to library
Dust hall, stairs and landing
Take DS1 to have passport size pics taken
DS1's football trophy presentation 6.30pm
Ask BT to stop sending paper bills
30 day shred
Put guinea pigs out in run
Pick up DD from pre-school
Run DW
Run WM
Hangout washing
Lunch
Clean kitchen after lunch
Dinner
Clean kitchen after dinner
Feed pets
Bedtime story
Bath/wash and put DD1 and DS3 to bed

I have a pile on my bedroom chair too.
DH doesn't have a chair but he has his very own basket which has a pile in it.

Welcome newbies. By the way, don't be scared by any of the big lists. Mine in particular are rarely completed. Today was surprisingly v productive (hence the exclamation marks as I don't usually manage to do certain tasks) but I will do nothing tomorrow as have to look after DD (8mo) and DS (3yo) all day and we will be creating mess in general. The rest of the list hangs on there and has been there for months.

Today
Up and breakfasted DONE
DS to breakfast club and school DONE
Clear away breakfast things DONE
Walk or gardening DONE
Vitamins DONE!
Rubbish out DONE!
Recycling out /plastic DONE!
Lunch for me and DD DONE
DD for nap DONE
Open windows DONE
put washing on DONE
put washing to dry DONE
Washing in, folded and put away
tidy kitchen DONE A BIT
empty dishy DONE
dishy filled and on DONE
admin/filing/post DONE
dinner - burgers, no ketchup aaaaargh DONE
bath DD/DS DONE
DD /DS to bed DD DONE
tidy bedroom DONE
put toys away in lounge
feed cat DONE
Water plants RAINING

Extra stuff
Post off accounts info
CTC return DONE
Send meter readings/direct debit form to BC
Buy school jumpers for DS DONE
Ring childminder DONE - she rang me!!!!
Buy mould resistant paint
Book party for DS LEFT MESSAGE
Update diary
Get car windscreen fixed ARRANGED

Ongoing
Arrange summer holiday
Write nursery donation letters
Buy new address book and fill in
new curtains/black out blinds for DS's room
New curtains for our room
Measure for carpets upstairs
Paint summer house/greenhouse

Evening.

Welcome Claire and Kansas.

Woo! Ali, exciting! Hope the offer is good.

I was going to get some serious jobs done tonight, but I've ground to a halt.

• up, dressed for exercise done
• breakfast, spatone, oj and vitamins done
• coffee + check mail and online banking doing
• Shred done
• shower and dress, wipe round bathroom done
• visit Aunty done
• pop to Tesco done
• garden - check for cat poo none, water rain , feed the birds plentyleft
• take rubbish, recycling and compost caddy out done
• tea done
• wash pots and tidy kitchen done
• tidy downstairs done
• DS bath and bed done
• craft err

Gardening -

• weed - patio area done, flower patch by gate done some, front yard, borders
• pot up/ grow bags for peppers and tomatoes
• plant more seeds in vegpatch
• spider plant babies - 2 small pots of compost to grow baby plants

Grot -

• oven
• carpet
• defrost freezer
• sofa cover
• clean bird table
• clean hoover

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 none keep checking
• pay coins in at bank, next 5 bags
• what?s up with the camera sd card memory?
• rsvp wedding invites done
• do Ocado shop with £15 voucher
• set up pedometer (bought circa 2005)

DONE
dcs showered & dressed
me showered & dressed
load dishwasher
declutter areas of doom (4done)
cleaned all surfaces
lunch & chat with friend
hang up wet wash
go through dd1s schoolwork and then bin store safely
de-toy living room
brush floor kitchen
HALL
-tidy dd2s kitchen & related toys
-de-shoe
-de-clutter all the rest of bits that were flung there yesterday
-hoover mat
MAIN HALL
-Hoover

TO DO
put on a wash
ring docs for dd1 bloods
wedding cake(maybe not today)

Oh God where to start

KITCHEN
-mop floor
-clean windows done
-2 baskets of Ironing1done
-sort out recycling bindone

