Weekly Flylady Thread 22th December 2008

rach

GnB are you driving all the way or OH? How annoying. They just don't get it!

Good job toots isn't father christmas or none of them would get anything!

AnW it has been collected but only because i've reported it every time. We had to wait almost a year for the wheelie bin in the first place. I am going to contact local councillors, thanks toots. what i don't understand is that the recycling gets picked up every time and it's the same contractor. Different workers I guess. If it wasn't so much effort i'd drag the bin down there! We pay over a grand a year in council tax and it really is the only service we use...very annoying. The still haven't phoned back so I'm going to report it online now.

loopy-loo73

morning all, i can't believe it's christmas eve tomorrow :snow_grin i finally finished writing cards this morning so dd1 is off out posting them later when she gets home from shopping. list looks like this ...

Monday Mayhem..

1. need to wrap calander for dd1 & choccies for dh best mate & gf
2. Make sure your timetable for christmas day is sorted and everyone knows their tasks.. who is spud peeling? Who is stuffing the bird etc..?
3. Catch up on the laundry .. - am working on it
4. Dust round the whole downstairs - need to do the dining room or we can't eat on boxing day!

Tuesday - Time's nearly up!!!

1. Children... quick.. tidy your rooms you don't want Santa thinking you don't look after your stuff.. he might not leave any presents!
2. Iron yesterdays wash mountain - think i might just hide this away in a cupboard until after new year!
3. Mop the kitchen floor!
4. Declutter your desk.. if it is anything like mine it is full of receipts and invoices!
5. 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!
6. Toy boxes can be banished upstairs!
7. Tidy up coats and shoes and suchlike
8. WRAP WRAP WRAP!
9. Spend half an hour doing NOTHING!!.. absolutely nothing!!!! Just sit.. and relax with a drink and a treat!

off to tackle the dining room table ... wish me luck!!
Lou x

pigpen

Loss adjustor been...

We are having a new unit, worksurface, blinds, cooker, decorating and the £70 food allowance until the cooker gets here. So.. today will be spent loking for quotes etc.

I had linen blinds in the kitchen and they were really expensive and I dread to think how much new ones will be.. I am getting vertical blinds for them I think and that might also stop me mounting up the wwindow sills with junk now they are clear.

They said they will give me the money for a new cooker so I can purchase one.. I am REALLY nervous about using one the same even though it was a fabulous cooker.. my new cooker phobia is winning today.

The gloss finish worksurface is now the same price as the matt one so I am having that with the matching upstand (I'll pay for that with the food allowance)

They said they SHOULD get the money through before tomorrow so I can go shopping for a new cooker.. on christmas eve.. it won't be here for christmas BUT It will be here before new year..

Hubby has gone to buy my tesco stuff... based on what comes on that I will be able to decide what I need to buy tonight when I take my mother shopping.

The fire education team are coming in today to reassure the littlies.. Tiddles is waking 3-4 times a NIGHT because she is frightened and I am hoping it will just make her a little more settled. Poor little mite was quaking like a leaf and sobbing hysterically.

Oh.. and I need to dispose of a large range cooker... ideas anyone?

toochoosey

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. Have we located stockings?
3. S&S the kitchen
4. S&S the bathroom/s and loo's
5. Clean the oven and hob ready for your feast!
6. Clean the fridge to accommodate you bounty of food
7. Dust round the whole downstairs
8. 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. Toy boxes can be banished upstairs!
9. Tidy up coats and shoes and suchlike
10. WRAP WRAP WRAP!

i think i may need to join you at 11 vivw !!!!!!!!! will make a cuppa first to drink whilst cleaning the kitchen and locate destiny's child christmas CD to keep me going......

gunsandbanjos

rach wrote: »

GnB are you driving all the way or OH? How annoying. They just don't get it!

Good job toots isn't father christmas or none of them would get anything!

No i'm driving the whole way as he doesnt drive. I am just a bit fed up right now, thanks for the hugs guys. Bleurgh, WM is finished so need to go put another load in.

SummerMoon

Cleaned up little Max accident
Put clothes away
Finished clearing our bedroom floor
Cleared kids bedroom floor
Sorted junk on landing
Relocated stray toys
hoovered our room
hoovered kids room
hoovered landing and stairs

I'll be in for the 11-11.30 HHC, aiming to get most of the kitchen done in the next one.

toochoosey

vivw, have you gone, well i'm off.........................lierally!!!!.........back in 30

rach

gunsandbanjos wrote: »

No i'm driving the whole way as he doesnt drive. I am just a bit fed up right now, thanks for the hugs guys. Bleurgh, WM is finished so need to go put another load in.

Can you just refuse to drive or is it too much hassle?

rach

Council phoned back, woman told me i reported it at 6pm last night. Errr, no, I think I'd remember! I reported it this morning. So allegedly they are coming today to collect it. I'll believe it when i see it, but they're all there tomorrow too apparently. I told her if its not collected by tonight I will bring it down to their office tomorrow. I have also emailed my local councillor who has responsibility for environment etc.

Lady-Liberty

To all you lovely people for my Christmas cards, now I feel really special & festive, & a huge thanks to Lil_Me & DS's for sorting them all out & taking the trouble to post them:A

:xmassign:

xx