Weekly Flylady Thread 22th December 2008

greenbee

You've all been busy! It's taken me AGES to catch up!

Valli - glad you're better. Thanks for the text.

Thank you all for the hugs & good wishes about my grandfather... I'm now feeling guilty that I'm not more upset but we weren't particuarly close. My grandmother died 58 years ago, and he remarried when my mother was in her late teens to someone a couple of years older than her. It's hard on her, given how close it is to Christmas, but I guess its to be expected if you marry someone 20 years older! Anyway, they had over 50 years together, and apart from my grandmother dying, he had a trouble free life (he was spoilt rotten, we're not even sure that he ever had to make himself a cup of tea...)

I thought of lots of other things to say... but forgot, as I had so much to catch up on!

Mudbath

Ok, does anyone else think my DH is daft? He's got a million and one things to do, he's not stopped and he's about to MAKE a christmas pudding??????? xx

pigpen

Mudbath wrote: »

Ok, does anyone else think my DH is daft? He's got a million and one things to do, he's not stopped and he's about to MAKE a christmas pudding??????? xx

No I think he is finding a way to stand still for 10 minutes!

Valli

Evening all.
I have had a very productive day - brilliant considering the state I was in last night, and I have cleaned my bedroom, and the living room and done one lot of ironing. That has aired so I am going to break off my catch up of the thread and go and put away and iron some more, because I had three machine loads on the line. We went to town (DD and I) and I have got the last of the presents - I 'gave up' yesterday - then of course I was ill so I quite see where my energy went and I was incapable of finishing off yesterday and had to go again. Also took a big bag of DDs outgrown clothes and and unwanted game to the charity shop so a very succesful fling ***pats own back*** Came home, wrapped gifts for DS (with a microscopic amount of help from DS) to take to GF for GFs parents and brother. DS clearly has his dad's gift wrapping gene unfortunately...and not a romantic bone in his body. Looks like a few years hard graft for me then teaching him what is, and more importantly, is not acceptable in the gifting dept.
Been to Morrisons. I need to go to Morris0ns in this state again as I was tempted by very little...consumed, by me, so far today
1 cup of tea
1 Latte (cafe Nero)
and I am still not hungry!

greenbee

Mudbath wrote: »

Ok, does anyone else think my DH is daft? He's got a million and one things to do, he's not stopped and he's about to MAKE a christmas pudding??????? xx

I think Pigpen might be right Send him to Oxfam, mine had Village Bakery Organic ones reduced at the weekend. Then again, I'm sure he can get one cheap pretty much anywhere by this stage of the year!

ashia_2

Hi All,Been MIA for the last 36 hours, full on head cold and mild vomiting (okay, so it was only once, but I hate hate hate being sick). However, I am now feeling tonnes better and back to my old, can't get out of bed in the mornings ways. Yay!:j .

It does however mean I'm way way behind on the Chrimbo last minute prep.:eek: We're hosting our traditional friend get together at our house this year, so I need to do loads of work (I have a mild case of house envy with one couple) on the living room/kitchen and bathroom, find a bag of tatty wedges (might hit Tescos at half seven, although if asda this morning ws anything to go by, time won't help. Was busy at work at 8am!!!) Okay, I started a time plan somewhere on this thing so I'll think I'll wander off to hunt it down, havent caught up since yesterday, sorry. Hugs loves and congratulations to all in need/deserves.

Mudbath

pigpen wrote: »

No I think he is finding a way to stand still for 10 minutes!

:T :T :T I like that. Actually he's just told me he's making some yummy desert that Hugh Fernley Whittingstall (christmas rolly polly) made on tv the other night. It looked gorgeous xx

Mudbath

Hope you're feeling better ashia. We had friends I had house envy with until my friend confided that they owed over 70 grand on credit cards!!! I'll stick with my lovely semi any day!!!

Greenbee - my mum is bringing the pud which is why I wondered what he was doing...he's making something else christmassy. I still think he's mad!!!

xx

Mum_on_a_mission_2

Ladies - thank you so much for your cards they are lovely. And a big vote of thanks to Lil_me and her boys for playing postmen!

I've survived 2 days back at work - very odd after 3 weeks off but am now finished until next week - so my list looks like

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 fridge to accommodate you bounty of food
6. Change any bedding you need to get washed before the fat guy arrives.. and I do not mean the OH/parent/ etc
7. Catch up on the laundry .. ironing is tomorrows job!
8. Dust round the whole downstairs
9. do a crazy HHC decluttering downstairs

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
3. Vacuum through downstairs.. and the stairs!
4. Mop the kitchen floor!
5. get out any special christmas crockery and make sur eit is all clean and nice to use.. placemats etc too!
6. Prepare a list for that last second shopping
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!

Christmas Eve - FRANTIC FRENZY

1. Prepare veg for christmas dinner .. store covered in cold water overnight, it will be fine!
2. Prepare any other bits.. stuffing, salad etc Make starters before bed.. sneaky but a great idea!
3. PRESENTS .. nuff said! (stockings with a few bits of fruit and a cereal bar make for a healthy breakfast!)
4. Bath time to wear everyone out..
5. S&S the kitchen
6. S&S the bathroom
7. set up the video & camera!!! Fully charged and ready to roll!!
8. Quick whizz over the clutter and carpets..
9. Relax, enjoy yourselves and have a lovely time with your family!!
10. If it isn't done now you don't need it to be done it isn't important!

Eeekk :eek:

Best go get on.... HHC then at least 2 more this evening, and DH can be roped in when he gets home!!

Moam

Moam

toottifrootti

Another delivery safely received here so a huge to the wonderful lil_me and her 2 postmen!
Also a huge and a to all the flyladies for their cards - what a lovely selection of cards and wondeful messages - I am so pleased to know you all!
Thanks Johanne for the handmade card - you are a clever girl!!! (must try to do some for next year - or maybe the year after)

Just want to add my birthday wishes to all the christmassy people/ offspring etc - hope you have 2 lovely exciting days!

I have managed a quick skim through the thread and you have all been extremly industrious - why????:rotfl: :rotfl:
toots xx