Weekly Flylady Thread 28th September 2009

Mermaid

Oh dear,

I'd like to join in please. I've done this in the past but fallen off big time over the last six months or so, due to work/kiddies etc. My house/garden is a bombsite and I feel really down about it.

No time like the present, am off to spend 10 minutes in the living room before cocoa and bed.

Looking forward to getting to know you all again.

Mermaid

Valli

just to say the new job flyladies were in my thoughts (as I drive to work usually) so Greenbee and Quillion good/nice/luctrative job vibes winging your way...

Have just prepped a soup for the SC from the chicken carcass, all veg etc in fridge and shal assemble and switch on tomorrow. This is flying - I am 'winging it' with this one as I am not sure if it will work! House will smell good unless it burns LOL

see you tomorrow night!

Ishtar

Hello.....
Well, we lost the power again today, so there wasn't much doing again. Frustrating as they didn't tell us it was going off today. Good job I'm not bottle feeding the baby, else I'd have a bit more to say I think....and we had the boiler engineer in doing the boiler service. He's got to come back on Friday to finish the safety check :rolleyes:. He's recommended we get a new one (ours is over 30 years old!) as he found some parts had sooted up. We have budgeted for a new one, so it's not so bad really.

Anyway, I did a bit of dusting, tidying, mopping and more tidying. Basically, anything I could do without electricity....oh, and entertained my sister and her son!

Tomorrow, I shall be trying the following:

Wednesday~ Master bedroom and landing
Level One
Declutter floors
Strip and wash bedding.. remake bed before you need to get in it! Air bed and duvet!
Level Two
Vacuum floor
Put away floordrobe
Tidy away the excess slap, smellies and shoes!
Level Three
Sort through a box of stuff or a cupboard/chest of drawers
Dust and Deweb
Straighten a few shelves
Extras

1. wash windows
2. wash curtains/nets if needed
3. wipe paintwork and doors
4. Check smoke alarms!

....but I won't get too stressed if I don't manage more than a couple of things.

I hope everyone is going OK, hugs to those who need them.

I'm off to bed....
Night!
D
xx

MissHiggerty

Dustykitten wrote: »

I love Danish pastries! Is the dough easy to make and successful?

Yes - it's dead easy (but a slight cheat). I use the recipe from Nigella Lawson's Domestic Goddess book: it's 'food processor Danish'! You bung the dry ingredients in the food processor, plus the butter in large blobs; process briefly; turn into a bowl and mix with the wet stuff; then leave it for a day (or up to 4!) before rolling it out. There's a bit of re-rolling and folding, like puff pastry, but it's not scary at all.

I find that - the longer you leave the dough - the firmer it gets for rolling (which is good, as it starts off looking rather spookily sloppy...). I'm probably going to roll mine out tomorrow, but it's useful not to have to do it until Saturday, if needs be...

If you don't have this book then you'll find the recipe at a number of websites on-line, including this one (though most are converted to 'cups' for the Americans):

http://kissmyartichoke.wordpress.com/2009/01/15/processor-danish-pastry/

I fill individual pastries with pear halves and a little marzipan; or make a large pastry plait. But apricot jam or ricotta cheese are good, too...

MissH
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sorry - this is probably off-topic for a FlyLady thread. Please don't take my star away, Toots....._pale_ (it's the only one I've got this week....)

toottifrootti

Zoe what a wee darling she is - of course i dont mind - will send my add shortly - I hope she will make something for you soon too. I am glad they are keeping a close eye on you but you be sure to take it slow - a bit more rest would be good!!!!! I appreciate your problems re the child minding - i wasnt thinking - so even more rest to make sure you dont have to go into hospital. (((hugs)))

mermaid - welcome to the thread - we are all in the same bpat so you will be in good compant here - i will send to a pm just in case you have forgotten how it works.

