Weekly Flylady Thread 10th August 2009

soappie

Morning everyone

I am determined to do some flying today

greenbee

Jo - hope you feel better soon. You need to be on top form for Tuesday!

Zoe - good luck with the hospital. Re. the cakes (my PM box is getting full and I hate filing) this is a good explanation as to how to create, stack and ice a tiered cake. My tips would be:

Use an ordinary genoese/savoy sponge - this one looks too rich for children. I often make alternate layers of chocolate and vanilla which looks far more impressive than it is!

Make each cake 1" bigger than you need it, and have a template the right size to cut round to make it the size you want. This means any burnt or lumpy bits are cut off the sides. It also means you can make a round cake in a square tin if necessary.

Use a cake leveller rather than a bread knife to cut the layers (unless you have a really steady hand) and cut from the bottom - so set the leveller to 1" and cut a layer off the bottom. Take that away, and then cut another layer off the bottom. You may think you don't need to cut the last layer... but if you want the top to be straight, use the cake leveller again to make a final 1" layer. It's worth having an extra cake of each size in case they aren't quite tall enough to make your 3" cake.

I'd use raspberry jam, as strawberry tends to look grey when you cut it, and seedless if you're making it for children.

Ignore the apricot jam on the outside - just cover with a THIN layer of buttercream to create a barrier between the cake and the icing and help it to stick!

Make sure you have some kind of guides (possibly a couple of rulers of the same thickness) to help you roll your icing evenly. It should be about 3mm thick, otherwise it becomes unworkable.

If you want to cover the bottom board, do this AFTER you've put the cake on it and covered it, but before decorating. Roll out the icing you want to use, cut a hole the size of the cake, make a slit at what will be the back (position the cake towards the back of the board) and then wrap it round and smooth into place. Trim to the edge of the board.

Use 15mm ribon to cover the edge of the board and to put round the bottom of the cake so that the edge where the icing has been trimmed doesn't show!

This version uses a dummy for the top layers, but the principle is the same. Just make sure that the top layer is on a board the same size as the cake, and you cover the board as if it was part of the cake. You can then stack this on the dowels in the bottom layer, and put a ribbon round the bottom so the join doesn't show.

Once it's covered and stacked, you can then start decorating!

Oh yes - and clean up after each stage - nothing ruins icing like a few crumbs left over from the baking stage!

Good luck

cyclingyorkie

I am finally back to someyhing like normal after the dreaded swineflu!

So back to the flying - a pile of ironing to do...but I will be starting with the kitchen floor - which needs scrubbing!

serena

dusty - you know you're avoiding the packing when:

you plan to make a large batch of ratatouille to put in the freezer

you're thinking that you've probably got time to make a lot of gooseberry jam

... and pot up all the plants into larger pots (why??? A very knowledgeable plantsman friend is coming in to water, and we're only away for a week)

you spend the whole afternoon in town with your son looking at sunglasses and All Stars

you spend half an hour looking at organisedhome.com printing off lists of things to do and pack......

anything rather than actually doing it!!:rolleyes::D

Oh, alright, I'll start then!!

mrsmoneyspinner - to cross off, you need to do advanced reply, right click and highlight the text that you want to score through, then click on the [STRIKE]S[/STRIKE] with a line through on the tool bar.

jinky67

Tuesdays Tidemark! ~ Living room, Hall, Stairs and Porch!
Level One
Declutter all the floors
[STRIKE]Tidy away the coats and bags and shoes etc[/STRIKE]:D
Level Two:j:j
Level Three
Wipe over any paintwork

Scrub clean the front door.. inside and out!


Wiggly Wednesday ~ Master Bedroom and landing
Level One
Strip bedding, wash and replace.. BEFORE BEDTIME!!
Declutter the floordrobe back to the wardrobe!
Level Two
Declutter the floor on the landing
Vacuum the floors

Level Three
Wipe the doors and paintwork
Wash any curtains/blinds that are in need
Binbag dance


Thursday Thrills ~ Bathroom, loo and Study
Level One
Declutter floors of rubbish and laundry and mess
Empty and wash out bins!
Level Two
Declutter the desk and do 15 minutes filing
Wipe over any desks and tables
Clean the bath/shower/loo/hand basins etc.. shine those taps!
Level Three
Vacuum/mop floors
Scrub the tiles


Tis DS's Gran's funeral today, I hate funerals:cool:

have done a bit of tidying up this morning, currently decluttering a cup of tea:D

gtx

Magnificent Monday ~ Kitchen and Dining area
Level One
Level Two
Level Three
Clean out the grotty fridge
S&S the hob & oven
Extras
Clean windows and sills as necessary
Tuesdays Tidemark! ~ Living room, Hall, Stairs and Porch!