LIVING ROOM
-dust
-hooverdone
-clean windows

HALL
-brush & mop floor

MAIN HALL
-dust

BATHROOM
-bleach toilet
-clean
-mop floor
-polish shower

ENSUITE
-bleach toilet
-clean
-mop floor
-wipe round shower(dosen't get used)

BEDROOM
-change bed
-put away pile of clean clothes
-dirty clothes in wash
-mop floor
-windows

DCS ROOMs
(aaaarrrrgggggghhhhhhhhh)
-Tidy all toys
-mop floors
-maybe beds
-windows

LOUNGE
-Sort & Iron remaining clean washing that is stashed in here
-Clean out fire
-dust
-tidy any video games etc
-measure windows for curtains
-clean windows

Compile a list for dhs week off

Miracle if I get half done today, maybe get egg timer going

Will carry over list to tomorrow but dcs will be doing their rooms

Cut my thumb tonight so hoping it will heal quickly, so I can work on cake again, blood over bridal party not a good look!
Hand slipped cutting an apple for dd1 managed to cut right into nail!

Day 2 of summer hols - sunny, cool breeze, grrr wish I had put a wash on last night!

DONE
let puppy out
clean up puppy mess

TO DO
dcs showered & dressed
me showered & dressed
breakfast

put a wash on x at least 2
put away ironing from last night
lunch
hang out wash
ring docs for dd1 bloods MUSTDO
wedding cake(maybe not today)

UTILITY ROOM
-declutter
-clean sink
-mop floor
-clean window

KITCHEN
-mop floor
-load dishwasher
-clean all surfaces

LIVING ROOM
-dust
-clean windows

HALL
-brush & mop floor
-clean windows

MAIN HALL
-dust
-clean windows

BATHROOM
-bleach toilet
-clean
-mop floor
-polish shower
-clean window

ENSUITE
-bleach toilet
-clean
-mop floor
-wipe round shower(dosen't get used)
-clean windows

BEDROOM
-change bed
-put away pile of clean clothes
-dirty clothes in wash
-mop floor
-windows

DCS ROOMs
(aaaarrrrgggggghhhhhhhhh)
-Tidy all toys
-mop floors
-maybe beds
-windows

LOUNGE
-Sort & Iron remaining clean washing that is stashed in here
-Clean out fire
-dust
-tidy any video games etc
-measure windows for curtains
-clean windows

Compile a list for dhs week off

Miracle if I get half done today, maybe get egg timer going

Morning, Oh where oh where do I start, I have had post holiday blues all week and the house is as bad as when I first joined slatterns . Clothes everywhere (wonders why I felt the need to buy DD3 even more clothes yesterday) Dc still in bed so will have to start downstairs. Might join plum with the timer .

HELP!

CC - best of luck, you can do it!!

Plum - ouch, hope thumb is ok.

Ali - it depends, we sometimes do M3, more recently we've changed to leave M3 at Guildford, down some other A road, A38 possibly? which takes us straight down into Wickham. will send a wave

Can't wait for Sunday

Fri:

• all up & breakfasted DONE
• all dressed DONE
• DS1 to pre-sch DONE
• DS2 & Nanny to playgroup Doing
• me & DH to speech therapy training DONE
• pack for DS1 DONE (in his new trunki)
• sitting down with cuppa before tackling rest of packing Doing

• home & pack for trip to PIL
• collect DS1
• lunch & tidy kitchen
• me & DS2 in one car (hopefully he will nap)
• DH & DS1 in other car
• arrive PIL, hand over DC, sit down, drink G&T

Sat:

• me drive back after lunch for orchestra concert, leaving DH + 2 boys there

Sun:

• A. Whole. Day. To. Myself.

