Weekly Flylady Thread 15th December 2008

toochoosey

Friday -finale!
Level One
S&S the kitchen

Level Three
Clean the oven

Extras for the WHOLE WEEKEND!!!

1. Final final shopping lists
2. Wrap remaining presents
3. Clear the table and make it look pretty and festive for your christmas meal
4. Stick all your cards up

good evening all, finished DD's bedroom, was hoping to move some of the downstairs toys upstairs, but there doesn't seem to be any spare room other than the floor, and not starting that!!
will have to have another rejig tomorrow or Monday!!
l also hoovered through all upstairs and downstairs, and cleaned the bathroom, OH did pate on toast for us all whilee me and DD sat down to watch santa clause the movie.
i did move all the charity stuff from main bedroom to spare bedroom, so at least we will be able to go to bed!!
you all sound like you've been busy, will try and catch some of your enthusiasm tomorrow/monday.

hope you are all well(only skimming, whilst watching film, sorry), (((((hugs))))) to those that need them

jjef

Evening all,

Productive afternoon the fish have been given a xmas clean, cards hung up, and I have scrubbed the hall (it normally only gets a passing glance but its now gleaming), neighbours cards posted, WM x2, TD x1 I have a small bundle of ironing which i will do when watching strictly. I have to write cards for inlaw family to deliver tomorrow otherwise its wine o clock time very shortly.

Dustykitten

My get up and go has gone. I've made the pastry - just cooling so need to finishing preping dinner and bung it in the AGA. I was going to do a pile of ironing tonight but I'm going to soak my feet and choose puds for Christmas instead - I'll iron tomorrow.

Must get OH to make some of the beds or I'll forget and I hate that.

soappie

Dusty - maybe your get up and go has run off with mine! The toast and pate and tea didn't work particularly so I'm now trying the medicinal G&T

Has anyone seen Pink Fairy today? Hope everything's OK her end

Well pheasant phling (just flung stuff in to make a sauce - tomatoes, wine, garlic, onion etc.) is in the oven on a lowish number to gently cook all by itself. Did an emergency baked potato for DS. Although he told me he was going out, he didn't say he wanted feeding first!

Seems to be nowt on TV so I don't quite know what to do now - I'm determined not to nod off!

Craftyscholar

Well the kitchen worktops and floor got cleaned. Then started on study. Trouble is it will look worse before it looks better. There is no point in keeping magazine cuttings if you never look at them
However about to stop for Strictly :T

Mudbath

And I'm still sat here....half a book read. Children back. Hubby making dinner. Ho hum:rotfl: xx

juliejim

Just been setting up one of the digital photo frames. Haven't finished all the wrapping yet so will probably do some more after the kids have gone to bed.

lil_me

Soappie, thank you so much, all this extra effort too, I feel rather guilty you dashing all over the place to do something special for my 2 boys.
mumoffour77 sounds like you had a lovely evening
Mudbath, use them, swallow the being silly, what would you say if it was one of the rest of us? You'd be telling us don't over do it wouldn't you. Sure the kids will love decorating it too.
froddy, yes I've seen it mentioned about the gluten. My DSs have been on GF/CF diets but didn't see much difference, if any, apart from an even further restricted diet. Suppose that might be one reason why he doesn't eat it (but I have told him before when he kept licking it it would make his bum stick together!), however DS2, he's a gluten junky, so possibly explains him too. DS1 was good, used to tell on the other kids for eating it, they only hid from the staff when they did it (if they hid at all) there was one day his LSA said 8 were emptied, that's more than one each! Hope you have a great evening.
rach I joined you for the HHC 2 minutes late, didn't post as it was a quick dash, felt guilty for doing nothing. Thanks for the advice with the +box, I have used the keep this time to see if we could stop stuff disappearing, I'm usually quite good at checking before I record something but the kids are little devils for recording stuff, they know how to use it better than we do, so it'll be when they just record loads most likely.

hex last year my butcher forgot I wanted a crown instead (only charged me for small crown and was all boxed when I got there so didn't look), first time I'd done turkey alone so eeked!!! I removed the legs myself (after finding the instructions online) Removed the leg meat (again online guide to help) in one piece, flattened, put stuffing in then rolled it, tied in place with string then covered it in tinfoil like a cracker then cooked it in the oven, came in ever so handy sliced up for sandwich meat and saved space in the tin!

I did quite well cleaning up after myself in the kitchen after dinner, so don't need to blitz it again tonight. I love batch cooking, lasagne was ones I'd made weeks ago then frozen in some foil trays, effortless homemade yumminess!

Wohooooo result!!!! DPs taking the boys to his Mam's on Xmas eve while I am out Less dashing about for me on christmas day (plus I didn't really want to go there if not necessary as it's always just an awful awkward feeling) I do need to check through what presents I have tonight for other family, one of DPs presents hasn't arrived yet, book people order has so will need to sort that, I need to make sure we have EVERYTHING (I can think off the top of my head something that is missing) then do a list for Metro Centre on Monday, want to go straight in, get what I need, straight back out, no faffing about!

List for me for this evening (well some of it)

Write cards for neighbours (thanks for the reminder)
Remove kids dumped plates (or tell them to remove them)
Put kids games/dvds away (pattern here)
Remove DPs can/mugs collection
Clean ledges
Put cards on ledges and holder
Sort through some presents, assess what I still need
See if I can find the cellotape I know I have bought.....
Put some of the laundry pile away

Valli

Been to town - not bad but loads of crowds of youths being loud and shouty. Have bought most of what I need for DS and DD so I have half an hour to wrap - but as I did a supermarket run too I just sat for a snack, a coffee and a catch up.

froddington wrote: »

My one-a-day (or 7-a-weekend!!) list:

- car checks
- dye hair

Just wanted you to know I have noticed that finally you have hit this list...5 items gone if memory serves - well done you.

Right - off to do HHW...(wrapping - lol)

rach

Rach's catchup list!

Kitchen - worktops, floor, clean George foreman, cupboards, fridge, hob
Bathroom - loo, sink, bath, tiles, floor, shelf
bedroom - Change bedding, hoover, tidy, clean bedside cabinets
lounge/hall/stairs - hoover, wipe round, tidy sofa hotspot
Collect stinky laundry from about the place
wm x 3 (1) (2) (3)
put clean laundry away

Extras for the WHOLE WEEKEND!!!

1. Final final shopping lists
2. Update remaining present lists
3. Wrap remaining presents
4. Stick all your cards up
5. Sort presents into separate bags so they are easier for santa to sort.
6. write & post remaining cards
7. RELAX!! though this is ongoing as i've finished work!!
   

not loads more done but hoovered right through including study...have ahd it for today so bath with my book then chinese takeaway, bottle of chablis and film for us tonight. Soooo shattered. think it's now i've stopped!

Bath done so better go...