Christmas Flylady Thread 21st December 2009

soappie

I have been busy:

That's not too bad really! I'm going to write a couple of late christmas cards then BB and I will take a walk to the PO I think, it's sunny out there.

Monday Mayhem..

1. [STRIKE]Make sure you have all the shopping you need to take you through to next week.. milk and bread especially! Shopping will be finalised tomorrow so I'm counting this as done[/STRIKE]
2. Dust round the whole downstairs

Tuesday - Time's nearly up!!!

1. Vacuum through downstairs.. and the stairs!
2. Mop the kitchen floor!
3. get out any special christmas crockery and make sur eit is all clean and nice to use.. placemats etc too!
4. Wash any soft furnishings in need of freshening up
5. Spend half an hour doing NOTHING!!.. absolutely nothing!!!! Just sit.. and relax with a drink and a treat!

rach

Washing hung up to dry, dressing gowns in to wash, showered and lunch eaten so there's no more putting it off: I need to head out. Then when I'm back I need to decide which route to take into town later. I am half tempted to phone DH's dad and see if he wants to go out tonight with DH instead, I'm really not in the mood! But I think DH's looking forward to it so i should make the effort i guess.

Dustykitten

Valli - thanks for the list about travelling in the car, so much in life can be make easier with just a little thought and preparation. We keep blankets in the car at all times and sweets and a first aid kit but think I'll check what else is in there

Tooch - good luck with that! I checked pets and animals on Friday

Greenbee did the stove make it through the night?

JJ that is fantastic news

Summer hugs sweetie mine were driving me senseless last night when I was doing a top fishwife impersonation

Diva thinking of you sweetie and of course LL and Toots.

Piggers I'm so sorry to hear of the terrible car crash my thoughts are with their friends and families who must be shocked and distraught.

Right kids are at DH work for the Christmas Party so I must not waste the time.

HHC?

hollyh

I've updated my spending spreadsheet :eek: it's as bad as i thought it was going to be.

Monday Mayhem..

1. Make sure you have all the shopping you need to take you through to next week.. milk and bread especially! It is Bank Holiday on Monday so some shops are not open.. the big supermarkets are. I need bread & milk
2. Make sure the last of the presents are wrapped I will not have people sitting up while 5am on Christmas morning wrapping! I need to buy the last bits 1st
   
3. Have we located stockings? Yes, one is hanging on the back of Ds2's door, the other one i will need to fish out from the makeshift cupboard ( don't ask :mad:) in Ds2's room
4. Change any bedding you need to get washed before the fat guy arrives.. and I do not mean the OH/parent/ etc

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! Ds1 is doing his now
   
2. Iron yesterdays wash mountain
3. Vacuum the stairs!
4. Mop the kitchen floor!
5. Declutter your desk.. if it is anything like mine it is full of receipts and invoices!
6. Wash any soft furnishings in need of freshening up
7. Tidy up coats and shoes and suchlike
8. WRAP WRAP WRAP!

My Extras

1. Fill in K form
2. Print off pictures for scrapbook & update done a bit more
3. Get ink for printer
4. Elf mischief & letter
5. [STRIKE]Update spending ss[/STRIKE]
6. Buy last presents nearly there
7. post 1 to France ( i know it won't get there in time but OH wants me to send it anyway )
8. ice cake
9. Wrap presents
10. Deal with post
11. Clean out car
12. Email school re job
13. Make sweet bags
14. Make snowman soup
15. [STRIKE]Make playdough with Ds2[/STRIKE]
16. Take wellies back
    

I'm going to clear away the paint stuff and make some playdough with Ds2. The rabbits can come out for a run then.

skintscotslass

greenbee wrote: »

nose... red sugarpaste coated in sugar glue and rolled in disco red edible glitter

Ooooh....pretty!!!!! Another book mark here

Right...349 words and I need some food. Back at 3 pm

tickb26

Ok hovered livingroom, done tesco shop, got bits for LO stocking, 2 loads of washing doesn't look like much but tesco was a nightmare. :eek:

MrsChaos

Monday Mayhem..

