Weekly Flylady Thread 22th December 2008

soappie

lil_me wrote:

Brave - Mr T/Asda/Sainsburys now. Problem with this is taking the boys with me who are a bit 'hyper'.
or
Stupid - Stay up until DP finishes work at 3am or something silly and do it, meaning I will of course be shattered tomorrow but will be up most of the evening cleaning whichever I do. Problem with this I think is the later it gets, the less there will be left.

I'd be brave Lil-me oooh - and don't forget to wait in for the postman tomorrow!

pigpen

lil_me wrote: »

Brave - Mr T/Asda/Sainsburys now. Problem with this is taking the boys with me who are a bit 'hyper'.
or
Stupid - Stay up until DP finishes work at 3am or something silly and do it, meaning I will of course be shattered tomorrow but will be up most of the evening cleaning whichever I do. Problem with this I think is the later it gets, the less there will be left.

I'd go to bed for a few hours until DP gets in at stoopid o'clock and get up and go then.. (yes I've done that before!)

vivw_2

Still loads to do:

Monday Mayhem..

1. Make sure the last of the presents are wrapped I will not have people sitting up while 5am on Christmas morning wrapping!
2. S&S the kitchen
3. S&S the bathroom/s and loo's
4. Catch up on the laundry .. ironing is tomorrows job!
5. Dust round the whole downstairs
6. do a crazy HHC decluttering downstairs

Tuesday - Time's nearly up!!!

1. Iron yesterdays wash mountain
2. Vacuum through downstairs.. and the stairs!
3. Mop the kitchen floor!
4. Get rid of the washing up.. delegation is good!
5. Prepare a list for that last second shopping
6. Declutter your desk.. if it is anything like mine it is full of receipts and invoices!
7. Have a skim through the TV guide and decide what you want to watch.. it saves missing bits of stuff if you know what is on and when!! Don't forget to make time for Queenie!
8. Tidy up coats and shoes and suchlike
9. WRAP WRAP WRAP!
10. Spend half an hour doing NOTHING!!.. absolutely nothing!!!! Just sit.. and relax with a drink and a treat!
11. Distribute cards to neighbours
12. Pay gardener
13. Take duck back to M&S
14. [FONT=&quot]Make 2 more Christmas cards[/FONT]
15. [FONT=&quot]Make mince pies[/FONT]
16. [FONT=&quot]Make sausage rolls[/FONT]
17. [FONT=&quot]Marzipan and ice cake[/FONT]
18. [FONT=&quot]Make snowman cake
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jjef

pigpen wrote: »

I'd go to bed for a few hours until DP gets in at stoopid o'clock and get up and go then.. (yes I've done that before!)

snap lil_me this is what i would do, give the supermarkets a chance to restock from being hit today, I went a few years ago at 1am and they were almost empty and had onloy just started to restock the shelves - any chance you could go 5/6am?

jjef

Ps anyone have an electric hob, this house is the first one i have had and its getting quite marked any tips for cleaning it - I have been spraying it with my stardrops spray and then wiping off can I use anything stronger?

soappie

Sorry JJef - I have gas so can't help.

Ooooh - is that the time? It must be gin o'clock! Particularly as I have a dining table again instead of one enormous hotspot and the menu planning and shopping list is done

lil_me

pigpen with what I need to get done, sleep isn't an option really, I'll not be getting to bed much before that.

jjef is it a ceramic one, because 'hob brite' is very good. I'd thought about early hours but I am ever so not a morning person!

Soappie, I have to get butchers order, pet shop and green grocer stuff tomorrow, DP needs to go somewhere too, but he also has a special delivery parcel due so we're going to have to share who is out and when don't worry I haven't forgot. Fingers crossed eh. I sent something special delivery last year and it arrived day after boxing day which was soooo annoying! Thank you for being Santa Soappie, I told someone about it today and she said 'If there was more people in the world like that it'd be a much better place'

I have just had a thought, all DPs family presents which I want him to take Xmas eve so I don't need to see them, Matthews aswell who we're seeing Xmas eve, are all on my bed, if I don't find cellotape in the next half hour the supermarket decision will be made for me as the 2 local shops have ran out.

**stamps feet** and runs off to look in the last possible places emergency cellotape might be as I don't want to have to find somewhere for all the not wrapped presents.

Valli

oww

been to town but developed ctomach cramps. got home laid down but am sitting up now as i chucked

like i have time to be ill grr

Flylady_Flower

I thought I would pop on to bookmark the page... He He, I thought you had all been really good and only chatted for 2 pages, then realised it was into page 19 of a new thread... :rotfl: :rotfl:

lil_me wrote: »

Rant Over ** Sorry needed that.

Ok tonight what will get done is

Living room - complete blitz, clean everything included, hopefully with a bit of help
Laundry - everything that is dry put away, all dirty found and downstairs

Seems like a small list but I think that's a good 3-4 hours worth without help

I'm sure everyone has already said, rant away, but that's not a little list, even if it does look it - blitzing any room takes me hours... hugs hon...

soappie wrote: »

Flylady-F - happy christmas to you as well - I trust you're still enjoying yourself!

I have a dilemma ladies. I bought a half case of champers today in Mr T's (half price plus wine discount so it had to be a bargain right?) The six bottles are sitting there winking at me in the little nook thing in my hallway. Should I open one tonight or not?

Hmmmmm

Hmmmmm

Blow it, I will, after all, it might be rubbish so I'll have time to take it back and buy something else :rotfl:

Still am, thanks Hun... Just sitting in the cafe waiting for a reply to an email I had to send - why do we still have to work when on holiday when you're self employed??? Still, sitting in the sun on the computer, hardly hard work eh! Just beginning to turn to dusk here - gets dark about 6.30pm, so quite nice to sit outside even at 7-8pm in the evenings eating dinner as nice and warm and with the outside lights on, quite enjoyable... Have been cooking ourselves to save the pennies :money: (to spend in the evenings in the bars, not silly coz I'm daft...:D ) and we have some really nice looking steak tonight - cost us about 8 euros to buy everything, but 8.95 euros EACH in a restaurant (and as it's virtually £1 per euro :eek: :eek: :eek: )

Hope you enjoyed your champers - sounded like a good call to me, a bit of testing is always good (I always test the heros and quality street too - you can never be too careful! :rolleyes: )

Have fun everyone, see you all end of the week...:T

sexymouse

Well I'm back from the third supermarket of the day (Lidl, Sainsbugs & Mr T)! OH is home and making a cup of tea now, and hasn't noticed the cleaning I've done today so far Mind you, I usually have to tell him what I've done as he isn't very observant. I'm off to have that half an hour sit down and tv time before starting on the dinner (another to cross off the list).

See you all later,

sexymouse xx