Weekly Flylady Thread 1st September 2008

Sexymouse and Laura recipe for snickerdoodles (although Ive not worded it exactly for obvious reasons:

Half a cup of butter/Marg (I use Mr T unsalted butter)
1 cup sugar (again, I use brown sugar-they come out crunchier)
A quater teaspoon bicarb
A quater teaspoon cream of tartar
1 Egg
Half a teaspoon vanilla

One and a half cups of plain flour
For Topping:
2Tablespoons sugar
1 tablespoon cinnamon

Cream butter and sugar together
Add Bicarb and cream of tartar
Beat in egg and vanilla
Gradually add flour
Cover and chill for an hour

Combine sugar and cinnamon
Shape dough into 1 inch balls
Roll ion cinnamon mix to coat
Bake at 375F or 190C for 10-12 minutes or until lightly browned.
Allow to cool
Makes approximately 36 cookies.

I couldn't be bothered to convert but I use this site for conversions
I think its brilliant. It converts everything by ingredient. So Ive done the bins and thats it-been on the phone for an hour but the vetkoek is on its way. DF is sufficiently inebriated so I intend to have him hoover before bed. DS got up on the counter to play with the flour then pushed it onto the floor. DF joined in by walking in the flour and traipsing it through the house:eek::eek::eek:Thank goodness I didn't do the floors earlier. I think I've had enough for now and might go and watch my home and away:)

Evening all,

Got a lot in the kitchen done. Now another load of washing is sitting in here to be done, oh well. Floor was much easier to do this week, woohoo, only took about 5 mins. Back-breaking but 5 mins. Plus hairy spider walking about did maybe increase my flying time!


Greenbee – that’s a good idea. Quote: every time you go up the stairs, take something that needs to go up; every time you go down, take something that needs to go down. Thanks Greenbee. No excuse, plus it's so unsafe to be cluttered.

Pink Fairy – to put our hall curtain up, we took 1 pole and fitted it in between the two walls (not enough room to hang it the traditional way against the flat of the wall). Used 2 wardrobe end bits. They are circular with a raised bit in the middle. This may help. We fitted ours so it will take 90” curtains – can often get these on special offer or as oddments. Have a photo but am lost how to insert these - help!

Well the new plan is I will print off the new list everyday that way I won't get confused and I won't ever know whats coming next :j :j In the abscense of this plan however I combined last weeks Monday with this weeks and have achieved the following:

Monday Mop- Kitchen and Dining Room
Clear and wipe kitchen surfaces
Sweep and mop floors
Wipe dining table.. (clean table cloth if necessary)
Wipe and replace all those small appliances.. kettle, toaster etc
Clean cupboard door fronts and fronts of appliances ..
Extra Mission : help yourself

1. S&S over the hob and oven - does it count if I have a self cleaning oven 500 degrees and the dirt just burns away :T :T
2. Empty the bin.. wash it out.. and make it smell heavenly

Monday Melee - Living Room, Hall and Stairs
Vacuum through the living room, hall and stairs
Dusting, even if around everything
Remove clutter making sure stairs especially are safe
Open a drawer.. sort the junk within!

And the whole flylady thing provoked the OH to make tea :rotfl: :rotfl: I think he may get hooked to this whole malarky a tidy house, a more contented OH what more can a man ask for? He's even excited about the control journal and wants to fill it with our potential new plumbers name :j :j

Off to watch some telly and put my feet up... don't work too hard :beer:

polkadot wrote: »

Sexymouse and Laura recipe for snickerdoodles (although Ive not worded it exactly for obvious reasons:

Half a cup of butter/Marg (I use Mr T unsalted butter)
1 cup sugar (again, I use brown sugar-they come out crunchier)
A quater teaspoon bicarb
A quater teaspoon cream of tartar
1 Egg
Half a teaspoon vanilla

One and a half cups of plain flour
For Topping:
2Tablespoons sugar
1 tablespoon cinnamon

Cream butter and sugar together
Add Bicarb and cream of tartar
Beat in egg and vanilla
Gradually add flour
Cover and chill for an hour

Combine sugar and cinnamon
Shape dough into 1 inch balls
Roll ion cinnamon mix to coat
Bake at 375F or 190C for 10-12 minutes or until lightly browned.
Allow to cool
Makes approximately 36 cookies.

I couldn't be bothered to convert but I use this site for conversions
I think its brilliant. It converts everything by ingredient. So Ive done the bins and thats it-been on the phone for an hour but the vetkoek is on its way. DF is sufficiently inebriated so I intend to have him hoover before bed. DS got up on the counter to play with the flour then pushed it onto the floor. DF joined in by walking in the flour and traipsing it through the house:eek::eek::eek:Thank goodness I didn't do the floors earlier. I think I've had enough for now and might go and watch my home and away:)

If these taste as scrummy as they sound the other OH may just want to run away with you polkadot :rotfl: Might save this one for the weekend especially as we were going to start a diet today :rotfl:

polkadot wrote: »

I dont want yours!!!!My hands are more than full with my own!!!Someone send him back to work please:rotfl:

Are you sure you don't want him? Please take him away he's crap at housework, doesn't like gardening, can't even iron a teatowel he's a bargain of a giveaway :rotfl: :rotfl: Although he does cook brilliantly and he makes me laugh so actually I've changed my mind I might keep him for another day :j