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
• repot sunflowers
• go through diaries with DH
• PO with sunglasses parcel friend forgot at weekend

Thanks JKS was fine until I took plaster off then forgot and when I put my clean the house trackie bottoms on caught and blood started so another plaster back on

CC how are you getting on? I'm going to set egg timer for bathroom when I get off here.

have dcs working on their rooms

DONE
let puppy out
clean up puppy mess
dcs showered & dressed
me showered & dressed
breakfast
put a wash on (2nd on now)
hang out wash
ring docs for dd1 bloods (everything fine)
LIVING ROOM done
-dust
-clean windows
check for cheapest basket ball net&stand

TO DO
put a wash on -whites
put away ironing from last night
lunch

wedding cake(maybe not today)

UTILITY ROOM
-declutter
-clean sink
-mop floor
-clean window

KITCHEN
-mop floor
-load dishwasher
-clean all surfaces

HALL
-brush & mop floor
-clean windows

MAIN HALL
-dust
-clean windows

BATHROOM
-bleach toilet
-clean
-mop floor
-polish shower
-clean window

ENSUITE
-bleach toilet
-clean
-mop floor
-wipe round shower(dosen't get used)
-clean windows

BEDROOM
-change bed stripped
-put away pile of clean clothes
-dirty clothes in wash
-mop floor
-windows done

DCS ROOMs
(aaaarrrrgggggghhhhhhhhh)
-Tidy all toys
-mop floors
-maybe beds
-windows done

LOUNGE
-Sort & Iron remaining clean washing that is stashed in here
-Clean out fire
-dust
-tidy any video games etc
-measure windows for curtains
-clean windows

Compile a list for dhs week off
going out later to get basketball net for dcs

Miracle if I get half done today, maybe get egg timer going

arrrgggghhhhh feels like I have done more thsn that!!

need to make cheesecake brownies for dh, we are together 17 years tomorrow

17 - wow good going Plum & Mr Plum

Fri:

• all up & breakfasted DONE
• all dressed DONE
• DS1 to pre-sch DONE
• DS2 & Nanny to playgroup Doing
• me & DH to speech therapy training DONE
• pack for DS1 DONE (in his new trunki)
• sitting down with cuppa before tackling rest of packing DONE
• home & pack for trip to PIL MostlyDone
• trip to docs & PO DONE

• collect DS1
• lunch & tidy kitchen
• me & DS2 in one car (hopefully he will nap)
• DH & DS1 in other car
• arrive PIL, hand over DC, sit down, drink G&T

Sat:

• me drive back after lunch for orchestra concert, leaving DH + 2 boys there

Sun:

• A. Whole. Day. To. Myself.

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
• repot sunflowers
• go through diaries with DH
• PO with sunglasses parcel friend forgot at weekend DONE

Hi everyone,
I totally forgot about this,the list really helped motivate me.
Downstairs-
tidy living room
do ironing put ironing away
hoover living room,hall and stairs
do dishes
sweep kitchen floor
mop kitchen
do baking
put shopping away
plan trips for summer holidays(cant believe i made it)
Upstairs-
girls room cleaned
boys room cleaned
my new bedroom (eldest has given up his bedroom so i dont have to sleep on floor in hall anymore)gutted
bathroom cleaned
loo scrubbed
hoover uptsairs

Think thats all,been feeling really rough the last few weeks so everything has gotten on top of me and the house is a right mess.
Shelley x

Hi Shelley I've been the same, had the dcs doing there rooms this morning, house is getting there except for all the clean washing everywhere

Right going to make lunch then do more ironing as dd1s friend is coming tomorrow and don't want clean washing everywhere, will leave mopping until later

DONE
let puppy out
clean up puppy mess
dcs showered & dressed
me showered & dressed
breakfast
put a wash on (2nd on now)
hang out wash
ring docs for dd1 bloods (everything fine)
LIVING ROOM done
-dust
-clean windows
check for cheapest basket ball net&stand

TO DO
put a wash on -whites
put away ironing from last night
lunch

wedding cake(maybe not today)

