Weekly Flylady Thread 22th December 2008

chocaholic110

Wow, this thread moves fast. Hope it's not necessary to read every post or I will never get any work done.

Haven't done too badly today despite both older children going out and my niece (the messiest child in the world) turning up.

Monday Mayhem..

1. [strike]Make sure you have all the shopping you need to take you through to next week.. milk and bread especially! [/strike]
2. [strike]Make sure the last of the presents are wrapped I will not have people sitting up while 5am on Christmas morning wrapping! [/strike]
3. [strike]Have we located stockings?[/strike]
   
4. [strike]S&S the kitchen[/strike]
5. [strike]S&S the bathroom/s and loos[/strike]
6. [strike]Clean hob ready for your feast! [/strike]
7. [strike]Clean the fridge to accommodate you bounty of food [/strike]
8. [strike]Change any bedding you need to get washed before the fat guy arrives.. and I do not mean the OH/parent/ etc[/strike]
9. [strike]Make sure your timetable for christmas day is sorted and everyone knows their tasks.. who is spud peeling? Who is stuffing the bird etc..?[/strike]
10. [strike]Catch up on the laundry .. ironing is tomorrows job! [/strike]
11. [strike]Phone someone you 'forgot' to post a card to in time.. just so they know you've not forgotten them... [/strike]
12. Spend at least half an hour doing something for yourself.. reading.. relaxing.. goggling... remember you are important too. - doing this now while OH bathes the baby
13. [strike]Change pet bedding and wash blankies etc.. we don't want them putting you off your christmas sprouts! [/strike]
14. [strike]Dust round the whole downstairs[/strike]
15. [strike]do a crazy HHC decluttering downstairs[/strike]
16. [STRIKE] Move books into attic[/STRIKE]

soappie

lil_me wrote: »

Fingers crossed eh. I sent something special delivery last year and it arrived day after boxing day which was soooo annoying!

Well, they have two days - tomorrow and Christmas Eve. I keep putting the tracking number in but nothing's showing yet..

lil_me wrote: »

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'

Bah humbug - don't - you'll make me blush and I don't do blushing....

lil_me wrote: »

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.

Do you have any string/wool/ribbon? Could you tie them up like old fashioned parcels?

Valli

any tips anyone? my stomach is HUGE and it HURTS

Mudbath

Soappie - don't worry I won't be walking the dogs for at least 6 weeks! Ooooh the thought makes my insides sqirm!

Pigpen - I never thought of the weight of the bits....do you reckon 10lbs per ovary and about a stone for the rest:rotfl: :rotfl: :rotfl: (I wish)!!

Lil_me - i'd do the shopping in the early hours. You'll be thankful of it in the morning, well, inbetwen yawning you will be!!

Flower - sounds like you're having a really difficult time out there, lol, glad you're having fun.

Now, do I watch a film or have a snooze. This life is getting very difficult :rotfl: xx

soappie

What sort of cramps Valli - stomach/bowel or "women's bits?"

juliejim

Hugs valli - that doesn't sound nice - no tips though I'm afraid.

jjef

Just bumping my list to find later -

Monday Mayhem..

1. Make sure you have all the shopping you need to take you through to next week.. milk and bread especially!
2. Make sure the last of the presents are wrapped I will not have people sitting up while 5am on Christmas morning wrapping![strike]
   
3. Have we located stockings?
4. S&S the kitchen[/strike]
5. [STRIKE]
   
6. S&S the bathroom/s and loo's
7. Clean the oven and hob ready for your feast![/STRIKE]
8. [strike]Clean the fridge to accommodate you bounty of food[/strike]
9. Change any bedding you need to get washed before the fat guy arrives.. and I do not mean the OH/parent/ etc
10. [strike]Make sure your timetable for christmas day is sorted and everyone knows their tasks.. who is spud peeling? Who is stuffing the bird etc..?[/strike]
11. [STRIKE]
    
12. Catch up on the laundry .. ironing is tomorrows job!
13. Spend at least half an hour doing something for yourself.. reading.. relaxing.. goggling... remember you are important too.
14. [/STRIKE]Dust round the whole downstairs
15. do a crazy HHC decluttering downstairs
16. [strike]deliver pressies in the afternoon[/strike]
17. tesco delivery 7-9

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TAG

Valli wrote: »

any tips anyone? my stomach is HUGE and it HURTS

What sort of hurt and huge is it?

Mudbath

Valli - wait till you stop being sick then have flat lemonade. My doctor swears by it.

Lil_me - do you have any sticky labels you could use to wrap presents. Preferably christmas ones or get the boys to decorate them xx

Flylady_Flower

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 - or if too busy to go to bed, carry on with what you're doing until you get a chance of a sit down.

Thing is lil_me, if you take hyper kids, it will take you twice as long and you will come home VERY ratty - plus Mr T's and everyone else is stocking up all the time at the moment, so nothing that is there now will still be there later!

If you stop half way through what you're doing, you probably won't go back to it (definitly not with the same enthusiasum anyway) so I'd wait... just try to get some kind of rest in (send the kids to bed for an hour or something if they will - guilt trips usually work here...;) ) before you hit the shops...