Level One
Level Two
Dust and polish any electricals
Dust and deweb!
Level Three
Sort out the gibble from the porch.. umbrellas, boots and buggies need stacking neatly
Scrub clean the front door.. inside and out!

Extras

1. Wash any windows in need
2. Wipe over sofas if needed
3. Clean the mantle.. polish and put back only what is meant to be there.
4. Wipe hand rails and bannisters and spindles.. yes I loathe doing mine too and I have more than most people!!

Wiggly Wednesday ~ Master Bedroom and landing
Level One
Level Two
Level Three
Binbag dance

Extras

1. Wash windows if needed

Thursday Thrills ~ Bathroom, loo and Study

Level One
Empty and wash out bins!
Level Two
Level Three

Extras
juliejim - after last nights antics dh would be getting his own tax in this house. you are an :A



gtx

greenbee

I need to have breakfast, post my denplan claim (before my policy runs out AT THE END OF THIS MONTH :cool:), and then get to grips the the flying and gardening...

... oh yes, and I've got a manicure booked this morning too...

funfairprincess

Hope you are all well and happy today. Huge hugs to all.

Jo great news about the job interview
gxt thanks honey your a star

Read the thread and can't remember what else I have to say:mad:

Don't know that I'll be doing much in the way of flying( I did the bathroom last night) as I feel a bit spaced on these tablets and Piper has been up and down all night. She is really burning up so I have given her some calpol, I'll just keep an eye on her and see what happens. No idea when the nurse is coming so I'll run round with the hoover and hope it's still OK when she appears:rolleyes: and I'll try not to pass out:o


Funfairs list of daily dreads





Thursday Thrills ~ Bathroom, loo and Study
Level One
Level Two
Declutter the desk and do 15 minutes filing
Wipe over any electricals and desks and tables
Level Three
Extras

1. wash the windows
2. [STRIKE]Wipe over the paintwork, inc. the doors! [/STRIKE]
3. Soak the shower head in vinegar to get rid of the limescale
4. Dust and Deweb!

Lady-Liberty

Morning All

So far I have done the washing up, HHI & put the WM on, fed cats, cleaned litter tray & taken DH to work......exhausted now, so will concentrate on ebay.

Julie Grrrrr to DH.......mine can suddenly 'flip' like that, must be a man thing!

Jo hope you feel better soon

Zoe Good luck vibes for the hospital appointment

Jinky I hate funerals to (((hugs))) loved your 'love' story

FFP Big hugs sweetie, I'll catch up with you later xxx

Have a good day all xx

hollyh

Morning all,

Happy Birthday Neveah :beer:

I'm just sorting my list then i'll get ready to go and see her.

Magnificent Monday ~ Kitchen and Dining area
Level Two
Wipe all small appliances and replace
Sweep and mop the floor
Wipe over large appliances and unit doors.. make sure insides are clean too
Level Three
Wipe table and replace cloth if necessary
Clean out the grotty fridge
S&S the hob & oven

Extras
HHI
Tuesdays Tidemark! ~ Living room, Hall, Stairs and Porch!
Level One
Declutter all the floors
Tidy away the coats and bags and shoes etc
Level Two
Vacuum all the floors, shake the muck out of any mats
Dust and polish any electricals
Dust and deweb!
Level Three
Wipe over any paintwork
Scrub clean the front door.. inside and out!

Extras
Clean the mantle.. polish and put back only what is meant to be there.
Wiggly Wednesday ~ Master Bedroom and landing
Level One
Strip bedding, wash and replace.. BEFORE BEDTIME!!
Declutter the floordrobe back to the wardrobe!
Level Two
Declutter the floor on the landing
Vacuum the floors
Sort through a box of gibble
Level Three
Wipe the doors and paintwork
Wash any curtains/blinds that are in need
Binbag dance

Extras

• • Wash windows if needed
    Dust and deweb
    Tidy one cupboard/chest of drawers/wardrobe!
• 
  Thursday Thrills ~ Bathroom, loo and Study
  Level One
  Declutter floors of rubbish and laundry and mess
  Empty and wash out bins!
  Level Two
  Declutter the desk and do 15 minutes filing
  Wipe over any electricals and desks and tables
  Clean the bath/shower/loo/hand basins etc.. shine those taps!
  Level Three
  Vacuum/mop floors
  Wash shower curtain/bath mats etc
  Scrub the tiles
  
  
  
  My Extras
  • Sort paperwork
  • Go through files & shred
  • Clean out bathroom cabinets
  • Sort car stuff
  • Turbo list as much stuff as possible 5 done so far
  • Recycling [STRIKE]out[/STRIKE] / in
  • Take stuff back to Nev
  • Put pics on pc
  • Sort toy corner
  • Clear hotspots in Dining room
  • Clean & tidy Utility room