got a bit sidetracked deleting emails and links - I am off to bed NOW!!!
toots xx

helen_jelly

Manic Monday ~ Kitchen & Dining Room
Level One
Sweep and mop floors
Level Two
Wipe worksurfaces and see if you can do those small appliances on the way round
Wipe fronts of units and large appliances
Empty, clean and sort a cupboard
Level Three
Clean out the fridge
Wipe the hob and oven
Clean the table and replace cloth if needed


Tuesday ~ Living room, Hall and Stairs
Level One
Declutter the floors.. make the stairs safe and the hall clear
Vacuum said floors.. and up the stairs.. it looks so much better when you have clear stairs
Level Two
Wash any soft furnishings that are in need
Wipe the paintwork.. inc. the inside and out of the front door


Extras

1. Wipe the hand rails, banisters and spindles
2. Clear and tidy up all the bags and coats and shoes

Wednesday~ Master bedroom and landing
Level One
Declutter floors
Strip and wash bedding.. remake bed before you need to get in it! Air bed and duvet!
Level Two
Vacuum floor
Put away floordrobe
Tidy away the excess slap, smellies and shoes!

Evening everyone

Hugs and healing vibes to all who need them, sorry but I've only had chance to skim read the thread. DH is off work with a broken finger and today he has put his back out!!!
Trying to get some flying done tomorrow aswell as work, school runs, DS has a friend round after school and all the other daily stuff. Feeling very down and tired as I can't sleep at the mo. Going to try to get back on here daily even if its just to post a list as my house is losing the will to stay standing.
Nite everyone
Helen

wilf55

just entered some consumer pulse stuff saving vouchers for xmas
was going to relist some ebay stuff but dont really want it ending this time next week so will do thurs instead and get some ready on turbo lister

tired oh so tired tonight dd3 here again 3 nights away from bf still dont know what its about

greenbee

Pollybear wrote: »

I've got a sore throat and a snotty nose. Why do I always get ill when I have some holiday?

Because you have time

I've just done my tax return online, and can't understand why it says I owe them money when all I've filled in is

• lots of charity donations (they owe me the higher rate element)
• mileage claims (difference between what I'm paid and what's allowed... you get tax back on the difference)
• pension contributions (they owe me the higher rate element)
• savings interest (only a few quid... I haven't saved much outside my ISAs)
• dividends on shares (well we all know how well shares did this year!)

I think I'd better check it all again tomorrow...

So I've stayed up far later than planned, which isn't good given that it's an early start tomorrow.

Must go and load the DW, make my salad, put the first batch of stock in the fridge and turn the carcass in the SC onto low for the rest of the night! Not much flying achieved here, but I'm trying to make sure I don't undo last week's good work!

hollyh

Tomorrows list,

Tuesday ~ Living room, Hall and Stairs
Extras
3. Update spreadsheets.. end of month so a lot of you will be being paid.. but we all have more than one!
4. We need to start running down our cupboards to make room for christmas bits so make a cupboard inventory and incorporate what you can into your meal plan for the month!
Wednesday~ Master bedroom and landing
Level One
Declutter floors
Strip and wash bedding.. remake bed before you need to get in it! Air bed and duvet!
Level Two
Vacuum floor
Put away floordrobe
Tidy away the excess slap, smellies and shoes!
Level Three
Sort through a box of stuff or a cupboard/chest of drawers
Dust and Deweb
Straighten a few shelves
Extras
4. Check smoke alarms!
Extras
Go through files & shred 4 1/2 done
Photograph & list contents of Ebay pile
Mow & strim lawns
Weed front of house
Sort toy corner
Rubbish & recycling out

I don't know how much i'll get done tomorrow as i have my pre interview thingy and then i'm going for lunch with my Sisters.

toochoosey

Zoe, huge hugs for you and L, hoe you manage to get some rest and l has a restful night xx

Flying... I have done DD's lunch and it is in the frdge...mushroom rice, lettuce and carrots, plus a couple of mini sausage rolls xx
Plan to finish ALL the ironing tomorrow....I se 1 or 4 HHI's coming on!!!!

Catch you all tomorrow xx