UTILITY ROOM
-declutter
-clean sink
-mop floor
-clean window

KITCHEN
-mop floor
-load dishwasher
-clean all surfaces

HALL
-brush & mop floor
-clean windows

MAIN HALL
-dust
-clean windows

BATHROOM
-bleach toiletdone
-cleandone
-mop floor
-polish shower
-clean windowdone

ENSUITE
-bleach toiletdone
-cleandone
-mop floor
-wipe round shower(dosen't get used)done
-clean windowdone

BEDROOM
-change bed stripped
-put away pile of clean clothes
-dirty clothes in washdone
-mop floor
-windows done
DCS ROOMs
(aaaarrrrgggggghhhhhhhhh)
-Tidy all toysdone
-mop floors
-windows done

LOUNGE
-Sort & Iron remaining clean washing that is stashed in here
-Clean out fire
-dust
-tidy any video games etc
-measure windows for curtains
-clean windows

Compile a list for dhs week off
going out later to get basketball net for dcs

Miracle if I get half done today, maybe get egg timer going

plum thumb sounds sore. Cheesecake brownies are delicious, I made someone when I was a regular on here.

shelley Lists are great for motivation.

Plan a weekend budget, so we don't overspend again!!
Breakfast done
Clean kitchen post breakfast done
All washed and dressed done
School run done
Remember to send DC to school in bright clothes with a jar/can of something for tombola done
Me Drs at 9.40am done
Chemist for prescription
Mini dyson if required
Put some stuff in loft
Wipe round bathroom done
Make beds done
Put away clean washing
Collect up library books
go to library
Dust hall, stairs and landing
Take DS1 to have passport size pics taken
DS1's football trophy presentation 6.30pm
Ask BT to stop sending paper bills
30 day shred
Put guinea pigs out in run raining
Pick up DD from pre-school done
Run DW
Run WM
Hangout washing tumble dryer
Lunch
Clean kitchen after lunch
Dinner
Clean kitchen after dinner
Feed pets
Bedtime story
Bath/wash and put DD1 and DS3 to bed

Hello everyone DH has a new job! He is over the moon because of the nerdy-geek-factor of what the company makes/does. I don't understand anything about it but I'm over the moon because he is, and looking forward to being able to run 2 cars which will make life hugely easier - no more 7am trips to the station!

welcome shelly

CC - it is horrid coming home. Glad you got to go away though, how is FIL?

Plum - wow 17 years! DH and I haven't got to 6 yet

DONE
All up and dressed - 6am wake-up from DS
Breakfast
DH to work
Nappies into dryer
Towels on to wash
Put out clean towels and bathmats
Towels into dryer
DS nap
Exercise
Tidy upstairs
Strip our bed where DS poured my tea on it [stupid me]

TO DO
DH home
Lunch
Shower and get dressed
DRY CLEANERS - FGS have been meaning to go all week
Sort out duvet cupboard if DH isn't too busy
Hoover and dust upstairs
Fold a pile of clean washing
Dinner?
Wine?

Afternoon!

Ali, Yay for Mr. Baba!

Hey Shelley.

I could just do with a nap. Never mind!

• up, done
• breakfast, spatone, oj and vitamins done
• coffee + check mail and online banking doing
• shower and dress, wipe round bathroom done
• Childrens centre done
• pop to sainsbury?s done
• laundry - load in done, hang out, put away clean washing
• lunch done
• Range
• garden - check for cat poo, water, feed the birds
• take rubbish, recycling and compost caddy out
• tea
• wash pots and tidy kitchen
• tidy downstairs
• DS bath and bed
• craft

Gardening -

• weed - front yard, borders
• pot up/ grow bags for peppers and tomatoes
• plant more seeds in vegpatch
• spider plant babies - 2 small pots of compost to grow baby plants

Grot -

• oven
• carpet
• defrost freezer
• sofa cover
• clean bird table
• clean hoover

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 none keep checking
• pay coins in at bank, next 5 bags
• what?s up with the camera sd card memory?
• do Ocado shop with £15 voucher
• set up pedometer (bought circa 2005)
• fix door handle
• tax credits renewal