1. Make sure you have all the shopping - almost there
2. Make sure the last of the presents are wrapped
3. S&S the kitchen
4. S&S the bathroom/s and loo's
5. Clean the oven and hob
6. Clean the fridge
7. Change any bedding
8. Make sure your timetable for christmas day is sorted
9. Phone someone you 'forgot' to post a card/present to in time
10. Dust round the whole downstairs

Tuesday - Time's nearly up!!!

1. Children... quick.. tidy your rooms
2. Iron yesterdays wash mountain – DH will do this tonight
3. Vacuum through downstairs
4. Mop the kitchen floor!
5. Get rid of the washing up
6. get out any special christmas crockery and make sur eit is all clean and nice to use.. placemats etc too!
7. Prepare a list for that last second shopping
8. Declutter dresser in dining room
9. Have a skim through the TV guide
10. Wash any soft furnishings in need of freshening up
11. Tidy up coats
12. WRAP WRAP WRAP!
13. Spend half an hour doing NOTHING!!.. absolutely nothing!!!! Just sit.. and relax with a drink and a treat!

Today's extras:
Try to get to the body repair shop in our little town to get a quote for the car. It's at the bottom of a steep hill and it snowed yesterday...
See if it's too late to order food locally for Thursday morning. (butcher x2, baker) - it was, so will have to be up early tomorrow or Thursday
buy eggs from farm and take plastic rubbish for recycling
take out of date meds to chemist's
collect DH's prescription
take bag of stuff to charity shop
finish cleaning living room - almost
collect DS1’s present from Mr T (and do – hopefully - last supermarket shop while I’m there)
collect stuff from Argos
text friend from work
start baking
plan meals until Monday
declutter stuff from sky+ while wrapping and ask DH/DS1 to do same

SummerMoon

Things have calmed down here. Kids happily watching Ironman now!!
Managed to get kids room finished, tea in slowcooker AND sorted my room out!!!
Even went through the presents, think I have everything I need except

More bits and bobs for my kids
Something for my nephew
DPs Aunty and Uncles present(needs to be finished) going to get on with that tonight
BUT..... EVERYTHING needs wrapped!!:eek: And I dont trust DP to do it right:eek: So I need to get it done asap!!:eek:

So, house is all nice and sparkly:T Just got to keep on top of it and a quick tidy, dust and hoover through on Christmas Eve:beer:.

Need to sort out my memory card, think we are going to Mr A's when DP gets home so want to get some pics printed while we are there. best get a move on then!

kazwookie

Hi folks, not even gonig to make an attempt to read what you all have been up to,but hugs to you all, I do miss reading about you all.

Here is a bit about what I have been up to:-

I have been miles up the jungle, visiting GS's great grandma, she must be about 90 or so!! and all her extended family, but boy did I miss cilivation, I slept next to a cow byre, the smell was just unbelievable and the flies.......but it was a case of getting on with it, I was offered great grand ma's bed! but turned it down, I think that was more alive with insects than the cow byre!!!:rotfl::rotfl::rotfl:

Met GS, 2nd cousin (I think) he is 13, and lives with great grand ma, as none of the family want him! very sad, and that kid has nothing, and I mean nothing, I asked where he slept and was informed with gt grand ma, he has to his name, 2 school shirts and shorts, 3 other shirts and shorts, 2 pairs of flip flops and a bike......

So me being me, I found him a bed in the upstairs bit of gt grand ma house, had the village men carry it down stairs outside, got them to hose it down, once it had dried, the village men then arrived to paint it with (I think) linseed oil, when that is dry they moved it in to the bedroom bit.. It still has not blanket or matress but it is a start.......

I then set too with another lady from the village on gt grand ma mattress, fly lady fashion, (pigpen would be proud) we beat it with sticks, once we got the village men to move it outside away from the outside living area and moved the chickens that were scratching around away.

We then had the bed out, and swept the bedroom bit, the dust and filth, well I'll leave you to guess about that.

A few hours later I was taken to a local town which oddly had a very good sports shop, I bought the other child a football, and sports shirt, when I gave then to him, he fell thai style to my feet, in thanks, I had spent about 8 pounds on these 2 items, any one would think I had given him the world, by now I was in tears, and had to leave for the toilet (hole in the ground) to compose myself.

Please all keep warm and safe xxxxx

toochoosey

Been busy.....now to find my list.............